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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC 2022-2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Ngày thi: 05/11/2022

SECTION A: LISTENING (15 pts)

PART I. Listen to the conversation carefully and fill in the missing words in the numbered  space. (5pts)

Man: Hey, Kathy. I'm (1)_______ about renting a movie for tonight's party, and I want to know  what kind of movies you like.

Woman: Okay. What kind of movies do you have in mind?

Man: Well, what about(2) ________ movies?

Woman: Ah, I don't really like action movies. Too much (3)___________. Man: Okay, do you like comedies?

Woman: Now, I do enjoy comedies.

Man: Fine. Well, what do you think of horror movies or love stories?

Woman: Uh … I'm not really crazy about horror movies, but love stories are (4)_____ fun to  watch. Oh, and I really like horror films, too.

Man: Okay. I'll go to the video store and see what I can (5)_____. Thanks.

PART II. A police inspector comes and speaks to the wife of a murder victim. Listen to the mp3 file and choose true/false for each question. Then listen again to check. Decide if each sentence is True or False.(5 pts)

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/2L5-inspector.php

6. Mrs. Wilson arrived home at about six o'clock. T/F

7. Mrs. Wilson doesn't like her sister-in-law. T/F

8. Mrs. Wilson's husband name is Trevor. T/F

9. Mrs. Wilson didn't go into the bathroom. T/F

10. Mrs. Wilson waited a long time for the police to arrive. T/F

PART III. You will hear the conversation between the man and the woman. Listen and choose  the correct answer for each question.(5pts)

https://vnexpress.net/bai-luyen-nghe-tieng-anh-de-listening-1-3249760.html 11. What does the man want to do after he graduates?

A. He wants to become a teacher. B. He hopes to go on to graduate school. C. He'd like to work at a hotel. D. He’d find a job using the language. 12. What is the woman majoring in?

A. history B. French C. computer science D. English 13. How does the woman pay for college?

A. She has a part-time job. B. She received a scholarship. C. Her parents are paying for it. D. She is paying for it.

14. Where does the man work part-time?

A. at a bakery B. in a library C. near a school D. at a restaurant 15. What thing did the man NOT say about his job?

A. His co-workers are friendly. B. He works long hours.

C. The pay is okay. D. the job is okay

SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 pts)

Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words  in each question. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (3pts) 

16: A. particular B. interesting C. significant D.curriculum 17: A. eradicate B. independent C. agricultural D. optimistic 18: A. casual B. prepare C. prosperity D. historical

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Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in  the same line. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (2pts)

19: A. comfortable B. syllable C. able D. capable  20: A. habitat B. protection C. essential D. priority 

SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)

Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write the  answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)

21. Jack doesn’t like ________ such gossip and fallacy in sport.

A. to take himself on B. to get himself along C. to engage himself in D. indulge himself of 22. New York and Tokyo are two of the most _______ populated cities in the world. A. greatly B. densely C. variously D. closely 23. The young should _____themselves in social activities.

A. determine B. serve C. involve D. promote. 24. The President has made many visits to Japan, _________began today. A. whose recent oneB. the most recent of whichC. which D. the most recent one 25. I never get a _______ of sleep after watching a horror film.

 A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce 26. __________ to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would do such terrible things. A. Not to be speaking B. Not to have spoken

C. Because of not being spoken D. Not having spoken

27. However good Schoenberg ________ have been, I still find his modern music very difficult to appreciate. 

A. could B. may C. should D. would 28. Our class team has won four ______ football matches.

A. successful B.unsuccessful C. success D. successive 29. _________, I was pleased it was over.

A. Though strange it was B. Despite it may sound strange C. Strange though it may sound D. Even though being very strange 30. Their office consisted of three rooms, _____ was used as a conference room. A. the largest of which B. larger of which C. the largest of them D. largest

Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your  answer sheet .(8 pts)

31. The US postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of identification (present) _______________ . 

32. I was a bit depressed, but watching my kitten play with a ball of wool soon had me (feel)  _________ better.

33. Fortunately, the hospital's new air-conditioning system (install) _________ when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.

34. (convince)_____that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anyhing. 35. It is essential that English (teach)_______ in a more practical way.

36. I (make)_______ cakes. That’s why my hands are all covered with flour. 37. I shared a flat with him when we were students. He always( complain)______ about my  untidiness.

38. I regret ( invite)_______him to my party yesterday.

Question III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your  answer sheet. (7pts)

39. The _______ of natural resources is becoming inadequate for the support of increasing population.

( PLACE) 

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40. The cost of ________must be paid by the buyer. ( CARRY) 

41. The grammar section provides coverage of all the most ________ areas (PROBLEM)  42. Never leave your luggage _______. ( GUARD) 

43. He apologised for his violent___________ of temper during the discussion.  ( BURSTING) 

44. All the _________from the last lecture were not allowed to attend the interview for the  coming project.( ABSENCE) 

45. In critical situations, they often lose because they play so (profession) ______.

QuestionIV. The passage below contains 5 mistakes ( from 46 to 50 ). Recognise the mistakes  and write their correct forms in your answer sheet. (5 pts)

FAMILY HISTORY

In an age which technology is developed faster than ever before, many people are being attracted to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can make this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to find out more about what their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a fairly short history, like Australia and the United States. 

It is one thing to spend some time going through a book on family history and to take the decision to investigate your own family’s past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganizing way and cause yourself many problems that could have avoided with a little forward planning. 

If your own family stories say you that you are connected with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, don’t let this idea take over your research. Just treat it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get in your way. The most important thing, though, is to get starting. Who knows what you might find?

Example: line 1: which -> when

SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)

Question I. Read the passage carefully and choose the best option to complete each blank.(10  points)

It is true that there have been great advances in technology over the last forty years. For  instance the (51)_______ of mobile phones and e-mail communication are common these days.  However, machines that translate from one language to (52)______ are still in their early stages.It seems to me that a machine could never do as good a job as a human, especially when it comes to interpreting what people are (53)______. Of course, machines can translate statements such as  “Where is the bank?” but even simple statements are not always straightforward because the  meaning (54)_______ on more than just words. For example the word “bank” has a number of  (55)______ meanings in English. (56)______ does a translating machine know which meaning to take? In order to understand what people are saying, you need to take into (57)_______ the  relationship between the speakers and their situation. A machine cannot tell the difference  between the English expression “Look out!” meaning “Be careful!” and “Look out!” meaning  “Put your head out of the window”. You need a human (58)_____ to interpret the situation.  Similarly with (59)_______ language, it is difficult for a machine to know how to translate  accurately because we rarely translate every word. On the contrary, we try to take into  consideration how the idea would be (60)_______ in the other language. This is hard to do  because every language has its own way of doing and saying things

Question II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for  each space. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (10pts)

The Great Wall (61)_______ for 5,000 kilometers across China from the East coast to  the Gobi Desert. This biggest of all building projects was begun 2,000 years ago during Qin  Dynasty. (62)_______built walls were all joined up to form one huge line, supposedly to 

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(63)_______any invading nomads. The project used thousands of workers, many of  (64)_______ were prisoners. (65)_______180 million cubic meters of earth were used to form  the wall’s core. 

The wall was not particularly successful as a deterrent to invaders. However, it was  very useful as a kind of ancient, elevated motorway. Men and equipment could be  (66)_______ moved along the wall, through the previously inhospitable, mountainous land. 

Also, a very useful communication system was developed between the different  sections of the wall. Smoke signals were used (67)_______messages quickly anywhere along  the wall’s length. 

Now, the Great Wall is China’s most popular (68)_______. It has suffered some decay  and destruction over the centuries. Parts have been worn away by the wind and weather. Other  sections have been destroyed by local peasants who carried off the materials to make their own homes. However, the wall is still a (n) (69)_______ sight, and a lasting monument to the  (70)______Chinese civilization that created it. 

61: A. stretches B. lengthens C. balances D. lasts 62: A. Detachedly B. Separately C. Privately D. Individually 63: A. keep on B. keep out C. keep from D. drive away 64: A. who B. which C. whom D. them 65: A. Or so B. Somewhat C. Around D. Approximate 66: A. easily B. difficultly C. easier D. quicker 67: A. to sending B. to take C. to send D. to taking 68: A. tour guide B. tourist business C. tourist centre D. tourist attraction 69: A. delighting B. scaring C. boring D. amazing 70: A. antique B. old C. aged D. ancient

Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. Write the  answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)

Tulips are Old World, rather than New World, plants, with the origins of the species lying in Central Asia. They became an integral part of the gardens of the Ottoman Empire from the sixteenth century onward, and, soon after, part of European life as well. Holland, in particular, became famous for its cultivation of the flower.

A tenuous line marked the advance of the tulip to the New World, where it was unknown in the wild. The first Dutch colonies in North America had been established in New Netherlands by the Dutch West India Company in 1624, and one individual who settled in New Amsterdam (today's Manhattan section of New York City) in 1642 described the flowers that bravely colonized the settlers' gardens. They were the same flowers seen in Dutch still-life paintings of the time: crown imperials, roses, carnations, and of course tulips. They flourished in Pennsylvania too, where in 1698 William Penn received a report of John Tateham's "Great and Stately Palace”, its garden full of tulips.

By 1760, Boston newspapers were advertising 50 different kinds of mixed tulip "roots”. But the length of the journey between Europe and North America created many difficulties. Thomas Hancock, an English settler, wrote thanking his plant supplier for a gift of some tulip bulbs from England, but his letter the following year grumbled that they were all dead.

Tulips arrived in Holland, Michigan, with a later wave of early nineteenth-century Dutch immigrants who quickly colonized the plains of Michigan. Together with many other Dutch settlements, such as the one at Pella, Iowa, they established a regular demand for European plants. The demand was bravely met by a new kind of tulip entrepreneur, the traveling salesperson. One Dutchman, Hendrick Van Der Schoot, spent six months in 1849 traveling through the United States taking orders for tulip bulbs. While tulip bulbs were traveling from Europe to the United States to satisfy the nostalgic longings of homesick English and Dutch settlers, North American plants were traveling in the opposite direction. In England, the

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enthusiasm for American plants was one reason why tulips dropped out of fashion in the gardens of the rich and famous.

Question 71: Which of the following questions does the passage mainly answer? A. How did tulips become popular in North America?

B. Why are tulips grown in many different parts of the world?

C. What is the difference between an Old World and a New World plant?

D. Where were the first Dutch colonies in North America located?

Question 72: The word "integral" in line 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. fundamental B. ornamental C. overlooked D. interesting Question 73: The passage mentions that tulips were first found in which of the following regions?

A. India B. Western Europe C. Central Asia D. North America Question 74: The word "flourished" in line 8 is closest in meaning to ______. A. were discovered B. were marketed C. combined D. thrived Question 75: The author mentions tulip growing in New Netherland, Pennsylvania and Michigan in order to illustrate how ______.

A. imported tulips were considered more valuable than locally grown tulips B. tulips grew progressively more popular in North America

C. attitudes toward tulips varied from one location to another

D. tulips were commonly passed as gifts from one family to another

Question 76: The word "grumbled" in line 13 is closest in meaning to ______. A. complained B. explained C. warned D. denied Question 77: The passage mentions that one reason English and Dutch settlers planted tulips in their gardens was that tulips ______.

A. had become readily available B. made them appear fashionable C. were easy to grow D. reminded them of home Question 78: The word "they" in line 17 refers to ______.

A. immigrants B. plants C. plains D. tulips Question 79: According to the passage, which of the following changes occurred in English gardens during the European settlement of North America?

A. They decreased in size on the estates of wealthy people.

B. They grew in size in order to provide enough plants to export to the New World. C. They contained many new types of North American plants.

D. They contained a wider variety of tulips than ever before.

Question 80: The passage mentions which of the following as a problem associated with the importation of tulips into North America?

A. They were no longer fashionable by the time they arrived.

B. They often failed to survive the journey.

C. Settlers knew little about how to cultivate them.

D. Orders often took six months or longer to fill.

SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)

Question I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts) 81. My brother-in-law is the most exasperating person I’ve ever met.

→ I’ve yet …………………………………………………………………….............................. 82. You must be at the airport by 2 o’clock, no matter what you have to do. → At all .................................................................................................................... . 83. Attendance at the exhibition has been down this year.

→ The exhibition………………………………………………………........................................ 84. The thought of what might happen next fills me with horror. 

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→ I dread .................................................................................................................. . 85. I would prefer it if you could check these figures. 

→ Would you be so kind………………………………………………………..........................?

Question II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as  possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it but using the word given. Do not change  the form of the given word. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5pts) 86. It was Peter who pointed the mistake out to me. (ATTENTION)

→_____________________________________________________________. . 87. I don’t want people to order me about any more. ( ENOUGH)

→_____________________________________________________________.  88. When I heard her speak, it affected me profoundly. (IMPACT)

→_____________________________________________________________.  89. I wanted to learn Russian before I visited Moscow. ( WITHOUT)

→_____________________________________________________________.  90. My grandfather was sixty when he learnt to swim. ( AGE)

→_____________________________________________________________. 

Question III. Paragraph writing (10 pts)

Many teachers assign homework to students everyday. Do you think that daily homework  is necessary for students? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC 2022-2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Ngày thi: 05/11/2022

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION A: LISTENING (15 pts)

PART I. Listen to the conversation carefully and fill in the missing words in the numbered  space. (5pts)

Man: Hey, Kathy. I'm (1)_______ about renting a movie for tonight's party, and I want to know  what kind of movies you like.

Woman: Okay. What kind of movies do you have in mind?

Man: Well, what about(2) ________ movies?

Woman: Ah, I don't really like action movies. Too much (3)___________. Man: Okay, do you like comedies?

Woman: Now, I do enjoy comedies.

Man: Fine. Well, what do you think of horror movies or love stories?

Woman: Uh … I'm not really crazy about horror movies, but love stories are (4)_____ fun to  watch. Oh, and I really like horror films, too.

Man: Okay. I'll go to the video store and see what I can (5)_____. Thanks.

PART II. A police inspector comes and speaks to the wife of a murder victim. Listen to the mp3 file and choose true/false for each question. Then listen again to check. Decide if each sentence is True or False.(5 pts)

6. Mrs. Wilson arrived home at about six o'clock. T/F

7. Mrs. Wilson doesn't like her sister-in-law. T/F

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8. Mrs. Wilson's husband name is Trevor. T/F

9. Mrs. Wilson didn't go into the bathroom. T/F

10. Mrs. Wilson waited a long time for the police to arrive. T/F

PART III. You will hear the conversation between the man and the woman. Listen and choose  the correct answer for each question.(5pts)

11. What does the man want to do after he graduates?

A. He wants to become a teacher. B. He hopes to go on to graduate school. C. He'd like to work at a hotel. D. He’d find a job using the language. 12. What is the woman majoring in?

A. history B. French C. computer science D. English 13. How does the woman pay for college?

A. She has a part-time job. B. She received a scholarship. C. Her parents are paying for it. D. She is paying for it.

14. Where does the man work part-time?

A. at a bakery B. in a library C. near a school D. at a restaurant 15. What thing did the man NOT say about his job?

A. His co-workers are friendly. B. He works long hours.

C. The pay is okay. D. the job is okay

1. thinking

2. action

3. violence

4. often

5. find

 

 

 

PART II.Listen and decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F).(5 pts)

6.F

7.T

8.T

9.F

10. F

 

 

 

PART III.You will hear the conversation between the man and the woman. Listen and choose  the correct answer for each question.(5pts)

11. C

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.B

 

 

 

SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 pts)

Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words  in each question. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (3pts) 

16: A. particular B. interesting C. significant D.curriculum 17: A. eradicate /ire../ B. independent C. agricultural D. optimistic 18: A. casual B. prepare C. prosperity D. historical

Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in  the same line. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (2pts)

19: A. comfortable B. syllable C. able D. capable  20: A. habitat B. protection C. essential D. priority 

SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)

Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write the  answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)

21. Jack doesn’t like to engage himself in such gossip and fallacy in sport. A. to take himself on B. to get himself along C. to engage himself in D. indulge himself of to engage oneself in = take part in

22. New York and Tokyo are two of the most _______ populated cities in the world. A. greatly B. densely C. variously D. closely 23. The young should _____themselves in social activities.

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A. determine B. serve C. involve D. promote. 24. The President has made many visits to Japan, _________began today.

A. whose recent one B. the most recent of which C. which D. the most recent one 25. I never get a wink of sleep after watching a horror film. ( chợp mắt)

 A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce

21.C

22.B

23.C

24.B

25.A

26.D

27.B

28.D

29.C

30.A

 

 

 

26. __________ to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would do such terrible things. A. Not to be speaking B. Not to have spoken

C. Because of not being spoken D. Not having spoken

27. However good Schoenberg ____ have been, I still find his modern music very difficult to  appreciate. 

A. could B. may C. should D. would 28. Our class team has won four successive football matches.

A. successful B.unsuccessful C. success D. successive( liên tiếp) 29. Strange though it may sound, I was pleased it was over.

A. Though strange it was B. Despite it may sound strange C. Strange though it may sound D. Even though being very strange 30. Their office consisted of three rooms, _____ was used as a conference room. A. the largest of which B. larger of which C. the largest of them D. largest

Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your  answer sheet .(8 pts)

31. The US postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of identification (present) (should) be presented

32. I was a bit depressed, but watching my kitten play with a ball of wool soon got me (feel)  feeling better.

33. Fortunately, the hospital's new air-conditioning system (install) had been installed when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.

34. (convince) Convinced that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anyhing. 35. It is essential that English (teach) (should) be taught in a more practical way. 36. I (make) have been making cakes. That’s why my hands are all covered with flour. 37. I shared a flat with him when we were students. He always( complain) was always  complaning about my untidiness.

38. I regret ( invite) inviting ( having invited)him to my party yesterday.

Question III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your  answer sheet. (7pts)

39. The replacement of natural resources is becoming inadequate for the support of increasing population.( PLACE) 

40. The cost of carriage must be paid by the buyer. ( CARRY) 

41. The grammar section provides coverage of all the most problematic areas (PROBLEM)  42. Never leave your luggage _ unguarded _. ( GUARD) 

43. He apologised for his violent outburst(s)of temper during the discussion. ( BURSTING)  44. All the absentees from the last lecture were not allowed to attend the interview for the coming project.( ABSENCE) 

45. In critical situations, they often lose because they play so (profession) unprofessionally 39. replacement 43. outburst(s) ( sự bùng nổ) 40. carriage 44. absentees

41. problematic 45.unprofessionally

42.unguarded

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QuestionIV. The passage below contains 5 mistakes ( from 46 to 50 ). Recognise the mistakes  and write their correct forms in your answer sheet. (5 pts)

FAMILY HISTORY

In an age which technology is developed faster than ever before, many people are being attracted to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can make this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to find out more about what their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a fairly short history, like Australia and the United States. 

It is one thing to spend some time going through a book on family history and to take the decision to investigate your own family’s past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganizing way and cause yourself many problems that could have avoided with a little forward planning. 

If your own family stories say you that you are connected with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, don’t let this idea take over your research. Just treat it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get in your way. The most important thing, though, is to get starting. Who knows what you might find?

Example: line 1: which -> when

46. Line 1: developed → developing

47. Line 2: make → do

48. Line 3: what → where

49. Line 8: disorganizing → disorganized

50. Line 9: could have avoided → could have been avoided

SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)

Question I. Read the passage carefully and choose the best option to complete each blank.(10  points)

It is true that there have been great advances in technology over the last forty years. For  instance the (51) use of mobile phones and e-mail communication are common these days.  However, machines that translate from one language to (52) another are still in their early  stages.It seems to me that a machine could never do as good a job as a human, especially when it  comes to interpreting what people are (53) saying. Of course, machines can translate statements  such as “Where is the bank?” but even simple statements are not always straightforward because  the meaning (54) depends on more than just words. For example the word “bank” has a number  of (55) different meanings in English. (56) How does a translating machine know which meaning  to take? In order to understand what people are saying, you need to take into (57) account the  relationship between the speakers and their situation. A machine cannot tell the difference  between the English expression “Look out!” meaning “Be careful!” and “Look out!” meaning  “Put your head out of the window”. You need a human (58) being to interpret the situation.  Similarly with (59) written language, it is difficult for a machine to know how to translate  accurately because we rarely translate every word. On the contrary, we try to take into  consideration how the idea would be (60) expressed in the other language. This is hard to do  because every language has its own way of doing and saying things

51. use

52. another

53. saying

54. depends

55. different

56. How

57. account

58. being

59. written

60. expressed

 

 

 

Question II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for  each space. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (10pts)

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The Great Wall (61)_______ for 5,000 kilometers across China from the East coast to  the Gobi Desert. This biggest of all building projects was begun 2,000 years ago during Qin  Dynasty. (62)_______built walls were all joined up to form one huge line, supposedly to  (63)_______any invading nomads. The project used thousands of workers, many of  (64)_______ were prisoners. (65)_______180 million cubic meters of earth were used to form  the wall’s core. 

The wall was not particularly successful as a deterrent to invaders. However, it was  very useful as a kind of ancient, elevated motorway. Men and equipment could be  (66)_______ moved along the wall, through the previously inhospitable, mountainous land. 

Also, a very useful communication system was developed between the different  sections of the wall. Smoke signals were used (67)_______messages quickly anywhere along  the wall’s length. 

Now, the Great Wall is China’s most popular (68)_______. It has suffered some decay  and destruction over the centuries. Parts have been worn away by the wind and weather. Other  sections have been destroyed by local peasants who carried off the materials to make their own homes. However, the wall is still a (n) (69)_______ sight, and a lasting monument to the  (70)______Chinese civilization that created it. 

61: A. stretches B. lengthens C. balances D. lasts 62: A. Detachedly B. Separately C. Privately D. Individually 63: A. keep on B. keep out C. keep from D. drive away 64: A. who B. which C. whom D. them 65: A. Or so B. Somewhat C. Around D. Approximate 66: A. easily B. difficultly C. easier D. quicker 67: A. to sending B. to take C. to send D. to taking 68: A. tour guide B. tourist business C. tourist centre D. tourist attraction 69: A. delighting B. scaring C. boring D. amazing 70: A. antique B. old C. aged D. ancient

61. A

62. B

63. B

64. C

65. C

66. A

67. C

68. D

69. D

70. D

 

 

 

Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. Write the  answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)

Tulips are Old World, rather than New World, plants, with the origins of the species lying in Central Asia. They became an integral part of the gardens of the Ottoman Empire from the sixteenth century onward, and, soon after, part of European life as well. Holland, in particular, became famous for its cultivation of the flower.

A tenuous line marked the advance of the tulip to the New World, where it was unknown in the wild. The first Dutch colonies in North America had been established in New Netherlands by the Dutch West India Company in 1624, and one individual who settled in New Amsterdam (today's Manhattan section of New York City) in 1642 described the flowers that bravely colonized the settlers' gardens. They were the same flowers seen in Dutch still-life paintings of the time: crown imperials, roses, carnations, and of course tulips. They flourished in Pennsylvania too, where in 1698 William Penn received a report of John Tateham's "Great and Stately Palace”, its garden full of tulips.

By 1760, Boston newspapers were advertising 50 different kinds of mixed tulip "roots”. But the length of the journey between Europe and North America created many difficulties. Thomas Hancock, an English settler, wrote thanking his plant supplier for a gift of some tulip bulbs from England, but his letter the following year grumbled that they were all dead.

Tulips arrived in Holland, Michigan, with a later wave of early nineteenth-century Dutch immigrants who quickly colonized the plains of Michigan. Together with many other Dutch settlements, such as the one at Pella, Iowa, they established a regular demand for European

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plants. The demand was bravely met by a new kind of tulip entrepreneur, the traveling salesperson. One Dutchman, Hendrick Van Der Schoot, spent six months in 1849 traveling through the United States taking orders for tulip bulbs. While tulip bulbs were traveling from Europe to the United States to satisfy the nostalgic longings of homesick English and Dutch settlers, North American plants were traveling in the opposite direction. In England, the enthusiasm for American plants was one reason why tulips dropped out of fashion in the gardens of the rich and famous.

Question 71: Which of the following questions does the passage mainly answer? A. How did tulips become popular in North America?

B. Why are tulips grown in many different parts of the world?

C. What is the difference between an Old World and a New World plant?

D. Where were the first Dutch colonies in North America located?

Question 72: The word "integral" in line 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. fundamental B. ornamental C. overlooked D. interesting Question 73: The passage mentions that tulips were first found in which of the following regions?

A. India B. Western Europe C. Central Asia D. North America Question 74: The word "flourished" in line 8 is closest in meaning to ______. A. were discovered B. were marketed C. combined D. thrived Question 75: The author mentions tulip growing in New Netherland, Pennsylvania and Michigan in order to illustrate how ______.

A. imported tulips were considered more valuable than locally grown tulips B. tulips grew progressively more popular in North America

C. attitudes toward tulips varied from one location to another

D. tulips were commonly passed as gifts from one family to another

71. A

72. A

73. C

74. D

75. B

76. A

77. D

78. A

79. C

80. B

 

 

 

Question 76: The word "grumbled" in line 13 is closest in meaning to ______. A. complained B. explained C. warned D. denied Question 77: The passage mentions that one reason English and Dutch settlers planted tulips in their gardens was that tulips ______.

A. had become readily available B. made them appear fashionable C. were easy to grow D. reminded them of home

Question 78: The word "they" in line 17 refers to ______.

A. immigrants B. plants C. plains D. tulips Question 79: According to the passage, which of the following changes occurred in English gardens during the European settlement of North America?

A. They decreased in size on the estates of wealthy people.

B. They grew in size in order to provide enough plants to export to the New World. C. They contained many new types of North American plants.

D. They contained a wider variety of tulips than ever before.

Question 80: The passage mentions which of the following as a problem associated with the importation of tulips into North America?

A. They were no longer fashionable by the time they arrived.

B. They often failed to survive the journey.

C. Settlers knew little about how to cultivate them.

D. Orders often took six months or longer to fill.

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SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)

Question I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts) 81. My brother-in-law is the most exasperating person I’ve ever met.

→ I’ve yet to meet a more exasperating person than my brother-in-law

→ I’ve yet to meet such aexasperating person as my brother-in-law

82. You must be at the airport by 2 o’clock, no matter what you have to do. → At all cost you must be at the airport by 2 o’clock

83. Attendance at the exhibition has been down this year.

→ The exhibition has been poorly attended this year. 

84. The thought of what might happen next fills me with horror. 

→ I dread to think what might happen next..

85. I would prefer it if you could check these figures. 

→ Would you be so kind as to check these figures?

Question II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as  possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it but using the word given. Do not change  the form of the given word. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5pts) 86. It was Peter who pointed the mistake out to me. (ATTENTION)

→ It was Peter who drew my attention to the mistake.

87. I don’t want people to order me about any more. ( ENOUGH)

→ I have had enough of people ordering me about.

88. When I heard her speak, it affected me profoundly. (IMPACT)

→ When I heard her speak, it made a profound impact on me.

Make a profound impact on sb: ảnh hưởng sâu sắc đến ai

89. I wanted to learn Russian before I visited Moscow. ( WITHOUT)

→I did not want to visit Moscow without learning/having learned Russian.  90. My grandfather was sixty when he learnt to swim. ( AGE)

→ My grandfather learnt to swim at the age of sixty.

Question III. Paragraph writing (10 pts)

Many teachers assign homework to students everyday. Do you think that daily homework  is necessary for students? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC 2022-2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Ngày thi: 05/11/2022

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION A: LISTENING (15 pts)

PART I. Listen to the conversation carefully and fill in the missing words in the numbered  space. (5pts)

Man: Hey, Kathy. I'm (1)_______ about renting a movie for tonight's party, and I want to know  what kind of movies you like.

Woman: Okay. What kind of movies do you have in mind?

Man: Well, what about(2) ________ movies?

Woman: Ah, I don't really like action movies. Too much (3)___________. Man: Okay, do you like comedies?

Woman: Now, I do enjoy comedies.

Man: Fine. Well, what do you think of horror movies or love stories?

Woman: Uh … I'm not really crazy about horror movies, but love stories are (4)_____ fun to  watch. Oh, and I really like horror films, too.

Man: Okay. I'll go to the video store and see what I can (5)_____. Thanks.

PART II. A police inspector comes and speaks to the wife of a murder victim. Listen to the mp3 file and choose true/false for each question. Then listen again to check. Decide if each sentence is True or False.(5 pts)

6. Mrs. Wilson arrived home at about six o'clock. T/F

7. Mrs. Wilson doesn't like her sister-in-law. T/F

8. Mrs. Wilson's husband name is Trevor. T/F

9. Mrs. Wilson didn't go into the bathroom. T/F

10. Mrs. Wilson waited a long time for the police to arrive. T/F

PART III. You will hear the conversation between the man and the woman. Listen and choose  the correct answer for each question.(5pts)

11. What does the man want to do after he graduates?

A. He wants to become a teacher. B. He hopes to go on to graduate school. C. He'd like to work at a hotel. D. He’d find a job using the language. 12. What is the woman majoring in?

A. history B. French C. computer science D. English 13. How does the woman pay for college?

A. She has a part-time job. B. She received a scholarship. C. Her parents are paying for it. D. She is paying for it.

14. Where does the man work part-time?

A. at a bakery B. in a library C. near a school D. at a restaurant 15. What thing did the man NOT say about his job?

A. His co-workers are friendly. B. He works long hours.

C. The pay is okay. D. the job is okay

1. thinking

2. action

3. violence

4. often

5. find

 

 

 

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PART II.Listen and decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F).(5 pts)

6.F

7.T

8.T

9.F

10. F

 

 

 

PART III.You will hear the conversation between the man and the woman. Listen and choose  the correct answer for each question.(5pts)

11. C

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.B

 

 

 

SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 pts)

Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words  in each question. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (3pts) 

16: A. particular B. interesting C. significant D.curriculum 17: A. eradicate /ire../ B. independent C. agricultural D. optimistic 18: A. casual B. prepare C. prosperity D. historical

Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in  the same line. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (2pts)

19: A. comfortable B. syllable C. able D. capable  20: A. habitat B. protection C. essential D. priority 

SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)

Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write the  answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)

21. Jack doesn’t like to engage himself in such gossip and fallacy in sport. A. to take himself on B. to get himself along C. to engage himself in D. indulge himself of to engage oneself in = take part in

22. New York and Tokyo are two of the most _______ populated cities in the world. A. greatly B. densely C. variously D. closely 23. The young should _____themselves in social activities.

A. determine B. serve C. involve D. promote. 24. The President has made many visits to Japan, _________began today.

A. whose recent one B. the most recent of which C. which D. the most recent one 25. I never get a wink of sleep after watching a horror film. ( chợp mắt)

 A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce

21.C

22.B

23.C

24.B

25.A

26.D

27.B

28.D

29.C

30.A

 

 

 

26. __________ to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would do such terrible things. A. Not to be speaking B. Not to have spoken

C. Because of not being spoken D. Not having spoken

27. However good Schoenberg ____ have been, I still find his modern music very difficult to  appreciate. 

A. could B. may C. should D. would 28. Our class team has won four successive football matches.

A. successful B.unsuccessful C. success D. successive( liên tiếp) 29. Strange though it may sound, I was pleased it was over.

A. Though strange it was B. Despite it may sound strange C. Strange though it may sound D. Even though being very strange 30. Their office consisted of three rooms, _____ was used as a conference room. A. the largest of which B. larger of which 14

C. the largest of them D. largest

Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your  answer sheet .(8 pts)

31. The US postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of identification (present) (should) be presented

32. I was a bit depressed, but watching my kitten play with a ball of wool soon got me (feel)  feeling better.

33. Fortunately, the hospital's new air-conditioning system (install) had been installed when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.

34. (convince) Convinced that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anyhing. 35. It is essential that English (teach) (should) be taught in a more practical way. 36. I (make) have been making cakes. That’s why my hands are all covered with flour. 37. I shared a flat with him when we were students. He always( complain) was always  complaning about my untidiness.

38. I regret ( invite) inviting ( having invited)him to my party yesterday.

Question III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your  answer sheet. (7pts)

39. The replacement of natural resources is becoming inadequate for the support of increasing population.( PLACE) 

40. The cost of carriage must be paid by the buyer. ( CARRY) 

41. The grammar section provides coverage of all the most problematic areas (PROBLEM)  42. Never leave your luggage _ unguarded _. ( GUARD) 

43. He apologised for his violent outburst(s)of temper during the discussion. ( BURSTING)  44. All the absentees from the last lecture were not allowed to attend the interview for the coming project.( ABSENCE) 

45. In critical situations, they often lose because they play so (profession) unprofessionally 39. replacement 43. outburst(s) ( sự bùng nổ) 40. carriage 44. absentees

41. problematic 45.unprofessionally

42.unguarded

QuestionIV. The passage below contains 5 mistakes ( from 46 to 50 ). Recognise the mistakes  and write their correct forms in your answer sheet. (5 pts)

FAMILY HISTORY

In an age which technology is developed faster than ever before, many people are being attracted to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can make this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to find out more about what their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a fairly short history, like Australia and the United States. 

It is one thing to spend some time going through a book on family history and to take the decision to investigate your own family’s past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganizing way and cause yourself many problems that could have avoided with a little forward planning. 

If your own family stories say you that you are connected with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, don’t let this idea take over your research. Just treat it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get in your way. The most important thing, though, is to get starting. Who knows what you might find?

Example: line 1: which -> when

46. Line 1: developed → developing

47. Line 2: make → do

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48. Line 3: what → where

49. Line 8: disorganizing → disorganized

50. Line 9: could have avoided → could have been avoided

SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)

Question I. Read the passage carefully and choose the best option to complete each blank.(10  points)

It is true that there have been great advances in technology over the last forty years. For  instance the (51) use of mobile phones and e-mail communication are common these days.  However, machines that translate from one language to (52) another are still in their early  stages.It seems to me that a machine could never do as good a job as a human, especially when it  comes to interpreting what people are (53) saying. Of course, machines can translate statements  such as “Where is the bank?” but even simple statements are not always straightforward because  the meaning (54) depends on more than just words. For example the word “bank” has a number  of (55) different meanings in English. (56) How does a translating machine know which meaning  to take? In order to understand what people are saying, you need to take into (57) account the  relationship between the speakers and their situation. A machine cannot tell the difference  between the English expression “Look out!” meaning “Be careful!” and “Look out!” meaning  “Put your head out of the window”. You need a human (58) being to interpret the situation.  Similarly with (59) written language, it is difficult for a machine to know how to translate  accurately because we rarely translate every word. On the contrary, we try to take into  consideration how the idea would be (60) expressed in the other language. This is hard to do  because every language has its own way of doing and saying things

51. use

52. another

53. saying

54. depends

55. different

56. How

57. account

58. being

59. written

60. expressed

 

 

 

Question II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for  each space. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (10pts)

The Great Wall (61)_______ for 5,000 kilometers across China from the East coast to  the Gobi Desert. This biggest of all building projects was begun 2,000 years ago during Qin  Dynasty. (62)_______built walls were all joined up to form one huge line, supposedly to  (63)_______any invading nomads. The project used thousands of workers, many of  (64)_______ were prisoners. (65)_______180 million cubic meters of earth were used to form  the wall’s core. 

The wall was not particularly successful as a deterrent to invaders. However, it was  very useful as a kind of ancient, elevated motorway. Men and equipment could be  (66)_______ moved along the wall, through the previously inhospitable, mountainous land. 

Also, a very useful communication system was developed between the different  sections of the wall. Smoke signals were used (67)_______messages quickly anywhere along  the wall’s length. 

Now, the Great Wall is China’s most popular (68)_______. It has suffered some decay  and destruction over the centuries. Parts have been worn away by the wind and weather. Other  sections have been destroyed by local peasants who carried off the materials to make their own homes. However, the wall is still a (n) (69)_______ sight, and a lasting monument to the  (70)______Chinese civilization that created it. 

61: A. stretches B. lengthens C. balances D. lasts 62: A. Detachedly B. Separately C. Privately D. Individually 63: A. keep on B. keep out C. keep from D. drive away 64: A. who B. which C. whom D. them 16

65: A. Or so B. Somewhat C. Around D. Approximate 66: A. easily B. difficultly C. easier D. quicker 67: A. to sending B. to take C. to send D. to taking 68: A. tour guide B. tourist business C. tourist centre D. tourist attraction 69: A. delighting B. scaring C. boring D. amazing 70: A. antique B. old C. aged D. ancient

Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. Write the  answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)

Tulips are Old World, rather than New World, plants, with the origins of the species lying in Central Asia. They became an integral part of the gardens of the Ottoman Empire from the sixteenth century onward, and, soon after, part of European life as well. Holland, in particular, became famous for its cultivation of the flower.

A tenuous line marked the advance of the tulip to the New World, where it was unknown in the wild. The first Dutch colonies in North America had been established in New Netherlands by the Dutch West India Company in 1624, and one individual who settled in New Amsterdam (today's Manhattan section of New York City) in 1642 described the flowers that bravely colonized the settlers' gardens. They were the same flowers seen in Dutch still-life paintings of the time: crown imperials, roses, carnations, and of course tulips. They flourished in Pennsylvania too, where in 1698 William Penn received a report of John Tateham's "Great and Stately Palace”, its garden full of tulips.

By 1760, Boston newspapers were advertising 50 different kinds of mixed tulip "roots”. But the length of the journey between Europe and North America created many difficulties. Thomas Hancock, an English settler, wrote thanking his plant supplier for a gift of some tulip bulbs from England, but his letter the following year grumbled that they were all dead.

Tulips arrived in Holland, Michigan, with a later wave of early nineteenth-century Dutch immigrants who quickly colonized the plains of Michigan. Together with many other Dutch settlements, such as the one at Pella, Iowa, they established a regular demand for European plants. The demand was bravely met by a new kind of tulip entrepreneur, the traveling salesperson. One Dutchman, Hendrick Van Der Schoot, spent six months in 1849 traveling through the United States taking orders for tulip bulbs. While tulip bulbs were traveling from Europe to the United States to satisfy the nostalgic longings of homesick English and Dutch settlers, North American plants were traveling in the opposite direction. In England, the enthusiasm for American plants was one reason why tulips dropped out of fashion in the gardens of the rich and famous.

Question 71: Which of the following questions does the passage mainly answer? A. How did tulips become popular in North America?

B. Why are tulips grown in many different parts of the world?

C. What is the difference between an Old World and a New World plant?

D. Where were the first Dutch colonies in North America located?

Question 72: The word "integral" in line 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. fundamental B. ornamental C. overlooked D. interesting Question 73: The passage mentions that tulips were first found in which of the following regions?

A. India B. Western Europe C. Central Asia D. North America Question 74: The word "flourished" in line 8 is closest in meaning to ______. A. were discovered B. were marketed C. combined D. thrived Question 75: The author mentions tulip growing in New Netherland, Pennsylvania and Michigan in order to illustrate how ______.

A. imported tulips were considered more valuable than locally grown tulips 17

B. tulips grew progressively more popular in North America

C. attitudes toward tulips varied from one location to another

D. tulips were commonly passed as gifts from one family to another

Question 76: The word "grumbled" in line 13 is closest in meaning to ______. A. complained B. explained C. warned D. denied Question 77: The passage mentions that one reason English and Dutch settlers planted tulips in their gardens was that tulips ______.

A. had become readily available B. made them appear fashionable C. were easy to grow D. reminded them of home

Question 78: The word "they" in line 17 refers to ______.

A. immigrants B. plants C. plains D. tulips Question 79: According to the passage, which of the following changes occurred in English gardens during the European settlement of North America?

A. They decreased in size on the estates of wealthy people.

B. They grew in size in order to provide enough plants to export to the New World. C. They contained many new types of North American plants.

D. They contained a wider variety of tulips than ever before.

Question 80: The passage mentions which of the following as a problem associated with the importation of tulips into North America?

A. They were no longer fashionable by the time they arrived.

B. They often failed to survive the journey.

C. Settlers knew little about how to cultivate them.

D. Orders often took six months or longer to fill.

SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)

Question I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts) 81. My brother-in-law is the most exasperating person I’ve ever met.

→ I’ve yet …………………………………………………………………….............................. 82. You must be at the airport by 2 o’clock, no matter what you have to do. → At all .................................................................................................................... . 83. Attendance at the exhibition has been down this year.

→ The exhibition………………………………………………………........................................ 84. The thought of what might happen next fills me with horror. 

→ I dread .................................................................................................................. . 85. I would prefer it if you could check these figures. 

→ Would you be so kind………………………………………………………..........................?

Question II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as  possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it but using the word given. Do not change  the form of the given word. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5pts) 86. It was Peter who pointed the mistake out to me. (ATTENTION)

→_____________________________________________________________. . 87. I don’t want people to order me about any more. ( ENOUGH)

→_____________________________________________________________.  88. When I heard her speak, it affected me profoundly. (IMPACT)

→_____________________________________________________________.  18

89. I wanted to learn Russian before I visited Moscow. ( WITHOUT)

→_____________________________________________________________.  90. My grandfather was sixty when he learnt to swim. ( AGE)

→_____________________________________________________________. 

Question III. Paragraph writing (10 pts)

Many teachers assign homework to students everyday. Do you think that daily homework  is necessary for students? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

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