SỞ GD&ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS
QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 28 tháng 3 năm 2013
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi này có 05 trang)

Lưu ý: * Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.
* Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
* Giám thị không hướng dẫn hoặc giải thích gì thêm.

I. LISTENING
Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu:
• Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được ghi âm 2 lần. Giữa 2 lần ghi âm của mỗi phần và
giữa các phần có một khoảng trống thời gian chờ.
• Mọi hướng dẫn làm bài cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. Listen to the recording and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for the following
statements and questions. (7 pts)
1. The expert says that there are people in the world today.
A. over 6.7 billion B. 6.7 billion C. about 6.7 million D. 6.6 billion
2. According to the expert, the population of the world increases by a year.
A. 66 million B. about 66 million C. 6.7 billion D. about 76 million
3. According to the expert, the area that has the highest population growth rate is .
A. Africa B. Latin America C. Asia D. the Middle East
4. Scientists say that the main reason for population explosion is
A. death rates B. birth rates
C. an increase in death rates D. a decrease in death rates
5. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
A. literacy B. lack of hospitals and schools
C. shortage of food D. poor living conditions
6. According to experts, the population of the world will be by the year 2015.

21. Her marriage has been arranged by her parents. She is marrying a man .
A. she hardly knows him B. whom she hardly know him
C. she hardly knows D. All are correct
22. "Can I give you a little more coffee?" - “ ”
A. No, you're welcome. B. No. Thanks.
C. Yes, you're right. D. Yes, I'm OK.
23. It was serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month.
A. such B. such a C. so D. so a
24. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. , it will stop burning.
A. Consequently B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. However
25. I enjoy doing things on my own, and I don’t need company the time.
A. all B. most C. much D. whole
26. Harrods, in London, is probably one of the best-known in the world.
A. departmental stores B. department shops
C. department stores D. stores department
27. Robert does not have Peter does.
A. money more than B. as many money as C. more money as D. as much money as
28. In 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 gold medals.
A. Ø/ the B. the/ Ø C. a/ the D. the/ the
29. You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. You be really hungry.
A. might B. will C. can D. must
30. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite .
A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless
Part 2. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (5 pts)
31. Most American men earn average about $110 a week.
32. He is married my friend.
33. You’d better not drink that milk, Joe. It’s gone .
34. Are you aware the regulations concerning the use of guns?
35. I used to watch the postman's arrival to seize unwanted envelopes and tear off
the corner with the stamp stuck on it.

A B C D
52. Without transportation, our modern society could not be existed.
A B C D
53. She left the room with not saying a word.
A B C D
54. The more careful you drive, the fewer accidents you will have .
A B C D
55. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
A B C D
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which best fits each space. (10
pts)
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or a
kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (56) .
A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (57) of cinema
tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (58) of paper which costs almost
nothing to make.
Thousands of years (59) people didn't have money as we know
(60) . There were no banks (61) even shops. In those days, Mr.
Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (62) grown for Mr. Hive's honey.
This was an exchange arranged between the two (63) , each of whom had
something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own "currencies"
(64) that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join
together, which is why (65) everyone uses a national currency.
56. A. other B. else C. another D. apart
57. A. couple B. double C. few D. several
58. A. slice B. part C. side D. piece
59. A. since B. past C. before D. ago
60. A. them B. it C. some D. that
61. A. or B. neither C. and D. but

Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards are
presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions.
Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.
No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some
people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
76. The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to
A. prevailed B. postponed
C. prevented D. predicted
77. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
A. awards vary in monetary value.
B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.
C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners.
D. a few individuals have won two awards.
78. The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in
A. economics B. medicine
C. literature D. science
79. The word "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to
A. economic B. prestigious C. trivial D. valuable
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80. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite.
B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.
C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science.
D. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.
V. WRITING
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it. (5 pts)
81. I haven't seen this film before.
→ This is… ……………………………………………………
82. “I was not there at the time,” he said.

Ngày thi: 28 tháng 3 năm 2013 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

Tống số điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm
Làm đúng mỗi câu, cho 1,0 điểm. Bài luận cho tối đa 10,0 điểm.
Sau khi cộng toàn bộ số điểm, giám khảo quy về hệ điểm 10, không làm tròn số.
I. LISTENING
Part 1. (7 points)
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A
6. B 7. C
Part 2. (8 points)
8. women 9. coming 10. nearly 11. feelings
12. unwilling 13. permission 14. enthusiastic 15. 264
II. PHONETICS (5 points)
16. A 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. D
III. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
Part 1.(10 points)
21. C 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. A
26. C 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. C
Part 2. (5 points)
31. on 32. to 33. off 34. of 35. for
Part 3. (5 points)
36. scientists 37. qualified 38. unfriendly 39. fashionably 40. foretell
Part 4. (10 points)
41. getting 42. returns 43. was being played 44. knew
45. will be learning 46. to have escaped 47. is
48. had been standing 49. served 50. not buying
Part 5. (5 points) (Chọn đúng 50%, sửa đúng 50%)

- Content: (50% of the total mark)
- Organization and presentation: (20% of the total mark)
- Language: (20% of the total mark)
- Handwriting, punctuation and spelling: (10% of the total mark)
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