SỞ GD&ĐT …………… KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI 9 NĂM HỌC: 2019 – 2020

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PART A. PHONETICS
Pick out the word whose stress patern is different from that of the other words. Identify your answer by
writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. antiquity B. anticipate C. antipathy D. antiquated
2. A. analysis B. antithesis C. diagnosis D. parenthesis
3. A. hypocrite B. hypnotic C. hypotenuse D. hypocrisy
4. A. fabulous B. dominant C. responsive D. versatile
5. A. expire B. inspire C. desire D. empire
PART B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. Diana and I met at elementary school and. we’ve ________ our friendship ever since.
A. kept to B. carried over C. kept up D. taken on
2. The tiger silently ________ its prey through the tangle of trees at the edge of the forest.
A. prowled B. stalked C. crept D. lurked
3. Paul was in the ________ of despair when he heard that Jane was leaving him.
A. abyss B. depths C. valley D. pits
4. I’ve been trying to explain things to Jackie but it’s like hitting your head against a _________ wall.
A. brick B. stone C. hard D. rock
5. What Susie told me last night ________ me thinking.
A. began B. got C. made D. prompted
6. In the_________ of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times.
A. requirement B. interests C. demands D. assistance
7. _________ how angry he was he would never resort to violence.
A. No matter B. No problem C. Although D. Because
8. We played the game_________ the rules.
A. on account of B. ahead of C. according to D. apart from
9. _________ to get through to Jackie for days now. Either she’s away or her phone’s out of order.
A. I’ve been trying B. I had tried C. I’m trying D. I tried
10. This is_________ the most difficult job I have ever tackled.
A. by rights B. by all means C. by far D. by the way
11. She_________ till the early hours listening to pop music.
A. took me up B. kept me up C. caught me up D. held me up
12. Please don’t_________ yourself out. A sandwich will do.
A. let B. put C. leave D. take
13. The chairman requested that_________.
A. the members studied more carefully the problem.
B. the problem was more carefully studied.
C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied.
D. the members study the problem more carefully.
14. Smoking is_________ in many companies in our country.
A. permitted B. taught C. banned D. stopped
15. After the battle, the_________ soldiers were helped by those who could walk.

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 A. injured B. wounded C. broken D. killed
16. I don’t think this strange new fashion will_________
A. turn up B. care for C. show off D. catch on
17. Their house is_________ near the Cathedral.
A. whereabouts B. anywhere C. somewhere D. any place
18. Michael: “Look! He is as drunk as a lord”.
Sarah: “I don’t think so. Actually, he is as sober as a _______”.
A. Sunday B. a judge C. a Muslim D. a priest
19. To be honest, I am __________ my brother is.
A. nothing near as ambitious as B. nothing as ambitious than
C. nowhere like so ambitious D. nowhere near as ambitious as
20. I can accept criticism in general, but Martin ______ it too far, so I had no other option but to show my
disapproval.
A. pushed B. carried C. made D. put
Part 2. Supply the correct form of the word provided to the right of each line.
POISONOUS SEALIFE
One of the most lethal poisons on Earth, ten thousand times more deadly than
cyanide, is tetrodotoxin, more concisely known as TTX. Its potency is well known in 1. DINE
East Asia, where it regularly kills (1)___________ who have braved the capricious 2. DELICATE
(2)________ known as puffer fish. This toxin has a (3)______ method of operation: 3. TERROR
twenty-five minutes after (4)______ it begins to paralyse its victims, leaving the victim 4. EXPOSE
fully aware of what is happening. Death usually results, within hours, from suffocation
or heart failure. There is no known antidote. If lucky patients can (5)______ the 5. STAND
symptoms for twenty-four hours, they usually recover without further (6)______. It is 6. COMPLICATE
no ordinary poison. What is strange about its (7)______ is that it is found in such a 7. OCCUR
wide range of creatures, from algae to angelfish spanning retire kingdoms of life. It is
rather unlikely that such unusual toxin evolved (8)______ in so many unrelated 8. DEPENDENCE
animals. Marine biologists have discovered that the poison is produced by bacteria
living in the gut of its host. The best explanation is that symbiotic relationship exists
between host and the not (9)______ guest, where microbes exchange poison for 9. WELCOME
nutrients, providing a valuable (10)_______ weapon for its host. 10. DEFENSE
Part 3. Each line contains ONE mistake. Find and correct as example (0).
Around the same period, another monument were erected that combines ……(0). was……
religion, architecture and astronomy. Stonehenge was built in three separate periods, 1. ……………….
starting in approximately 3000 B.C. Mostly it remained a mystery, but two clues offer 2. ……………….
some enlightenment. One is that the megalithic arrangement are not random nor purely 3. ……………….
aesthetic but astronomical: It remarks the solstice and lunar phases. The other is that 4. ……………….
archaeological excavations have revealed it was also used in religion ceremonies. 5. ……………….
Chinese records suggest their own astronomical observations dated into the same 6. ……………….
period; Indian sacred books point to earliest observations; and Babylonian clay tablets 7. ……………….
show Chaldean priests had been observed the sky (including the motion of the visible 8. ……………….
planets and of eclipses) shortly thereafter. But the earliest physical vestige of an 9. ……………….
observatory on fact, lies in southern Egypt. Surprising it is probably not the product of 10. ……………...
a Semitic (Syrian or Babylonian) peoples but rather sub-Saharan, as evidenced by
analysis of a human jawbone found on site.
Part 4. Think of ONE word that can be used in appropriately in all three different sentences.
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1. ………………………… [fell]
 She suddenly ___________ ill and was admitted into hospital.
 Darkness ___________ just after we arrived back at the camp.
 When he lost his job he ___________ behind with his mortgage payments.
2. …………………………. [false]
 Each time he grinned showing the girl his ________ teeth, she became more and more convinced that she
didn’t want to spend her days looking after an octogenarian.
 She bought herself a dog which gave her a ________ sense of security. It was small and couldn’t bark
loudly.
 One _______ move and you’ll be pushing up the daises. So, stay where you are.
3. ………………………… [clear]
 Do you really think the songs from Eurovision will ________ the test of time?
 Where does he ________ on the subject of immigration?
 ________ the bottles on the table, please.
4. ………………………… [board]
 A wooden ______ had been nailed over the broken window pane.
 The local tourist ______ is offering several bargain breaks this spring.
 The guesthouse charges £10 per night for room and ______ , so it offers good value.
5. ………………………… [bar]
 Being disabled need not be a(n) ______ to professional success.
 I was attacked by a youth wielding an iron ______.
 There is a very high note to sing in the fourth ______ of the piece.
PART C. READING
Section 1: Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits in the numbered
blank.
TOO MUCH ON YOUR PLATE? WASTE NOT, WANT NOT!
Recent research (1) _______ in Ireland amongst chefs and consumers found that 48% of people
admitted to regularly over-ordering in restaurants. A campaign has been launched as a result, calling for the
food-service industry to join (2) _______ with chefs and consumers to address the issue of food waste.
To bring the research findings to (3) _______ , the owner of a restaurant in Dublin is creating a “Great
Irish Waste” menu, reconsidering food ingredients that have been thrown away, rejected or (4) _______
inedible and turning them into imaginative dishes that are both appetising and of a suitable (5) _______ to
serve his customers. He says that while there will always be some (6) _______ of waste in the kitchen, due to
elements such as bones or fat trimmings, there’s an opportunity to (7) _______ wastage in the restaurant itself
through better communication. “Even though so much food comes back on customers’ plates and goes in the
bin, the majority of diners aren’t aware of the environmental or cost (8) _______ of that waste. Without
consumers shifting their (9) _______, restaurants will struggle to reduce food waste significantly.”
Tackling this problem as a consumer is straightforward. Ultimately, it (10) _______ smart shopping,
clever cooking and shrewd storage.
1. A. carried out B. put across C. taken over D. caught up
2. A. arms B. parts C. forces D. roles
3. A. fruition B. life C. action D. book
4. A. held B. deemed C. said D. regarded
5. A. model B. equivalent C. measure D. standard
6. A. degree B. scale C. margin D. quantity
7. A. shorten B. discount C. minimise D. abbreviate

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 8. A. expectations B. associations C. regulations D. implications
9. A. mindset B. assumption C. behaviourism D. psych
10. A. comes down to B. sets off against C. lives up to D. gets over with

Section 2: Read the passage and think of ONE word that best fits in the numbered blank.
(1) ______ civilization and culture are fairly modern words, having (2) ______ into prominent use
during the 19th century by anthropologists, historians, and literary figures. There has (3) ______ a strong
tendency to use them interchangeably as (4) ______ they mean the same thing, (5) _______ they are not the
same.
Although modern in (6) ________ usage, the two words are derived from ancient Latin. The word
“civilization” is (7) _______ on the Latin civis, “inhabitant of a city.” Thus civilization, in its most essential
meaning, is the ability of people to live (8) _______ harmoniously in cities, in social groupings. From this
definition it would seem that certain (9) _______, such as ants or bees, are also civilized. They live and work
together in social groups. So (10) _______ some microorganisms. But there is more to civilization, and that is
(11) _______ culture brings to it. So, civilization is (12) _______ from culture.
The word culture is (13) _______ from the Latin verb colere, “to till the soil” (its past participle is
cultus, associated with cultivate). But colere also has a wider range of meanings. It may, like civis, (14)
________ inhabiting a town or village. But (15) ___________ of its definitions suggest a process of starting
and promoting growth and development.
Section 3: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each question.
INFLATION
Inflation is a dreaded situation among everyone all over the world. It normally occurs after a long
period of changes but there are also intervals at which large and sudden increases in prices take place. When
the supply of well-traded goods falls suddenly, the prices of the goods will rise. [A]. Whether inflation is to
happen depends on the nature of the demand and supply of the goods. When demand increases, the prices of
the goods will rise, especially if supply cannot keep up with the demand. It is common to see the price of fuel
increasing when the supply of oil is disrupted.
The supply and demand of a good determines the price at which it is sold. How many times have we
seen items that have been collecting dust on shop shelves given a discount? When an item is popular, the price
naturally increases. Suppliers increase the price when people are willing to pay more for the goods they want.
Inflation is usually most pertinent in everyday items. These are usually necessities, like food, soap, shampoo
and even clothes and shoes. [B]. Luxury goods are only demanded by a small portion of the population and
will hardly be affected by inflation. However, as more and more goods become part of everyday items,
inflation begins to affect a wider spectrum of goods sold in the market. [C]. For example, in the past, air-
conditioners and washing machines could only be found in homes for the rich. Today, they are a necessity in
almost every household.
Tribal groups are the hardest hit when inflation occurs in the country that they are residing in. For
many of them, the opening up of their societies has exposed them to the different goods available in the world.
In a bid to obtain these goods, many of them have to leave their homes and work in the city. For the less
fortunate ones, they usually remain in the mountains and countryside, producing traditional handicraft on a
massive scale. The only way for them to obtain goods sold in the towns is to earn from the sale of their
handicraft. Some of them have even opened their homes to tourists for a fee. [D].When inflation occurs, goods
that are affected are usually those that the tribal groups have set their sights on. Hence, the price of spices,
material and household tools like cutlery become more expensive. On the other hand, the price of handicrafts
remain the same. The situation is worsened when the tribes produce more handicraft to earn more. The

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uniqueness of such handicraft is the draw for many buyers and when produced on a massive scale, becomes
less desirable.
Inflation therefore affects different people differently. Besides the relationship between the type of
goods that are desired and the type of goods that one has to offer for sale, inflation usually affects those in the
lowest rungs of society. The little that they own can now buy much less than they could before.
1. It can be inferred from the passage that __________ .
A. tribal groups are the sole affected group of people during inflation
B. items needed by less people are less affected by inflation
C. people in the city find it harder to obtain goods
D. inflation can be prevented by supplying more goods
2. Why does the writer mentions “items that have been collecting dust on shop” in the second paragraph?
A. To show the extent to which demands affect prices.
B. To demonstrate how the supply of goods is important.
C. To state how difficult it is to find antiquities in shop.
D. To exemplify the cause of inflation.
3. Where can the following sentence be placed?
It might be surprising to discover that such common items, most of which fetch an average of ten dollars,
will be the hardest hit when changes occur in the economy.
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
4. The word “spectrum” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to the word __________ .
A. range B. power C. matter D. length
5. Which of the following is not stated as a hindrance to the obtaining of spices by tribal groups during
inflation?
A. There is an increase in the price of spices.
B. Prices of handicrafts remain unchanged by inflation.
C. Too many handicrafts are produced leading to reduction in price.
D. They are not allowed to go to the city.
Section 4: You are going to read a piece of article talking about film company trademarks. There are 5
sentences have been removed from the text. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct letter (A-
F) that best fits in the numbered gap (1-5). There is ONE sentence that you are not going to use.
FILM COMPANY TRADEMARKS
Trademark designs - or logos - identifying film companies have been around since cinema's early days.
In the era of silent films, viewers looked for the name of the company before they looked for who the stars
were and they were rarely interested in the director. The logo was used at the start of every film by many film
companies and it was an important part of each studio's publicity. (1) _________ and quite detailed accounts
survive concerning some of them.
(2) _________ since the original company was founded. The image was taken from a childhood
memory of a mountain in Utah, where its founder grew up, while the title was borrowed from the name of a
construction site down the road from his office.
(3) _________ but was soon redesigned into the form we would recognise today. It was abandoned
briefly in the 1970s but the company soon returned to it, coloured blue and orange and floating in front of a
blue sky. Logos that feature blue skies form a kind of species within the field of film company trademarks,
with Warner Brothers, Columbia and Paramount all using it as a background. (4) _________ - they all want
to be the greatest and the largest and to become part of the everyday landscape.

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 (5) _________ and their logo also features the sky in another sense - seeing it all from outer space. It
has gone through many transformations with the early orbiting plane being replaced by the famous mirrored
globe.
SENTENCES
A. Universal certainly chose their name for this reason
B. Perhaps this reflects the domineering aspirations of film companies
C. The Warner Brothers trademark began life as a rather austere shield
D. The trademarks which we would recognise today have undergone many transformations over the years
E. Paramount's snowy peak has survived virtually unchanged
F. Occasionally film makers have even made inventive use of these trademarks
D/E/C/B/A
PART D. WRITING
Section 1. Complete the second sentence without changing the meaning of the original sentence.
1. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said.
She flatly ____________________________________________________________________.
2. There is grave concern about confirmed cases of cholera that originated in the makeshift shelters.
Of __________________________________________________________________________.
3. Alternative medicine is a complete mystery to some people.
Some people are _______________________________________________________________.
4. You may be disqualified if you don’t obey the regulations.
Failure _______________________________________________________________________.
5. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.
The excuse ___________________________________________________________________.
Section 2. Complete the second sentence without changing the meaning of the original sentence. DO
NOT CHANGE THE GIVEN WORD IN ANY WAY.
1. What surprises me is that they are not worried about pollution in our city. (SEEM)
Surprising ________________________________________________ worries about pollution in our city.
2. The boy look puzzled at the bizzare painting on the wall. (DID)
How __________________________________________________________________________.
3. I planned to visit her on Sunday, but I heard she had gone on holiday. (PAID)
I would ________________________________________________________________________.
4. The job offer will only be confirmed following a successful medical examination. (CONFIRMATION)
Not until _______________________________________________________________________.
5. Welcome you all and please feel relaxed! (MAKE)
Please feel ____________________________________________________________________.
Section 3. Write an essay of at least 200 words on the following statement:
Some people think that environmental problems are too big for individuals to solve, while others think that
the government cannot solve these environmental problems unless individuals make some action.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
_______THE END______
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 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
PART A. (2/20 PTS)
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D
PART B. (5/20 PTS)
I. (2 points)
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. C
11. B 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. B
II. (2 points)
1. diners 2. delicacy 3. terrifying 4. exposure 5. withstand
6. complications 7. occurrence 8. independently 9. unwelcome 10. Defensive
III. (0.5 points)
Error Correction Error Correction
Periods Stages
Remained Remains