PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THỊ XÃ VĨNH CHÂU
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THỊ XÃ
Năm học 2022-2023
Môn: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
Giám khảo 1
(ký và ghi rõ họ tên)
Giám khảo 2
(ký và ghi rõ họ tên)
Điểm
(bằng số)
Điểm
(bằng chữ)
Số mật mã
(do Chủ tịch
Hội đồng ghi)
(Đề thi có 08 trang)
Lưu ý:
- Kiểm tra số tờ giấy thi trước khi tính giờ làm bài.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng Từ điển.
- Thí sinh làm phần nghe hiểu trước. Bài nghe gồm 3 phần; mỗi phần được
nghe 2 lần.
- Trước khi nghe, thí sinh có 10 phút để đọc nội dung của phần nghe từ câu 1
đến câu 15.
- Thí sinh có 01 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước kết thúc bài nghe.
I. LISTENING (3 points)
Part 1. You are going to hear a woman calling an accommodation agency about
an apartment she wants to rent and complete the information from 1 to 10.
Before you listen, look at the form carefully. (2.0 pts)
Good Moves Accommodation Agency
Call taken by: Ben
Name (1) __________
Telephone (2) __________
Heard about us from: (3) __________
Type of accommodation preferred: (4) __________
Number of people: (5) __________
Preferred location: Wants to be close to (6) ___________
Price: Maximum (7) £ __________ per person
(including (8) _________________ )
Additionnal notes:
I suggested Flat 3 at (9) __________ Road in Bampton.
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I will sent further details to customer by (10) ____________.
Part 2. Listen to a piece of news about one of the most dangerous jobs in the
world and choose the best answer. (1.0 pt)
11. Motoboys are the _________ dangerous job in the world.
A. most B. second-most C. third-most
12. Monthly, the motoboys can earn _________.
A. $70 B. $300 C. $600
13. The reason why the motoboys drive so crazily is _________.
A. they are too young
B. they know it is dangerous
C. they work under time pressure
14. Why did the government want to change the traffic laws?
A. They want the motoboys to drive just like everyone else.
B. They want the motoboys to risk their lives in the dangerous job.
C. They want the motoboys to drive cars instead of motorbikes.
15. The efforts to change the traffic laws failed as _________.
A. the policies behind were wrong
B. there was not enough money to support the changes
C. the motoboys needed to earn their living
II. PHONETICS (1.0 pt)
Part 1: Pick out the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from those of the other words. (0.6 pt)
16. A. pleased B. punished C. practiced D. promised
17. A. beds B. doors C. students D. plays
18. A. tour B. course C. court D. pour
Part 2: Choose the word whose stress position is different form the others’ in
each group. (0.4 pt)
19. A. encourage B. majority C. indifferent D. generosity
20. A. communication B. international C. however D. reliable
III. VOCABULARY-GRAMMAR (7.0 pts)
2
Part 1. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences. (2.0 pts)
21. Her marriage has been arranged by her parents. She is marrying a man ______.
A. she hardly knows him B. whom she hardly know him
C. she hardly knows D. All are correct
22. “Can I give you a little more coffee?” - “_____________”
A. No, you're welcome. B. No. Thanks.
C. Yes, you're right. D. Yes, I'm OK.
23. It was ____________ serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month.
A. such B. such a
C. so D. so a
24. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ____, it will stop burning.
A. Consequently B. Furthermore
C. Otherwise D. However
25. I enjoy doing things on my own, and I don’t need company ________ the time.
A. all B. most
C. much D. whole
26. Harrods, in London, is probably one of the best-known ________ in the world.
A. departmental stores B. department shops
C. department stores D. stores department
27. Robert does not have _____________ Peter does.
A. money more than B. as many money as
C. more money as D. as much money as
28. In ______ 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won ______ 158 gold medals.
A. Ø/ the B. the/ Ø
C. a/ the D. the/ the
29. You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. You ________ be really hungry.
A. might B. will
C. can D. must
30. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite __________.
A. valuable B. invaluable
C. worthless D. priceless
Part 2. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (1.0 pt)
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31. Most American men earn _____________ average about $110 a week.
32. He is married _____________ my friend.
33. You’d better not drink that milk, Joe. It’s gone _____________.
34. Are you aware _____________ the regulations concerning the use of guns?
35. I used to watch _____________ the postman's arrival to seize unwanted
envelopes and tear off the corner with the stamp stuck on it.
Part 3. Complete each sentence with appropriate form of the word in block
capitals. (2.0 pts)
ON TIME
For many people, punctuality is a big issue. Parents are often
keen to impress upon their children the (36) ____________ of
being punctual because they see it as an aspect of (37)
____________ and consideration for others. It is also a quality
that (38) ___________ regard as very positive, and those who are
(39) ___________ unpunctual may end up being (40) _________
in their careers as a result.
It may be, however, that less punctual people have (41)
___________ a more (42) ____________ lifestyle than those
who always arrive on time. They may find it (43) __________
when 50 much emphasis is placed on timekeeping. Indeed, if
others get (44) _____________when they are late for
appointments, this may not seem (45) _____________ to them.
IMPORTANT
POLITE
EMPLOY
USUAL
SUCCESS
CHOOSE
RELAX
STRESS
PATIENCE
REASON
Part 4. Put the verbs given in the brackets into their appropriate tenses or
forms. (1.0 pt)
46. Peter did not get used to (get) _______up early when he first came to Vietnam.
47. By the time your brother (return) _____________ here next year, the city will have
changed a lot.
48. What tune (play) _____________ when we came in?
49. They (learn) _____________English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t
let anyone disturb them then.
50. He stepped down from the bench on which he (stand) _____________ and
walked out of the room.
Part 5. In each of the following sentences, the 4 words or phrases are marked A,
B, C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct and correct
it. (1.0 pt)
51.The police has
not decided whether ornotto chargethe four young men.
A B C D
52.Without transportation, our modern society could not be existed.
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A B C D
53.Sheleft the room with not saying a word.
A B C D
54. The more careful you drive, the feweraccidents you will have .
A B C D
55. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
A B C D
IV. READING COMPREHENSION (5.0 pts)
Part 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which best
fits each space. (2.0 pts)
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a
gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for
something (56)_____________. A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag
of sweets, or a (57)._____________of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a
printed (58)_____________of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
Thousands of years (59)_____________people didn't have money as we
know (60) _____________. There were no banks (61) _____________even
shops. In those days, Mr. Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (62)
_____________grown for Mr. Hive's honey. This was an exchange arranged
between the two (63)_____________, each of whom had something that the
other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own "currencies" (64)
_____________that people could exchange more. The different currencies
began to join together, which is why (65) _____________everyone uses a
national currency.
56. A. other B. else C. another D. apart
57. A. couple B. double C. few D. several
58. A. slice B. part C. side D. piece
59. A. since B. past C. before D. ago
60. A. them B. it C. some D. that
61. A. or B. neither C. and D. but
62. A. did B. was C. had D. has
63. A. jobs B. people C. things D. goods
64. A. for B. by C. before D. so
65. A. tomorrow B. today C. recently D. soon
Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only ONE word in each space. (2.0 pts)
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