PHÒNG GD & ĐT THANH OAI

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2015-2016

Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm có 06 trang
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi)
Điểm
Bằng số:……………..

Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1

Số phách

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PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts)
I. Listen to the dialogue and decide which statement is True or False. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pts)
Statements

True

False

1. Sam caught a cold.
2. Alice advised Sam to drink a lot of water.
3. Sam still felt like death warmed over.
4. Alice brought Sam some medicines.
5. The medicines made Sam awake.
II. Listen to the following passage and fill in each blank with a missing word you have

D. ancient
2.
A. chalk
B. chicken
C. machine
D. chapter
3.
A. sugar
B. sight
C. spot
D. trust
4.
A. music
B. future
C. public
D. cubic
5.
A. purpose
B. produce
C. pollute
D. compose
IV. Chose the word whose STRESS pattern is different from the others by circling A, B,
C, or D. (0.2 x 5= 1.0 pt)
1.
A. alcohol
B. legendary
C. prominent
D. legitimate
2.
A. architect

D. had you
3. Her parents never ______________ her to go out after 8 p.m.
A. make
B. allow
C. let
D. agree
4. It was raining very _______________ , so we had to put off our picnic.
A. wet
B. badly
C. hard
D. heavy
5. The material, called Jeans was named ____________ sailor from Genoa.
A. after
B. as
C. like
D. with
6. Everything is all right, ______________?
A. isn’t everything
B. is everything C. is it
D. isn’t it
7. I never wear yellow because it doesn’t ______________ me.
A. match
B. fit
C. agree
D. suit
8. I am looking forward to ______________ on vacation.
A. go
B. going
C. be going
D. having gone

15. There were many scientists at the meeting, several of ____________ were very young.
A. that
B. which
C. who
D. whom
VI. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (0.1 x 10 = 1.0
pt)
1. Have you said congratulations ................Jack?
2. He’s tired .................all the hard work he’s done to day
3. Translate this article.. ….. .. ..English for me, please.
4. Donna is thinking of importing flowers ...............Vietnam.
5. They have only been there ................ a few minutes.
6. The canoe overturned and everyone fell ............the deep water.
7. Jackson was late because he was not aware ...............the time
8. We stop every one ………… leaving the building.
9. Take an umbrella with you. It will save you ................getting wet on the way home.
10. Measuring money must be very difficult to carry...........
VII. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0
pts)
1. I was late because ……………..how much time I’ll need.
(ESTIMATE)
2. There was ice on the pavement which made it very difficult to walk as it was so
…………….. ( SLIP)
3. Despite the star-studded cast, the film was only …………….. successful.
(PART)
4. How can you ……………..the fact that some people live in mansions while others live in
slumps? (JUST)
5. I …………….. met an old friend last week.
(EXPECT)
6. I think it is very…………….. of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week.

7. Mark’s gone out and I don’t know when he is going to ………………..
8. Let’s …………these new words…………….. in a dictionary.
9. I’ll have to ......................these books............. to the library.
10. She didn’t ……………………… with her boss, so she left the company.
PART FOUR: READING (4.0 pts)
IX. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)
Birth of the computer
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new
technological age. But actually the idea for a computer (1) ________ worked out over two
centuries ago by a man (2)_________ Charler Babbage.
Babbage was born (3)________ 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He
drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) _________ he called “engines”. Despite
the fact that he (5)_________ building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the
year people have argued (6)__________ his machines would ever work. Recently, however,
the Science Museum in London has finished building (7)_________ engine based on one of
Babbage’s designs. (8)___________ has taken six years to complete and more (9)_________
four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be
on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10) _________ remind people of
Babbage’s work.
1- A. has
2- A. known
3- A. on
4- A. whose
5- A. wanted
6- A. until
7- A. some
8- A. One
9- A. than
10- A. to


D. It
D. then
D. so


X. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0
pts)
Sue Hamilton is a very ambitious girl. In two years’ (1)
she will have
completed her degree. Then she plans to go to the USA (2)__________ she can earn lots of
money. Her dream is to set up her (3)__________ business selling the jewellery she designs.
She says that she expects to (4)__________ her fortune before she is thirty (5)__________
she can retire. However, in case things don’t work out, she is considering (6)__________ a
partner in her brother’s firm. She has worked (7)__________ him during her vacations and
she says she (8) __________ mind doing that again. Her brother is a very successful
accountant and is always trying to tempt her into working with him. Sue thinks she (9)
__________ give it a go. Otherwise she will just wait and see (10) __________ comes along.
XI. Circle best option A, B, C or D to answer following questions. (0.2 x 5= 1.0 pt)
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, paper and metal. Did you know that nature recycles,
too? One of the things nature recycles is water. Water goes from the ocean, lakes and rivers into
the air. Water falls from the air as rain or snow. Rain and snow eventually find their way back to
the ocean. Nature’s recycling process for water is called the water cycle. The water cycle has
four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation and run-off. Water on Earth gets stored in oceans,
lakes, rivers, ice and even underground. Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a
process called evaporation. When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid into a gas, called
water vapor. Water vapor goes up into the atmosphere. Water returns to Earth as precipitation in
rain or snow by changing into drops of water when the air gets cold enough. Clouds are
collections of water droplets. Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into
storage.
Water that falls on land always flows from higher places to lower ones - This flow is

= 1.0 pt)
2. “You stole the jewels” the inspector said to him.
 The inspector accused……………………………………………………….
4. The drama critic of the “daily news” regards the new play as a major breakthrough.
 According……………………………………………………………………
6. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday
 Only
7. He speaks more persuasively than his brother.
 He is ……………………………………………………………………….
8. If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house.
 If…………………………………………………………………………..
XIII. Complete the second so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the
word given in bracket. Do not change the words in any way. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. “Where have I left my keys, Dung?” asked Nam. (where)
Nam _________________________________________________.
2. Languages are my best subject at school. (better)
I am _________________________________________________.
3. If you don’t take good care of those shoes, they won’t last for long. (look)
Unless _________________________________, they won’t last for long.
4. I was taught Italian by a very good teacher. (who)
The __________________________________________________________.
5. As a school boy, he often played football in the school team. (to)
He ___________________________________________________________.
XIV. In about 200 words write about your last holiday. (2.5 pts)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

heard. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
1. camera
6. cheaper
2. technology
7. five
3. choose
8. some
4. fast
9. success
5. photography
10. Apple
PART TWO: PHONETICS (2.0 pts)
III. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others by circling A, B, C, or D. (0.2 x 5= 1.0 pt)
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. B
IV. Chose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C,
or D. (0.2 x 5= 1.0 pt)
1. D (3)
2. B (3)
3. A (2)
4. D (3)
5. C (1)
PATR THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts)
V. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (0.1 x 15 = 1.5
pts)
1.C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D

9. death
10. resistance
VIII. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs given
in the box. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
1. came across
6. brought up
2. turn on
7. come back
3. pay back
8. look/ up
4. fall over
9. take/ back
5. lie down
10. get on well
PART FOUR: READING (4.0 pts)
IX. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)
1- B
6-B
2- D
7-C
3- B
8-D
4- D
9-A
5- C
10- A
X. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0
pts)
1. time
6. becoming/ working as