SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
BẮC GIANG
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh; Lớp: 9 Phổ thông
Ngày thi: 30 tháng 3 năm 2013
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
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.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
I.  Listening
Part 1. You will hear a conversation twice.
For questions 1-5, put a tick next to the right answer. (5 pts)
1. In addition to paper books, what did the little girl make with paper at school?
A. an animal B. a person C. a building
2. What thing did she NOT talk about when making the object in Question 1?
A. paper B. glue C. scissors
3. What did the girl do after school?
A. She rode her bicycle. B. She watched television. C. She went to the store.
4. Who did she meet and play with at the junior high school?
A. her teacher B. her cousins C. her father
5. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. at a house B. at school C. at a park
Part 2. You will hear a tour guide talking about a day trip.

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II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. A. perform B. campus C. mountain D. equal
2. A. distinguish B. appliance C. opinion D. politics
3. A. cover B. although C. freedom D. ancient
4. A. experience B. encourage C. mystery D. convenient
5. A. efficiency B. communicate C. territory D. environment
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
1. - “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?” - “______.”
A. Anything will do B. Yes, please
C. Never mind D. I don’t mind
2. If I ______ be somebody else, I ______ to be a film star.
A. could / would B.can / would like C. could / would like D. can / like
3. Opposite our house there is a large park, ______ there are beautiful trees and flowers.
A. where B. in that C. which D. that
4. We have done a lot of work on tenses lately and we now ______ most of the rules.
A. were understanding B. are understanding
C. understand D. will understand
5. – “Your hairstyle looks terrific, John!” - “ ______.”
A. I’m glad you like it B. I don’t know
C. No, you are wrong D. Excuse me
6. We delayed our departure ______ the weather condition.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. instead of D. on behalf of
7. During the rush hour the traffic ______ in the city centre is terrible.
A. condensation B.accumulation C. concentration D. congestion
8. If a bomb goes off, it ______.
A. fails B.explodes C. strikes D. misses its objects
9. Mike is not feeling well so we gave him ______ to do than you.
A. fewer B. little work C. less work D. least works
10. Our friends won a big prize when he took part in the ______ on TV last week.

3. The Internet is used for many purposes: education, communication, entertainment and
____________________. (COMMERCIAL)
4. In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxuries but __________________.
(NECESSARY)
5. Some designers have modernized the Ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, by
printing lines of _________________ on them. (POETIC)
VII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (5 pts)
1. Don’t be surprised when you see how thin Matin is. He (be) extremely ill. 1. _______________
2. The ideas (present) in this book are not really interesting. 2. _______________
3. Scarcely she (leave) the office when they arrived. 3. _______________
4. Should you agree to help us with the housework, we (finish) everything on
Saturday.
4. _______________
5. - “I left a cookie on the table but now it’s gone. What happened to it?”
- “I don’t know. One of the children (eat) it.”
5. _______________
VIII. Each of the following sentences contains ONE error. Underline and correct it. (5 pts)
1. It has been suggested that he saves money for his study tour abroad.  _____________________
2. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have
to submit the proposal.
 _____________________
3. Although she smoked, drank and never took exercise, but she lived
to be 100.
 _____________________
4. The receptionist said me that the hotel had been fully booked.  _____________________
5. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not make me interested.  _____________________
IX. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
Another strong earthquake shook Bac Tra My District in Quang Nam Province at 1.34 p.m on
Thursday, September 27
th

their New Year, which (8) ______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the
streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (9) ______ colourful, but (10) ______ flowers they
have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
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1. A. earliest B. latest C. previous D. old
2. A. which B. when C. because D. by then
3. A. single B. one C. only D. lonely
4. A. giant B. tremendous C. extreme D. huge
5. A. gone B. carried C. brought D. run
6. A. in B. out of C. against D. from
7. A. through B. one other C. each other D. mutually
8. A. falls B. appears C. happens D. occurs
9. A. the same B. as C. not less D. equally
10. A. instead of B. on behalf of C. in spite of D. place of
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________
6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______
XI. You are going to read an article about a sailing race. Choose the most suitable heading from
the list A - H for each paragraph from 1 – 5 of the article. There are two extra
headings
which you do not need to use. There has been an example for you. (5 pts)
EX: Paragraph 0: D
A. The consequences of poor
performance
E. Benefiting from the power of
nature
B. An unexpectedly demanding way of
life
F. Cooperating to overcome the power of
nature
C. A solution that seems to

are soon due home. While most of us have worked, slept, taken a holiday, these
crews

have
sailed
and sailed, day after day, night after night, in weather conditions that would test
any
human. This is
the reality of ocean yacht racing, which
bears
little resemblance to the popular image of sailing - the
quick sprint around a lake
before
returning ashore for a meal and a warm
bath.
Paragraph 2:
Racing 20-metre yachts around the world is a story of unrelenting hard work,
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

addressed
immediately. Left to develop, they get much worse. On London Light they have done this
by
having a
meeting where problems can be discussed and resolved by majority vote. Cooperation is
the
key, and
everyone can have their say. The London is one of the few boats that has never lost any
crew
early
because of a personality
clash.
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________
XII. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning
with the given words. (10 pts)
1. Children learn a lot about how to behave in a situation like this.
 Only __________________________________________________________________________.
2. You can use it as long as you like, and it will not wear out.
 No matter _____________________________________________________________________.
3. You needn’t make an appointment to see the personnel manager.
 There’s _______________________________________________________________________.
4. The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours.
 It is a _________________________________________________________________________.
5. If you don’t believe in it, you will never be able to do it.
 Believe _______________________________________________________________________.
6. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.
 The patient made _______________________________________________________________.
7. You practice a lot, and you will play well.
 The more______________________________________________________________________.
8. The Prime Minister resigned because of his sudden illness.

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
BẮC GIANG
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
BÀI THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH
NGÀY THI 30/3/2013
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP: 9 PHỔ THÔNG
Bản hướng dẫn chấm có 02 trang
(Tổng điểm: 100 điểm)
I. 15pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
Part 1
1. A. an animal 2. C. scissors 3. A. She rode her bicycle.
4. B. her cousins 5. A. at a house
Part 2
1. 10.45/ quarter to eleven 2. castle 3. 8(.00)
4. park 5. (walk to/round the old) market(s)
Part 3
1. E 2. G 3. B 4. C 5. H
II. 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1. A. perform 2. D. politics 3. B. although 4. C. mystery 5.C.
territory
III. 10 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. A
IV. 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm)
1. D 2. C 3. F 4. G 5. E
6. J 7. B 8. A 9. H 10. I
V. 5 pts (Mỗi giới từ đúng 0,5 điểm)
1. out 2. to 3. into - over 4. down
5. at - on 6. for 7. out 8. of

9. Be sure not to leave without saying goodbye to your grandmother.
10. In case your car breaks down on the rough mountain road, take plenty of spare parts.
XIII. 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1. I wish I were really intelligent.
2. The stolen money has been found in the park by the police.
3. The damage that sudden fires cause is often serious.
4. He knows nearly/almost everything about whales.
5. Walking in the rain gives him pleasure.
XIV. 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1. Many visitors to our country are impressed by the beauty of Hanoi.
2. Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud of being students of their school.
3. Learners learn how to spell and pronounce words in order to/ to / so as to use them in
(both) writing and speaking.
4. The Malaysian unit of currency is the ringgit, consisting/ which consists of 100 sen.
5. Has Tom heard from his pen pal since he moved to another city?
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