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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày 27 tháng 02 năm 2008
Đề chính thức Môn TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề gồm 6 trang )-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts )
Question 1 : Listen to the passage then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete
each sentence. The passage will be read twice :
1. A round is a part of the fight which lasts :
A. 5 minutes B. 3 minutes.
C. 30 minutes D. 1 minute.
2. In the beginning of the match, two fighters
A. kick the other B. run around the stage
C. play drum and flute D. kneel and pray to God
3. In Thai boxing, the fighters
A. can kick with their feet, hit the other with hands, elbows and knees.
B. can hit the other with hands only.
C. cannot hit the other with hands.
D. cannot hit the other with feet, or other parts of the body except hands.
4. Thai boxing started
A. 50 years ago B. in the 20
th
century
C. over 500 years ago D. in the 5
th
century
Question 2 : Listen to the passage then complete the sentences below with the information
from the passage. The passage will be read twice :

York.
They arrived in Passaic on Sunday and went at once to the strike committee where the
children were already waiting for their New York guests. The New York pioneers had collected
enough money to open a kitchen where the children whose fathers or mothers were on strike
could get a hot meal. After the meal the children remained to play, sing songs and listen to
stories about the workers struggling against the capitalists.
In those years in sixty-three cities and towns of the United States there were young pioneer
detachments. Pioneers were given membership cards and before receiving them they took the
Young Pioneer Oath: “ I promise to be true to the Workers’ Red Banner and to the cause it
serves. We have one aim in our life- to liberate the working class.”
Every young pioneer meeting began with these words. The young pioneers had red kerchiefs
but they could not wear them in school because pioneer activity was forbidden in schools, they
wore them only on the First of May, at the workers’ meeting or in the pioneer camp.
1. Harry Eisman
A. was one of the former American Young Pioneers.
B. was born in the USSR in 1931.
C. wrote the story of the Young Pioneer Movement in the United States.
D. Both A and C are correct.
2. In the beginning, young pioneer detachments were formed as a place for children
A. to play some games after school.
B. to work hard after school.
C. to learn songs, history of the workers’ movement or play sports and games.
D. to take part in the workers’ struggle for their rights.
3. In those days, there was
A. a strike of textile workers in New Jersey for 11 months.
B. a strike of textile workers in New York for 11 months.
C. a struggle for the workers’ families for 11 months.
D. a struggle for the rights of the young pioneers.
4. The owners of the textile mills
A. made their supports to the workers’ families.

least one type of vegetables daily. I refuse to eat my meals when I do not see any vegetable
dish on the table. However, that seldom happens as Mother knows that I love vegetables.
2. The children are excited. Their parents are taking them to the circus today. There will be
many exciting acts at the circus. However, the children are looking forward to the magic
show very much. They have heard that the performing magician is very good. They cannot
wait to watch all his magic tricks. They hope that the magician will ask for volunteers
during the show. They want to get a chance to go on stage and watch the magician perform
up close.
3. The examination is coming soon. I have been studying hard every day for the past three
weeks. My teacher says that she is pleased with my hard work. She believes that I can pass
the examination with flying colours. I am happy to hear that my teacher has confidence in
me. I shall try to pass my examination well to show her that I have really prepared myself
well. I also want to pass my examination so that I can get promoted to a good class next
year.
4. Two teams of seven people each will play against each other and try to score as many goals
as possible. A goal is scored when a player throws the ball over and through the net that is
guarded by a player from the other team. With all the excitement, the rules are sometimes
broken but there are always two umpires at each match to see that the game is play in a fair
manner.
5. Telephones are useful and convenient for many reasons. People who like to talk with their
families, friends and business associates cannot possibly carry on their activities without
fast communication. However, it is in emergencies that the telephone really proves its
usefulness. When there is a fire, or when someone is suddenly taken ill, the first thing one
thinks of is, “ Where is the nearest telephone?” so that help can be summoned.
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6. The doctor then proceeds to examine the patient. He may take the patient’s temperature,
check his blood pressure, listen to his heart and lungs, and examine whatever affected parts
of his body. Often he is able to make a diagnosis right away and prescribe the necessary
treatment.

they begin to shrink, very slowly but surely.Their weight, however,usually goes on..( 5 )… until
they are in their forties. To keep fit, they must cut the fats from their diet as well as exercise.
In addition, adolescents undergo changes in facial appearance. The lower half of his or her
face changes its…( 6 )….The jaw becomes longer and juts out more. As a result, the chin
becomes much more pointed ,and the mouth becomes…( 7 )….At the same time the nose also
becomes slightly longer. In other…( 8 )…, the “baby-face” look disappears.These changes are
all part of growing up.
Question 6: These paragraphs or sentences ( A – H ) are not in a good order. Rearrange them
into a good order ( 1 – 8 ) to make it a logical meaningful passage:
A. Anyone can try to make a drink which tastes similar to Coca-Cola. Chemists say that it
consists almost entirely of carbonated water and sugar.
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B. In only a few years Coca-Cola became the national drink of the United States. The shape of
the famous bottle was invented in 1961. During the Second World War, American soldiers
drank three million bottles of Coca-Cola a day.
C. Coca-Cola was originally invented by John Pemberton, a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia. In
1886, he created a new kind of medicine to cure tiredness and headaches.
D. This helped spread the name and flavour of ‘ Coke’ all over the world .
E. Then a businessman bought Pemberton’s recipe for his creation. He did something to the
recipe and made a really refreshing drink that appealed to many people. Demand for the
drink grew.
F. But no one outside the Coca-Cola company has yet discovered what the ‘magic’
combination of ingredients is, and a very few people- only seven, have ever known the
secrete formula of Coca-Cola. Only two of them are still alive today, so they never travel
on the same aeroplane.
G. Today, nearly a hundred million bottles or cans are drunk every day, in one hundred and
fifty-five different countries.
H. It tasted so revolting that just about no one wanted to buy it. In the first year, Pemberton
only made $50 from his creation.

5. Road accident is one of our serious………problems nowadays. ( society )
6. Sir Isaac Newton was an English……….scientist. ( stand )
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