SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ TĨNH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC: 2010 - 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 150 PHÚT
Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi
Đề thi gồm 7 trang
A. PHONETICS
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 5.
1. A. thin B. thick C. this D. think
2. A. onion B. coffee C. lot D. what
3. A. shi r t B. po r k C. wo r ld D. unive r sity
4. A. height B. eight C. weight D. freight
5. A. greet B. again C. arrange D. gold
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 6 to 10.
6. A. education B. community C. development D. unbreakable
7. A. prepare B. repeat C. purpose D. police
8. A. literature B. entertainment C. recreation D. information
9. A. chocolate B. structural C. important D. national
10. A. cinema B. position C. family D. popular
B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions of 11 to 20.
11. Of course, all those who ____________ can apply again.
A. have not listed B. didn’t list C. will not list D. have not been listed
12. Mary wishes she ______________ her uncle this coming weekend.
A. will visit B. had visited C. visits D. could visit
13. _______ the beginning of the story the two main characters meet in the lift.
A. At B. On C. To D. In

They simply need constant (31.) ______ in order to overcome
their fears. (32.) ______ seems to be the most difficult aspect
for some students, while for others it is the (33.) _______ of
the spoken words. This feeling is not (34.) _______ to those
who feel least (35.) _______, as even the most outgoing
students are sometimes (36.) _______ to speak. One reason
for this reluctance may be (37.) _______. Students may be
(38.) ______ of their accent. We could say that the root of this
problem might be the student’s desire for (39.) ________ but
no one can have perfect (40.) _______ without practice.
0. ABLE
31. ENCOURAGE
32. CONVERSE
33. COMPREHEND
34. EXCLUDE
35. CONFIDENCE
36. RELUCTANCE
37. SHY
38. SHAME
39. PERFECT
40. PRONOUNCE
IV. Complete the following questions from 41 to 50 with the right from of the verb
given in brackets.
41. From the clink of dishes one can tell that supper __________ (prepare).
42. If you _________ (not change) your wet clothes, you may catch a cold.
43. Mrs. Brown came to inform her that dinner _________ (serve) already.
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44. His phrase was greeted by a strange laugh from a student who ________ (sit) near the
wall.
45. The house where the robbery took place is guarded by the police to prevent it from

57. A. Change B. Consume C. Buy D. Sell
58. A. higher B. shorter C. less D. more
59. A. morning B. evening C. dusk D. afternoon
60. A. electricity B. electronic C. electric D. electrical
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II. Read the following passage and answer the following questions from 61 to 70 by
choosing one answer A, B, C or D only.
Students read for a variety of reasons, but probably the most important reason students
read is to gain academic knowledge. Their goal is to learn and comprehend what they read.
To be successful, they must develop certain reading skills. However, some students meet
difficulty in comprehending and processing information taught by their teachers. This may be
for a variety of reasons. Often it is that they have never developed the proper learning
strategies necessary for comprehension. Therefore, their ability to read, learn, memorize and
recall information is impaired. Students then become discouraged from learning. There are,
however, a number of effective measures for those with reading comprehension difficulties.
Visual
Students respond well when oral or written information is presented to them in a visual
way. For example, when a skill or topic is both described and demonstrated at the same time,
it provides students with the means to associate the demonstration with the description. When
students are provided with a combination of visual, written and oral instruction, they can
better comprehend and process the information.
Participation
Passive listening and reading often result in the inability to process information because
students are not engaged or stimulated. One of the best remedies for this is for students to
participate in the topics they read about. Teachers can ask students to demonstrate what they
have learned, and give them feedback and praise.
Thinking Aloud
Students are encouraged in reading comprehension skills when they "think aloud." The
think-aloud strategy helps them to vocally express the material they are reading or the subject
they are learning about. It helps if students go through each step or take the subject one step

B. associates the meanings with the descriptions
C. processes the information for students
D. provides a description of the learning process
66. One possible reason why students do not read well is that ___________________.
A. they can not visualize the information
B. they listen and read passively
C. they cannot demonstrate what they have read
D. they do not receive praise and feedback from teachers
67. Thinking aloud is a ________________.
A. quick and noisy process of comprehension
B. step by step process towards reading
C. conversational method of reading comprehension
D. process in which students express their thoughts in spoken words
68. One advantage of thinking aloud is ______________.
A. students do not have to write down their thoughts
B. students’ ability to think and process information silently is developed
C. students can whisper softly in this technique
D. students can talk while studying in class
69. In order to demonstrate students’ comprehension, ________________.
A. homework and in-class assignments should be given
B. students must hear and read the information well beforehand
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C. the tasks’ level of difficulty must be maintained consistently
D. all the related information must be provided
70. It can be inferred that in order to improve students’ ability in reading _____________.
A. only one technique is enough
B. the teachers have to work very hard
C. the students have to read a lot
D. one technique is not enough, a combination is recommended
III. Read the following passage and complete the numbered blanks from 71 to 80 with

II. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first given.
86. I had expected the weather to be worse.
The weather was ________________________________________.
87. The train couldn’t run because of the storm.
The storm prevented ____________________________________________ .
88. She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard.
Hard _______________________________________________________ .
89. The storm blew the roof off the house.
The house _____________________________________________________.
90. Vitamin intake and intelligence are not connected.
There is _____________________________________________________ .
III. It is widely recognized that we have to protect the environment, not only for our
own sake but for our next generations’ as well. Write a composition of around 200
words to say what you would and would not do in order to keep the world
unpolluted, fresh and green.
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74. it 75. open
76. schedule 77. out 78. popular 79. common 80. fallen/
been
D. WRITING
I.
81. B 82. D 83. D 84. B 85. D
II. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first given.
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86. The weather was not so/as bad as I had expected.
87. The storm prevented the train from running.
88. Hard as/though she works, she never seems to succeed.
89. The house got/had its roof blown off by the storm.
90. There is no connection between vitamin intake and intelligence.
III.
Essays are assessed according to the following criteria: idea; coherence and cohesion;
syntax, spelling and vocabulary.
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