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HUYỆN SƠN DƯƠNG
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
HUYỆN SƠN DƯƠNG NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao nhận đề)
Điểm bài thi Giám khảo
Số phách
(Do CTHĐ chấm thi ghi)
BẰNG SỐ BẰNG CHỮ
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Chú ý: - Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi
Đề thi gồm có 10 trang
SECTION A: LISTENING (3 pts)
I. (Questions 1-4) Listen to the conversations and match them with the pictures a,
b, c or d. (0,8pt)
1. Conversation 1: ………… …… 2. Conversation 2: ………… ……
3. Conversation 3: ………… …… 4. Conversation 4: ………… ……
II. (Questions 5-10) Listen to the conversation between Mr. Hung and his
daughter, Nga, and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the
following sentences. (1,2pts)
5. Nga stays up late because ___________.
A. She has to draw a pictrue
B. She tries to finish a math question
C. She tries to finish her essay
D. She has to complete her English exercises
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The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of us
gathering in Mai’s house. She didn’t like having the party at a (12) _________
because it is noisy and expensive.
We gave presents to Mai and she happily opened them. It must really be
exciting to receive all those presents. After that Mai’s mother served us soft drinks
and biscuits. We then listened to music and played cards. The winners were given
prizes. At about four thirty Mai’s mother brought out the birthday cake. It was
beautifully (13) _________ with pink and white icing. Sixteen colorful candles sat in
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the middles of the cake. We all clapped our hands eagerly and sang “Happy
Birthday” as she blew out the candles and (14) _________the cake. We helped
ourselves to slices of the delicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew.
Finally, at about six in the evening the party came to an end. We were all tired
but happy. The parents of other children came to (15) _________ them by
motorbikes. I helped Mai and her mother clean up the mess we had made. After that I
walked home, which was only three doors away.
Write your answers here:
11. __________________ 12. __________________
13. __________________ 14. __________________
15. __________________
SECTION B: PHONETIC (2 pts)
I. (Questions 16-20) Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others. (1 pt)
16. A. Parachute B. Mechanic C. Christmas D. Scheme
17. A. Southern B. Northern C. Clothing D. Months
18. A. Shadow B. Vanish C. Danish D. Spanish
19. A. Exhibition B. Exhaust C. Exhibit D. Exist
20. A. Raised B. Reduced C. Coughed D. Watched
II. (Questions 21-25) Circle the word that has the stress pattern different from
that of the other word. (1 pt)

C. The Moon Disco is beyond the bounds of possibility for high school students.
D. The Moon Disco is off –limits to high school students.
33. His treatment of children is unacceptable.
A. Beneath contempt are the children he treats.
B. It is his treatment that is held in contempt by children.
C. It is not cricket of him to treat the children like that.
D. What his treatment of children is beyond the pale.
34. Apart from the composition, I thought this test was easier than the previous one.
A. I found no difficulty to do this test except the composition.
B. I took this test easier than the previous one aside from the composition.
C. The previous test was nowhere near as easy as this one save the composition.
D. This test was nothing like as easy as the previous one bar the composition.
35. Nghia worked too hard at the office and this led to her illness.
A. Nghia's illness was the result of his working hard at the office.
B. If Nghia didn't work too hard at the office, she wouldn't be ill.
C. Every time, Nghia works hard at the office, he is ill
D. Nghia's illness prevented her from working hard at the office.
III. (Questions 36-40) Identify the error in each sentence. Circle the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D and write the correction on the answer sheet. (1 pt)
36. After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.
A B C D
37. Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns and
A B C
villages.
D
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38. The children forgot picking up the note from the office and now they are worried.
A B C D
39. If only I have done the test better than other students did.
A B C D

years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used
outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of
different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French
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was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case
nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of
communication. Today, there are more people who speak English as a second
language than people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international
communication. Britain’s colonization of many parts of the world had something to
do with it, but it is mainly due to America’s rise to the position of major world power.
This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the
language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly?
Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim
that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized
world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular
culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have
suggested “Esperanto”, an artificially put-together language, as a solution to
international communication problems but without success. So English will continue
being the world language until some other language, maybe Chinese, which is the
most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world’s
international language instead of English.
51. According to the passage, a century ago _________.
A. educated people throughout Europe
spoke English.
C. French was much more popular than
English.
B. foreign travelers to England spoke
only French.

English.
B. more non-natives speak English
than natives.
D. French is a dying language.
58. What would be a good title for this passage?
A. English in the future. C. English language means English
culture.
B. English as an international language. D. English - a difficult language to learn.
II. (Questions 59-68) Read and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete
the passage (2pts)
The computer is undoubtedly one of the most (59) _______ and important
inventions of the twentieth century. Boring or time-consuming jobs which, in the
past, would have been (60) _______ by hundreds of workers can now be done by one
small computer. However, the (61) _______ of the computer has not been entirely
problem-free. Many people feel that we are already too (62) _______on computers.
They think that computers themselves are (63) _______ too powerful, and that people
are no longer in control of them.
One of the problems with a computer is that, like any other machines, it can
(64) _______. If a computer is (65) _______, the information it is storing can be lost.
If a computer program has a(n) (66) _______ in it, the computer’s calculation can be
seriously (67) _______. A faulty program in a hospital or police computer could (68)
_______terrible mistakes.
59. A. shocking B. amazing C. amused D. amazed
60. A. done out B. made out C. carried out D. went out
61. A. usage B. experiment C. introduction D. operation
62. A. dependent B. based C. influenced D. carried
63. A. becoming B. getting C. running D. turning
64. A. break up B. break down C. break into D. break out
65. A. changed B. modified C. contaminated D. damaged
66. A. foul B. abnormality C. wrongdoing D. error

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78. Her passport and other identification were stolen.
→ She
79. Her boyfriend was so proud of being a fire fighter.
→ Her boyfriend prided
80. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.
→The film star avoided
82. It’s difficult for older people to learn a language.
→ Older people have
83. John could not find the right house.
→ John was
II. (Questions 84-90) Make all the changes and additions necessary to make
complete sentences from the cues given. (1,4 pts)
84. Nam/ Mary/ be/ pen pals/ over four years/.
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85. I/ use/ walk/ past/ temple/ on/ way/ primary school/ when / little boy/.
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86. It/ very difficult/ Vietnamese students/ study/ abroad/.
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87. new stadium/ build/ this area/ next month/.
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88. After/ finish/ degree/ English, / she/ went on/ study/ Law/ Harvard University/.
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89. The book/ you/ read/ last night/ write/ Charles Dickens/.
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21. A 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. C
SECTION C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5 pts)
I. (Questions 26-30) Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B,
C or D. (1 pts)
26. B 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. A
II. (Questions 31-35) Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to the sentence printed in italics. (1 pt)
31. D 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. B
III. (Questions 36-40) Identify the error in each sentence. Circle the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D and write the correction on the answer sheet. (1 pt)
36. A. said → saying 37. B. are performed → were performed
38. A. picking → to pick 39. A. have done → had done
44. D. exciting → excited
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IV. (Questions 41-45) Give the correct forms of words in the brackets. (1 pt)
41. economic 42. satisfactory 43. enrich
44. poverty 45. Unfortunately
V. (Questions 46-50) Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. (1pt)
46. about 47. for 48. to
49. of 50. of
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (5 pts)
I. (Questions 51-58) Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
(1,6 pts)

51. C 52. C 53. D 54. C 55. A
56.C 57. B 58. B
II. (Questions 59-68) Read and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete
the passage (2pts)
59. B 60. C 61. C 62. A 63. A
64. B 65. D 66. D 67. B 68. D

John was not able to find the right house.
II. (Questions 84-90) Make all the changes and additions necessary to make
complete sentences from the cues given (1,4 pts)
84. Nam/ Mary/ be/ pen pals/ over four years/.
→
Nam and Mary have been pen pals for over four years.
85. I/ use/ walk/ past/ temple/ on/ way/ primary school/ when / little boy/.
→
I used to walk past this/the temple on my/the way to primary school when I was a
little boy.
86. It/ very difficult/ Vietnamese students/ study/ abroad/.
→
It is very difficult for Vietnamese students to study abroad.
87. new stadium/ build/ this area/ next month/.
→
The/ A new stadium is going to/ will be built in this area next month.
88. After/ finish/ degree/ English,/ she/ went on/ study/ Law/ Harvard University/.
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After finishing a/the/her degree in English, she went on studying Law at Harvard
University.
89. The book/ you/ read/ last night/ write/ Charles Dickens/.
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The book (which) you read last night was written by Charles Dickens.
90. They/ spend/ all day/ practice/ song/ they/ sing/ Lan’s next birthday/.
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They spent/spend all day practicing the song which they will sing on Lan’s next
birthday.
III. Luna Tet holiday is coming. What are you planning to do during Tet
holiday? Write a paragraph using 100 or 120 words. (2pts)
- Organization: (Bố cục bài luận rõ ràng, đầy đủ 3 phần: mở bài, thân bài, kết luận)

Girl: So, when did you get here?
Boy: I arrived yesterday.
Girl: How long are you going to stay?
Boy: For a week.
Girl: Do you want to go for a swim?
Boy: Sure!
Conversation 4:
Boy: Hoa! How do you like it here?
Girl: It’s very nice. The hotel is big and my room is comfortable.
Boy: Are you traveling with your friend?
Girl: No, I’m traveling alone.
Boy: Would you like to go somewhere for a drink?
Girl: That’s great!
Key: 1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a
II. (Questions 5-10) Listen to the dialogue between Mr Hung and his daughter Nga,
and choose the best answer A, B C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
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Mr. Hung: What are you doing? It’s so late. Why don’t you go to bed?
Nga: I’m trying to finish my essay about the culture and religions of the ASEAN
countries. I’ll have to submit it to my teacher tomorrow. May I ask you something,
Dad?
Mr. Hung: Yes? What’s that?
Nga: Do you know how many people in Southeast Asia speak English?
Mr. Hung: I'm not sure. But the ASEAN region has the third largest number of
English speakers - just after the US and UK.
Nga: Really? Exactly how many people speak English?
Mr. Hung: Around 50 million, I think, … mostly in the Philippines.
Nga: Do you know anything about religions?
Mr. Hung: The ASEAN countries include three main religions. They are Islam,
Buddhism and Catholicism.

prizes. At about four thirty Mai’s mother brought out the birthday cake. It was
beautifully (13. decorated) _________ with pink and white icing. Sixteen colorful
candles sat in the middles of the cake. We all clapped our hands eagerly and sang
“Happy Birthday” as she blew out the candles and (14. cut) ________ the cake. We
helped ourselves to slices of the delicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew.
Finally at about six in the evening the party came to an end. We were all tired
but happy. The parents of other children came to (15. collect) _______ them by
motorbikes. I helped Mai and her mother clean up the mess we had made. After that I
walked home, which was only three doors away.
11. invited 12. restaurant 13. decorated 14. cut 15. collect
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