PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI

DỰ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP TỈNH

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Môn: Tiếng anh - Năm học 2020 - 2021
Thời gian: 150 phút(không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION A: LISTENING (15pts)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần.
 Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài sau khi kết thúc 3 phần nghe.
 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh đã có trong đề thi.
I. Listen to the talk about men and apes, and then complete each sentence with NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS
1. Men and apes differ little in their__body structure______________
2. Like apes, men have no ___tail ____________
3. Both men and apes have ______hands and feets______instead of claws and hooves.
4. Both apes and men differ from other animals in having______large brain_______
5. Apes can make and use simple tools. Only man, however, can___make a plan_______
II. You will hear Peter Walsh being interviewed for a job. Listen and choose the correct answer
for each question. (5pts)
6. How long has he been in his present job?
A. Since 2005 B. For three months
C. For about three years. D. For three weeks
7. Why does he want a new job?
A. For a change B. To get promotion
C. To see new friends D. To earn more money
8. What does he like most about his job?
A. The right to take action and make decisions B. His colleagues
C. Working conditions D. High salary
9. What kind of person are they looking for?
A. Someone prepare to work overtime B. Someone who is punctual
C. Someone who wants to get on D. Someone who is helpful
10. What qualifications does Peter have?
A. Degree B. A school leaving certificate
C. A postgraduate diploma D. Certificate of law
III. You will hear an expert talking about deserts, what they are and how they are formed.
Listen to his talk and decide whether statements are true (T) or false (F) (5pts) T F
11. In a desert, everything is hard.
12. Only trees with hard needles can grow in deserts.
13. Space seems to have no limit in the desert.
14. Nature causes the change in the size and location of the world’s deserts.
15. Rabbits are one of the agents that help make deserts in Australia.
SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 points)
Question 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
the same line (2 points)
16. A. sculpture/jơ/ B. failure/jơ/ C. closure/3 ơ/ D. structure/jơ/
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17.A. astronaut/ae/ B. astronomy/ơ/ C. astronomer/ơ/ D. astrology/ơ/
Question 2: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in
each question
18. A. ‘habitable B. experiment C. simulated D. missionary
19. A. journalese B. entertain C. Portuguese D. refusal
20. A. appreciate B. experience C. embarrassing D. situation
SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30pts)
Question I: Choose the best answer to the following questions (10 Points)
21. It was Tony who __________ in asking for another glass of brandy and got drunk in the end.
A. endured B. kept C. persisted D. maintained
22. ____________ that gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill and that the California Gold Rush began.
A. Because in B. That in 1848 C. in 1848 D. it was in 1848
23. The _______ of dancers from Beijing is one of the leading attractions in the festival.
A. troupe B. troop C. herb D. packet
24. I am ___________ furious with Charlotte. How could she forget our wedding anniversary?
A. absolutely B. extremely C. very D. terribly
25. Many a _____________ it difficult to avoid the interference of mass media in their life
A. pop stars finds B. pop star find C. pop star finds D. pop stars find
26. We may win, we may lose- It’s just the luck of the ___________
A. chance B. draw hên xui C. odds D. fate
27. They decided to ____________ their differences and became friends.
A. put aside B. take on C. give away D. go over
28. It was very __________ of you to offer me your seat, but really I’m quite happy to stand.
A. sympathetic B. grateful C. considerate D. appreciative
29. Peter” Do you mind if I put the television on? “Susan: “_____________”
A. you are welcome B. no, not in the least
C. not mention it D. it’s no matter to me
30. I hope you won’t take it _________ if I suggest an alternative remedy.
A. offence B. amiss C. upset D. heart
Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (8pts)
31. Fortunately, the hospital’s new air- conditioning system (install) ___had been
installed_____when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.
32. The spy admitted (give) _having given________some highly secret information to enemy agents
33. The villagers strongly recommend that a new school (build) _____be built____ immediately
34. In a such plight did we (find) __find________ ourselves that we had no choice but to radio for
help.
35-36. Terry must have believed that fares (go) _______ up or he (not buy) _______ a season ticket.
37. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate, in another fifty years this beach
(exist) ___is going to exist_____any more.
38. It turned out that we (rush) ___needn’t have rushed______ to the airport as the plane was delayed
by several hours.
Question III. Supply the correct form of the words given. (7pts)
39. The agenda for meeting is not still ___________. FINAL
40. They became the targets of laughter and anger. They were__ unwelcomed_____ at meals.
WELCOME
41. I cannot comment; I have to swear to __________ on the matter. SECRET

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42. Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be __ maladjusted_dị tật___than others
ADJUST
43. I admire her ___________ way of dealing with people. RIGHT
44. An alarm clock sounds when the temperature reaches a ________level. DETERMINative
45. Unemployment rose______________ last year. DRAMAtically
Question IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the text (from 46 to 50). Identify each mistake, write
it down and give your correction. (5pts)
Robots can work in places to that =
>bỏ humans can’t easily get. These include deep oceans, on distant planets or on sites with bad
pollution. Robots are also used in factories although they can work more quickly and accurately than
a human, and without needing to rest. Improvements in technology over the past fifteen years have
meant that scientists are now able to create every clever robot. The most complicated of these can
make decisions for themselves, learn new things, and deal for => with problems. However, while
robots that look like people are very common in science fiction films, they are very rare in real life.
Making a machine that can balance and move on two legs is a real challenge and is unnecessary for
most of the jobs we need robots to make=>do for us. However, a Japanese robot known as Asimo
does walk on two legs and can even climb up and down stairs.
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30pts)
Question I. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for
each space (10pts)
The PBT is a pencil and (51) __________ test that is offered for two purposes. One purpose of the
PBT is for (52) _______and process evaluation. Colleges or other institutions use the PBT to test their
students. The scores are not valid outside of the place where they are (53) ________, but the college
or institution accepts the PBT that they administered as an official score. This PBT is also (54)
__________an institution TOFEL. The (55) ______purpose of the PBT is (56) _________the official
Computer-Based TOFEL in areas where computer-based testing is not possible. The scores are
usually valid outside of the place where they are administered. This PBT is also called a Supplement
TOFEL.
The Paper-Based TOFEL has three parts: Listening Comprehension, Structure, and Written
expression, and Reading. (57)__________, the Test of Written English (TWE) is an essay that is
required to provide a (58) ______score. The PBT is a (59) ____________test, which means that
everyone who takes the TOFEL during the same administration will see and answer the same
questions. The (60) _________score is based on a scale of 310- 677.
51. A. note-paper B. letter C. draft D. paper
52. A. place B. placing C. placement D. placeability
53. A. administered B. managed C. controlled D. protected
54. A. called B. seemed C. considered D. appeared
55. A. some B. other C. another D. main
56. A. supplement B. to supplement C. supplementing D. supplemented
57. A. in other words B. on the other hand C. besides D. in addition
58. A. reading B. speaking C. listening D. writing
59. A. style B. form C. standard D. linear
60. A. total B. final C. whole D. all
Question II. Read the following passage and then fill in the blank a suitable word to complete
the passage. (10pts)
Newspaper publishers estimate that nearly six out of ten adults in the United States and Canada
read newspaper every day, and seven (61)___out_____ of ten read a newspaper each weekend. By the
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(62) ____time______they read newspaper, most people have already learned about breaking news
stories on television or radio. Readers rely on newspapers to provide detailed background information
and analysis, (63) __which______television and radio newscast rarely offer. Newspapers not only
inform readers that an event happened but also help readers understand what (64) ___led______up to
the event and how it will affect the world around them.
The staff of a large newspaper works under the constant (65) _____pressure____of deadlines
to bring news to readers as quickly as human energy and technological devices permit. Reporters,
photographers, artists, and editors compile articles and graphics- sometimes in just a few hours. Page
(66) ______designers_____assemble articles, photos, illustrations, advertisements, and eye- catching
headlines into page layouts, then rush their work to the printer. Printing technicians may work through
the night operating printing presses that can churn out more than 60, 000 (67)____copies________
per hour.
Newspapers trace their roots to handwritten news sheets posted daily in the public
marketplaces of (68) __ancient______Rome. The first printed newspapers appeared in China during
the Tang dynasty (ad 618- 907). These newspapers were printed from carved wood blocks. Precursors
to modern papers (69) __first_____appeared in Venice, Italy, in the middle of 14th century.
Newspapers as (70) _known________today, complete with advertising and a mixture of political,
economic, and social news and commentary, emerged in Britain in the mid- 18th century.
Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions below. (10pts)
The goal of Internet-based encyclopedia Wikipedia (www.Wikipedia.org) is to give everyone
on the planet access to information. Like other encyclopedias, Wikipedia contains lots of information:
more than 2.5 million articles in 200 different languages covering just about every subject. Unlike
other encyclopedias, however, Wikipedia is not written by experts, but by ordinary people. These
writers are not paid and their names are not published. They contribute to Wikipedia simply because
they want to share their knowledge.
Encyclopedias began in ancient times as collections of writings about all aspects of human
knowledge. The word itself comes from ancient Greek, and means "a complete general education".
Real popularity for encyclopedias came in the nineteenth century in Europe and the United States,
with the publication of encyclopedias written for ordinary readers. With the invention of the CD-
ROM, the same amount of information could be put on a few computer discs. Then with the Internet,
it became possible to create an online encyclopedia that could be constantly updated, like Microsoft's
Encarta. However, even Internet-based encyclopedias like Encarta were written by paid experts. At
first, Wikipedia, the brainchild of Jimmy Wales, a businessman in Chicago, was not so different
from these. In 2001, he had the idea for an Internet-based encyclopedia that would provide
information quickly and easily to everyone. Furthermore, that information would be available free,
unlike other Internet encyclopedias at that time.
But Wales, like everyone else, believed that people with special knowledge were needed to
write the articles, and so he began by hiring experts. He soon changed his approach, however, as it
took them a long time to finish their work. He decided to open up the encyclopedia in a radical new
way, so that everyone would have access not only to the information, but also to the process of putting
this information online. To do this, he used what is known as "Wiki" software (from the Hawaiian
word for "fast"), which allows users to create or alter content on web page. The system is very simple:
When you open the web site, you can simply search for information or you can log on to become a
writer or editor of articles. If you find an article that interests you - about your hometown, for example
- you can correct it or expand it. This process goes on until no one is interested in making any more
changes.
71. Wikipedia is a (n) _______________________.
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 A. book B. journal C. article D. dictionary
72. Wikipedia is written by____
A. paid written B. millionaires C. normal people D. world experts
73. The phrase "these writers" in the first paragraph refers to ____________
A. ordinary readers B. ordinary people C. encyclopedia experts D. every subject
74. The phrase "the word" in the second paragraph refers to________________
A. knowledge B. encyclopedia C. writing D. collection
75. Microsoft's Encarta is cited in the passage as an example of_____________
A. CD-ROM dictionary B. printed encyclopedia
C. online encyclopedia D. updateable online encyclopedia
76. The word "brainchild" in the second paragraph of the passage can be best replaced by_________
A. born B. child C. product D. father
77. The word "approach" in the third paragraph of the passage means___________
A. idea B. time C. method D. writing
78. The user of Wikipedia can do all of the following EXCEPT_______________.
A. have access to information B. determinate the website
C. modify information D. edit information
79. We can say that Jimmy Wales______________________
A. became very famous after the formation of Wikipedia
B. is the father of Wikipedia
C. made a great profit from Wikipedia
D. decides who can use Wikipedia
80. Wiki software enables_____________________________
A. exchanging articles B. a purchase of information
C. limited access D. editing
SECTION E: WRITING (20pt)
Question I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed above it. (5pts)
81. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong.
=Contrary to what you think, fat people aren’t always
jolly._________________________________________________
82. You didn’t believe his story, did you?
=> You were not taken in by his story, were you
83. He surprised me very much when he said he loved me.
=> _ He TOOK HER BREATH AWAY when he said he loved her
84. As there are no more questions, I think we can end the meeting.
=>There being no more question, we think we can end the meeting
85. It was a nice party when you take everything into consideration.
=> All things considered, it was a nice party
Question II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using
the words given. (5pts)
86. There’s not that much difference between irony and sarcasm. LINE
=> There’s ______________a fine line______________________ between irony and sarcasm.
87. I sincerely promise you that I’m telling you the truth. BOTTOM
=> I promise you ____from the bottom of my heart___ that I’m telling you the truth.
88. As far as I know, no one’s talking about you behind your back. BEST
=> To the best of my knowledge no one’s talking about you behind your back.
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89. I am going to write and complain to the council. COMPLAINT
=> I intend to _make a written complaint to the council
90. I think you should try applying again in a few months’ time. WERE
=> If _______________________try applying again in a few months’ time.
III. In about 120- 150 words , write a paragraph about the benefits of extracurricular activities to
students.
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