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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
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

as no surprise that, since they were generally more reserved about their inner (11) ......................
than children, adults were much more (12) ...................... than children to be interviewed by us.
Surprisingly though, many of these adults were quite willing to give us (13) ...................... to
interview their own children, who were generally much more (14) ...................... about the chance to
talk about their dreams. Because of their helpfulness, we’ve already had (15) ...................... children
subjects alone, and well over 350 total respondents.
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II. PHONETICS
Pick out the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of
the other words. (5 pts)
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

A. pleased
A. beds
A. tour
A. cell
A. boot

B. punished
B. doors
B. course
B. center
B. root


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

disturb them then.
46. The prisoner is thought (escape) ........................ by climbing over the wall yesterday.
47. Five kilometres (be) ........................ a long way for a little boy to walk.
48. He stepped down from the bench on which he (stand) ................... and walked out of the room.
49. He (serve) ........................ in the army in the last war.
50. She regrets (not/ buy) ........................ that house. It is much more expensive now.
Part 5. In each of the following sentences, the 4 words or phrases are marked A, B, C or D.
Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct and correct it. (5 pts)
51. The police has not decided whether or not to charge the four young men.
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

A. them
A. or
A. did
A. jobs

B. else
B. double
B. part
B. past
B. it
B. neither
B. was
B. people

C. another
C. few
C. side
C. before
C. some
C. and
C. had
C. things

D. apart
D. several
D. piece
D. ago
D. that
D. but
D. has

annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the (73) ........................ people get, the fewer friends
they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often (74) ........................ to make
new friends.
To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy
(75) ........................ to remain independent and enjoy life.
Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D). (5 pts)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However,
he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered
as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be
used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind.
Originally there were five awards literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace.
Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.
Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this
sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
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 ...............

Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five
words, including the word given. (5 pts)
86. Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend.
→ Susan ................................. the airport to say goodbye to her friend.
87. Despite his age, he’s still working.
→ He still ………………………….…… despite his age.
88. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost.
→ I got lost ………………………………..the area well.
89. I do not intend to tell you my plans.
→ I have.................................................... you my plans.
90. Graham spends all his time doing research.
→ Graham has …………………………… doing research.

(WISHES)
(RETIRED)
(EVEN)
(OF)
(DEVOTED)

Part 3. Composition (10 pts)
Write an essay at least 200 words about “The importance of technology in modern life”.
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4. D

10. nearly
14. enthusiastic

5. A

11. feelings
15. 264

18. A

19. C

20. D

Part 1. (10 points)
21. C
26. C

22. B
27. D

23. B
28. B

24. C
29. D


have

52. D. be existed
exist

53. C. with not
without

54. A. careful
carefully

55. D. wasn’t
didn’t
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1. (10 points)
56. B
61. A

57. A
62. C

58. D
63. B

59. D
64. D

48.

60.B


80. D

Part 1. (5 points)
81. This is the first time I have seen this film.
82. He denied being/ having been there/ (that) he had been there at the/ that time.
83. The train does not take as long as the bus (does).
84. Never in my life have I seen such a mess!
85. That car belongs to my father.
Part 2. (5 points)
86. wishes she had gone to
87. has not retired
88. even though I knew
89. no intention of telling
90. devoted all his time to
Part 3. (10 points)
Notes: The mark given to part 3 is based on the following scheme:
- 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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