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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN LAI VUNG

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày thi: 17/01/2016

(Đề thi có 08 trang)

(Phần này dành cho hội đồng chấm thi)
Điểm
từng phần

Điểm bài thi
Bằng số

Giám khảo 1:

Bằng chữ

Câu 1:..............

+ Chữ ký: __________________

STT
(do hội đồng

chấm thi ghi)

+ Họ và tên: ________________

Câu 2:…..........
Câu 3:..............

Giám khảo 2:

Câu 4:..............

+ Chữ ký: __________________

Câu 5:..............

Số phách
(do hội đồng
chấm thi ghi)

+ Họ và tên: ________________

Tổng:..............

SECTION 1. LISTENING:(2 points)
I. Listen to part of passage. Choose the best answer for each question below.
(1 pt)
1. How many percents do graduate schools in the United States increase in
applications from international students this year?
A. seven percents
B. eight percents

C. nine percents
D. ten percents
2. When is the increase the same as?
A. two years ago
B. three years ago
C. four years ago
D. five years ago
3. Which countries showed the biggest increases in applications to enter
master’s and doctoral programs this fall?
A. China
B. China, Mexico
C. Mexico and Brazil
D. China, Mexico and Brazil
4. Which is the top area of study for international students?
A. Engineering
B. Business
C. Physical
D. Earth sciences
5. Who made the survey?
A. South Korea
C. India

B. The Council of Graduate Schools
D. Brazil

Write your answers here:
1………………

2………………

3………………

4………………

5………………
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II. You'll hear a conversation between two people. Listen and fill in the blanks
(1 pt)
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Some …(1)… in the Netherlands are spending …(2)… hundred thirty thousand
dollars on a …(3)…. The people are scientists at the University of Maastricht. They
want to …(4)… that they can make a hamburger that tastes good and does not require
an animal to be …(5)….
Researcher Mark Post and his team have been growing muscle-tissue cells in a
laboratory with muscle taken from a …(6)….
MARK POST: “We have committed ourselves to make a couple of thousand of
these small tissues and then assemble them …(7)… a hamburger.” Several teams
around the world are trying to …(8)… meat without killing animals. So far the Dutch
team appears to have …(9)… the most progress.
Mr. Post says he wants to show that the world’s growing demand for meat could be
…(10)… more efficiently and with less harm to the environment.
Write your answers here:
1………………

2………………

3………………

4………………

5………………

6………………

7………………

8………………

9………………

10……………

SECTION 2. PHONETICS:(2 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined
rest in each group. (1 pt)
1. A. parachute
B. mechanic
2. A. southern
B. northern
3. A. shadow
B. vanish
B. many
4. A. have
5. A. exhibition
B. exhaust

part is pronounced differently from the
C. Christmas

C. mouths
C. Danish
C. shadow
C. exhibit

D. scheme
D. months
D. Spanish
D. thank
D. exist

Write your answers here:
1………………

2………………

II. Choose the word
words. (1 pt)
1. A. advertise
2. A. economic
3. A. earthquake
4. A. preference
5. A. recommend

3………………

4………………

5………………

that has the stress pattern different from that of the other
B. calculator
B. introduce
B. literature
B. disappointed
B. spectator

C. teenager
C. religion
C. disappear
C. unpolluted
C. individual

D. surrounding
D. souvenir
D. generous
D. documentary
D. unexpected

Write your answers here:
1………………

2………………

3………………

4………………

5………………
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SECTION 3. LEXICO- GRAMMAR: (7 points)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (3 pts)
1. I can't make ________ what is happening.
A. away
B. over
C. out
D. on
2. A ________ is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank
robber.
A. prize
B. reward
C. notice
D. repayment
3. This dish ________. Is it spicy?
A. smells well
B. is smelling good C. is smelled well D. smells good
4. Who was the first American person ________ on the moon?
A. walking
B. who walked
C. walked
D. to walk
5. 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
6. I live in Dalat, ________ is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam.
A. in which

B. that
C. which
D. where
7. Neither the students nor the teacher ________ come.
A. has
B. have
C. is
D. are
8. On the way to the town, they stop ________a rest.
A. taking
B. to take
C. have
D. having
9. It costs about fifty dollars to have a tooth ________.
A. filling
B. to fill
C. filled
D. being filled
10. The roof was damaged and water ________ from the ceiling in wet weather.
A. spilled
B. dripped
C. drained
D. dropped
11. ________little we may like it, old age comes to most of us.
A. In spite of
B. So
C. As
D. However
12. The newspaper did not mention the ________ of the damage caused by the fire.
A. range

B.quality
C quantity
D. amount
13. The judge ________ him fifty dollars for parking his car illegally.
A. charged
B. fined
C. punished
D. prohibited
14. You can take a taxi ________ you don't mind waiting.
A. except
B. unless
C. provided
D. apart
15. They live in a large ________ house on the edge of London.
A. detached
B. single
C. separated
D. divided
Write your answers here:
1………………

2………………

3………………

4………………

5………………

6………………

7………………

8………………

9………………

10……………

11……………

12……………

13……………

14……………

15……………
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II. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (1pt)
1. So far Linda has been writtten 5 novels on the problems teenagers have to
A
B
C
cope with in the new world.
D
2. Pele, from Brazil, is considered one of the greatest football player of all time.
A

B
C
D
3. Is it important that the secretary finishes the typing today?
A
B
C
D
4. Preserving natural resources means reserved them for our future.
A
B
C
D
5. There has been quite a few objections to the new policy.
A
B
C
D
Write your answers here:
1

2

3

4

5

Mistake

……………

……………

……………

……………

……………

Correction

……………

……………

……………

……………

……………

III. Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets. (1 pt)
1. The university has ________ the use of dictionaries during language
examinations. (author)
2. It is very difficult to find Mrs. Burton's shop, for it was ________ from all
others in the street. (distinguish)
3. He is very generous. Everyone admires his ________. (selfish)
4. ________ skill is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good

job. (lead)
5. ________ are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforests are being
destroyed. (Conserve)
Write your answers here:
1………………

2………………

3………………

4………………

5………………

IV. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1 pt)
1. What tune (play) _______ when we came in?
2. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) _______ her seat
belt, she (not hurt) _______ so badly.
3. If you don't hurry, all the tickets (sell) ______ by the time we (get) _____ there.
Write your answers here:
1………………

2 ……………… ; ………………

3……………… ; ………………
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V. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (1pt).
1. Students were angry ........................being treated like children.

2. They export their products .................... markets throughout the world.
3. I am extremely grateful to all the teachers ........................ their help.
4. He’s sitting................................the chair next to the piano.
5. She suffers ................................... a lack of confidence.
Write your answers here:
1………………

2………………

3………………

4………………

5………………

SECTION 4. READING: (3 points)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(1 pt)
UNICEF means the United Nations Children's Fund. It serves children in
(1)________ all over the world. It helps children of (2)________ races, nationalities,
religions and political systems in more than 140 worldwide countries. The
(3)________ of UNICEF is to help provide a better life for children and their
mothers. UNICEF (4)________ both long-term assistance and emergency.
UNICEF was (5)________ in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children
who suffered during World War two in Europe. It began (6)________ a temporary
agency, but became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (7) ________ the
need for its services around the world. UNICEF's primary concern is to help
governments of developing countries improve the (8) ________ of life for almost one
billion children. UNICEF's main office is in the United Nations, New York City, (9)
________ it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programs worldwide. In 1965,
UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize (10) ________ its work helping children and

building brighter future.
1. A. communities
2. A. every
3. A. view
4. A. receives
5. A. set
6. A. like
7. A. due to
8. A. cost
9. A. and
10. A. as

B. organizations
B. all
B. purpose
B. gets
B. produced
B. with
B. in spite of
B. level
B. besides
B. with

C. groups
C. some
C. opinion
C. takes
C. founded
C. for
C. since

C. character
C. but
C. for

D. society
D. few
D. intention
D. gives
D. built up
D. as
D. for
D. quality
D. moreover
D. in

Write your answers here:
1………………

2………………

3………………

4………………

5………………

6………………

7………………

8………………

9………………

10……………
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II. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
(1 pt)
One of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century was a method of
using natural gas for cooking and heating. Large amounts of natural gas are found in
the United States, usually several feet below the surface of the earth. Natural gas is
most often found in places where petroleum, the oil from which gasoline is made, is
found. Often the natural gas must be removed before the oil itself can be reached.
For many years after natural gas was first discovered, it was thought to have no
value. Finally, however, people began to understand its use and to find ways of
storing it and moving it from place to place. Today natural gas is stored in large tanks
and used for lighting, cooking and heating. It has also been used for electric
generators and hybrid cars recently. In many ways natural gas is one of our finest
fuels. It can be used for cooking without making the room hot. It is cheap and can be
moved easily from one place to another through long pipelines, some of which are
hundreds of miles in length.
1. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. natural gas is useless
B. people once wasted natural gas
C. natural gas is moved in trucks
D. natural gas is found where there is no petroleum
2. This passage as a whole is about ________.
A. discovering natural gas

B. finding petroleum
C. using natural gas and petroleum
D. natural gas and its use
3. Which of the following is NOT true about natural gas?
A. It is not used for heating.
B. It moves through pipes.
C. It is cheap.
D. It can be stored.
4. According to the passage, the easiest way to move natural gas from one place to
another is ________.
A. to liquidize it and move it through pipelines.
B. to liquidize it and move it by trucks.
C. through pipelines.
D. to store it in large tanks to move.
5. How many uses of natural gas are mentioned?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Write your answers here:
1………………

2………………

3………………

4………………

5………………

III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE word in each space. (1 pt)
Speech is one of the most important (1)________ of communicating. It consists of
far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be (2) ________ by other
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people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of
(3)________ that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication
would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
(4)________ a language properly is very important. The basic (5) ________ of
English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) ________ it
quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7) ________ and
the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the (8) ________ thing we use in communicating what we want to say.
The (9) ________ we say the words is also important. Our tone of voice can express
many motions and (10) ________ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
Write your answers here:
1………………

2………………

3………………

4………………

5………………

6………………

7………………

8………………

9………………

10……………

SECTION 5. WRITING:(6 points)
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it. (1 pt)
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. They estimated the price, including all the costs.
Taking ...............................................................................................................
4. Nothing was done about it.
Nobody ...................................... ......................................................................
5. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
I am ................................................................. ..................................................
II. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence, using the words in brackets. These words MUST NOT
be altered in any way. There is an example at the beginning (0). (1 pt)
0. I haven’t phoned her since she left for Paris. (LAST)

 The last time I phoned her was when she left for Paris.
1. “Please don’t smoke in the house.” she said to us.

(TO)

 She told.............................................................................................................
2. I only found out the truth because I heard the two of them talking. (FOUND)
 If I ....................................................................................................................
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3. I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is distracting me. (PUTTING)
 I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise ...............................................
4. She started working as a secretary five years ago. (BEEN)

 She has ……………………………………………………...........................
5. You might fall if you’re not careful. (OR)

 Be careful ……………………………………………......…........................…...
III. Nowadays, our environment is being polluted seriously. Please write a
paragraph of more than 150 words to show the main reasons that polluting the
environment and suggest some solutions to keep our environment unpolluted.
(4pts)
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN LAI VUNG

ĐÁP ÁN VÀ THANG ĐIỂM
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 03 trang

SECTION 1 : LISTENING
I. Listen to part of passage. Choose the best answer for each question below.
(0,2x5=1 pt)
1. C

2. A

3. D

4. A

5. B

II. You'll hear a conversation between two people. Listen and fill in the blanks
(0,2x5=1 pt)
1. people

2. three

3. hamburger

4. prove

5. Killed

6. cow

7. Into

8. produce

9. made

10. satisfied

SECTION 2. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. ( 0,2x5=1 pt)
1. A

2. D

3. C

4. B

5. A

II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
(0,2x5=1 pt)
1. D

2. C

3. C

4. A

5. B

SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (0,2x15=3 pts)
1. C

2. B

3. D

4. D

5. A

6. C

7. A

8. B

9. C

10. B

11. D

12. D

13. B

14. C

15. A

II. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (0,2x5=1 pt)
1

2

3

4

5

Mistake

A

D

C

C

A

Correction

has written

Players

(should)
finish

reserving

have been
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III. Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets. (0,2x5=1 pt)
1. authorized
(authorised)

2.
indistinguishable

3. selflessness/
unselfishness

4. leadership

5.
Conservationists

IV. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (0,2x5=1 pt)
1. was being
played

2. had been wearing (had worn);

3. will have been sold;

wouldn’t have been hurt

Get

V. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (0,2x5=1pt)
1. at

2. to

3. for

4. on

5. from

SECTION 4. READING
I. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(0,1x10=1 pt))
1. A

2. B

3. B

4. D

5. C

6. D

7. A

8. D

9. C

10. C

II. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
(0,2x5=1pt)
1. B

2. D

3. A

4. C

5. D

III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space. (0,1x10=1 pt)
1. means/ways

2. understood

3. sounds/ sound

4. Learning

5. vocabulary

6. speak

7. express

8. main

9. way

10. show

SECTION 5. WRITING:
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it. (0,2x5=1 pt)
1. The final date for you to submit articles / for articles to be submitted for the
magazine is (on) June 18th.
2. It's high time something was/ were done about the city's traffic problem by
the council.
3. Taking all the costs into account (consideration) they estimated the price.
4. Nobody did anything about it.
5. I am not in the habit of (used to) sleeping in the afternoon.
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II. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence, using the words in brackets. These words MUST NOT
be altered in any way. (0,2x5=1 pt)
1. She told us not to smoke in the house.
2. If I hadn’t heard the two of them talking, I wouldn’t have found out the
truth.
3. I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is putting me off.
4. She has been (working as) a secretary for five years.

5. Be careful or you’ll (might) fall.
III. Nowadays, our environment is being polluted seriously. Please write a passage
of more than 150 words to show the main reasons that polluting the environment
and suggest some solutions to keep our environment unpolluted (4 pts)
- Content: 50% of total point: a provision of all main ideas and details as
approriate. (2 pts)
- Language: 30% of total point: a variety of vocabulary and structures approriate
to the level of English language gifted lower-secondary school sudents. (1,2 pts)
- Presentation: 20% of total point: coherence, cohesion, and style approriate to the
level of Eng lish language gifted lower-secondary school sudents. (0,8 pt)
---Hết---

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UBND HUYỆN LAI VUNG
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

MƠN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (khơng kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 07/12/2014

(Đề thi gồm 08 trang)

(Phần này dành cho hội đồng chấm thi)

Điểm
từng phần

Điểm bài thi
Bằng số

Bằng chữ

Câu I:..............

Giám khảo 1:

+ Chữ ký: __________________

STT
(do hội đồng
chấm thi ghi)

+ Họ và tên: ________________

Câu II:….........
Câu III:...........

Giám khảo 2:

Câu IV:...........

+ Chữ ký: __________________

Số phách

(do hội đồng
chấm thi ghi)

+ Họ và tên: ________________

Tổng:..............

I. LISTENING (2.0 marks)
A. Listen to the CD player twice and choose the correct answers: (1m)
1. The Statue of Liberty is in _____.
A. the centre of New York City
B. New York Harbour
C. the suburbs of New York City
2. The Statue was made by_____.
A. Americans
B. the French
C. the British
3. The Statue was completed in _____.
A. 1886
B. 1884
C. 1866
4. The Statue was made because _____.
A. French people wanted to show their friendship with American people.
B. American people wanted to show their friendship with French people.
C. French people wanted to show their friendship with British people.
5. Tourists can visit the Statue ____.
A. every day, including Christmas day
B. every day, except Sunday
C. every day, but not on Christmas day
ANSWERS:

1

2

3

4

5

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B. Listen to the CD player twice and fill in the missing words: (1m)
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write
your answer in the box below:
1. Sally got a general ________ at local schools.
2. In _______ she joined the Star Sports Club.
3. There are ________ people in her family.
4. She likes _________ sports-basketball and swimming, for example.
5. She likes to read love stories- ____________ books.
ANSWERS:
1

2

3

4

5

II. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY: (8 marks)
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence and write it in the
box below: (2ms)
1. _______ want to get a good job have to have certain qualifications and experience.
A. Who
B. Those which
C. Those whom
D. Those who
2. He is ____________ with his present job.
A. satisfying
B. satisfied
C. satisfactory
D. satisfy
3. Minh ran__________his brother, Thanh.
A. more slowly than B. as slow as
C. the most slowly
D. so slowly than
4. Shy people often find it difficult to ________ group discussions.
A. take place in
B. take part in
C. get on with
D. get in touch with
5. Nobody knows who invented the wheel, ______?
A. do they
B. don’t they
C. does it
D. doesn’t it
6. I prefer staying at work late ______ work home with me.

A. to take
B. taking
C. than take
D. to taking
7. No one knows what the ______ of the explosion is.
A. source
B. reaction
C. cause
D. reason
8. I wish I_________Bob the money; he spent it all gambling.
A. didn’t lend
B. wouldn’t lend C. weren’t lending
D. hadn’t lent
9. Many people will be out of _______ if the factory is closed.
A. career
B. profession
C. work
D. job
10. Mary will take a plane ________ she dislikes flying.
A. because
B. but
C. even though
D. so
ANSWERS:
1
2
3
4
5
6

7
8
9
10

2


B. There are five mistakes in the passage. Write out the mistakes and correct them:
(1m)

Line
Text
If
you
stay
in
a
Indian
home,
bring
something from your home country as a
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gift. Despite it is not expected, it would be much appreciated. But find out
the social status and religion of your hosts before you chose the gift. A
bottle of whisky would be the perfect gift for some, and no at all
appropriately for others. If you know the people you are going to stay with,
it is a good idea to ask them how they would like. Some things are just not
available in India.
ANSWERS:

Line
1

MISTAKES
a

CORRECTED WORDS
an

C. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.(2ms)
One thing I know is that I wouldn't like to have an (0) occupation
that has anything to do with physics,(1)............................ or math;
I am not the (2)........................ type at all. In fact at school, I was a
complete (3)........................ in these subjects. Neither am I very
good at dealing with people, nor am I (4) ........................, so jobs in
business, administration and (5)........................ don't really interest
me either. Moreover I find it (6)........................to be surrounded by
a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving (7)........
work or artistic skills of some sort. I would like to have the chance
of work outdoors (8)........................ and perhaps do a bit of traveling
too. I am not (9)........................ concerned about becoming rich but
I would like to have a (10)........................ income enough to live
comfortably.

OCCUPY
CHEMIST
SCIENCE
FAIL
AMBITION
MANAGE

IRRITATE
CREATE
OCCASION
PARTICULAR
REASON

ANSWERS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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D. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (2ms)
My sister (1. work) _____________ for a bank. She (2. start) __________
working five years ago. She (3. decide) ________________ that she wanted to go into
banking while she (4. study)____________ at school. She (5. earn) _________ fifteen
thousand pounds a year. She (6. do) ________ an evening course in business
administration at the moment to improve her career prospects. She (7. probably/get)
_____ promotion if she does well on the course.
At the moment she (8. talk) ______ to a customer, Mr. Pike, who (9. want)
__________ to borrow some money. Mr. Pike has a furniture shop. Next month he will

open another shop nearby a town, but he (10. need) _________ some extra capital first.
ANSWERS:
1
2
3
4
5

6
7
8
9
10

E. Write a suitable preposition for each sentence in the box below: (1m)
1. Someone broke ___________ the school and made off with computer equipment worth
20,000 dollars.
2. The boys _______________ the end of the class are talking noisily.
3. I never feel tired _________ watching my father’s coin collection.
4. Clean air provides us ________ a healthy supply of oxygen.
5. Most towns put ______ a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored lights, shiny
balls, tinsel and bows.
ANSWERS:
1

2

3

4

5

III. READING: (4 marks)
A. Read the passage below carefully and write the best answer A, B, C or D in the
box below: (2ms)
Children in (1) _____ Netherlands must be at least four years old to (2) _____
primary education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary
school, (3) _____ this is not compulsory until children reach the age (4) _____ five.
Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are grouped by (5) _____ in
mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school (6) _____ of 8
groups, thus schooling (7) _____ for 8 years. During the first two years, which (8) _____
kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (9) _____, during the last 6 years
children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but
children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end of primary school, or in group 8,
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schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support
this advice, for instance the 'Citotoets’, a test (10) ____ by the Central Institute for Test
development.
1. A. a
2. A. afford
3. A. although
4. A. of
5. A. old
6. A. includes
7. A. spends
8. A. also called
9. A. educate

10. A. develop

B. an
B. enter
B. despite
B. on
B. elderly
B. contains
B. lasts
B. is also called
B. educative
B. to develop

C. the
C. come
C. in spite
C. in
C. aging
C. consists
C. lengthens
C. is called also
C. educator
C. developing

D. Ø
D. run
D. because
D. for
D. age
D. composes

D. takes
D. is also calling
D. education
D. developed

ANSWERS:
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

B. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE word: (1m)
WHAT MAKES SOMETHING COLLECTABLE?
Why do some everyday objects become valuable and highly priced by collectors, while
(1) _____ will always remain worthless reminders of the past? Hilary Kay, (2) ______

antiques expert, suggests that to see what will be valuable in the future, one needs to look
(3) ______ to the past. She gives the example of one of the most valuable objects ever
brought to her for an expert opinion. It was a French clockwork toy from the turn of the
century - a fashionably dressed young man smoking a (4) _______ - which perfectly
expressed that age of wealth and leisure. The clockwork toy was then just a cheap object
of after-dinner amusement, (5) ______ today it is worth around 100,000 pounds.
ANSWERS:
1

2

3

4

5

C. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the questions below:
(1m)
In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages.
Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little
chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and
groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.
In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own
marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and
wants. Moreover early marriage is quite illegal.
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The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional

Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs
practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both
Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements.
Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place
usually half a year or so before the wedding. Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion,
the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune teller.
The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first
is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to
receive the bride (along with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the
bride to the groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the
family, then the last is a wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these
banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds. Several special dishes are served. Guests are
expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the
banquet will go from table to table collecting.
1. In the past, _________.
A. Vietnamese couples were free to make a decision on the marriage
B. Vietnamese marriage was decided by parents and family
C. getting married at an early age was not allowed
D. parents had no right to interfere their children's marriage
2. In former days, the fact that a bride and groom had only first met just on the day of
their engagement or marriage was _________.
A. surprising
B. uncommon C. popular
D. strange
3. Which sentence is referred Vietnamese modern marriage?
A. Most young people do not have their marriage based on love.
B. All marriages are arranged by parents and family.
C. Marriage is quite westernization.
D. Couples do not get married at quite young ages.
4. According to the passage, __________.

A. Oversea Vietnamese people do not like to organize a traditional wedding
B. There is an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so
before the wedding
C. Many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding do not
exist nowadays
D. Vietnamese people never ask a fortune teller the date and time of the marriage
ceremony
5. Which does not exist in a Vietnamese wedding party?
A. firecrackers
B. guests
C. dishes
D. gifts
ANSWERS:
1

2

3

4

5

6


IV. WRITING: (6 marks)
A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it. (1,5ms)
1. I can’t play football as well as Peter does.

→ Peter …………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The knife is so dull that we can’t use it.
→ The knife is too ….……………………………………………………............................
3. I won’t go with you unless you let me pay my own way.
→ If …………. .…..………………………………………………………………………..
4. It’s ages since we last met him.
→We have …..……………………………………………………………………………...
5. She said nothing when leaving the room.
→ She left ……….………………………………………………………………………….
B. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new
sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence. Do NOT change the form of these words.(1,5ms)
1. I solved the problem in two hours. (TOOK)
→...............................................................................................................
2. Even though I admire his result examination, I don’t like him. (AS)
→...............................................................................................................
3. It’s a pity my father didn’t go home early. (WISH)
→...............................................................................................................
4. Could you look after the children until I get home? (MIND)
→...............................................................................................................
5. “How long has Jane been working here?” she asked me. (HAD)
→...............................................................................................................
C. Paragraph writing. (3.0 ms)
Many teachers assign homework to students every day. Do you think that daily
homework is necessary for students?
Write a paragraph to express your idea on this. (You should write within 100 - 150
words)

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN LAI VUNG

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM VÀ THANG ĐIỂM
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Part 1: LISTENING (2.0 marks)
A. (0.2 x 5) = 1.0m
1
B

2
B

3
B

4
A

5
C

2
1995

3
5 (five)

4
different

5
romantic

B. (0.2 x 5) = 1.0m
1
education

II. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY: (8.0 marks)
A. (0.2 x 10) = 2.0ms
1
D

2
B

3
A

4
B

5
A

6
D

7
C

8
D

9
C

10
C

B. 0.2 x 5 = 1.0m

Line
1
2
3
4
5
6

Text
If you stay in a Indian home, bring something from your home country as a
gift. Despite it is not expected, it would be much appreciated. But find out
the social status and religion of your hosts before you chose the gift. A

bottle of whisky would be the perfect gift f or some, and no at all
appropriately for others. If you know the people you are going to stay with,
it is a good idea to ask them how they would like. Some things are just not
available in India.

ANSWERS:
LINE
1
2
3
4
5
6

MISTAKES
a
Despite
chose
no
appropriately
how

CORRECTED WORDS
an
Although
choose
not
appropriate
what

MARKS
0,2
0,2
0,2
0,2
0,2


C. 0.2 x 10 = 2.0ms
6. irritating
7. creative
8. occasionally
9. particularly
10. reasonable

1. chemistry
2. scientific
3. failure
4. ambitious
5. management
D. 0.2 x 10 = 2.0ms
1
2
3
4
5

Works
Started
Decided

was studying
Earns

6
7
8
9
10

is doing
will probably get
is talking
wants
needs

E. 0.2 x 5 = 1.0m
1.

into

2. at

3. of

4. with

5. up

III. READING: (4 marks)
A. 0.2 x 10 = 2.0ms

1
C

2
B

3
A

4
A

5
D

6
C

7
B

8
B

9
D

10
D

B. 0.2 x 5 = 1.0m
1.
others

2.
an

3.
back

4.
cigarette

5
but

2
C

3
D

4
B

5
A

C. 0.2 x 5 = 1.0m
1

B

IV. WRITING: (6 marks)
A. 0.3 x 5 = 1,5ms
1. →Peter plays football better than I do.
2. → The knife is too dull for us to use.
3. → If you don’t let me pay my own way, I won’t go with you .
4. → We have not met him for ages.


5. → She left the room without saying a word .
B. 0.3 x 5 = 1,5ms
1. → It took me two hours to solve the problem .
2. → Much as I admire his result examination, I don’t like him.
3. → I wish my father had gone home early.
4. →Would you mind looking after the children until I get home?
5. → She asked me how long Jane had been working there.
C. Paragraph writing. (3.0 ms)
Many teachers assign homework to students every day. Do you think that daily
homework is necessary for students?
Write a paragraph to express your idea on this. (You should write within 100 - 150
words)
1.

Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as

appropriate
2.

Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures

appropriate to the level of English language gifted lower -secondary school
students
3.

Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate

to the level of English language gifted lower-secondary school students.

---Hết---


TAPESCRIPTS
LISTENING A

The statue of liberty, one of America’s most familiar images, is on an island in N ew
York Harbor. It is a symbol of freedom. Its formal name is a Liberty Enlightening the
World. It was a gift to American people from the French to show the friendship between
the two nations. This is the statue of the woman who is wearing loose rope and a crown
on her head. Her right hand holds was a born in torch, and her left hand holds a table
with the date July 4, 1776 on it. The study weighs 205 tons and as 46 m high. It stands
on a stone and concrete base. The base and the concrete stone increa se the height of the
monument to 93 metres. The outside is made of copper. Inside, it has an iron frame.
The statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then t ransported to America in 1886.
Tourists can visit the statue from 9.30 AM to 5:00 PM daily excep t Christmas Day.
LISTENING B
Bob: Congratulations! You are now the Olympic Champion.
Sally: Thanks. Yes, I’m very happy.
B: Our readers want to know all about you.
S: That’s nice! Well, ask me your questions.

B: First of all, tell me something about yourself.
S: Well, I was born in 1980. I got a general education at local schools and when I was 15,
I joined the Star Sports Club near my home.
B: Where is your home?
S: In Manchester.
B: I see. And do you live alone?
S: No, I live with my family, my parents and two brothers.
B: What do you like to do in your free time?
S: Well, I don’t have much free time, but I like different sports -basketball and swimming,
for example- and just sitting at home and reading .
B: What sorts of books do you like?
S: Oh, love stories-romantic books.
B: And what do you want to be in the future?
S: I want to be a sports teacher. I’m a student at college. I want to get my teacher’s
diploma.
B: I see. Now tell me…


PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀ O TẠO
HUYỆN LAI VUNG

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2018 – 2019

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

MƠN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày thi: 25/11/2018

Họ và tên thí sinh:.......................................... Số báo danh:..............................
Chữ ký của giám thị 1:...................... Chữ ký của giám thị 2:............................
NỘI DUNG ĐỀ THI
(Đề thi có 06 trang, gồm 5 phần)
I. LISTENING (4.0 points)
Part 1: Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences
are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers on the answer sheet. (1.0 point)
1. Andy will make beef noodles and fried chicken.
2. Andy's mother asked him to do the laundry and feed the cat.
3. The teachers are going on the trip with the class.
4. The class is going to play some mobile games.
5. The trip will last for three days.
Part 2: Listen to the interview twice and choose the best answer for each question
below. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (1.4 points)
1. The expert says that there are _____ people in the world today.
A. over 6.7 billion
B. 6.7 billion
C. about 6.7 million
D. 6.6 billion
2. According to the expert, the population of the world increases by _____ a year.
A. 66 million
B. about 66 million
C. 6.7 billion
D. about 76 million
3. According to experts, the population of the world will be _____ by the year 2015.
A. over 6.7 billion
B. over 7 billion
C. about 76 million
D. about 7 billion
4. According to the expert, the area that has the highest population growth rate is _____.

A. Africa
B. Latin America
C. Asia
D. the Middle East
5. Scientists say that the main reason for population explosion is _____.
A. death rates
B. birth rates
C. an increase in death rates
D. a decrease in death rates
6. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
A. literacy
B. lack of hospitals and schools
C. shortage of food
D. poor living conditions
7. How many solutions did the expert offer?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
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Part 3: Listen to the recording twice and fill in the missing information with only one
word in the numbered spaces. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (1.6 points)
Popffero used to be a small quiet town on the south (1)______ of England. But it has
become a crowded and busy tourist resort now. They're completely destroyed its old
(2)______. The small old houses have been pulled down, and tall (3)______ have been put
there instead. They're also built a big hotel in the (4)______ of town. The narrow streets
have been widened and (5)______, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have
been cut down.

The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an
(6)______ car park. Even the old comer shop isn't there any more. It has been replaced by
a big (7)______ store. And there is an expensive restaurant where there used to be an old
tea shop. Many people in Popffero are happy with the changes as there are more jobs for
them. But some people don't like the changes they miss the quiet and (8)______ life of the
old town.
II. PHONETICS (0.5 point)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
each group. (0.3 point)
1. A. early
B. earth
C. pearl
D. heart
2. A. blind
B. disabled
C. mice
D. file
3. A. allowed
B. rugged
C. sacred
D. wedded
B. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
(0.2 point)
1. A. earthquake
B. literature
C. disappear
D. generous
2. A. entertainment B. education
C. scientific
D. television

III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (3.5 points)
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. (1.0 point)
1. Neither the students nor the teacher ______ come.
A. has
B. have
C. is
D. are
2. Do it right now, ______?
A. will you
B. shall you
C. do you
D. don't you
3. A ______ is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber.
A. prize
B. reward
C. notice
D. repayment
4. You are not allowed to use the club’s facilities ______ you are a member.
A. unless
B. if
C. provided
D. supposed
5. We are going to have our house ______ next weekend.
A. paint
B. to have painted C. have painted
D. painted
6. I ______ very well with my roommate now, we never have any arguments.
A. go on
B. get on
C. carry on

D. put on
7. You must explain your problems ______.
A. as clear as you can
B. as clear than you are
C. as clearly as you can
D. as clearly as you are
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