PHÒNG GD&ĐT VŨ QUANG
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN LẦN 1
ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 9)
Ngày thi: 09 tháng 01 năm 2013
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
ĐIỂM
BÀI THI
Bằng số:………………
Bằng chữ:
Chữ ký giám khảo 1:
Chữ ký giám khảo 2:
LƯU Ý :
- Đề thi gồm 05 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. cool B. blood C. fool D. tool
2. A. champagne B. exchange C. chance D. reach
3. A. meat B. leader C. sweater D. heat
4. A. occupation B. occasion C. shake D. challenger
5. A. mission B. sing C. sugar D. sure
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
6. A. education B. unhappily C. development D. community
7. A. exciting B. important C. delicious D. beautiful
8. A. exit B. expand C. exam D. exhaust
9. A. permit B. perform C. perfume D. perhaps
10. A. photograph B. chemistry C. passenger D. deposit
Your answers: 6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______

21. Kim Jong-il died _______________ a suspected heart attack on 17 December 2011 while traveling
_______________ train to an area outside Pyongyang.
22. _______________ the Internet, we can select information _______________ a wide variety of
sources.
23. It's hard work looking _______________ three children all day.
24. We had to call off the office party because _______________ the economic situation.
25. You have to fill _______________ this form, and return it to the manager.
26. For most households living in Hanoi, gas and electricity account ______________ 20% to 30% of the
monthly bill.
27. She left the company because she didn’t get on _______________ her boss.
28. She walked into the house softly _______________ fear of being recognized.
Your answers: 21. _______ 22. _______ 23. _______ 24. _______ 25. ________
26. _______ 27. _______ 28.
V. Complete the telephone conversation between two friends. What does Jack say to Andrew? Write
the letter (A-H) on the space provided.
Example : Andrew: Hi, Jack. It’s Andrew.
Jack: 0. ___C___
Andrew: Oh, sorry. I’m phoning about the skateboarding
competition this afternoon.
A. I’d like a new one but I
don’t think I’m good enough
to win.
B. I didn’t see it. Is the
competition on all
afternoon?
C. Hi, you’re calling early!
D. Do the winners get CDs like
last year?
E. I wasn’t very good then.
F. I didn’t know that was today.

39. Please _________________________ your seatbelt. The plane is taking off. (FAST)
40. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so
________________________.
(PREDICT)
41. Pop singer Whitney Houston, whose talent was discovered at an early age, was
pronounced ________________________ at the Beverly Hilton hotel. (DIE)
42. The fans of Manchester United shouted ________________________ when
Wayne Rooney scored an important goal for the team.
(EXCITE)
43. I found the visit most ________________________. (EDUCATE)
VII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
44. Vladimir Putin (appoint) prime minister in 1999 by the
foundering president, Boris N. Yeltsin and (become) the
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president of Russia a year later.
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_________________________
45. (Write) the letter, she put it carefully in an envelope and went to
bed.
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_________________________
46. The man (sit) next to me was nervous because he (not fly)
before.
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_________________________
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_________________________
47. No sooner the president (arrive) than they had an important

_______________________
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IX. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.
Bi Rain to return to Vietnam
Two famous Korean singers – Bi Rain and Park Hyo Shin – are expected to be in Hanoi (57)
______________ March 17 to 23, to perform in the meeting between officials of the Vietnamese (58)
_______________ South Korean Ministries of Defense at the Hanoi Opera House on March 21. The two
(59) _______________ will go to Vietnam with a company of 97 officers and soldiers from the theatrical
wing of the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) Army, at the invitation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National
Defense.
The tour is a part of a series of events to (60) ______________ the 20th anniversary of Vietnamese-RoK
diplomatic ties. (61) _______________ the tour, the troupe will visit the popular tourist destinations of
Hanoi and Halong Bay.
Since joining the army last October, Bi Rain (62) _______________ nearly disappeared from the
stage.
(63) _______________ in 1982, Bi Rain is a highly accomplished dancer, singer and actor (64)
_______________ acting and music career has expanded beyond Asian boundaries. In 2006, Bi Rain was
named by Time magazine as (65) _______________ of the "100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our
World."
Bi Rain's concert will be (66) _______________ on March 21 at the Ha Noi Opera House at 1 Trang
Tien, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi.
X. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
During the (67) ______ years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem
to dislike being questioned. They may seem (68) ______ to talk about their work at school. This is a
normal (69) ______ of this age. Though it can be very hard for parents to understand, it is part of

games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional
specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon dancing take place in different regions.
77. Before Tet, people usually _________.
A. are very busy with the preparations B. have great excitement and fun
C. rebuild their ancestral graves D. spend time on traveling
78. Which of the following, according to the passage, is NOT usually eaten during Tet?
A. candied fruit B. sausages C. watermelon D. beef stew
79. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?
A. Because they are pleasant and cheap. B. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in.
C. Because they represent good luck. D. Because they are attractive and not very expensive.
80. On the New Year's days, _________.
A. people are busy cooking traditional foods B. everybody receives their “lucky money”
C. only good comments can be made D. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
81. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Tet is period of concord and hope. B. Tet is an occasion for a family to get together.
C. Tet is a good time to visit others. D. Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment.
Your answers: 77. _______ 78. _______ 79. _______ 80. _______ 81. ________
XII. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words.
82. If someone understands this book, they are more intelligent than I am.
 Anyone
83. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my family meant to me.
 Not until
84. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
 So
85. We can’t afford to buy the house.
 The house
86. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Harry?” said John.
 John suggested
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87. I am sure he didn’t know that his mother was seriously ill.

101. Not / have / previous / experience / Peter / not stand / chance / job.
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PHÒNG GD & ĐT VŨ QUANG
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM KỲ THI CHỌN LẦN 1
ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 9)
Ngày thi: 09 tháng 01 năm 2013
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Tổng điểm: 20 điểm)
I. 1 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 điểm)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A
II. 1 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 điểm)
6. A 7. D
8. B 9. C 10. D
III. 2 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 điểm)
11. C 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. A 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B
IV. 1 pts: (Mỗi giới từ đúng 0.125 điểm)
21. of - by
22. On - from
23. after
24. of
25. in
26. for
27. with
28. for

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62. has 63. Born 64. whose 65. one 66. held
X. 2 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 điểm)
67. B 68. D 69. A 70. D 71. B
72. D 73. A 74. C 75. B 76. D
XI. 1 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 điểm)
77. A 78. D 79. B 80. C 81. A
XII. 2 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 điểm)
82. Anyone who understands this book is more intelligent than I am.
83. Not until I left home did I realize how much my family meant to me.
84. So dirty is that restaurant that no one wants to eat there .
85. The house is too expensive for us to buy.
(Or: The house is so expensive that we can’t afford to buy/ we can’t buy (it)).
86. John suggested (that) Harry (should) put a better lock on the door.
87. He couldn’t possibly have known that his mother was seriously ill.
88. There has been a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past weeks.
89. Despite her/ the old woman’s poor memory, the old woman/ she told interesting stories to the children.
90. If I hadn’t lost my passport last week, I wouldn’t be having a lot of trouble now.
91. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Ashaha had failed the test.
XIII. 1 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 điểm)
92. Will you look up this word in the dictionary?
93. The doctor advised / told Tom to stay at home for a few days.
The doctor suggested that Tom (should) stay at home for a few days
94. Hung’s mother blamed him for making the wall dirty.
95. Do the children enjoy taking part in sports activities?
96. Many old people need someone to take care of them.
XIV. 1 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 điểm)
97. Thank you very much for having invited me to speak to your students.
98. I am used to getting up early so I don’t mind leaving at 5 o’clock in the morning/ next morning/
tomorrow morning.