ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐ

DÀNH CHO HỌC SINH LỚP 9

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
PART I. LISTENING
SECTION 1
Listen and complete the table below. (2points-0.2/each)
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Notes on A Part-time Society

Example
Name of society: Leighton
Location:____________(1) house.
Want: (2) ____________actors and singers (no experience required)
Transportation: shuttle services (need someone who is able to (3) ____________)
Meeting time: 6:00 -8:00 pm every (4) ___________
Close time: during (5) _______________________
Membership fee (including 6____________________)
£40 for employed members (under _________ years of age)
£ 60 for employed members (30-60 years of age)
- £ 7 for retired or unemployed members (over 60 years of age) Minimum
joining age (8)__________
Most members are friendly.
fond of culture and music.
- (9)________________authors looking for new experiences to write about in
their books
Charity
The children’s (10)____________will get the money raised by the annual dinner.

SECTION 2
Questions 11-14
Listen and choose the correct letter, A, B or C. (0,8 point/ 0.2/each)
11. What kind of changes is the station making?
A. relocation B. reconstruction C. expansion
12. The original buildings on the site were
A. houses. B. industrial buildings. C.shops.
13. Firstly the station intended to use the site as
A. a leisure centre. B. a car park. C. a lounge.
14. The new buildings will be situated to the right side of
A. the shopping district B.the apartment blocks.
C.the new formal gardens.

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Questions 15- 20
Listen and label the map below.
Write the correct letter, A-F, next to questions 15-20. (1,2 points/ 0.2/each)
Leisure Complex Plan
15. Cafe
16. Taxi Rank
17. Car Park
18. Passenger Waiting Area
19. Waiting Area for Wheelchair
Users
20. Tourist Office

Your answers:
15.______ 16. ______ 17. ______ 18. ______ 19. ______ 20. ______

SECTION 3
Questions 21-25
Listen and choose the correct letter, A, B or C. (1 point/ 0.2/each)
21. What has Irene recently done?
A. She has almost finished planning the experiment.
B. She is not applying herself enough to her work.
C. She spends a lot of time in the laboratory.
22. What is Bill’s attitude toward Kim?
A. He is grateful for Kim's contribution.
B. He is not fond of Kim's tastes in clothes.
C. He thinks Kim is not good at laboratory work.
23. What does Jen think of the other people in the group?
A. The boys are good at maths which is very helpful.
B. They would fail the experiment without Irene’s contribution.
C. Irene has completed the data analysis so the experiment is nearly done.
24. How did Jen and Bill feel about Linda?
A. She was always submitted her work late for the group work.
B. She was difficult to get in touch with.
C. She thought it was easy to get a high score.

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 25. Why was Jen invited to the professor’s individual project?
A. She was quite popular among students.
B. She always finished reading all the assignments.
C. She was close to the professor.

PART II. PHONETICS

I- Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others. (0.6 point – 0.2/each)
1. A. childhood B. champagne C. chapter D. charity
2. A. concentration B. attraction C. question D. emotion
3. A. massage B. dosage C. voyage D. carriage
II - Circle the word whose main stress partern is placed differently from the
others. (0.4 point-0.2/each)
1. A. illiterate B. communicate C. entertainment D. traditional
2. A. disappoint B. medical C. confident D. badminton
PART III. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (3 points-0.2/each)
1. By the time you receive this letter, I ________ for China.
A. will have left B. have left C. would have left D. will leave
2. Either my parents or I _________ going to the supermarket to buy food for lunch.
A. are B. am not C. aren't D. am
3. Jack was _____ to the fact that he couldn’t take his holiday in June.
A. accepted B. complied C. agreed D. resigned
4. Her father supports her finance. _________, she couldn’t conduct these experiments.
A. so B. otherwise C. nevertheless D. therefore
5. For that artisans, making the paintings is a career _________it supports the life of
many generations of the family.
A. because of B. although C. because D. so that
6. The children were acting the story of the birth of Jesus.
A. out B. at C. down D. on
7. The mother is very ________ about the health of her little son.
A. concerned B. confused C. nervous D. careful
8. He was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of drug .
A. charging B. stealing C. trafficking D. trading
9. These ______ sites need restoring and protecting.
A. history B. historical C. historically D. historic
10. Mike was not feeling well, so we gave him ………..work to do than you.
A. fewer B. less C. little D. least
11. Trang An Landscape Complex is renowned for its diverse ecosystem, unique natural
beauty and characteristics.
A. environmental B. ecological C. geology D. geological
12. The key somewhere. It ___________________ .
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 A. must have been leaving C. must be leaving
B. must have left D. must have been left
13. If she had tried more practice, she would have won that competition.
A. She tried more practice, would she have won that competition.
B. Had she tried more practice, she would have won that competition.
C. Has she tried more practice, she would have won that competition.
D. Did she try more practice, she would have won that competition.
14. Unfortunately, I don’t know Philosophy, so I can’t answer your question.
A. If I know Philosophy, I can answer your question.
B. If I know Philosophy, I will be able to answer your question.
C. If I knew Philosophy, I would be able to answer your question.
D. If I had known Philosophy, I would have been able to answer your question.
15. 'You broke my glasses,' said the woman to me.
A. The woman insisted on breaking her glasses.
B. The woman advised me to break her glasses.
C. The woman told me to break her glasses.
D. The woman blamed me for having broken her glasses
II. Give the right form of the words in brackets to complete the paragraph (2points-0.2/each)
Judo is a sport that has achieved great popularity in many parts of the world. It
was (1. ORIGIN) ______________ developed in Japan in the late 19th century based
on ancient methods of self -defence. There are two (2. FIGHT) ______________.
Although they use physical (3.VIOLENT) ______________against each other, they are
(4. RESPECT) ______________ to their opponent and bow to each other before and
after each contest.
Judo is an (5. EXPENSIVE) ______________ sport to take up because the only
equipment you need is the special loose-fitting suit. It is very suitable for (6. YOUNG)
______________ if they join a club where the (7. INSTRUCT) ______________are
properly qualified and pay enough attention to safety. Although Judo is a physically (8.
DEMAND) ______________sport which requires a lot of (9. STRONG)
______________, practice and skill, there are many people who find it (10. ENJOY)
______________as a mean of relaxation in their spare time.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10.

PART IV. READING COMPREHENSION

I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
(2 points-0.2/each)
Energy saving
Saving energy doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming. But what can
you do to save energy? There is (1) __________of ways that you can do to help the
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process of energy conservation. You can save energy by doing things like making sure
that the kettle doesn’t (2)__________ more water than that you need, always washing a
full load in the washing machine rather than a half load or turning down your central
heating by 10C – this could cut your (3) __________ bill by 10%. Making sure that hot
water taps are not left (4) __________ and replace washers if your taps drip.
(5)__________work you can turn off (6) __________ light and your computer if you
are not using them. (7) __________ to energy-saving light bulbs – these use around a
quarter of electricity, and often last eight times (8) __________ than an ordinary bulb.
Close your curtains at (9) __________ to keep the warm air from escaping through the
windows. Switching off (10) __________ appliances when they are not in use makes a
big contribution to energy-saving, too.

1. A. plenty B. lot C. little D. few

2. A. consist B. contain C. compose D. include
3. A. hot B. heat C. heating D. heated
4. A. run B. ran C. running D. flowing
5. A. By B. At C. In D. On
6. A. any B. all C. those D. no
7. A. Change B. Consume C. Buy D. Sell
8. A. higher B. shorter C. less D. more
9. A. morning B. evening C. dusk D. afternoon
10. A. electricity B. electronic C. electric D. electrical

II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (2 points-0.2/each)
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like
the term broadcasting, from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it.
It is directly related to cultivation and the adjectives cultural and cultured are part of
the same verbal complex. A person of culture has identifiable attributes, among them
a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and music. Yet the word culture does
not refer solely to such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to education. At least from
the 19th century onwards, under the influence of anthropologists and sociologists, the
word culture has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural
(cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of people, including their customs, laws,
conventions, and values
Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced
culture and cultures, between elite and popular culture, between popular and mass
culture, and most recently between national and global cultures. Distinctions have been
drawn too between culture and civilization; the latter is a word derived not, like culture
or agriculture, from the soil, but from the city. The two words are sometimes treated as
synonymous. Yet this is misleading. While civilization and barbarism are pitted against
each other in what seems to be a perpetual behavioral pattern, the use of the word
culture has been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the 19th century
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and of development in the 20th century. Cultures evolve or develop. They are not
static. They have twists and turns. Styles change. So do fashions. There are cultural
processes. What, for example, the word cultured means has changed substantially since
the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature, philosophy, and history
ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and university education. No single
alternative focus emerged, although with computers has come electronic culture,
affecting kinds of study, and most recently digital culture. As cultures express
themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more civilized.
The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it
difficult to define. There is no single, unproblematic definition, although many
attempts have been made to establish one. The only non-problematic definitions go
back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or strawberry culture) and
medical meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in
anthropology and sociology we also acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock, and
counter-culture, the range of reference is extremely wide.
1. According to the passage, the word culture____.
A. is related to the preparation and use of land for farming
B. develops from Greek and Roman literature and history
C. comes from a source that has not been identified
D. derives from the same root as civilization does
2. It is stated in paragraph 1 that a cultured person_____.
A. has a job related to cultivation
B. takes care of the soil and what grows on it
C. has knowledge of arts, literature, and music
D. does a job relevant to education
3. The author remarks that culture and civilization are the two words that_____.
A. share the same word formation pattern
B. are both related to agriculture and cultivation
C. have nearly the same meaning
D. do not develop from the same meaning
4. It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century______.
A. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and
history
B. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core
subjects
C. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as compulsory subjects
D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and
history
5. The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means______.
A. aspects B. fields C. qualities D. skills
6. The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “_____”.
A. regular B. balanced C. unchanged D. dense
7. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
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 A. Anthropology and sociology have tried to limit the references to culture
B. Distinctions have been drawn between culture and civilization.
C. The word culture can be used to refer to a whole way of life of people
D. The use of the word culture has been changed since the 19th century
8. It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its______.
A. agricultural and medical meanings
B. historical and figurative meanings
C. philosophical and historical meanings
D. sociological and anthropological meanings
9. Which of the following is NOT true about the word culture?
A. It is a word that cannot be defined.
B. Its use has been considerably changed
C. It differs from the word civilization
D. It evolves from agriculture
10. The passage mainly discusses____________________.
A. the distinction between culture and civilization
B. the figurative meanings of the word culture
C. the derivatives of the word culture
D. the multiplicity of meanings of the word culture
II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (10x0.2=2 points)
1.A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C
6. C 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. D

III. Read the text and then choose from the list A–I given below the best sentence
to fit each gap (1–5). Question (0) has been done as an example.
(1point/0.2/each)
IN HOT WATER
Rachel Mills is a scientist who spends as much time as she can at the bottom of
the Atlantic Ocean.
Rachel Mills teaches and does research into marine geochemistry, which
means she studies the chemical processes happening in the sea.
(0) When she is not teaching, she lowers herself into a steel vehicle, a vessel
for underwater exploration the size of a small car, and dives three kilometres down
into the Atlantic Ocean to study underwater volcanoes.
“Inside,” she says, “space is so limited that I can reach out and touch the two
pilots.” (1) ______________ A dive can last for 16 hours – three hours to reach the
ocean floor, ten hours gathering samples of rock and water and then three hours to
get back up to the surface again.
“If anything happens, and you have a problem and have to get to the top
quickly, you can hit a panic button.” The outside drops away leaving a small
circular escape vessel that gets released, and it is like letting go of a ping-pong ball
in the bath – it goes rapidly to the surface. (2) _____________
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 “I didn’t know how I was going to react the first time I climbed into the
vehicle. It was on the deck of a ship and I got in with an instructor. (3)
______________ They were testing me to see how I would react to being in such a
small place.”
Now Rachel has made six dives. Last year she dived with a Russian crew. “We
went to a site which was a five-day sail west of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic.
(4) ______________ It is where the Atlantic Ocean comes alive. The Russian
team were dropping off some scientific equipment there to discover the effect of a
multi-national programme that would make a hole 150 metres through a volcano.”
When she is not at sea, Rachel is in her office at the Oceanography Centre,
Southampton. “Two thirds of my salary comes from teaching which I love, but I do it
so I can get on with my research into the ‘black smokers’. This is just another
name for underwater volcanoes – water comes out of the rock and turns into what
looks like black smoke. (5) _____________

A. Here, on the ocean floor, is a huge area of underwater volcanoes, their chimneys all
blowing out black smoke.
B. Here I am on the bottom of the sea, and no one else on this planet has ever
before seen them.
C. “No one has tested it yet, but I do not think it would be a very pleasant journey.”
D. He then talked me through the emergency procedures, including what to do if
the pilot has a heart attack!
E. They are used to these conditions, which mean they cannot stand up or move,
and they must stay inside until someone opens the door from the outside.
F. When it did not happen, we could not believe it.
G. This pours out at a rate of one metre per second and at a temperature of 350
degrees.
H. After that, as you get really deep, it is near freezing point so you need a
sweater, thick socks, gloves and a woolly hat.

Your answers:
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____

PART V. WRITING
I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence printed before it. (1 point-0.2/each)
1. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door.
 No sooner ______________________________________________________________________________________
2. The bus driver can not be blamed for the accident in any way.
 In _______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. If the government raised interest rates, they would lose the election
 Were ___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. If I known she was sick, I would have visited her.
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 Had ________________________________________________________________________________________
5. I don't know who she was, but she must have been strong.
 Whoever____________________________________________________________________________________

II: In about 250 words, write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of
using computer technology in our life. (Note: Do not write your name in your essay)
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