SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THANH HÓA
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
Năm học: 2013-2014
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Lớp 9 THCS
Ngày thi: 21 tháng 3 năm 2014
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 04 trang
Part A: PHONETICS (5 pts)
I- Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from the rest of the group. (2 pts)
1. A. ploughed B. published C. ordered D. prayed
2. A. closure B. pleasant C. decision D. pleasure
II- Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different
from the rest of the group. (3 pts)
3. A. career B. avoid C. manage D. advise
4. A. official B. literacy C. inventory D. stationery
5. A. diversity B. severe C. education D. courageous
Part B: LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
I- Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
6. The hotel has been built on the of the lake.
A. border B. boundary C. edge D. front
7. John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” – Anna: “ !”
A. Better luck next time B. So poor
C. Congratulations D. That was nice of you.
8. She used to her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.
A. have B. win C. earn D. get
9. Although it was raining heavily,
A. he went out without a raincoat.

27. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces (HOUSE) bills.
28-29. You needn't go on a diet; but you have to eat (SENSE) and you
mustn’t (EAT) .
30. Help is immediately sent to the (SURVIVE) of the earthquake.
31. My brother can repair electric (APPLY) very well.
32. (ENVIRONMENT) are doing their best to save the species from
dying out.
33. These (INNOVATE) will conserve the earth’s resources.
34. The President’s New Year speech is going to be broadcast
(NATION) .
35. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts, and
(CLASS) advertising.
Part C: READING (25 pts)
I- Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word. (10 pts)
Every year, eight million children across the United States spend some time at a
summer camp. For more than a century, children have enjoyed both learning new skills
and (36 ) part in a variety of activities in a friendly environment.
There are 10,000 camps across the country, which are designed to look (37. )
youngsters from the age of 6 to 18. The camps, (38. ) anything from 1 to 8
weeks, are often situated in beautiful lakeside areas and there is a wide range of
(39 ) to suit every pocket. The children typically do outdoor (40. ), including
some challenging sports like climbing, or indoor activities such as drama, music or
poetry. (41. ) the camps are not luxurious, the wooden cabins the young people
sleep (42. ) are comfortable. The timetable does not allow very much time for
relaxing because the children are (43. ) busy all the time. The camps are popular
with the children and many come away (44. ) of enthusiasm. In the words of one
former camper, 'I made a lot of friends, (45 ) never on my own, and became a lot
more self-confident.'
II- Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following
passage. (10 pts)

quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and
women wear smart dresses.
In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful
with their clothes. At home or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes.
But when they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and
restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart
hairstyles.
It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the United
States because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other
people do and do the same. You’ll feel more relaxed if you don’t look too different from
everyone else.
56. Many British people wear freely when they
A. attend meetings B. attend lectures
C. spend their spare time D. meet their friends
57. Who doesn’t usually wear suits and ties?
A. Lawyers B. Doctors C. Drivers D. Secretaries
58. If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your
friend wears
A. pretty clothes B. informal clothes C. formal clothes D. dirty clothes
59. If you are in a foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to
wear
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A. strange clothes B. as the people there do
C. your native clothes D. pretty clothes
60. What do you think the passage is mainly about?
A. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the United States.
B. The reason why informal clothing is popular in Britain and the US.
C. When we should wear in a formal way.
D. Where we should wear in a formal way.
Part D: WRITING (20 pts)

HD CHẤM CHÍNH THỨC
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Lớp 9 THCS
Ngày thi: 21 tháng 3 năm 2014
(Hướng dẫn gồm 02 trang)
A- ĐÁP ÁN:
Part A: PHONETICS (5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1B 2B 3C 4A 5C
Part B: LEXICAL & GRAMMAR (30 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
I.
6C 7A 8C 9A 10B 11D 12A 13D 14B 15B
II.
16. will be
17. is just
finishing
18. invited 19. to discover
20. had lied / had been
lying
21. will be given 22. do not study 23. have been told
24. burning 25. must be
III.
26. unpolluted 27. household 28. sensibly 29. overeat 30. survivors
31. appliances 32.
Environmentalists
33. innovations 34. nationwide 35. classified
Part C: READING (25 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
I.
36. taking 37. after 38. lasting 39. prices 40. activities
41. Although / Though
/ While / Whereas

B- HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM:
- Tổng điểm toàn bài : 80 điểm
- Thang điểm: 20
Tổng số điểm các câu làm đúng
Điểm bài thi =
4
- Điểm bài thi được làm tròn đến 0,25
6