UBND HUYỆN ĐÔNG HƯNG ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHỌN NGUỒN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Đề gồm 05 trang)

A. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
I. Listen to five dialogues and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). Write “T” or
“F” in the numbered box.
1. Mary is going to high school. 2. Betty has recently lost her job.
3. Jerry’s new girlfriend asked him to change. 4. David has just got married.
5. Karen has got a big promotion at work.
Your answers:
1.......................... 2........................ 3........................... 4.......................... 5..........................

II. Listen and complete the sentences below with ONE word/ number. Write your answer in the
numbered box.
A young lady who was on (1)______ in Brighton went into a bank to collect some money which had
been (2)______ there for her from the town in which she lived.
The clerk in the Brighton bank did not know her, so he said: “What proof have you got that you are
(3)______ the lady who should collect the money?”
The young lady looked (4)______ for a few moments and said: “I don’t think I’ve (5)______ any proof
with me,” but then she (6)______ looked happy again. She opened her bag, took a photograph of (7) ______
out of it and showed it to the clerk. “Here’s (8) ______,” she said.
The clerk looked at the photograph (9) ______ and then looked at the young lady. “Yes, that’s you,” he
said, and paid the money to her without any more (10) ______.
1.......................... 2........................ 3........................... 4.......................... 5..........................

6.......................... 7........................ 8........................... 9.......................... 10........................

B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the
following questions. Write your answers in the column on the right.
1. A. decreased B. confused C. supposed D. surprised 1.…………………
2. A. eventually B. depletion C. competitive D. regretful 2.…………………
3. A pressure B. stressful C. compass D. assist 3.…………………
4. A. ethane B. breathing C. thoughtful D. healthy 4.…………………
5. A. vacant B. wholesale C. engage D. stagnant 5.…………………
II. Choose the word whose stress is different from that of the rest in each of the following questions. Write
your answers in the column on the right.
1. A. enthusiast B. preferential C. participant D. particular 1.
2. A. preference B. attraction C. advantage D. infinitive 2.
3. A. determine B. argument C. counterpart D. marvelous 3.
4. A. sensitive B. compliment C. vertical D. assurance 4.
5. A visible B. solution C. surrounding D. arrival 5.
C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. Write your answers in the table below.
1. “Today’s my 20th birthday.” - “______”
A. Take care! B. Many happy returns! C. Have a good time! D. I don’t understand.
2. The people in my class, _________ are very friendly.
A. most of international students B. the most international students

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 C. almost international students D. mostly international students
3. John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?”
Mary: “_______.”
A. Of course not. You bet! B. Well, that’s very surprising.
C. There’s no doubt about it. D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea.
4. The information that Sonia gave me was ________ so I can’t reveal anything.
A. residential B. co-operative C. confidential D. occupational
5. There is __________ in my house.
A. an old square wooden table B. a square wooden old table
C. a square old wooden table D. an old wooden square table
6. Would you please leave us details of your address _______ forwarding any of your mail to come?
A. for the purpose of B. as a consequence of C. for the sake of D. by means of
7. Cigarette smoking has been ______ breast as well as lung cancer.
A. concerned to B. originated from C. caused by D. associated with
8. "I'm ________ to listen to your pathetic excuses," she said.
A. sick and tired B. in no mood C. having enough D. sick to death
9. It is __________ impossible to tell the twins apart.
A. virtually B. realistically C. closely D. extremely
10. You should have __________your composition carefully before you handed it in.
A. looked in B. thought of C. gone over D. seen through
11. He showed his __________for the TV program by switching it off.
A. distaste B. discontent C. annoyance D. boredom
12. __________any further information, please contact us at our office in Green Street.
A. Were you to require B. Should you require C. Required D. Had you required
13. _______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What do we refer to C. To which we refer D. What we refer to
14. They’d never realized ______ kind person their neighbor was until they asked for her help.
A. so B. such a C. how D. what a
15. Sue admitted that she could not concentrate on her work _______ due to this irritating noise.
A. in all B. the bit least C. in the least D. at the least
16. In the ___of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times.
A. requirement B. assistance C. demands D. interests

1. ............ 2. ............ 3. ............ 4. ............ 5. ............ 6. ............ 7. ............ 8. ............

9. ............ 10. .......... 11. .......... 12. .......... 13. .......... 14. .......... 15. .......... 16. ..........
II. Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tenses/forms. Write your answers in the column on the right.
1. Are you O.K, Jane? You look as if you (faint). 1. …………………
2. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (clean). 2. …………………
3. (Lie) on the beach on a sunny day is pleasant. 3. …………………
4. It is important that natural resources (use) as economically as possible. 4. …………………
5. He (be) hungry, I am sure he’d have eaten it. 5. …………………
III. Choose the word or phrase that is SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
questions. Write your answers in the table below.
1. Golf wear has become a very lucrative business for both the manufacturers and golf stars.
A. loss-making B. profitable C. expensive D. critical
2. The famous racehorse Secretariat had to be destroyed because of a painful, incurable hoof disease.
A. irreparable B. vexatious C. dangerous D. disabling
1. …………… 2. ……………

IV. Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following questions. Write your answers in the table below.
1. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.
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 A. rudeness B. measurement C. encouragement D. politeness
2. That the genetic differences make one race superior to another is nothing but a tall story.
A. cynical B. believable C. unbelievable D. exaggeration
1. 2.

V. Choose the underlined part that is not accurate and correct it. Write your answers in the table below.
1. Digital clocks, however precise, they (A) can not be perfectly (B) accurate because the (C) earth’s rotation
changes slightly (D) over years.
2. One of the features (A) of London is the number (B) of big stores, most of them (C) are to be found (D) in
or near the West End.
3. Mary did (A) a great contribution to (B) science through (C) her discovery of radium, although it (D)
proved fatal to her.
4. Having finished (A) his term paper before the deadline (B), it was delivered (C) to (D) the professor
before the class.
5. The Olympic torch (A) burning (B) throughout (C) the Games and it is then extinguished at the closing
ceremony (D).
1. 4

2. 5.
3.
D. READING
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct word for each of the blanks. Write your answers in the
table below.
It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says “please” and “thank you” in the right
places is (1)___ miracle of science, but recognizing the words that make up normal, continuous human
speech is another (2)______ .
Not until now have computer been programmed to (3)______ to a range of spoken commands. Until
recently it was thought that computers would have to be programmed to the accent and speech habits of each
user, and only then would be able to respond (4)_____ to their master’s or mistress’s voice. Now rapid
progress is being made (5)______ systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of the 1980s, was claimed to (6)______ a
spoken vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make
informed guesses as to (7)______ is a likely sentence. That system has been programmed not only with
grammatical rules, but also with an analysis of a vast quantity of office correspondence. On the (8)______ of
this information, the machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another.
Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (9)______ data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a
computer been able to match a human’s ability to make sense of a three-dimemsional scene (10)______
identifying all objects in it.
(From “Heinle & Heinle TOEFL Test Assistant, Grammar” by Milada Broukal)
1. A. no B. not C. nothing D. none 1. ………….
2. A. problem B. topic C. matter D. theme 2. ………….
3. A. talk B. answer C. communicate D. react 3. ………….
4. A. truly B. completely C. accurately D. right 4. ………….
5. A. with B. for C. within D. as 5. ………….
6. A. know B. recognize C. master D. realize 6. ………….
7. A. which B. what C. how D. that 7. ………….
8. A. foundation B. principle C. ground D. basis 8. ………….
9. A. visual B. noticeable C. seen D. visible 9. ………….
10. A. from B. by C. of D. Without 10. ………….
II. Read the following passage and choose the best options to answer the questions or complete the sentences.
Write your answers in the table below.

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 The United States Department of Education describes "giftedness" as exceptionally advanced
performance or the potential for outstanding performance in intellectual, creative leadership, artistic, or
specific academic fields. Children who demonstrate outstanding talents come from all social, cultural, and
economic groups.
Educators believe that gifted students require special education services because their learning needs
differ significantly from those of the general population. They learn more rapidly and are able to understand
more abstract and complex ideas. They are also able to transform existing knowledge into new and useful
forms, and to create new knowledge recognized for its originality, complexity, and elegance. Special
education services and facilities for gifted children may enhance these abilities. In addition, some gifted
learners may require special counseling services to address social or emotional adjustment issues that are
complicated by their exceptional abilities.
Many regular elementary and secondary schools in the United States offer special programs designed
specifically to meet the needs of gifted students. Some schools provide specialized education programs to gifted
children exclusively. These schools offer advanced education in mathematics, science, technology, the arts, or other
academic disciplines. Many school districts rely on intelligence tests to identify gifted students. However, most
guidelines for determining giftedness recommend the use of a combination of standardized test scores, rating
systems developed by individual schools, classroom observation records, and performance assessments.
Gifted children may study a specially modified curriculum or may progress through academic subjects
at an accelerated pace. Acceleration involves adapting education programs so that students may progress
through particular subject material quicker than usual. These modifications may take place within the regular
classroom setting or they may involve changing the child's placement in school. Some gifted children gain
early entrance to kindergarten, skip grades, enter college earlier than usual, or take specific courses with
older children. Ideal programs for gifted students consider the individual needs of children and offer multiple
options for services. These programs generally involve both advanced course materials and acceleration.
1. Gifted children come from _______.
A. homogenous race B. different backgrounds C. specific economic groups D. different careers
2. Among the various qualities, gifted children are believed to be able to learn fast and _______.
A. apply knowledge creatively B. create new learning methods
C. find out new knowledge D. behave themselves wel
3. the word "existing" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. up-to-date B. fashionable C. permanent D. present
4. The word "enhance" in paragraph 2 can be replaced with _______.
A. turn up B. further improve C. encourage D. strongly implant
5. Special services are provided to some problematic gifted children to _______.
A. help them cope with social and emotional difficulties
B. make them forget about social and emotional problems
C. concentrate on their studies and their school
D. help them accomplish their academic objectives
6. The word "disciplines" in paragraph 3 mostly means _______.
A. violations B. penalties C. rules D. subjects
7. Giftedness can be measured by means of _______.
A. class observations B. specialized assessments C. psychology specialists D. recorded observations
8. Some gifted learners’ exceptional abilities may_______.
A. deprive them of certain opportunities B. bring them great success
C. help them solve difficult problems D. cause certain trouble for them
9. In order to help gifted children, some schools _______.
A. provide them with coaching B. give them exclusive programs
D. provide them with international programs C. isolate them from the rest
10. Giftedness is described to include exceptionally advanced performance in _______.
A. academic area B. leadership ability C. various fields D. intellectual fields
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

E. WRITING

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I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not
change the word given.
1. No one has explained why our flight is delayed. (reason)
No one has told......................................................................................to our flight.
2. They are letting David out of hospital next week. (released)
David ..........................................................................................................................................................
3. Tim looks nothing like his father. (take)
Tim ..............................................................................................................................................................
4. I was really pleased that I managed to pass the exam. (succeeded)
I was really pleased that I ............................................................................................................................
5. My brother is not into scuba-diving. (tea)
Scuba-diving is not .......................................................................................................................................
II. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. Use the
words given at the beginning of the sentences.
1. It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
You oughtn’t ....................................................................................................................................................
2. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
I object .............................................................................................................................................................
3. It was an impressive building but it wasn’t to my taste.
Impressive ........................................................................................................................................................
4. I would prefer you to type this report for me.
I would rather ..................................................................................................................................................
5. “Can you remember to buy some vegetables, Mary?” Peter said
Peter reminded ................................................................................................................................................
III. Rearrange the words or phrases given to make meaningful sentences.
1. it/,/ Because/ were/ the/ streets/ rained/ flooded/ heavily.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
2. careful /he /wouldn't /If /so /more/,/ make /were /mistakes /he /many.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
3. of /busy/ In/ time/ her/ she/ spite/ project/ schedule/,/to/the/ahead /complete/ of/ managed.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
4. first /that /The /he /delicious /recommended /serves /restaurant /food.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
5. improve/ To /going/ his/,/ regularly/ he/ started/ to/ the/ health/ gym.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
6. I /available/ when /I /had /that /wish /it/ house /was /bought /still.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
7. finishes/ he/ his/ ,/ he /plans/ Once/ to/ Europe/ travel /next /to /summer/ exams.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
8. The/ happily /are /anniversary /their /celebrating /wedding /grandparents.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
9. performance/ Her/ than/ the/ in/ was/ year/ much/ last /better/ competition.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
10. denied /The /man /shop/ arrested/ gold /jewelry/stealing /the/some/from.
IV. Use the cues given to make complete sentences
1. July 20th 1969/ two Americans/ land/ moon/ spaceship/ name/ Apollo.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
2. It/such/interesting/ show/ that/ million/viewers/ watched/ it.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
3. I/very/interested/his articles/ global warming/ the Times.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
4. On/ arrive/ home/ I/realise/I/leave/book/room.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
5. I/not go/bed/as/late/you/so/I/able/get up/early/morning.
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 UBND HUYỆN ĐÔNG HƯNG ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO Năm học 2023 – 2024. Môn Tiếng Anh 9

Toàn bài có 100 ý, mỗi ý làm đúng được 0,2 điểm

A. LISTENING
A-I. Listen to five dialogues and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). Write “T” or “F”
in the numbered box. (1.0 point)
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
A-II. Listen and complete the passage below with ONE word. Write your answers in the answer table
below. (2.0 points)

1. holiday 6. suddenly

2. sent 7. herself

3. really 8. something

4. worried 9. carefully

5. brought 10. trouble

B. PHONETICS
B-I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of
the following questions. Write your answers in the column on the right. (1.0 point)
1.A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D
B-II. Choose the word whose stress is different from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Write your answers in the column on the right. (1.0 point)
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A
C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
C-I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. Write your answers in the table below.
(3.2 points)
1. B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.B
9.A 10.C 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.D 15.C 16.D
C-II. Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tenses/forms. Write your answers in the column on the
right. (1.0 point)
1. Are you O.K, Jane? You look as if you (faint). 1. are going to faint
2. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (clean). 2. has been cleaned
3. (Lie) on the beach on a sunny day is pleasant. 3. Lying
4. It is important that natural resources (use) as economically as possible. 5. He (be) 4. (should) be used
hungry, I am sure he’d have eaten it 5. Had he been
C-III. Choose the word or phrase that is SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following questions. Write your answers in the table below. (0.4 point)
1. B 2.A
C-IV. Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following questions. Write your answers in the table below. (0.4 point)
1. D 2. B
C-V. Choose the underlined part that is not accurate and correct it. Write your answers in the table below.
(1.0 point) (Mỗi câu sửa đúng thì được 0,2 điểm)
1. A-> Ø 2. C -> which 3. A -> made 4. C -> he delivered it 5. B-> burns
D. READING
D-I. Read the following passage and choose the correct word for each of the blanks. Write your answers in
the table below. (2.0 points)

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1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B
D-II. Read the following passage and choose the best options to answer the questions or complete the
sentences. Write your answers in the table below. (2.0 points)
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A
6. D 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C
E. WRITING:
E-I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. (1.0 point)
1. No one has told us the reason for the delay to our flight.
2. David is being released from hospital next week.
3. Tim does not take after his father.
4. I was really pleased that I succeeded in passing the exam.
5. Scuba-diving is not my brother’s cup of tea.
E-II. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them.
Use the words given at the beginning of the sentences. (1,0 point)
1. You oughtn’t to have scared your little brother like that.
2. I object to people criticizing me unfairly.
3. Impressive as the building was, it wasn’t to my taste.
4. I would rather you typed this report for me.
5. Peter reminded Mary to buy some vegetables.
E-III. (2.0 points) Rearrange the words or phrases given to make meaningful sentences.
1. Because it rained heavily, the streets were flooded.
2. If he were more careful, he wouldn't make so many mistakes.
3. In spite of her busy schedule, she managed to complete the project ahead of time.
4. The first restaurant that he recommended serves delicious food.
5. To improve his health, he started going to the gym regularly.
6. I wish I had bought that house when it was still available.
7. Once he finishes his exams, he plans to travel to Europe next summer.
8. The grandparents are happily celebrating their wedding anniversary.
OR: The grandparents are celebrating their wedding anniversary happily.
9. Her performance in the competition was much better than last year.
10. The arrested man denied stealing some jewelry from the gold shop.
E-IV. ( 1,0 point) Use the cues given to make complete sentences
1. On July 20th 1969, two Americans landed on the moon in the spaceship named Apollo.
2. It was such an interesting show that millions of viewers watched it.
3. I am very interested in his articles about global warming in the Times.
4. On arriving home, I realised (that) I had left my book in the/my room.
5. I don’t go to bed as late as you, so I am able to get up early in the morning.