ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG MÔN TIẾNG ANH THCS NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009
Thời gian : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian phát đề )
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Tổng số điểm: Số phách
………………………… (Do trưởng ban chấm thi ghi)
Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo 1:………………………………………………………………………
Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo 2:………………………………………………………………………
Lưu ý:
♦ Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề thi, đề thi gồm có 6 trang
♦ Thí sinh viết câu trả lời đúng vào vò trí qui đònh trên bài thi.
♦ Thí sinh không được phép ghi gì thêm ở phần nầy vì đây sẽ là phách của
bài thi.
PART I: LISTENING (15pts)
I .Listen to Randall Davis’s talk about his family and choose the best option A, B or C.
1. Where did Randall probably grow up?
A. In Indiana B. In Venezuela C. In Utah
2. What was his undergraduate major?
A. English B. Spanish C. Japanese
3. How many children does he have?
A. two B. three C. four
4. What does Randall do on his hikes with his children?
A. He points out the wildlife and plants along the way.
B. He enjoys telling them stories about his life.
C. He teaches them how to survive in emergency situations.
5. What point does Randall make about raising children?
A. Enroll kids into schools early to help them learn better.
B. Be consistent in the way you administer discipline in the home.
C. Talk with your kids about problems so they learn how to solve them.
II. Listen to the telephone conversation and fill in the blanks.
Secretary: hello, Ultimate Computers. May I help you?
Caller: Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunter’s Office Supplies. May I speak to Elaine

4/ A. diving B. discover C. discipline D. divide
5/ A. hear B. clear C. dear D. wear
6/ A. umbrella B. union C. usage D. university
7/ A. hour B. honest C. heir D. hospital
8/ A. coward B. flower C. shower D. knowledge
9/ A. while B. which C. who D. white
10/ A. measles B. tease C. please D. measure
II. Choose the word whose main stress is in the position which is different from that of the
others:
1/ A. environmental B. personality C. representative D. technological
2/ A. reduction B. popular C. financial D. romantic
3/ A. ambitious B. dangerous C. mysterious D. kilometer
4/ A. secretary B. necessery C. classify D. vocabulary
5/ A. Canadian B. vegetarian C. pedestrian D. incredible
6/ A. cheerful B. pigeon C. platform D. receive
7/ A. apply B. courage C. maintain D. provide
8/ A. balloon B. entrance C. practice D. therefore
9/ A. arrange B. easy C. distance D. person
10/ A. application B. congratulate C. especially D. priority
PART III: GRAMMAR AND READING (40pts)
I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence:
1/ Many of our students come _______ poor family.
A. in B. for C. from D. over
2/ How _______ days are there in a week?
A. much B. far C. many D. long
3/ A new building _______ built near my house next June.
A. would be B. can be C. shall be D. will be
4/ We must _______ our forests and woodlands for future generation.
A. conserving B. conserve C. conservation D. conservational
5/ The nature of language is the documentary program _______ 15.15 _______VTV2.

A. than B. as C. comparing D. compared
20/ I believe that she can ________ a wise decision.
A. make B. makes C. do D. does
21/ When I arrived at his house, he ________.
A. was sleeping B. was slept C. has been sleeping D. still slept
22/ These boys work harder now than last year, ________ ?
A. do they B. don’t they C. have they D. haven’t they
23/ When I was a small boy, ________ this game.
A. I have played B. I’m playing
C. I used to play D. I used to playing
24/ The glass was broken ________.
A. accident B. by accidentally C. by accident D. on accidental
25/ After examined him, the doctor found that the boy ________ his arm.
A. breaks B. has broken C. would break D. had broken
II. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B,
C, or D)
1/ The oxygen in the air we breath has no taste, smell, or color.
A B C D
2/ For welcoming our foreign friends, we are preparing a big party.
A B C D
3/ Never before I have visited this fascinating place.
A B C D
4/ The population increases rapidly in Vietnam nowadays, according to a new survey.
A B C D
5/ Echoes occur when sound waves strike a smooth surface and bounces backwards.
A B C D
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank or question
Reading1
Instead of giving endless advice, learn to listen more. Listening is an underestimated skill,
and it is easy to forget when you are worrying about other people’s problems. How many times

D. the show was very funny
2/ The audience __________.
A. enjoyed the advertiser’s opening remarks
B. enjoyed the show
C. enjoyed the advertisement
D. enjoyed the performance by the artists
3/ People will do anything to see a free show – even if it is __________.
A. badly
B. bad one
C. a bad
D. bad
4/ They had to queue for __________.
A. five minutes
B. ten minutes
C. four hours
D. a long time
5/ The word “dull” in line 4 has the nearest meaning to __________.
A. disinterested
B. uninterested
C. interesting
D. uninteresting
IV. WRITING (20pts)
I. Choose a sentence (A, B, C, or D) that has the nearest meaning to the given one.
1/ A scientist career is more than a duty.
A. A scientist career is something more than a duty.
B. A scientist career is just a duty.
C. A scientist career is less than a duty.
D. A scientist career is something similar to a duty.
2/ John must be at home at four o’clock.
A. John will be at home at four o’clock.