SỞ GD&ĐT QUẢNG BÌNH KỲ THI CHỌN HSG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2019-2020

Khóa ngày 10 tháng 12 năm 2019

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
LỚP 9 THCS
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Số báo danh:………....….. Đề gồm có 06 trang

Lưu ý: * Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.

* Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
SECTION ONE: LISTENING
Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được ghi âm 2 lần. Giữa 2 lần ghi âm của mỗi phần và giữa
các phần có một khoảng thời gian chờ.
Part 1: You will hear part of a radio interview with Kirsty Ross, who works as a television
presenter. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer (A, B or C). (7pts)
1. Before Kirsty became a television presenter, she was ……… .
A. an actor B. a university student C. a musician
2. How did Kirsty learn about presenting before she first applied for work as a presenter?
A. She went on a training course for presenters.
B. She spent a lot of time watching presenters on TV.
C. She did an unpaid job for a television company.
3. What does Kirsty believe is her best skill?
A. interviewing people B. speaking directly to the camera C. interacting with an audience
4. Kirsty delivered the film of herself to the company………. .
A. by hand B. by email C. by post
5. How did Kirsty feel when the company invited her to do a test?
A. She lost her self-confidence.
B. She became rather nervous.
C. She was extremely pleased.
6. What did Kirsty find most difficult to learn to do?
A. always remember everything in the script.
B. look into the right camera all the time.
C. know exactly what the producer wanted her to do.
7. What, according to Kirsty, is the most important quality a presenter should have?
A. the capacity to remain calm under pressure
B. the ability to do their own research
C. a willingness to work as a part of a team
Part 2: Listen to the recording twice and complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN TWO
WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (8pts)
Notes on Adult Education Classes
Number of classes per week: (8) ……………
Tuesday:
(9)………………: 6:00-7:30 p.m
- Limited space: no more than ten (10) ……………….Book Club
- Must read (11) ………… books
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 (12)……………Group
Wednesday:
Scrabble Club: (13) …………………
- Popular
Thursday:
Chess Night
- (14)……………..
(15)………………….
- For special occasions
SECTION TWO: PHONETICS
Part 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
(3pts)
16. A. thesis B. methane C. author D. feather
17. A. spear B. wear C. bear D. pear
18. A. power B. wife C. allow D. known

Part 2: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (2pts)
19. A. expertise B. hypocrisy C. respiratory D. paralysis
20. A. confident B. mischievous C. supportive D. secondary

SECTION THREE: LEXICO - GRAMMAR

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (12pts)
21. A ............... is the skin of a large animal such as a cow, horse, or elephant which can be used for
making leather.
A. tooth B. hide C. ivory D. tusk
22. ............... in Rome than he ................
A. No sooner he had arrived / was being kidnapped
B. No sooner had he arrived / was kidnapped
C. Had he no sooner arrived / kidnapped
D. No sooner was he arriving / had been kidnapped
23. It took us over twelve hours to hike over the mountain. When we got back to our campsite, I was
completely ............... out.
A. worn B. went C. put D. knocked
24. You are not ............... to say anything unless you wish to do so.
A. obliged B. willing C. equal D. attracted
25. I think I hear someone ............... the back window. Do you hear it, too?
A. trying open B. trying to open C. try opening D. try to
open
26. Up to now, ............... space exploring still remains ............... very risky, complex, and expensive
endeavor.
A. the / the B. a / the C. a / Ø D. Ø / a
27. ..............., the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
A. By and large B. Altogether C. To a degree D. Virtually
28. That my brother ............... boasts about his achievements is absolutely annoying.
A. inexorably B. incessantly C. intricately D. intrepidly
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 29. When you use the Internet, you have so much information at your …………….
A. hands B. fingers C. fingertips D. thumbs
30. Those books are necessary for your thesis. They are really ……………..
A. inform B. information C. informer D. informative
31. Sue and Bill are talking about their washing machine’s problem.
- Sue: “What do you think is wrong with the washing machine?” - Bill: “......................”
A. It might be the water supply B. That is not right
C. I’ll call the repair guy D. They’re not watching the right channel
32. Dick is talking to Patrice about the birthday party at her house.
Dick: “I enjoyed myself so much at your birthday party.”
Patrice: “………………”
A. It’s a pleasure B. Oh, that’s kind of you
C. Congratulations D. Oh, I’m glad to hear that

Part 2: Each of the following sentences contains ONE mistake. FIND and CORRECT it. (5pts)
33. It is convenient to subscribe to the newspaper although it is delivered to your house daily.
34. The advertising campaign will be based on the recent completed study.
35. It is the writing English that causes a lot of difficulties to foreigners.
36. Our students are obedience and hard-working, but they are mischievous sometimes.
37. I couldn’t help cry when I watched that film last night.
Part 3. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space .
(8pts)
From early childhood Jane had always wanted a pet parrot. Her
parents told her that a parrot was a/an (38)…………pet, but Jane (38) SUIT
insisted. She was worried about the (39)……… of the rainforests (39) DESTROY
where parrots live, and she felt that parrots needed more (40)
……….. Her father argued that a parrot would suffer from (41) (40) PROTECT
…….. if it lived in a house. He also explained that pet parrots are (41) LONELY
caught by (42)…………who need money and don’t care about (42) HUNT
protecting species. “They catch the parrots and send them to
Europe in (43)………. boxes”, he told her. “And in any case, (43) WOOD
parrots are very (44)…………..and don’t make good pets”. Jane (44) OBEY
soon made an interesting discovery, however. She found a pet
shop which bred parrots instead of importing them. So she took all (45) SAVE
her (45)……….. and bought a tiny parrot which she called
“Pixie”.
Part 4: Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms. (5pts)
46. Soon after Mel (finish)………….. his thesis, he will leave for Boston, where he has a job waiting
for him.
47. We should participate in the movement (organize) ………. to conserve the natural environment.
48. You(be)…………….really excited when hearing that you had won the competition.
49. Luckily, by the time we got there, the picture (not sell)…………………..
50. I would rather you(not be)………….absent from the meeting yesterday.

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Part 5: Complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use
each ONE ONCE only. There are TWO extra ones that you do not need to use. (5pts)

make up for make up deal with show off make out figure out look up to

51. I couldn't …………….what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.
52. The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach ………..…. our disappointment.
53. Have you ………………. how to solve the problem yet?
54. Don’t you think the manager should ……..….. this problem?
55. She always…………… how well she speaks English.
SECTION FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1: Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. (10pts)
These days in business, people have to face many challenging questions when designing and
implementing new projects in underdeveloped areas of the countryside. One issue which has to be
faced is whether it is possible to introduce new technology without destroying the local environment.
Economic (56)………. and environment conservation are often seen as natural enemies. It is
unfortunate that in the past this has often been true, and it has been necessary to choose between (57)
……… the project or protecting the environment. However, by taking environmental considerations
seriously at an early stage in a project, companies can significantly reduce any impact on local plants
and animals.
(58) ………, in southern Africa, a company called CEL, was asked to put up 410 km of a
power transmission line without disturbing the rare birds which inhabit that area. The project was
carried out with (59) ………… disturbance last summer. What may surprise many business people is
the fact that this consideration for local wildlife did not in any way (60)………down the project.
Indeed, the necessary advance planning (61)………. with local knowledge and advanced technology,
meant that the project was actually completed ahead (62) …….. schedule. CEL was contracted to
finish the job by October and (63)………. to do so two months earlier.
CEL is one of those companies which is (64)………. to the principle of environmental
conservation. Many other companies have yet to be (65)……….. of the importance of balancing the
needs of people with those of the environment. However, it may be the only realistic way forward.
56. A. progression B. development C. rise D. increase
57. A. dealing B. leading C. running D. controlling
58. A. As a result B. In addition C. For example D. By contrast
59. A. minimal B. bare C. least D. smallest
60. A. slow B. speed C. turn D. hold
61. A. related B. added C. combined D. tied
62. A. from B. of C. to D. with
63. A. achieved B. managed C. succeeded D. fulfilled
64. A. persuaded B. convicted C. promised D. committed
65. A. urged B. impressed C. argued D. convinced
Part 2: Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. (10pts)
The play now on at the New Theater as part of the Eastern Arts Festival is not among the best
plays for which the director, Army Fielding, has been responsible. The action takes (66)…….. in the
home of Professor Spear. (67) …….. night, his landlady comes to the house for a chat. After inviting
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her in, the professor hears a sound and he thinks it is a burglar coming to rob the house, so he fires his
(68)……… . By mistake, the wrong person is shot and the thief gets (69) ………. The scene of the
second act is a law court, in which everyone waits to find out if the professor is guilty of (70) ……..
I did not care for the acting (71) …….. some cases. Norman Jones is normally seen in some
comedies and it is not satisfactory (72) …….. the professor. He does not look like a wise old man.
Also, Simon Fry, as the servant, shouted at the top of his voice through the play. The hit of the
evening, (73) ……….., was James Smith as the judge. On the (74) ……….., the play appeared to be
little out of date. I can think of many other plays which would have been more suitable for a group of
clever young actors to perform. The play continues (75) ……… the end of the month.
Part 3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions. (5pts)
There are lots of clothes shops in the Bluewater Shopping Centre in the south of England, so
it's easy to find fashionable hooded tops for sale there. However, you can't wear a hooded top while
you’re looking, because they're banned. The shopping centre believes that teenagers who wear
hooded tops often use them to hide their faces while they're behaving badly. That's why the new rule
bans people wearing ‘hoodies’ (hooded tops) from the shopping centre. Baseball caps are also
banned. And the managers of the shopping centre say that their new rules are working. More people
are shopping there, and trouble-makers are staying away.
The Bluewater Shopping Centre is not the only place in the UK where certain clothes are
banned. Students at Maesteg Comprehensive School in Wales are not allowed to wear hooded tops
because the head teacher believes that they cause bad behaviour. If children wear hooded tops to
school, the teachers take them away, and don't give them back until the end of term. Most of the
parents agree with this new rule.
However, many people, especially young people, believe that these rules are silly and unfair.
They say that baseball caps and hooded tops are an important part of teenage fashion, and it’s
impossible to judge a person's personality from the clothes they wear. The head teacher of
Coombeshead College in the south of England agrees. In fact, hooded tops are now part of the school
uniform at Coombeshead College.
Many adults believe that young people's behaviour is getting worse. One politician, Lord
Ashley, said. 'Children are ten times worse than in the past.' However, he said that in 1823!
The generation gap is nothing new.
76. At the Bluewater Shopping Centre, ……………………...
A. there aren’t any fashionable clothes B. hooded tops and baseball caps are banned
C. only hooded tops are banned D. teenagers are banned
77. Students at Maesteg Comprehensive School …………………….
A. are not allowed to wear hooded tops B. can’t shop at the Bluewater Shopping Centre
C. all support the new rule D. all behave very badly
78. The head teacher of Coombeshead College doesn’t believe that …………………….
A. young people behave well B. hooded tops are fashionable
C. you can judge a person by their clothes D. school uniform is a good idea
79. Why did the writer of the article include Lord Ashley’s statement?
A. To show that adults always think children behave badly.
B. To show that children always behave badly.
C. To show that children behaved well in 1823.

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 D. To show that adults are the same as children.
80. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to ………………...
A. the children B. the teachers C. the hooded tops D. the parents
SECTION FIVE: WRITING
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it. (5pts)
81. The film was so long that we missed our last bus.
→ It was so......................................................................................................
82. They can shorten trousers for you at the cleaners.
→ You can......................................................................................................
83. “Hand over the bag or I’ll shoot you!” said the robber to the security guard.
→ The robber threatened.................................................................................
84. The only thing I forgot to put in the picnic basket was the bottle-opener.
→ I remembered..............................................................................................
85. The factory seemed to have been damaged by fire.
→ It looked.......................................................................................................
Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using
the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between TWO and
FIVE WORDS, including the word given. (5pts)
86. He is dertermined to become a doctor. HEART
→ He has……………….becoming a doctor.
87. I felt vaguely that something was wrong, but what was it? BACK
→ I felt at the ………….that something was wrong, but what was it?.
88. The burglar failed to enter the house through the first floor window. SUCCEED
→ The burglar……………. the house through the first floor window.
89. Julie always listens to my complaints about work. EAR
→ Julia always………………………… my complaints about work.
90. She was concentrating so hard on her work that she didn’t notice WRAPPED
when I came in.
→ She was so …………her work that she didn’t notice when I came in.

Part 3. Paragraph writing. (10pts)

In about 150 words, write a paragraph about ways to reduce road accidents in your home town.

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