PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TÂN PHÚ
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
A. LISTENING (4 pts)
I. People are describing their injuries to a doctor. Listen and circle the correct
part of the body that is hurt (1pt):
1. A. right ear B. left ear C. both ears
2. A. back B. finger C. arm
3. A. knee B. foot C. ankle
4. A. face B. shoulder C. nose
5. A. shoulder B. back C. neck
II. A designer is talking about ways to improve a home on a TV show. Listen,
then decide if the statements are True or False (1pt):
6. Light colored rugs will make rooms look clean.
7. Buying furniture is a bad habit.
8. A small TV is better for a small room.
9. It’s important that chairs and sofas are expensive.
10. Children’s drawings can decorate walls.
Answer: 6…………..7………..8………….9…………….10………….
III. Complete each blank with ONE word you hear (2pts):
HOW TO BE POLITE AT A CHINESE MEAL
You (11)…………………… start your food until the host picks up his or her
chopsticks. In (12)……………………., if your host offers you food, you must
accept it. It’s better to leave it in your bowl than refuse it. Periods of silence
during a meal are not considered (13)………………….. in China, so mustn’t
talk just to fill the gaps. As the Chinese (14)…………………. says: “ Your
speech should be better than (15)………………….. If not, be silent.”
B. OTHER SKILLS (16pts):
IV. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others (1pt):
16. A.beach B. peaceful C. measure D. meat
17. A. encourage B. young C. proud D. enough
18. A. watch B. channel C. chat D. Christmas
19. A. celebrate B. congratulate C. nominate D. considerate
20. A.naked B. punished C. looked D. fixed
V. Choose the word whose the main stress is placed differently from the others
in each group (1pt):
21. A. invent B. interact C. develop D.control
22. A. exciting B.collect C.exchange D.evening
23. A.complication B. deforestation C.electricity D.disappointed
24. A.attention B.environment C.category D.effectively
25. A.manufacture B.tomorrow C.development D.employment
VI. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences (2pts):
26. I can’t .............walking.Can we stop and have a short rest?
A.go on B.get on C.go up D.get up
27. They ...............all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
A.used B.took C.spent D.passed
28. “ Can I help you?- Yes. Do you know ..............?
A. when does the bus come B. when the bus come
C. when the bus comes D. when will the bus come
29. She said I ………. learn harder ………. pass the exam.
A. had/in order to B. should/so as to C. Must/in order D.will/so as to
30. “I am taking my first exam next week”. “……….”
A. Cheers B. Good luck C. Well-done D.Congratulation
31.Nobody is ready to go,.........................?
A. isn’t he B. isn’t it C. are they D. aren’t they
32.Our children are looking forward to ............................to the circus this
weekend.
A.be taken B. taken C. being taken D.take
33.Mr Smith: You made a lot of noise last night! - David: ...........................
A. Really? B. What a pity!
C. Oh! I’m really sorry! D. It’s kind of you to say so.
34. No one has ever asked me that question before.
A. That question has ever been asked me by no one before.
B. That question has never been asked me before by any one.
C. I have not ever been asked that question before.
D. I have never been asked that question before.
35. Not only did he lose the keys, but he also forgot the tickets
A. He forgot the pair of tickets to the concert.
B. He didn’t know he had to have tickets.
C. He lost his keys and tickets as well.
D. He got tickets after he found his keys.
VII. Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets (1pt):
36. In Malaysia, ...............................is free. (educate)
37. Many ......................come to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum every day. (visit)
38.You should write a letter of...............................to the institute. (inquire)
39. Liverpool is an ...............................city in the North of England. (industry)
40. It’s hard to imagine the ........................of hand phones nowadays. ( popular)
VIII. Number the lines of the dialogue in the correct order (2pts):
A. I tried to call you. What film did you see?
B. It’s about a green ogre named Shrek. He rescues a princess named Fiona.
C. Shrek.
D. What were you doing yesterday afternoon around 3p.m?
E. Not exactly. The characters are really funny and the story is surprising. You
should see it.
F. I don’t know it.
G. It sounds like a typical fairy tale.
H. It’s a cartoon. It was really good.
I. Yesterday afternoon? I was watching a film. Why?
J. What’s it about?
Answer: 41………., 42….……, 43………., 44……….., 45………..,
46………., 47….……, 48………., 49……….., 50………..,
IX. Choose the best answers to fill in the blanks (1pt):
CHOOSING BOARDING SCHOOL
Have you ever (51)………………..what it would be like to live away from
home while you attend school? Would you like to have the (52)………………..
of living and studying with students from different countries around the world?
Cranbrook Kingswood School is one of the few schools that can offer you this
kind of remarkable opportunity! Cranbrook’s green, wooded campus is a
beautiful and safe living and learning (53) …………………. A freshwater lake
and (54)………………..sculptures by the famous artist Carl Milles awaken the
imagination! The many buildings of Cranbrook were designed by world-
renowned architect Aliel Sarineen and are both beautiful and unique. In fact, all
of the furniture, woodwork, window glass and tapestries at the school were
specially designed for the school and made by hand. Each room and building
was created to please and (55) ……………………. Clubs and other activities
keep the students happy and busy during the year.
51. A. tried B. believed C. wondered D. seen
52. A. need B. experience C. subject D. exploration
53. A. expression B. environment C. attitude D. surround
54. A. few B. lots C. very D. several
55. A. inquire B. intend C. invest D. inspire
X. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (1pt):
It (56) ……………. estimated that about 500 million people who use the
Internet computer network around the world. Most people use the Internet to get
information or (57)…………………entertainment. A new study, however, says
that almost 10% of internet users are using it so often that it is seriously harming
(58)………………… lives. The study says these people may find it difficult to
stop using the Internet because they have become addicted. Someone (59)
……………… is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop an activity.
According to Mr. Green, a psychologist, 30% internet users say that they use the
internet to escape (60) ………………….. problems or emotions. The study also
shows that having discussions with strangers in internet areas called “chat room”
is one of the most addictive activities.
Answer: 56………………….. 57……………………
58………………….. 59…………… ……... 60…………………..
XI. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow (2pts):
TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In
Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in
other countries. English men are proud of their traditions and carefully keep
them up.
It has been the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on
Sundays. No letters are delivered. Only a few Sunday papers are published.
To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a
modern house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the
garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement paited green
in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland,
Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and
in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are
working.
61. How important are traditions in Britain?
………………………………………………………………………………
62. What do English men do to their traditions?
………………………………………………………………………………
63. Which does an English family prefer, a house with a garden or a flat?
……………………………………………………………………………..
64. Find a sentence in the passage which shows that the English people like
gardens very much?
……………………………………………………………………………..
65. How is Christmas kept in Scotland?
……………………………………………………………………………..
XII. Sentence building to make meaningful ones (1pt):
66. Never / her life / she / see / such / tall building.
............................................................................... .....................................
67. It / wrong / you /not / give / her / chance / talk.
............................................................................... .....................................
68. you/ like/ me/ show/ you/ best/ places/ our town?
............................................................................... .....................................
69. The air/ full/ dust/ because/ roads/ repair.
............................................................................... .....................................
70. It / take/ Mai /five hours/ go/ seaside/ last week.
............................................................................... .....................................
XIII. Sentence transformation (1pt):
71. The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day.
The lions ……………………………………………………………..