ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2022-2023 MÔN TIẾNG ANH – SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH PHÚ THỌ – CÓ ĐÁP ÁN (ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC)

A. softly B. mildly C. modestly D. barely 2. When Rita was promoted to sales manager, she was ___________. A. over the hill B. up in the clouds  

C. over the moon D. in the seventh moon 

3. My neighbor informed ___________ a large crack running down the outside wall of my house. It had apparently appeared during the night. 

A. me that there was B. to me that there was 

C. me on there being D. to me of there being 

4. The meeting ___________ place in the main hall, but it had to be cancelled. A. will have taken B. would take  

C. was to take D. is due to take 

5. There are two supermarkets in the town but ___________ of them sells fresh fish. A. none B. neither C. no one D. either 6. - “My mother is very good at cooking.” - “___________” 

A. She must be very proud of it. B. How long has she been cooking? C. Do you enjoy it? D. You must have good taste! 7. Finally, we had to ___________ to legal threats. 

A. apply B. resort C. intend D. recur 8. ___________ the expression on his face, I’d say he wasn’t too pleased to see us. In fact, I’d say he was furious. 

A. Judging by B. As for C. Provided with D. Seeing as 9. - Customer: “Could I have a refund?” - Salesperson: “___________” A. No, thank you. B. Not at all. 

C. No problem. Do you have the receipt? D. Never mind. 

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10. I bumped into Patrick at the supermarket. He was asking ___________ you. A. by B. after C. on D. upon 11. Why don’t we have yoghurt? It’s ___________ as good as cream and much healthier, too. 

A. each bit B. every part C. each part D. every bit 12. We would ___________ in Cardiff if we hadn’t found someone to buy our previous house. 

A. still have lived B. still be living C. live still D. have lived still 13. He denied ___________ the glass window of our classroom. 

A. breaking B. to break C. break D. having broken 14. When you reach the fork in the road, you can go ___________. They both lead to the village. 

A. either way B. the two ways C. the both ways D. each way 15. It was ___________ pleasure to be working out of doors after five long years locked in a cell. 

A. plain B. sheer C. pure D. simple 16. He returned home after a ___________ in New York. 

A. weekly holiday B. week’s holiday C. weeks’ holiday D. holiday of a week 17. “ATM” stands for ___________ . 

A. automatic talking machine B. automated teller machine  C. automation telling mate D. automobile teller mate 

18. You must pay import ___________ on certain goods bought into this country. A. fees B. surcharges C. supplement D. duties 19. He’s always ___________ the government, but then he never votes in the elections. A. shooting off B. calling out C. running down D. calling off 20. A defeat in the second round marked the end of the ___________ for last year’s champion. 

A. line B. avenue C. street D. road 21. We cannot jugde a person simply on the ___________ of his education. A. condition B. basis C. principle D. theory  22. I doubt ___________ the company will make any profit at all this year.  A. when B. whether C. since D. so that  23. Of course I’ll play the piano at the party but I am a little ___________.  A. out of use B. out of reach C. out of turn D. out of practice 24. All these sweaters are extremely ___________ by the local residents of a small Scottish island.  

A. well-knitted B. well-founded C. well-fashioned D. well-made  25. ___________ plants recycle carbon dioxide and create oxygen, which we need to breathe and ___________ most of our food comes from ___________ plants. 

A. Ø/Ø/Ø B. The/Ø/ the C. Ø/ the /Ø D. Ø/ a/ the 26. The ___________ on the town - hall clock showed it was nearly midnight. A. pointers B. hands C. fingers D. indicators 27. Despite all my anxiety, I ___________ for the job I wanted. I’m really going to  work hard to justify their confidence. 

A. was hired B. hired C. got hiring D. got hired 28. He wanted to know ___________ for a picnic the previous morning. A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going C. we were going D. that we were going 

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29. Of all athletes, Alex is ___________. 

A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified C. the more qualified D. the least qualified 

30. He offered to ___________ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry. A. show B. lend C. help D. loan  31. Thanks to my friends' ___________ remarks, my essays have been improved. A. constructive B. constructional C. constructor D. construct  32. The Olympic Games are given world - ___________ television coverage. A. wide B. over C. global D. through 33. I’ve just been told some ___________ news. 

A. astonishment B. astonishable C. astonishing D. astonished 34. Tom was the last student ___________ . 

A. to be interviewed B. had been interviewed 

C. to have interviewed D. to interview 

35. By the time Peter’s daughter graduates from university, ___________ retired.  A. he B. he has C. he’ll being D. he will have Write your answers here: 

VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided. (10 points) 

1. With his clear blue eyes and small softly hands, Jesse James impressed people as a kind person. 

A. With B. softly C. as D. kind person  2. A balance between cheap production and high quality have been a major concern in the field of crafts. 

A. between B. high C. have D. major concern 3. The Santa Fe Opera House is a modern, partly roofed open-air theater build into a mountainside five miles north of the city. 

A. partly roofed B. build C. mountainside D. of 4. The new student’s progress advanced forward with such speed that all his teachers were amazed. 

A. advanced forward B. that all  

C. were amazed D. such 

5. The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international organizations. 

A. better B. are at C. more chance D. get a job Write your answers here: 

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SECTION 4. READING  

VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided. (20 points) 

The British Wind Energy Association was founded 30 years ago by a group of scientists. At that time, the (1) ___________ “alternative energy” was used to describe the generation of wind, water and solar power. These days, we tend to refer to them as “renewable energy” and the use of this name (2) ___________ a real change in their status. These sources of energy, far from being alternative, have now become mainstream and are (3) ___________ to make a significant contribution to the country’s energy needs in the future. Two closely linked developments (4) ___________ behind this (5) ___________ in status. Firstly, over the past decade or so, the price of oil and gas has been rising (6) ___________, reflecting the extent to which reserves of these fossil fuels are becoming (7) ___________. However, price is only part of the explanation. (8) ___________ as important is the growing consensus that carbon emissions must be curbed. The scientific evidence for climate change is now irrefutable, and both policy makers and the (9) ___________ public are finally in agreement that doing nothing about the prospect of global warming is no longer a viable option. Renewable energy represents one real way of (10) ___________ both issues. 

1. A. caption B. title C. term D. label 2. A. regards B. reproduces C. reminds D. reflects  3. A. set B. held C. put D. stood 4. A. sit B. reside C. lie D. recline  5. A. move B. shift C. switch D. jump  6. A. equally B. serenely C. habitually D. steadily 7. A. depleted B. decreased C. depressed D. debased 8. A. Just B. Still C. Much D. Yet 9. A. deeper B. greater C. larger D. wider  10. A. coping B. engaging C. addressing D. dealing 

Write your answers here: