Đề thi học giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 (2)

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG ANH 9 QUẬN 10

(NH: 20092010) 150’ ANSWER KEY
LISTENING (15pts)
Section I: Listen to the recording and decide whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE. Write
TRUE or FALSE in the space given in the answer sheet. (5pts)
1. The rebels attacked the President’s country house. F
2. The USA sent ships to the area this morning. T
3. There were two lost climbers. T
4. The climbers got caught in a heavy rain. F
5. The climbers haven’t been found yet. T
Section II: Listen to the recording and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank.
(2.5pts)
6. John was on holiday in _________________in January.
A. his hometown B. Switzerland C. Florida
7. In Florida, the weather was __________________.
A. warm B. wonderful C. awful
8. People in Florida were quite ____________________.
A. excellent B. fantastic C. friendly
9. John’s wife doesn’t ____________________.
A. like Florida B. go on holiday with him C. live with him
10. John’s children were ____________________last month.
A. with him B. with his wife C. with their grandparents
Section III: Listen to the recording and give short answers to the questions. (5pts)
11. Where was he during the First World War? In France
12. How old was he when he had to go to hospital? 60/Sixty
13. Why did he have to go to hospital? (Because of the) dust from the mine
14. Does he still work, or is he retired now? Retired
15. How is his life now? Difficult
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in each of the following sentences. (25pts)
1. The boys look __________________their teacher of English because of his high teaching
quality.
A. into B. up to C. down upon D. at
2. We are brought _______________in a culture which tells us that it’s good to control our
feelings.
A. from B. off C. out D. up
3. Hard work can often bring ____________________success.
A. into B. in C. about D. up
4. They are fascinated _________________the idea of going away for the summer.
A. on B. in C. about D. with
5. They broke ____________________their relationship after a quarrel.
A. into B. out C. off D. up
6. ___________________what you think, learning a foreign language is great fun.
A. Moreover B. Contrary to C. Whereas D. Therefore
7. The experts were not fully __________________that the animal was a puma.
A. convinced B. believed C. realized D. discovered
8. I hope you will take this matter into ___________________.
A. effect B. understanding C. consideration D. notice
9. He could not resist the ___________________of making a lot of money quickly.
A. introduction B. temptation C. invitation D. trial
10. You asked me to ___________________you to post that letter.
A. remember B. remark C. remind D. recall
11. After a lot of difficulty, he ___________________open the door.
A. manage B. succeeded C. was able to D. was capable
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12. That man has ____________________medicine for many years in the area.
A. practiced B. passed C. worked D. earned
13. What she needs to do now is see a doctor for a ___________________.
A. checkup B. setup C. makeup D. buildup

14. His application was rejected immediately because of his lack of ___________________.
A. requirements B. thought C. quantifiers D. qualifications
15. I absolutely _____________________of everything that has been said.
A. agree B. approve C. admit D. accept
16. The man ___________________stamps for 5 years by the end of 2010.
A. will be collecting B. has collected C. will have collected D. will have been collecting
17. There’s no point ____________________; the problem will sort itself out.
A. to worry B. worried C. worrying D. for us worry
18. He doesn’t drink much ________________the police catch him as he drives home.
A. in the event B. despite C. otherwise D. in case
19. I saw him ___________________to a nice girl at the school library.
A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked
20. Either you, or I, or your brother ____________________responsible for the damage.
A. is B. are C. am D. being
21. Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by 6 goals to two.  ______________________.
A. That’s incredible. B. I’ll think about it later. C. Let’s do it together. D. Thanks all the same.
22. Did you do a good job in the last driving test?  ____________________.
A. Not bad, I think! B. Don’t do it now! C. Yes, please. D. That’s true.
23. ______________________ – She’s Australian.
A. How do you know her? B. What’s her nationality?
C. Where has she been? D. What do you think about her?
24. What is your pastime?  ________________________.
A. I hate my past. B. Playing tennis is my favorite thing.
C. That’s nonsense. D. The time to play is past.
25. Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour?  _______________________.
A. I’m afraid so. B. Don’t mention it. C. Please do it for me. D. Another time, perhaps.
GUIDED CLOZE
Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank. (10pts)
Society has changed in many ways since the (1)_____________________of computers,
and people’s lives at home and at the office have been (2)_____________________. Most people

are working for fewer hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and advertising
agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One
recent report stated that, (3)_____________________the number of hobbies had not increased,
each hobby had become much more specialized.
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would
(4)_____________________spend time with their families than stay late in the office every day.
Home life is seen (5)_____________________as important as working. Some companies now
make managers take their annual holidays (6)___________________they don’t want to, because
this leads to quite an improvement in their (7)____________________if they have some rest.
(8)__________________these changes, some people are working harder than
(9)__________________. The standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is
making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago. Schoolchildren and students are
now having to work (10)____________________hard that in many cases they work longer hours
than their parents.
1. A. existence B. introduction C. recommendation D. manufacture
2. A. damaged B. changed C. transferred D. affected
3. A. since B. if C. although D. because
4. A. like B. rather C. better D. prefer
5. A. be B. being C. to be D. been
6. A. unless B. however C. even if D. as
7. A. performance B. rehearsal C. display D. expression
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8. A. In addition to B. Instead of C. In spite of D. In place of
9. A. ever before B. lately C. ever since D. never before
10. A. very B. too C. as D. so
READING COMPREHENSION Read the passage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that
best answers the question or completes the unfinished statement about the passage. (10pts)
The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an
enormous length of time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea to
make it more understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of fortysix years of age.

Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person’s life. Very little information
exists about the middle period either. It was only at the age of fortytwo that the Earth began to
flower.
Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty
five. Mammals only arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, manlike apes became ape
like men and began to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth.
Modern man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour man discovered
agriculture. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago.
During that short time, Modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minute,
he has increased his numbers to terrible proportion, and has caused the death of hundreds of species
of animals. He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a
violent, spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass
destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system.
1. The passage tells us that _________________________________________.
A. a great deal is known about how the Earth was created.
B. life on Earth began relatively recently.
C. more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part.
D. scientists are wellinformed about the middle part of the Earth’s life.
2. We are informed by the author that ________________________________.
A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period.
B. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time.
C. there were more than fortyfive kinds of great reptiles.
D. apelike men appeared before the last Ice Age.
3. The author is mainly interested in __________________________________.
A. the time when man first evolved from apes. B. what has happened since the Industrial
Revolution.
C. the effects of farming. D. the period before the last Ice Age.
4. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that _____________________.
A. man will destroy everything on Earth. B. man will use up all the fuels.
C. there will be a population explosion. D. more species of animals may die out.

5. The author’s general view of man seems to be that _____________________.
A. he has no right to be so destructive. B. he has been the most successful animal.
C. he will be able to control the environment. D. he has learned a lot from past mistakes.
OPEN CLOZE Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (10pts)
There are about 3,000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most
important (1) ones. Twothirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400
million people speak English as their (2) mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second
language. No one knows (3) how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the
language with more speakers (4) than English, but it is only (5) the language for over one billion
Chinese people. English is the official language on onefifth of the land area the world (6) over. It is
(7) spoken/used in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and
India, it is one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are (8)
written in English. More than threefifths of the radio stations (9) broadcast programs in English.
More than half of the scientific and research (10) journals/publications are in English. English is
the language of international communication.
WORD FORM Use the correct form of each word given in parentheses to fill in each blank.
(10pts)
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1. We are waiting to have the new equipment installed. (EQUIP)
2. Such a war would be catastrophic for the country. (CATASTROPE)
3. After the storm life quickly got back to normal. (QUICK)
4. He expressed strong objection to the plan. (OBJECT)
5. The film won an award for its photography/cinematography. (PHOTO)
6. Many young people voluntarily work for charity organization. (VOLUNTEER)
7. The music show was really entertaining. (ENTERTAIN)
8. The popularity of Vietnamese trademarks has been remarkably increasing. (POPULAR)
9. Jane is sometimes confused when she needs to tell the difference between
some Vietnamese words. (CONFUSE)
10. There are some music performances between the two lectures. (PERFORM)
ERROR IDENTIFICATION Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs

correcting. (5pts)
1. His job is quite important to the total function of the firm because he is responsible
A B
for maintaining the records of sales and costs for almost the departments.
C D
2. The whale died because the rescuers did not have proper equipments to support its weight.
A B C D
3. It was her strong determination that helped her overcoming the physical and emotional
A B C
pain that followed her accident.
D
4. Mike takes greatly pride in being a good computer programmer.
A B C D
5. We are aware of people there spoke a different kind of language two hundred years ago.
A B C D
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it
means nearly the same as the sentence printed before it. (15pts)
1. The boss made them work very hard.
They were made to work very hard by the boss.
2. I am sorry I didn’t succeed in finding the solution.
If only I had succeeded in finding the solution.
3. John’s behavior sometimes surprises everyone.
Everyone is sometimes surprised at/by John’s behavior.
4. The girl took the gold pen by mistake.
The girl didn’t mean to take the gold pen.
5. Several contestants withdrew from the final round.
Just a few contestants took part in the final round.
6. I advise you to be patient in this situation.
If I were you, I would be patient in this situation.
7. Mai had difficulty solving the problem.

Mai came up against (some) difficulty solving the problem.
8. He dislikes English food very much.
He doesn’t think much of English food.
9. There were a lot of people in the discotheque.
The discotheque was crowded with/full of people.
10. He didn’t buy the shirt he liked because he didn’t have any money with him.
Had he had/brought (enough/some) money with him, he would/could have bought the shirt.

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