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
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…………………….
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.
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
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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. 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
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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 ………………………………….
………………………………………
63. She can’t go to work today because she is tired.
à If she
……………………………………………………………………………
64. “I’m going on business tomorrow” said Ann.
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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
26-27. would you do, were given
28. have fixed
29. is being prepared
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25. doesn’t go 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
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.
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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.
• 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
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Điểm bài thi =
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO
LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
QUẢNG NGÃI Môn thi: Tiếng
Anh (THPT)
Thời gian làm bài: 60
phút
(Đề thi gồm 2
trang)
I/ Choose the word which has the underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others (1pt)
1. A. question B. pollution C. nation
D. information
2. A. carried B. looked C. managed
D. opened
3. A. energy B. terrify C. destroy
D. second
4. A. sight B. considerate C.divide
D. tidal
5. A. control B. pagoda C. remote
D. move
II/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences (2pts)
6. They suggest more trees in the school yard.
A.plant B. planted C. to plant
D. planting
7. Her son felt sleepy………… he went to bed.
A. however B. so C. although
D. because of

8. They ………………. her since she left school.
A. haven’t seen B. aren’t seen C. doesn’t see
D. don’t see
9. She used to……………… soccer in the afternoon two years ago.
A. played B. playing C. play
D. plays
10. I wish my home………………. in the village.
A. was B. were C. is
D. will be
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
11. …………… Mrs.Thoa was tired, she helped her children with
their home work.
A. If B. And C. Or
D. Although
12. They arrived in Ho Chi Minh city………….……… Monday
morning.
A. in B. on C. at
D. to
13. I thanked the man………………. helped me move the fridge.
A. whom B. who C. whose
D. which
14. You don’t like this film,………………?
A. do you B. don’t you C. are you
D. doesn’t you
15. If I were you, I…………………….ask the doctor for advice.
A. can B. will C. must
D. would
III/ Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the

following sentences. (1pt)
16. The film is so…………that I have seen it twice. (INTEREST)
17. Air ………… is one of the problems that people have deal to
with. (POLLUTE)
18. My teacher teaches ………… sciences. (NATURE)
19. The gas from the chemical factory was …………… (HARM)
20. She got the………… from the library. (INFORM)
16/ interesting 17/ pollution 18/ natural 19/ harmful
20/ information
III/ Choose the best underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs
correcting.(1pt)
21. I enjoy to collect stamps in my free time . collecting
A B C D
22. Her teacher encouraged her taking part in the competition. to take
A B C D
23. If he knew her address, I will write to her. knows
A B C D
24. The man asked us not play near the lake. not to play
A B C D
25. The exercises were such difficult that I couldn’t do them. so
A B C D
V. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense forms. (1pt)
26. I think we should (give)………… poor children books, notebooks
and school things.
27. I (not/meet) ……………. Nam since he left school.
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28. Nga (take) …………… many trips to Ho Chi Minh City since
2005.
29. If Trang had an alarm clock, she (arrive) …………… to school on
time .

30. What will you do if you (decide) ……………. to take a space trip?
26/ give 27/ haven’t 28/ has taken 29/ would arrive
30/ decide
VI. Read thetext, then answer the questions below it (2 pts)
Clothes can tell a lot about person. Some people like very colorful clothes
because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of
things.Others like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or
fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very
different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look.
For example, in 1800s, all women wore dress. The dresses all had long
skirts. But today, women do not wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes
they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference
between 1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only
from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk. But
today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now
made from nylon, rayon or polyester.
31. Why do some people like very colorful clothes?
32. What kind of clothes do other people like to wear?
33. Were the clothes of the 1800s the same as today ?
34. What do sometimes women wear today?
35. Are there many kinds of man-made cloth now?
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning with the
first one. (2pts)
36. He didn’t go to the party because he was busy.
He was busy, ……………………………………………
37. It’s a pity. We can’t speak English well.
We wish ………………………………………………….
38. “Do you like classical music ?”She asked me.
She asked me …………………………………………….
39. The man is my new boss. He is talking to the lady over there.

The man ………………………………………………………
40. “Why don’t you buy them this picture as a wedding present,
Tom ?”
Jane suggested ………………………………………………………
36/ …, so he didn’t go to the party
37/ ….we could speak English well
38/ …if I liked classical music
39/ …who is talking to the lady over there is my new boss
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40/ …buying them that present as a wedding present
THE END
Họ và tên thí sinh…………………………………………Số báo danh…………….
Giám thị 1 :…………… ……………….Giám thị 2 :……………………………….
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