KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS VÒNG TỈNH

NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

Ngày thi: 05 tháng 5 năm 2022
Môn: TIẾNG ANH (THI VIẾT)
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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ĐIỂM BÀI THI CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO Mã Phách
Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 (Do HĐ chấm thi ghi)

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi gồm có 12 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này)
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I. LISTENING (3/18 points)
Part 1: You will hear 12 short conversations. Choose the answer A, B, C or D based upon
what you hear.
1. What will the man do for the woman?
A. make a presentation B. check some statistics
C. prepare the presentation space D. type up a report
2. What is the man’s relationship to the school?
A. the janitor B. the principal C. a teacher D. a student
3. What will the man probably do?
A. play football B. watch television
C. finish an assignment D. ask for an extension
4. How does the woman feel about the journey?
A. enthusiastic B. frustrated C. anxious D. exhausted
5. How will the man help the woman?
A. He will organize the entertainment. B. He will contact the guests.
C. He will book the location. D. He will procure the gift.
6. What does the man say about his experience?
A. He regrets not having more fun. B. He felt like it was never going to end.
C. He wishes he had applied himself more. D. He always focused on what was important.
7. What does the woman say about the offer?
A. It may involve a phone call. B. She wants to interview the man.
C. There are no conditions involved. D. The customer must furnish their details.
8. Where will the man probably go next?
A. to get coffee B. to view a house
C. to the tax office D. to the real estate agents
9. What is the woman’s relationship to the college?
A. She is studying there. B. She is an alum.
C. She is a history professor. D. She works in the Registrar’s Office.
10. Why does the woman mention cheese?
A. She’s afraid the man has an allergy. B. She thought the man was vegan.
C. She knows the man is vegetarian. D. She believes the man doesn’t like it.

11. What does the man say about the bank teller?
A. She behaved inappropriately. B. She was patient with him.
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C. He annoyed her on purpose. D. She couldn’t solve his problem.
12. What does the girl think might happen?
A. They will be penalized with low grades. B. They will all fail the exam.
C. They will be graded on a curve. D. She will get the best grade in the class.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Part 2: You will hear part of a radio programme about 'Bollywood', the Indian film industry.
For questions 13-22, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. (NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS).
All over Bombay there are enormous (13) ______ advertising films.
In Indian films, the (14) ______ often changes suddenly.
The films are (15) ______ both European and Indian filmgoers.
The female stars are beginning to wear (16) ______ rather than traditional clothing.
A Hollywood-style obsession with body shape means that a lot of people are now going to (17)
______.
The films often convey (18) ______, such as a belief in family life.
Some critics argue that the films are superficial, often lacking a recognisable (19) ______.
Recently there has been an (20) ______ of fresh talent from different backgrounds.
A fresh wave of experimentation by film-makers appears to be more likely to secure (21)
______ success.
All these changes may well serve to keep Bollywood (22) ______ for the foreseeable future.
Your answers:
13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Part 3: Listen to the talk and do the tasks that follow.

Questions 23-26 Questions 27-30
Complete the flow chart below. Write ONE Choose FOUR letters A-H. Which
WORD ONLY for each answer. FOUR items CANNOT go in the green
Prevention box? (in any order)
A. cooking foil
23. _____________________ B. glass bottles
C. milk cartons
24. _____________________ D. plastic bags
E. plastic bottles
25. _____________________ F. plastic packaging
G. plates
Waste to energy H. tetra packs
27. ______
26. _____________________ 28. ______
29. ______
30. ______
Your answers:
23. 24. 25. 26.
27, 28, 29, 30. ________________________

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (5/18 points)

Part 1: (2 points)

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Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C or
D) in the numbered boxes.
31. Public transport in the region is ______ subsidised by the government, so fares are low.
A. firmly B. heavily C. thickly D. solidly
32. Sales of the new car have ______ in the last two months.
A. got over B. passed by C. taken off D. brushed up
33. If you’re going to town, keep your eyes ______ for that book I was telling you about.
A. peeled B. clean C. wide D. fresh
34. Jenny was completely inexperienced when she started working here, but now she’s really
come into her ______.
A. person B. self C. identity D. own
35. If children see their parents drinking and smoking, they are more likely to follow ______.
A. suit B. cause C. example D. action
36. ______ for standing you up, would you forgive him?
A. Were Matt to apologize B. Were Matt apologetic
C. If Matt would have apologized D. If Matt was apologizing
37. The executive manager decided she had had enough and told her secretary to _____ for that
day.
A. have cancelled all her meetings B. get all her meetings cancel
C. get all her meetings to cancel D. have all her meetings canceled
38. ______, he would never agree to sell his business.
A. However the offer might be B. However tempting the offer might be
C. If the offer will be tempting D. Such was a tempting offer
39. She eventually married her Maths teacher, but she swears she never met him by ______.
A. sight B. means C. profession D. design
40. Let’s ______ and go home, shall we?
A. call it a day B. put paid to C. take a dislike to D. lead up to
Your answers:
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
Part 2: (1 point)
The passage below contains 5 mistakes. UNDERLINE the mistakes and WRITE their correct
forms in the numbered boxes. (0) has been done as an example.
Transport is crucial in both urban (0) or rural areas. Everyone has to get around, or get from A
to B. Transport basic falls into two categories, public and private. Public transport consists of
a network of bus, train and underground networks, connects one place with another. Public
transport is on its busiest during the rush hour, or peak hours, when commuters are on their
way to or from work. The hub of the network is the centre, for example a mainline train
station, bus terminal or airport. Depending on the country, public transport can be expensive,
especially if it is not subsidised by the government, because of rising fuel and staffing costs.
Problems can include congestion in inner-city areas, cancellations or delays to timetables
because maintenance work or signal failures and overcrowding. Environment and urban
planners advocate public transport over private because it is more cost-efficient, because of
fuel consumption.
Your answers:
0. or  and 41. 42.

43. 44. 45.

Part 3: (2 points)

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Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals in brackets to form a word that fits in the
gap. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
A PEASANT’S DIET
During their research, historians made the discovery that in 14th-century England, the ordinary
peasant enjoyed a (46, VARY) ______ diet. He kept poultry and grew vegetables on land (47,
SURROUND) ______ his cottage where he also kept an (48, OCCASION) _______ pig. Bread
and ale were, of course, staple (49, REQUIRE) _______, meat and cheese were a (50,
REGULATE) ______ addition, and bacon was not a(n) (51, FREQUENT) ______ visitor to the
table. Apart from domestic sources of food, the fields and woodlands were (52, LIFE) ______
with game and, although deer enjoyed the (53, PROTECT) ______ of stern laws, poaching was
common, despite the (54, RISKY) ______ of discovery by strict and (55 WATCH) ______
gamekeepers.
Your answers:
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

III. READING (5/18 points)

Part 1: (1 point)
Read the following passage and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best
according to the article. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered boxes.
Teenage brains
Journalist Martin Baines talks to neuroscientist Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore about
the development of the brain during adolescence.
Until I read Inventing Ourselves by Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, I’d always
assumed that what we think of as teenage behaviour is largely an invention of contemporary
western society. I hadn’t imagined, for example, that 15-year-olds in the Kalahari Desert also
complain about having to get up early - but they do. It was for people like me - there are lots of
us - that Blakemore wrote her book explaining the science of everything from why teenagers
can’t get out of bed in the morning to why they sometimes appear to be irresponsible
narcissists. ‘We demonise teenagers more than any other section of society,’ she told me. ‘And
it’s not right. They’re going through an essential stage of their development. Most adults don’t
realise this.’
This is arguably inevitable. Blakemore says that until 20 years ago, it was assumed that
teenage behaviour was largely down to hormonal changes in puberty and that children’s brains
were more or less fully developed. The findings of brain scans and psychological experiments
have now revealed that the reality is very different, however. In fact, the brain continues to
change all through the teenage years and well into adulthood, and important
neurodevelopmental processes enable it to be moulded by the environment. So adolescence is a
critical period of neurological change, much of which is responsible for adolescent behaviour.
Blakemore quotes from a teenager’s diary dated 20 July 1969: ‘I went to arts centre (by
myself!) in yellow cords and blouse. Ian was there but didn’t speak to me. Got a rhyme put in
my handbag from someone who’s apparently got a crush on me. It’s Nicholas, I think. UGH.
Man landed on the moon.’ This may look like amazing - even jaw-dropping - self-absorption.
But Blakemore says it’s essential neurological development, because the biological function of
adolescence, today and in the past, is the creation of a sense of self. Teens achieve this through
creating new allegiances, independent of their parents – which is why their friendships
suddenly become extremely important. What is known on social media as FOMO - fear of
missing out - may look like an irrational sense of priorities if it means skipping revision to
attend a run-of-the-mill get-together, but at that age, nothing matters more than peer approval.

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 Blakemore designed an experiment to explore this. Adolescents were asked to play an
online ball game, with what they believed to be two other players of their own age. In fact, the
game was with a computer programmed to ignore the human participants; these found
themselves watching the ball being passed between two players on the screen who chose not to
include them. She repeated the experiment with adults, and found that, while the game lowered
the mood and increased the anxiety levels of all participants, the effect was dramatically greater
for the teenagers.
In her book, Blakemore also discusses how the neurologically driven preoccupation with
peer approval underlies adolescent risk-taking and acute self-consciousness, and how it
determines adolescent sleep patterns. It’s fascinating, and I’m curious about the implications.
What could be done to accommodate the changes adolescents go through?
Blakemore suggests we might harness the power of peer pressure by getting adolescents
to run educational campaigns – for example, on healthy eating. She also mentions schools
which have altered their start times to fit in with teenage sleep patterns, though she points out
there may be practical issues about implementing this - on a wider scale. But generally, she’s
wary about putting forward concrete solutions. This seems regrettable, but she insists she’s a
scientist rather than a consultant. She doesn’t even like to be asked for parenting advice,
although she admits her work does inform her own parenting. When she recently visited her
teenage son’s school, he asked her to pretend not to know him. ‘I could’ve been so offended by
that. But I thought: “That’s absolutely normal.”
One thing that makes Blakemore’s empathy and affection for teenagers so striking is its
rarity. ‘Yes, I’m a champion of them,’ she agrees. But why does she think so many other adults
feel differently? She often thinks about why we find it hilarious to ‘take the mickey out of
teenagers’. She points out that there are whole comedy shows mocking their behaviour. She
wonders if adults do it to cope with their rejection; small children obey adults and want to be
with them, but teenagers, through necessity, look for independence, and the older generations
feel hurt about this. They resent adolescents’ desire to rebel and their sense of embarrassment
when they’re with parents. ‘Our way of dealing with these changes is to sneer at them.’
56. What is the writer doing in the first paragraph?
A. outlining how he feels about the way teenagers are generally perceived
B. giving his reasons for writing a profile of Professor Blakemore
C. pointing out international variations in teenage behaviour
D. acknowledging his relative ignorance about teenagers
57. What does the writer suggest is ‘jaw-dropping’ about the teenager’s diary entry?
A. the strong desire for independence that comes across
B. the similarity with what young people talk about today
C. the negative comments about two acquaintances
D. the focus on personal rather than wider events
58. The experiment described in the fourth paragraph was designed to provide evidence of
A. how competitive teenagers tend to be.
B. how easily teenagers can be deceived.
C. how sensitive teenagers are to social exclusion.
D. how immersed teenagers can become in video games.

59. In the sixth paragraph, the writer expresses

A. disappointment at Blakemore’s reluctance to advocate specific policies.
B. enthusiasm for the idea of giving teenagers more responsibility.
C. amusement at Blakemore’s difficulties with her own children.
D. doubt regarding the feasibility of changing school hours.
60. Which words in the final paragraph echo the phrase ‘take the mickey out of’?
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 A. cope with B. feel hurt about C. resent D. sneer at
Your answers:
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
Part 2: (2 points)
Read the article and for questions 61-70, choose from the sections (A-E). The sections may
be chosen more than once.
In which section is the following mentioned?
61. an instance in which an individual felt averse to divulge certain information
62. the potential of a means of transport to carry cargo at high speeds
63. the necessity to overhaul contemporary transit systems
64. an instance in which an individual underestimated the potential of a technology
65. a means of transport which has recently been put to public use
66. a collaborative effort at developing rapid transit technology
67. the view that contemporary transports systems are underdeveloped
68. uncertainty as to whether funds will be available to finance a project
69. the potential of a technology to surpass conventional expectations
70. the extent to which a proposed transit system could reduce ecological damage
Vacuum Trains: Space-Age Travel on Earth
Vacuum trains work on a very simple principle of physics, namely, it’s easier to move an object
through a vacuum than it is through a medium, such as air. Are vacuum trains the future of
travel?

A. When compared to the many other scientific and technological advances of the late 20th and
early 21st centuries, it could be said that little progress has been made in the field of mass
transit systems. But for Concorde, the turbo-jet powered airplane which retired due to
budgetary concerns in 2003, and the bullet trains of Japan, little has changed in the way that
groups of people travel to far-off destinations. By and large, we still use the same transport
technologies and travel at the same speeds to those of fifty years ago. In times of scientific and
technological sluggishness, it’s often best to permit ‘blue-sky’ thinkers to take the stage. One
such individual whose creative thinking was not limited by current wisdom or beliefs was the
American physicist Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945). Known as the father of modern rocket
propulsion, Goddard was often mocked during his lifetime for the seemingly pie-in-the-sky
nature of his proposals. The ridicule caused Goddard to become increasingly reticent about the
nature of his work over the course of his career; so much so that many of his designs did not
come to light until after his death. Among Goddard’s revolutionary ideas was one for a high-
speed train known as vacuum tube train, or ‘vactrain’ for short.

B. The central rationale behind a vactrain as conceived by Goddard in the 1910s, is that trains
could travel considerably faster and use up appreciably less energy if they were not held back
by air resistance. A conventional train pushes a wall of air ahead of it and in doing so causes an
area of low pressure to form behind it. Both these phenomena end up ‘pulling’ the train back
and necessitate huge amounts of energy to be expended in order to counteract the forces. But by
placing a train line within a sealed tunnel and voiding the tunnel of all air (i.e. creating a
vacuum), this rolling resistance is nullified. The sealed tunnel can be placed above ground or
even in underground bored rock, the latter hypothetically enabling cross-oceanic travel at
speeds once thought the sole domain of science fiction. Such technology has the potential to
unequivocally supplant the aircraft as the world’s fastest mode of mass transit. Goddard’s early
designs, for instance, proposed the possibility of travelling from Boston to New York in just 12
minutes at speeds averaging around 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h). In actual fact, by combining

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vactrain technology with another form of technology known as maglev, such trains could travel
a great deal faster.

C. Maglev (short for magnetic levitation) trains are trains that float on a bed of magnets thus
negating the recurrent friction that conventional trains experience from running on tracks using
mechanical apparatuses such as wheels, axles and bearings. By causing the train to, in effect,
fly along its route, albeit just inches from the surface of a magnetic line, maglev trains can
travel at speeds of up to 361 mph (581 km/h). Maglev trains are currently operational (albeit in
small numbers) in Japan, Korea and China. Although still a nascent venture, they have not as
yet proved to merit any undue concerns in terms of safety. But what if a maglev train was
placed within a vacuum? Some believe such trains could reach speeds of more than 4,000 km/h,
allowing passengers to travel from Europe to North America in under an hour.

D. Certainly, much interest has been shown by scientists and innovators eager to cash in on the
‘next big thing’. Indeed, several patents have already been taken out proposing various uses for
the merger of vactrain and maglev technologies. One scientist in the front line of such research
is American engineer, Daryl Oster, who holds a patent for what he calls ‘Evacuated Tube
Transport’ (ETT). Oster’s proposes using relatively small six-person automated capsules that
could travel up to 4,000 km/h on maglev lines within vacuumed tunnels. His research has
piqued the interest of the Chinese government who acquired a license to use ETT technology in
combination with their own pre-existent maglev research. According to Oster, the world could
be using ETT for world travel within the next 10 years.

E. So, is ETT really a feasible transportation technology for the future? Some put paid to the
idea because of its prohibitive cost. For instance, a hypothetical underground ETT line from
Los Angeles to New York City would cost an estimated US$1 trillion, with an elevated surface
level alternative only lessening the brunt of the cost by a third. Hence, the apathetic response
most governments, bar the Chinese government perhaps, give to ETT proposals. But some
futurologists point to the mother of all invention: necessity. The carbon footprint of current
mass transit systems is considerable and must be reduced. Fossil fuels deposits are dwindling
and energy-efficient alternatives will soon be required. Vactrains run entirely on electricity so
there would be no carbon footprint whatsoever. Thus, while construction would be expensive,
supporters of ETT technology emphasise the long-term cost-effectiveness of the venture - in
terms of the environment, energy usage, and the economic advantages attainable by a world
having a speedier mass transit infrastructure. Still , it remains to be seen who, if anyone, will
take the plunge. ETT technology could well remain just a pipe dream.

Your answers:

61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

Part 3: (1 point)
Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answers in the numbered boxes.
ORIGINS OF THE FAMILY
The question of how the family first came into being has been hotly debated by anthropologists
for decades. Scientists believe that some sort of family has existed in all human societies and
have (71) ______ struggled to explain its evolution. As early humans became better hunters,
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they began to depend more (72) ______ on hunting than on gathering their food. Women did
not usually participate in the hunt, mainly because human infants are quite helpless. (73)
______, they greatly expanded child care and foraging methods. This division of labour seems
to have (74) ______ to the development of the family and community, as it made practical
sense.
The family did not exist in all classes of all societies, though. In some places, for example,
slaves were not permitted to have legal families, and their family-like relationships were often
disrupted in various ways, such as being sold at auctions. This deliberate obstruction of family
building suggests an historical awareness of its importance as a powerful (75) ______ in a
state-run society.
71. A. long B. last C. past D. just
72. A. seriously B. fully C. heavily D. solidly
73. A. Otherwise B. Instead C. Then D. Meanwhile
74. A. opened out B. come up C. brought about D. given rise
75. A. force B. vigour C. strength D. energy

Your answers:

71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

Part 4: (1 point)
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in
each gap. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
RAILWAYS
Land travel is the most common means of transport. It all began with walking. Two thousand
years ago, the Romans built a network of superb roads over (76) ______ people travelled on
foot or by horse-drawn cart. It was only in the 1800s that steam power took the (77) ______ of
horse power. When the first railways were built, many people said they were the most
wonderful of all inventions. (78) ______ said the snorting, smoking steam engines were like
beasts from hell. Trains and railways certainly changed our (79) ______. Not (80) ______ did
embankments and cuttings alter the landscape, but now, for the first (81) ______, people and
goods could be (82) ______ long distances in great quantities - and at undreamed-of speeds.
Railways also allowed cities to grow more than ever (83) ______. Today, large networks of
railways stretch through many countries. Trains are an efficient means of transport. They use
(84) ______ fuel and produce less pollution than cars and trucks because they carry large
cargoes in a single journey. Because (85) ______ the damage road vehicles do to our
environment, many people believe trains are the best form of transport for the future.

Your answers:
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.
IV. WRITING: (5/18 points)
Part 1: (1 point)
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 three and eight words,
including the word given.

86. It wasn’t easy for Christine to get used to living in the country. (trouble)

 Christine …………………………………………………………….. living in the country.

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87. Don’t get upset about it whatever you do. (heart)

 Don’t …………………………………………………….…………….… whatever you do.

88. That child wants to be the centre of attention all the time. (spotlight)

 That child wants ................................................................................................. all the time.

89. When it came to money, I saw what he was really like. (colors)

 He showed ……………………………………………….…….…. when it came to money.

90. Everyone is talking about the Beckhams these days. (town)

 The Beckhams ………………………………………………………………….. these days.

Part 2: (1.5 points)

The chart below shows information on three different groups of leisure activities in a
British town. The results show the percentage of people who attended each type of event and
also their level of educational achievement.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

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Part 3: (2.5 points)

Some people think we are too dependent on technology nowadays. Do you agree or
disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge
or experience.
Write at least 250 words.

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