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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THCS
NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 10 tháng 3 năm 2022
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời
gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm có 08 trang
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này)

Điểm của bài thi
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SỐ PHÁCH

SECTION A. LISTENING (2 points)
Part 1: You will hear a part of a local radio program in which someone is talking about a shopping
center. For each question, put a tick ( ) in the correct box. One example is done for you. (1pt)
0. The shopping center opened___________
A. three weeks ago

B. two months ago
C. three years ago
1. The speaker suggests the best way to travel to Riverside is by____________
A. coach
B car
C train
2. On Fridays the shops open from______________
A. 9 to 9
B. 10 to 8
C. 10 to 9
3. On the third level you can_____________
A. get information
B. watch a film
C. find a bank
4. Apart from shopping, what else can you do at Waterside?
A. feed the ducks
B. go swimming
C. go sailing
5. What does the speaker complain about?
A. There was nowhere to put rubbish
B. The food in the café was disappointing
C. The service in the shops was slow
Part 2: You will hear a radio program giving you information about the city of Glasgow. For eah
question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. One example is done for you.(1pt)
Glasgow

Arrival by car
* City central car parks are (0)_____expensive (not cheap)_____ Leave car at hotel
“Discovering Glasgow’ tour bus”
* Depart from George (1)______________every 30 minutes

* Buy tickets from (2)_______________
Walking
* Go to Welcome Centre for information – free (3)________________available
Places to visit
* Glasgow cathedral – built in the 15th century
* Merchant area – shops selling (4)_______________and clothes
* Byres Road- student area
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* Botanic Gardens – glasshouses close at (5)_________________

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

SECTION B. PHONETICS (2 points)
Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (1pt)
1. A. decided
B. hatred
C. warned
D. sacred
2. A. ancient
B. social
C. artificial
D. sociology
3. A. beside
B. material

C. provide
D. apologize
4. A. dartboard
B. board
C. blackboard
D. cupboard
5. A. prepare
B. preface
C. preparation
D. prejudice
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (1pt)
1. A. empty
B. relate
C. suggest
D. effect
2. A. copy
B. remove
C. notice
D. cancel
3. A. collection
B. magazine
C. employee
D. entertain
4. A. curriculum

B. enthusiast
C. subordinate
D. intellectual
5. A. comparative
B. conservative
C. sympathetic
D. indifferent
Your answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (6 points)
Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (2 points)
1. __________ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our

skiing trip.
A. Due to

B. Despite

C. Because

D. Although

2. If he __________ late, he __________sleepy now.
A. hadn’t stayed up/ wouldn’t have been
C. didn’t stay up/ wouldn’t be
B. didn’t stay up/ wouldn’t have been
D. hadn’t stayed up/ wouldn’t be
3. UNESCO__________United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
A. brings about
C. takes after
B. stands for
D. gets across
4. No sooner _________ the house than the phone started to ring.
B. she had entered
C. entered she
A. had she entered
D. had entered she
5. It was felt that he lacked the_________to pursue a difficult task to very end.
A. persuasion
B. engagement
C. commitment
D. obligation
6. I have__________information about her situation to tell you.
A. too few
B. so many
C. so little
D. too little
7. After he had left__________University of Massachusetts, he went to__________Indiana State University.
A.  - the
C. the - 
D.  - 

B. the - the
8. The FDA is the common name for the Food and Drug Administration. It is a government agency that
makes consumer goods safe. It regulates food and the food supply.
A. controls
B. adjusts
C. forbids
D. allows
9. The new school complex cost__________the city council had budgeted for.
A. three time much more than
C. three times more by far than
B. just three times as much as
D. almost as three times much as
10. America, as well as Japan, England and Germany__________
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A. are developed countries
C. is developing countries
B. are developing coutries
D. is a developed country
11. I live in Dalat, __________is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam.
A. who
B. where
C. which
D. that
12. In the __________climate, it is difficult to anticipate what the political reaction will be.
A. contemporary
B. current
C. actual
D. topical

13. – John: "You look very pretty in this dress, Mary."
– Mary: "__________"
A. I see what you mean.
C. It's so nice of you to say that
B. Thanks for your wish.
D. Yes, it is fairly expensive.
14. I read the contract again and again _________avoiding making spelling mistakes.
A. with a view to
B. in term of
C. in view of
D. by means of
15. That’s exactly what I mean, Tom. You’ve __________!
A. put your foot in it
C. killed two birds with one stone
B. put two and two together
D. hit the nail on the head
16. Do you like the language center _______ in the Women’s Magazine?
A. advertiser
B. advertised
C. Advertising
D. advertisement
17. She insisted that the reporter ______her as his source of information.
A. didn’t mention
B. doesn’t mention
C. hadn’t mentioned D. not mention
18. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get ________ his boss.
A. up to
B. on well with
C. on for
D. in with

19. I am always ______ for school.
A. out of time
B. at time
C. in time
D. on time
20. ~ A: “Would you might if I took a photo?” ~ B: “___________”
A. You’re must be kidding
B. What’s the meaning of this word?
C. Oh, it’s great!
D. Go ahead, please.
Your answers:
1.
6.
11.
16.

2.
7.
12.
17.

3.
8.
13.
18.

4.
9.
14.
19.

5.
10.
15.
20.

Part II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.(2 points)
CREATING YOUR OWN DISHES
Good cooking is always a strange (1) ______ (MIX) of science and art and you certainly have to
be fairly (2) ________ (CREATE) if you want to come up with your own recipes. All cooking also
demands a fair amount of (3) _______ (PREPARE), and this is doubly true when you’re producing (4)
_________ (ORIGIN) dishes. You also have to be thick – skinned. You’ll be (5) _______ (SURPRISE)
by how honest people can be when it comes to food. I’ve had people tell me my latest dish is (6) ______
(DISGUST) and don’t get upset. Just smile (7) _______ (SWEET) and thank them for their (8) _______
(VALUE) opinion. And never forget that when you’re waiting (9) _______ (ANXIOUS) to hear whether
or not your ‘masterpiece’ is a success and they suddenly show their (10) _____ (APPRECIATE) you’ll
realize it was all worth it.
Your answers:
1.
6.
2.
7.
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3.
4.
5.

8.

9.
10.

Part III. Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. (2 points)
1. You must promise (not /be) __________late again.
2. By September next year, I (work) __________here for ten years.
3. I feel as if my head (be) __________on fire now, doctor.
4. It won’t be safe to use these stairs until they (repair) __________
5. It is important that he (try) __________to get some sleep.
6. I lost your phone number. Otherwise, I (contact) __________you much earlier
7. The scientists (research) __________the causes of cancer are making progress.
8. A number of political prisoners (release) __________ since Independent Day.
9. Our little children enjoy (take) __________ to the water park every Sunday.
10. She took a risk investing money with them. I’d rather she (not do )__________it.
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

SECTION D. READING COMPREHENSION (5 points)
Part I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage. (2 points)
Health experts have warned that the currently soaring obesity levels in European children may (1)

_____create health problems of epidemic proportions within the next three decades. Over the past ten
year years, obesity in six-years olds has doubled (2) ______the number of obese fifteen-year olds has
trebled. If present trends continue, by 2030 between 60 and 70 percent of Europeans will be overweight
and 40 to 50 percent will be obese. The (3) _______ rise in weight-related diabetes, high blood pressure,
heart disease and some forms of cancer will (4) _______intolerable strains on health services unless steps
are taken to address the problem.
The explosion in child obesity can be put (5) ______to the increasingly inactive lifestyles of modern
children. Many parents, worried lest their children (6) _______come to (7) ______ from traffic or
strangers, discourage them (8) ______playing outdoors and instead provide ever more opportunities for
sedentary entertainment in the home. Nor should the influence (9) ______ the food industry be
underestimated:(10) ________spends one thousand times more on advertising fast foods and convenience
foods in Europe and America than the total budget for promoting health in the same two regions.
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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Part II. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in spaces in the following passage. (2 points)
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
We are probably all (1) ____ at some point in our lives of not caring for the environment as much

as we should. Perhaps we drop litter without thinking, or cause (2) ____ by using our cars when it's not
necessary. However, the real environmental (3) ____ are those big businesses which ignore the law. For
many years now, (4) ____ have attempted to protect the environment by making businesses responsible
for making sure that the chemical they use don't add to the (5) ____ of the environment. The problem for
businesses is that the (6) ____ of the environment costs money, and businesses will always try to (7)
____ their costs if they can. Some of them do this by simply putting chemical into rivers when they have
finished with them, leading to the (8) ____ of major problems. Although government (9) ____ may try to
catch them doing it, it can be very difficult to get (10) ____ that a particular business is responsible for an
environmental problem. It really depends on not only the government but also businesses and individuals
as well. All people need to contribute to protecting.
the environment.
1. A. guilty
B. proud
C. sorry
D. tired
2. A. damage
B. pollution
C. accidents
D. trouble
3. A. agents
B. crimes
C. criminals
D. doers
4. A. politicians
B. politics
C. parties
D. residents
5. A. induction
B. construction
C. instruction

D. destruction
6. A. production
B. protection
C. destruction
D. deforestation
7. A. stabilise
B. raise
C. lower
D. save
8. A. creation
B. creativity
C. creator
D. creature
9. A. suspicion
B. suspect
C. inspection
D. inspectors
10. A. improvement
B. proof
C. waterproof
D. prove
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

9.
10.

Part III. Read the following passage and select the best answer to each of the questions. (1 point)
As Philadelphia grew from a small town into a city in the first half of the eighteenth century, it
became an increasingly important marketing center for a vast and growing agricultural hinterland.
Market days saw the crowded city even more crowded, as farmers from within a radius of 24 or more
kilometers brought their sheep, cows, pigs, vegetables, cider, and other products for direct sale to the
townspeople. The High Street Market was continuously enlarged throughout the period until 1736, when
it reached from Front street to Third. By 1745 New Market was opened on Second Street between Pine
and Cedar. The next year the Callowhiil Market began operation. Along with market days, the institution
of twice-yearly fairs persisted in Philadelphia even after similar trading days had been discontinued in
other colonial cities. The fairs provided a means of bringing handmade goods from outlying places to
would-be buyers in the city. Linens and stockings from German town, for example, were popular items.
Auctions were another popular form of occasional trade. Because of the competition, retail merchants
opposed these as well as the fairs. Although governmental attempts to eradicate fairs and auctions were
less than successful, the ordinary course of economic development was on the merchants’ side, as
increasing business specialization became the order of the day. Export merchants became differentiated
from their importing counterparts, and specialty shops began to appear in addition to genera stores selling
a variety of goods. One of the reasons Philadelphia’s merchants generally prospered was because the
surrounding area was undergoing tremendous economic and demographic growth. They did their
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business, after all, in the capital city of the province. Not only did they cater to the governor and his
circle, but citizens from all over the colony came to the capital for legislative sessions of the assembly
and council and meetings of the courts of justice.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Philadelphia’s agriculture importance

B. Philadelphia’s development as a marketing center
C. The sale of imported goods in Philadelphia
D. The administration of the city of Philadelphia
2. It can be inferred from the passage that new markets opened in Philadelphia because______.
A. they provided more modern facilities than older markets
B. the High Street Market was forced to close
C. existing markets were unable to serve the growing population
D. farmers wanted markets that were closer to the farmers
3. The word “hinterland” is closest in meaning to ______
A. tradition
B. association
C. produce
D. region
4. The word “it” refers to _______
A. the crowded city
C. the High Street Market
B. a radius
D. the period
5. The word “persisted” is closest in meaning to _______
A. returned
B. started
C. declined
D. continued
6. According to the passage, fairs in Philadelphia were held_______.
A. on the same day as market says
C. a couple of times a year
B. as often as possible
D. whenever the government allowed it
7. It can be inferred that the author mentions “Linens and stockings” to show that they were items
that_______.

A. retail merchants were not willing to sell
B. were not available in the stores in Philadelphia
C. were more popular in German town than in Philadelphia
D. could easily be transported
8. The word “eradicate” is closest in meaning to_______
A. eliminate
B. exploit
C. organize
D. operate
9. What does the author mean by stating that “economic development was on the merchants’ side”?
A. Merchants had a strong impact on economic expansion.
B. Economic forces allowed merchants to prosper.
C. Merchants had to work together to achieve economic independence.
D. Specialty shops near large markets were more likely to be economically successful.
10. The word “undergoing” is closest in meaning to _______
A. requesting
B. experiencing
C. repeating
D. including

Your answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

SECTION E. WRITING (5 points)
Part I. There are TEN mistakes in this passage. Underline and write them down, then give the
correction. Write your answers in the space provided. (1 point)
Drug abuse are like a communicating disease which spreads - by example, by word of mouth, and
by imitation. Drug abuse is certainly increasing, but so are the number of young people who has tried
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drugs and want out. As we provide treatment services for them. These young people become able to tell
other youth that the drug scene is not as great as they thought they was, before they got hook. And, of
greater importance, they are believed by their contemporaries before experiment becomes habit.
      Parents can help use drug usage by setting example, by knowledge, and by understanding. If they are
to talk to their children about drugs, they must be informed, usually they know far less about drugs than
do their children.
      Ideally, before their child is tempted to experiment, they will be able to explain to him the
undesirability of the drug life. What is even more convincing to young people, they will have been able
to communicate of him the actual damage that a drug abuse does to their body.

Example:

Mistake
0. are

Correction
is

Your answers:
Mistake
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Correction

Mistake

Correction

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Part II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. (1 point)
1. People thought that he had been sacked because of his carelessness
 He________________________________________________________

2. Although he was rich, he never helped the poor.
 Rich _______________________________________________________
3. Without Jack's help, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.
 If ______________________________________________________________
4. The film The Dark terrified her a lot. She watched it last night.
 The film__________________________________________________________
5. I heard her use those words many times.
 Many’s __________________________________________________________
Part III. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the given one. Use the
given word. Do not change the BOLD word. (1 point)
1. They are going to demolish that old power station.
PULLED
___________________________________________________
2. He didn’t think much of the musical show yesterday.
OPINION
____________________________________________________
3. My uncle started collecting stamps when he was over 70.
TOOK
____________________________________________________
4. I am not really interested in scuba-diving.
CUP
____________________________________________________
5. The novel didn’t come up to my expectations.
FELL
____________________________________________________

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Part IV. Paragraph Writing (2 points)

“Nowadays, most secondary school students have smartphones and they are spending too much
time surfing social networks for entertaining rather than spending time studying”, many adults said that.
In 200-250 words, write a paragraph to express your viewpoint about this statement.
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