PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN

ĐOAN HÙNG NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề
(Đề có 09 trang)

SECTION 2: PHONETICS (10 points)

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by writing your answer
A, B, C or D in the numbered box. (6 points)
Question 1: A. scout B. plough C. sprout D. dough
Question 2: A. within B. fathom C. anthem D. with
Question 3: A. supposedly B. wretched C. rugged D. panicked
IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others by writing A, B, C or D in the
numbered box. (4 points)
Question 4: A. memorial B. diameter C. beneficial D. considerate
Question 5: A. cathedral B. allergic C. gorilla D. forester
SECTION 3: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (70 points)
V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences by writing A, B, C or D in the numbered
box. (60 points)
Question 1: ________ should a young child be allowed to play with fireworks without adult
supervision.
A. Under no circumstances B. No sooner than
C. Always D. Only when
Question 2: We spent nearly 3 hours waiting outside the station, then out ________.
A. the star came B. did the star come C. came the star D. be the star coming
Question 3: Uneducated people, the kind ________ lack information about life, themselves, and the
world, make poor choices in their life.
A. who B. whose C. which D. Ø
Question 4: Without your help last week, I ________ the technical problem with my computer.
A. wouldn't have been solved B. couldn't have solved
C. couldn’t solve D. mightn’t be solved
Question 5: Unemployment threat has been ________ for a while now.
A. daunting on the lookout B. intimidating on the air
C. overwhelming on the wing D. looming on the horizon
Question 6: They asked me a lot of questions, ________ I couldn’t answer.
A. neither of them B. most of them C. neither of which D. most of which
Question 7: Some people think the curriculum at the public school is as good ________ of any private
school.
A. or better than B. as or better that
C. as or better than that D. as or better than those
Question 8: It’s no use translating idioms ________ They hardly ever make sense.
A. in a word B. word perfect C. word for word D. by word of mouth
Question 9: “Do you remember John Williams?”
- “No, I don’t. But the name ________.
A. holds water B. cleans the air C. calls the shots D. rings the bell
Question 10: “Have you decided on a present yet?”
- “Almost. I need to choose one of ________.”
A. new two exciting spy novels B. two spy exciting new novels

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C. two exciting new spy novels D. exciting new two spy novels

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Question 11: You really shouldn’t buy that car. I know the engine is fine, but most of the bodywork
has been ________ away by rust.
A. eaten B. dissolved C. erased D. crumbled
Question 12: I’ve given up trying to make my' sister see sense, and now I’m ________ to the fact that
she is going to marry Jason.
A. adapted B. resigned C. adjusted D. accepted
Question 13: Since they are not answering the phone, they ________.
A. need have left B. can’t have left C. must have left D. should have left
Question 14: She never says anything good about me. She’s forever running me ________.
A. over B. down C. out D. off
Question 15: I can’t afford to buy a new coat this winter. I’ll have to ________ the one I have.
A. make amends B. make myself at home with
C. make light with D. make do with
Question 16 Conservationists are worried that many potentially valuable ________ of plants and
animals are threatened with extinction.
A. examples B. variations C. species D. brands
Question 17: I haven’t got time to come with you. You can see that I’m ________.
A. all ears B. out on my ears C. up to my ears D. by ears
Question 18: Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to ________ heart disease.
A. push off B. put off C. ward off D. throw off
Question 19: You shouldn’t have criticized him in front of the class. It was extremely ________ of
you.
A. sensible B. insensitive C. insensible D. sensitive
Question 20: “Does Sheila work full time at the supermarket?”
- “No, only ________ when they need extra staff.”
A. in and out B. on and off C. by and by D. up and around
Question 21: There’s been nothing good on TV for weeks. Good programs are ________.
A. safe and sound B. a stone’s throw C. for good D. few and far between
Question 22: Things in this shop are too expensive; I won’t pay $500 for the fur coat because it is not
worth________.
A. that much all B. all that much C. that all much D. much all that
Question 23: With thousands of UK further education courses on offer, you can choose a course that
______ your goals and interests.
A. achieves B. appoints C. fixes D. matches
Question 24: At the hospital I was told that ________ I gave up smoking immediately my illness
would get much worse.
A. except B. until C. without D. unless
Question 25: It was announced that neither passengers nor the driver ________ in the crash.
A. were injured B. injured C. was injured D. had injured
Question 26: The incredible thing about telephone ________ across the continents, but that they can
recognize the other person’s voice.
A. is not that people can instantly talk to each other B. it allows people to talk instantly
C. is that people can talk instantly D. is it provides instant talking to each other
Question 27: Please realize that if you try to climb the icy mountain ________ awaits you.
A. tradition B. peril C. frigid D. vapor
Question 28: The mechanic ________ an oil leak in the engine.
A. defected B. affected C. detected D. deleted

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* Write your answer A, B, C, or D in the numbered box to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following sentence.
Question 29: In the twentieth century, drug markedly improved health throughout the world.
A. supposedly B. noticeably C. recently D. consistently
* Write your answer A, B, C, or D in the numbered box to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following sentence.
Question 30: Mountains do not make ideal boundaries because the division is not exact.
A. unaccurate B. uncorrect C. inept D. imprecise
VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence by writing your answer A, B, C or D in the numbered box.
(10 points)
Question 31: The company did not want to hire a man that his experience was so limited.
A. The B. want to hire C. that his D. so limited
Question 32: Many of the important products obtained from trees, one of the most important is wood
pulp, which is used in paper-making.
A. Many of the B. obtained C. the most D.paper-making
Question 33: When a tiger gets hungry, its manner changes and it becomes threatened.
A. When B. its manner C. and D. threatened
Question 34: During first ten years of the Space Age, which began in 1957, more than 500 artificial
satellites were rocketed into orbit around the Earth.
A. During first B. which began C. more than D. into orbit
Question 35: Although pure diamond is colourless and transparent, when contaminated with other
materials, it may appear in various colour, ranging from pastel to opaque black.
A. Although B. when C. it D. colour
SECTION 4: READING (60 points)
VII. Read the following passage and write your answer A, B, C, or D in the numbered box to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10. (20 points)
Sylvia Earle, a (1) ________ botanist and one of the (2) ________ deep – sea explorers, has
spent over 6,000 hours, more than seven months, under water. From her earliest years, she took her
first plunge into the open sea as a teenager. In the years since then, she has taken part in a(n) (3)
________ of landmark underwater projects, from exploratory expeditions around the world to her
celebrated “Jim dive" in 1978. which was the deepest solo dive (4) ________ made without cable
connecting the diver to a support vessel at the surface of the sea.
(5) ________ in a Jim suit, a futuristic suit of plastic and metal armor, which was secured (6)
________ a manned submarine. Sylvia Earle plunged vertically into the Pacific Ocean, at times at the
speed of 100 feet per minute. (7) ________ reaching the ocean floor, she was released from the
submarine and from that point her only connection to the sub was an 18-foot tether. For the next two
and a half hours, Earle (8) ________ the seabed, taking notes, collecting (9) ________, and painting a
U.S. flag. Consumed by a desire to descend deeper still, in 1981 she became involved in the design and
manufacture of deep-sea (10) ________ one of which took her to a depth of 3000 feet. This did not end
Sylvia Earle's accomplishments.
Question 1: A. marine B. underwater C. undersea D. submarine
Question 2: A. furthest B. foremost C. greatest D. utmost
Question 3: A. amount B. great deal C. average D. number
Question 4: A. really B. later C. over D. mostly
Question 5: A. Covered B. Put C. Clothed D. Worn
Question 6: A. to B. with C. from D. against
Question 7: A. In B. On C. At D. For
Question 8: A. walked B. roamed C. dived D. strolled

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Question 9: A. specimens B. models C. remains D. debris
Question 10: A. subcontractors B. submariners C. submersions D. submersibles
VIII. Read the following passage and write your answer A, B, C, or D in the numbered box to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (20 points)
Since the 20th century, magazines have been a major growth area of popular publishing.
Specialist magazines cater to every imaginable field and activity. In the United Kingdom, over 12.000
periodicals, magazines, bulletins, annuals, trade journals and academic journals are published on a
regular basis. There are some 40 women's magazines and over 60 dealing with particular sports,
games, hobbies, and pastimes. Although some U.S. magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, has
succumbed to the competition of television, many continue to have enormous international
circulations. The Reader’s Digest over 16 million, The National Geographic over 10 million. For
many people, magazines have been the most available and widely used form of continuing education,
providing information about history, geography, literature, science, and the arts, as well as guidance on
gardening, cooking, home decorating, financial management, psychology, even marriage and family
life.
Until the rise of television, magazines were the most available form of cheap, convenient
entertainment in the English speaking world. Radio served a similar function, but it was more limited
in what it could do. Magazines and television, however, both address the more powerful visual sense.
During the third quarter of the 20th century, coincident with a dramatic rise in the popularity of
television, many general interest, especially illustrated magazines went out of business. The shift in
attention of a mass audience from reading such magazines to watching television has been a major
factor in this decline, but it is an implicit tribute from television to the older genre that its programs are
generally organized in a single formal and content.
Question 1: The word "it" in bold refers to ________.
A. television B. publishing C. entertainment D. radio
Question 2: From the passage, it can be inferred that ________.
A. movies have replaced magazines B. the author is fond of magazines
C. almost all magazines are printed in English D. home decorating magazines are dramatic
Question 3: According to the passage, which of the following magazines is no longer printed?
A. The Saturday Evening Post B. The Reader's Digest
C. The Nation D. The National Geographic
Question 4: The word "circulations" in bold is closest in meaning to ________.
A. the number of blood banks selling magazines B. the number of readers of a magazine
C. the number of international magazines D. the number of sold copies of a magazine
Question 5: The passage implies that magazines ________.
A. are less visual than radio B. put television out of business
C. influence television programs D. have a limited range of subjects
Question 6: Which of the following does the author describe as limited in what it could do?
A. radio B. magazines C. movies D. television
Question 7: The word "succumbed" in bold means ________.
A. set up for B. brought up for C. taken up by D. given in to
Question 8: The passage mainly discusses ________.
A. the rise and fall of the radio business
B. the growth and decline of magazines in the 20th century
C. magazines and continuing education
D. the decline of international circulation
Question 9: The phrase "every imaginable field" in bold is closest in meaning to ________.
A. all imaginary fields in stories and poems
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 B. all images in a camera's field of vision
C. all professions that one can think of
D. all trade journals about farming and psychology
Question 10: What does the author say about mass audiences?
A. They have little influence on communications in the 20th century.
B. They have gone out of business.
C. They gel information about gardening and psychology from radio.
D. They have shilled their attention from magazines to television.
IX. Read the passage below and fill each number blank with ONE suitable word. Write your
answers in the numbered box. (20 points)
Agriculture is the world's most important industry. It provides us with (1) ________ all our
food. It also supplies materials for two other basis human needs - clothing and shelter. In (2)
________, agriculture provides materials (3) ________ in making many industrial products such as
paints and medicines. About half the world's workers are employed in agriculture - far more than in
any (4) ________ industry.
Agriculture is one of the world's oldest industries. It began about 10,000 years ago in the
Middle East. (5) ________ that time, certain Middle Eastern tribes had discovered how to grow plants
from seeds and how to raise (6) ________ in captivity. Having mastered these skills, they could begin
to practice agriculture.
Before the development of agriculture, people got all their food by gathering wild plants,
hunting, and fishing. They had to search for food continually, (7) ________ left them little time for
other activities. But as agriculture developed and farm output increased, fewer people were (8)
________ to produce food. The non-farmers could then develop the arts, crafts, trades, and other
activities of civilized life. Agriculture (9) ________ not only greatly affected food supply but also (10)
________ civilization possible.
1. almost 2. addition 3. used 4. other 5. By
6. animals 7. which 8. needed 9. therefore 10. made

SECTION 5: WRITING (40 points)

X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (10 points)
Question 1: I am absolutely sure he took the money on purpose.
→ He couldn’t _________________________________________________________________.
Question 2: Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.
→ Scarcely ____________________________________________________________________.
Question 3: Our science correspondence sees this new invention as the answer to many of our
problems.
→ According to ________________________________________________________________.
Question 4: It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
→ The accident _________________________________________________________________.
Question 5: If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him.
→ He is the most _______________________________________________________________.
XI. Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets so that the meaning stays the same. You must
use between THREE and SIX words, including the word given. Do not change the given word. (10
points)
Question 1: She is determined to become a doctor. (HEART)
→ She _________________________________________ on becoming a doctor.
Question 2: Local residents said they were against the new traffic scheme. (DISAPPROVAL)
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→ Local residents _________________________________________ the new traffic scheme.
Question 3: The amount of firm spent on the project initially was $15,000. (OUTLAY)
→ The _________________________________________ was $15,000.
Question 4: Don’t you remember anything about your lifetime in London as a child?
(RECOLLECTION)
→ Haven’t _________________________________________ your lifetime in London as a child?
Question 5: Any correspondence from the Canberra office must be dealt with before other matters.
(PRIORITY)
→ Any correspondence from the Canberra office _________________________________________
other matters.
XII. Paragraph writing: (20 points)
What are some effective ways to reduce school violence in your hometown?
Write a paragraph (about 150 words) to express your opinions.

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