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SỞ GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO
LỚP 9 – THCS TP HỒ CHÍ MINH
NĂM HỌC: 2015-2016
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐ
KHÓA NGÀY: 19/03/2016 –
Đề này gồm 4 trang

PART ONE. LISTENING (25 pts)
Recording One: Listen to the recording carefully, then write down the missing word(s)
in each blank in your Answer Sheet.
The Hindenburg was the last in a series of ...... which had been developed over 40 years in
both Europe and the United States. They were designed to carry passengers and (2)...... over
long distances. The Hindenburg could carry 50 passengers (3)...... in 25 luxury cabins with
all the amenities of a first class hotel. All the cabins had hot and cold water and electric
(4)....... There was a dining-room, a bar and a (5)...... with a dance floor and a baby grand
piano. The Hindenburg had been built to compete with the great luxury trans-Atlantic liners.
It was (6)...... metres long with a diameter of 41 metres. It could (7)...... at a speed of 125
km/h and was able to cross the (8)...... in less than half the time of a liner. By 1937 it had
carried 1000 passengers safely and had even (9)...... circus animals and and cars. Its sister
ship, the Graf Zeppenlin, had (10)...... one and a half million kilometres and it had carried
13,100 passengers without incident.
Recording Two: Listen to the recording carefully, then decide whether each of the
statements is True or False. Write TRUE or FALSE in your Answer Sheet.
11. The lady interviewed is a physicist.
12. In the future, people will food as medicine.
13. A.I. stands for Artificial Intelligence.
14. Robots in the future are logical but not emotional.
15. Robots will be like people, so they won’t be able to work in any kinds of weather.

5. An ...... can tell people their future by reading their constellation.
A. archeologist
B. astronaut
C. astronomer
D. astrologer
6. The hotel was really filthy, and I’m not .......
A. exaggerating
B. lying
C. amplifying
D. boasting
7. I’m not accustomed ...... in public.
A. to speaking
B. to speaking
C. speaking
D.
with
speaking
8. He gave her ...... ring in the wedding ceremony.
A. such big beautiful diamond
B. a beautiful big diamond
C. so beautiful a diamond big
D. a big diamond beautiful
9. His evidence doesn’t .......
A. fall for
B. add up
C. figure out
D. set in
10. I’m worn out. I could ...... a cup of tea.
A. put up with
B. call for

B. owing to
C. in that
D. but for the fact that
17. ~ “Can I use your phone? ~ “......”
A. I’m afraid so.
B. Might as well! C. Be my guest!
D. Serves you right.
18. ~ “What do you think of the film we’ve watched? ~ “......”
A. It’s a breeze!
B. Absolutely!
C. I’ve seen better!
D. None of your
business!
19. He leads a quite difficult life; he can just .......


A. run errands
B. make ends meet C. make allowance for it D. mind his own
business
20. He won the match .......
A. from hands to mouth B. hands down C. near at hand
D. hands up
B. Word Forms.
Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank. (20 pts)
1. Wimbledon is widely ...... as being the premier tennis tournament.
2. Frankly, they are just my mere .......
3. I really appreciate the author’s ...... the animals in that fable.

(know)
(acquaint)

it’s up to the shop – not the manufacturer – to (1)...... your complaints if the goods are not
satisfactory. If the shop sells you faulty goods, it has (2)...... its side of the contract. If goods
are faulty when you first (3)...... or use them, go back to the shop, say that you cancel the
(4)...... and ask for a complete refund. If you prefer, you can accept a repair or a (5).......
If the goods break down through no (6)...... of yours, after you have used them for a time,
you may still be (7)...... to some compensation. In some cases it would be reasonable to
expect a complete refund – if, for (8)......, without misuse your shoes (9)...... after only one
day’s wear, or your washing machine (10)...... broke down after only three wash days. But if
your washing machine worked perfectly for a while and then broke, you could only expect


some of the purchase price back. You and the supplier must (11)...... a reasonable settlement.
You need never accept a (12)...... for faulty goods. If you do so, then later find you do not
want anything in the shop or store, you may not get you money back.
If you have to spend money as a (13)...... result of goods being faulty, you can also (14)......
this from the shop. You could, for example, claim the cost of using a laundry while the
washing machine wasn’t working. But you must keep such (15)...... down to a minimum.

1. A. do away
2. A. done
3. A. inspect
4. A. program
5. A. substitution
6. A. defect
7. A. adjusted
8. A. good
9. A. broke up
through
10. A. illegally
11. A. negotiate

D.
B. irreparably
B. talk
B. leaflet
B. straight
B. claim
B. mortgages

fell

C. irreversibly
D. unreasonably
C. quarrel
D. conclude
C. money bill
D. credit note
C. direct
D. full
C. take
D. obtain
C. savings
D. expenses

Fill in each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
PASSAGE B (30 pts)
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special (1)...... to the speech they hear
around them. Within the first month of their (2)......, babies' responses to the sound of the
human voice will be different from their responses to other sorts of auditory stimuli. They
will (3)...... crying when they hear a person talking, but not if they hear a bell (4)...... the
sound of a rattle. At first, the sounds that an (5)...... notices might be only those words that

they adopted the same (27)...... and exploring habits as wild cats, the female cats covered a
territory limited to house and garden, (28)...... male cats traveled over an area ten times as
large.
Though many people think the (29)......, a cat is very practical about defending its territory.
Its attitude depends on its confidence about the cat it faces following the (30)...... of its
previous meetings. Females and young males
often hide when fierce adult males turn up on their territory.

PART FOUR. Reading Comprehension. (40 pts)
Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the unfinished statement about the
passage.
PASSAGE A
The stylistic innovation in paining known as Impressionism began in the 1870’s. The
Impressionists wanted to depict what they saw in nature, but they were inspired to portray
fragmentary moments by the increasingly fast pace of modern life. They concentrated on the
play of light over objects, people, and nature, breaking up seemingly solid surfaces, stressing
vivid contrast between colors in sunlight and shade, and depiction reflected light in all of its
possibilities. Unlike earlier artists, they did not want to observe the world from indoors.
They abandoned the studio, painting in the open air and recording spontaneous Impressions


of their subjects instead of making outside sketches and then moving indoors to complete the
work form memory.
Some of the Impressionists’ painting methods were affected by technological advances. For
example, the shift from the studio to the open air was made possible in part by the advent of
cheap rail travel, which permitted easy and quick access to the countryside or seashore, as
well as by newly developed chemical dyes and oils that led to
collapsible paint tubes, which enabled artists to finish their paintings on the spot.
Impressionism acquired its name not from supporters but from angry art lovers who felt
threatened by the new painting. The term “Impressionism” was born in 1874, when a group

A. They began by making sketches of their subjects
B. They painted their subjects out-of-doors
C. They preferred to paint from memory
D. They used subjects drawn from modern life
5. The word “advent” in line 9 is closest in meaning to……
A. achievement
B. acceptance
C. arrival
D.
advantage


6. The exhibition of paintings organized in 1874 resulted in all of the following
EXCEPT……
A. attracting attention from the public
B. a negative reaction from the press
C. an immediate demand for the paintings exhibited
D. creating a name for a new style of painting
7. The word “affront” in line 17 is closest in meaning to……
A. insult
B. encouragement C. return
D. credit
8. The rejection of the Impressionist exhibition by critics was caused by which of the
following?
A. The small number of paintings on display
B. Lack of interest in exhibitions by young artists
C. The similarity between all the paintings exhibited
D. Anger about seemingly poorly painted art
9. The author mentions Renoir in line 20 to give an example of an artist who……
A. became as famous as Monet

11. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Birds
B. Insects
C. Flowers
D. Perfumes
12. The orchid is unique because of ........
A. the habitat in which it lives
B. the structure of its blossom
C. the variety of products that can be made from it
D. the length of its life
13. The word "fused" in line 2 is closest in meaning to ........
A. combined
B. hidden
C. fertilized
D. produced
14. How many orchid seeds are typically pollinated at one time?
A. 200
B. 2,000
C. 20,000
D. 200,000
15. Which of the following is a kind of petal?
A. The column
B. The sepal
C. The stem
D. The labellum
16. The labellum line 5 is most comparable to…..
A. a microscope B. an obstacle course C. an airport runway
D. a racetrack
17. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a means by which an orchid attracts
insects?

 The officer ......................................................
4. The job is not suitable for her, I think.
(cut)
 In .............................................................


5. Only this school offers high standards of teaching.
(benefit)
 It is ............................................................
6. He has decided to teach in the remote area.
(committed)
 He has .........................................................
7. Just keep the book when you still need it.
(long)
 You can .........................................................
8. The last thing you should do is to reveal the secret.
(give)
 Under ...........................................................
9. Those students will certainly pass the examination.
(bound)
 Those ..........................................................
10. Someone stole all my money in my last trip to Vung Tau.
(stolen)
 I...................................................................

THE END

ANSWER KEY
PART ONE. LISTENING
Recording One.

5. It is at this school that you can benefit high standards of teaching.
6. He has committed himself to teach in the remote area.
7. You can keep the book as long as you still need it.
8. Under no circumstances should you reveal the secret.
9. Those students are bound to pass the examination.
10. I got all my money stolen in my last trip to Vung Tau.


KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH NGHỆ AN, NĂM HỌC: 2015-2016
Đề thi môn: Ti ng Anh 9
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
________________________
I. From each number, pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others. (1pts)
1. a. colour
b. perform
c. boring
d. your
2. a. happen
b. hour
c. house
d. horse.
3. a filled
b. destroyed
c. prepared
d. wished
4. a. scout
b. crowd
c. cloud
d. flow

B. strong not enough
C. not strong enough
D. enough strong
8.Tom is not used to ___________ up early. He is late for school very often.
A. get
B. got
C. getting
D. having got
9.How many lessons ______________ up to now?
A. are you studying
B. did you study
C. you have studied
D. have you studied.
10.If I ________ you, I would forget to buy that car.
A. am
B. have been
C. was
D. were
11.We started ...........English 3 years ago.
A.to learn
B. learn
C. learning
D. learned
12.Nam can run the __________ in my class
A. fast
B. faster
C. most fast
D. fastest
13.Please let Jack __________ with you.
A. go

1. A. on
B. at
C. in
D. since
2. A. is
B. was
C. been
D. be
3. A. much B. many
C. more
D. most
4. A. that
B. where
C. when
D. and
5. A. go
B. use to go C. used to go
D. used to going
6. A. speak B. tell
C. talk
D. discussion
7. A. great
B. greater
C. greatly
D. greatest
8. A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
9. A. interest


A
B
C
D
2.It is difficult learning a language well.
A
B
C
D
3. She feels more happier than ever before.
A
B
C
D
4.She had the gardener to plant some trees.
A B
C
D
5. If I had studied carefully, I woudn’t make so many mistakes.
A
B
C
D
6. Jane asked me how did I go to school everyday.
A
B
C
D
VII- Rewrite each sentence beginning at shown, so that the meaning remains the same

1. A. cool
B. blood
C. fool
D. tool
2. A. champagne
B. exchange
C. chance
D. reach
3. A. swing
B. sweet
C. sword
D. swan
4. A. occupation
B. occasion
C. shake
D. challenger
5. A. with
B. thunder
C. wealth
D. marathon
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (5 pts)


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.


B. too much
C. enough
D. too
3. The staff ______ at weekends so as not to delay the project any further.
A. works
B. is working
C. are working
D. working
4. - “Is it far to the railway station from here?”
- “______.”
A. Sure, no problem B. By taxi
C. None at all
D. Yeah, it’s pretty far
5. He is the first student ______ the scholarship this year
A. who win
B. to win
C. winning
D. whose won
6. Tet is a wonderful opportunity for ______ off new clothes.
A. showing
B. wearing
C. carrying
D. putting
7. They have just moved into a huge ______.
A. house two-storey B. house of two storey
C. two-storeys house D.
two-storey house
8. ______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the
large profit it brought.
A. Discovering

XII. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the
given words. (10 pts)
1. If someone understands this book, they are more intelligent than I am.

Anyone
__________________________________________________________________________
_.
2. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my family meant to me.

Not
until
__________________________________________________________________________
_.
3. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.

So
__________________________________________________________________________
_____.
4. We can’t afford to buy the house.



The
house
_________________________________________________________________________.
5. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Harry?” said John.

John
suggested
_____________________________________________________________________.

B. ringbinders
C. files
D. stamps


5.
A. technology
dispatch
6.
A. vision
7.
A. headache
8.
A. danced
9.
A. germ
10.
A. faith

B. puncher
B. mission
B. stomach
B. lived
B. gas
B. failure

C.pitching
C. fusion
C. moustache
C. arrived

D. But
5. I wish you’d stop chatting and _____ with some work.
A. get down
B. get on
C. come on
D. come back
6. He won $ 200.000, _____ he gave his parents.
A. half of which
B. half of that
C. half of them
D. half of it
7. The bus company has _____ the fare by 50%.
A. raised
B. arisen
C. rose
D. risen
8. It’s time you _____ back to your work
A. go
B. went
C. have gone
D. shall go
9. There was no _____ in waiting longer than half an hour so we left.
A. good
B. point
C. worth
D. use
10. If we built more hospitals, we could _____ better care of people.
A. get
B. do
C. give