PHÒNG …… ĐÁP ÁN
ĐỀ THAM KHẢO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2024 - 2025
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
(Đề thi có 06 trang)
I. LISTENING (20 points)
Part 1. You will hear part of an interview with the astronaut Charles Duke, who is talking about his trip to
the moon. For each question, write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet in the corresponding
numbered boxes.
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D
Part 2. . You will hear a woman being interviewed by a market researcher in a health club about her
membership of the club. Listen and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer in the corresponding numbered boxes.
6. (An) accountant
7. Family (membership)
8. 9/nine
9. doctor
10. (swimming) pool
II. PHONETICS (10 points)
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A
III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (60 points)
Part 1. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best
completes each of the following sentences. (40 points)
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. B
11. A 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. C
Part 2. Read the text and use the bold words in brackets to form words that fit in the numbered blanks from
21 to 25. (10 points)
21. unprecedented
22. mitigation
23. profit/profitability
24. fragility
25. adaptive
Part 3. Identify 5 mistakes in the following passage and correct them. (10 points)
26. attract → attracts
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27. there has been concerns → there have been concerns
28. doing efforts→ making efforts
29. has improve → has improved
30. accessible with → accessible for
IV. READING (60 points)
Part 1. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of
the numbered blanks.
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A
6. C 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. B
Part 2. Read the passage below and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes on your answer sheet.
11. as 12. others 13. despite 14. not 15. nothing/ little
16. after 17. regardless 18. so 19. itself 20. in
Part 3. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best
answer to each of the following questions.
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. C 25. B
26. B 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. D
V. WRITING (50 points)
Part 1. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct arrangement of the
sentences to make a meaningful paragraph/letter in each of the following questions. (10 points)
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D
Part 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (10 points)
6. The supervisor threatened to report me if I did not finish the report by the next day/the following day.
7. The new policy is believed to benefit the company in the long run.
8. It did not matter whether the project would succeed or fail.
9. The children were on the point of leaving when their teacher called them back.
10. So overwhelming was the success of the event that they had to extend the venue.
Part 3. Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has
the same meaning as the first. You must use between THREE AND FIVE WORDS. DO NOT CHANGE
THE WORD GIVEN IN CAPITAL. (10 points)
11. Ray’s good work record enabled him to get promotion.
- Ray got promotion on the strength of his good work record.
12. The company tried unsuccessfully to secure a bank loan.
- The company’s attempts/efforts were to no avail in securing a bank loan.
13. They remain close friends despite having had many arguments.
-They haven’t fallen out although they have had many arguments.
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14. Have you ever thought of changing jobs?
-Has it ever crossed your mind to change jobs?
15. I’m sick of that program because I’ve watched it too often.
-I’ve gone off that program because I’ve watches it too often.
Part 4. Paragraph writing (20 points)
Write a paragraph of 120 to 150 words concerning the following topic:
“Online learning has become popular. What are the benefits that students can gain from this kind of
learning?”
The mark given to part 3 is based on the following criteria:
1. Task achievement: (5 points)
a. ALL requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed.
b. Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable explanations, examples,
evidence, personal experience, etc.
2. Organization: (5 points)
a. Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and unity.
b. The essay is well-structured:
Introduction is presented with clear thesis statement.
Body paragraphs are written with unity, coherence, and cohesion. Each body paragraph must
have a topic sentence and supporting details and examples when necessary.
Conclusion summarises the main points and offers personal opinions (prediction,
recommendation, consideration,…) on the issue.
3. Language use: (2.5 points)
a. Demonstration of a variety of topic-related vocabulary
b. Excellent use and control of grammatical structures
4. Punctuation, spelling, and handwriting (2.5 points)
a. Correct punctuation and no spelling mistakes
b. Legible handwriting
