Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THCS tỉnh Quảng Nam môn Tiếng Anh

SỞ
GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
QUẢNG NAM
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 03/4/2013
SỐ BÁO DANH

HỌ, TÊN VÀ CHỮ KÝ
Giám thị 1:
Giám thị 2:
Họ và tên học sinh: ……………………
Ngày sinh: ……………………… ….…
Nơi sinh:……………………………………Nam/nữ
Học sinh trường THCS….… …… ……
Huyện/Thành phố: ……………… ……
MÃ PHÁCH
(Do Chủ tịch
HĐ chấm ghi)
……………….
Chú ý:
- Thí sinh hoàn thành các thông tin cá nhân vào phần trên nhưng không được làm bài
vào phần dưới của trang giấy này vì đây là phần phách.
- Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không viết bằng hai hay nhiều màu mực.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì trong khi làm bài.
- Trái với các quy định trên, thí sinh sẽ bị loại bài thi.
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
QUẢNG NAM

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi : 03/ 4/ 2013
Đề thi này gồm 07 trang (1-7). Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trong đề trước khi làm bài.
PHẦN GHI ĐIỂM DÀNH CHO GIÁM KHẢO
SECTION I
(2.0 điểm)
Part 1: 12 câu
Part 2: 8 câu
x 0.1 đ câu đúng điểm
SECTION II
(7.0 điểm)
Question 1: 12 câu
Question 2: 7 câu
Question 3: 8 câu
Question 4: 8 câu
x 0.2 đ
câu đúng
câu đúng
câu đúng
câu đúng
điểm
SECTION III
(6.0 điểm)
Question 1: 10 câu
Question 2: 6 câu
Question 3: 14 câu
x 0.2 đ

câu đúng
câu đúng
câu đúng
điểm
SECTION IV
(5.0 điểm)
Question 1: 7 câu
Question 2: 8 câu
Question 3: Viết thư
x 0.2 đ
2.0 đ
câu đúng
câu đúng

điểm
Tổng điểm bài thi:
Điểm ghi bằng chữ:
Chữ ký giám khảo 1: ; Chữ ký giám khảo 2:
Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào tập đề thi này
SECTION ONE: LISTENING (2.0 pts)
Part 1: Listen to the results of a survey of leisure activities among people aged sixteen to thirty
and fill in the missing information. You will listen to the tape three times.
playing video games
(1)
_____ %
going for a run or to the
(2)
__________ 28%
going to the cinema
(3)

_____ %
(4)
____________ a video / DVD
(5)
_____ %
reading a newspaper or a
(6)
__________ 100%
going for a
(7)
_____________________ 93%
going to a
(8)
______________________
(9)
_____ %
listening to the
(10)
_________________ 71%
playing a
(11)
______________________
(12)
_____ %
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
SỐ PHÁCH
(Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm ghi)

Part 2: You will listen to a song called His Latest Flame. Listen and fill in each numbered

blank with ONE word. You will listen to the tape three times.
His Latest Flame
(*)
A very old friend came by
(1)
____________
Cause he was telling everyone in town
About the
(2)
____________ that he just found
And Marie’s the name of his latest flame
He talked and talked and I heard him
(3)
___________
That she had the longest blackest hair
The prettiest
(4)
____________ eyes anywhere
And Marie’s the name of his latest flame
Though I
(5)
___________ the tears inside were burning
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye
He was
(6)
__________ but still his words kept returning
What else was there for me to do but cry
Would you believe that
(7)
___________

This girl was in my arms and swore to me
She’d be
(8)
___________ eternally
And Marie’s the name of his latest flame
(Pomus/Shuman R & H Music BMI)

(*)
flame = boyfriend/girlfriend
SECTION TWO: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0pts)
Question 1. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to finish each of the following sentences. Write
your answer in the numbered box below. 0 has been done as an example.
0. He _____ a teacher.
A. be B. is C. are D. am
1. Kate _______ a great time in Nha Trang and doesn’t want to come back.
A. is having B. has C. has had D. had
2. You have never been to Nha Trang, _______ ?
A. haven’t you B. have you C. do you D. don’t you
3. I had to wear _______ uniform when I worked in the hotel.
A. some B. any C. a D. an
4. You can improve your English by practising it _______ .
A. hardly B. ordinary C. badly D. regularly
5. _______ we should put garbage bins around the school yard.
A. Why don’t B. What about C. Let’s D. I suggest
6. If I _______ you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow.
A. am B. could be C. were D. would be
7. The pop star we invited onto the chat show didn’t _______.
A. turn on B. turn up C. turn off D. turn down
8. Paper money _______ for over a thousand years.
A. has used B. was being used C. was used D. has been used

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9. “Jane! May I introduce you to Maryam, my Malaysian pen pal?” - “_________”
A. Oh. Thank you very much. B. Hi! Pleased to meet you, Jane.
C. Hi! Nice to meet you, Maryam. D. That’s right. I’m Jane.
10. “How did your dog _______?” - “I don't know. Someone might have poisoned it.”
A. get killed B. kill C. be killed D. was killed
11. That pipe has been leaking for ages. We must get it ______ soon.
A. mend B. mended C. mending D. to mend
12. It was _______ of you not to play the music while I was asleep.
A. considering B. considerate C. considerable D. consideration

Write your answers here. You can write only the letter A, B, C or D.
0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Question 2. Match the two halves of the sentences. Write your answer on the answer sheet.
0. When you rang, I was in
1. I waited outside the tennis club for
2. We finally got to the stadium just in
3. I was so nervous the first time I was in
4. I just play football for
5. Your salary depends on
6. I love that film and when it comes out
7. Tom works as a policeman and he’s on
G

A. fun, and I don’t want to do it as a job.
B. charge of the whole department.
C. time to see the match start.
D. duty for about 8 hours every night.
E. a long time but Peter didn’t appear.
F. on DVD, I’ll definitely get it.
G. the middle of cleaning my shoes.
H. how long you’ve been working here.

Write your answers here. Write the letter A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H next to the number.
0.
G
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Question 3. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct
but some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) at the end of
the line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line.
Some lines have been done as examples.
FASHION DESIGNER Lines Answer
When I was 17, my father asked me about what jobs I was applying for. It was 0 about
the moment I’d been dreading, but I couldn’t avoid it. I said: “Dad, this may 00

be come as a shock to you, but I’m thinking of going to university.” He looked 1
confused. “University! What do you want to go there for?” “To train to be a 2
fashion designer,” I said. He looked out from me to my mum and back again. 3
“You’re joking, aren’t you? Please tell me you’re joking.” No one believed me 4
I was serious. But in the end I stuck to my plans. I knew what I was good at, 5
I knew what I wanted and I knew how much to get it. And I did. After a 6
three-year course, I graduated with a degree in fashion design. In my final year, 7
months before graduating, I was sent examples of my designs around the world. 8
The directors of an Italian fashion company were so far impressed with my work 9 far

that I was given a contract for to design jackets for their summer collection. And 10 for
at my graduation fashion show, there were no prouder parents than mine. 11
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Question 4. Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK
CAPITAL. Write your answer in the numbered box below. 0 has been done as an example.
HOMEWORK
School inspectors have found that, contrary to all (0)______ children
don’t (1)______ homework at all. In fact, many do more than their
teachers suggest, either because of (2)_____ about their marks or
simply for (3)______. The inspectors’ findings add to the evidence of
the powerful (4)______ effects of homework on pupils’ achievement.
The inspectors also recommend the (5)______ of “homework charters”.
These tell parents and children how much (6)______ work is expected
and provide encouragement to schools to form links with parents who can
check that tasks are (7)______ completed.
International (8)______ suggest that a typical 14-year-old does six hours
homework in Britain, eight hours in Italy, and almost nine hours in Hungary,
Japan and Poland.
EXPECT
LIKE
ANXIOUS
ENJOY
BENEFIT
INTRODUCE
ADD
PROPER
COMPARE

Write your answers here.

0. expectations
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
SECTION THREE: READING (6.0 pts)
Question 1. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space.
Write your answer in the numbered box below. (0) has been done as an example.
HOW WE READ
Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to
understand every (0)_____ part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight’s
(1)_____? Common sense suggests that the answers to these questions depend on “readability” -
whether the (2)_____ matter is interesting, the argument clear and the (3)_____ attractive. But
psychologists are discovering that to (4)_____ why people read - and often don’t read - technical
information, they have to examine not so much the writing as the reader.
Even the most technically confident people often (5)_____ instructions for the video or
home computer in favor of hands-on experience. And people frequently (6)_____ little notice of
consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts.
Psychologists researching reading tend to assume that both beginners and (7)_____ readers
read everything put in front of them from start to finish. There are (8)_____ among them about the
role of eyes, memory and brain during the process. Some believe that fluent readers take (9)_____
every letter or word they see; others (10)_____ that readers rely on memory or context to carry
them from one phrase to another. But they have always assumed that the reading process is the
same: reading starts, comprehension occurs, then reading stops.
0. A. simple B. single C. separated D. sole
1. A. term B. period C. time D. gap
2. A. subject B. topic C. content D. text
3. A. pattern B. formation C. layout D. assembly
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4. A. ensure B. determine C. value D. rate
5. A. miss B. omit C. pass D. ignore
6. A. get B. pay C. take D. make

7. A. competent B. sufficient C. considerable D. valid
8. A. objections B. arguments C. contests D. separations
9. A. up B. over C. out D. in
10. A. insist B. direct C. urge D. press

Write your answers here. You can write only the letter A, B, C or D.
0. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Question 2. Seven phrases/clauses have been removed from the following passage. Read the
passage and choose from the phrases/clauses A–H the one which fits each gap (1 – 6). There is
one extra phrase/clause which you do not need to use. Write your answer in the numbered
boxes. There is an example (0).
A. shopping is a way of getting out and meeting people
B. for most of us in today’s busy world
C. than it did on the screen
D. without leaving the house
E. from what it was
F. if you are already using it for business
G. or make a phone call
H. where you can see
You no longer need to leave your house in order to shop! In fact you don’t even have to post a letter
(0)_____ – you simply use the Internet. More and more shops are connecting to the Internet (1)_____
what you would like to buy on your screen in your own living room. I’m not suggesting you should get
onto the Internet simply to be able to shop. However, (2)_____ , study, or other reasons, you might find
it useful. Just imagine, no more driving in traffic, no more trying to find a place to park, no more queuing
in shops. Now you can buy everything from a new garden seat to a gold ring (3)_____.
Of course there are disadvantages. If you live on your own, especially if you don’t work or perhaps don’t
leave the house much, (4)_____. Also, if you don’t actually go to the shop, you can’t try to get another
10% off the price! Another problem could be if you are buying clothes – you may need to return some
things if they don’t fit properly or if the color looks different (5)_____ .
However, (6)_____, time is what we haven’t got enough of. Shopping on the Internet is probably not

less expensive but it is simple, good fun and above all, it’s quick!

Write your answers here. You can write only the letter A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H.
0. G 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Question 3. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space. Write your answer in the numbered box below. 0 is an example.
TAKING IT EASY
Society has changed (0)_____ many ways (1)_____ the introduction of computers, and
people’s lives at home and at the office have been affected. Most people are working for fewer
hours per week than they (2)_____ to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming
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much (3)_____ interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated
that, (4)_____ the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby (5)_____ become much more
specialized.
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would (6)_____ spend time with their
families (7)_____ stay late in the office every day. Home life is seen to be just as important
(8)_____ working. Some companies now (9)_____ managers take their annual holidays even if
they don’t want to, because this leads to (10)_____ an improvement in their performance if they
have some rest.
In (11)_____ of these changes, some people are working harder than ever before. The
standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is (12)_____ it harder to get into
university than it was 20 years (13)_____. Schoolchildren and students are now having to work
(14)_____ hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents.

Write your answers here.
0. in 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
SECTION FOUR: WRITING. (5.0 pts)
Question 1. Make any changes and addition to build the sentences from the cues given.

0. I / not / much time, / so / not / use / Internet / very often.
I do not have much time, so I don’t use the Internet very often .
1. If we / go on / litter, / environment / serious / pollute.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Ba’s parents / often / him / not / waste / time / play / computer games.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. She / ask / what aspect / learn / English / I / most difficult.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Although / he / severe / disabled / take part / variety / sports activities.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. I / sorry / I / break / your watch / but / I / have / it / repair / at the moment.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Nam’s mother / tell / him / she / hear / TV / there / typhoon / come.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. My parents / not use / let / me / stay / late / when / I / little boy.
___________________________________________________________________________
Question 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use
the word given in brackets. You must use between three and five words, including the word
given. Don’t change the form of the word given. 0 has been done as an example.
0. The pond isn't deep enough to swim in. (TOO)
The pond is too shallow to swim in.
1. Can I ask you a few questions? (IF)
Do you _________________________ a few questions?
2. “Is it raining outside?” asked Michael. (KNOW)
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Michael wanted to ____________________________ raining outside.
3. He didn't feel very well but he went to work. (SPITE)
He went to work ________________________________ very well.
4. It isn't necessary for anyone to work late tonight. (HAS)
Tonight ______________________________________ work late.

5. Tuan’s behaviour at the party embarrassed me. (TUAN)
I was embarrassed by the ________________________ at the party.
6. You must do exactly what the teacher tells you. (CARRY)
You must _______________________________ instructions exactly.
7. They decided to advertise their house on the Internet. (PUT)
They decided _______________________________ their house on the Internet.
8. Miss Lan had to finish the accounts and write several reports as well. (ADDITION)
Miss Lan had to finish the accounts ______________________________ several reports.
Question 3. These days some of your neighbors drop litter in the area. Despite your warning,
they continue to dump rubbish. Write a letter of about 120 – 150 words to the head of the local
authorities to complain about the problem.
(Please DO NOT show your address, your name or signature in the letter.)
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
QUẢNG NAM
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH
SECTION ONE: (2.0 đ). Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.1 đ.
Part 1: (1.2 điểm) Part 2: (0.8 điểm)
playing video games
(1)
11 %
going for a run or to the
(2)
gym 28%
(1)
today
going to the cinema
(3)
46 %
(2)
love
(4)
renting/hiring a video / DVD
(5)
40 %

(3)
say
reading a newspaper or a
(6)
magazine 100%
(4)
green
going for a
(7)
walk 93%
(5)
smiled
going to a
(8)
restaurant
(9)
64 %
(6)
gone
listening to the
(10)
radio 71%
(7)
yesterday
playing a
(11)
musical instrument
(12)
8 %
(8)

mine
SECTION TWO: (7.0 đ). Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ.
Question 1: (2.4 điểm)
0. B 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.B
Question 2: (1.4 điểm)
0. G 1.E 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.H 6.F 7.D
Question 3: (1.6 điểm)
1. be 2.  3. out 4. me 5.  6. much 7.  8. was
Question 4: (1.6 điểm)
0. expectations
1. dislike 2. anxiety 3. enjoyment 4. beneficial
5. introduction 6. additional 7. properly 8. comparisons
SECTION THREE: READING (6.0 pts). Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
Question 1: (2 điểm)
0.B 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.A
Question 2: (1.2 điểm)
0. G 1.H 2.F 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B
Question 3: (2.8 điểm).
0. in 3. more 7. than 11. spite
1. since / with /
following
4. although / while 8. as 12. making
5. had 9. make / insist 13. ago
2. used 6. rather 10. such / quite 14. so
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SECTION FOUR: WRITING (5.0 pts).
Question 1: (1.4 đ) Mỗi câu viết đúng đạt 0.2 đ.
1. If we / go on / litter, / environment / serious / pollute.
- If we go on littering/dropping litter, the environment will become / be seriously polluted.
2. Ba’s parents / often / him / not / waste / time / play / computer games.

- Ba’s parents often ask (tell/advise/want/ ) him not to waste time playing computer games.
3. She / ask / what aspect / learn / English / I / most difficult.
- She asked (me) what aspect of learning English I found (thought) most difficult.
- She asks (me) what aspect of learning English I find (think) most difficult.
4. Although / he / severe / disabled / take part / variety / sports activities.
- Although he is/(was) severely disabled, he takes part/has taken part/(took part) in a variety
of sports activities.
5. I / sorry / I / break / your watch / but / I / have / it / repair / at the moment.
- I am sorry that I broke (have broken) your watch but I am having it repaired at the moment.
6. Nam’s mother / tell / him / she / hear / TV / there / typhoon / come.
- Nam’s mother told him (that) she heard on TV (that) there would be/was a typhoon coming.
(a typhoon that/which was coming)
7. My parents / not used / let / me / stay / late / when / I / little boy.
- My parents did not (didn’t) use to let me stay up (stay out) late when I was a little boy.
Question 2: (1.6 đ) Mỗi câu viết đúng đạt 0.2 đ.
1. Can I ask you a few questions? (IF)
Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
2. “Is it raining outside?” asked Michael. (KNOW)
Michael wanted to know if/whether it was raining outside.
3. He didn't feel very well but he went to work. (SPITE)
He went to work in spite of not feeling very well.
4. It isn't necessary for anyone to work late tonight. (HAS)
Tonight no one / nobody has to work late.
5. Tuan’s behaviour at the party embarrassed me. (TUAN)
I was embarrassed by the way Tuan behaved at the party.
6. You must do exactly what the teacher tells you. (CARRY)
You must carry out the teacher’s instructions exactly.
7. They decided to advertise their house on the Internet. (PUT)
They decided to put an advertisement for their house on the Internet.
8. Miss Lan had to finish the accounts and write several reports as well. (ADDITION)

Miss Lan had to finish the accounts in addition to writing several reports.
Question 3: (2.0 pts).
Điểm thành phần của bài viết (lá thư) được đề nghị như sau:
- Organization: Đúng dạng thư phàn nàn/khiếu nại (3 phần: mở đầu, nội dung, kết thúc) (0,5đ)
- Ideas: (Nội dung liên quan chặt chẽ với chủ đề của đề thi: Nêu được lý do viết thư; thực thực
trạng của vấn đề; đề nghị các giải pháp; mong đợi giải quyết ) (0,5đ)
- Discourse: (Thể hiện khả năng viết mạch lạc, chặt chẽ; nối kết câu, chuyển mạch tốt) (0,25đ)
- Sentence structure: Cấu trúc câu, ngữ pháp, từ vựng; câu linh hoạt (đơn, phức ) (0,5đ)
- Length: Viết đủ số lượng từ qui định (không quá dài hoặc quá ngắn). (0,25đ)
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