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ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 01

KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC ………………………….
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION 1 LISTENING
Part 1.  Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C for each of the
following questions.
1. What kind of clothes do Linda's parents want her to wear?
A. shiny trousers
B. tight tops
C. casual clothes
2. What is Tom's opinion about Linda's choice of clothes?
A. He thinks that her parents are right.
B. He sympathizes with Linda.
C. He disagrees with Linda's parents.
3. What do you think Linda will do after talking to Tom?
A. She may start saving money to buy clothes.
B. She may follow her parents' advice.
C. She may offer her parents some advice.
4. Why don't Tom's parents want him to play computer games?
A. They think some of the games are harmful.
B. They think playing computer games makes him neglect his studies.
C. They think none of the games are useful.
5. What do Tom's parents want him to do?
A. Play a musical instrument.
B. Do more outdoor activities.
C. Browse the Internet to find information.
Part 2. Listen to the recording twice . Complete the table below. Write one word or a
number for each answer.
COOKERY CLASSES
Cookery Class
Focus
Other Information
Example
how to (6) ………………………….
* small classes
The Food....Studio...... and cook with seasonal
* also offers (7) ………………………….classes
products
* clients who return get a
(8) ………………………….percent discount
Bond's Cookery
food that
* includes recipes to strengthen
School
is (9) ………………………….
your (10) ………………………….
* they have a free
(11) ………………………….every Thursday
The
mainly (13) …………………………. * located near the (14) ………………………….
(12)
food
* a special course in skills with
a (15) ………………………….is sometimes
………………………….Centre
available

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SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer to each question.
16. I had two copies of it originally, but I can't find ________ one now.
A. another
B. the other
C. the others
D. other
17. Professor Moore doesn't work at the school ________.
A. also
B. too
C. still
D. any more
18. If only he ________me a chance, I could have told him the truth.
A. could
B. has given
C. had given
D. gave
19. The Chief of police, ________work is very important, takes care of the public safety.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. which
20. She is wearing a ________.
A. short nice nylon skirt
B. nice short nylon skirt
C. nylon short nice skirt
D. nylon nice short skirt
21. To get touch with someone is ________.
A. to touch him
B. criticize
C. respect him
D. communicate with him
22. The ________ items in the cake are flour, sugar and shortening.
A. alternative
B. enviable
C. commercial
D. essential
23. I hung the picture ________ the fireplace.
A. on
B. under
C. between
D. above
24. Older people rarely approve ________ habits of the young generation.
A. for
B. to
C. of
D. with
25. She had changed so much that ________ anyone recognized her.
A. almost
B. hardly
C. never
D. no
26. The teacher was not invited. She ________ come, otherwise.
A. will
B. would
C. would have
D. had
27. Please go to the ________ to look for your hand luggage.
A. lost and found
B. barber's
C. butcher's
D. grocer's
28. He'd better look for a different job, ________ he?
A. shouldn't
B. hadn't
C. better not
D. wouldn't
29. ________ traveling is educational, it can also be stressful and expensive.
A. Since
B. Providing
C. While
D. Even
30. She insisted that the report ________ as his source of information.
A. not be mentioned B. not to mention
C. not mentioning
D. not mention
31. Don't count your________ before they hatched.
A. ducklings
B. chickens
C. puppies
D. birds
32. The day their first child was born, the new parents were ________ with joy.
A. overpowered
B. overtaken
C. overcome
D. overthrow
33. By the time you finish your job, everyone ________ home.
A. has gone
B. will have gone
C. had gone
D. was going
34. The ________ child is forever asking questions. He's incredibly curious.
A. acquisitive
B. acquitted
C. inquisitive
D. exquisite
35. ________, he couldn't solve that mathematical puzzle.
A. As intelligent as was he
B. Intelligent as he was
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C. So intelligent was he
D. Although he is intelligent
Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
36. All the dancers performed …………………..………….. (attract)
37. It is …………………..…………. to live in the country than in the city. (health)
38. Farmers have to use …………………..…………. to protect their crops. (herb)
39. He is a …………………..…………. scientist although he is still young. (know)
40. The …………………..…………. his father created in him helps him to be a good doctor. (inspire)
41. Those remote areas are still …………………..…………. to the Internet. (access)
42. He made quite a number of …………………..…………. in his career as a footballer. (succeed)
43. The …………………..…………. of knowledge for the young is a policy to follow. (rich)
44. No …………………..…………. details about the celebration have been given. (far)
45. Would you like to go …………………..…………. with us this Sunday? (picnic)
Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50. (1 points - 0.2/ each)
Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
46. Most people are surprising to see how rapidly bacteria can multiply under favorable conditions.
47. Little land animals live in the polar regions which covered with snow years round.
48. A dolphin, often called a “porpoise”, is considered to be one of the bright among animals.
49. It looks as if those kids can never keep quietly for just a while.
50. We found an interesting piece of furnitures in that old house we bought.
Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55. (1 point - 0.2/ each)
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
51. Don't look down …………………..Peter just because he's not as good at the job as you are.
52. Could you slow ………………….., please. I don't like driving so fast on country roads.
53. Our car broke …………………..at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
54. She ran in a marathon last week but dropped …………………..after ten kilometers.
55. Billy hasn't been working; he won't get …………………..his examinations.
SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS)
Part 1. Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Television is one of man's most important (56) ________ of communication . It brings
(57) ________and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a
television set can sit in his house and watch the President (58) ________a speech or visit a
foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to (59) ________about
peace. (60) ________television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and
things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them (61)
________of America's astronauts as the astronauts explore out of space. In (62) ________to all
these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (63) ________to
entertain. In fact, TV provides many more (64) ________programs than any other kinds. The
programs include action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (65) ________and motion
pictures.
56. A. ways
B. manners
C. means
D. fields
57. A. news
B. pictures
C. characters
D. messages
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58. A. make
B. speak
C. say
D. do
59. A. talk
B. cause
C. bring
D. tell
60. A. By
B. Because
C. Thanks
D. Through
61. A. coverage
B. lot
C. information
D. amount
62. A. order
B. spite
C. addition
D. exchange
63. A. used
B. designed
C. made
D. going
64. A. entertainment
B. music
C. film
D. news
65. A. games
B. plays
C. happens
D. events
Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this
discovery has been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to drive
engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air was
the next invention that provided power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine. Beyond
these simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability.
On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful
voltages that drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and
from the huge electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a
doorbell, all are powered by electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat
a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee.
Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is
the greatest power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is
wanted. It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires and conductors that it can be
supplied instantly over vast distances.
To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In Australia they use
coal or water to drive this machinery. When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the
turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal.
Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A
tragedy once occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make
electricity. The reactor leaked, which caused many deaths through radiation.
Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to
the environment. They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most importantly,
they hope to trap sunlight more efficiently. We do not use solar heaters for swimming pools but
as yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary. When
this happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off
by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels.
66. The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph
to________.
A. suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy.
B. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity.
C. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy.
D. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity.
67. Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?
A. Gas
B. Petrol
C. Steam
D. Hot wind
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68. What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible?
A. It is cheap and easy to use
B. It is used to drive motor engines
C. It can be adapted to various uses
D. It can be made with ease
69. What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Voltages
B. Electric magnets
C. Generators or Turbines
D. Pipes and radiators
70. The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are ________.
A. atomic power and water
B. water and coal
C. sunlight and wind power
D. wind and gas
71. The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. harmful effects
B. the tides
C. scientists
D. new ways
72. Electric magnets are used in steel works to ________.
A. lift heavy weights up to ten tons
B. test the steel for strength
C. heat the molten steel
D. boil a jug of water
73. The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is
that they ________.
A. do not pollute the environment
B. are more reliable
C. are more adaptable
D. do not require attention
74. Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Sunlight
B. Petrol
C. Water
D. Wind
75. The best title for this passage could be ________.
A. Types of Power Plants
B. Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life
C. How to Produce Electricity
D. Why Electricity is So Remarkable
Part 3: Questions 76 – 85. (2.0 points- 0.2/ each).
Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap.
My mother and my father are very different people. Mum is always very calm; not
exactly easy-going, because she (76) …………………..things very seriously sometimes, but she
doesn't get excited. When we (77) …………………..small she almost never shouted at us. When we
(78) …………………..something wrong, she talked to us about it very firmly, but in a soft tone of (79)
…………………... If we shouted and cried, she made us go and sit (80) …………………..ourselves in her
sewing-room (81) …………………..we calmed down. So when the news came, she reacted in her usual
way, quietly seeing what she could do to prepare (82) …………………..the changes that were coming.
Dad, on the other  (83) ………………….., shouted, kicked a chair, and went for along walk to try cool
off. During the next few days he was cross with us, as nothing was our fault. All of our kids
were worried (84) …………………..what was going to happen, and a (85) …………………..afraid, but we
didn't talk to our parents much. We were also were sad about having to leave all of our school
friends.
SECTION IV. WRITITNG (4 POINTS)
Part 1: Questions 86 – 95. (2 point- 0.4/ each)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
86. “That's a lovely new dress, Jean,” said her mother.
 Jean's mother complimented.........................................................................................................................................................................
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87. I'm absolutely sure he took the money on purpose.
 He couldn't possibly …………………..................................................................................................................................................................
88. His disabilities didn't prevent him from sailing around the world.
 Although ………………….................................................................................................................................................................................................
89. You can use it as long as you like, and it won't wear out.
 No matter………………….................................................................................................................................................................................................
90. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years.
 There …………………...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
91. The boss made them work very hard.
 They ………………….............................................................................................................................................................................................................
92. I am sorry I didn't succeed in finding the solution.
 If only …………………........................................................................................................................................................................................................
93. I advise you to be patient in this situation.
 If I …………………..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
94. The book was so good that I couldn't put it down.
 It was …………………..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
95. We stayed in this hotel last summer.
 It is …………………................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Part 2: Questions 90 – 93. (2 point - 0.4/ each)
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.
96. Mai caught a bad cold yesterday. (down)
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
97. He is looking forward to going on the picnic this weekend. (wait)
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
98. Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us. (beyond)
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
99. They share a lot of hobbies and interests. (common)
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100. The painting is worth $25,000. (valued)
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
101. My bank manager and I get on together very well. (terms)
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
102. I was about to leave when you arrived. (point)
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
103. He didn't succeed in convincing his boss to give him a pay rise. (failed)
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
104. I won't tolerate his bad manners any longer. (up)
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
105. Nobody could think of a solution to the problem we were faced with. (come)
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