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<b>SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO</b>
<b>BẮC GIANG</b>

<b>ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC</b>

<b>KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH</b>
<b>NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012</b>

<b>Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 9)</b>
<b>Ngày thi: </b><i><b>01 tháng 4 năm 2012</b></i>

<i>Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút</i>
<b>ĐIỂM</b>

<b>BÀI THI</b>

Bằng số:

Bằng chữ: ...

Chữ ký giám khảo 1: ...
Chữ ký giám khảo 2: ...
<i><b>LƯU Ý</b><b> : </b></i> <i><b>- Đề thi gồm 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.</b></i>

<i><b>- Thí sinh khơng được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.</b></i>

<b>I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently</b>
<b>from the others. (</b><i><b>5 pts</b></i><b>)</b>

1. A. cool B. blood C. fool D. tool

2. A. champagne B. exchange C. chance D. reach

3. A. swing B. sweet C. sword D. swan

4. A. occupation B. occasion C. shake D. challenger

5. A. with B. thunder C. wealth D. marathon

<i><b>Your answers:</b></i> <i>1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ </i>

<b>II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (</b><i><b>5</b></i>

<i><b>pts</b></i><b>)</b>

1. A. education B. unhappily C. development D. community
2. A. exciting B. important C. delicious D. beautiful

3. A. calendar B. longevity C. scientist D. constancy

4. A. distribute B. intelligence C. calculate D. consumption
5. A. potential B. convenient C. available D. fertilizer

<i><b>Your answers:</b></i> <i>1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ </i>

<b>III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (</b><i><b>10 pts</b></i><b>)</b>
1. - “Have a nice weekend!” - “______.”

A. Do you have any plans?B. I’m going to take it easy.

C. Thanks. You too! D. Are you going anywhere?

2. Let's go somewhere else. There's ______ noise in this room.

A. too many B. too much C. enough D. too

3. The staff ______ at weekends so as not to delay the project any further.
A. works B. is working C. are working D. working

4. - “Is it far to the railway station from here?” - “______.”

A. Sure, no problem B. By taxi C. None at all D. Yeah,

it’s pretty far

5. He is the first student ______ the scholarship this year

A. who win B. to win C. winning D. whose won

6. Tet is a wonderful opportunity for ______ off new clothes.

A. showing B. wearingC. carrying D. putting

7. They have just moved into a huge ______.

A. house two-storey B. house of two storey C. two-storeys

house D. two-storey house

8. ______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold
because of the large profit it brought.

A. Discovering B. which was discovered C. Discovered D. That when
discovered

9. The farther a star is from us, ______ it seems to us.

A. the smaller B. much smallC. the smallest D. smaller
10. - "Do you like the novel that I gave you last week?”

- “______ the novels that I’ve read, I enjoy this one most.”

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A. All of B. Of all C. For all
D. From all

<i><b>Your answers:</b></i> <i>1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5.</i>

<i>________ </i>

<i>6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______ </i>
<b>IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. Write the letter on the </b>
<b>space provided. </b><i><b>(5 pts)</b></i>

1. Kim Jong-il died _______________ a suspected heart attack on 17 December 2011
while traveling _______________ train to an area outside Pyongyang.

2. _______________ the Internet, we can select information _______________ a wide
variety of sources.

3. It's hard work looking _______________ three children all day.

4. We had to call off the office party because _______________ the economic
situation.

5. You have to fill _______________ this form, and return it to the manager.

6. For most households living in Hanoi, gas and electricity account ______________
20% to 30% of the monthly bill.

7. She left the company because she didn’t get on _______________ her boss.
8. She walked into the house softly _______________ fear of being recognized.
<b>V. Complete the telephone conversation between two friends. What does</b>
<b>Jack say to Andrew? Write the letter (A-H) on the space provided. (</b><i><b>5 pts</b></i><b>)</b>

Example : <b>Andrew: Hi, Jack. It’s Andrew.</b>
<b>Jack: </b>0. ___C___

<b>Andr</b>

<b>ew:</b> Oh, sorry. I’m phoning about theskateboarding competition this afternoon. A. I’d like a new one but I don’t think I’m good
enough to win.

B. I didn’t see it. Is the
competition on all
afternoon?

C. Hi, you’re calling
early!

D. Do the winners get
CDs like last year?

E. I wasn’t very good

then.

F. I didn’t know that was
today.

G. I haven’t got one of
those.

H. Maybe, we’ll see.
Shall we meet in the
park at 2.00?

<b>Jack:</b> (1) ____________________
<b>Andr</b>

<b>ew:</b> Really? There was some information about it inour club magazine.
<b>Jack:</b> (2) ____________________

<b>Andr</b>

<b>ew:</b> Just from 2.30 till 5 p.m. They give out prizesat 6 p.m.
<b>Jack:</b> (3) ____________________

<b>Andr</b>

<b>ew:</b> The prizes are better this time. The top prizeis a skateboard.
<b>Jack:</b> (4) ____________________

<b>Andr</b>

<b>ew:</b> You’re much better than you were last year.
<b>Jack:</b> (5) ____________________

<b>Andr</b>

<b>ew:</b> Great! See you then.

<b>VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters.</b>

<b>(</b><i><b>10 pts</b></i>)

1. I think, it is not easy for you to apply for that job because you

behaved towards the boss so _________________________. (POLITE)
2. The most ________________________ earthquake struck the

north-east coast and triggered a massive tsunami in Japan last year. (DISASTER)
3. After her excellent _______________________ in Vietnam’s got

talent, Phuong Anh, an energetic girl becomes more beloved
by television viewers.

(PERFORM)
4. I apologize for the mistakes I made this morning. There

appears to have been a slight _________________________. (UNDERSTAN
D)

5. _________________________ are alarmed by the rate at which

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6. Please _________________________ your seatbelt. The plane is

taking off. (FAST)

7. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so

________________________. (PREDICT)

8. Pop singer Whitney Houston, whose talent was discovered at
an early age, was pronounced ________________________ at the

Beverly Hilton hotel. (DIE)

9. The fans of Manchester United shouted
________________________ when Wayne Rooney scored an
important goal for the team.

(EXCITE)

10. I found the visit most ________________________. (EDUCATE)

<b>VII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete</b>
<b>the following sentences. (</b><i><b>10 pts</b></i>)

1. Vladimir Putin (appoint) prime minister in 1999 by
the foundering president, Boris N. Yeltsin and
(become) the president of Russia a year later.

 _________________________
 _________________________
2. (Write) the letter, she put it carefully in an

envelope and went to bed.  _________________________

3. The man (sit) next to me was nervous because he

(not fly) before. _ _________________________ _________________________
4. No sooner the president (arrive) than they had an

important discussion.  _________________________

5. I don’t know why you always (talk) in class, boy. _ _________________________
6. Hue is a first year student. By the end of the year,

she (learn) English for two years.  _________________________

7. Were I to know the answer, I (tell) you right away. _ _________________________
8. Peter, together with his family members, (visit)

Halong Bay twice this year.  _________________________

<b>VIII. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Underline and</b>
<b>correct it. </b><i><b>(5 pts)</b></i>

1. We want to spend our holiday in a villa by the sea
and enjoying sea food.

2. The new workers will soon be accustomed to work on

a night shift.

3. It is essential that every child has the same
educational opportunities.

4. The more frequent you exercise, the greater physical
endurance you will have.

5. The letter was sent by special delivery must be very
important.

 _______________________
 _______________________
 _______________________
 _______________________
 _______________________

<b>IX. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.</b><i><b> (10 pts)</b></i>

<b>Bi Rain to return to Vietnam</b>

Two famous Korean singers – Bi Rain and Park Hyo Shin – are expected to be in
Hanoi (1) ______________ March 17 to 23, to perform in the meeting between
officials of the Vietnamese (2) _______________ South Korean Ministries of Defense
at the Hanoi Opera House on March 21. The two (3) _______________ will go to
Vietnam with a company of 97 officers and soldiers from the theatrical wing of
the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) Army, at the invitation of the Vietnamese Ministry of
National Defense.

The tour is a part of a series of events to (4) ______________ the 20th anniversary

of Vietnamese-RoK diplomatic ties. (5) _______________ the tour, the troupe will visit
the popular tourist destinations of Hanoi and Halong Bay.

Since joining the army last October, Bi Rain (6) _______________ nearly
disappeared from the stage.

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boundaries. In 2006, Bi Rain was named by Time magazine as (9) _______________
of the "100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World."

Bi Rain's concert will be (10) _______________ on March 21 at the Hanoi Opera
House at 1 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

<b>X.</b> <b>Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C </b>
<b>or D.</b><i><b> (10 pts)</b></i>

During the (1) ______ years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk
to. They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem (2) ______ to talk
about their work at school. This is a normal (3) ______ of this age. Though it can
be very hard for parents to understand, it is part of becoming (4) ______ of
teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are
usually unwilling to talk if they believe, that questions are trying to (5) ______ up
on them

Parents should do their (6) ______ to talk to their son and daughter about
school, work and future plans but should not (7) ______ them to talk if they don't
want to. Parents should also watch for dangerous signs. Some young people in
trying to be adult may (8) ______ with sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents
need to watch for any signs of (9) ______ behavior which may be connected with
these and help if (10) ______.

1. A. early B. teenage C. childhood D. recent

2. A. unworried B. unrestrained C. unexpected D. unwilling
3. A. development B. appearance C. circumstance D. achievement

4. A. free B. confident C. dependent D. independent

5. A. catch B. check C. keep D. make

6. A. well B. good C. better D. best

7. A. push B. allow C. put D. expect

8. A. experiment B. approach C. experience D. attach
9. A. unacceptable B. unusual C. normal D. exemplary

10. A. proper B. appropriate C. important D.

necessary

<i><b>Your answers:</b></i> <i>1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5.</i>

<i>________ </i>

<i>6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______ </i>
<b>XI.</b> <b>Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C </b>
<b>or D.</b><i><b> (5 pts)</b></i>

In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan.
First, every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their

ancestor. After that, to create an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first
three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy cooking traditional foods,
buying gifts, and making other preparations. Certain items deemed to be bought
or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit
(fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers. Red and yellow flowers are
ideal as they make the house more welcoming. On the New Year's days, only
good comments and wishes can be expressed. Children receive their Ii xi (or red
envelopes with lucky money inside). People make a visit to family members,
neighbors, and close friends. And people who live apart from their family try to
get together on these days. Clearly enough, games and various forms of
entertainment are staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional
specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon dancing take place in
different regions.

1. Before Tet, people usually _________.

A. are very busy with the preparations B. have great excitement

and fun

C. rebuild their ancestral graves D. spend time on traveling

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A. candied fruit B. sausages C. watermelon D. beef stew
3. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?

A. Because they are pleasant and cheap. B. Because they make

the house look comfortable to be in.

C. Because they represent good luck. D. Because they are

attractive and not very expensive.
4. On the New Year's days, _________.

A. people are busy cooking traditional foods B. everybody receives
their “lucky money”

C. only good comments can be made D. houses are cleaned

and decorated with trees and flowers

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Tet is period of concord and hope. B. Tet is an occasion for a
family to get together.

C. Tet is a good time to visit others. D. Tet is a great season of joy and of
entertainment.

<i><b>Your answers:</b></i> <i>1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5.</i>

<i>________ </i>

<b>XII. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, </b>
<b>beginning with the given words. </b><i><b>(10 pts)</b></i>

1. If someone understands this book, they are more intelligent than I am.

 Anyone

___________________________________________________________________________.
2. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my family meant to me.

 Not until

___________________________________________________________________________.
3. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.

 So

_______________________________________________________________________________.
4. We can’t afford to buy the house.

 The house

_________________________________________________________________________.
5. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Harry?” said John.

 John suggested

_____________________________________________________________________.
6. I am sure he didn’t know that his mother was seriously ill.

 He couldn’t possibly

__________________________________________________________________.
7. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past weeks.
 There has

__________________________________________________________________________.

8. Even though the old woman’s memory was poor, she told interesting stories to
the children.

 Despite

____________________________________________________________________________.
9. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.

 If I

________________________________________________________________________________.
10. I wasn't a bit surprised to hear that Ashaha had failed the test.

 It came

____________________________________________________________________________.
<b>XIIII. Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that</b>

<b>it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not</b>
<b>change the form of the given word. </b><i><b>(5 pts)</b></i>

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 Will you _________________________________________________ in the dictionary?
2. "You'd better have a few days at home," the doctor told Tom. (stay)

 The doctor _____________________________________________ home for a few days.
3. “It’s your fault to make the wall dirty, Hung" said his mother. (blamed)
 Hung’s mother _________________________________________________ the wall dirty.

4. Are the children keen on sports activities? (part)

 Do the children enjoy __________________________________________ sports
activities?

5. There are a lot of old people who need looking after.
(take)
 Many old people need someone ___________________________________________
them.

<b>XIV. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (</b><i><b>5 pts</b></i><b>)</b>
1. Thank you / much / invite me / speak / your students.



__________________________________________________________________________________
_____

2. I / be used / get up early / so / not mind / leave / 5 o’clock / morning.


__________________________________________________________________________________
_____

3. Phuong / promise / keep / touch / us / while / she / be / Ho Chi Minh city.


__________________________________________________________________________________
_____

4. Tuan / Nam / who / not come / class / yesterday / explain / teacher now.



__________________________________________________________________________________
_____

5. Not / have / previous / experience / Peter / not stand / chance / job.


__________________________________________________________________________________
_____

The end

<b>-SỞ GD&ĐT BẮC GIANG</b>
<b>ĐỀ CHINH THỨC</b>

<b>HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM</b>

<b>ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH</b>

<b>NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012</b>

<b>Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 9)</b>

<b>Ngày thi: </b><i><b>01 tháng 4 năm 2012</b></i>

<i><b>(Hướng dẫn này gồm 2 trang)</b></i>

<b>(Tổng điểm: 100 điểm)</b>

<b>I. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. A

<b>II. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. D

<b>III. 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. C

2. B

3. C

4. D

5. B

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<b>IV. 5 pts: (Mỗi giới từ đúng 0.5 điểm)</b>

1. of - by

2. On - from

3. after

4. of

5. in

6. for

7. with

8. for

<b>V. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. F

2.B

3. D

4. A

5. H

<b>VI. 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. impolitely

2. disastrous

3. performance

4. misunderstanding

5. Conservationists

6. fasten

7. unpredictable

8. dead

9. excitedly

10. educational

<b>VII. 10 pts: (Mỗi động từ chia đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. was appointed – became

2. Having written

3. sitting – had not/ hadn’t flown

4. had the president arrived / had ….. arrived

5. are always talking/ are …… talking

6. will have learned/ will have been learning

7. would/ could tell

8. has visited

<b>VIII. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm, tìm được lỗi 0.5, sửa được lỗi 0.5)</b>

1. enjoying -> ẹnjoy

2. work -> working

3. every child has -> every child (should) have

4. frequent -> frequently

5. was sent -> which was sent / sent

<b>IX. 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. from

2. and

3. singers 4. celebrate 5. During

6. has

7. Born

8. whose 9. one

10. held

<b>X. 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. B

2. D

3. A

4. D

5. B

6. D

7. A

8. C

9. B

10. D

<b>XI. 5 pts</b>

<b> : (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. A

<b>XII. 10</b>

<b> pts:</b>

<b> (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

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3. So dirty is that restaurant that no one wants to eat there .

4. The house is too expensive for us to buy.

(Or: The house is so expensive that we can’t afford to buy/ we can’t buy (it)).

5. John suggested (that) Harry (should) put a better lock on the door.

6. He couldn’t possibly have known that his mother was seriously ill.

7. There has been a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past weeks.

8. Despite her/ the old woman’s poor memory, the old woman/ she told interesting stories

to the children.

9. If I hadn’t lost my passport last week, I wouldn’t be having a lot of trouble now.

10. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Ashaha had failed the test.

<b>XIII. </b>

<b> 5 pts:</b>

<b> (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. Will you look up this word in the dictionary?

2. The doctor advised / told Tom to stay at home for a few days.

The doctor suggested that Tom (should) stay at home for a few days

3. Hung’s mother blamed him for making the wall dirty.

4. Do the children enjoy taking part in sports activities?

5. Many old people need someone to take care of them.

<b>XIV. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)</b>

1. Thank you very much for having invited me to speak to your students.

2. I am used to getting up early so I don’t mind leaving at 5 o’clock in the morning/ next

morning/ tomorrow morning.

3. Phuong promised to keep in touch with us while she was in Ho Chi Minh city.

4. Tam and Nam, who didn’t come to class yesterday, are explaining to the/ their

teacher now.

5. Not having had any previous experience, Peter doesn't stand a chance of getting that

job.

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