UBND TỈNH HẢI DƯƠNG
SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO
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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2013 – 2014
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày thi: 20/3/2014
(Đề thi gồm có 05 trang)
Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.
Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết chữ cái A hoặc B, C, D.
Phần tự luận: Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài.
(Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì.)
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A. LISTENING:
Hướng dẫn làm bài nghe:
- Bài nghe gồm có 02 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 02 lần. Mở đầu và kết thúc có tín
hiệu nhạc.
- Thí sinh đọc kỹ yêu cầu của mỗi bài trước khi nghe.
I. Listen to the people named A, B, C, D and E talking about where they like to read. Complete
the sentences with the correct speakers, A, B, C, D or E. (5.0 points):
1. ______ doesn’t usually have much time for reading.
2. ______ gets travel sick.
3. ______ always carries a book with her / him.
4. ______ sometimes reads something he / she hasn’t bought.
5. ______ likes to read at the end of the day.
II. Listen to the conversation and complete the sentences with the missing information (10 points):
a. Adam’s great-grandmother, Sheena, wasn't born (6) ………………
b. His great-grandmother moved to the Sates when she was (7)………………
c. They went to the USA because they wanted to find (8)………………
d. They lived in New York when they (9)………………

A. visit B. visited C. has visited D. have visited
27. “Could you please cut the cake into five ……………… pieces?”, Henry said to Jane.
A. like B. same C. alike D. equal
28. The environment is ……………… almost everywhere.
A. threatening seriously B. seriously threatening
C. seriously threatened D. serious threat
29. When in the army, we were made……………… to bed at 10 p.m.
A. go B. to go C. going D. to going
30. The police stated that the car accident would be ……………… soon.
A. investigate B. investigated C. investigating D. investigation
31. This cooker,……………… looks beautiful, doesn’t work properly.
A. who B. that C. it D. which
32. Sarah said that if her boyfriend ……………… his promise, she ……………… to him again.
A. broke / would never speak B. breaks / will never speak
C. broke / will never speak D. broken / would never speak
33. The older my grandpa gets, ……………… he becomes.
A. the weakest B. the weaker C. weaker D. the weak
34. Last night when I ……………… along the river, I ……………… my old teacher.
A. walked / met B. was walking / was meeting
C. walked / was meeting D. was walking / met
35. Yesterday I went to the garage near my house to ………………
A. have my car serviced B. servicing my car
C. get my car to service D. get my car service
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets (5.0 points):
36. The university has …………the use of dictionaries during language examinations.
37. It is said that the …………of Swiss watches is perfect.
38. A holiday in Sapa in late summer can be …………cheap.
39. They have decided to interview three …………for the post.
40. The village I spent my childhood in has changed so much that it is almost …………
AUTHOR

E. Great! Congratulations!
F. It's my pleasure!
G. Yes, I do.
D. READING:
I. Read the following passage and then decide which option A, B, C, or D bests fits each space
(10 points):
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When
you (51)……………… speakers of English from around the world, you (52)……………… notice that
they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (53)……………… in the words they use,
including the names of (54)……………… objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. Although
pronunciation and (55)……………… are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English
speakers (56)……………… opposite sides of the world can understand (57)……………… other
quite easily. It does not seem to (58)……………… where they learnt the language. And of course
this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen (59)……………… learning English too.
If you know English, you are more (60)……………… to be able to study or work in all sorts of
exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.
51. A. recognize B. meet C. find D. attend
52. A. originally B. strangely C. curiously D. immediately
53. A. mistakes B. corrections C. changes D. differences
54. A. common B. popular C. favorite D. general
55. A. reading B. composition C. dictation D. vocabulary
56. A. of B. in C. from D. at
57. A. each B. one C. the D. some
58. A. mind B. care C. matter D. worry
59. A. by B. on C. to D. for
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60. A. likely B. probably C. possibly D. luckily
II. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (10 points):
The Culture House at my neighborhood regularly organizes a wide (61)……………… of
activities for people of different age groups in the community. Last week, school children and their

D. gelatin is useful for elderly and ill people because it is easy to chew and high in protein.
72. The word 'fluid' is closest in meaning to………………
A. liquid B. distilled water C. substance D. hard material
73. According to the passage, why is eating gelatin healthy?
A. It is protein rich. B. It has low fat.
C. It does not damage the teeth. D. It has no animal byproducts.
74. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. When the gelatin is dried, it is in powder form.
B. Grease probably does not aid us in producing gelatin.
C. Gelatin made from skin is produced in the same way as that made from bones.
D. The chemical used in making gelatin helps maintain minerals on the bones.
75. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Uses for bones B. Protein Foods
C. A great Dessert D. The Process of Making Gelatin
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E. WRITING:
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence given before it (5.0 points):
76. Immediately after her arrival, things started to go wrong.
 Hardly…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
77. Lama could not go to the beach with his friends because of his illness.
 Lama's illness………………………………………………………………………………………………
78. But for his encouragement, they wouldn't have been successful.
 If……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
79. It is pity that I cannot speak Japanese well.
 I wish………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
80. Although tired, Peter managed to walk home.
 In spite of………………………………………………………… …………………………………………
II. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage (10
points):

A. LISTENING:
I. (5.0 points): One point for each correct answer:
1. D 2. C 3. E 4. A 5. B
III. (10 points): One point for each correct answer:
6. in the United States 7. still a little child
8. a better life 9. first arrived
10. parents 11. Hollywood
12. films 13. actress
14. successful 15. 96
B. PHONETICS:
I. (2.0 points): One point for each correct answer:
16. B 17. C
II. (3.0 points): One point for each correct answer:
18. B 19. D 20. D
C. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
I. (15 points): One point for each correct answer:
21. A 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C
26. D 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. B
31. D 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. A
II. (5.0 points): One point for each correct answer:
36. AUTHORIZED 37. PRECISION / PRECISENESS 38. SURPRISINGLY
39. APPLICANTS 40. UNRECOGNIZABLE
III. (5.0 points): One point for each correct answer:
41. B 42. D 43. D 44. D 45. C
IV. (5.0 points): One point for each correct answer:
46. E 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. F
D. READING:
I. (10 points): One point for each correct answer:
51. B 52. D 53. D 54. A 55.D
56. C 57. A 58. C 59. B 60. A

87. A few years later, Microsoft became a giant company (0.5 p).
88. In 1990, Bill Gates was / became the youngest billionaire (0.5 p) in the United States at the age of
34 (0.5 p).
89. He achieved success with a lot of hard work (0.5 p). He was (called) the “King of software” (0.5
p).
90. In 1997, he was / became the richest man in the United States (0.5 p).
III. (10 points).
1. Task fulfillment: 6.0 points
+ Complete the task with relevant information
+ Well-organized
2. Language: 4.0 points
+ Appropriate vocabulary
+ Correct grammar
+ Punctual / Spelling
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