PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO VŨ QUANG NGƯỜI COI THI
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 - VÒNG 3
Năm học: 2012 – 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày thi: ……………………
(Bài thi gồm 5 trang, Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi này
và không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả Từ điển.)
I. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is
pronounced differently from the rest in the following questions of 1 to 3.
1. A. subject B. conclusion C. public D. unidentified
2. A. abroad B. infant C. abrupt D. label
3. A. comb B. climb C. debt D. bribe
Your answers: 1…………… 2………… 3.………………
Họ và tên thí sinh:… …
II. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose stress pattern ……………………….….
is different from the rest in the following questions of 4 to 5. Ngày sinh:……………
4. A. minimize B. dynamite C. junkyard D. environment
5. A. government B. opinion C. deposit D. appliance Dân tộc:……… Nam/Nữ.
Your answers: 4…………… 5………… Sinh ngày ….tháng…. năm …
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions of 6 to 15.
6. They didn’t want to get home late, —— they hired a mini bus. Học sinh trường:……….….
….
A. but B. so that C. so D. however ……………….…………
7. You rarely watch sports programs on TV, ——?
A. do you B. don’t you C. is it D. are you
8. I recently visited the school —— I used to study 5 years ago. Số báo danh:
A. where B. which C. in that D. there
9. —— playing professional basketball, she also enjoys tennis.
A. Moreover B. Apart C. Together D. Besides
10. The SEA Games were —— every 2 years. MÔN THI:

- When I ( pay ) 16 —— for our lunch, I ( try ) 17 —— to attract the waiter’s attention.
- Hurry up. By the time you ( finish ) 18—— getting ready, we ( miss ) 19——
the train!
- Mary! I ( not expect ) 20—— to see you here! What you (do ) 21 —— here ?
- I think I ( lose ) 22—— my sunglasses. I ( look ) 23 —— for them since noon, but I can’t find
them. And they ( be ) 24 —— very expensive.
- I am fed up with your clothes lying all over the floor. I wish you ( be ) 25
—— more disciplined.
Your answers: 16.…………………… 17…………………….…….
18.……………………….…19………………… 20……………… ……
21.…………………………… …22………………… ……… …. 23.
……………… ……24… 25……………… ………
V Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form.
26. Internet users sometimes suffer various risks such as spam, junk mail, and
personal information —— ( LEAK )
27. Nowadays, TV viewers can watch a —— of local and international
programs on different channels. ( VARY )
28. My elder brother has taken part in different charity activities in his town
and has been nominated as the most effective —— in the town charity
program. ( ACT )
29. A person whose occupation is the installation, ——, repair, or operation
of electric equipment is an electrician. ( MAINTAIN )
30. My friend Lan, who is the most —— like an exciting holiday with lots to
see and do. ( ADVENTURE )
31. Ba reads short stories in English every day to —— his vocabulary.
( RICH )
32. Many people consider good luck charms foolish and —— ( REASON )
33. Some guests arrived —— and caused trouble to the hostess. (EXPECT )
34. One of the reasons why ancient buildings still stand is because they are
—— structures. ( CONSERVATION )

——— him.
43 Julie
(43)
——— some photographs of her grandparents in the attic.
44. I’ll
(44)

)
——— your plants while you are away.
45. I hope you can
(45)

)
——— the money you spent.
46. He
(46)

)
——— in a small village in the mountains.
47.
(47)

)
——— ! There is a step.
48. The pupils
(48)

)
——— when the headmaster arrived.
49. Please

56. A. caves B. regions C. mines D. fields
57. A. almost B. much C. most D. near
58. A. relying B. concentrating C. depending D. going
59. A. long B. around C. wide D. round
60. A. occurs B. happens C. arises D. exists
Your answers: 51.…… … 52……….….53.………….54… 55…………….…
57.………… …. 58…………… ….59.………………………….60…………………
IX. Supply the most suitable word for each blank.
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is officially known as Tet
Nguyen Dan (61 ) —— Tet. It begins ( 62 ) ——January twenty - first and February nineteen. The exact
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( 63 ) —— changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make ( 64 ) —— for the holiday
several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook (65 ) ——food, clean and make offerings on the
family alters. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit ( 66 ) —— to midnight to see the New Year in, then they
put on new ( 67 ) —— and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The ( 68 ) ——
three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that ( 69 ) —— people act during those days
will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as ( 70 )—— .
Your answers: 61.……………………………………… 62…………………….…….63.……………………………
64……………………….… 65……………… ……66…………………….…… …67………………… …………
68.…………………………… ……69… 70………………………… ………
X. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below.
Every four to ten years something happens to the weather system of the Earth. Everything changes,
and scientists don’t know why. The low - pressure area moves toward the east, the high - pressure area is
very weak, and the winds blow toward the east. A great pile of warm surface water moves toward South
America. People call this “ EL Nino”. It usually happens at Christmas time, and EL Nino is the Spanish
name for the baby Jesus.
Usually the effects of EL Nino are very mild. However, the one that started in 1982 was different
from the other recent ones. It had a very powerful effect on the world’s climate. It caused huge changes in
the ocean currents. It caused floods in some areas and droughts in others. There were terrible windstorms
and huge ocean waves swept houses into the sea. EL Nino did billions of dollars worth of damage.

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XI. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
76. He drives so carefully that he has never had any accidents.
→ He is so
77. “ We got home late last night” they said.
→ They said
78. We suggested a lot of things, which were all rejected.
→ Everything
79. This is his first visit to Ho Chi Minh City.
→ He is
80. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
→ The man was too
81. Despite his intelligence, he doesn’t study well at school.
→ Even
82. If you don’t take care of those shoes ,they won’t last for long.
→ Unless you look
83. I would prefer you not to phone me at work.
→ I’d rather
84. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error.
→ The accident is
85. She didn’t know the way, so she asked a policeman.
→ Not
XII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to
the original sentence. Use the word given in brackets. Do not change the form of the given word.
86. We haven’t visited the museum before. VISIT
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
87. He took over the family business because his father decided to retire early. BUT FOR
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
88. If you don’t believe it, you’ll never be able to do it. OR

18. finish 19. will have missed
20. didn’t expect/ wasn’t expecting 21. are you doing…?
22. have lost 23. have been looking 24. were
25. were / would be
V. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. ( 2pts )
( Mỗi một từ đúng được 0.2 point )
26. leaking
27. variety
28. activist
29. maintenance
30. adventurous
31. enrich
32. unreasonable
33. unexpectedly
34. conservative
35. frozen
VI. Complete each sentence with the most suitable form of one of the verb below and the preposition
OF, OUT, OFF, UP, or IN. Use each verb once only. specialize, approve, go, give , turn ( 1 pt )
( Mỗi một đáp án đúng được 0.2 point )
36. turn off
37. gave up
38. specialize in
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39. approved of
40. went out
VII. Fill each gap in the following sentences with a phrasal verb in the box. Use each phrasal verb
only ONCE and write your answer your answer in the numbered box. PUT THE VERBS INTO THEIR
CORRECT FORM.(2points)
( Mỗi một đáp án đúng được 0.2 point )
41. look forwards to

printed before it. ( 2 pts )
( Mỗi một câu viết lại đúng được 0.2 point )
76.He is so careful a driver that he has never had any accidents.
77. They said ( that ) they had got home late the previous night / the night before.
78. Everything ( that ) we suggested was rejected.
79. He is visiting Ho Chi Minh City for the first time.
80. The man was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle East.
81. Even though he is intelligent , he doesn’t study well at school.
82. Unless you look after those shoes ,they won’t last for long.
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83. I’d rather you didn’t phone me at work.
84. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
85. Not knowing the way, she asked a policeman.
XII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to
the original sentence. Use the word given in brackets. Do not change the form of the given word.
( 1point),( Mỗi câu viết lại đúng được 0.2 point )
86. This is our first visit to the museum.
87. But for his father’s retirement, he wouldn’t have taken over the family business.
88. Believe (in) it or you’ll never be able to do it.
89. What you should do is (to) study harder.
90. I’d rather you didn’t mention it again.
XIII. Writing an essay (2 points)
Length 0.5p
Organization 0.2p
Content 0.5p
Style 0.2p
Grammar 0.2p
Vocabulary 0.4p
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