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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS VÒNG TỈNH
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút
( Đề thi gồm 06 trang)

ĐỀ 2
I. LISTENING: (2ms)
Part 1: Listen to people giving their addresses. Complete the missing
information. (1ms)
1. ........................ Cumberland Avenue.
2. ....................... University Drive, flat...............
3. .......................Wellington Street.
4. .......................Grant Street.
5. ......................Judd Street, flat....................
Your answer:
1. …………
2. …………
3. …………
4. …………
…………
Part 2: Listen and complete the dialouge: (1ms)
Sylvia: There’s so much to do today. What do you (1) ........ to do?
Roy: Well, I’ll clean the bathroom, if you like.
Sylvia: OK, and I’ll take out (2)............... What about the shopping?
Roy: Oh, I’ll go shopping. I tell you what, I’ll clean the car and then go
shopping.
Sylvia: Right. I’ll (3).......... the carpet, then. But I need to clean the fridge.
Roy: Oh, leave the fridge. (4).................



3. Do you know the house…………which she lives with her grandmother?
A. in

B. to

C. by

D. with

4. I………thirty cigarettes a day, but now I have cut down to ten.
A. am smoking

B. am used to smoke

C. get used to smoke

D. used to smoke

5. Please shut the gate …….the dog won’t get out.
A. in order for

B. in order to

C. so as to

D. so that

6. One ……of their new house is that it has no garden.

A. over

B. upon

C. carefully

D. on

10. The soldier was punished for ……to obey his commanding officer’s order.
A. refusing

B. regretting

C. objecting

D. resisting

Part 2: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets. There is an
example for you: (2ms)
. Ex: She is a good .......... of English. (teach) ; teach → teacher
1.We are waiting for the..................... of his plane. (arrive)
2. Untill the situation has settled down, it is........to travel to that country.
(advise)
3. They’re going to.........the town with more trees and parks. (beautiful)
4. I’d like a nice ..........orange. (juice)
5. An.... should be good at maths. (account)
6. Scientists have made .........tests on the new drugs. (compare)
7. China is one of the world’s leading........... of rice. (produce)
8. We are spending too much. We must.......... (economy)
9. She was accused of .................the financial accounts. (false)

6. I’m sorry I wasn’t in when you came round. I would like (see)……… you.
7. I can’t understand why he (be)……… so selfish. He isn’t usually like that.
8. Just inside the outer later of the earth's atmosphere (be)...............the elements
necessary to protect it from ultraviolet rays, extreme temperatures, and
threatening foreign substances.
9. I hope you don’t mind my mentioning this but some rumours (circulate)
………… about your engagement to banker
10. I didn’t see anyone but I (watch)……………
Part 5: Read the text below and then decide which word best fits each
space: ( 2ms )
Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? Animal
Watch is the book which will (1)..........you in the fight for survival that
(2)............many of our endangered animals and show how they struggle on the


edge of extinction. As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 colour
photographs, you will have the (3).........of knowing that part of your purchase
money is being used to help animals (4)........ From the comfort of your
armchair, you will be able to observe the world’s animals close-up and explore
their habitats. You will also discover the terrible results of human (5)...............
for land, flesh and skins.
Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears
cover their black noses with their (6)...........so they can hunt their prey in the
snow without being seen, for example? Or that for each orang-utan which is
captured, one has to die?
This superb (7).......... has so (8)............ Britain's leading wildlife charity that
it has been chosen as Book of the Year, a title awarded to books which are
considered to have made a major contribution to wildlife conservation. You will
find Animal Watch at a special low (9).........price at all good bookshops, but
hurry while (10)............. last.


D.

5. A. greed
concern

B. interest

C. care

D.

6. A. feet

B. claws

C. paws

D. toes

7. A. publicity
reference.

B. periodical

C. publication

D.

8. A. imposed

bare field, for example, change the environment by shielding the soil from the
direct sunlight. As these plants spread, the ground surface becomes cooler and
moisture than it was originally. Thus, the environment at the ground surface has


been changed. The new surface conditions favor the sprouting of shrubs. As
shrubs grow, they kill the grasses by preventing light from reaching them and
also build up the soil in the area. In addition, they attract animals that also
enhance the soil. Pine seedlings soon take hold and as they grow, they in turn
shade out the shrubs. They are not able to shade out oak and hickory seedlings,
however, they have found the forest floor suitable. These seedlings grow into
large trees that eventually shade out the pines. ( hickory (n): cây hồ đ ào, oak
(n): c ây sồi, shrub (n): cây bụi )
1. What is the best title of this passage?
A. The importance of weeds and grasses. B. How environmental habitats
change
C. The success of oak and hickory.
D. Animal and plant habitat.
2. Which is the correct order of plant succession in the example in the
passage?
A. Weeds, pine, shrubs, oak.
B. Oak, pines, shrubs,
weeds.
C. Weeds, shrubs, pines, oak.
D. Shrubs, weeds, pines,
oaks.
3. According to the passage, how do weeds and grasses affect the soil?
A. They make it cooler and wetter.
B. They attract animals to it.
C. They spread seeds on it.

C. exposing
D. changing


10. A. Compared to pines, hickories are
A. higher
B. shorter
C. as high
D. more suitable for the forest floor.
III. WRITING: (6ms)
Part 1: Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the
sentence printed before it: (3ms)
1. Although it was very noisy, we continued to study our lessons.
Despite........................................................................................................
2. If you missed the programme you couldn't really understand their intension.
Unless........................................................................................................
3. Tom didn't begin to read until he was eight.
It
was
untill..... ........................................................................................................

not

4. He has such big feet that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him.
His feet........................................................................................................
5. I have never read this book before.
It’s
the
time ........................................................................................................


………………………………………………………………………………...
9. What / population / Viet Nam / ? /
…………………………………………………………………………………
10. We / suggest / learn / ten / word / heart / every day.
………………………………………………………………………………….
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG 1
NĂM HỌC: 2009- 2010
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
THỜI GIAN : 120phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
I. LISTENING: 2 điểm
Part 1: 1 điểm
( 0.2 x 5 )
1. …313
2. …615,… 19.. 3. …59……
…15…

4. …109……

5. …206,

Part 2: 1 điểm
( 0.2 x 5 )
1. want
2. the rubbish
3. vacuum 4. Clean it next week
groceries
II. READING:


9
A

10
A

( 0.2 x 10 )

1. arrival
2. inadvisable
3. beautify
4. juicy
5.
accountant
6. comparative
7. producers 8. economize
9. falsifying 10.
courageously
Part 3: 2 điểm
( 0.2 x 10 )
1. attracting → attractive
2. like → likes
3. much → many
4. astronaut → astronauts
5. days → day
6. grows → grew
7. his → her
8. but → and
9. while → when

C

3
A

( 0.2 x 10 )
4
A

III. WRITING:

(6 điểm)

8. are

5
A

6
C

7
C

8
B

9
D


6. Scarcely........had the performance begun when the light went out.
7. We don’t have (don’t get) the kitchen cleaned everyday.
8. Getting.....into work this morning was a big difficult..
9. The....older he grew, the more forgetful he became.
10. I wish.......you hadn’t failed in your driving test..
Part 2: 3 điểm
( 0.3 x 10 )
1. Don't foget to keep in touch with us.
2. How many hours a week do you spend watching TV ?
3. If I were you, I would take part in these cultural activities.
4. It was a national holiday yesterday, so my friends and I went on/for picnic.
5. It took us half an hour to get to the picnic site by motorbike.
6. I would like to congratulate you on passing your exam.
7. They are as fast as your cars.
8. Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming
9. What‘s the population of Viet Nam ?
10. We suggest(ed) learning ten words by heart every day.
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