Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

PART I. LISTENING (4.0 points)
SECTION 1: 	 Questions 1 – 10
Questions 1 – 4: Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer
Example:
Age: 23
Length of time in Australia: (1) ___________
Present address: Flat 1, 539, (2)____________ Road Canterbury 2036
Present course: (3)____________ English
Accomodation required from: (4)____________ 7th September
Questions 5-7: Choose the correct answer.
5. Sara requires a 	A. single room 	B. twin room 	 C. triple room
6. She would prefer to live in a 	A. family	 B. single person 	C. couple
7. She would like to live in a 	A. flat 	B. house 	C. studio apartment
Questions 8-10: Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.
(8) The ________________ will be $ 320.
(9) She needs to pay the rent by cash or cheque on a _________ basis.
(10) She needs to pay her part of the ___________ bill.
Section 2: Questions 11-14. Choose the correct answer.
11. When is this year’s festival being held? 
A. 1-13 January 	B. 5-17 January 	C. 25-31 January
12. What will the reviewer concentrate on today?
A. theatre 	B. dance 	C. exhibitions
13. How many circuses are there in the festival?
A. one 	B. two	 C. several
14. Where does Circus Romano perform?
A. in a theatre	 B. in a tent 	C. in a stadium
Questions 15-20
Where
Type of performance
Highlights
Type of audience
Circus Romano
Clowns and acrobats
Music and (15)__________
(16)____________
Circus Electrica
(17)___________
Dancers and magicians
Aerial displays
(18)____________
Mekong Water Puppets
(19)___________
Puppets
Seeing the puppeteers at the end
(20)___________
PART II – GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6/20 points)
I. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. (1.0 point)
1. I'm addicted ______ these sweets. I loved them!
A. on	B. at	C. to	D. for
2. You are being thoroughly _________in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.
A. unrequited	B. unrepresentative	C. unreliable	D. unreasonable
3. Nylon, a synthetic ______ from a combination of water, air, and a by-product of coal, was first introduced in 1938.
A. to make	B. make	C. made	D. making
4. He ______ book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the Cinema.
A. would 	B. might 	C. could 	D. was going to
5. It is necessary that an employee _________ his work on time.
	A. finish	B. finished	C. finishing	D. finishes
6. This dress is eye-catching, and many people________ me on it.
	A. complain	B. complement	C. compliment	 	D. complementary
7. Bill is jealous ________ your promotion.
	A. with	B. of	C. at	D. about
8. _______ are sought by an elementary school.
	A. Mentally retarded teachers	B. Teachers retarded for mental cases
	C. Teachers for the mentally retarded	D. Mental retarded case teachers
9. Since I came in half an hour late this morning, I have to stay until 5:30 to _______ for it.
	A. make up	B. save up	C. keep up	D. hold up
10. Earthquake can damage a tree ______violently, and it can take several years for the tree to heal.
 A. to cause to shake it B. when shaking it causes
 C. to cause shaking it D. by causing it to shake
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to fit in each numbered space. (2.0 points)
 There is a saying that first impressions are generally correct and I would say that (1) _______ throughout my entire life, I have found this to be true apart from one notable exception of a good friend and neighbor with whom my first (2) ______ was decidedly unfriendly.
 At the time of our first meeting I was living in a (3) __________  area of London, not far from the exit of a dual carriageway and this meant that although it was a (4) ____________ street, even with the (5) ____________ will in the world, drivers would often travel dangerously fast within inches of my front door. This used to really annoy me and I have to admit I did often go a bit (6) ________ in expressing my anger even though (or perhaps because) I knew I didn't stand a (7) ________ chance of being taken notice of or even noticed at all. So when one day, I shouted my usual string of swear words at a rapidly passing car and it immediately screamed to a halt, my first reaction was an enormous sense of (8) ______. But then the driver of the car opened his window and shouted a stream of swear words back at me.
 So the next morning, I was more than a little surprised to
find an apology note from the same motorist in my mail box
explaining that in an attempt to (9) _______ his career as an up and
coming IT (10) ______, he had been driving too fast the previous
evening and inviting me to have dinner with him and his wife.
ALL
CHANGE
DEPRIVE
RESIDENCE
GOOD
BOARD
REASON
ACHIEVE
FAR
CONSULT
III. In the following passage, some numbered lines contain a word that shouldn’t be there. Tick (√) the sentences that are correct and write the words that shouldn’t be there in the numbered space. (10 pts)
	Personal space is a term that refers to the distance we like to keep between ourselves and other people. When someone we do not know well gets too close that we usually begin to feel uncomfortable. If such a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most common response is to move away. Some interesting studies have been done in libraries. If strangers will come too close, many people get up and leave the building, others use to different methods such as turning their back on the intruder. Living in cities has made people to develop new skills for dealing with situations where they are very close to strangers. Most people on so crowded trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin contract, and apologize if hands touch by a mistake. People use newspapers as a barrier between themselves and other people, and if they do not have one, they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes.
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1________
2 ________
3 ________
4 ________
5 ________
6 ________
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IV. Fill in each space provided in each sentence below with the correct form of one phrasal verb given in the box. Each phrasal verb can be used ONCE only. (2.0 points)
lay off  make up get on care for go out
fall through come down put off  draw up bring up
1. The teacher.well with everyone in the school.
2. She.with a bad cold just before Christmas and she could not come to the party.
3. After his mother died, he.by his grandmother. 
4. Once the fire ., we had to sit in the cold. 
5. The neighbor always .stories about others. Don’t trust him. 
6. I’ve just spent 2 weeks .an old aunt of mine who’s been ill. 
7. The two sides were close to an agreement, but it.
8. The meeting had to be . until a later day. 
9. The company has.two hundred workers because of a lack of new orders.
10. Our lawyers will.a new contract. 
PART III - READING (5/20 points)
I. Read the text below then circle one answer (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space. (2.0 points)
The accumulation of book (1) . is one part of school education but this kind of learning can be and often is carried to (2) . in many countries so that no time for other interests is (3) . to young people. Not only must they attend school (4) . five-hour periods on six days of the week, studying possibly as many as thirteen different subjects, but in addition they may even go to afternoon institutes for (5) . instruction. They have almost no chance of taking (6) . any of their own hobbies or becoming familiar with the plants and (7) . life of the countryside except during their summer holidays. Early youth should be a time of exploration and adventure, of reading books for (8) . as well as study, of freedom to enjoy life before the responsibilities of working for a living and (9) . a family (10) . an end to study, to freedom and only too often to carefree enjoyment.
1.	A. treasure	B. value 	C. richness 	D. knowledge
2.	A. extremity 	B. excess 	C. limit 	D. boundary
3.	A. available 	B. provided 	C. devoted 	D. reserved
4.	A. during 	B. for 	C. throughout 	D. in
5.	A. farther 	B. additional 	C. extra 	D. further
6.	A. on 	B. up 	C. back 	D. over
7.	A. untamed 	B. original 	C. wild 	D. natural
8.	A. pleasure 	B. amusement 	C. joy 	D. entertainment
9.	A. creating 	B. bringing	C. building 	D. raising
10.	A. hold 	B. put 	C. indicate 	D. mark
II. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write the words in the spaces provided. (1.0 point).
BICYCLE SAFETY
Having to obey rules and regulations when riding a bike is one of the first experiences children have of the idea of (1) . the law. However, a large number of children are left to learn the rules by trial and error, instead of being guided by experienced (2) .. Every year, hundreds of children visit the doctor or the hospital casualty department (3) . crashing on their bikes. This could be easily prevented by (4) . them the basics of bicycle safety. Ideally, children should be allowed to (5) . only in safe places, such as parks and cycle tracks. When this is not possible, and they are permitted to go on the (6) ., it is important to teach them some basic safety principles.
First, they ought to learn and obey the rules of the road, which (7) . traffic signs, signals and road markings. Second, they should (8) . wear a helmet. Studies have shown that wearing bicycle helmets can (9) . head injuries by up to 85 percent. In many places, (10) . are required by law, particularly for children. Finally, children should be made to understand the importance of riding in areas that are brightly lit and of wearing clothes that make them clearly visible on the road. 
III. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (2.0 points)
The principles of use and disuse states that those parts of organism’s bodies that are used grow larger. Those parts are not tending to wither away. It is an observed fact that when you exercise particular muscles, they grow. Those that are never used diminish. By examining a man’s body, we can tell which muscles he uses and which he does not. We may even be able to guess his profession or recreation. Enthusiasts of body building cult make use of the principles of use and disuse to build their bodies, almost like a piece of sculpture, into whatever unnatural shape is demanded by fashion in this peculiar minority culture. Muscles are not the only parts of the body that respond to use in this way. Walk barefoot and you acquire harder skin on your soles. It is easy to tell a farmer from a bank teller by looking at their hands alone. The farmer’s hands are horny hardened by long exposure to rough work. The teller’s hands are often soft. The principles of use and disuse enables animals to become better at the job of surviving in their world, progressively better during their lifetime as the result of living in that world. Humans, through direct exposure to sunlight, or lack of it, develop a skin color which equips them better to survive in particular local conditions. Too much sunlight is dangerous. Enthusiastic sunbathers with very fair skins are susceptible to skin cancer. Too little sunlight, on the other hand, leads to vitamin D deficiency and rickets. The brown pigment melanin which is synthesized under the influence of sunlight makes a screen to protect the underlying tissues from the harmful effects of further sunlight. If a suntanned person moves to a less sunlight climate, the melanin disappears, and the body benefits from what little sun there is. This can be represented as an instance of the principles of use and disuse: skin goes brown when it is used, and fades to white when it is not.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How the principles of use and disuse change people’s concepts of themselves.
B. The way people change themselves to conform to fashion.
C. The changes that occur according to the principles of use and disuse. 
D. The effects of the sun on the principles of use and disuse. 
2. The word “wither way” could be best replaced by .
A. split	B. rot	C. perish	D. shrink
3. The word “those” refers to .
A. organisms	B. bodies	C. parts	D. muscles
4. Men who body build .	
A. appear like sculptures	B. change their appearance
C. belong to strange cults	D. are very fashionable
5. It can be inferred that the author views body building .
A. with enthusiasm	B. as an artistic form
C. with scientific interest	D. of doubtful benefits
6. The word “horny” could be best replaced by .
A. firm	B. strong	C. tough	D. dense
7. It can be inferred that the principles of use and disuse enables organisms to .
A. change their existence	B. automatically benefit
C. survive in any condition	D. improve their lifetime
8. The author suggest that melanin .
A. is necessary to produce vitamin D	B. is beneficial in sunless climate
C. helps protects fair-skinned people	D. is a synthetic product
9. In the 2nd paragraph, the author mentioned sun tanning as an example of .
A. humans improving their local conditions
B. humans surviving in adverse conditions
C. humans using the principles of use and disuse
D. humans running the risk of cancer
10. The word “susceptible” could be best replaced by .
A. condemned	B. vulnerable	C. allergic	D. suggestible
PART IV. WRITING (5/20 points)
I/ Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first sentence, using the cues as the beginning of each sentence. (0) has been done as an example. (1.0 point)
0. Please don’t mention it again.
 I’d rather you didn’t mention it again.
1. Remember to check for spelling mistakes before you hand in your composition.
Don't ..
2. Jack has become confident as a result of his success. 
Jack’s success ....
3. Green Peace will organize a meeting at the Town Hall next Tuesday.
There ..
4. I can't describe people as well as you can.
You are ..
5. I didn't arrive in time too see her.
I wasn't ..
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 three and eight words, including the word given. (1.0 point)
1. Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves. BEEN
All from wolves.
2. I was surprised at how easy he was to talk to. BE
I to talk to.
3. Adrian was the only person who didn’t enjoy the party. FROM
Everyone Adrian.
4. They were never aware at any moment that something was wrong. WERE
At ......
5. Do shops usually stay open so late in this country? 	USUAL
Is  late in this country?
III. Write the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence, using the words given in the brackets. The words must not be altered in any way. (0) has been as an example. (1.0 point)
1. She felt she had achieved a lot in life, despite her disadvantaged background (SENSE)
2. I think you should try to be optimistic as you can. (SIDE)
3. In the end, it was quite a good sunny day after all. (OUT)
4. I hate watching late night films on TV. (STAND)
5. The principal was the first person who arrived at the meeting. (ARRIVE)
IV. Essay writing (2.0 points)
“ Parents are the best teachers”. What’s your opinion? Write a paragraph about the above topic. Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
Your writing must be between 180 and 200 words
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