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KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
(Đề thi gồm: 06 trang)

PART 1: LISTENING

Section 1: You will listen to a telephone conversation between a man named Carl and his friend Bella.
Listen and choose the correct option to complete the statements from 1 to 5. You will hear the recording
TWICE
1. When she first moved to Canada, Bella had_________.
A. a great time
B. an OK time
C. a hard time
2. At first, Bella found it difficult to understand Canadians because_________.
A. they use some different words
B. they pronounce words differently
C. they pronounce words differently and use different words
3. Bella thinks she is_________.
A. shy
B. confident
C. clever
4. Bella joined a mountaineering group because_________.
A. she loves climbing
B. she wanted to make friends
C. she wanted to see Canada
5. Bella went climbing in the Rocky Mountains_________.
A. last week

Most examples of citizen journalism are read on a professional news website, already
(10.) _________, proofread and checked by professional journalists.
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KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

(Hướng dẫn chấm có 02 trang)

PART 1. LISTENING (2 POINTS)

Section 1: You will listen to a telephone conversation between Carl and Bella. Listen and choose the
correct option to complete the statements from 1 to 5. You will hear the recording TWICE (0.5 pt;
0.1pt/item)
1. C

2. C

3. A

4. B

5. A

Section 2: You will hear five people talking about friendship. For questions from 1-5, choose from the list (A-H)
what each speaker says is the most important to them in a friendship. Use each letter only once. There are three


PART 2. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (2.5 POINTS)

Section 1: Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences (1 pt;
0.05 pt/item)
1. B

2. A

3. B

4. A

5. C

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. B

10. C

11. D

12. D

13. C

10. TOURIST

Section 3: The passage below contains five mistakes in five different lines. Identify and correct them
(0.5 pt; 0.1/ item identified AND corrected)
Lines
1
2
3
4
5

Mistakes
philosophy
evidences
have
what
others

Corrections
philosophical
evidence
has
that
other

PART 3: READING (3 POINTS)
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Section 1: You are going to read a magazine article from which five sentences have been removed.

1. D
6. A

2. D
7. B

3. B
8. D

4. B
9. C

5. C
10. A

Section 4: Read the following extract and think of a word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word for each space (0.5 pt; 0.1 pt/item)
1. with

2. despite

3. mine

4. out

5. that/this

PART 4: WRITING (2.5 POINTS)

Section 1: Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

A. whom
B. whose
C. that
D. which
2. _______ returned home that I realised just how much I missed seeing my brother.
A. It wasn’t until I
B. It was only by
C. The reason why I
D. It’s only by
3. Tom: “Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night.”
Mary: “________”
A. Never say never!
B. Never mind!
C. Oops I did it!
D. You’re welcome!
4. All successful applicants are required _______ a week-long training programme before commencing
their new role.
A. to attend
B. attending
C. to be attending
D. attend
5. Come on! We must hurry. We have ________time!
A. a few
B. a little
C. little
D. few
6. We must carry _______ a thorough investigation into the causes of the riot.
A. on
B. out
C. off

13. Jack: “Do you think my English is improving?” Jill: “Yes, it’s getting _______.”
A. each time better
B. always better
C. better and better
D. all the time better
14. Yvonne has gone away. She’ll be back _______ a week.
A. inside of
B. in
C. by
D. until
15. I would like to _______ your attention to paragraph 3.2 of the chairman’s report.
A. attract
B. drag
C. pull
D. call
16. I took two big books with me on holiday, Moby Dick and War and Peace, but I didn’t read _______.
A. neither of them
B. either of them
C. either one or other
D. neither one or other
17. What’s that bird holding in its _______?
A. beak
B. paw
C. scales
D. fins
18. They often give out free _______, which you can try before you buy the item.
A. samples
B. bargains
C. brands
D. examples

second language after Arabic. The city now has a growing (10.) _______________ industry,
although it is not as popular as other Moroccan cities like Marrakesh and Fez.

1. STAR

2. POPULATE
3. ECONOMY
4. STRATEGY
5. SITUATE
6. LEAD
7. FORMAL
8. DEPEND
9. EVIDENCE
10. TOUR

Section 3: The passage below contains five mistakes in five different lines. Write down the mistakes
and the line numbers in which they appear and correct them
Many religious and philosophy traditions have spoken of the benefits of living in
the present moment but, until recently, there has not been much scientific evidences to
support this advice. Now, a study by psychologists in the USA have shown that if we learn
to live in the now we can be happier. Apparently, the problem is what we spend nearly
half of our time thinking about something others than what we are doing.

Lines
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.


television programme. We need to extend that common sense into older ages, too.
SENTENCES

A. Probably the best guarantee against damage or confusion is the normal communication you have
with your child.
B. Enforce screen breaks for the sake of the eyes and nerves.
C. When children get to the age for games consoles, try to know what they are playing.
D. Indeed, personal happiness and reasonable self-esteem are the best weapons against any kind of
computer brain invasion.
E. As a parent, ensure that your children only use the computer for educational purposes.
F. As with television, keep the computer gaming area in one of the shared parts of the house.
G. It’s self-evident that parental responsibility has to be applied to the Internet, just as it must be for
every other kind of encounter.

Section 2: Read the text below and decide which word (A, B, C or D) best fits each space
MUSIC ON YOUR MIND
You know the feeling-you’re listening to music and suddenly your whole (1.) __________ changes
from sad to happy. This mind-altering power of music is amazing, and Internet music sites are using
sophisticated ways of (2.)__________us in touch with new artists. They search our downloaded sites or
online listening habits (3.) __________patterns, and the results are often surprising-would you believe that
AC/DC fans may well enjoy Beethoven?
Musicians have been (4.) __________unforgettable music for centuries, using accepted ideas about
the emotional appeal of certain combinations of musical sounds. It’s (5.) __________knowledge that major
chords sound upbeat (6.) __________minor chords sound mournful-in tests, even children as young as three
connect music in major keys to happy faces. Scientists investigating the subject have been (7.)
__________various experiments such as scanning the brains of people while they listen to music. One thing
they (8.) __________across is that music triggers activity in the motor region of the brain, which could explain
why we often need to (9.)__________our feet to music. The (10.) __________for medicine and business are
exciting.
1. A. mood


B. making
B. went
B. bang
B. possibilities

C. doing
C. brought
C. hit
C. probabilities

D. having
D. took
D. strike
D. chance

Section 3: Read the following extract and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which best
answers/completes the questions
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America
were building with adobe – sunbaked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably like
modern apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a thousand
people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put up against
cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were really villages in
themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them “pueblos”, which is
Spanish for towns.
The people of the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters”- corn, beans, and squash. They
made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water. The
Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought water from
streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important that it played a
major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.

6. Which of the following is true of the Shoshone and Ute?
A. They were not as settled as the Hopi and Zuni. B. They hunted caribou.
C. They built their homes with adobe.
D. They did not have many religious ceremonies.
7. According to the passage, which of the following tribes lived in the grasslands?
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A. The Shoshone and Ute
B. The Cheyenne
C. The Hopi and Zuni
D. The Pawnee and Inuit
8. Which of the following animals was the most important to the Plains Indians?
A. The salmon
B. The caribou
C. The seal
D. The buffalo
9. The author gives an explanation for all of the following words EXCEPT_________.
A. adobe
B. pueblos
C. caribou
D. bison
10. The author groups North American Indians according to their _________.
A. tribes and geographical regions
B. arts and crafts
C. rituals and ceremonies
D. date of appearance on the continent

Section 4: Read the following extract and think of a word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word
for each space

fashionable. Others, however, consider the alterations made to this unique dress a blatant disregard
of tradition.

What is your opinion?
Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your own knowledge and
experience.
END OF THE TEST
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