UBND TỈNH KON TUM KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao
đề)
Ngày thi: 16/3/2013
Lưu ý:
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Đề thi gồm 07 trang (Không tính tờ phách).
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
- Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
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Chữ ký của giám

Số phách:
Họ và tên thí sinh:
Số báo danh:
Ngày sinh:
2.
Học sinh trường:
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UBND TỈNH KON TUM KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao
đề)
Ngày thi: 16/3/2013
ĐIỂM Số phách
BẰNG SỐ BẰNG CHỮ
Giám khảo 2
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase of words which best completes each sentence. (2 ms)

16. Tom: I think we should save time and money. ~Mary: “__________”
A. Well done. B. Thanks. C.That’s a good idea. D. All right.
17. ________ resources should be conserved.
A. Natural B. Nature C. Naturally D. Naturalist
18. Solar energy doesn't cause _________.
A. pollution B. polluted C. pollute D. polluting
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19. Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and _________TV.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. would watch
20. It is nearly 3 months_________he visited his parents.
A. while B. during C. since D. when
Your Answer
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 2 . Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to
form a word that best fits the space in the same line. The first one has been done for
you as an example. (2 ms)
NOT SUCH GOOD NEIGHBOURS
The families in our street are slowly being driven mad by the
(0)__________ of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form
of (1)_________ with them. The trouble started over what is
known as noise (2)____________. Every evening, the
(3)_________ neighbours used to turn up the volume on the
TV so loud that no one in the (4)_______ was able to hear
anything else. Not knowing what (5)_______ to take, local
residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any (6)______
as to how to deal with the problem. A (7)_______ was made
to send a number of people to talk to the family in No.13 and
ask them (8)_______ to turn their music down after six in the
evening. Unfortunately the visit did not turn out to be

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manager, a retired teacher not a farm worker among them. But I don’t think there is
anything wrong with that- it’s just that the nature of villages is changing and there is still
quite a strong sense of community here. A lot of this sense of community comes from the
Post Office, which is a center for all the gossip and information. I find out what is going on
while I am there, pretending to control my two-year-old son. My feeling is that if my son
took the money collected for the children, it would go directly where it was needed but they
don’t see it like that.
Working at home I tend to wander round the village at times when other people are at
the office, which has given me a reputation for being incredibly lazy or unbelievably rich
but I still don’t get enough time to look after the garden we bought. My wife had a good
idea for the first year. “Let’s just leave it and see what comes up” There were some nice
plants among the weeds. She had a good idea for the second year as well. “Why don’t we
leave it and see if it all comes up again?” We did, and that is why we need to hire a full-time
gardener this year.
1. What is the author’s attitude to Bath?
A. It is a wonderful place to live in. B. It has far too many disadvantages.
C. He feels fortunate to live there. D. It has many good shops.
2. The people who live in the village
A. tend to work on the farms.
B. are mostly professionals who work in the town.
C. are able to afford houses in the town.
D. don’t like the old-style villagers.
3. It would appear from the text that the Post Office
A. sells a wide range of cards.
B. is where most of the charity work is organized.
C. is a place where villagers can talk to each other.
D. sells a range of tinned food as well as stamps.
4. The garden is not in good condition because
A. the author is too lazy to look after it.

B Even if he wanted to, he couldn't – and he doesn't.
C I often leave it there so that I won't forget it when I go out.
D He had taken some money out of it and was just going to put it in his pocket.
E But that isn't all – last Sunday, I got up earlier than usual.
F But now his work has become so bad that his teachers say he is just wasting his time
there.
Part 5. Match the questions A-E with the answers 1-5. The first example (A) is done
for you. (0.8 m)
A_3_ B_____ C_____ D_____ E_____
A Would it be OK if I did my homework in the dining room?
B Do you mind if I come back late this evening?
C Is it OK if my parents phone me here?
D Do you mind if I smoke?
E Would you mind if I had a bath now?
1 No, not at all. I'll give you a spare key.
2 Yes, of course. Have they got the number?
3 Yes, that would be fine as long as you clear everything away before dinner.
4 No, not at all. There should be plenty of hot water.
5 Yes, I do. I find the smell quite disgusting.
Part 6. Read the text. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) in the right column. If a line has
an unnecessary word, underline it and write it in the right column. There are two
examples at the beginning (0) and (00). (3 ms)
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0 The other day, when I was in London, I ran down into down
00 an old friend of mine who had been at university √
1 with me. Although that we hadn't seen each other
2 for the ages and had lost touch, it was just like old
3 times, and he told me all his news.
4 He moved to London after leaving from university,
5 and started to train as an accountant. He left after

that deer step on and push deep into the soil. Birds often fly from one (10)______ to another
with seeds clinging to their feet. The seeds may sprout a great distance from the parent
plants.
Your answer
1. 5. 9.
6
2. 6. 10.
3. 7.
4. 8.

Part 8. Read the following letter from someone who is doing a language course in
France then choose the best word to fill in the gap by circling its corresponding letter
A, B, C, or D. (3 ms)
Dear Mum and Dad,
This is just a quick letter to let you know that I’m fine. We’re all working quite hard
because the exams are only a few weeks away, but our teacher (1) _________ he thinks
we’ll do well. (My landlady’s not so sure - she keeps (2) ________ me I should stop
(3)_________ so much TV and do a bit more reading!)
Anyway, we had a wonderful time at half-term. I went off to Paris for (4) ________ days
with some of the others from the school, and we went on a guided (5) _________ of the
city. We saw most of the famous (6) ___________ like the Louvre, where they have an
amazing (7)__________ of paintings, and the Eiffel Tower. Then, we went down to the
South of France (8)__________ train. It was so fast – the whole (9)_________ was only
about four hours. We spent (10)_________ time in Nice and in Cannes as well, and we all
really enjoyed it. On our last day, we went to a small island (11)________ the Ile des
Pelerines, and we saw the castle where they used to keep the “Man in the Iron Mask”. All in
all, we had a great time and (12)_________ weather was really good as well. The only thing
I felt (13)_________ about was that we didn’t have enough time to (14)________ to go
swimming – maybe next time.
Anyway, I must go now as I’ve got to (15)_________ a bit of homework for tomorrow.

Mrs.Brown asked me
5. “Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year,” said Mr.Ba.
Mr.Ba suggested
6. Mr Jones remembered the date of wedding, and so did his wife.
Mr Jones didn’t ……………………………………………………………………………
7. There is a great danger in driving too fast
Driving too fast …………………………………………………………………………….
8. She last ate this kind of food in January.
She hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………
9. “Where do you live, Nam?” Mary asked
Mary asked Nam ………………………………….………………………………………
10. No one can answer this question.
This …………………………………………………….………………………………….
Part 10. Use the cues to complete the sentences that make a story. You may change the
forms if necessary. (2 ms)
1. It/ a nice morning/ May.

2. My friends/ I/ take/ a boat trip/ the Mekong Delta.

3. We/ see/ a lot of women/ plant/ rice/ rice fields.

4. After an hour/ we/ stop by/ island/ and/ visit/ snake farm/ see the snakes.

5. At noon/ we listen/ traditional music/ play/ local people.

6. Then we/ have lunch/ rice and fresh food/ fruit garden.

7. After the meal/ we continue/ trip/ floating market.

8. There we/ enjoy/ buy/ fruit and many local specialties.