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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NÚI THÀNH NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 27/11/2014
Đề thi này gồm 06 trang (1 – 6). Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trong đề trước khi làm bài.
…………………………….. Thí sinh không làm bài vào đề thi này …………………………...................
SECTION ONE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35 points)
Question1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. Circle your choice. (10 points)
1. My neighbors made ...................... noise last night that I couldn’t get to sleep.
A. so many B. so much C. such D. so
2. After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs...............................
A. hardly B. in difficulties C. with difficulty D. hard
3. At four o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some ..................... to do in the garden.
A. work B. job C. effort D. task
4. You can improve your English by practicing it............................
A. hardly B. ordinary C. badly D. regularly
5. Can you turn ............................... the lights? It’s too dark in here.
A. down B. off C. on D. in
6. Mrs. Black: “Thank you for your help!”
Andrew: “...........................”
A. You’re welcome. B. The same to you!
C. Nice to meet you. D. So am I.
7. I asked Mark if he ............................... his homework yet.
A. does B. did C. had done D. has done
8. If you want to join the History Society, you must first ............... this application.
A. make B. write down C. fill in D. do up
9. Find the word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined.
A. faded B. baggy C. pants D. added
10. Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
A. mention B. consist C. occasion D. design
Question 2: Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL. (10 points).
Village life
In 1997, tired of the noise and (1) ........................ of the city, best-selling POLLUTE
author Will Smith and his family moved out to Chersey, a
picturesque village in the Suffolk countryside, with 53
(2) ....................... and one shop. Three years later they sold their INHABIT
(3) ........................ 16th century cottage and moved back to London, BEAUTY
where they now live in a smart new (4) ....................... on the outskirts NEIGHBOUR
of the city. So what happened? “Chersey seemed an idyllic place
to live,” explains Will, “a quiet, (5) ...................... old village in extremely PEACE
(6) .................... surroundings. However, we soon became aware of PLEASE
the (7) ........................ of village life. With so little to do in Chersey, and ADVANTAGE
because the buses were so (8) ......................, our teenage children FREQUENT
became (9) .......................... on us to take them everywhere in the car. DEPEND
As for our own social life, the neighbors were rather cold and
(10) ....................., so we felt very isolated and lonely. It was not FRIEND
the rural idyll we had expected.”
Question 3: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct but some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write it next to the number. (10 points).
A glass of orange juice
0. The train was crowded and I as couldn’t find anywhere to sit. So, after .....as.....
00. searching every compartment for an empty seat without success, I .... √ ....
1. decided to pop along to the refreshment car, where you can usually get ............
2. something up to drink and a bite to eat . Even here, all the seats were ............
3. taken, so I just had to stand at the bar. The only other person was standing ............
4. at the bar was a strange-looking man wearing an enormous overcoat. This ............
5. struck me as very peculiar, because that it was a very hot day. ............
6. He appeared to be drinking a glass of orange juice, but the funny thing ............
7. about was that he kept both his hands tightly round the glass as if he was ............
8. being afraid that someone might steal it. After a while, he went out, ............
9. presumably to go to the toilet, but before leaving, he scribbled ............
10. something on a piece of paper and left it beside the glass, in which was ............
11. still half full. The note said: “Do you not drink my orange juice, I have ...you...
12. dipped my fingers in it”. Smiling to myself, I picked up the note, wrote .... √.....
underneath “So have I”, and slipped quietly away.
Question 4: Below are five groups of three words. In the spaces write one word which describes each group. (0) has been done as an example (5 points)
0. Example: Coat, dress, trousers …. clothes ……
1. Hammer, screwdriver, saw ………………..
2. Summer, winter, spring ………………..
3. Lunch, dinner, breakfast ………………..
4. Table, chair, bed ………………..
5. Car, bus, lorry ………………..

SECTION TWO: READING (25 points)
Question 1: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only ONE word in each space. (10 points)
Last night I watched (1) ....................... new TV programmed. At first I was going to turn (2)....................... the TV, but the programmed turned out to be quite interesting. It (3) ..................... about a very famous crime, the Great Train Robbery, which took place in England (4) ................. 1963. A 15- member gang of criminals collected a (5) ............. of information about the train and all (6) .................. money it carried from Glasgow to London. They managed to (7) ................. off with $2.6 million. Police caught 13 of (8) ................. men and arrested them. In court, the judge refused to (9) .................. them off easily and sent them to prison (10) ................... many years.
Question 2: Choose from sentences A-H the one which fits each gap 1 – 5. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use. (0) has been done as an example (5 points)
Industries have pollted the water, fishing has destroyed sea life and divers have damaged large parts of the coral.
The crew were helpful and pleasant and the price was also very reasonable.
I’m not sure I would go again.
It stretches for 2000 kilometers and is up to 800 meters wide.
However, I didn’t think I could take part in a dive cruise and not dive.
At no point were we permitted to swim away on our own.
I was right it was an incredible sight.
Natural Wonder
When I was asked to visit and write about the Great Barrier Reef, I was thrilled. I had heard reports of damage done by tourism and other industries, but felt that the Reef would still be a wonderful place to see. (0) ......G........ .
From the air, the Great Barrier Reef seems huge. (1)................ I wasn’t sure how best to explore such a giant place, so after I had landed, I made enquiries and was told the best way to see the Reef is to take a dive cruise. I booked a place on a three – day cruise, and despite warnings about the state of some of these boats, the boat I was on was comfortable and clean. (2).............. . I was entitled to eight dives plus use of wet suit, flippers and other equipment, three meals a day and two nights’ accommodation.
Although I have been diving before, I am not an experienced diver. (3)................. I was nervous to begin with, but soon felt completely safe. We were divided into groups according to our ability and each group was given an instructor. They had very strict rules. (4).................... .
With our guides, we saw some amazing sea life including small sharks, crabs and thousands of colorful tropical fish swimming around in the coral. The other divers were friendly and the evenings on board were very pleasant. Altogether, it was a wonderful trip.
While I was at the Great Barrier Reef, it became perfectly clear from the conservation programmes I came across, that the damage I had heard about had been done. (5).................
Environmental groups have done much to stop this damage, but sadly it continues.
Despite this, the Great Barrier Reef is a wonderful place to go. For me at least it is one of the most significant natural wonders our earth has to offer.

Question 3: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. (10 points)
All the locals had warned us against camping near the military base but we paid no attention. What could possibly go (1)............................?
After a busy day catching fish we got straight into our sleeping bags. My friend was fast (2) ......................, but I was awake as I had a (3) ...................... feeling.
(4) ....................... a strange noise came from behind the bushes. I stood up (5)....................
with fear and I shouted in a deep (6) ....................., “Who’s there?”
Then I saw a bright object, the size of a tennis ball, which appeared out of (7) ...................
It (8) ...................... fast towards me when I instinctively lowered my head. Luckily it passed a few centimeters above me. “That was a narrow (9) ...................” I thought. The object vanished and never appeared again. I guess I’ll never find out if the army had (10)........................ out an experiment or if I’d seen a real UFO.
1. A. well B. wrong C. bad D. fast
2. A. tired B. asleep C. awake D. sleepy
3. A. tiny B. marvelous C. brilliant D. weird
4. A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Thankfully D. Luckily
5. A. shaking B. walking C. waiting D. glowing
6. A. shape B. voice C. skin D. noise
7. A. nowhere B. somewhere C. everywhere D. anywhere
8. A. was flying B. flies C. has flown