UBND HUYỆN PHÙ MỸ ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC&ĐÀO TẠO Năm học: 2011- 2012 - Môn: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 06/10/2011
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC: Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
A. LISTENING: ( 2ms )
Part I: Listen and complete the spaces. You have one minute to study the part and
listen to the dialogue twice ( 1.0 m ):
Liz: Would you like me to read you a story, Andy ?
Andy: Yes, please. I want the Pied Piper of Hamelun.
Lize: All right. ………(1)………. and sit next to me.
Andy: Here’s the book.
Lize: Long ago, in a town named Hamelin in Germany, there was a ………(2)……….
plague of rats.
Andy: What’s plague?
Lize: It’s a time ………(3)………. many animals or insects cause a lot of damage.
The people in the town didn’t know what to do, so they ………(4)………. to the
mayor. A strange man came to the town and told the mayor he could remove the
rats. The mayor agreed to pay the man a lot of ……(5)… if the rats disappeared.
Andy: Did the rats go away ?
Lize: Yes, the man ………(6)………. a tune on his pipe. All the rats followed him to
the river ………(7)………. they fell in and drowned.
Andy: Did the mayor pay the piper?
Lize: No, he laughed at the piper and ………(8)………. him to go away. So the piper
played another tune and the children of Hamelin followed him and disappeared.
There was only one young boy who ………(9)………. walk very fast.
Andy: Did the other children ever come back ?
Lize: No, they never returned and the town people were heartbroken. The mayor was
very ………(10)………. for not paying the piper.
Part II: Listen to the story and answer the questions. You listen to it twice. (1.0m)
1: What sports has he played for the school team this year ?
2: Where did he go with his Uncle Nghia ?

very big …… (1)……… expensive. There are too many people, that’s the problem. The streets
are always full …… (2)……… cars and trucks, you can never find a place to park there.
If you have enough money, you can …… (3)……… a taxi. New York cabs are yellow.
They look all the same. But the …… (4)……… are very different. Some were born and raised
in New York, but many are newcomers to the United States. A few drive …… (5)………, but
most go very and very fast. The cab driving is a difficult job. It can be dangerous, too. Thieves
often try to …… (6)……… the drivers’ money. Drivers sometimes get hurt.
If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus …… (7)……… you can take the
subway. The subway is quick and it’s …… (8)………, but parts of it are old and dirty. Lights
don’t always work and there are often fires on the track. On some subway lines, there …… (9)
……… new, clean, silver trains. But you can’t …… (10)……… the color of the old trains
easily. There is too much dirt and too much graffiti, inside and out side.
Part III: Read the following passage carefully, and then choose ONE best option (A,B,C or
D) to complete each sentence. ( 0.5 m)
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of
communicatio
Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of
oral speech. When there is
a
language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign
language in which motions stand for letters, words,
and
ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the
mute have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of th e

se symbols of
the
whole
words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally, spelling, however,
cannot.

C. thoughts and feelings D. sign language
motions
3. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ………………………
A. There are many forms of communication in existence today
B. Verbalization is the most common form of communication
C.
The

deaf
and mute can use an oral form of communication
D. Ideas
and
thoughts can be transmitted by body
language
4. Which form other than oral speech would be the most commonly used among blind
people ?
A.
Picture
signs B. Braille C. Body language D. Signal
flags
5. Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally
EXCEPT
for …………………………………
A. spelling B. ideas C. whole words D.
expressions
Part IV: Read the following passage carefully, and then decide whether the following
statements are True (T), False (F) or No Given (N) . (0,5 m)
A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy the huge
statue on the outskirts of Cairo. This statue of the sun god has the body of a lion and the face of
a human being. It is five thousand years old, but it is too badly damaged to be completely saved.


the
lesson to be drawn from the ways
E. so your
ability
to reason properly has been lost
F. Damasio is one of the world-wide brainstorm of neurologists exploring
G. And they
don’t
just experience risk, danger and pain
H. you are very smart, you have
lots
of memory
Antonio Damasio makes himself up as he goes along. Every waking moment, he
is
engaging in the study of his identity. Beyond the core self- the man who
absent-mindedly
picks up the orange juice or steps around the furniture- is an autobiographical fiction;
…………(0)…………… At least, that’s how the distinguished professor at the University
of
Iowa
College of Medicine sees
it.
The centerpiece of Damasio’s exploration is the brain. It’s part of the machinery of
life management. It keeps the heart beating and fight-or-flight machinery prepared for
danger. It tells
you
when you are hungry. But it can also stun you with questions like ‘what
was there because time
began?’

were classic pieces of evidence that personality
and identity were creation of the brain, and that
the

brain
was a machine into which
spanners could be thrown. Damasio, however, …………(3)……………. that patients with
this condition will take decisions. ‘What people
will
frontal lobe damage have is an
inability to decide correctly; they do it in a setting where the
emotions

are
gone. You
maintain your overt intelligence. You speak normally, …………(4)……………. but you
make the most foolish decisions in relation to yourself, your family and your
work.
The big
distinction is that you no longer have an ability to emote and feel normally, especially
in
relation
to social emotions. You don’t feel guilt, you don’t feel pride for that matter and
…………(5)…………… And that is what put me on to the idea that emotion is really the
only
explanation for this kind of problem. All my work starts from
here.’
Part VI: There are 11 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. There have
been an example for you .(1m)
Ex : are à is

( ENJOY )
3. He cycled ………… and had an accident yesterday.
( CARE )
4. I really don’t think he has the ……………. to do this job.
(ABLE )
5. His boss told him off because he had behaved
( RESPONSIBLE )
6. The knife is very blunt. It needs ………………
( SHARP )
7. He doesn’t agree with the…… that there is life on other planets. (BELIEVE)
8. She divorced him because of his …………… to the children.
( KIND )
9. Is it possible to ………. between a hobby and an interest ? ( DISTINT )
10. She always listens ………… to what she is told . ( ATTENTION )
Part VIII: Read the text below and then decide which word best fits each space.(1m)
The 22
nd
Southeast Asian Games successfully closed in Ha Noi. Prominent among
40.000 spectators at the closing ………(1)……… at My Dinh Stadium were Party Secretary
General Nong Duc Manh, Vice President Truong My Hoa and leaders of the Asian Sport
Federation.
A spectacular art………(2) ……… programme with the participation of 300 musicians
and 500 artists was …………(3)………… to welcome the success of the Games. Singaporean
swimmer Yeojoscelin who won six gold medals and Vietnamese marksman Nguyen Manh
Tuong who owned five gold medals during the Games were awarded the most …………(4)
………… athlete title.
Nguyen Danh Thai, Minister – Chairman of the State Committee for Physical Training
and Sports, President of the 22
nd
SEA Games Council and Head of the 22

heading from the list A - I for each paragraph from 1 – 5 of the article. There is three
extra
headings
which you do not need to use. There have been an example for you. (1m)
EX: Paragraph 0 + I
A. An unexpectedly demanding way of
life
B. The consequences of poor
performance
C. No way out if you don’t like
it
D. Letting everyone have a moment of
glory
E. Benefiting from the power of
nature
F. Cooperating to overcome the power of
nature
G. It’s not what people
think
H. A solution that seems to
work
I. The terrible consequences of making a
mistake
Paragraph 0:
Imagine for a moment, spending the night on board a large yacht, being
roughly
woken in the pitch dark and ordered on deck. Every so often you will be totally drenched, very
suddenly, in salt water. You will be sharing the same cramped space with 14 other people for a
whole
year. Your stomach, when not affected by seasickness, will be hit by the competitive

pushing
yourself to the limits of endurance. But it is also a story of the vastness and beauty of
the sea, of
seeing
the sun rise and set on hundreds of desolate horizons, and of the supreme
satisfaction of
arriving
somewhere knowing that wind alone has taken you
there.
Paragraph 3:
Unlike the captains, who are professional sailors, the crews all consist of
amateur
volunteers who have actually paid for the privilege of taking a year off from their work and
enduring these difficult conditions. On board London Light the ages range from 21 to 65. For
the
youngest
member, Susan Porter, the trip is about the excitement of both the racing and the
elements ‘Being able
to
pitch yourselves as a team against a storm gives you a huge sense of
achievement’, she
says
Paragraph 4:
Jerry Wallace, a marketing director, found sailing a refreshing change from the
selfish
individualism of business. Although he was prepared for the discomfort, the mental
stress of long distance racing was not what he has anticipated, ‘A grand Prix driver has a few
hours of focus,
a
footballer 90 minutes, but we have been racing for 11 months. This is

you are more likely ……….(2)………… ill. But is this really true or is it just an old wives'
tale? The problem with old sayings like this is that it's often difficult ……….(3)…………
whether they are true or not. For example, if you ask people with colds whether they are feeling
run down, they are almost certain to say yes. People without colds ……….(4)……… more
likely to say no. So, how do you tell if it's the cold that ……….(5)………… them feel run
down or the fact that they are run down that is making them more likely to catch a cold? Now it
……….(6)…………there is a scientific answer to this question. And answer is yes - if you are
run down or under stress, you are more likely to catch a cold. Scientists at the Common Cold
Research Centre ran a series of tests. They got volunteers without colds to attend the centre,
where they ……….(7)………… a questionnaire to complete. The questions measured the
amount of stress each volunteer was under. The volunteers were then deliberately infected with
a cold virus and left to see whether they developed a cold. After many people ……….(8)
………… the researchers looked for a link between the measured stress level and the chances
of catching a cold. They found that the higher the stress, the more likely the person was to catch
a cold. At the moment it ……….(9)………… why stress makes someone more likely to
become ill, but now that the link ……….(10)…………, researchers might be able to
investigate further. They may even find different ways of combating disease.
Part XI : Choose one sentence that has the most similar meaning to the original one(0,5m)

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1: “ Shall I make you a cup of tea ?”
A. Mary wanted to make me a cup of tea. B. Mary hesitated to make me a cup of tea.
C. Mary promised to make me a cup of tea. D. Mary offered to make me a cup of tea.
2: The firefighters managed to put out the fire within 30 minutes.
A. It took the firefighters about 30 minutes putting out the fire.
B. The firefighters were capable to put out the fire within 30 minutes.
C. It was about 30 minutes for the firefighters putting out the fire.
D. The firefighters were able to put out the fire within 30 minutes.
3: The police think that he was one of the robbers.
A. He is alleged to take part in the robbery.

A B C D
- The correct answer is B
1. My teacher got used to drive a car on the left when he lived in London.
A B C D
2. A number of tourists is going to return the evaluation form distributed by the travel agent.
A B C D
3. I have three brothers, one is a farmer, another is a doctor and the other a teacher.
A B C D
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4. The film was a bit bored but in the end , the main characters had a happy ending.
A B C D
5. Do you remember to try this kind of food somewhere else before ?
A B C D
Part XIV: Fill in the blank with the words given (Don’t change their forms). Remember that
there are more words than needed : (1m)
increasing shape beatiful wider as well as words
girls where less untill heavier unlike
For the first ten years, girls and boys grow at almost exactly the same rate. Then
………(1)……… suddenly start to grow more quickly than boys. As a result, girls at the age of
thirteen are taller, …………(2)…… …and stronger than boys.
At about the age of fourteen, the average girl starts to grow……….(3)………
rapidly and the average boy catches up and then surpasses her. …….…(4)…….… girls, boys
do not stop growing when they are fifteen or sixteen. They keep growing, although more
slowly, …….…(5)……… they are about twenty. Then they begin to shrink, very slowly but
surely.Their weight, however, usually goes on ……… (6)………… until they are in their
forties. To keep fit, they must cut the fats from their diet …… (7)……… exercise.
In addition, adolescents undergo changes in facial appearance. The lower half of
his or her face changes its………(8)……… The jaw becomes longer and juts out more. As a
result, the chin becomes much more pointed, and the mouth becomes ………(9)…… At the
same time the nose also becomes slightly longer. In other…….(10)………, the “baby-face”

-> I ……………………………………………………… ( regret )
3. The house in the city is too expensive for my father to buy for me.
-> It is ……………………………………… ,…………… ( so …… that )
4. Finish the work today, or I won’t pay you.
-> I …………………………………………………………… ( unless )
5. The difficult lessons aren’t finished in class on time.
-> The students ( finish )
Part III: The table below shows the number of visitors from some countries to visit our
country in 2010 and 2011. Describe the information shown in the table. You should write at
least 100 words. (1,0 m)
Countries
Number of visitors
England America France China Spain
In 2010 50 150 200 250 300
In 2011 200 150 100 500 150
Total 250 300 300 750 450
Part IV: Write a composition about 250 words on the following topic: (2,0 ms)
TELL US ONE OF THE SUBJECTS YOU LIKE BEST. WHY ?

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UBND HUYỆN PHÙ MỸ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HSG LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
PHÒNG GD-ĐT NĂM HỌC: 2011 - 2012
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
A: Listening: (2 điểm)
Part I: 1,0 điểm. (0,1 đ x 10 )
1. come 2. terrible 3. when 4. complained 5. money
6. played 7. where 8. told 9. couldn’t 10. sorry
Part II : 1,0 điểm . ( 0,2 đ x 5 )

1. caught 2. to get 3. to prove 4. are 5. is making
6. seems 7. were first given 8. had been tasted 9. is not known 10. has been found
Part XI: 0,5 điểm: ( 0,1 đ x 5 )
1: D 2: D 3: B 4: A 5: C
Part XII: 0,5 điểm: ( 0,1 đ x 5 )
4 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 1
Part XIII: 1,0 điểm: ( 0,2 đ x 5 )
1: B 2: B 3: D 4: A 5: B
Part XIV: 1,0 điểm: ( 0,1 đ x 10 )
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1. girls 2. heavier 3. less 4. unlike 5. untill
6. increasing 7. as well as 8. shape 9. wider 10. words
C: Writing: 6 điểm.
Part I: 2,0 điểm (0,2 đ x 10 )
1. In spite of the young girl, she is quite experienced.
2. No sooner had we arrived at the theatre than the play started.
3. The more money Mike earned, the more clothes he bought.
4. By whom are people in your class often made to laugh ?
5. Nam offered to clean the windows for Mai.
6. Meat isn’t so/as expensive as fish in some areas of the country, is it ?
7. My sister likes to be taken/ being taken to the movies by her boyfriend.
8. The last time Hoa was seen was on her birthday.
9. The boys would rather play soccer than stay indoors.
10. Nam doesn’t like chocolate cakes and his parents don’t, either
/ Neither do his parents.
Part II: 1,0 điểm. ( 0,2 đ x 5 )
1. Mai asked Jean why he was so late and if/whether his car had a flat tire.
2. I regret not taking your advice/ not having taken your advice.
3. It’s so expensive a house in the city that my father can’t buy it fot me.
4. I won’t pay you unless you finish the work today.