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SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TỈNH

TỈNH NINH BÌNH

Năm học 2024 – 2025
Môn: Tiếng Anh

ĐỀ THAM KHẢO

Thời gian làm bài:150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 05 phần, 14 trang.

PART A: LISTENING (5.0 points)
Hướng dẫn thí sinh:
- Phần thi nghe gồm 3 bài. Thí sinh được nghe mỗi bài 2 lần liên tiếp.
- Thí sinh đọc kĩ yêu cầu của từng bài trước khi nghe.
- Hướng dẫn chi tiết bằng Tiếng Anh đã có trong đĩa nghe. Bắt đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
I: You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For question 1 – 8, choose the best answer
A, B or C. Write your answers in the box provided. (1.6 points).
1. You hear a customer talking to a shop assistant about a coat she bought.
What does she want?
A. a different kind of item
B. the same item but in a different size
C. her money back
2. You are on a train and you hear a woman leaving a message on an answering machine.
Why is she calling?
A. to arrange a lift from the station
B. to change the time of her evening meal
C. to find out bus times from the station
3. You hear a woman talking on the radio about a place called Dolphin Bay.
Where did she first hear about Dolphin Bay?
A. On the Internet

B. On the radio

4. You hear two people talking about a film they have both seen.
What do they agree about?
A. The story wasn't very original.
B. Reviews of the film weren't accurate.
C. The message wasn't very positive.
5. You hear a woman telling a friend about her job in a supermarket.
What was she doing there this morning?
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A. A working on the checkout.
B. Filling the shelves.
C. Serving at the fish counter.
6. You overhear a conversation in a restaurant.
What does the woman think about the food she has just eaten?
A. It was expensive.
B. It was delicious.
C. It looked wonderful.
7. You hear a man being interviewed about a new project he has set up.
What is the purpose of the project?
A. to help people find accommodation in Scotland
B. to tell people where to stay in Australia
C. to advise people how to set up a flat agency
8. You overhear two people talking about a car.
Why are they talking about the car?
A. It's the man's first car.
B. It's a brand new car.
C. It has broken down.
II: You will hear a woman called Grace Connolly talking about her travel experiences in New Zealand.
For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. Write your answer in the numbered boxes. (2.0 points).
New Zealand journey
Grace travelled around South Island on something called (9) ____________.
The first part of Grace's journey took her along the (10) ____________ coast of the island.
When Grace took a day trip to a place called Kaikoura, she particularly wanted to see (11) ____________.
Grace has kept in touch with a friend from (12) ____________ since she returned home.
Grace took her own (13) ____________ to New Zealand, so didn't need to hire one.
The best part of the trip for Grace was jet-boating on the Buller River with a company called (14)
____________.
Grace had to visit a hospital because she injured her (15) ____________.
At a market, Grace bought a (16) ____________ to take home.
The name of the hostel that Grace particularly recommends is the (17) ____________.
Grace plans to go (18) ____________ with friends when she next visits North Island.
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III. You will hear an interview with a member of a sporting association. For questions 19-25, choose
the best answer (A, В or C). Write your answer in the numbered box. (1.4 points)
19. Where does the sport originate?
A. South Africa

B. Britain

C. Ireland

B. It's made from wood.

C. It's the same as a tennis ball.

B. Two

C. One

20. What does he say about the ball?
A. It's made from leather.
21. How many points is a goal worth?
A. Three

22. How many kilometres an hour can the ball travel?
A. 115

B. 150

C. 110

23. One of the rules of the game is that you ____________.
A. cannot hold the ball in your hand.
B. can only carry the ball using the hurley.
C. must use the hurley to pick the ball up from the ground.
24. What does Sean say about the best hurling players?
A. They earn too much money.
B. They earn no money.
C. They aren't as skilful as they were in the past.
25. What does he say about the fans of the game?
A. They are aggressive.
B. Rival fans sit together.
C. They come from the nobility.
PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY. (3.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer questions. Write your answers in the
box provided. (1.0 point)
1. Timothy and Carol, two students, are talking about studying abroad.
- Timothy: “'I think studying abroad is the only way to get a well-paid job.”
- Carol: “____________. There're still many different ways to get it.”
A. You're exactly right

B. That's what I think

C. I don't think so

D. There's no doubt about it

2. ____________ the time passes, ____________ I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just
finished half of it.
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C. The fast - the more nervous

D. The faster - the more nervous

3. Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by ____________ rocking chair.
A. a beautiful European wooden

B. a beautiful wooden European

C. a wooden European beautiful

D. a wooden beautiful European

4. ____________ at his lessons, he couldn't catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked

B. Hard as he worked

C. Hard as he does

D. Hard as he was

5. Nobody knows who invented the wheel, ____________?
A. do they

B. don't they

C. does it

D. doesn't it

6. In most ____________ developed countries, up to 50% of ____________ population enters higher
education at some time in their lives.
A. the - a

B. the - 0

C. 0 - the

D. 0 - 0

7. The teachers ____________ very delighted that all the students had done well on their last challenge.
A. should have been

B. must have been

C. could have been

D. might have been

8. At the end of the match the players were ____________ exhausted.
A. solely

B. utterly

C. actually

D. merely

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in the question.
9. When you sit for the exam tomorrow, try to stay calm and relaxed.
A. answer

B. take

C. make

D. write

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part.
10. Both of them don't see eye to eye on the way to educate children.
A. disagree

B. reject

C. support

D. agree

II. Use the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the box provided. (1.0 point)
Vitamins, taken in tiny doses, are a major group of organic compounds that regulate the mechanisms
by which the body converts food into energy. They should not be confused with minerals, which are (1.
ORGANIC) ____________ in their makeup. Although in general the naming of vitamins followed the (2.
ALPHABET) ____________ order of their (3. IDENTIFY) ____________, the nomenclature of individual
substances may appear to be somewhat random and (4. ORGANIZE) ____________. Among the 13
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vitamins known today, five are produced in the body. Because the body produces sufficient quantities of
some but not all vitamins, they must be supplemented in the daily diet. Although each vitamin has its
specific (5. DESIGNATE) ____________ and cannot be replaced by another compound, a lack of one
vitamin can interfere with the processing of another. When a lack of even one vitamin in a diet is continual, a
vitamin deficiency may result.
The best way for an individual to (6. SURE) ____________ a necessary supply of vitamins is to
maintain a balanced diet that includes a (7. VARY) ____________ of foods and provides adequate quantities
of all the compounds. Some people take vitamin supplements, predominantly in the form of tablets. The
vitamins in such supplements are (8. EQUIVALENCY) ____________ to those in food, but an adult who
maintains a balanced diet does not need a daily supplement. The ingestion of supplements is recommended
only to correct an existing deficiency due to (9. BALANCE) ____________ diet, to provide vitamins known
to be lacking in a restricted diet, or to act as a therapeutic measure in medical treatment. (10. SPECIFY)
____________, caution must be exercised with fat-soluble substances, such as vitamins A and D, because,
taken in gigantic doses, they may present a serious health hazard over a period of time.
III. There are TEN mistakes in the following passage. Find, underline and correct them. Write your
answer in the numbered box. (1.0 point)
0. success => succeed
It is even difficult to success in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record
fail to produce the second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it
requires and intricate knowledge of how a record company is functioned. The process begins when a
presenter of a company's Artist and Repertoire (A&R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for
young, talented bands. After the representative identifies a promised band, he or she will work to negotiation
a contract with that band. The signing of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will spend a
long time to investigate the band itself as well as current trends for popular music. During this period, it is
important that a band reciprocates with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the
record company and making personnel connections within the different departments that will handle their
recordings.
PART C: READING (6.0 points)
I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Write your answers
in the boxes provided. (2,0 points).
A LACK OF COMMUNICATION
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Recent research has revealed that a third of people in Britain have not met their (1) ____________

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neighbors, and those who know each other (2) ____________ speak. Neighbors gossiping over garden
fences and in the street was (3) ____________ in the 1950s, says Dr Carl Chinn, an expert on local
communities. Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite
television, are eroding (4) ____________. 'Poor neighborhoods once had strong kinship, but now prosperity
buys privacy,' said Chinn.
Professor John Locke, a social scientist at Cambridge University, has (5) ____________ of surveys.
He found that in America and Britain the amount of time spent in social activity is decreasing. A third of
people said ____________ (6) all. Andrew Mayer, 25, a strategy consultant, rents a large apartment in west
London, with two flatmates, who work in e-commerce. 'We have a family of teachers upstairs and lawyers
below, but our only contact comes via letters (7) ____________ to the communal facilities or complaints that
we've not put out our bin bags properly,' said Mayer.
The (8) ____________ of communities can have serious effects. Concerned at the rise in burglaries
and (9) ____________ of vandalism, the police have relaunched crime prevention schemes such as
Neighborhood Watch, (10) ____________ in the same area to keep an eye on each others' houses and report
anything they see which is unusual.
1. A. side-on

B. next-door

C. close-up

D. nearside

2. A. barely

B. roughly

C. nearly

D. virtually

3. A. a common outlook

B. common view

C. common vision

D. a common sight

4. A. neighborhood ties

B. neighborhood joints

C. next-door strings

D. next-door laces

5. A. analyzed a large deal

B. searched a large amount

C. analyzed a large number

D. searched a large measure

6. A. they never spoke to their neighbors
C. they never spoke to their neighbors at

B. they not spoke to their neighbors at
D. they did speak to their neighbors

7. A. concerning

B. regarding

C. applying

D. relating

8. A. breakout

B. breakthrough

C. breakdown

D. breakaway

9. A. acts

B. shows

C. counts

D. works

10. A. asking on people who live
C. inviting on people living

B. calling on people who live
D. trying on people live

II. Read the passage and answer the questions. Write your answers in the boxes provided. (2,0 points)
Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course,
that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen
in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat
include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat.
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Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.
Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They
reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for
example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become
rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.
All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently,
and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble
in remembering recent events.
One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the
heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition
accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart
attack.
Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are
great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age.
The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime.
Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out.
Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging-believe this wearing out of the body is
controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they
can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years.
1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Signs of aging are easier to detect in animals than in plants.
B. Aging occurs in every living thing after it has reached maturity.
C. Not all signs of aging are visible.
D. The outward signs of aging may be seen in old people
2. What does the word "it" in line 2 refer to ____________?
A. aging

B. a living thing

C. an illness

D. an accident

3. All of the followings may be the outward signs of aging EXCEPT ____________.
A. the graying of the hair

B. the wrinkling of the skin

C. the decline in hearing and eyesight

D. the loss of appetite

4. When does the human body begin to lose vigor and the ability to function efficiently?
A. Soon after reaching adulthood

B. During childhood

C. Early adulthood

D. Past middle age

5. What happens to memorization when the brain begins to age?
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A. It works less.

B. It becomes forgetful.

C. It declines.

D. It slows down.

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6. What does "aging is not a uniform process" mean?
A. Not all living things age.

B. Not all people age at the same age

C. Not all people have signs of aging

D. Aging doesn't occur in all people

7. The word "brittle" as used in the second paragraph means ____________.
A. soft and easily bent

B. hard and endurable

C. hard but easily broken

D. rigid and inflexible

8. According to the passage, what condition is responsible for many of the diseases of the old?
A. the arteries have become thickened and constricted.
B. the blood vessels lead from the heart.
C. the brain gets smaller in size.
D. bones become lighter and brittle
9. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Gerontologists have controlled the process of aging.
B. Gerontologists are working hard to help people live longer and more healthily.
C. Gerontologists are trying to give people an eternal life.
D. Gerontologists are now able to slow down the process of aging.
10. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. All living things grow old.
B. Aging is unavoidable in any living things.
C. Plants show less signs of aging than any other living things
D. Most body parts wear out during the course of a lifetime.
III. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. (2.0 points)
Persistent bullying is one of the worst experiences a child can face
How can it be prevented? Peter Smith, Professor of Psychology at the University of Sheffield, directed the
Sheffield Anti-Bullying Intervention Project, funded by the Department for Education
Here he reports on his findings.
Section A. Bullying can take a variety of forms, from the verbal - being taunted or called hurtful names - to
the physical - being kicked or shoved - as well as indirect forms, such as being excluded from social groups.
A survey I conducted with Irene Whitney found that in British primary schools up to a quarter of pupils
reported experience of bullying, which in about one in ten cases was persistent. There was less bullying in
secondary schools, with about one in twenty-five suffering persistent bullying, but these cases may be
particularly recalcitrant.
Section B. Bullying is clearly unpleasant and can make the child experiencing it feel unworthy and
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depressed. In extreme cases it can even lead to suicide, though this is thankfully rare. Victimized pupils are
more likely to experience difficulties with interpersonal relationships as adults, while children who
persistently bully are more likely to grow up to be physically violent and convicted of anti-social offences.
Section C. Until recently, not much was known about the topic, and little help was available to teachers to
deal with bullying. Perhaps as a consequence, schools would often deny the problem. 'There is no bullying
at this school' has been a common refrain, almost certainly untrue. Fortunately, more schools are now
saying: There is not much bullying here, but when it occurs we have a clear policy for dealing with it.'
Section D. Three factors are involved in this change. First is an awareness of the severity of the problem.
Second, a number of resources to help tackle bullying have become available in Britain. For example, the
Scottish Council for Research in Education produced a package of materials, Action Against Bullying,
circulated to all schools in England and Wales as well as in Scotland in summer 1992, with a second pack,
Supporting Schools Against Bullying, produced the following year. In Ireland, Guidelines on Countering
Bullying Behaviour in Post-Primary Schools was published in 1993. Third, there is evidence that these
materials work, and that schools can achieve something. This comes from carefully conducted 'before and
after' evaluations of interventions in schools, monitored by a research team. In Norway, after an intervention
campaign was introduced nationally, an evaluation of forty-two schools suggested that, over a two-year
period, bullying was halved. The Sheffield investigation, which involved sixteen primary schools and seven
secondary schools, found that most schools succeeded in reducing bullying.
Section E. Evidence suggests that a key step is to develop a policy on bullying, saying clearly what is meant
by bullying, and giving explicit guidelines on what will be done if it occurs, what records will be kept, who
will be informed, what sanctions will be employed. The policy should be developed through consultation,
over a period of time - not just imposed from the head teacher's office! Pupils, parents and staff should feel
they have been involved in the policy, which needs to be disseminated and implemented effectively.
Other actions can be taken to back up the policy. There are ways of dealing with the topic through the
curriculum, using video, drama and literature. These are useful for raising awareness and can best be tied
into early phases of development, while the school is starting to discuss the issue of bullying. They are also
useful in renewing the policy for new pupils or revising it in the light of experience. But curriculum work
alone may only have short-term effects; it should be an addition to policy work, not a substitute.
There are also ways of working with individual pupils, or in small groups. Assertiveness training for pupils
who are liable to be victims is worthwhile, and certain approaches to group bullying such as 'no blame', can
be useful in changing the behaviour of bullying pupils without confronting them directly, although other
sanctions may be needed for those who continue with persistent bullying.
Work in the playground is important, too. One helpful step is to train lunchtime supervisors to distinguish
bullying from playful fighting and help them break up conflicts. Another possibility is to improve the
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playground environment, so that pupils are less likely to be led into bullying from boredom or frustration.
Section F. With these developments, schools can expect that at least the most serious kinds of bullying can
largely be prevented. The more effort put in and the wider the whole school involvement, the more
substantial the results are likely to be. The reduction in bullying - and the consequent improvement in pupils'
happiness - is surely a worthwhile objective.
Questions 1-5: The Reading Passage has six sections, A-F.
Choose the correct heading for sections A-F from the list of headings below. There is an example which
has been done. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
List of Headings

Sections

i. The role of video violence
ii. Measures to reduce bullying

1. Section A ____________

iii. Reasons for the increased rate of bullying

2. Section B ____________

iv. Research into how common bullying is in British schools

3. Section C ____________

v. The reaction from schools to enquiries about bullying

4. Section D ____________

vi. Developments that have led to a new approach by schools 5. Section E ____________
vii. The effect of bullying on the children involved

Example: Section F: …viii…

viii. Conclusion
Questions 6-10: Complete the summary below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the
passage for each answer. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
The most important step to reduce bullying is for the school authorities to produce a (6)
____________ which makes the school's attitude towards bullying quite clear. It should include detailed (7)
____________ as to how the school and its staff will react if bullying occurs.
In addition, action can be taken through the (8) ____________. This is particularly useful in the early
part of the process, as a way of raising awareness and encouraging discussion. On its own, however, it is
insufficient to bring about a permanent solution.
Effective work can also be done with individual pupils and small groups. For example, potential (9)
____________ of bullying can be trained to be more self-confident. Or again, in dealing with group
bullying, a 'no blame' approach, which avoids confronting the offender too directly, is often effective.
Playground supervision will be more effective if members of staff are trained to recognize the
difference between bullying and mere (10) ____________.

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PART D: WRITING (4.0 pts)
I. Letter writing (1.5 pt)
Ben, an English-speaking friend of yours who makes films for a TV company, has written to you. Read
Ben's letter and the notes you have made.
Hi,
Guess what? My boss has asked me to make a short film for visitors to your town.
(Great!)
I'll be in charge of a film crew of four so it'll be an interesting experience for me. We could come for
one week either in January or August. When do you think would be better? (Say when and why)
In the film we'd like to show a place that's a bit unusual. Is there somewhere interesting that tourists
don't normally visit? (Tell Ben)
Finally, we'll need someone to show us around the town. Do you know someone who might be able
to help us? (Offer to help)
Please write back soon.
Ben
Write a letter to Ben, using all your notes. You should write 120-150 words.
Your letter:
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