ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
Năm học: 2011 – 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh (Vòng 02)
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06.
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.
Điểm

Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:

- Bằng số:…………….. ………………………………………...
- Bằng chữ:…………… Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
………………………... ………………………………………...

Số phách
(Do Chủ tịch hội
đồng chấm thi ghi)
…………………..

I. PHONETICS
a. Choose one word that has the unđerhned part pronounced differently from tbe others
by circling A, B, C, or D. (0,6 pt)
1. A. pleasure
2. A. occupy
3. A. written

B. vision
B. recipe
B. favorite

C. devision
C. copy
C. satelite

D. excursion
D. trophy
D. litter

b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C,
or D. (0,6 pt)
4. A. inform
5. A. mineral
6. A. geography

B. message
B. fertilizer
B. literature

C. regard
C. different
C. physics

D. advance
D. alternatives
D. chemistry

II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (4,0 pts)
7. The plate is empty; the cats ……………..….all the food.
A. must eat
B. have to eat
C. should have eaten D. must have eaten
8. I don't know why exactly but I suspect him of being……………..….
A. honesty
B. dishonesty
C. dishonest
D. dishonestly
9. I felt uncomfortable at first, but I now……………..….in this small room.
A. used to live
B. used to living
C. 'm used to live D. 'm used to living
10. What a beautiful smile……………..….!
A. has she
B. she has
C. does she has
D. have she
11. The conference, ……………..….he was the guest of honour, was wonderful.
A. by which
B. for which
C. to which
D. at which
12. That old man seems to have dropped something. He……………..…. back and forth for
about half an hour.
A. is walking
B. walks
C. was walking
D. has been walking
13. He was so badly injured that they had to bring on a……………..….and carry him off the
football pitch.

A. hammock
B. bed
C. stretcher
D. bunk
14. This company requires all employees to have a physical examination……………..….
A. rarely
B. never
C. seldom
D. annually
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15. Last year, Kevin earned……………..….his brother, who has a better position.
A. twice as much as B. twice more than C. twice as many as D. twice as more as
16. It's surprising the performance went so well after only three……………..….
A. rehearsals
B. auditions
C. applauses
D. directions
17. I'm sure it's not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning, I don't remember
……………..….anyone about it.
A. to tell
B. having told
C. to be told
D. being told
18. My brother found it difficult to learn to write because he is……………..….
A. left-handed
B. single-handed
C. two-handed
D. right-handed
19. I really apologize for……………..….you……………..….
A. to keep / wait
B. to keep/waiting C. keeping/to wait D. keeping/waiting
20. The old man is said……………..….all his money to an old people's home when he died.
A. to leave
B. to leaving
C. to have left
D. have left
21. ……………..….learning a foreign language if you don't practise it.
A. It's no use
B. You'd better not C. You don't need D. It's not necessary
22. Peter: “What's your name?”
Hellen: “……………..….”

A. Pardon?
B. Really
C. OK
D. Forgive me
23. They took the robber to the police station……………..….
A. so quickly as
B. quickly as
C. very quick as
D. as quickly as they
they were
possible
possible
could
24. She failed the test, ……………..….she studied hard.
A. as
B. in spite of
C. despite
D. although
25. Even very active children often stop playing sport when they……………..….
A. bring up
B. grow up
C. look up
D. tell off
26. Those who were……………..….in the scandal will have to resign.
A. connected
B. joined
C. related
D. involved
b. Fill in the blanks with a, an, the, X (for no article) (1,4 pts)
Hoi An Ancient Town is situated 30 km south of Da Nang and known as
(27)_____________ Faifo to early Western traders. Hoi An was one of (28) _____________
major trading centers in Southeast Asia in the 16 th – 17th centuries. Hoi An was also
(29)____________ important port of call for Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese,
Indonesian and other merchant vessels in the Far East. In the town, there are one or two
(30)_____________ streets whose original structures remain almost intack. All the houses
were made of rare wood and were decorated with horizontal lacquered board and vertical
parallel panels engraved with (31)____________ Chinese characters. Hoi An is highly
attractive for historical, geographical, artistic, architectural aspects.
In recent years, Hoi An has become (32)_____________popular tourist destination in Viet
Nam. In 1999, it was certified by (33) ______________UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage
Site.
c. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences. (l,4 pts)
34. Some designers have ___________________the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it.
(modern)
35. The accident happened because of driving ___________________
(care)
36. She got very angry but later she apologized for her___________________. (patient)
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37. Mozart started composing music during his ___________________.
(child)
38. In my ___________________, an economic crisics is imminent.
(estimate)
39. The old lady hid all her___________________under the floor.
(save)
40. We're very impressed by the ___________________of your town's people. (friend)
d. Choose a conjucntion in the column to complete the sentence below. (2,0 pts)
so; so; so; although; neither…nor; either…or; when; unless; because; whether/and
41. My father drinks ___________________beer___________________wine.
42. I'm going out for a short time, ___________________you can get supper ready.
43. Those who are not prepared to study should___________________change their ways
___________________make room for those who will work.
44. She can't hope to pass the exam in December___________________she'll have to wait till
june.
45. He is very seriously ill, ___________________ doctors have almost give up hope of his
recovery.
46. They go to concerts of modern music___________________they really like it.
47. ___________________I do not like him very much, I can appreciate his qualities.
48. Find out___________________they are going this evening ___________________ ask if
we may join them.
49. ___________________I walked into the room, the phone started ringing.
50. We'll be late___________________we hurry.
III. READING:
a. Read the passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage:
(2,0 pts)
JEANS
Jeans are very popular with young people all (51) ………………… the world. Some people
say that jeans are the “uniform” of (52)………………… But they haven't always been
popular. The story of jeans started (53) ………………… two hundred years ago. People in
Genoa, Italy, made pants. The cloth (54) …………………in Genoa was called “jeanos”. The
pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a saleman (55) ………………… California began selling
pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strass. (56) ………………… they were so strong,
“Levi's pants” became (57) ………………… with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six
years (58) …………………, Levi began making his pants with blue cotton (59)
………………… called delim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe
began (60) ………………… jeans. Young people usually didn't wear them.
51. A. in
52. A. youth
53. A. lots
54. A. make
55. A. in
56. A. Although
57. A. famous
58. A. late
59. A. cloth
60. A. wear

B. on
B. young
B. much
B. makes
B. on
B. But
B. popular
B. later
B. clothing
B. wearing

C. over
C. younger
C. most
C. making
C. at
C. Because
C. good
C. latest
C. cloths
C. wore
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D. above
D. youngest
D. almost
D. made
D. with
D. So
D. wonderful
D. last
D. clothes
D. worn

b. Read the passage, and choose the best answer: (1,0 pt)
The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communication industry. Although
Samuel B. Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that
the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of
lines connected people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the
network.
The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to
rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and
routes. Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam driven rotary priting press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism.
Where the business of new gathereing has been dependent upon the mail and on hand-operated
presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and
allowed for more timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated Press as a center wire
service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism.
61. The main topic of the passage is
A. the history of journalism.
B. the origin of the national telegraph.
C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads.
D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network.
62. The word “gathering” refers to
A. people B. information
C. objects D. substance
63. The other's main purpose in this passage is to
A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam driven rotary
press.
B. propose new ways to develop the communication industry.
C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communication industry.
D. cririsize Samuel B. Morse.
64. This passage would most likely be found in a
A. U.S history book.
C. science textbook.
B. book on trains.
D. computer magazine.
65. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communication industry.
B. Morse's invention did not immediately achieve its full potential.
C. the extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention.
D. journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communication
industry.
c. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage: (10 0,2=2 pts)
WITHOUT TV
The most radical thing we have ever done is not have a TV in our house. Since 99.1 percent
of American (66)………………..can not make this claim, it may be of some interest to know
why. Certainly, our (67)…………………..of a TV has created (68)…………………..curiosity,
puzzlement, and anger among the people we know, and I suspect even more of these emotions
behind our backs. “If the Wetherells get (69)……………………without a TV, why can't we?
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We did have a television during the first days of our marriage. I remember the dizzy way the
(70)…………………..flickered across the screen. A few days later, after I recovered my
senses, we took the set to our local dump, (71)…………………..hands in satisfaction and have
been without one ever (72)…………………..
Now that my TV watching days are (73)…………………..me, I can afford to be nostalgic
towards it all. I remember those nights when the whole family used to sit in the living room
watching Ed Sullivan, one (74)………………….. light left on in the corner, laughing at the
comedians before the (75)…………………..came on. Nevertheless, even warmer and more
precious in memory will be these quiet, peaceful years with no TV at all.
66. A. households
67. A. shortage
68. A. large
69. A. over
70. A. images
71. A. waves
72. A. since
73. A. past
74. A. smooth
75. A. announcements

B. housewives
B. lack
B. big
B. on
B. drawings
B. tightened
B. again
B. behind
B. peaceful
B. publications

C. holdalls
C. need
C. high
C. by
C. icons
C. moved
C. afterwards
C. over
C. tender
C. commercials

D. houseworks
D. absence
D. great
D. away
D. movies
D. shook
D. before
D. away
D. soft
D. clips

IV WRITING:
a. Circle the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting and then
correct it. (1,0pt)
Your corrections
76. The secretarial staff is disappointing because they
76. ………………………………
A
B
…………………………………..
didn't receive a raise.
…………………………………..
C
D
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
77. One of the visitor fainted on the way to the ancient
77. ………………………………
A
B
C
D
…………………………………..
temple.
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
78. From all the cities I've visited, I like Paris the best.
78. ………………………………
A
B
C
D
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
79. In the past Americans needed to know fewer
79. ………………………………
A
B
C
…………………………………..
mathematics than today.
…………………………………..
D
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
80. Which is less friendlier - the black dog or the white
80. ………………………………
A
B
C
…………………………………..
one?
…………………………………..
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D

…………………………………..

b. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brakets so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Do not Change the word given in any way. (1,0 pt)
81. France hasn't won a gold medal in this sport for ages.
(time)
-> It's a……………………………………………………………………medal in this sport.
82. She liked Paris very little and Rome less.
(worse)
-> She thought ……………………………………..…………………………………………..
83. Please don't repeat everything I say.
(mind)
-> Would…………………………………………………………………………….……I say.
84. I never have enough time these days.
(short)
-> I ………………………………………………………………………………………..days.
85. The final question in part 8 wasn't answered correctly by anyone.
(answer)
-> Nobody……………………………………………the final question in part 8.
c. Write about 150 words to show the reasons why you learn English:
(Don't ask any more paper) (3,0pts)

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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC: 2011 – 2012
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (VÒNG 2)
I. PHONETICS:
a. Choose one word that has the unđerhned part pronounced differently from tbe others
by circling A, B, C, or D. (O,6 pt)
1. D. excursion

2. A. occupy

3. C. satelite

b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C,
or D. (O,6 pt)
4. B. message

5. D. alternatives

6. A. geography

II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (4,O pts)
7. D. must have eaten
11. D. at which
15. A.twice as much as
19. D. keeping/waiting
23. D. as quickly as
they could

8. C. dishonest
12. D. has been walking
16. A. rehearsals
20. C. to have left
24. D. although

9.D. 'm used to living
13. C. stretcher
17. B. having told
21. A. It's no use
25. B. grow up

10. B. she has
14. D. annually
18. A. left-handed
22. A. Pardon?
26. D. involved

b. Fill in the blanks with a, an, the, X (for no article) (1,4 pts)
27. a

28. the

29. an

30. Ø

31. Ø

32. a

33. Ø

c. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences. (l,4 pts)
34. modernized
38. estimation

35. carelessly
39. savings

36. impatience
40. friendliness

37. childhood

d. Choose a conjucntion in the column to complete the sentence below. (2,O pts)
41. neither…nor
46. because

42. so
47. although

43. either…or
48. whether/and

44. so
49. when

45. so
50. unless

III. READING:
a. Read the passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage
(2,0 pts):
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51. C. over
56. C. Because

52. A. youth
57. B. popular

53. D. almost
58. B. later

54. D. made
59. A. cloth

55. A. in
60. B. wearing

b. Read the passage, and choose the best answer: (1,0 pt)
61. D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network.
62. B. information
63. C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communication industry.
64. A. U.S history book.
.
65. B. Morse's invention did not immediately achieve its full potential.
c. Choose the word or phrase which
66. A. households
71. D. shook

67. B. lack
72. A. since

68. D. great
73. B. behind

69. C. by
74. D. soft

70. A. images
75. C. commercials

IV WRITING:
a. Cirele the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting and then
correct it. (1,0pt)
76. B -> disappointed

77. A -> visitors 78. A -> of

79. C -> less

80. A -> friendly

b. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brakets so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Do not Change the word given in any way. (1,0 pt)
81. It's a long time since France won a gold medal in this sport.
82. She thought Rome was even worse than Paris.
83. Would you mind not repeating everything I say.
84. I am (always) short of time these days.
85. Nobody could corectly answer the final question in part 8.
c. Write about 150 words to show the reasons why you learn English:
(Don't ask any more paper) (3,0pts)
The essay must have at least three ideas below.
1. Mở bài: Nêu được chủ đề của bài viết. (được 0,5 điểm)
2. Thân bài: Nêu và trình bày được một số lý do về việc học Tiếng Anh, như: Tiếng Anh là
một môn học ở trường, được dùng phổ biến nhất trong giao tiếp, kinh doanh, TDTT, tin học
VV… đặc biệt với người ngoại quốc… (được 2,0 điểm)
3. Kết luận: Tóm tắt, khẳng định lại tất cả lý do đã trình bày ở phần Thân bài.
(được 0,5 điểm)

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Họ tên, chữ ký của người coi thi

KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

- Giám thị số 1: ………………………
………………………
- Giám thị số 2: ………………………
………………………

( VÒNG 2)
Năm học: 2011 - 2012

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: ………..tháng……….năm 2012

Số báo danh: …….

Họ và tên thí sinh: ………………………………………………………..
Sinh ngày: ………tháng……….năm ……
Nơi sinh:……………………………………………………………

Nam (nữ)……..

Học sinh trường THCS…………………………………………………………………..

Chú ý:
- Thí sinh phải ghi đầy đủ các mục ở phần trên theo sự hướng dẫn của giám thị.
- Thí sinh không được ký tên hay dùng bất cứ ký hiệu gì để đánh dấu bài thi (ngoài việc làm
bài theo yêu cầu của đề thi).
- Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không được viết bằng hai thứ mực.
- Phần viết hỏng, ngoài cách dùng thước để gạch chéo, không được tẩy xóa bằng bất kỳ
cách gì khác (kể cả bút xóa).
- Trái với các điều trên, bài làm của thí sinh sẽ bị loại.

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