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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
KHÁNH HÒA NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
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Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH – THCS (Bảng A)
Ngày thi: 05/04/2010
(Thời gian: 150 phút – không kể thời gian phát đề)
(30 phút Nghe + 120 phút Đọc & Viết)
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I. LISTENING: (30 points)
Part 1: Questions 1 – 12
Listen, choose a word below to complete each sentence and number the picture (1-6) in
the order you hear them: aggressive, selfish, kind, impatient, jealous, generous
A. Hilary is ……………. B. Ron is ………….. C. Jim is ………………
D. Lucy is ……………… E. Pat is …………… F. Kyle is ……………..
Listen again and read the statements. Circle T for True, F for False, or U for Unknown.
T F U 7. Jim Stockdale is a successful businessman.
T F U 8. Kyle's sister always shares her candy with him.
T F U 9. The young woman is getting off the bus at the next stop.
T F U 10. Pat's friend doesn't believe that Scott and Jennifer are having lunch together.
T F U 11. The woman in the car is going to a meeting that starts in 20 minutes.
T F U 12. Mark is taking a friend to the basketball game.
Part 2: Questions 13 – 20
Some family members are discussing which gift to buy for their father. Listen and write
the gifts that they reject and the reasons why do they reject the gifts.
Rejected gifts Why was it rejected?
(13) ………………………. (14) ………………………..
(15) ………………………. too cheap
tie too cheap
(16) ………………………. (17) ……………………….
(18) ………………………. (19) ……………………….
What do they finally decide to buy? (20) ……………………….

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
Part 3: Questions 21 – 30
Write A WORD or A NUMBER in the spaces.
CURRENT ACCOUNT OVERDRAFT APPLICATION FORM
Surname: (21) …………………………………
First name(s): (22) …………………………………
Current Account no: 39261916
Address: 24, Kilverton Drive
(23) ………………………………… SA3 9ER
Tel: 0458 88320
Date of birth: (24) …………………………………
Work: Culver Engineering
30, (25) …………………………………, Carbury.
Tel: 091279509
Number of years in job: approx. 3 years
Current salary: (26) …………………………………
Outgoings: Mortgage: (27) …………………………………
Credit cards: £45 (28) …………………………………
£19 storecards
Personal loans: (29) …………………………………
Overdraft facility approved? Y / N
Overdraft limit: (30) …………………………………
II. PHONETICS: (10 points)
Part 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others in each group. (5 points)
31. A. pronounce B. other C. won D. ton
32. A. headache B. flame C. shame D. shadow
33. A. research B. resent C. recent D. reservoir
34. A. guilty B. suitcase C. suitable D. recruit
35. A. idiom B. ideal C. idle D. idiot

Your answer:
31. ……….…………… 32. …………………… 33. ……………………
34. ……………………. 35. ……………………
Part 2: Circle the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the
others in the list. (5 points)
36. A. revolution B. independence C. associate D. operation
37. A. technology B. educational C. accessible D. miraculous
38. A. human B. treatment C. miracle D. disease
39. A. military B. accurate C. preferential D. delicate
40. A. occasion B. discover C. industry D. arrange
Your answer:
36. ……….…………… 37. …………………… 38. ……………………
39. ……………………. 40. ……………………
III. VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR: (60 points)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (15 points)
41. He drank very little …………… the police caught him as he drove home.
A. in the event B. despite C. otherwise D. in case
42. His new appointment takes …………… from the beginning of next month.
A. place B. effect C. post D. possession
43. Every …………… a license plate.
A. cars have B. cars has C. car has D. car have
44. We made the soup by mixing …………… meat with some rice.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
45. The headmaster …………… the discipline problem in his school with growing concern.
A. saw B. looked C. viewed D. reflected
46. …………… known as “Stonehenge” has never been determined.
A. That the stone circle B. The stone circle
C. There is the stone circle D. Who built the stone circle
47. The old houses were …………… down to make way for a block of flats.
A. put B. hit C. banged D. knocked

48. Ben was stopped by a police officer last night. He must …………… too fast.
A. drive B. be driving C. has driven D. have driven
49. I failed the physics exam because it was …………… difficult for me.
A. too B. such C. very D. very much
50. All the …………… of the dance went to charity.
A. results B. proceeds C. rewards D. finances
51. The …………… exam in January prepared pupils for the real thing in June.
A. false B. unreal C. untrue D. mock
52. …………… next Sunday.
A. I would rather you had come B. I would rather you have come
C. I would rather you came D. should rather you came
53. The rise in house prices …………… him to sell his house for a large profit.
A. managed B. succeeded C. enabled D. achieved
54. "The office was in an uproar." "Yes, it was full of …………… people."
A. complained B. complaint C. complain D. complaining
55. The new experimental system didn't …………… expectations.
A. reach B. come up to C. rise to D. touch
Your answer:
41. ……….…………… 42. …………………… 43. ……………………
44. ……………………. 45. …………………… 46. ……………………
47. ……………………. 48. …………………… 49. ……………………
50. ……………………. 51. …………………… 52. ……………………
53. ……………………. 54. …………………… 55. ……………………
Part 2: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form
a word that fits in the space in the same line. (0) has been done as an example. (10 points)
THE ABC OF COOKING
It's a (0) ……… idea for children to do some cooking at an early MARVEL
age. Generally (56) ……… , most children can't wait to help in SPEAK
the kitchen and love getting involved in the (57) ……… of their PREPARE
meals. They should be (58) ……… to do so, and care should be COURAGE

taken to (59) ……… they enjoy the experience. It is important to SURE
show them how to do things (60) ……… but they shouldn't be CORRECT
criticised too much. Although the finished result may not be quite
to your (61) ……… , the young cook will undoubtedly find it quite LIKE
the (62) ……… food he or she has ever eaten. TASTY
Kitchens can, of course, be (63) ……… places and so the absolute DANGER
(64) ……… of keeping an eye on children at all times cannot be IMPORTANT
emphasised too (65) ……… Sharp knives, for example, should HEAVY
be avoided until children are old enough to handle them safely.
Your answer:
0. …… marvellous … … 56. …………………… 57. ……………………
58. ……………………. 59. …………………… 60. ……………………
61. ……………………. 62. …………………… 63. ……………………
64. ……………………. 65. ……………………
Part 3: In most lines of the text, there is an extra word. Write the extra word or put a tick
() in the gap if a line is correct. (0) and (00) have been done as examples. (15 points)
A DAY OUT
For the last few of months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and 0.……… of ……..
have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the 00 …….

………
newspaper and watch television. I had begun feeling bored with this 66. ..........………..
and so, last weekend I thought I would do something different. I rang 67. ..........………..
up several of my other friends and we decided to go to London for 68. ..........………..
the day. I was really excited as I hadn't never been to London since 69. ..........………..
I was ten years. We decided to go by coach as this was by far the 70. ..........………..
most cheapest means of transport that was available even though it 71. ..........………..
meant that we needed to get up very early. Once in London we 72. ..........………..
decided to take on a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the 73. ..........………..
famous buildings. After the tour we bought some sandwiches and ate 74. ..........………..

them in a too small park. In the afternoon two of us went shopping 75. ..........………..
and the others went to the theatre. We met up again at 6.30 p.m. 76. ..........………..
and went to eat a small restaurant in Soho. The meal was really 77. ..........………..
good but, unfortunately, it took much longer time than we had 78. ..........………..
been expected. Wehad to get a taxi back to the coach station. Luckily, 79. ..........………..
we got there just two minutes before that our coach left. 80. ..........………..
Part 4: Supply the correct form of the VERBS in block capitals in brackets to complete
the passage. (0) has been done as an example. (10 points)
Some of the foreigners (0) ………… (LIVE) in Oxford here for quite a long time, but they (81)
………… (not SPEAK) English very well. My friend, Peter, for instance, who (82) …………
(COME) from Basle, and came here a year ago, still (83) ………… (SPEAK) with a strong
Swiss accent. He (84) ……… (COME) here on business. Although I (85) ………… (BE) here
only three months, I (86) ………… (PICK) up enough English to be able (87) …………
(CORRECT) Peter frequently, but as I (88) ………… (LEARN) English at school here, I have
an unfair advantage over Peter, who is a good fellow, and (89) ………… (BE) most helpful in
(90) ………… (SHOW) me about London during the first weeks of my stay.
Your answer:
0. ……have lived….… 81. …………………… 82. ……………………
83. ……………………. 84. …………………… 85. ……………………
86. ……………………. 87. …………………… 88. ……………………
89. ……………………. 90. ……………………
Part 5: Read Polly's postcard and write the missing prepositions. Use one word only in
each space. Sometimes more than one answer is correct. Write your answers in the
numbered blanks provided below the passage. (0) has been done as an example. (10
points)
This is our first real holiday (0) …………. ages, and I'm enjoying it tremendously. I love being
(91) …………. an island. We arrived here almost a week (92) …………., and I can't believe
the time is going so fast. We finally completed the journey here (93) …………. Friday evening
(94) …………. about eleven o'clock. The journey wasn't too bad, but we had to wait ages (95)
…………. the airport for our flight.

Our apartment here is fine. It's (96) …………. the top floor. The beach isn't far away – we can
walk there (97) ………… five minutes. The only problem is that we have to get (98)
…………. a busy main road, which can be difficult.
We don't do much (99) ………… the day, but we go out every evening. Last night's disco went
on very late, and today we slept (100) …………. eleven.
Your answer:
0. ……..… for ..……… 91. …………………… 92. ……………………
93. ……………………. 94. …………………… 95. ……………………
96. ……………………. 97. …………………… 98. ……………………
99. ……………………. 100. …………………..
III. READING: (40 points)
Part 1: Choose the words that best fit each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle
A, B, C, or D to indicate your answer.
Can you imagine what life would be (101) ………… if there were no telephone? You
could not call (102) ………… your friends on the phone and talk to them. If fire broke (103)
………… in your house you could not call the fire department. If somebody was sick, you
could not call a doctor.
(104) ………… our daily life we need to communicate with (105) ………… We need
to do this mostly by speaking to other people and listening to (106) ………… they have to say
to us, and when you are close (107) ………… them we can do this very easily. However, our
voices will not travel very far even when we shout.
The man who (108) ………… this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman,
born (109) ………… Edinburgh in 1847. Bell, a teacher of visible speech who later moved to
Canada, (110) ………… all his spare time experimenting. (111) ………… enthusiastic was he
in his research (112) ………… a means for sending speech (113) ………… electricity that he
left (114) ………… time for his day-to-day work and at one time (115) ………… almost
penniless.
101. A. as B. like C. of D. for
102. A. on B. for C. in D. up
103. A. out B. in C. up D. off

104. A. With B. In C. On D. At
105. A. you B. one another C. them D. other
106. A. that B. this C. what D. which
107. A. from B. to C. out D. on
108. A. had B. did C. made D. brought
109. A. at B. in C. on D. from
110. A. took B. wasted C. cost D. spent
111. A. So B. Very C. Too D. Such
112. A. as B. for C. to D. by
113. A. in B. with C. by D. on
114. A. some B. much C. little D. enough
115. A. being B. is C. was D. be