Đề thi HSG tỉnh môn T.Anh 9

®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái tØnh
N¨m häc 2008 2009–
M«n thi: TiÕng anh líp 9- thcs–
Thêi gian lµm bµi:150 phót (Kh«ng kÓthêi gian giao ®Ò)
Ngµy thi: 07 th¸ng 4 n¨m 2009
I. vocabulary and grammar (9.0 points)
Part 1: Circle the letter next to the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others.
1. A. impress B. rest C. encourage D. internet
2. A. wrap B. bad C. had D. want
3. A. campus B. publish C. adult D. subject
4. A. fee B. teenager C. meet D. peer
5. A. wonderful B. pagoda C. remote D. notebook
Part 2: Find the word with the different stress in each sentence.
1. A. penalty B. document C. pedestrian D. petrol
2. A. symbolic B. suddenly C. evening D. actually
3. A. process B. princess C. profess D. progress
4. A. police B. malice C. office D. practice
5. A. environment B. attention C. adaptable D. auditory
Part 3: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which completes each
sentence.
1. I wish I …………. English well to get a better job.
A. speak B. could speak C. can speak D. will speak
2. I disagree. My ideas are entirely opposite ………….. yours.
A. to B. from C. of D. against
3. The more …………… we walk, the longer it will take us to get home.
A. slowest B. slower C. slowly D. slow
4. Would you …………… opening the window, please?
A. care B. mind C. like D. help
5. I’ll …………… you just one more story before you go to sleep.
A. speak B. tell C. say D. talk

6. The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur and it is also the largest city in ……………. Country.
A. one B. an C. the D. any
7. Women usually wear the ao dai, especially ……………… special occasions.
A. on B. at C. in D. of
8. The teacher asked the students …………… in class.
A. talk B. talking C. not talk D. not to talk
9. You won’t go to school on Sunday, ……………….?
A. do you B. will you C. are you D. won’t you
10. If the level of VAT is ……………… this year, small businesses will be affected.
A. raised B. risen C. arisen D. raising
Part 4: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
1. Jane felt very ……………………. when she saw the police car. (RELIEF)
2. They reached the hotel just as ………………… fell (DARK)
3. Our house is ………….…… by several burglar alarms. (PROTECTION)
4. The phone doesn’t work. It’s been ……………………. (CONNECTION)
5. Linda has a rapid ……….………….. from her illness. (RECOVER)
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6. This road is much ……………….….. than I thought. (LENGTH)
7. The radio gave them a ….……………… about the storm. (WARN)
8. He may not be a handsome man, but he’s a ………………… husband. (RELY)
9. Are there any ………………… rivers in the world? (POLLUTION)
10. When a country ……..………… fast, the family changes fast. (MODERN)
Part 5: Complete these sentences using one of the best words from the box. Four of the words
aren’t used.
worried invention influential attentive preparation appointment grateful
natural practical careful excitement entertainment happy work
1. When you have a party, you have to do a lot of …………………….
2. The ………………. of the telephone revolutionized communication between people.
3. She has to go to hospital to have a serious operation. She feels …………………..
4. She is very good at fixing things around the house. She is ………………….

5. People are born, grow up and finally die. It’s …………………….
6. I can’t see you at five because I have another ………………….
7. A good adventure film is full of ……………………
8. She sent me a present after I helped her with her project. She feels …….…………… to me.
9. He has a lot of power in his office. He’s very ………………….
10. Students should listen to what the teacher is saying in class. They should be ………………….
Part 6: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a. Last week, I took a group (1. consist) ………………… of young (2.marry) ……………… couples,
and another which (3. consist) ………………… of school children, (4. see) ………………… the
sights.
b. Yesterday I (5. walk) …………..….. along the street when I (6. realise) ……………….. a man
with a black beard, whom I (7. see) …………… three times already, (8. follow) ………………. me.
c. How long …………… you (9. study) …………………… English?
d. I’ve felt better and better since you (10. arrive) ……………….. here.
II. READING (6,0 points)
Part 1: Put one suitable word into each gap.
One of the most famous statues in the world stands (1) __________ an island in New York Harbor.
This statue is, of course, the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman who (2) __________
a torch up high. Visistors can go inside the statue. The statue is so large (3) __________ as many as
twelve people can stand inside the torch. Many more people can stand in other parts of the statue. The
statue weighs 225 tons and is 301 feet (4) ___________ .
The statue of Liberty was put up in 1886. it was a gift to the United States (5) ___________ the
people of France. Over the years France and the United States had a special relationship. In 1776
France helped the American colonies gain independence from England. The French wanted to do (6)
____________ special for the U.S. centennial, its 100
th
birthday.
Laboulaye was a well-known Frenchman who admired the United States. One night at a dinner in his
house, Laboulaye talked about the (7) ____________ of a gift. Among Laboulaye’s guests was the
French sculptor, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Bartholdi thought of a statue of liberty. He offered to

design (8) _____________ statue
Many people contributed in some way. The French people gave money for the statue. Americans
designed and built the pedesteal for the statue to stand on. The American people raised money to pay
for the pedestal. The French engineer Alecxander Eiffel, who was (9) ____________ for his Eiffel
Tower in Paris, figured out how to make the heavy statue stand.
In the years after the statue was put up, many immigrants came to the United States through New
York. As they (10) _____________ New York Harbor, they saw the Statue of Liberty holding up her
torch. She symbolized a welcome to a land of freedom.
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Part 2: Read the passage and decide which is the best answer. Circle the letter A, B, C or D next
to the word you choose.
Laurel or Hardy?
He was a music-hall comedian in England before he went to America in 1910. In those days he often
(1) ……………. Chaplin. He made his first short film in 1918 but did not (2) ……………. to
establish himself in the competitive (3) ……………..of the screen comedy. The first film he made
with his famous fat (4) ………………was called Putting pants on Philip in 1927. Many critics (5)
…………….. that he was the more creative (6) ………………… of the partnership. The humourist
Leo Mc Carey (7) …………………. him a rare comic who was intelligent enough to make up his
own gaps. (8) ………………., he was remarkably talented, while his partner was (9) ………………..
and this is the key to understanding their relationship. As a result, throughout their career together they
insisted on being paid twice as much as his friend because he believed he was (10) ………………
twice as much. While he wrote the films and took part in their creation, his partner was incapable of
creating anything at all.
1. A. copied B. followed C. resembled D. liked
2. A. succeed B. reach C. fail D. manage
3. A. job B. field C. position D. place
4. A. pair B. colleague C. partner D. match
5. A. persist B. claim C. refuse D. review
6. A. person B. member C. actor D. piece
7. A. considered B. said C. described D. saw

8. A. Although B. Moreover C. However D. So
9. A. less B. least C. little D. hardly
10. A. valued B. making C. worth D. acting
Part 3: Read the text and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the best answer.
Today I’d like to begin a discussion on the problem of the heating up of the earth. First we’ll touch on
the relationship between fluorocarbons and the ozone layer. You probably remember that the ozone
layer is the protective shield around the earth. It is important to all life, because it filters out harmful
ultraviolet light from the sun. Ozone itself, a form of oxygen, is regularly made by the action of the
sun in the upper atmosphere. It is also regularly destroyed by natural chemical processes.
The problem now is that too much of the ozone layer is being destroyed. Scientists suspect that
certain chemicals, such as fluorocarbons, are contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer. And how
do we use fluorocarbons? The most common uses are in spray cans and cooling systems. The chemical
pollution from these fluorocarbons can account for some of the ozone losses that have been reported.
There are, however, new studies linking the sun itself to the depletion of the ozone layer. We’ll go into
that new study more next time.
1. Who is the most likely speaker?
A. a doctor B. a mechanic C. a professor D. a chemist
2. What is the speaker’s main topic?
A. ultraviolet light B. the use of spray cans
C. air-conditioning systems D. fluorocarbons and the ozone layer
3. What is the most important purpose of the ozone layer?
A. providing fluorocarbons B. shielding the sun
C. protecting the earth D. destroying chemicals
4. What is the ozone layer made of?
A. fluorocarbon B. oxygen C. shields D. ultraviolet light
5. What will the speaker probably discuss next?
A. how to make air conditioners with fluorocarbons B. harmful effects of ultraviolet light
C. the make up of the ozone layer D. the sun as a cause of ozone layer depletion
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III. Writing (5.0 pts).

Part 1: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same.
1. I used to own a bicycle.
-> I don’t …………………………………………………………………………….
2. This cheese tastes terrible!
-> This cheese has …………………………………………………………………...
3. What’s your opinion of this painting?
-> What do you ……………………………………………………………………..?
4. Is the price very high?
-> Does ……………………………………………………………………………...?
5. She hasn’t been to Paris before.
-> This is the first time ………………………………………………………………
6. This house very expensive, so I can’t afford it.
-> I’m not ……………………………………………………………………………
7. Is this the cheapest camera in your shop?
-> Have you got …………………………………………………………………….?
8. How is a duck different from a goose?
-> What’s ……… ………..…………………………………………………………?
9. I saw this boy stealing the old lady’s money.
-> This boy was ……………………………………………………………………...
10. It is believed that the man was escaping in a stolen car.
-> The man is believed ..…..………………………………………………………….
Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and
some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√). If the line has a
word which should not be there, write the word.
Cars became popular as a quick and comfortable way of getting 0. ___ (√) _____
around. This is still true when you will drive along a quiet country 00.__ will _____
road or a modern motorway. As far as you getting from one place 1. ____________
to another in the city is concerned, it is a different story. Whenever 2. ____________
I want to get up anywhere in a hurry, I leave the car at home and go 3. ____________
on foot. It often turns out to be much more quicker. I still make 4. ____________

the mistake now and again of thinking the car is an efficient means 5. ____________
of a transport. The other day my fife was feeling a bit under the 6. ____________
weather. She had been having terrible headache for some long 7. ____________
time and she decided she couldn’t take it any more and asked from 8. ____________
me to give her a lift to the doctor, whose surgery is in the centre 9. ____________
part of the town. We live in a suburb in the old quarter of the city 10.___________
and it is twenty minutes away on foot.
Part 3: A lot of people like watching television because they think it is useful. Now you rewrite a
passage about the benefits of television (about 150 words).
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