Phần trắc nghiệm chỉ cần viết phương án A, B, C, D.

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(Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì)

A. LISTENING (15 points)

I. Listen to the conversation three times. Then decide whether these statements are True or False.  Write T for True or F for False into the box at the end of each sentence. (5 pts)   

II. Listen to the passage three times, then  choose the correct answer for each question. (10 pts)

1. What is the capital of Great Britain?                                              

2. Where is it situated on?

3. Is London the largest city in Europe?

4. What is its population? - __________________ people.

5. How many parts is it devided into?

B. PHONETICS (5 points)            

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the rest by the selecting the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.  (3 pts)

II. Which word has the different position of stress from the others. (2 pts)

C. GRAMMAR - VOCABULARY (25 points)

I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by circling A, B, C or D. (15 pts).

1. He drives so ______________ that he has caused many accidents.

2. It is the first time I ______________this kind of food.

3. It’s difficult ______________ me to do this excercise.

4. I wish the weather ______________ not so hot now.

5. He asked me  ______________ the room when he was working.

6. Please shut the gate ______________ our dogs won’t get out.

7. I don’t know what is in this box. It ______________ be a toy.

8. He is tired ______________ he stayed up late watching TV.

9. Would you mind If I ______________ to the movies tonight?

10. We  find the time of English meals very strange. We are not used _________ dinner at 5 p.m.

11. Shy people often find it difficult to ______________ group discussions.

12. Could you tell me how far ______________ from here to the next gas station?

13. If the weather ______________ worse, we’ll have to cancel our camping trip.

14.  We asked Ba to let us ______________ his car for some days.

15. She often goes to the ______________ to pray because her religion is Islam.  

II. Choose the underlined words or phrases in each sentence that needs correcting. (5 pts)

1. Miss Lan’s sister seemed happily­ when she received her aunt’s letter.

                                 A              B                                        C                        D

2. She wishes she could speak English as fluent as her sister could.

                                A        B                       C                           D

3. The driver of the bus was serious injured in that accident.

                    A                    B               C                  D

4. He gets up early so as to reviewing lessons before school.

          A                          B          C                             D

5. Since the early 1900s, the most popular indoor sport played in America was basketball.

                   A                                  B                                            C                              D

III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (5 pts)

1. He felt happy because he worked ____________. (SUCCESS)

2. The old hotel we used to stay at has been ___________. (MODERN)

3. The singer looks ______________ on the stage. (ATTRACT)

4. Have you got any ______________________? (SUGGEST)

5. She received a lot of ________________ from her mother. (ENCOURAGE) 

D. LANGUAGE FUNCTION (5 points)

I. Match each sentence in column A with its suitable response in column B. (5 pts)

E. READING (25 points)

I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer in A, B, C or D. (10 pts)

                                        Flood in Dorchester

___(1)___ six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon ___(2)___three feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very ___(3)___.

Mrs. Rose Willow, a ___(4)___nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs ___(5)___ three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a small ___(6)___. “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time”, said Mrs. Rose Willow. “She ___(7)___ me a lot. She sat with me so I didn’t feel afraid”.

The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, ___(8)___ the floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was drowned or ___(9)___.”, Chief Fire Office Hawkins ___(10)___ reporters, “but it will take a long time to clear up the mess”.

II. Fill each numbered space with an appropriate word. (10 pts)

          The Golden Bridge joins the beautiful city San Francisco with the suburbs to the north. Each day, about one hundred thousand automobiles cross the bridge, taking people to and from the city. More than half (1)_________ them  across the bridge during the morning and evening (2)__________ hours. As the traffic is so heavy, the trip is not pleasant.

          Now, however there is at least (3)__________ group of happy commuters. They are the people, (4) _____ travel under the bridge instead of on it. They go to work by boat and (5)_______ it so much that most of (6) _________ say they will never go by car again.

         The ferry they take is the roomy, quite and comfortable “Golden Gate”. Commuters can enjoy the sun on deck. In the morning they can have (7)_________ in the coffee shop, and in the evening they can order a drink in the bar (8)_________ looking at San Francisco’s famous skyline and the nearby hills.

         The trip (9)__________ only thirty minutes and is not very costly. But best of all, being on a boat seems to (10)__________ people feel more friendly toward each other.

III. Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D for each questions. (5 pts)

    Many studies have shown that children who enjoy music performance better in school. This doesn’t mean that you have to take a college class in music in order to help your child appreciate music, but to spend some time talking about, and listening to a wide variety of music with your child.

    If you start when your baby comes home from the hospital, you should spend some quite time with your child listening to, enjoying music and singing along with the radio because it is important that your child hears your voice and the music.

    Play soothing quite music at nap time and bed time. This will help show your child how music can soothe and be a comfort. When your child can sit in your lap, clap your hands in time to the music, bounce your knee gently in time to the music and dance with your child. All of these activities will help your child develop a sense of rhythm. When your child starts to try and sing along, encourage them with praise and don’t worry if they don’t have the words right. Have some fun and make up your own words to different songs.

    Music is a wonderful oppoturnity to celebrate our unique cultures. Listen to music from the other countries occasinally. Help your child to find the similarities, and above all, celebrate with music.

1. In which way can children learn music?

    A. Going to music schools.                               C. Learning with their parents.

    B. Playing musical insruments.                         D. Attending music concerts.

2. What does the word “this” in line 8 refer to?

    A. Nap time.                                                      C. Quite music.

    B. Bed time.                                                      D. Playing quite music when the children sleep.

3. It can de inferred from the passage “soothe” in line 9 is closest in meaning to_______.

    A. stress                           B. ease                      C. rock                            D. breathe

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes the attitude of the writer towards teaching music to children?

    A. Supportive                   B. Ignorant               C. Opposing                   D. Surprised

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

    A. Adults should learn music.                 

    B. Music should be taught at schools.

    C. Parents should encourage their children to learn music.

    D. Music should be celebrated occasinally in many countries.

F. WRITING (25 points)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5pts)

1. John finished his essay in two hours.

  => It took ……………..………………………………………………...........................

2. Miss Lan can’t watch the snow falling there because she can’t make a trip to Sapa.      

  => Miss Lan wishes…......................................................................................................

3. “When does your vacation start, MissVan?” asked Tuan Anh.

  => Tuan Anh asked ...................................................................................................................

4. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.

  => It’s  ………………………………………………………………………………….……..

5. I can’t buy the tickets because they are too expensive.

=> The tickets ………………………………………...............................................................

II. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences of a letter to a pen pal. (10 pts)

Dear Kitty,

1. I/ not see /you/ a long time/ and/ miss/ so much.

2. your letter/ you say that/ wish/ visit Nha Trang.

3. Now/ I write/ give/ information/ about the city.

4. Nha Trang/ beautiful city/ the Central/ Vietnam.

5. This city/ on the seashore/ more one million inhabitants.

6. In the central area/ the city/ and/ on the avenue/ skirting/ beach/ there be/ many hotels/ restaurants/ cinemas/ office-buildings.

7. Nha Trang/ several interesting sights/ such/ The Goddess Tower/ Hon Chong/ The Aquarium./

8. weather/ Nha Trang/ cool/ fine/ all day/ night.

9. There be/ thousands/ tourists/ come/ Nha Trang/ spend/ summer holidays/ every year.

10. Write/ me soon/ I/ look forward/ hear/ from you.

Love,

Ha Lan          

III. Write an exposition (80 - 120 words) about the necessity of wearing uniforms in secondary schools in Vietnam. You can use the following cues. (10 pts)

- necessary/ secondary school students/ uniforms/ they/ school.

- encourage/ proud/ their school/ the uniforms/ bear/ school’s name.

- help students/ equal in many ways/ they/ rich/ poor.

- practical/ not need/ think/ what/ wear.

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Họ tên học sinh:………………………………………Số báo danh:……………………………

Chữ kí giám thị 1: …………………………… Chữ kí giám thị 2:……………………………..

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HSG LỚP 9

                                                                             MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

                                                                             (Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 02 trang)

A: LISTENING (15 pts)

I. Listen to the conversation three times. Then decide whether these statements are True or False.  Write T for True or F for False into the box at the end of each sentence. (5 pts)   

II. Listen to the passage twice, then  choose the correct answer for each question. (10 pts)

B: PRONUNCITION (5 pts)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the rest by the selecting the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.  (3 pts)

II. Which word has the different position of stress from the others. (2 pts)

C: GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY (25 pts)

I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by circling A, B, C or D. (15 pts).

II. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. (5 pts)

III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (5 pts)

D: LANGUAGE FUNCTION. (5 pts)

I. Match each sentence in column A with its suitable response in column B.(5 pts)

1. E                 2. A                           3. B                           4. C                        5. D

E: READING (25 pts)

I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer in A, B, C or D. (10 pts)

II. Fill each numbered space with an appropriate word. (10 pts)

III. Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D for each questions. (5 pts)

F. WRITING (25 pts)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 pts)

1. It took two hours for John to finish his essay.//

Or: It took John two hours to finish his essay.

2. Miss Lan wishes she could make a trip to Sapa to watch the snow falling there.

Or: Miss Lan wishes she could make a trip to Sapa so that she can watch the snow falling there.

3. She asked Miss Van when her vacation started.

4. It’s (always) nervous for me to travel by air.

5. The tickets are too expensive for me to buy.//

Or: The tickets are not cheap enough for me to buy.

Or: The tickets are so expensive that I can’t buy them.

Or: The tickets are too expensive, so I can’t buy them.

Or: The tickets can’t be bought by me because they are too expensive.

II. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences of a letter to a pen pal. (10 pts)

Dear Kitty,

1. I haven’t seen you for a long time and I miss you so much.

2. In your letter you said that you wished to visit Nha Trang. / you wished you could visit.

3. Now I’m writing to give you some information about the city.

4. Nha Trang is a beautiful city in the Central of Vietnam.

5. This city is on the seashore with more than one million inhabitants.

OR: This city is on the seashore and there are/ it has more than one million inhabitants.

6. In the central area of the city and on the avenue skirting the beach, there are many hotels, restaurants, cinemas and office-buildings.

7. Nha Trang has several interesting sights such as The Goddess Tower, Hon Chong, The Aquarium.

8. The weather in Nha Trang is cool and fine all day and night.

9. There are thousands of tourists coming (or: who come ) to Nha Trang to spend their/the summer holidays every year.

10. Write to me soon. I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Love,

Ha Lan

III. Write an exposition (80 - 120 words) about the necessity of wearing uniforms in secondary schools in Vietnam. You can use the following cues. (10 points)

1. Right form: 1 point/ 10

2. Content: 2 points/ 10 - a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate.

3. Language: 5 points/ 10 - a variety of vocabulary and structures.

4. Presentation: 2 points/ 10 - coherence, cohesion, and style.

* Suggested answer

         I (personally) think (that)/ In my opinion/ As far as I’m concerned, it is necessary for secondary school students in Viet nam to wear uniforms (secondary school students in Viet nam should wear uniforms) when they are at school.

         Firstly/ First of all, wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud of being students of their school because they are wearing the uniforms with labels bearing their school’s name. 

            Secondly/ Next, wearing uniforms helps students feel equal in many ways, whether they are rich or poor.

            Finally/ Thirdly/ Last but not least/ Moreover/ Furthermore/ What’s more/ In addition, wearing uniforms is practical because they don’t need to think of (students don’t have to think of) what to wear every day.

            Therefore/ In conclusion/ In brief/ In short/ To sum up, students in secondary schools should wear uniforms.

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