Đề thi học sinh giỏi, kiểm tra tiếng anh lớp 9 sưu tầm tham khảo ôn thi (19)

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO
TẠO
HUYỆN SƠN DƯƠNG

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
HUYỆN SƠN DƯƠNG NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
ĐỀ THI MƠN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (khơng kể thời gian giao nhận đề)

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Đề thi gồm có 10 trang
SECTION A: LISTENING (3 pts)
I. (Questions 1-4) Listen to the conversations and match them with the pictures a,

b, c or d. (0,8pt)

1. Conversation 1: …………..……

2. Conversation 2: …………..……

3. Conversation 3: …………..……

4. Conversation 4: …………..……

II. (Questions 5-10) Listen to the conversation between Mr. Hung and his
daughter, Nga, and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the
following sentences. (1,2pts)
5. Nga stays up late because ___________.
A. She has to draw a pictrue
B. She tries to finish a math question
C. She tries to finish her essay
D. She has to complete her English exercises

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6. Nga asked her father about _________.
A. the English language spoken in the US
B. people who speak English in the UK
C. the number of people who speak English in Southeast Asia
D. people who live in Southeast Asia
7. The ASEAN countries have _________.
A. about a quarter of a billion Moslems
B. 25 million Moslems

C. half a billion Moslems.
D. more than a billion Moslems
8. Moslems mostly live in _________.
A. the Philippines
B. Indonesia and Myanmar
C. Indonesia and Malaysia
D. Viet Nam and Thailand
9. The main religion in Vietnam is _________.
A. Buddhism
B. Islam
C. Catholicism
D. Hinduism
10. Mr. Hung thought that _________.
A. he himself would wake up late the next morning
B. Nga would get up late the next morning
C. both of them would wake up late the next morning
D. Nga wouldn’t sleep at night
III. (Questions 11-15) Listen and complete the paragraph with the words as you
hear. (1 pt)
Mai is my neighbor. She turned 16 recently and her parents held a birthday
party for her. I was one of those (11) _________.
The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of us
gathering in Mai’s house. She didn’t like having the party at a (12) _________
because it is noisy and expensive.
We gave presents to Mai and she happily opened them. It must really be
exciting to receive all those presents. After that Mai’s mother served us soft drinks
and biscuits. We then listened to music and played cards. The winners were given
prizes. At about four thirty Mai’s mother brought out the birthday cake. It was
beautifully (13) _________ with pink and white icing. Sixteen colorful candles sat in
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the middles of the cake. We all clapped our hands eagerly and sang “Happy
Birthday” as she blew out the candles and (14) _________the cake. We helped
ourselves to slices of the delicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew.
Finally, at about six in the evening the party came to an end. We were all tired
but happy. The parents of other children came to (15) _________ them by
motorbikes. I helped Mai and her mother clean up the mess we had made. After that I
walked home, which was only three doors away.
Write your answers here:
11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________
SECTION B: PHONETIC (2 pts)
I. (Questions 16-20) Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others. (1 pt)
16. A. Parachute

B. Mechanic

C. Christmas

D. Scheme

17. A. Southern

B. Northern

C. Clothing

D. Months

18. A. Shadow

B. Vanish

C. Danish

D. Spanish

19. A. Exhibition

B. Exhaust

C. Exhibit

D. Exist

20. A. Raised

B. Reduced

C. Coughed

D. Watched

II. (Questions 21-25) Circle the word that has the stress pattern different from
that of the other word. (1 pt)
21. A. Rescue

B. Announce

C. Complete

D. Appear

22. A. Rehearse

B. Enroll

C. Sunbathe

D. Compile

23. A. Position

B. Precaution

C. Requirement

D. Resident

24. A. Traditional

B. Economics

C. Limitation

D. Production

25. A. Architectural

B. Engineering

C. Maturity

D. Comprehension

SECTION C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5 pts)
I. (Questions 26-30) Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B,
C or D. (1 pts)
26. The man and his horse _________ are standing on the road come from the USA.
A. which

B. that

C. who

D. A & B are correct

27. Had we caught the earlier train, we__________ home at present.
A. were

B. would have been

C. would be

D. can be

28. Most of the hotels were full and we had to spend a hard time _________
accommodations.
A. to find

B. having found

C. founding
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29. I can’t recall __________that old movie, but maybe I did many years ago.
A. to see
B. having seen
C. have seen
D. shave been seen
30. The scheme allows students from many countries to communicate___________.
A. with one another B. themselves
C. each of other
D. with other
II. (Questions 31-35) Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to the sentence printed in italics. (1 pt)
31. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Kate had changed her job.
A. I was a bit surprised to hear that Kate had changed her job.

B. That Kate had changed her job surprised me a bit.
C. Surprised, Karen had changed her job.
D. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Kate had changed her job.
32. Students at high school are not allowed to go into the Moon Disco.
A. High school students are made allowances to go into the Moon Disco.
B. Into the Moon Disco go high school students who are disallowed.
C. The Moon Disco is beyond the bounds of possibility for high school students.
D. The Moon Disco is off –limits to high school students.
33. His treatment of children is unacceptable.
A. Beneath contempt are the children he treats.
B. It is his treatment that is held in contempt by children.
C. It is not cricket of him to treat the children like that.
D. What his treatment of children is beyond the pale.
34. Apart from the composition, I thought this test was easier than the previous one.
A. I found no difficulty to do this test except the composition.
B. I took this test easier than the previous one aside from the composition.
C. The previous test was nowhere near as easy as this one save the composition.
D. This test was nothing like as easy as the previous one bar the composition.
35. Nghia worked too hard at the office and this led to her illness.
A. Nghia's illness was the result of his working hard at the office.
B. If Nghia didn't work too hard at the office, she wouldn't be ill.
C. Every time, Nghia works hard at the office, he is ill
D. Nghia's illness prevented her from working hard at the office.
III. (Questions 36-40) Identify the error in each sentence. Circle the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D and write the correction on the answer sheet. (1 pt)
36. After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.
A
B
C
D

37. Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns and
A
B
C
villages.
D
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38. The children forgot picking up the note from the office and now they are worried.
A
B
C
D
39. If only I have done the test better than other students did.
A
B
C
D
40. Neither of the boys had ever been out of town before, so they were really exciting.
A
B
C
D
Write your answers here:
36. __________________

37. __________________

38. __________________

39. __________________

40. __________________
IV. (Questions 41-45) Give the correct forms of words in the brackets (1 pt)
41. The ______ situation of Viet Nam is getting better and better.

ECONOMY

42. If your work is ______, you will get a raise.

SATISFY

43. Reading is an effective way to ______ your vocabulary.

RICH

44. Most of the people who live in the country live in ______

POOR

45. ______, the weather was so bad that we couldn’t go out.

FORTUNE

Write your answers here:
41. __________________

42. __________________

43. __________________

44. __________________

45. __________________
V. (Questions 46-50) Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. (1pt)
46. Don’t worry (46) ________ the money! I’ll lend you.
47. I have been looking (47) ________ my dog for two days but I haven’t seen it yet.
48. I couldn’t believe what he said. It was contrary (48) ________ his thought.
49. Are you capable (49) ________ that job?
50. Don’t give up your hope. Be confident (50) ________ yourself.
Write your answers here:
46. __________________

47. __________________

48. __________________

49. __________________

50. __________________
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (5 pts)
I. (Questions 51-58) Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
(1, 6 pts)
If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred
years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used
outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of
different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French
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was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case
nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of
communication. Today, there are more people who speak English as a second
language than people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international
communication. Britain’s colonization of many parts of the world had something to
do with it, but it is mainly due to America’s rise to the position of major world power.
This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the
language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly?
Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim
that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized
world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular
culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have
suggested “Esperanto”, an artificially put-together language, as a solution to
international communication problems but without success. So English will continue
being the world language until some other language, maybe Chinese, which is the
most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world’s
international language instead of English.
51. According to the passage, a century ago _________.
A. educated people throughout Europe
C. French was much more popular than
spoke English.
English.
B. foreign travelers to England spoke
D. only the French aristocracy could
only French.
speak English.
52. What is chiefly responsible for the growth in popularity of English?

A. Britain’s becoming an international power.
C. American’s becoming powerful.
B. The French losing many colonies.
D. The development of American culture.
53. What is meant by “the language of diplomacy” (line 4)
A. The language used by ordinary people
B. The language used by the English
and the French.

C. The language used by the aristocracy.
D. The language used by governments.

54. What is true according to the passage?
A. The linguists don’t like Esperanto.
B. Esperanto is difficult to learn.

C. Esperanto is not a natural language.
D. Esperanto is becoming more and
more popular.

55. The linguists’ opinion on the spread of English is___________.
A. split

B. positive

C. negative

D. undecided

56. The author believes that ___________.

A. English is easier to learn than
Chinese.
B. Chinese is going to be the next
language of international communication.

C. English will probably be replaced as
an international language.
D. Chinese is growing in popularity
among non-native speakers.
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57. These days ___________ .
A. French is the language of
diplomacy.
B. more non-natives speak English
than natives.

C. more people speak French than
English.
D. French is a dying language.

58. What would be a good title for this passage?
A. English in the future.

C. English language means English
culture.
D. English - a difficult language to learn.

B. English as an international language.

II. (Questions 59-68) Read and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete
the passage (2pts)
The computer is undoubtedly one of the most (59) _______ and important
inventions of the twentieth century. Boring or time-consuming jobs which, in the
past, would have been (60) _______ by hundreds of workers can now be done by one
small computer. However, the (61) _______ of the computer has not been entirely
problem-free. Many people feel that we are already too (62) _______on computers.
They think that computers themselves are (63) _______ too powerful, and that people
are no longer in control of them.
One of the problems with a computer is that, like any other machines, it can
(64) _______. If a computer is (65) _______, the information it is storing can be lost.
If a computer program has a(n) (66) _______ in it, the computer’s calculation can be
seriously (67) _______. A faulty program in a hospital or police computer could (68)
_______terrible mistakes.
59. A. shocking

B. amazing

C. amused

D. amazed

60. A. done out

B. made out

C. carried out

D. went out

61. A. usage

B. experiment

C. introduction

D. operation

62. A. dependent B. based

C. influenced

D. carried

63. A. becoming

B. getting

C. running

D. turning

64. A. break up

B. break down

C. break into

D. break out

65. A. changed

B. modified

C. contaminated

D. damaged

66. A. foul

B. abnormality

C. wrongdoing

D. error

67. A. devalued

B. affected

C. fooled

D. broken

68. A. do

B. produce

C. find

D. cause

III. (Questions 69-75) Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
(1,4pts)
One of the (69) _______ important discoveries of the nineteenth century was a
method of using natural gas for cooking and heating. Large amounts of natural gas
are (70) _______ 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 (71) _______ removed before
the oil itself can be reached.
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For many years after natural gas was first discovered, it was thought to (72)
_______ 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 (73) _______ 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 (74) _______ cooking without making the room hot. It
is cheap and it can be moved easily from one place to (75) _______ through long
pipelines, some of which are hundreds of miles in length.
Write your answers here:
69. __________________

70. __________________

71. __________________

72. __________________

73. __________________

74. __________________

75. __________________
SECTION E: WRITING (5 pts)
I. (Questions 76-83) Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that its
meaning is similar to that of the original one. (1, 6 pts)
76. As I come nearer to the hospital gate, I become more nervous.
→ The...............................................................................................................................................................................

77. The only reason I am late is that the traffic was so heavy.
→ Had it not ..................................................................................................................................................................
78. Her passport and other identification were stolen.
→ She ..............................................................................................................................................................................
79. Her boyfriend was so proud of being a fire fighter.
→ Her boyfriend prided.........................................................................................................................................
80. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.
→The film star avoided ........................................................................................................................................
82. It’s difficult for older people to learn a language.
→ Older people have

............................................................................................................................................

83. John could not find the right house.
→ John was....................................................................................................................................................................
II. (Questions 84-90) Make all the changes and additions necessary to make
complete sentences from the cues given. (1,4 pts)
84. Nam/ Mary/ be/ pen pals/ over four years/.

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85. I/ use/ walk/ past/ temple/ on/ way/ primary school/ when / little boy/.
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86. It/ very difficult/ Vietnamese students/ study/ abroad/.
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87. new stadium/ build/ this area/ next month/.
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88. After/ finish/ degree/ English, / she/ went on/ study/ Law/ Harvard University/.
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89. The book/ you/ read/ last night/ write/ Charles Dickens/.
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90. They/ spend/ all day/ practice/ song/ they/ sing/ Lan’s next birthday/.
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III. Lunar Tet holiday is coming. What are you planning to do during the Tet

holiday? Write a paragraph using 100 or 120 words (2pts)
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN SƠN DƯƠNG

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2014-2015

Môn: Tiếng Anh 9
(Hướng dẫn chấm có 03 trang)

Each correction has 0,2 points
SECTION A: LISTENING (3 pts)
I. (Questions 1-4) Listen to the conversations and match them with the pictures a,
b, c or d. (0,8pt)
1. b

2. d

3. c

4. a

II. (Questions 5-10) Listen to the conversation between Mr. Hung and his daughter
Nga, and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences. (1,2pts)
5. C

6. C

7. A

8. C

9. A

10. B

III. (Questions 11-15) Listen and complete the paragraph with the words as you
hear. (1 pt)
15. collect
11. invited
12. restaurant
13. decorated
14. cut
SECTION B: PHONETIC (2 pts)
I. (Questions 16-20) Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others. (1 pt)
16. A

17. D

18. C

19. A

20. A

II. (Questions 21-25) Circle the word that has the stress pattern different from
that of the other word. (1 pt)
21. A

22. C

23. D

24. A

25. C

SECTION C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5 pts)
I. (Questions 26-30) Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B,
C or D. (1 pts)
26. B

27. C

28. D

29. B

30. A

II. (Questions 31-35) Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to the sentence printed in italics. (1 pt)
31. D

32. D

33. D

34. C

35. B

III. (Questions 36-40) Identify the error in each sentence. Circle the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D and write the correction on the answer sheet. (1 pt)
36. A. said → saying

37. B. are performed → were performed

38. A. picking → to pick

39. A. have done → had done

44. D. exciting → excited
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IV. (Questions 41-45) Give the correct forms of words in the brackets. (1 pt)
41. economic
44. poverty

42. satisfactory
45. Unfortunately

43. enrich

V. (Questions 46-50) Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. (1pt)
46. about
47. for
48. to
49. of
50. of
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (5 pts)
I. (Questions 51-58) Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
(1,6 pts)
51. C
56.C

52. C
57. B

53. D
58. B

54. C

55. A

II. (Questions 59-68) Read and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete
the passage (2pts)
59. B
60. C
61. C
62. A
63. A

64. B
65. D
66. D
67. B
68. D
III. (Questions 69-75) Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
(1,4pts)
69. most

70. found

71. be

73. gas

74. for

72. have

75. others

SECTION E: WRITING (5 pts) Nếu có từ 2 lỗi sai về chính tả trở xuống mà
khơng ảnh hưởng gì đến ngữ pháp của câu thì vẫn cho điểm.
I. (Questions 76-83) Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that its
meaning is similar to that of the original one. (1, 6 pts)
76. As I come nearer to the hospital gate, I become more nervous.

→ The nearer I come to the hospital, the more nervous I become.
77. The only reason I am late is that the traffic was so heavy.

→ Had it not been for the heavy tracffic, I wouldn’t be (so) late.
78. Her passport and other identification were stolen.

→ She had her passport and other identification stolen.
79. Her boyfriend was so proud of being a fire fighter.

→ Her boyfriend prided (himself) on being a fire fighter.
80. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.

→ The film star avoided being recognized by wearing dark glasses.
82. It’s difficult for older people to learn a language.

→ Older people have a difficulty/ difficulties (in) learning a language.
83. John could not find the right house.
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→ John was not able to find the right house.
II. (Questions 84-90) Make all the changes and additions necessary to make
complete sentences from the cues given (1,4 pts)
84. Nam/ Mary/ be/ pen pals/ over four years/.

→ Nam and Mary have been pen pals for over four years.
85. I/ use/ walk/ past/ temple/ on/ way/ primary school/ when / little boy/.

→ I used to walk past this/the temple on my/the way to primary school when I was a
little boy.
86. It/ very difficult/ Vietnamese students/ study/ abroad/.

→ It is very difficult for Vietnamese students to study abroad.

87. new stadium/ build/ this area/ next month/.

→ The/ A new stadium is going to/ will be built in this area next month.
88. After/ finish/ degree/ English,/ she/ went on/ study/ Law/ Harvard University/.

→ After finishing a/the/her degree in English, she went on studying Law at Harvard
University.
89. The book/ you/ read/ last night/ write/ Charles Dickens/.

→ The book (which) you read last night was written by Charles Dickens.
90. They/ spend/ all day/ practice/ song/ they/ sing/ Lan’s next birthday/.

→ They spent/spend all day practicing the song which they will sing on Lan’s next
birthday.
III. Luna Tet holiday is coming. What are you planning to do during Tet
holiday? Write a paragraph using 100 or 120 words. (2pts)
- Organization: (Bố cục bài luận rõ ràng, đầy đủ 3 phần: mở bài, thân bài, kết luận)
(0, 25 pts)
- Discourse: (Thể hiện khả năng viết mạch lạc, chặt chẽ; nối kết câu, chuyển mạch
tốt) (0, 5 pts)
- Sentence structure (morphology, vocabulary and spelling): Cấu trúc câu, ngữ
pháp, từ vựng; câu linh hoạt (đơn, phức.) (0, 5 pts)
- Ideas: (Ý hay, phong phú, biểu đạt nội dung liên quan chặt chẽ với chủ đề của đề
thi) (0, 5 pts)
- Length: (Đảm bảo đủ số lượng từ qui định, không quá dài hoặc q ngắn. (0, 25
pts)
Note: Bài viết khơng có lỗi chính tả và dưới 2 lỗi ngữ pháp được cho điểm tối đa.
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LISTENING
I. (Questions 1-4) Listen to the conversations and match them with the pictures a,
b, c or d.
Conversation 1:
Boy: So what are you taking this Summer, Lan?
Girl: Well, ah... I’m taking English.
Boy: Me, too.Whose class are you in?
Girl: Miss Lan Phuong.
Boy: How do you like the class?
Girl: I really enjoy it.
Conversation 2:
Girl: Are you enjoying your serve, Nam?
Boy: Yes, I am.
Girl: Would you like me to get something to drink?
Boy: No, not right now. Thanks.
Conversation 3:
Girl: Son! How do you like the weather in Nha Trang?
Boy: Oh, It’s great!
Girl: So, when did you get here?
Boy: I arrived yesterday.
Girl: How long are you going to stay?
Boy: For a week.
Girl: Do you want to go for a swim?
Boy: Sure!
Conversation 4:
Boy: Hoa! How do you like it here?
Girl: It’s very nice. The hotel is big and my room is comfortable.
Boy: Are you traveling with your friend?

Girl: No, I’m traveling alone.
Boy: Would you like to go somewhere for a drink?
Girl: That’s great!
Key: 1. b

2. c

3. d

4. a

II. (Questions 5-10) Listen to the dialogue between Mr Hung and his daughter Nga,
and choose the best answer A, B C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
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Mr. Hung: What are you doing? It’s so late. Why don’t you go to bed?
Nga: I’m trying to finish my essay about the culture and religions of the ASEAN
countries. I’ll have to submit it to my teacher tomorrow. May I ask you something,
Dad?
Mr. Hung: Yes? What’s that?
Nga: Do you know how many people in Southeast Asia speak English?
Mr. Hung: I'm not sure. But the ASEAN region has the third largest number of
English speakers - just after the US and UK.
Nga: Really? Exactly how many people speak English?
Mr. Hung: Around 50 million, I think, … mostly in the Philippines.
Nga: Do you know anything about religions?
Mr. Hung: The ASEAN countries include three main religions. They are Islam,
Buddhism and Catholicism.
Nga: What is Islam?

Mr. Hung: A religion based on a belief in one god and the teaching of Muhammad.
It's the religion of the Muslims.
Nga: Can you tell me something more about the Moslems (thuộc Hồi giáo)?
Mr. Hung: It's an interesting question. The ASEAN countries have more Moslems
than any other geo-political entity.
Nga: But how many Moslems, Dad?
Mr. Hung: Oh, let me try to remember... about a quarter of a billion, mostly in
Indonesia and Malaysia.
Nga: And what about the other religions?
Mr. Hung: Other main religions of the various countries in the region include large
numbers of Buddhists (Đạo phật), and Catholics (thuộc đạo Thiên chúa, Công giáo)
in the Philippines.
Nga: What is the main religion in Vietnam?
Mr. Hung: It's Buddhism. Many people go to pagodas.
Nga: Well, and now I think I've got all the information I need for my essay. Thank
you very much, Dad.
Mr. Hung: That's all right. Finish your writing and go to bed. I'm afraid you'll get up
late tomorrow morning.
5. C

6. C

7. A

8. C

9. A

10. B

III. (Questions 11-15) Listen and fill in the missing words.
Mai is my neighbor. She turned 16 recently and her parents held a birthday
party for her. I was one of those_________ (11. invited).
The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of us
gathering in Mai’s house. She didn’t like having the party at a _______(12.restaurant)
because it is noisy and expensive.
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We gave presents to Mai and she happily opened them. It must really be
exciting to receive all those presents. After that Mai’s mother served us soft drinks
and biscuits. We then listened to music and played cards. The winners were given
prizes. At about four thirty Mai’s mother brought out the birthday cake. It was
beautifully (13. decorated) _________ with pink and white icing. Sixteen colorful
candles sat in the middles of the cake. We all clapped our hands eagerly and sang
“Happy Birthday” as she blew out the candles and (14. cut) ________ the cake. We
helped ourselves to slices of the delicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew.
Finally at about six in the evening the party came to an end. We were all tired
but happy. The parents of other children came to (15. collect) _______ them by
motorbikes. I helped Mai and her mother clean up the mess we had made. After that I
walked home, which was only three doors away.
11. invited 12. restaurant

13. decorated

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14. cut

15. collect