Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2017-2018

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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC 
 ĐỂ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN 
NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9 
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề 
Thầy, cô và các bạn quan tâm đến đề thi này thì liên hệ 0982306654 (Anh Yên) để 
được nhận file âm thanh và đáp án. Ngoài ra còn có cơ hội sở hữu các đề thi luyện 
nghe cho HSG cấp THCS và THPT rất hữu ích. 
I. LISTENING (20pts) 
Part I. People are talking about how they change the way they dress. What clothes are they 
wearing now? Listen and circle the correct answer. (5pts) 
1. A. a baseball hat B. a suit and tie C. old jeans and a T-shirt 
2. A. a long dress B. designer jeans C. a long skirt 
3. A. a red, white and blue dress B. an American flag C. a red tie, a white shirt and a blue suit 
4. A. a yellow dress B. a black dress C. jeans 
5. A. brown paints B. a blue sweater C. a brown sweater 
Part II. A woman is talking about a tour she took. Are these statements true or false? (5pts) 
True False 
1. She took an evening tour of the city. _____ _____ 
2. She visited a small art museum. _____ _____ 
3. The tour was not very expensive. _____ _____ 
4. She didn’t want to try the local food. _____ _____ 
5. The tour guide was helpful. _____ _____ 
Part III. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words or numbers. (5pts) 
A: Excuse (0) me. I need a new (1) _______________. What’s the price range for your laptops? 
B: Well, our lowest-priced laptop is only 329.99. Our highest-priced model costs (2) ___________. 
A: That’s (3) _________________! Can you tell me about the low-priced one? 
B: Well, it’s fine for basic use, if you don’t play games much. 
A: Well, I am a big gamer, but I don’t want to spend over a (4) _______________ dollars, though. 
B: This model has a lot of power, and it only costs (5) _________________ dollars, it’s very 
popular. 
A: Hmm, let me take a look. 
Part IV. People are talking about their vacation. Listen and number the pictures. (5 pts) 
1 1 
 A
B C 
D E F 
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II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10 pts) 
1. The cost of living in the city has __________ over ten percent in the past years. 
 A. raised B. come C. risen D. gone 
2. He’s been very sick. His doctor insisted that he __________ in bed this week. 
 A. will stay B. would stay C. stay D. stays 
3. Hurry! We’ve got to leave the house immediately. __________, we’d miss the meeting. 
 A. Unless B. Otherwise C. incase D. all are correct 
4. You won’t have that ball back until you promise __________ at my cat again. 
 A. don’t kick B. is not kicking C. haven’t kicked D. not to kick 
5. It is wrong to look __________ poorer people. 
 A. down B. down on C. on D. upon 
6. __________ he did that, no one knows. 
 A. Why B. How come C. Reason D. What for 
7. Hardly __________ can find the answer to complex the problem. 
 A. no one B. someone C. anyone D. everyone 
8. I must drink something. I’m __________ of thirst. 
 A. wanting B. wishing C. getting D. dying 
9. I __________ clearly what I’ll have to do in my next project at work. 
 A. won’t tell B. haven’t told C. won’t be told D. haven’t been told 
10. Hoa: “I’m taking my first exam next week.” Minh: “__________” 
 A. Cheers B. Well done C. Good luck D. Congratulations 
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (5 pts) 
1. The child had to be taken (1) __________ and the mother was beside herself (2) __________ 
anxiety. 
2. May I have a word (3) _________ you (4) _________? 
3. The train is due (5) _________ five, that leaves us twenty minutes for a quick meal. 
4. Good health depends (6) _________ good food. Regular hours and fresh air. 
5. There is no better way (7) __________ learning than (8) __________ experience. 
6. He is sure to stand up (9) __________ his friends (10) __________ any circumstances. 
IV. Rearrange these following sentences to make a complete conversation. (5 pts) 
A. That’s right. Eric and I need to visit quite a few places. Do you think you could find out about 
the flights? 
B. No, of course not. If it is, would you like me to ask about flight to Bilbao? 
C. Hi, Claire. I know you are very busy, but could you possibly do something for me? 
D. Would you mind phoning Executive Travel Services to get some information? 
E. So, London to Bilbao on Sunday the second. Good. Thank you. 
F. Right, we want to go to San Sebastian first. Er I think the nearest airport is Bilbao, but do you 
remind checking that with them? 
G. yes, of course. 
H. Not at all. It is for your research trip to Spain? 
I. Yes, that’s no problem. Could you give me the details? 
K. Yes, if you could, for Sunday the second. 
Your answers: 
1. _____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____ 
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V. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 pts) 
1. What you (1. do) ___________ for the past hour? 
2. If you smoked less, you (2. have) ___________ much more money but I don’t think you ever will. 
3. Hardly he (3. take) ___________ up the book when the phone (4. ring) ___________. 
4. The porter told me he (5. wake) ___________ me up when the train arrived in London. 
5. We hope we (6. tell) ___________ the result soon. 
6. I’m used to (7. walk) ___________ in the morning. 
7. After shouting for help, she (8. take) ___________ off her shoes and jumped in (9. save) 
___________ him. 
8. We can’t go out until the train (10. stop) ___________. 
Your answers: 
1.__________________________ 6. __________________________ 
2.__________________________ 7. __________________________ 
3.__________________________ 8. __________________________ 
4.__________________________ 9. __________________________ 
5.__________________________ 10. _________________________ 
VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (5 pts) 
1. You can always rely on Lan. She is very ____________________. (DEPEND) 
2. Do you have a ____________________ costume in your country? (NATION) 
3. In Malaysia, English is a ____________________ second language. (COMPEL) 
4. Because of ___________________, he broke the vase. (CARE) 
5. Tuan can speak English ____________________ than his sister. (WELL) 
6. It’s 6.30 pm. We ____________________ gathered all the things 
 and ran to the bus stop. (HURRY) 
7. Making new clothes always _______________ my sister. (INTERESTING) 
8. There’s no ____________________ between the two. (COMPARE) 
9. Wearing casual clothes gives students freedom of ___________________. (CHOOSE) 
10. There has been a ____________________ of 10% in the amount of money 
 available for buying new books. (REDUCE) 
VII. Each of the following sentences contains ONE error. Choose and correct it. (5pts) 
1. I wish you will stop fighting and try to work things out. 
 A B C D 
2. When I came home, nobody was watching the television, so I turned off it 
 A B C D 
3. It is my hobby go camping with friends in the mountains at weekends. 
 A B C D 
4. Have you got any homeworks to do tonight, Tom? 
 A B C D 
5. He looked for the keys so as he could open the gate and the door to get into the house. 
 A B C D 
Your answers: 
1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 
3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________ 
5. ______________________________ 
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VIII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage (5 pts) 
 One day Minh and Ba decided to climb to explore some caves near the sea. The set (1) -
______________ early in the morning with a length of rope and (2) ______________ food for 
twenty-four hours. Reading the cliff the fastened the rope to a big trunk and Ba began to lower (3) 
______________ over the edge. Half-way down, he noticed the first of the caves and stopped on a 
ledge in front of it. When Tom joined him, they (4) ______________ the cave together. In side it 
was very (5) ______________ and they waited a moment for their eyes to become adjusted. 
Looking ahead they gradually made out dim shapes at the back of the caves. Feeling excited and a 
little frightened they (6) ______________ moved forward. Approaching the first shape Minh 
stretched out his hand and touched it. 
 It was curiously soft, warm, but with something hard inside (7) ______________ he 
realized what it as and, with a Cry terror, jumped back “Quick”, he shouted, “Let’s get out of here 
(8) ______________ it’s too late”. They turned and ran as fast as they (9) _______________ to the 
rope hanging outside. Grabbing it, Minh began to climb but almost immediately the rope broke and 
he fell back on to the ledge beside Ba. 
 They started at each other in horror. They were trapped. At that moment they heard the 
sound of the creature (10) _______________ beginning to move slowly towards them. 
1. A. off B. up C. of D. from 
2. A. many B. much C. enough D. regard 
3. A. him B. himself C. themselves D. them 
4. A. walked B. looked C. entered D. came 
5. A. dry B. wet C. bright D. dark 
6. A. slowly B. slow C. quickly D. quick 
7. A. because B. so C. although D. however 
8. A. after B. before C. until D. when 
9. A. would B. should C. were D. could 
10. A. outside B. for C. inside D. from 
IX. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (10 pts) 
When I was a boy, children always objected (1) ________________ wearing school 
uniform but teachers were keen on it because they said all of us looked (2) ________________. 
Otherwise, they said, children would compete with each other and the poor children would be (3) 
________________, because people would see straight away how poor they were. In recent years, 
however, many schools have (4) ________________ up the idea of making children (5) 
________________ uniform but, funnily enough, now that children can wear what they like, they 
have adopted (6) ________________of their own. 
When some journalists visited a London school they found that all the boys and girls were 
dressed in jeans (7) ________________ no one wants to look different from the other children in 
the class. Parents may not be as happy (8) ________________ this as children, but they ought to 
be, because this new (9) ________________of uniform is one that the children like, not something 
(10) ________________have been forced to wear. 
X. Read the following passage then choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (5 pts) 
 When people meet you for the first time, they search for all sorts of clues to make 
judgments about you, but the most important of these are given by your clothes. So if you want to 
appear more exciting and to create a good impression, it helps to know a little about the secrets of 
style. 
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 You may that changing your image means changing all the clothes you have and spending a 
great deal on a complete new ward - robe - but the good news is that it doesn’t. There is no need to 
go out and buy designer clothes. If you want to look your best – all you have to do is make better 
use of what you already have by following some sensible rules. 
 Avoid wearing clothes with two different designs – for example, striped trousers and a 
check shirt. Remember to that if you are wearing jeans and a sweatshirt or jumper, the kind of 
pattern you choose can affect the way you look. If you are fairly small, go for a plain top or one 
with small patterns on the other hand, if you want to look slimmer, clothes with big designs are 
more flattering. 
 Choose clothes in a color that suits your hair and skin type. As a general rule, people with 
blonde hair and fair skin look best in pale color such as light blue, pale green or pink. If you have 
light brown hair, light eyes and a fair skin, you should choose medium shades such as mid-grey, 
blue, green or raspberry red. 
 People with dark hair and olive or dark skin can wear the brightest colors such as orange, 
yellow, turquoise or lime green. 
1. According to the passage, people _________________. 
 A. thought that shoes are not important. 
 B. with dark hair and dark skin usually don’t like bright colors. 
 C. usually try to form an opinion about you when they meet you for the first time. 
 D. usually don’t want to wear their most valuable jewelry because they worried about thieves 
2. According to the author, changing your image ________________. 
 A. means changing all the clothes you have B. need a lot of money to buy clothes. 
 C. means buying designer clothes. D. can be done by making better use of 
what you already have. 
3. The author advises __________________. 
 A. you against wearing clothes with two different designs 
 B. People who are fairly small to wear clothes with big designs 
 C. you against wearing jeans and a sweatshirt or jumper 
 D. you buy clothes with small patterns 
4. The word “go for” could be best placed by which of the following? 
 A. go to buy B. apply C. choose D. wear 
5. What does the word “flattering” mean? 
 A. making somebody look more attractive B. saying nice things about somebody 
 C. beautiful D. suitable 
XI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with 
the given words. (5 pts) 
1. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately. 
=> Only by ____________________________________________________________________ 
2. My advice is that Lan should apply for that job. 
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=> If I ________________________________________________________________________ 
3. The furniture was too old to keep. 
=> It was ______________________________________________________________________ 
4. The strong wind blew off the roof of the house. 
=> The house had ______________________________________________________________ 
5. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?” said John. 
=> John suggested ________________________________________________________________ 
XII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in 
meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and the other words as necessary. DO 
NOT CHANGE THE FORM OF THE GIVEN WORD. (5pts) 
1. You can borrow my bike if you are in hurry. (mind) 
=> I ________________________________________________ you my bike if you are in hurry. 
2. Linh moved here in 1987. (living) 
-> Linh __________________________________________________________________ 1987. 
3. When I left she said that she hoped I had a pleasant journey. (wished) 
-> She ______________________________________________________________ when I left. 
4. He seemed to be worried about something. (impression) 
-> I ___________________________________________________________ was worrying him. 
5. I usually walk to work but today I drove. (instead) 
-> I drove to work today___________________________________________________ foot. 
XIII. Should we do to protect the environment? Write a paragraph (100-120 words) to show 
your ideas. (10 pts) 
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