PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN

XUÂN TRƯỜNG Năm học: 2023-2024

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 9
( Thời gian làm bài 120 không kể thời gian giao đề)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

Điểm của bài thi Họ tên và chữ kí 2 giám khảo Số phách

Bằng số: _________ Giám khảo 1: ______________________
Bằng chữ: _________ Giám khảo 2: ______________________

Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này.

PART A. LISTENING (4 points)

Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu:
- Nội dung phần nghe gồm 03 phần, mỗi thí sinh được nghe 2 lần, đĩa CD tự chạy 2 lần.
- Mở đầu và kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
- Hướng dẫn làm bài chi tiết cho thí sinh (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.

Part 1: Question 1 – 10:

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (2.0pts)
TOM’S COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
Customer Information Form
th
Date: Sunday, 12 May
Reason for call: computer problem
What happened: the screen (1) _______________________
Troubleshooting checklist:
 Restarted computer
 The computer is (2) _______________________- not running on battery
Activity when the problem occurred: (3) _______________________
Possible diagnosis: a virus
Anti-virus programme: (4) _______________________
Appointment
Location: (5) _______________________
Time scheduled for visit: (6) _______________________
Street address: (7) _______________________Crescent, 2F3
Customer name: Sandra (8) _______________________
Name on buzzer: the same as above
Fee: (9) _______________________for the first hour’s work, then £40 per hour
Estimated time for job: less than (10) _______________________
Part 2: Listen to the talk and write T (true) or F (false) to the statements. You will hear the
recording TWICE. (1.0 pt)
1. In a speech to the Congress in 1916, the US President Kennedy asked the nation to put a man on the
moon.
2. The crew of Apollo 11 included Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

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3. Aldrin was only 14 minutes later than Armstrong as he landed on the moon.
4. Armstrong and Aldrin spent more than two hours on the moon's surface.
5. The astronauts left a flag on the moon to complete their historic mission.
Part 3: You will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will
hear a question about the conversation. Read the four possible answers and choose the best
answer. You will hear each conversation TWICE. (1.0 pt)
1. A. They were in the regular room.
B. The key was misplaced.
C. He’s taking a different class.
D. He has the key to the classroom.
2. A. She thinks it’s an improvement.
B. It resembles the last one.
C. It is the best the man has ever done.
D. The fir trees in it are better.
3. A. She prepared him for what he was going to do.
B. She was unprepared for what she had to do.
C. She probably didn’t spend much time on her presentation.
D. She was really ready for her presentation.
4. A. He’ll continue to stand in line for texts.
B. He has enough to pay for the texts.
C. He agrees with the woman about the texts.
D. He thinks the woman’s in the wrong line to get the texts.
5. A. She doesn’t need a jacket for the game.
B. She was very uncomfortable last time.
C. She will take a jacket with her this time.
D. Her jacket does not feel very comfortable.
PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6 points)
Part 1. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions. (1.0 point)
1. Mark: “Do you find it very interesting to travel alone?” – Nick: “___________.”
A. Yes, you’re welcome B. Never mind
C. No, not at all D. It’s exciting
2. My boss is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I _________ last week.
A. should do B. should have done C. must have done D. might have done
3. _________ at his lessons, he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked
C. Hard as he does D. Hard as he was through to
4.She was pleased that things were going on _______.
A. satisfied B. satisfactorily C. satisfying D. satisfaction
5.When he came, I_______ in the kitchen.
A. cooked B. am cooking C. has cooked D. was cooking
6. She had butterflies in her ________ before the interview.
A. face B. heart C. palms D. stomach
7. Jane likes watching films, but she is not _________ keen on any kind.

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 A. particularly B. certainly C. largely D. specially
8. You're _______ your time trying to persuade him; he'll never help you.
A. spending B. wasting C. losing D. missing
9. Most European emigrants left their homelands searching for greater _____.
A. economical opportunities B. economics opportunities
C. economy opportunities D. economic opportunities
10. During the demonstration the police arrested twenty people, four of _________were charged with
obstruction.
A. who B. them C. whom D. which
Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided. (2.0
points)
JUDO
Judo is a sport that has achieved great (1. POPULAR) ____________ in many parts of the world. It
was (2. ORIGIN) _____________ developed in Japan in the late 19th century based on ancient
methods of (3. DEFEND) ____________ There are two fighters. Although they use physical (4.
VIOLENT) _____________ against each other, they are (5. RESPECT) ___________ to their
opponent and bow to each other before and after each contest.
Judo is an (6. EXPENSE) ____________ sport to take up because the only equipment you need is the
special loose-fitting suit. It is very suitable for (7. YOUNG) __________ if they join a club where the
instructors are properly (8. QUALIFY) ____________ and pay enough attention to safety. Although
Judo is a physically (9. DEMAND) ____________ sport which requires a lot of strength, practice and
skill, there are many people who find it (10. ENJOY) _____________ as a means of relaxation in their
spare time.
Part 3: Fill in each space provided in each sentence below with the correct form of one of phrasal
verbs given. Each phrasal verb can be used ONCE only. (1.0 point)
live on look through pass down set off pig out
close down come back deal with get up keep up with
1. I always feel guilty after I _____ ________ at the Chinese restaurant.
2. He has __________the report and found nothing interesting.
3. Phong walks too fast and it’s really hard to __________ him.
4. These traditional stories have been __________ from parents to children over many generations.
5. My sister is an early bird. She __________ at 7 o’clock every day of the week.
6. We’ll __________ for Tay Ho village at 9 o’clock and arrive at 10 o’clock.
7. When I was a student, I __________ small allowances from my parents.
8. The government must now __________ the preservation of traditional craft villages.
9. The banks have __________ a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.
10. Many foreign tourists decided to __________ Viet Nam for another holiday.
Part 4. Each sentence has a mistake, find and correct it. Number 0 is an example. (1.0p)
0. She hardly never goes to the supermarket without buying some bread and cheese. Never - ever
1. Of the two lectures, the first was by far the best, partly because the person who delivered it had such a
dynamic style.
2. Humans have done great advances in technology at the expense of the environment.
3. My brother stood absolutely motion as the spider crawled along his arm.

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4. However cheap it is, the poor-quality products cannot always appeal to customers.
5. Some of my books are on science; others are on culture.
PART C. READING (5 points)
Part 1. Read the text below then circle one answer (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space. (1.0
point)
Public awareness of the value of recycling materials such (1) _____ plastic, paper, and glass is
increasing daily in all corners of the globe. In some countries these efforts are being (2) _____ by the
local governments and in others, by individuals. Participation in these programs is at an all-time high.
In the small town of Truro in eastern Massachusetts, for example, space in the local landfill has run
out; therefore, residents have had to think of new ways to (3) _____ of their trash. With no room for
items such as newspaper, bottles, and old lumber at the land fill, local residents have come up with
many (4) _____ programs to recycle and/ or reuse what was once (5) _____ of as only trash. For
instance, yard waste such as leaves and grass which used to be
thrown in the landfill is now broken down and made (6) _____ compost used by local people as
fertilizer in their gardens. In addition, (7) _____ plastics, newspapers, bottles and cans are sold to a
recycling company, thereby bringing in revenue for the town. The most popular local innovation,
though has been the founding of a “swap shop”. This is a building to which people bring their
unwanted clothing, books, and toys so that others who need them can (8) _____ them. Since there is so
much (9) _____ in all the recycling programs, the dump is seen as a place to meet with friends and
neighbors and catchup on local news. There is even an annual
September evening “dump dance”, where locals dance to live music and have picnics by candlelight at
the dump. This has become a high light of the summer vacation season. As humankind continues to
(10) _____ and the population grows, recycling efforts become even more important. These efforts
must continue so that we will soon see new innovations and ideas concerning the use of recycled
materials.
1. A. as B. alike C. with D. like
2. A. introduced B. brought C. initiated D. participated
3. A. disapprove B. dispose C. throw D. discard
4. A. reforming B. progressive C. improved D. innovative
5. A. believed B. regarded C. thought D. considered
6. A. by B. into C. of D. from
7. A. reproductive B. wasted C. circulating D. recyclable
8. A. take B. offer C. steal D. bring
9. A. distribution B. participation C. approval D. fertilization
10. A. reproduce B. fertilize C. survive D. exist
Part 2. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write the words in the spaces
provided. (1.0 point).
THE BIRTH OF YOUTUBE
In 2005, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, two software designers from Silicon Valley in California, were
invited to dinner party. Several people had brought their camcorders to the party and these people were
complaining about (1) _____ difficult it was to share home videos online. That was when Chad
and Steve came up with the idea for YouTube, the site which makes it easy to upload home videos onto
the Internet. They formed a company, borrowed some money and set themselves up in business.
It turned out that millions of people already had short home video clips that they thought it (2)______

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be fun to share with other enthusiasts around the world. Launched in December 2005, YouTube soon
contained more than a million short video clips. People were uploading 8,000 clips a day, and watching
three million a day. They had mostly heard about the site through (3)______ of mouth, email and
hyperlink, and eighty percent of the clips had been made by amateurs.
So why was YouTube (4)_____ an immediate success? Researchers found that, on average,
people were spending fifteen minutes on the site during each visit, which was enough time to view
several short funny clips. In (5)_____ words, they were using YouTube to give them a little break from
their work or study.
Part 3. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions. (2.0 points)
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both
their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming
pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad
effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the
bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is
only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to
the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find
that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them
the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to
cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and
evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the
teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments,
and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is
appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order
to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child
is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to
attain this goal.
1. The words “held back” in 1st paragraph means “______”.
A. forced to study in lower classes B. prevented from advancing
C. made to lag behind in study D. made to remain in the same classes
2. In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ______.
A. objective B. questioning C. approving D. critical
3. The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’ ______.
A. learning ability and communicative skills B. intellectual abilities
C. personal and social skills D. total personality
4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.
B. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability.
C. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.
D. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.
5. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______.

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 A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
C. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
D. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
6. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual
abilities.
B. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full.
C. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class.
D. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work.
7. According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability teaching?
A. Formal class teaching is the important way to give the pupils essential skills such as those to be
used in the library.
B. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class.
C. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development.
D. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own.
8. Which of the following statements can best summaries the main idea of the passage?
A. Children, in general, develop at different rates.
B. Bright children do benefit from mixed-class teaching.
C. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class.
D. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils.
9. According to the passage, “streaming pupils” _____.
A. is quite discouraging
B. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
C. is the act of putting pupils into classes according to their academic abilities
D. will help the pupils learn best
10. According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because ______.
A. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
B. it aims at developing the children’s total personality
C. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems
D. formal class teaching is appropriate
IV.The passage has five paragraphs (A-E). Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph
from the list of headings below. (1.0p)
GLASS CAPTURING THE DANCE OF LIGHT
A - Glass, in one form or another, has long been in noble service to humans as one of the most widely
used of manufactured materials, and certainly the most versatile, it can be as imposing as a telescope
mirror the width of a tennis court or as small and simple as a marble rolling across dirt. The uses of this
adaptable material have been broadened dramatically by new technologies glass fibre optics - more
than eight million miles - carrying telephone and television signals across nations, glass ceramics
serving as the nose cones of missiles and as crowns for teeth; tiny glass beads taking radiation doses
inside the body to specific organs, even a new type of glass fashioned of nuclear waste in order to
dispose of that unwanted material.
B - On the horizon are optical computers. These could store programs and process information by
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fibres, not copper wire. These machines could function hundreds of times faster than today’s electronic
computers and hold vastly more information. Today fibre optics are used to obtain a clearer image of
smaller and smaller objects than ever before - even bacterial 81 viruses. A new generation of optical
instruments is emerging that can provide detailed imaging of the inner workings of cells. It is the surge
in fibre optic use and in liquid crystal displays that has set the U.S. glass industry (a 16 billion dollar
business employing some 150,000 workers) to building new plants to meet demand.
C - But it is not only in technology and commerce that glass has widened its horizons. The use of glass
as art, a tradition spins back at least to Roman times, is also booming. Nearly everywhere, it seems,
men and women are blowing glass and creating works of art. “I didn’t sell a piece of glass until 1975”,
Dale Chihuly said, smiling, for in the 18 years since the end of the dry spell, he has become one of the
most financially successful artists of the 20th century. He now has a new commission - a glass
sculpture for the headquarters building of a pizza company - for which his fee is half a million dollars.
D - But not all the glass technology that touches our lives is ultra-modern. Consider the simple light
bulb; at the turn of the century most light bulbs were hand blown, and the cost of one was equivalent to
half a day’s pay for the average worker. In effect, the invention of the ribbon machine by Corning in
the 1920s lighted a nation. The price of a bulb plunged. Small wonder that the machine has been called
one of the great mechanical achievements of all time. Yet it is very simple: a narrow ribbon of molten
glass travels over a moving belt of steel in which there are holes. The glass sags through the holes and
into waiting moulds. Puffs of compressed air then shape the glass. In this way, the envelope of a light
bulb is made by a single machine at the rate of 66,000 an hour, as compared with 1,200 a day produced
by a team of four glassblowers.
E -The secret of the versatility of glass lies in its interior structure. Although it is rigid, and thus like a
solid, the atoms are arranged in a random disordered fashion, characteristic of a liquid. In the melting
process, the atoms in the raw materials are disturbed from their normal position in the molecular
structure; before they can find their way back to crystalline arrangements the glass cools. This
looseness in molecular structure gives the material what engineers cal
l tremendous “formability” which allows technicians to tailor glass to whatever they need.
Adapted from “Glass: Capturing the Dance of Light” by William S. Ellis, National Geographic

Questions: List of headings

1: Paragraph A ______ i. A former glass technology
2: Paragraph B ______ ii. Computers and their dependence on glass
3: Paragraph C ______ iii. Architectural experiments with glass
4: Paragraph D ______ iv. Exciting innovations in fibre optics
5: Paragraph E ______ v. Everyday uses of glass

PART D. WRITING (5 points)

Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the
first sentence, using the cues as the beginning of each sentence. (0) has been done as an example.
(1.0 point)
0. It takes him at least three hours a day to chat on facebook.
 Everyday he spends ……at least three hours chatting on facebook……
1. “I admit that I forgot to turn on the alarm system,” said Robert.
 Robert confessed to_______________________________________________________________.

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2. As far as I know, this has never happened before.
 To ____________________________________________________________________________.
3. I fully intended to find out who is responsible for the graffiti.
 I had __________________________________________________________________________.
4. On the way to work, Tom met his former teacher.
 When __________________________________________________________________________.
5. We were impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive.
 Impressed _______________________________________________________________________.
Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and five words,
including the word given. (0) has been done as an example. (1.0 point)
0. My protests were ignored. (NOTICE)
 Nobody …………took notice of………… my protests.
1. You mustn’t miss this opportunity to visit Sydney. ADVANTAGE
 You must _______________________________________________ this opportunity to visit Sydney.
2. She got a scholarship as soon as she registered for the training course. SCARCELY
 ________________________for the training course when she got a scholarship.
3. He always thinks about transport costs when job hunting CONSIDERATION
 He always _____________________________________________________________________when job hunting.
4. You’re like another person I’ve met here recently. SOMEONE ELSE
 You remind ______________________________________ I’ve met here recently.
5. Sudden fires often cause very serious damage. RESULTS
 The damage which ___________________________________is often very serious.
Part 3. Write the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
words given in the brackets. The words must not be altered in any way. (0) has been as an
example. (1.0 point)
0. I never have enough money. (SHORT)
 I am always short of money.
1. “Why don’t we go on a picnic next weekend?” said Linda. (SUGGESTED)
 ________________________________________________________________________________
2. I don’t feel like going out tonight. (MOOD)
 ________________________________________________________________________________
3. You don’t have to buy one if you don’t like it. (OBLIGATION)
 ________________________________________________________________________________
4. Nga does a very good imitation of her English teacher. (TAKES)
 ________________________________________________________________________________
5. The fashion show fell short of our expectations. (LIVE)
____________________________________________________________________________
Part 4. (2.0 points) Write an essay to answer the following question:
A lot of social problems can be related to teenagers these days. Some feel that this is because parents
are not able to spend enough time to take care of their teenage child. Do you agree or disagree?.
Your writing must be between 200 and 220 words.

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