ĐẾ SỐ 13 HSG ANH 9 (HUYỆN)

SECTION 1: LISTENING
I. (1.0 point) You will hear a school teacher talking to a group of students about a
national poetry competition. For each question, fill in the missing information in the
numbered space.

POETRY COMPETITION FOR SCHOOL

The competition for 11-14s is called the (1)_____________________ Prize.
The topic for this year is (2) )_____________________.
This year the prize money available is (3)_____________________ euros.
If successful, school will spend the money on the (4 )_____________________.
For further help, see the (5)_____________________.

II. (1.0 point) You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio
about her job. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space, drag and drop it, or type
the answer in the answer box.
1. Where has Angela just returned from?
A. Britain B. the USA C. Asia
2. One thing Angela dislikes about her job is that she………………
A. loves being in dangerous situations
B. never knows where she'll go next
C. enjoys watching important events happen
3. What did Angela bring home from Hong Kong?
A. pictures B. carpets C. furniture
4. Where did Angela meet her boyfriend?
A. at her sister's house B. at university C. in Thailand
5. What does Angela do to relax?
A. She cooks a meal B. She goes sailing C. She goes shopping

SECTION 2: PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by
circling A, B, C or D. (0.6 point)
1. A. bought B. daughter C. laughter D. sight
2. A. pressure B. assure C. sugar D. cassette
3. A. measure B. decision C. position D. pleasure
4. A. dose B. chose C. close D. lose
5. A. stone B. dove C. done D. none
6. A. mornachy B. stomach C. Cheop D. catch
IV. Choose the word that has different stress pattern by circling A, B, C, or D (0.4 point).
1. A. admire B. honour C. adjective D. different
2. A. describe B. struggle C. prefer D. assistant
3. A. independence B. politician C. immorality D. different
4. A. uncomfortable B. nationality C. capability D. documentary

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 SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
V. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Circle the letter you choose (7.0 points).
1. You're very fat. You should go on a(n) _______.
A. jogging B. exercise C. diet D. swimming
2. This machine should be _______ regularly.
A. taken B. regulated C. carried D. transported
3. Information technology has made great _________ recently.
A. access B. going forward C. calculation D. advance
4. She is ______ to leave as soon as possible.
A. cautious B. anxious C. worried D. nervous
5. He _______ a new action plan for the project.
A. devised B. advertised C. sold D. processed
6. We'll have some tickets ________ for you.
A. used B. made C. produced D. available
7. Who can take ________ this difficult task?
A. away B. over C. off D. turn
8. We are trying to work ________ a solution for this problem.
A. in B. on C. out D. at
9. They are working very hard to _______ the work in time.
A. make B. accomplish C. establish D. do
10.- Do you want to wait? - Two weeks ________ too long for me to wait.
A. is B. are C. were D. was
11. The English _________ strong traditions.
A. have much B. has many C. has much D. have many
12. The police are keeping _______ of the escaped prisoner.
A. signal B. view C. track D. sight
13. Today's weather will be a _________ of yesterday.
A. continue B. continuous C. continuation D. continuity
14. The ________ and preservation of natural resources will prevent a lot of wastes.
A. recycling B. keeping C. growing D. safeguarding
15. The passport she carried was _______.
A. artificial B. imitation C. untrue D. false
16. You haven't eaten anything since yesterday. You ________ be really hungry.
A. might B. will C. can D. must
17. Exhaust ________ pollutes the air
A. smell B. fume C. clouds D. perfume
18. Peter painted the room black. It looks dark and dreary. He __.._ chosen a different colour.
A. had to B. should have C. must have D. could have been
19. I still can't believe it. My bicycle _________ last night.
A. was stolen B. stolen C. was stealing D. stole
20. A fortune-teller predicted _________ inherit a lot of money before the end of the year.
A. what I B. that I C. what I will D. that I would
21. That book is by a famous anthropologist. It's about the people in Samoa___ for two years.
A. that she lived B. that she lived among them
C. among whom she lived D. where she lived among them
22. The traffic in town was very ______ and I arrived home earlier than expected.
A. light B. weak C. little D. few
23. Our university __________ 50 years ago.
A. was found B. was founded C. founded D. found

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 24. My car is almost ten years old, but it cost me a _______ at the time I bought it.
A. luck B. fortune C. treasure D. deposit
25. They had a helper ________ their house yesterday.
A. to clean B. cleaned C. cleaning D. clean
26. Are there enough apple for us to have one _______ ?
A. every B. each C. self D. individual
27. The person who writes symphonies or concertos is a ______ .
A. composer B. conductor C. pianist D. playwright
28. Are you a student? If so, which university do you ______ ?
A. attend B. frequent C. assist D. go on
29. She loves London, ______ in the spring.
A. mostly B. specially C. most D. especially
30. We have decided to ______ the money for the local secondary school.
A. beg B. collect C. raise D. rise
31. I _______ ever go to the theatre.
A. rarely B. not C. sometimes D. hardly
32. When the bomb exploded, Tony flew ______ his chair and landed on the floor.
A. away B. off C. out D. up
33. My mother smiled ______ at the joke.
A. quietly B. loudly C. strongly D. widely
34. The winner of the competition was ______ with a cheque for 500 dollars.
A. awarded B. given C. offered D. presented
35. This encyclopaedia is no good, it's completely out of _______.
A. time B. hours C. age D. date
VI. Identify the error in the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0 point)
1. Rita enjoyed to be able to meet some of her old friends during her vacation.
A B C D
2. A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea.
A B C D
3. We insist on you leaving the meeting before any further outbursts.
A B C D
4. The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
A B C D
5. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics.
A B C D
SECTION 4: READING
VII. Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the blank. (2.0 points)
WHAT TEENAGERS DO WITH THEIR MONEY
Thirteen-year olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect at least not
according to the fmdings of a (1)___ _survey, Money and Change. The survey included three
hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old, from (2) ____ Britain. By the time they (3) ____ their
teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national
average of $ 5.14. Two thirds think they get (4) ________money but most expect to have to do
something to get it. Although they have more cash, worry about debt is (5) ______among
teenagers. Therefore, the (6) ______of children (7) ______an effort to save for the future.
Greater access to cash (8) ________teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more
irresponsible (9) ________a result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged
cautiuos attitudes to money, even in the case of children at the ages. Instead of wasting what

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 pocket (10) _____they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took part in the
survey seem to respond to the situation by saving more than half of their cash.
1. a. late b. recent c. latest d. fresh
2. a entire b. all over c. complete d. the whole
3. a. reach b. get c. make d. arrive
4. a. acceptable b. adequate c. satisfactory d. enough
5. a. gaining b. heightening c. increasing d. building
6. a. most b. maximum c. many d. majority
7. a. make b. do c. have d. try
8. a. among b. through c. between d. along
9. a. like b. as c. for d. in
10. a. cash b. money c. change d. savings
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
(1.0 point).
TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes
many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk of
accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people to
change their habits and leave their cars at home.
One possible approach is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by
increasing charges for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who breaks the law. In
addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the
day. This system, known as ‘road pricing’, is already being introduced in a number of cities,
using a special electronic card fixed to the windscreen of the car.
Another way of dealing with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the outskirts of
the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. Drivers and their
passengers then use a special bus service for the final stage of their journey.
Of course, the most important thing is to provide good public transport. However, to get
people to give up the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable,
convenient and comfortable, with fares kept at an acceptable level.
1. Which of the following is not mentioned as a problem of the increasing traffic in cities?
A. serious air pollution. B. traffic jams.
C. difficulty changing people’s habits. D. greater risk of accidents.
2. According to the passage, the problem can be solved by________
A. making it more expensive to use cars.
B. providing cheap parking in the city.
C. providing good, reliable and expensive public transport.
D. All of the above
3. According to the passage, driving can be made more expensive by________
A. increasing parking fees.
B. applying fines for any car users.
C. requiring pay for using roads in the city.
D. using a special elictronic card.
4. According to the passage, “road pricing” ________
A. is already applied in some cities.
B. is a system aiming at making driving more expensive.
C. means drivers have to pay to use roads in cities.
D. both A and B are correct.

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 5. To get people to use public transport, it must not be________.
A. comfortable B. reliable C. convenient D. expensive

IX. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. (2 points)

THE ENVIRONMENT: OUR RESPONSIBIL Y
These days it is impossible to open a newspaper (1)…………… reading about the
damage we are doing (2)……….. the environment. The earth is being threatened and the future
looks bad. What can each of (3)………..…. do? We cannot (4)………..…… up our polluted
rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the disappearance of plants and (5)……….. But we
can stop adding to the problem while scientists search for answers, and laws are (6)…………..
in nature's defense. It may not easy to change your lifestyle completely, but some steps are
easy to (7)………: cut down the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as (8)
……….. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces household bills. We must all (9)
………… a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to ensure a better
(10)…………. for our grandchildren.
Write your answers here:
1.......................... 2........................... 3.......................... 4.......................... 5........................
6.......................... 7........................... 8........................ 9.......................... 10......................

SECTION 5: WRITING
X. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown so that the meaning will stay
the same. (2.0 points)
1. Although Mary was exhausted, she agreed to join in the activity.
→ Exhausted .......................................................................................................................
2. We'll let you know as soon as we have received the information.
→ The moment ....................................................................................................................
3. You can only really master a language if you use it regularly.
→ Only by ...........................................................................................................................
4. 75. But for his encouragement, she wouldn’t have overcome such great difficulties.
- If ……………………………………..………………………………………………….
5. I don't intend to apologise to either of them..
→ I have no .........................................................................................................................
6. It was wrong of you to scare your little sister like that.
→ You oughtn’t to ………………………………………………..…………………….…
7. Mike didn’t register for the course until his friend offered to pay the fee for him.
→ It was not ………………………………………………………………………………
8. It's nobody's fault that the match was cancelled. (blame)
→ Nobody is to .............................................................................................of the match.
9. Somebody should have told us that the date had been changed. (informed)

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 → We should ………………………………………………… the change of the date.
10. Sally was all ready to leave the office when her boss asked her to type up a report. (point)
→ Sally was ………..………….. the office when her boss asked her to type up a report.
XI. Write a paragraph (from 150 to 200 words). Imagine that you have a foreign pen pal.
Write a letter to him/ her to tell about the celebration of the Lunar New Year Day (Tet
holiday) in Viet nam.) (2.0 points)
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 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐẾ SỐ 13 HSG ANH 9 (HUYỆN)

SECTION 1: LISTENING
I. (1.0 point) You will hear a school teacher talking to a group of students about a
national poetry competition. For each question, fill in the missing information in the
numbered space.
1. Tiger 2. change 3. 2,000/ two thousand 4. library 5. website
II. (1.0 point) Listen to Eric talking to Mary about the weekend. Their friend Carlos is
coming to visit them. Choose the best answer (A, B C or D) for each space.
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B

SECTION 2: PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by
circling A, B, C or D. (0.6 point)
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D
IV. Choose the word that has different stress pattern by circling A, B, C, or D (0.4 point).
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
V. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Circle the letter you choose (7.0 points).
1. C 8. C 15. D 22. A 29. D
2. B 9. B 16. D 23. B 30. C
3. D 10. A 17. B 24. B 31. D
4. B 11. D 18. B 25. D 32. B
5. A 12. C 19. A 26. B 33. A
6. D 13. C 20. D 27. A 34. D
7. B 14. D 21. C 28. A 35. D
VI. Identify the error in the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0 point)
1. A 2. B 3.A 4. B 5. C

SECTION 4: READING
VII. Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the blank. (2.0 points)
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C
6. D 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. B
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
(1.0 point).
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. D
IX. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. (2 points)
1. without 2. to 3. us 4. clean/tidy 5. animals
6. passed 7. take 8. possible 9. make 10. world
SECTION 5: WRITING
X. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown so that the meaning will stay the
same. (2.0 points)
1. Exhausted as / though Mary was / might be, she agreed to join the activity.

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 2. The moment we have received the information , we'll let you know.
3. Only by using it ( a language) regularly, can you really master a language (it).

4. If he hadn’t encouraged her she wouldn’t have overcome such great difficulties.
If it had not / hadn’t been for his encouragement, she wouldn’t have overcome such great
difficulties.
5. I have no intention of apologising / apologizing to either of them.
6. You oughtn’t to have scared your little sister like that
7. It was not until his friend offered to pay the fee for him that Mike registered for the course.
8. Nobody is to blame for the cancellation of the match.
9. We should have been informed of / about the change of the date.
10. Sally was on the point of leaving the office when her boss asked her to type up a report.
XI. Write a paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) about the advantages of life in the city.
(2.0 points)
Marking criteria Score
1. Length (150-200 words) 0.2
2. Structure 0.2
2. Content 1.0
When Tet happens
Activities before Tet
Activities during Tet
Your opinion about Tet
3. Grammar 0.2
4. Vocabulary and spelling 0.2
5. Punctuation and connectors 0.2

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