HSG Anh 9 tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc 2007

së GD-§T VÜNH PHóC
§Ò THI CHÝNH THøC
K× THI chän HSG LíP 9- thcs N¡M häc 2006-2007
§Ò thi M«n: TIÕNG ANH
Thêi gian thi: 150 phót ( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)
( §Ò thi cã 03 trang)
I. Listening: Listen and complete the details below.
Example
Identification and security check: Platinum Card Service
Card number: 6992 (1) 11478921
Name: Carlos da Silva
Postcode: SE1 (2)
Address: (3) Vauxhall Close,
London
Date of birth: 13 July (4)
Mother s maiden name’ : (5)
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other
words. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on
your answer sheet.
1. A. journalist B. architect C. conductor D. plumber
2. A. obey B. detail C. delay D. begin
3. A. accurate B. customer C. computer D. exercise
4. A. banana B. develop C. percentage D. recently
5. A. mechanic B. service C. national D. realize
III. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to
complete each sentence below by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on
the answer sheet.
1. Too many exams and tests have put students pressure.
A. in B. on C. under D. into
2. Be patient you won’t succeed.
A. because B. or C. though D. when

3. Susan couldn’t help when I told her the joke.
A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed
4. I remember him. It was a fine five-dollar note.
A. paid B. to pay C. paying D. to be paid
5. They the bridge by the time you come back.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. will be finished D. have finished
6. Most teachers make for young students’ mistakes.
A. up B. room C. allowance D. way
7. One of the major causes heart disease is lack of exercise.
A. for B. to C. of D. by
8. I the impression that they would not charge me.
A. had B. made C. gave D. took
9. My grandfather often of the Great Depression of the 1930s.
A. speaks B. tells C. says D. converses
10. Our parents often have a strong on our lives.
A. impact B. effect C. result D. influence
IV. Use the context to help you choose the best meaning or synonym for each
highlighted word.
1. A blizzard is a severe winter storm, which occurs in North America.
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A. chronic B. strict C. painful D. harsh
2. A musical comedy has a plot with songs and dances connected to it.
A. story B. plan C. piece of ground D. setting
3. The stomach breaks down food with digestive juices.
A. moisture B. saps C. secretions D. chemicals
4. According to the ancient Greeks, the heart was the seat of human intelligence.
A. chair B. situation C. center D. place
5. American immigration in the 19
th
century peaked in the 1880s.

A. was at its highest point B. was topped C. was pointed D. was sharp
V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the
sentence to be correct. Write that word or phrase on the answer sheet and correct it.
1. The Moon’s gravitational field cannot keep atmospheric gases from escape into space.
2. Although the pecan tree is chiefly value for its fruit, its wood is used extensively for
flooring, furniture, boxes, and crates.
3. Many flowering plants benefit of pollination by adult butterflies and moths.
4. George Gershwin was an American composer whose concert works joined the sound of
jazz with them of traditional orchestration.
5. A food additive is any chemical that food manufacturers intentional add to their
products.
VI. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to
complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage by writing the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet.
What will the city of the future look like? This question has been asked so many
times over the (1) 500 years – and answered inconsequently (2)
equal number of times – that we can be sure of (3) thing only: no one can predict
accurately how cities will look 50 and 500 years from now.
The reason is simple. Cities change continually. For over fifty years they have
changed (4) rapidly that the oldest residents will remember a time (5) their
city seemed to belong not just to another era (6) to a different dimension.
(7)is true to both of planned and unplanned cities. Planned cities such as
New York and Paris, (8) are closely organized on a grid or diagram of streets
and avenues, have effectively burst at the seams this century, (9) unplanned
cities such as London, Tokyo and Los Angeles have grown just
(10)dramatically. Although their centers might remain much as they were many
years (11), their suburbs have spread (12) the tentacles of an octopus.
Some economists ague that expansion is a (13) of healthy economy,
(14) that expanding cities (15) international investment.
1. A. last B. few C. previous D. next

2. A. the B. an C. some D. few
3. A. the B. one C. a D. single
4. A. very B. so C. such D. really
5. A. because B. though C. as D. when
6. A. according B. so as C. referring D. but
7. A. This B. There C. It D. So
8. A. that B. where C. which D. they
9. A. but B. after C. while D. however
10. A. so B. as C. this D. such
11. A. ago B. once C. from now D. previously
12. A. like B. in the way C. to D. for
13. A. sign B. way C. need D. state
14. A. so B. now C. or D. and
15. A. draws B. gets C. attracts D. catches
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VII. Read and rewrite the following passage and using full-stop where necessary.
Some of the examples are shown in the passage, do the same to your choice.
Nowadays woods and forests in all countries in the world are losing trees as more land is
needed for the construction industry, for fuel and for paper. However we need trees and
plants to provide us with the oxygen we breathe. So the destruction of trees is a threat to
our survival the matter is not just in the hands of governments and big companies the
solution to the problem is one of partnership between governments and big companies
and ordinary individuals take newspapers, for example newspapers are made from paper
which comes from wood pulp however, there is little need for them to be made totally
from wood pulp in fact, in many cases, papers are now made from over 60% recycling
paper this has come about through pressure from the government to encourage recycling
and from the environmentalists made up of individuals stricter controls could be placed
on companies to ensure that the remaining 40% comes from more recycled paper and
from forests that are renewed however, the final responsibility here is on individuals to
put pressure on the governments and big companies and in the end to collect paper for

recycling
VIII. Write a letter of 100-120 words to tell a friend of yours about the subject you
like best at school . You should tell him/her the reason why you like the subject and
how you make progress in your favourite subject.
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sở GD-ĐT VĩNH PHúC Kì THI chọn HSG LớP 9- thcs NĂM học 2006-2007
Hớng dẫn chấm Môn: TIếNG ANH
I. Listening: (1 điểm; 0, 2 đ/1 câu đúng)
1. 3443 2. 8 PB 3. 43 4. 1963 (63) 5. Moore
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. (1 điểm; 0, 2
đ/1 câu đúng)
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A
III. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence
below by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet. (1 điểm; 0, 1 đ/1 câu
đúng)
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B
6. C 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. D
IV. Use the context to help you choose the best meaning or synonym for each highlighted word. (1
điểm; 0, 2 đ/1 câu đúng)
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A
V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be
correct. Write that word or phrase on the answer sheet and correct it. (1 điểm; 0, 2 đ/1 câu đúng)
1. from escape
-> from escaping
2. value
-> valuable
3. of

-> from
4. them
-> that
5. intentional
-> intentionally
VI. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the
numbered blanks in the following passage by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the
answer sheet. (1,5 điểm; 0, 1 đ/1 câu đúng)
1. A 4. B 7. A 10. B 13. A
2. B 5. D 8. C 11. A 14. B
3. B 6. D 9. C 12. A 15. C
VII. Read and rewrite the following passage and using full-stop where necessary. Some of the
examples are shown in the passage, do the same to your choice. (1,5 điểm; 0, 15 đ/1 câu đúng)
Nowadays woods and forests in all countries in the world are losing trees as more land is needed for the
construction industry, for fuel and for paper. However we need trees and plants to provide us with the
oxygen we breathe. So the destruction of trees is a threat to our survival. The (1) matter is not just in the
hands of governments and big companies. The (2) solution to the problem is one of partnership between
governments and big companies and ordinary individuals. Take (3) newspapers, for example. Newspaper
(4)s are made from paper which comes from wood pulp. However (5), there is little need for them to be
made totally from wood pulp. In (6) fact, in many cases, papers are now made from over 60% recycling
paper. This (7) has come about through pressure from the government to encourage recycling and from
the environmentalists made up of individuals. Stricter (8) controls could be placed on companies to ensure
that the remaining 40% comes from more recycled paper and from forests that are renewed. However (9),
the final responsibility here is on individuals to put pressure on the governments and big companies and in
the end to collect paper for recycling. (10)
VIII. Writing: (2 điểm)
- Đúng yêu cầu về hình thức viết th phàn nàn, bố cục rõ ràng và chặt chẽ: 0,5 điểm
- Nội dung bài viết đầy đủ thông tin: 1 điểm
- Không có lỗi ngữ pháp và chính tả: 0,5 điểm

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Hớng dẫn sử dụng Băng casette
1. Bài Nghe đợc thu ở măt A của Băng.
2. Giáo viên cho băng vào đài casette và ấn nút PLAY
3. Bài Nghe đã đợc thu hai lần, GV dừng (STOP) khi bài Nghe kết thúc
4. KHÔNG tua lại băng , KHÔNG bật lần hai.

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