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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
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I. LISTENING:
A. You will hear a tour guide talking to a group of tourists about a coach trip. Choose the correct
answer.
1. What is the change of the plan?
A. They will visit two towns.
B. They will look around a university.
C. They will visit a wildlife park.
2. Where will they stop for coffee?
A. near a waterfall
B. by a lake
C. on a mountain
3. The town of Brampton became well known because of its ______
A. shops
B. university
C. museum
4. What animals will they see in the wildlife park?
A. lions
B. monkeys
C. tigers
5. What time will they arrive back at the hotel?
A. 5.30
B. 6.45
C. 7.15
B. Listen to the talk then write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Business Cultures
Power Culture
Characteristics of organization
•

small

•

6 ……….power source

•

few rules and procedures

•

communication by 7. ….,……………..

Advantage: can act quickly
Disadvantage: might not act 8 …………………………….
Suitable employee


•

not afraid of 9 ……………………………

•

doesn’t need job security
Role culture

Characteristics of organization:
•

large, many 10 ………………..

•

specialized departments

•

rules and procedures, eg job 11 ………….. and rules for discipline.

Advantages: economies of scale
Succssful when 12 ___________ ability is important.
Disadvantages: slow to see when 13____________ is needed.
Slow to react
Suitable employee:
•

values security

•

does not want 14 __________
Task culture

Characteristic of organization:
•

project oriented.

•

in competitive market or making product with short life.

•

a lot of delegation

Advantages: 15 ____________________
II. PRONUNCIATION:
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same
line.
16. A. curriculum
B. particular
C. flexible
D. economics
17. A. naked
B. checked
C. booked
D. ticked
18. A. result
B. destroy
C. simple
D. construct
19. A. density
B. complicate
C. capacity
D. university
20. A. education
B. graduate

C. soldier
D. dosage
B. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each
question.


21. A. primary
B. religion
C. tropical
D. friendliness
22. A. magazine
B. understand
C. embroider
D. entertain
23. A.complication
B. deforestation
C.electricity
D.disappointed
24. A.attention
B.environment
C.category
D.effectively
25. A.manufacture
B.tomorrow
C.development
D.employment
III. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY:
A. Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each
sentence.
26. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for....................

A. a revision
B. a control
C. an investigation
D. a check-up
27. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall
have a better....................
A. product
B. outcome
C. amount
D. crop
28. When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in the race began to run round the
track.
A. signal
B. warning
C. shot
D. show
29. ................... from Bill, all the students said they would go
A. Except
B. Only
C. Apart
D. Separate
30. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................... new procedures to save
time and money.
A. manufacture
B. establish
C. control
D. restore
31. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not.................... your television set.
A. change
B. adjust

C. repair
D. switch
32. The crowd at a football match are often................. .
A. excite
B. excited
C. exciting
D. excitement
33. I'm very.................... in the information you have given me.
A. concerned
B. surprised
C. bored
D. interested
34. I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran ................... him, but I didn't catch him.
A. into
B. after
C. over
D. near
35. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to................... the match till Sunday.
A. put off
B. cancel
C. play
D. put away
36. I can’t .............walking.Can we stop and have a short rest?
A.go on
B.get on
C.go up
D.get up
37. They ...............all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
A.used
B.took

C.spent
D.passed
38. “ Can I help you?- Yes. Do you know ..............?
A. when does the bus come
B. when the bus come
C. when the bus comes
D. when will the bus come
39. She said I ………. learn harder ………. pass the exam.
A. had/in order to
B. should/so as to
C. Must/in order
D. will/so as to
40. Mr Smith: You made a lot of noise last night! - David: ...........................
A. Really?
B. What a pity!
C. Oh! I’m really sorry!
D. It’s kind of you to say so.


B. Match each phrasal verb with the correct definition.
41. fill in
A. participate
42. turn into
B. avoid punishment
43. go away
C. select, choose
44. put away
D. change into, become
45. run out of
E. continue

46. get away with
F. complete (a form)
47. join in
G. leave
48. pick out
H. recover from
49. keep on
I. use up completely
50. get over
J. return something to its correct place
C. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
51. She was very conscious .................. her lack of experience on her first day at work.
52. He has a new solution .................. the problem.
53. Nobody helped him. He managed it .................. his own.
54-55. The drivers ................... London kept their cars ............... the left.
56-57-58. The summer holiday is coming. We are all excited ................. going ............. a long trip
............ the South.
59. The children were amazed .................... the lion show at the circus.
60. Her small garden looks very beautiful in spring because all the flowers are ................... full
bloom.
D. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line.
Kids watch more TV
A study into children's television (0) viewing habits reveals
VIEW
that children whose parents have a high level of (61) _________________
EDUCATE
tend to watch less television than children from less educated
family (62) ________________. The report also suggests that a high rate of
BACK

TV watching among children in poorer (63) _________________ areas
SUBURB
and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre,
is often due to (64) _________________ and a lack of other kinds of
POOR
(65) _________________ in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports
ENTERTAIN
(66) ________________ offer children in urban centre a wider range
ACTIVE
of pastimes, which leads to far (67) ______________ hours being spent
FEW
in front of the box. (68) ______________, comedies and adventure films
COMMERCE
are children's (69) _______________ programmes, while twenty per cent
FAVOUR
of children said they preferred (70) _______________ films and thrillers.
VIOLENCE
IV. READING:
A. Put ONE suitable word in each space.
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know
when you might need it” was (71)...................................... of her favorite sayings. She lived
(72)...................................... herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I
never went to her house, I knew it was full (73)...................................... antique furniture, Persian


carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was
(74)...................................... an art gallery. I remember my father (75)...................................... that
she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (76) ...................................... idea what he meant. I
(77)...................................... out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coalmining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (78)...................................... her. My sister
Alice, (79)...................................... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover,

but he walked out one day and she (70) ...................................... saw him again!
B. Choose the best answers to fill in the blanks:
CHOOSING BOARDING SCHOOL
Have you ever (81)………………..what it would be like to live away from home while you attend
school? Would you like to have the (82)……………….. of living and studying with students from
different countries around the world? Cranbrook Kingswood School is one of the few schools that
can (83) ……………….. you this kind of remarkable opportunity! Cranbrook’s green, wooded
campus is a beautiful and safe living and learning (84) …………………. A freshwater lake and (85)
………………..sculptures by the famous artist Carl Milles awaken the (86) ……………..! The
many buildings of Cranbrook were designed by (87) ……………….. architect Aliel Sarineen and
are both beautiful and unique. In fact, all of the furniture, woodwork, window glass and tapestries at
the school were specially designed for the school and made (88) …………… hand. Each room and
building (89) …….. created to please and (90) ……………………. Clubs and other activities keep
the students happy and busy during the year.
81. A. tried
B. believed
C. wondered
D. seen
82. A. need
B. experience
C. subject
D. exploration
83. A. offer
B. request
C. take
D. exchange
84. A. expression
B. environment
C. attitude
D. surround

85. A. few
B. lots
C. very
D. several
86. A. image
B. imagination
C. imaginative
D. imaginations
87. A. world-renown B. world-renowns
C. world-renowned D. world-renowing
88. A. of
B. from
C. with
D. by
89. A. inquire
B. intend
C. invest
D. inspire
90. A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
C. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below.
Before the mid-nineteenth century, people in the United States ate most foods only in
season. Drying, smoking, and salting could preserve meat for a short time, but the availability of
fresh meat, like that of fresh milk, was very limited; there was no way to prevent spoilage. But in
1810 a French inventor named Nicolas Appert developed the cooking-and-sealing process of
canning. And in the 1850's an American named Gail Borden developed a means of condensing and
preserving milk. Canned goods and condensed milk became more common during the 1860's, but
supplies remained low because cans had to be made by hand. By 1880, however, inventors had

fashioned stamping and soldering machines that mass-produced cans from tinplate. Suddenly all
kinds of food could be preserved and bought at all times of the year.
Other trends and inventions had also helped make it possible for Americans to vary their
daily diets. Growing urban populations created demand that encouraged fruit and vegetable farmers
to raise more produce. Railroad refrigerator cars enabled growers and meat packers to ship
perishables great distances and to preserve them for longer periods. Thus, by the 1890's, northern
city dwellers could enjoy southern and western strawberries, grapes, and tomatoes, previously
available for a month at most, for up to six months of the year. In addition, increased use of
iceboxes enabled families to store perishables. An easy means of producing ice commercially had
been invented in the 1870's, and by 1900 the nation had more than two thousand commercial ice


plants, most of which made home deliveries. The icebox became a fixture in most homes and
remained so until the mechanized refrigerator replaced it in the 1920's and 1930's.
Almost everyone now had a more diversified diet. Some people continued to eat mainly
foods that were heavy in starches or carbohydrates, and not everyone could afford meat.
Nevertheless, many families could take advantage of previously unavailable fruits, vegetables, and
dairy products to achieve more varied fare.
91. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Causes of food spoilage
B. Inventions that led to changes in the American diet
C. Commercial production of ice
D. Population movements in the nineteenth century
92. The phrase "in season" in paragraph 1 refers to
A. a kind of weather
B. a particular time of year
C. an official schedule
D. a method of flavoring food
93. During the 1860's, canned food products were
A. unavailable in rural areas

B. shipped in refrigerator cars
C. available in limited quantities
D. a staple part of the American diet
94. The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to
A. refrigerator cars B. perishables C. growers
D. distance
95. Which of the following types of food preservation was NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Drying
B. Canning
C. Cold storage
D. Chemical additives
V. WRITING:
A. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning as the first one.
96. People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it.
 He hates ……………………………………………………………………………….
97. I am sorry I forgot to phone grandma.
 I apologise …………………………………………………………………………….
98. Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.
à If you had told me ..........................................................................................................
99. All the children will receive a prize, whatever their score in the competition.
 No matter what their ……………..…………………………………..……………….
100. No matter how rich he was, he never helped the poor
-> Rich as ....................................................................
B. Use the words in the brackets to combine the following sentences.
101. All the students love the principal. He is very kind. (because of)
..............................................................................................................................................................
102. I have forgotten the tickets. I’m sorry for it. (having)
..............................................................................................................................................................
103. I saw it with my own eyes. I believed it. (if)
..............................................................................................................................................................

104. The house at the end of the street has been sold. It has been empty for years. (which)
..............................................................................................................................................................
105. It's a pity he doesn't take the doctor's advice. (wish)
..............................................................................................................................................................
C. Write a paragraph of 120-150 words to support the argument that secondary school
students shouldn’t spend too much time playing computer games. (10 points)


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