LEARNING ONLINE 2020

Đề số 30
Kỳ thi: Chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh lớp 9
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
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SECTION A: LISTENING: (3,5p)
PART I: Questions 1-7: (1,4p)
• There are seven questions in this part.
• For each question there are three pictures and a short recording.
• Choose the correct picture and put a tick (/) in the box below it.

Example: How many eggs do you need to make the cake?

1. Where are the dictionary?

2. Which evening dress does the women decide to wear?

3. Where is the man’s job now?

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PART II : (Questions 8-13) (1,2p)

You will hear a radio interview with JackWilliam, who is talking about a town called Swanton.
For each question, put a tick (√) in the correct box.

8. Where is the town of Swanton located?

A. near the sea B. by a lake C. on a hill
9. What does Jack like most about living in
Swanton?
A. There are opportunities for climbing nearby.
B. There is plenty of activity in the town.
C. There is intersting wildlife near the town.
10. What does Jack say about entertainment in
Swanton?
A. a music festival takes place in the town
B. Its football club has done well this year
C. An atr center has recently opened
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PART III: (Questions 14-22) (0,9p)

- You will hear a radio announcer talking about Plymouth Sea Life Centre.
- For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

Plymouth Sea Life Centre

- - COST - -
Adult (14)£……………………….., children (15)£ ………………
Special prices for over sixties and school groups.
- - OPENING TIME - -
Every day except 25 and 26 December.
- - FOR CHILDREN - -
Special quiz.
Animals are fed every (16)………………………………. From 9.30 am.
Slide and (17)…………………. Shows from (18)………………. am.

SECTION B: PHONETICS.(1.0p)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (0.5 p)
1. A. authentic B. thread C. thereby D. theory
2. A. wicked B. naked C. preserved D. sacred
3. A. curriculum B. coincide C. currency D. conception
4. A. . nourish B. flourish C. courageous D. southern
5. A. fabulous B. administrative C. paradise D. urban
Your answers:
1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________
II. Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group.(0.5 p)
1. A. universe B. satellite C. experience D. meteorite
2. A. spacewalk B. trainee C. object D. private
3. A. impressive B. commercial C. profession D. altitude
4. A. parabolic B. astronomy C. experiment D. collaborate
5. A. descend B. explore C. surface D. approach
Your answers:
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1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________
SECTION C. LEXICO- GRAMMAR: (5,5p)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (2,0 p)
1. _________ you do better work than this, you won’t pass the exam.
A. When B. Although C. If D. Unless
2. I was just _________ to go out when you telephoned.
A. around B. about C. thinking D. round
3. It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep_________.
A. growing B. gaining C. rising D. raising
4. She _________ her neighbor’s child for the broken window.
A. blamed B. accused C. complained D. denied
5. "Did you like the novel that I gave you last week?”
-“ _________ the novels that I’ve read, I enjoyed this one the most.”
A. All of B. Of all C. For all D. From all
6. That old lady is _________ deaf to hear what you say.
A. so B. enough C. not D. too
7. I failed to buy that nice dress, for I had forgotten to bring my _________.
A. gloves B. purse C. bonnet D. trousers
8. The visitor spoke _________ the subject of wildlife in Northern Britain.
A. in B. from C. with D. on
9. “Pollution worries me” – “Me too. It’s something _________ lots of problems”.
A. that has brought B. which has brought C. is bringing D. that bringing
10. “Excuse me, is this seat free?” - “_____________”
A. No, you can’t sit here. C. Sorry, it is taken.
B. Yes, it is seated by a boy. D. Yes, but I don’t know so.
11. I can't make ________ what is happening.
A. away B. over C. out D. on
12. A ________ is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber.
A. prize B. reward C. notice D. repayment
13.. “Excuse me, is this seat free?” - “_____________”
A. No, you can’t sit here. C. Sorry, it is taken.
B. Yes, it is seated by a boy. D. Yes, but I don’t know so.
14. Who was the first American person ________ on the moon?
A. walking B. who walked C. walked D. to walk
15. She is one of the few people ________.
A. to whom I look up B. I look up
C. who look up to D. to who I look up
16. I live in Dalat, ________ is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam.
A. in which B. that C. which D. where
17. Neither the students nor the teacher ________ come.
A. has B have C. is D. are
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18. On the way to the town, they stop ________a rest.
A. taking B. to take C. to have D. having
19. It costs about fifty dollars to have a tooth ________.
A. filling B. to fill C. filled D. being filled
20. The roof was damaged and water ________ from the ceiling in wet weather.
A. spilled B. dripped C. drained D. dropped

Your answers:
1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____ 6. ____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. _____ 10. _____
11. ____ 12. ____ 13. ____ 14. ____ 15. ____ 16. ____ 17. ____ 18. ____ 19. _____ 20. _____

II: Read the text and then give the correct forms of the words in CAPITALS to complete the gaps.
(1.5p).
The First amendment to the American Constitution declares __1__ (FREE) of the press to all people.
Although this right was not __2__ (OFFICE) adopted until 1791, the famous Zenger trial of 1735 laid the
groundwork for the insuring of this precious freedom. John Peter Zenger emigrated as a __3__ (TEEN)
from Germany. In 1733, he began publishing the New York Weekly Journal. The following year, he was
arrested for writing a story about the crown-appointed __4__ (GOVERNMENT) of New York. While John
Peter Zenger was __5__ (PRISON) for nine months, his wife - an American woman__6__ (DUTY)
published the newspaper every day, __7__ (BRAVE) telling the truth about the corrupt government __8__
(OFFICE) sent by the king to govern the colonies. Finally Zenger’s long-awaited trial took place. The
hostile judge dismissed Zinger's local lawyers, making it necessary for his wife to seek out Andrew
Hamilton, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer. Persuaded by Hamilton, the jury returned a not-guilty verdict,
defying the judge’s orders for a __9__ (CONVICT). As a result of determination and bravery on the part of
the colonists, a __10__ (LAST) victory for freedom of the press was gained by a young immigrant.

Your answers:
1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________
6. _____________ 7. _____________ 8. _____________ 9. _____________ 10. ____________

III. Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets. (1,0 p)
1. The statue (1. break )……………..….. while it (2. move ) ………..…..to another room.
2. The teller was made (3. lie )………………….…… down on the floor.
3. Yesterday I (4. walk ) ……………. along the road when I realized that a man with a black beard, whom
I ( 5.see ) ………three times already, (6. follow ) ……..…….. me.
4. This building (7. finish ) ……………….……… by the end of 2013.
5. You must tell me the truth. I insist on ( 8.tell ) …………………….……the truth.
6. It’s no good (9. call ) ………………………..…. the police.
7. The environment in our city (10. pollute ) ……………..………by exhaust gases from cars. We must do
something to stop this.

IV: Each line in the passage contains one mistake. Underline the mistakes then and correct them. (1.0p)
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Your answers:
Language is considered a significant means for communication in 1.
international relations. People in modern world have not longer been bound 2.
3.
to their own countries. Moreover, in keeping inform with speedly scientific
4.
developments nowadays, they must widen their cooperative relations with 5.
the highly developing nations in other parts of the world. Due to the fact that 6.
no one are able to communicate with any natives in the world, that is 7.
8.
necessary for people to choose to learn a foreign language as a worldwide
9.
common medium of communication. Which is why English has been chosen 10.
by almost people to be a foreign language to master. More and more people
using English and the number of those who learn English as a foreign
language has been increased so rapidly that it is the highest nowadays.

SECTION D: READING. (5.0p)

I. Choose the best answer to complete the passage below. (2.0 p)

Because writing has become so important in our (1) _______, we sometimes think of it as more real
than speech. A little thought, (2) _______, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to
language. Human beings have been writing for (3) _______ 5000 years; but they have been talking for
much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human (4) _______.
When writing (5) _______ develop, it was derived (6) _______ and represented speech, albeit
imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. (7) _______, we all learn to
talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally
will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. (8) _______, it takes a special
(9) _______ to learn to write; in the past many intelligent and useful members of society didn’t acquire the
skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing (10) _______ never learn to read or write,
while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.
1. A. culture B. education C. training D. competition
2. A. though B. nevertheless C. however D. furthermore
3. A. at least B. at last C. totally D. finally
4. A. people B. personality C. beings D. being
5. A. rather B. quite C. has D. did
6. A. with B. of C. about D. from
7. A. However B. Otherwise C. Furthermore D. But
8. A. On behalf of B. On the other hand C. Another way D. By the way
9. A. affect B. affair C. effort D. effect
10. A. sign B. signal C. systems D. net
Your answers:
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1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________
6. _____________ 7. _____________ 8. _____________ 9. _____________ 10. ____________
II: Read the passage and choose the best answer (1.0p):
Man discovered fire many thousands years ago . The first time he saw fire was probably when a tree
was struck by lighting . He soon learned how to make fire for himself . However man probably made his
fire by rubbing two sticks together.
Fire was very important to man . He needed fire to keep himself warm at night . He used fire to cook
his food . He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals . In some parts of the world he used fire
to signal messages. Red Indians, for example , used fire to make smoke signals . In some other countries
people lit fires to warn their friends of danger.
Fire was very also used to give light . Before the invention of oil lamp, men used burning sticks as
torches . And before man discovered gas and electricity , he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to
light the streets .
One man even used fire to tell the time . He invented a candle clock . He made a candle that took
exactly twelve hours to burn . Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts . He lit the candle and
could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle . But the candle clock did not
always work well . If there was a wind blowing on the candle , the flame burned too quickly .
1. Man probably first made fire ........
A. from a tree struck by lightning B. by rubbing two sticks together.
C. from wire baskets hung on poster. D. from a candle.
2. Man probably first used fire .........
A. to tell the time. B. to send signal.
C. to light the streets. D. to keep warm at night.
3. Fire was used by Red Indians ........
A. to make gas and electricity. B. to burn down trees
C. to send messages D. to frighten away enemies.
4. The first street lights were ........
A. large bonfires . B. small fires in hanging baskets .
C. burning trees . D. candles .
5. The candle clock burned for ....
A.twelve hours . B. one hour.
C. a day . D. twelve days .
III. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (2.0 p)
Illiteracy is the condition of being unable to read and (1) ______. Illiteracy is also (2) ______ to
describe the condition of being ignorant or unknowledgeable in a particular subject or field. Computer
illiteracy (3) ______ the inability to use a computer programming language.
Most of us who use computers (4) ______ how to send emails, or how to create a new folder. But
we know (5) ______ about programming languages, the artificial languages used to write instructions that
can be executed by a computer. Even in developed countries, a very small percentage of computer users are
able to read or write this kind of computer language. Should we (6) ______ the effort to learn a computer
language, especially when these are so complicated? The answer is “Yes”. Because (7) ______ computer
illiteracy, users depend on software manufacturers. Our society becomes more dependent on information
technology, and in a few years’ time, reading and writing a computer language will be as essential as using
a (8) ______ language. Computer users will not be able to survive (9) ______ they know the code - the set
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of detailed instructions that tell a computer what to do. In the future, survival and professional success will
presuppose knowing everything about the machines we (10) ______ with.

SECTION E. WRITING:(5.0p)
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (2.0 p)
1. You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18th .
The final date ..............................................................................................................................
2. When are the council going to do something about the city's traffic problem?
It's high time something ........ ........................... ................................. ..................................... .
3. Please continue doing your work and don’t let anything interrup you.
Please go…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Nothing was done about it.
Nobody ...................................... ........................... .....................................................................
5. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
I am ........................................................................................ .....................................................
6. I didn't see her again for ten years.
Five years .............................................. ................................. ....................................................
7. Driving on the left feels strange to me.
I am not used ........................................................................ .......................................................
8. I can't understand him because he speaks so quickly.
If he didn't .............. ............................... .....................................................................................
9. Please don't make me annoyed by such silly questions.
I'd rather ................................................. .....................................................................................
10. People think that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in the pub.
The prisoner .............. ............................ ......................................................................................
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word
given. (1.0 p)
1. Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend. (wishes)
→ Susan ................................................... the airport to say goodbye to her friend.
2. Despite his age, he’s still working. (retired)
→ He still …………………………………………..………….…… despite his age.
3. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost. (even)
→ I got lost …………………………………………..………………..the area well.
4. I do not intend to tell you my plans. (of)
→ I have........................................................................................... you my plans.
5. Graham spends all his time doing research. (devoted)
→ Graham has ……………………………………………………… doing research.
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III. ESSAY WRITING. (2.0p)
Nowadays our country is facing some big problems (pollution of environment, traffic accidents,
unemployment, overcharging in tourism…) In your opinion, which of these problems is the most serious?
Write a paragraph (about 200 words) to give some causes of that problem and suggest the solutions to stop
it.
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