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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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PART 2: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

Section 1: Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences
1. She went in search of a new agent, without _______ help she would never have made it.
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

A. does she or he
B. does anybody
C. do we
D. do they
12. I had once met Penelope Cruz. She had _______ hair.
A. long black beautiful
B. black long beautiful
C. beautiful black long
D. beautiful long black
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 _______?

million and is the country’s (3.) _______________ capital. Rabat is the political capital.
Casablanca is situated in the west of Morocco on the Atlantic coast and boasts one of
the world’s largest artificial ports, a port which was very (4.) _______________ during the
Second World War. At that time there was also a large American airbase (5.) ___________
in Casablanca and in 1943 it was in Casablanca that a significant conference took place
where world (6.) _______________ met to discuss the progress of the war.
Casablanca was (7.) _______________ under the control of the French from
1910 until 1956 when Morocco gained (8.) _______________. French influence on
the city is (9.) _______________ in the city layout and architecture. French is also the
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

visited, and time spent; you may want one of the filter programmes that cut out dodgy sites.
4.__________
This, during teenage years, can be a problem but it is always worth persevering. If a parent or relative is
around for long enough, slow to leap to judgement or hysteria, and willing to listen (leaning on the kitchen
worktop while one of you has a late-night-pizza, in the car, wherever) then important issues will
eventually come up.
5.__________
So is an alternative, sociable, physical pastime. We all know that a healthy, small child gets more fun out
of a sociable kitchen than out of a toy, and relishes a rough-and-tumble game with dad more than a
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?

C. since
D. so
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7. A. taking
8. A. came
9. A. tap
10. A. likelihood

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

B. Buildings
C. Cliffs
D. Enemies
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the dwellings of the Hopi and Zuni were _________.
A. very small
B. highly advanced C. difficult to defend D. quickly constructed
5. The author uses the phrase “the three sisters” to refer to_________.
A. Hopi women
B. family members C. important crops D. rain ceremonies
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

The exam this year_________________________________________________.
5. She’s always had a good relationship with her neighbours.
She’s always been on_______________________________________________.

Section 2: Write an essay of around 250 words on the following topic
Fashion designers in Vietnam have recently made various attempts to modernize the
traditional ao dai. Its original shape has been constantly altered and new patterns such as suns, stars
and stripes have been added.
Some are positive about those changes, claiming that they have made the ao dai more
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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