UBND QUẬN THỦ ĐỨC KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎILỚP 9 CẤP QUẬN

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KHÓA NGÀY: 22/9/2018

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

Đề thi có 04 trang

PART ONE: LISTENING (20 pts)

SECTION I: Listen to the recording and write down the missing words on your answer sheet
Cheese is one of the world’s oldest foods. It was made by the (1) _____________ Egyptians over
3,000 years ago. It is a (2) _____________ food, since it contains fat, vitamins, and protein. It is used both as
a food itself and in many different types of cooking.
There are hundreds of different types of cheese around the world, but they are almost always made
from the same thing: milk. Cheese is made from several different kinds of milk, (3) _________cow, sheep,
and goat’s milk. Most cheese in the United States is made from (4) __________milk. Cheese also contains
water. A soft cheese, like Brie, contains more water than a (5) _________cheese, like Parmesan.
Cheese is produced (6) _________a process called “fermentation.” The process of making cheese was
(7) __________discovered by chance. Ancient people used to make bags using the skin from an animal’s
stomach. When they used these skin bags to carry milk,(8) __________from the animal’s skin(9)
____________with the milk to begin the fermentation. The (10) ______________ is cheese.
Section II: Listen to the recording. For questions 11-15 choose the option (A, B, C or D) which best
completes the blank space or best answer the questions
11. What does the writer love on Valentine’s Day?
A. opening and reading the cards C. reading the cards and trying to guess the senders
B. trying to guess the senders D. opening, reading and trying to guess whose cards
12. Last year on April Fool’s Day, his co-worker played a really horrible trick on our office and moved
around all the _____________ on everyone’s desks.
A. staff B. stuff C. tube D. stab
13. What did the writer do on Christmas day last year?
A. bought a few presents for the homeless C. gave money to the homeless
B. bought the presents and gave money to the homeless D. spent too much money on presents
14. On Halloween’s Day, she doesn’t let her children go _________________ and ask strangers for candy.
A. from her relatives’ house to the market C. from their friend’s house to school
B. from one house to another D. from school to their grandmother’s house
15. Last year, on Christmas day what did his whole family get together for?
A. seeing some of his relatives C. a big Christmas dinner
B. all big talkers D. a funny story to tell
Section III: Listen to the recording talking about James Dean. Give brief answers to the questions
16. Who is James Dean?
17. Which sports did he play except baseball and basketball?
18. Where did he act in the plays which he won a drama award?
19. When did he move to New York to do more stage acting?
20. How did he die in California in 1955?
PART TWO: USE OF ENGLISH (20 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentences. (15 pts)
1. _________________ nowadays buys goods on the Internet
A. Many people B. Almost people C. Most people D. Many a person
2. There was a terrible oil ___________when the tanker hit the rocks in the storm.
A. slick B. drop C. pool D. spread
3. __________ in the US in 1977, this festival is celebrated with feasts and songs in the home for seven days
and nights.
A. Africa introduced B. Africa introducing
C. Introducing from Africa D. Introduced from Africa
4. My uncle _______ golf when he retired from work.
A. took on B. took up C. took over D. took after
5. Mr. Henry was given a medal in _______ of his service to his country.
A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition D. response
6. Excuse me, is anybody sitting here? -“_________________________”.
A. No, thanks. B. Yes, I am so glad
C. Sorry, the seat is taken D. You are welcome.
7. It is very difficult to _____the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language.
A. transfer B. exchange C. convert D. convey
8. It was not good to walk outside in ___________.
A. such a fearful cold B. such fear coldness C. such fearful cold D. so fearful a cold
9. They always kept on good ______ with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake.
A. will B. friendship C. terms D. relations
10. _____________ have made communication faster and easier through the use of e-mail and the Internet is
widely recognized.
A. It is that computers B. That computers C. Computers that D. That it is computers
11. The computer has ___________a long way over the last thirty years.
A. taken on B. come on C. broken D. down put in
12. The Citizen’s Center will give you legal advice free of ________
A. charge B. money C. price D. payment
13. - "Our team has just won the last football match." - "__________________"
A. Good idea. Thanks for the news. B. Yes. I guess it's very good.
C. Well, that's very surprising! D. Yes, it's our pleasure.
14. We’re going on a __________to protest about the closure of the park.
A. production B. presentation C. construction D. demonstration
15. The reporters thought that the football coach would be depressed by his dismissal, but he just _____.
A. ran it down B. called it off C. laughed it off D. turned it down
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that is incorrect. (5 pts)
16. When I got home, Irene was lying in bed thinking about the wonderful time she has had.
A B C D
17. Society will be having to change radically to keep pace with the technology available.
A B C D
18. As a child grows up, its physical health is affected to many elements in the air, water and food.
A B C D
19. The tennis player found it hard to concentrate because the audience was coughing loudly.
A B C D
20. We searched all morning for the missing papers and finally were discovered them in a drawer.
A B C D
PART THREE: WORD FORMS (15 pts)
A. Fill in the blank with the appropriate from the word given in brackets. (5 pts)
1. The ______________of this document is wrong! There’s no page 13. (page)
2. I don’t know what ____________ you need to be a referee. (qualify)
3. It is very difficult to find Mrs. Burton’s shop, for it was ________ from all others in the street.
(distinguish)
4. Her latest book is _____________ better than her earlier ones. (compare)
5. The long-running civil war has_______________ the whole country. (stable)
B. Put the words givenin the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a meaningful
passage. There are two extra words that you cannot use. (10 pts)
solve globe industry agriculture harm environment
value pollute science nature world conservation
There seems to be little doubt that (6)______ warming is a real phenomenon. Temperatures are rising
in many places (7)______ and (8)______ farmland is being lost as sea levels rise due to melting of the polar
ice. This could cause major problems for mankind in the future. (9)______ disagree, though, about whether
this (10)______ change is being caused by human actions or not. Some believe that the climate has always
changed like this and it has (11)______ causes, while others think what is happening is unique. One
explanation is the greenhouse effect. This is where (12)______ in the atmosphere traps the sun’s rays, like a
giant greenhouse. While nobody claims that releasing chemicals into the atmosphere can be (13)______, not
everyone is convinced that all the temperature change is due to (14)______ activity. It’s an important
question, because a (15)______ can only be found once we understand exactly what is causing the problem.
PART FOUR: GUIDED CLOZE TESTS (10 pts)
Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each blank space.
The online encyclopaedia Wikipedia challenges our preconceptions about factual information.
Before Wikipedia, it was (1)______ as read that encyclopaedias were written by paid experts. In other,
(2)______ , before Wikipedia, the “reader” of an encyclopaedia has no control over the content. Wikipedia
has changed all that, as anyone is allowed to edit and add content. The idea has certainly (3)______ on and,
for millions of people, Wikipedia (4)______ a vital need.
Wikipedia’s founders (5)______ that , on the whole, the information on the site is no less accurate than
more traditional encyclopaedias. Despite this, critics have (6)_______ the site for its inaccuracies. Articles on
the site have certainly (7)_______ things which are not in fact true. However, although these have received
wide media (8)______, they essentially (9) ______ the problem. Most people have little (10)________how
many inaccuracies there are in traditional printed encyclopaedias.
1. A. given B. taken C. made D. put
2. A. speech B. ways C. words D. terms
3. A. got B. put C. take D. caught
4. A. says B. responds C. tells D. answers
5. A. insist B. assist C. consist D. desist
6. A. pronounced B. renounced C. denounced D. announced
7. A. assented B. assigned C. asserted D. associated
8. A. treatment B. coverage C. handling D. usage
9. A. exaggerate B. boast C. flatter D. extend
10. A. gist B. hint C. hunch D. inkling
PART FIVE: READING COMPREHENSION (5 pts)
Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage
When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of tremendous
value. Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable
amounts. There was a great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests, grasslands, streams, and rivers abounded
with wildlife. So vast were those resources that it seemed that they could never be used up. So forests were
destroyed to make way for farmland. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a young nation.
Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies. Within a short time, the results
were obvious. The very fertile soil washed away. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs
of depletion. Rivers were filled with slit from eroding farms and wastes from factories. Many of the rivers
were made unfit for fish. Future timber shortages were predicted. In short, Americans soon came to realize
that some sorts of conservation program must be set up, if future, as well as present. They were to share in the
resources that are the heritage of every America.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. what the first white men found in America. B. the story of America’s natural resources.
C. the loss of topsoil, gas, oil and minerals. D. the cause of timber shortages.
2. The use of America’s natural resources by the early settlers was____________________.
A. careless B. unbelievable
C. scientific D. predicted
3. One reason many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is_____________________.
A. too many fish have been caught B. floods have caused much damage
C. a conservation program has been set up D. factories have been dumped wastes into
the rivers
4. The word “inexhaustible” in the passage is closest in meaning to_____________________.
A. boundless B. uncountable
C. very tired D. that cannot be used up
5. The word “They” in the passage refers to_________________.
A. sorts of conservation program B. America’s natural resources
C. Americans D. the early settlers
PART SIX: OPEN CLOZE TEST (10pts)
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to make a meaningful passage.
For enthusiasts who are (1) ________ on sports as (2) ________ as music, a musical work-out will (3)
_______ them with the best of both worlds. Sportsmen and women can now (4) ________ from the transfer of
ballet and classical dance skills to sports (5) _________ as skiing. Even those who (6) ________ part in
athletics are discovering that exercise to music helps their movements stay more (7) ________. Media
exposure has (8) __________ home the advantages of keep-fit activities like aerobics to a worldwide (9)
_________. So what was (10) _________ viewed with some skepticism increasingly becoming a fact of life in
the world of sport.
PART SEVEN: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20pts)
Rewrite each sentence in such a way that it means almost the same as the one printed before it. Use the
word in brackets without making any change to it.
1. The best solution was thought of by Jane. (came)
 Jane ____________________________________________________________________________
2. The protection of the animal world is pointless unless we take steps to protect our planet as well. (worth)
 It _______________________________________________________________________________
3. I didn’t realized we had been at school together until he mentioned his surname. (that)
 It was only _______________________________________________________________________
4. I’m annoyed with you for not phoning me to say you’d be late. (might)
 You ____________________________________________________________________________
5. We were late because it rained heavily. (in)
 But for __________________________________________________________________________
6. Everyone thought that he had stolen the car. (been)
 The car __________________________________________________________________________
7. She was so beautiful that I couldn’t stop looking at her. (eyes)
 I couldn’t ________________________________________________________________________
8. Kate paints her landscapes with great pleasure. (takes)
 Kate ____________________________________________________________________________
9. His hobby is one thing that he does not intend to give up. (intention)
 He _____________________________________________________________________________
10. The rocketing prices have proved too much for most salaried people. (cope)
 Most salaried people _______________________________________________________________

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UBND QUẬN THỦ ĐỨC HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP QUẬN LỚP 9
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KHÓA NGÀY: 22/9/2018
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Gồm có 02 trang.

PART ONE: LISTENING (20 pts)

SECTION I: Listen to the recording and write down the missing words on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. ancient 6. through
2. valuable 7. probably
3. including 8. bacteria
4. cow’s 9. reacted
5. hard 10. result
Section II: Listen to the recording. For questions 11-15 choose the option (A, B, C or D) which best
completes the blank space or best answer the questions. (5 pts)
11. D. opening, reading and trying to guess whose cards
12. B. stuff
13. C. gave money to the homeless
14. B. from one house to another
15. C. a big Christmas dinner
Section III: Listen to the recording talking about James Dean. Give brief answers to the questions. (5
pts)
16. actor and hero for the young people of his time
17. rode horses, and played ice hockey
18. at his high school
19. In 1951
20. in the car crash / in a car race

PART TWO: USE OF ENGLISH (20 pts)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentences. (15 pts)
1. D. Many a person 9. C. terms
2. A. slick 10. B. That computers
3. D. Introduced from Africa 11. B. come on
4. B. took up 12. A. Charge
5. C. recognition 13. C. Well, that's very surprising!
6. C. Sorry, the seat is taken 14. D. Demonstration
7. D. Convey 15. C. laughed it off
8. C. such fearful cold
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that is incorrect (5 pts)
16. D 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. D

PART THREE:WORD FORMS (15 pts)

A. Fill in the blank with the appropriate from the word given in brackets. (5 pts)
1. Pagination
2. qualifications
3. indistinguishable
4. incomparably
5. destabilised/ destabilized
B. Put the words givenin the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a meaningful
passage. There are two extra words that you cannot use. (10 pts)
(6) global (7) worldwide (8) valuable (9) scientists (10) environmental
(11) natural (12) pollution (13) harmless (14) industrial (15) solution
PART FOUR: GUIDED CLOZE TESTS (10 pts)
Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each blank space.
1. B. taken 6. C. denounced
2. C. words 7. C. asserted
3. D. caught 8. B. coverage
4. D. answers 9. A. exaggerate
5. A. insist 10.D. inkling
PART FIVE: READING COMPREHENSION (5 pts)
Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage.
1. B. the story of America’s natural resources.
2. A. careless
3. D. factories have been dumped wastes into the rivers.
4. D. that cannot be used up
5. C. Americans
PART SIX: OPEN CLOZE TEST (10pts)
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to make a meaningful passage.
1. keen/ hooked 6. take
2. well/ much 7. fluid/flexible
3. provide 8. brought
4. benefit 9. audience
5. such 10. once/ long
PART SEVEN: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20pts)
Rewrite each sentence in such a way that it means almost the same as the one printed before it. Use the
word in brackets without making any change to it.
1. The best solution was thought of by Jane. (came)
 Jane came up with the best solution.
2. The protection of the animal world is pointless unless we take steps to protect our planet as well. (worth)
 It is not worth protecting the animal world unless we take steps to protect our planet as well.
3. I didn’t realized we had been at school together until he mentioned his surname. (that)
 It was only when he mentioned his surname that I realized we had been at school together.
4. I’m annoyed with you for not phoning me to say you’d be late. (might)
 You might have phoned me to say you’d be late.
5. We were late because it rained heavily. (in)
 But for the heavy rain, we would have been in time.
6. Everyone thought that he had stolen the car. (been)
 The car was thought to have been stolen by him.
7. She was so beautiful that I couldn’t stop looking at her. (eyes)
 I couldn’t take my eyes off her.
8. Kate paints her landscapes with great pleasure. (takes)
 Kate takes great pleasure in painting her landscapes.
9. His hobby is one thing that he does not intend to give up. (intention)
 He has no intention of giving up his hobby.
10. The rocketing prices have proved too much for most salaried people. (cope)
 Most salaried people haven’t been able to cope with the rocketing prices.
can’t cope with the rocketing prices.

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