đề thi HSG tiếng Anh lớp 9, Thanh Hóa 2013

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THANH HOÁ
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
Năm học: 2012-2013
Môn thi:
Lớp 9 THCS
Ngày thi: 15/03/2013
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 70 câu, 4 trang.

Part A : PHONETICS ( 5pts )
I/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from the rest of the group. ( 2points )
1. A. predict B. environment C. exist D. precious
2. A. books B. tables C. roots D. makes
II/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different
from the rest of the group. ( 3 points )
3. A. career B. avoid C. manage D. advise
4. A. valuable B. entertain C. honesty D. mountain
5. A. separate B. mechanic C. produce D. deny

Part B : LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR ( 35 pts )
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. ( 15pts )
6. My colour TV, _____ I bought 10 years ago, still gives beautiful pictures.
A. which B. that C. what D. X
7. “Who is Mr. Madely?” “ I have no idea. I’ve never heard _____ him”.
A. about B. from C. after D. of
8. Most tourists didn't bring their meals with them , _____ they ate at the foodstalls along
the roads.
A. because B. but C. so D. although

9. I’ve never____very well with my brother. We’ve got completely different personalities.
A. got off B. got on C. got away D. got up
10. When my father retired, he decided to take ____ golf.
A. in B. with C. up D. for
11. The doors were painted blue to the walls.
A. suit B. match C. fix D. fit
12. I’m sure he didn’t do it purpose.
A. on B. with C. for D. in
13. She came a lot of problems at work.
A. up with B. down with C. in for D. up against
14. We will go for a walk it’s foggy - I hate walking in the fog.
A. though B. unless C. if D. in case
15. Daisy wrote_________ report on the Vietnam war.
A. ten-page B. a ten-page C. ten pages D. ten-paged
16. His__________ made him cry.
A. fearful B. fearfulness C. fearless D. fearlessness
17. The children were completely fascinated___________.
A. on the story the teacher told them B. by the story the teacher told them.
C. by the teacher told story. D. on the story telling them by the teacher.
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…………………….
18. My boss is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I __________ last week.
A. should do B. should have done
C. could do D. must have done
19. “I have never seen such a perfect thing on you.”-“________”
A. haven’t you? B. I am so happy
C. really? D. Thank you. That’s a nice compliment.
20. “____________”- “Thank you. I’m glad you like it.”
A. Congratulations! You have a beautiful motorbike.

B. The motorbike is beautiful.
C. Where did you buy this motorbike?
D. I didn’t know you bought a motorbike.
II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form(10pts)
21-22. He (not finish) ____his work yet. He only (start) ____ an hour ago.
23. A lot of people (kill) ____ by AIDS recently, and I wish nobody would die any more.
24. Only yesterday I (realise) ____ what was going on.
25. George as well as his brothers (not go) ____ to the cinema very often.
26-27. What you ( do)____ if you ( give) ____ $ 1,000,000?
28. There was a problem with the cellphone, but I (fix) ____ it now.
29. From the clink of dishes one can tell that supper (prepare) ____.
30. You have read this book already. What you (think) ____ of it?.
III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10pts)
31. Articles and reports in newspapers talk a lot about UFO ____. APPEAR
32. If there were flying saucers, there would be traces of their ____. LAND
33. The _____ of children won’t be ready to stay away from home
until they are in their teens. MAJOR
34. The Internet has ______ developed and become a part of our everyday life.
INCREASE
35. Television can make things more _______ because it brings both sounds and pictures.
MEMORY
36. Sam was accused of stealing some______ documents from the safe.
CONFIDENCE
37. You do not have to go. Your decision must be entirely______ . VOLUNTEER
38. Most people agree that Christmas has become too________ . COMMERCE
39. Don’t leave your house _____ when you go out. LOCK
40. Our visit to Cuc Phuong National Park last week was an ______ experience.
FORGET
Part C : READING ( 20 pts )
I. Supply the most suitable word for each blank. (5 pts)

It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accent. (41 )
children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is
why (42 ) the top, or smartest adult students have difficulty in pronunciation. There
are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation.
One method is to sign up for a class. Studying pronunciation can help students
understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be
exposured (43 ) English outside the classroom as well. This is (44……… ) many
students say that studying in an English- speaking country greatly affects their English.
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Living with native speakers can help students learn new vocabulary as well as improve
their (45 )
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
(10pts)
EI Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific ocean which is (46) by an
abnormal (47) of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the (48) to
influence global weather partterns as it brings drought to some continents and heavy rain to
(49) It was first (50) by fishermen in Spanish ports in the Pacific in the
17
th
century. It got its name (Spanish for “boy child”) because it usually takes (51)
near Christmas time. It can cause catastrophic (52) . The 1982 EI Nino
(53) in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that. Sea animals,
(54) fish and birds, also die in large numbers. It is (55) that sailors in
the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during EI Nino.
46. A. happened B. caused C. occured D. done
47. A. increase B. extra C. heater D. warming
48. A. proficiency B. power C. practice D. performance
49. A. other B. another C. others D. the others
50. A. saw B. noticed C. caught D. time
51. A. away B. care C. part D. place

52. A. damage B. difficulty C. hurt D. problem
53. A. resulted B. led C. caused D. gave
54. A. containing B. holding C. including D. involving
55. A. said B. felt C. told D. written
III. Read and answer the questions below. ( 5pts)
“ THE PROPHECY”
People who live in California have every reason to be afraid of earthquakes. No one has
ever forgotten the great quake that destroyed San Francisco in 1906. In May, 1988, the
people of Los Angeles panicked. According to a prophecy made in the 16
th
century by a
prophet called Nostradamus, the city would be destroyed early in 1988. During the panic,
parents didn’t send their children to school and people didn’t go to work. No one stayed at
home, either. The airlines did great business carrying people who fled from their “ doomed
city”. Which is more puzzling: how Nostradamus knew that a city which didn’t even exist in
his time would be destroyed in the 20
th
century, or the behavior of the people who believed “
the prophecy”?
56. What are Californians afraid of?
57. When did the great earthquake destroy San Francisco?
58. When was the prophecy about the destruction of Los Angeles made?
59. According to the prophecy, when would the destruction of Los Angeles happen?
60. How did the people of Los Angeles flee from their doomed city?
Part D : WRITING ( 20 pts )
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. ( 10pts )
61. They will open a new school here next year.
à A new school………………………………………………………………………
62. What a pity, he can’t drive.

à I wish he ………………………………….………………………………………
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63. She can’t go to work today because she is tired.
à If she ……………………………………………………………………………
64. “I’m going on business tomorrow” said Ann.
à Ann said ………………………………………………………………………….
65. Please let me open the window.
à Would you mind ?
66. The course finished with a big party.
à At the end
67. I wish I hadn’t heard that!
à I’d rather you
68. The living-room hasn’t been painted for many years.
à We
69. “Why don’t we go and have a look at the cathedral?”
à He suggested
70. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
à Not only
III. Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about the limitations of the Internet. ( 10pts )
_________________ The End __________________________
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THANH HOÁ
HD CHẤM CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
Năm học: 2012-2013
Môn thi:
Lớp 9 THCS
Ngày thi: 15/03/2013
Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 3 trang.

ĐÁP ÁN:
Part A : PHONETICS ( 5pts )
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the
same line. ( 3pts )
1.D 2. B
II/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from
the rest of the group. ( 3 points )
3. C 4. B 5. A
Part B : LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR ( 30pts )
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence ( 10pts )
6 A
7 D
8 C
9 B
10 C
11. B
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. B
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. D
20. A
II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form ( 10pts )
21-22. hasn’t finished , started
23. have been killed
24. did I realise
25. doesn’t go

26-27. would you do, were given
28. have fixed
29. is being prepared
30. do think

III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. ( 10pts )
31. appearance
32. landing
33. majority
34. increasingly
35. memorable
36. confidential
37. voluntary
38. commercialized
39. unlocked
40. unforgetable
Part C : READING ( 25 pts )
I. Supply the most suitable word for each blank (10 pts)
( Mỗi một đáp án đúng được 1 point )
41.Unlike
42. even
43 . to
44. why
45. pronunciation/accent
II. (1p for 1 correct answer X 10= 10 points)
46. B 51. D
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47. D 52. A
48. B 53. A
49. C 54. C

50. B 55. A
III. Read and answer the questions below. ( 5pts)
56. Californians are afraid of earthquakes.
57. The great earthquake destroyed San Francisco in 1906.
58. The prophecy about the destruction of Los Angeles was made in the 16 century.
59. According to the prophecy, the destruction of Los Angeles would happen in 1988.
60. The people of Los Angeles fled from their doomed city by plane.
Part D : WRITING ( 20 pts )
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. ( 10pts )
61. A new school will be opened here next year.
62. I wish he could drive.
63. If she were not tired, she could/ would go to work today.
64. Ann said she was going on business the next/ following day.
65. Would you mind if I opened the window?
66. At the end of the course, there was a big party.
67. I’d rather you hadn’t told me that.
68. We haven’t had the living room painted for many years./
We haven’t painted the living room for many years.
69. He suggested that we (should) go and have a look at the cathedral./
He suggested our going and having a look at the cathedral.
70. Not only did Harry break his leg, but he (also) injured his shoulder./
Not only did Harry break his leg, but he injured his shoulder aswell.
II. Write a paragraph of 80 - 100 words about the limitations of the Internet. ( 10pts )
Mark should be based on the following scheme :
1.Format: 2 pts ( coherence , cohesion,style )
The paragraph should have 3 parts
a. Introduction: a topic sentence in which students should narrow down the limitations of
the Internet.
b. Body: students should give reasonings and examples to clarify his presented ideas.

c. Conclusion (summary of the main reasons, students’ comment)
2. Content : 5pts
Students should give specific limitations of Internet
- Information is out of control:
• It is hard for people to get proper information
• People are easily confused when they look for information
• They can be fooled or cheated
- There are a lot of violent and sexual videos and programmes
• Teenagers may be badly affected and get misled
- It creates more and more game or social- network addicts.
• Game or social- network addiction will ruin family and social relationships.
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• People may waste a lot of time and energy
• The addicts may severely be obsessed or even break down.
3. Language : 3pts ( grammatical accuracy, wide range of vocabularies and structures )
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM:
Bài thi chấm theo thang điểm: 20
Điểm bài thi làm tròn đến 0,25
Tổng số point thi sinh làm đúng
Điểm bài thi =
4
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