Đề thi HSGTX Tiếng Anh 9 08-09

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THỊ XÃ
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG MÔN TIẾNG ANH THCS NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009
Thời gian : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian phát đề )
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Tổng số điểm: Số phách
………………………… (Do trưởng ban chấm thi ghi)
Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo 1:………………………………………………………………………
Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo 2:………………………………………………………………………
Lưu ý:
♦ Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề thi, đề thi gồm có 6 trang
♦ Thí sinh viết câu trả lời đúng vào vò trí qui đònh trên bài thi.
♦ Thí sinh không được phép ghi gì thêm ở phần nầy vì đây sẽ là phách của
bài thi.
PART I: LISTENING (15pts)
I .Listen to Randall Davis’s talk about his family and choose the best option A, B or C.
1. Where did Randall probably grow up?
A. In Indiana B. In Venezuela C. In Utah
2. What was his undergraduate major?
A. English B. Spanish C. Japanese
3. How many children does he have?
A. two B. three C. four
4. What does Randall do on his hikes with his children?
A. He points out the wildlife and plants along the way.
B. He enjoys telling them stories about his life.
C. He teaches them how to survive in emergency situations.
5. What point does Randall make about raising children?
A. Enroll kids into schools early to help them learn better.
B. Be consistent in the way you administer discipline in the home.
C. Talk with your kids about problems so they learn how to solve them.
II. Listen to the telephone conversation and fill in the blanks.
Secretary: hello, Ultimate Computers. May I help you?

Caller: Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunter’s Office Supplies. May I speak to Elaine
Strong, please?
Secretary: I’m sorry, but she’s not in right now.
Caller: Okay, do you know when she’ll be back?
Secretary: Uh, yes, she should be here later on this afternoon maybe about 4:30. May I take
a message?
Caller: Yes, Ms. Strong sent me a (1)…………………………………………… detailing your newest(2)
………………………………………………………………… of laptop computers with a description of (3)
………………………………………………… software products, but there wasn’t any information about (4)
………………………………………………… service.
Secretary: Oh, I’m sorry. Would you like me to fax that to you?
Caller: Yes, but our fax is being (5)…………………………………………………………… at the moment, and it
won’t be working until around 2:30. Hum… could you try sending that information
around 3:30? That’s should give me time to (6)………………………………………………the material before I
call Ms. Strong, say, around 5:00.
Secretary: Sure. Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please?
Caller: Yes, Jack Kordell and the phone number is (7)……………………………………… And the fax
number is (8)…………………………………………………………
Secretary: Okay, Jack Kordell. Is your name spelled C-o-r-d-e-l?
Caller: No, It’s Kordell with a “K” and two “l’s”. “K-o-r-d-e-l-l”
Secretary: All right, Mr. Kordell. And your phone number is (9) …………………………………… , and the
fax number is (10) ……………………………………………… Is that correct?
Caller: Yes, it is.
Secretary: All right.I’ll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon.
Caller: Okay.Bye.
PART II: PHONETICS (20pts)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each
group.
1/ A. family B. parents C. happy D. frankly
2/ A. shifts B. works C. groups D. hands

3/ A. baths B. clothes C. enjoys D. solutions
4/ A. diving B. discover C. discipline D. divide
5/ A. hear B. clear C. dear D. wear
6/ A. umbrella B. union C. usage D. university
7/ A. hour B. honest C. heir D. hospital
8/ A. coward B. flower C. shower D. knowledge
9/ A. while B. which C. who D. white
10/ A. measles B. tease C. please D. measure
II. Choose the word whose main stress is in the position which is different from that of the
others:
1/ A. environmental B. personality C. representative D. technological
2/ A. reduction B. popular C. financial D. romantic
3/ A. ambitious B. dangerous C. mysterious D. kilometer
4/ A. secretary B. necessery C. classify D. vocabulary
5/ A. Canadian B. vegetarian C. pedestrian D. incredible
6/ A. cheerful B. pigeon C. platform D. receive
7/ A. apply B. courage C. maintain D. provide
8/ A. balloon B. entrance C. practice D. therefore
9/ A. arrange B. easy C. distance D. person
10/ A. application B. congratulate C. especially D. priority
PART III: GRAMMAR AND READING (40pts)
I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence:
1/ Many of our students come _______ poor family.
A. in B. for C. from D. over
2/ How _______ days are there in a week?
A. much B. far C. many D. long
3/ A new building _______ built near my house next June.
A. would be B. can be C. shall be D. will be
4/ We must _______ our forests and woodlands for future generation.
A. conserving B. conserve C. conservation D. conservational

5/ The nature of language is the documentary program _______ 15.15 _______VTV2.
A. at – on B. on –at C. at – in D. in –at
6/ The party has been ________ arranged for 6 p.m. next Sunday.
A. provisionally B. provision C. provided D. provisional
7/ The cat was ________ to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.
A. enough patient B. too patient C. patient enough D. so patient
8/ Most world languages have contributed some words to English at some time, and the
process is now being ________.
A. opposite B. reversed C. contrast D. contrary
9/ Three of those we invited to the party didn’t ________.
A. set off B. see off C. turn up D. set up
10/ Never ________ her stand on the deserted station platform.
A. I will forget to see B. I will forget seeing
C. will I forget seeing D. will I forgot seeing
11/ Some of the milk turned sour before reaching the market and ________ away.
A. must be thrown B. had to be thrown C. must throw D. had to throw
12/ My brother is interested in doing ________ research.
A. scientific B. science C. scientist D. scientifically
13/ You should take more exercise if you want to keep ________.
A. fit B. fitting C. being fine D. being fit
14/ Let’s go to the office now, ________?
A. will we B. shall we C. do we D. let we
15/ We’ve got two televisions, one is in the living room, and ________ is in our bedroom.
A. another B. two C. the second D. the other
16/ I will never talk to you again _______ you apologize me for being rude.
A. if B. when C. unless D. because
17/ I remember _______ you about this three times.
A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. told
18/ Each of them knows ________ answers very well.
A. him B. he C. his D. himself

19/ She is much taller ________ I am.
A. than B. as C. comparing D. compared
20/ I believe that she can ________ a wise decision.
A. make B. makes C. do D. does
21/ When I arrived at his house, he ________.
A. was sleeping B. was slept C. has been sleeping D. still slept
22/ These boys work harder now than last year, ________ ?
A. do they B. don’t they C. have they D. haven’t they
23/ When I was a small boy, ________ this game.
A. I have played B. I’m playing
C. I used to play D. I used to playing
24/ The glass was broken ________.
A. accident B. by accidentally C. by accident D. on accidental
25/ After examined him, the doctor found that the boy ________ his arm.
A. breaks B. has broken C. would break D. had broken
II. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B,
C, or D)
1/ The oxygen in the air we breath has no taste, smell, or color.
A B C D
2/ For welcoming our foreign friends, we are preparing a big party.
A B C D
3/ Never before I have visited this fascinating place.
A B C D
4/ The population increases rapidly in Vietnam nowadays, according to a new survey.
A B C D
5/ Echoes occur when sound waves strike a smooth surface and bounces backwards.
A B C D
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank or question
Reading1
Instead of giving endless advice, learn to listen more. Listening is an underestimated skill,

and it is easy to forget when you are worrying about other people’s problems. How many times
do we say “Oh yeah, that ………(1)…….... to me and …” before we give the other person a
chance to explain what happened to them? Sometimes, a friend may just want to talk something
over with someone else to sort things out in their mind – so listen hard ………(2)……... they are
saying, and try ………(3)……... advice only when you think they are asking for it.
We all feel we have been let down by a friend at some point in our lives. Perhaps they let out
a secret we trusted them to keep under wraps, or suddenly sided with the opposition during an
argument. Nobody’s perfect, so try to have realistic expectations. Friendship don’t develop
overnight, they depend over time as you begin ……(4)…….. one another. Don’t place
unrealistic demands ………(5)……... your friendship.
1/A. happened B. true C. occur D. took place
2/A. to which B. what C. to that D. to what
3/A. to offer B. to take C. to follow D. to get
4/A. to like B. to depend on C. to belong D. to trust
5/A. for B. on C. about D. at
Reading 2
People will do anything to see a free show – even if it is a bad one. When the news got round
that a variety show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company,
we all rush to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several
hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the
dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed as many of
the artists who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening
came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program. He was obviously very nervous and
for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he open his mouth,
everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he
actually said was: “This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and
gentlemen!”
1/ There was a big demand for the tickets because __________.
A. they didn’t cost any money
B. there were many famous artists in the show

C. the show was presented by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company
D. the show was very funny
2/ The audience __________.
A. enjoyed the advertiser’s opening remarks
B. enjoyed the show
C. enjoyed the advertisement
D. enjoyed the performance by the artists
3/ People will do anything to see a free show – even if it is __________.
A. badly
B. bad one
C. a bad
D. bad
4/ They had to queue for __________.
A. five minutes
B. ten minutes
C. four hours
D. a long time
5/ The word “dull” in line 4 has the nearest meaning to __________.
A. disinterested
B. uninterested
C. interesting
D. uninteresting
IV. WRITING (20pts)
I. Choose a sentence (A, B, C, or D) that has the nearest meaning to the given one.
1/ A scientist career is more than a duty.
A. A scientist career is something more than a duty.
B. A scientist career is just a duty.
C. A scientist career is less than a duty.
D. A scientist career is something similar to a duty.
2/ John must be at home at four o’clock.

A. John will be at home at four o’clock.
B. Just tell John to be at home at four o’clock.
C. It’s O.K. for John to be at home at four o’clock.
D. It’s necessary for John to be at home at four o’clock.
3/ Mary went to see the circus on Sunday.
A. Mary did nothing, but went to the circus on Sunday.
B. It was the circus that Mary went to see on Sunday.
C. Mary would go see the circus on Sunday.
D. The circus was so good that Mary went to see again on Sunday.
4/ A person can easily find out how hard the earth is pulling him.
A. It’s easy for one to find out how hard the earth is pulling him.
B. A person can feel how hard the earth is pulling him away.
C. A person can hardly find out the pull of the earth.
D. It’s hard for one to find out how hard the earth is pulling him.
5/ If he were to ask me about the result of his exams, I would say nothing about it.
A. Providing that he asked me about the result of his exams, I would say it.
B. I know nothing about the result of his exams, so I have to ask him.
C. Were he to ask me about the result of his exams, I would say nothing about it.
D. If I were he, I would say nothing about the result of his exams.
II. Describing a celebration.