PHÒNG GD&ĐT
VĨNH TƯỜNG
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
PART A: LISTENING
(All the recordings will be played twice)
You are going to hear a conversation with a woman who wants to join an international
social club.
Questions 1–5. Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER
for each answer.
Questions 6–10. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
6. According to Don, what might be a problem for Jenny?
A. her accent
B. talking to her colleagues
C. understanding local people
7. How many members does the club have now?
A. 30 B. 50 C. 80
8. How often does the club meet?
A. once a week B. once every two weeks C. once a month
9. What is the club’s most frequent type of activity?
A. a talk B. a visit C. a meal
10. The main purpose of the club is to help members to
A. meet Australians.
B. learn about life in Australia.
C. enjoy themselves together.
PART B: PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. communicate B. experience C. embroidery D. inspiration
2. A. banyan B. blanket C. gather D. exchange

A. get my teeth to take care of B. take care of my teeth
C. my teeth be taken care of D. get my teeth taken care of
8. I didn’t get home until after midnight last night. Otherwise, I _______ your call.
A. would return B. returned C. would have returned D. had returned
9. By next year, we _______ here for ten years.
A. lived B. have lived C. will live D. will have lived
10. _______ for the intolerable heat in the hall, we would have stayed much longer.
A. If it weren’t B. Unless it were C. Hadn’t it been D. Had it not been
11. She was _______ as anyone could have had.
A. as patient teacher B. a patient a teacher
C. as patient as teacher D. as patient a teacher
12. _______ parrots are native to tropical regions is untrue.
A. All B. That all C. Since all D. Why all
13. I am sorry I opened your handbag but I _______ it for mine.
A. mistook B. confused C. recognized D. imagined
14. English is used as an access _______ world scholarship and world trade.
A. into B. for C. to D. toward
15. If you come to the cinema, _______ your friend with you.
A. bring B. get C. invite D. take
II. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the
spaces. There is an example at the beginning.
Example: 0. amusement
The days when people would go to a zoo simply for (0. AMUSE) _______ are long
ago. Today, when we place greater (1. IMPORT) _______ on the survival of animals in the
wild, zoos have duty to inform the public and improve our (2. KNOW) _______ of the
environment and the problems faced (3. WORLD) _______ by large numbers of animals.
Today's zoos also play a role in the (4. PROTECT) _______ of threatened species,
breeding animals for release in the wild. Many zoos also fund (5. SCIENCE) _______
research into animals and their behavior. The way animals are treated in zoos has changed,
too. Many intelligent animals suffer from (6. BORE) _______ in captivity and their keepers

lost her independence because he would have to made her give
up her studies and stay at home all the day. Susie would have
hated that, as I know that she is a very ambitious person, but
when I mentioned it to her she was became quite angry, saying
that I was jealous her, and wanted him for myself. Sometimes it
isn’t easy being a best friend.
PART D: READING
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
Because writing has become so important in our (1) _______, we sometimes think of it
as more real than speech. A little thought, (2) _______, will show why speech is primary
and writing sencondary to language. Human beings have been writing for (3) _______ 5000
years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been
human (4) _______.
When writing (5) _______ develop, it was derived (6) _______ and represented speech,
albeit imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. (7)
_______, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not
severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being can
not be prevented from doing so. (8) _______, it takes a special (9) _______ to learn to
write; in the past many intelligent and useful members of society didn’t acquire the skill,
and even today many who speak languages with writing (10) _______ never learn to read or
write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.
1. A. culture B. education C. training D. competition
2. A. though B. nevertheless C. however D. furthermore
3. A. at least B. at last C. totally D. finally
4. A. people B. personality C. beings D. being
5. A. rather B. quite C. has D. did
6. A. with B. of C. about D. from
7. A. However B. Otherwise C. Furthermore D. But
8. A. On behalf of B. On the other hand C. Another way D. By the way

otherwise you’re free to do what you want. Now I really believe that the best thing about
this whole holiday was meeting so many different and interesting people. I used to think
hostels were only for the young and noisy, but not any more. You can’t imagine what a
variety there was! Anyway what are you all doing next year?
1. This is from _______.
A. a letter B. a magazine C. a poster D. a diary
2. What is the writer trying to do?
A. to make complaints B. to offer instruction
C. to give direction D. to give information
3. Why didn’t the writer stay in the hotel?
A. She had to be in by 11p.m and out by 10a.m.
B. It was too noisy.
C. She couldn’t stay as long as she wished.
D. She didn’t have enough money to stay in a hotel because she is studying again.
4. What did the writer most enjoy about holiday?
A. She could do anything she liked.
B. it was a touring holiday.
C. She enjoyed meeting other people staying in the hostel.
D. the holiday was lying and interesting.
5. The writer was _____
A. a reporter B. a spokeswoman C. a student D. a tour guide
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PART E: WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one, by
using the word given. (Do not change the word given).
1. It's possible Karen didn't hear her name being called. might
→ Karen .…………………………………… her name being called.
2. “Don’t forget to lock the house when you go out, William,” his mother said. reminded
→ William’s mother ………………………… when he went out.
3. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. against

4. economist
5. dancing
Question 6-10
6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. A
PART B: PHONETICS
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D
PART C: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the right word or phrase A-D to complete the sentences.
1. C 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A
6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. D
11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. A
II. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the
spaces.
1. importance
2. knowledge
3. worldwide
4. protection
5. scientific
6. boredom
7. psychological
8. variety
9. daily
10. unconvinced
III. Read the text and choose the odd words.
1. with 2. on 3. 4. so 5. of
6. to 7. the 8.  9. was 10. her
PART D: READING
I. Choose the word or phrase
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D
6. D 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. C