PHÒNG GD&ĐT VĨNH YÊN KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2024-2025
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 08 trang)
PART A. LISTENING (Each recording will be played TWICE)
Section 1. Listen and write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. (10 points)
PRIME RECRUITMENT
Employee record
Surname: Riley
Email: (1) @worldnet.com
Nationality: (2) Reference (professional): Name: John Keen
Job: manager of (3)
Reference ( personal): Name: Eileen Dorsini
Job: (4)
Special qualifications: Current (5) certificate
Certificate of competence in sailing.
Section 2. You will hear part of a psychologist being interviewed about friendship. Choose the answer
(A, B C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
6. From three to five years old, children
A. are happy to play alone. B. prefer to be with their family.
C. have rather selfish relationships D. have little idea of ownership.
7. From age five to eight or ten, children
A. change their friends more often. B. decide who they want to be friends with.
C. admire people who don’t keep to rules. D. learn to be tolerant of their friends.
8. According to Sarah Browne, adolescents
A. may be closer to their friends than to their parents.
B. develop an interest in friends of the opposite sex.
C. choose friends with similar personalities to themselves.
D. want friends who are dependable.
9. Young married couple
A. tend to focus on their children. B. often lose touch with their friends.
C. make close friends less easily. D. need fewer friends than single people.
10. In middle or old age people generally prefer
A. to stay in touch with old friends. B. to see younger friends more often.
C. to have friends who live nearby. D. to spend more time with their friends.
Section 3. You will listen to a short talk about the entertainment program and decide whether the
following statements are true (T) or false (F).
11. Sally cannot reveal the name of the band for the first party.
12. There will be a concert in the Cotswold Theatre on Monday.
13. There is an important event on Thursday.
14. There is no formal dress code for the Freshers‟ Ball.
15. Students should check the notice board for the welcoming party in the entrance lobby.
Section 4. You will hear an interview with a representative of a wildlife park called Paradise
Wildlife Park. For questions 16-25, complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER.
Project Life Lion is connected with diseases spread by (16) in
Africa. The park has created its own (17) , and other organizations use it.
A wide variety of (18) events (e.g. barbecues) are held at the park.
For charity events, the park will provide cheap tickets and (19) .
The park’s sister company gives people a chance to be a (20) .
People paying to adopt an animal get a (21) , a
photograph, information about the animal and a free ticket for two people.
People who visit the park (22) in a year benefit from having a season ticket.
When the weather is cold, visitors can still enjoy using the heated (23)
_. One of the Experience Days involves being
an (24) for a day.
The park is looking for people to do customer service and (25) work.
PART B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Section 1. Choose the correct option marked A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. I didn’t see the whole occurrence. I just managed to catch a .................... of it.
A. glimpse B. look C. sight D. view
2. I suggested .................... to this letter as soon as possible.
A. Mark to reply B. to Mark replying
C. that Mark reply D. replying by Mark
3. You can’t expect to win the competition. Your drawings are ....................near as professional as the
other painters’ ones.
A. never B. nothing C. nowhere D. nobody
4. Raul and I ....................responsibility for the project. That’s why we cooperate so closely.
A. combine B. divide C. share D. associate
5. You may use the facilities freely. They are all at your ....................
A. disposition B. dispossession C. display D. disposal
6. The more make-up she puts on, ....................
A. she looks less attractive B. less attractive does she look
C. the less attractive she looks D. the less she looks attractive
7. .................... return home so quickly, we’d have seen the rest of the performance.
A. If we didn’t have to B. Not having had to
C. Had we not to D. Hadn’t we had to
8. It’s been announced that the officer will .................... trial for leaking secret data to the enemy’s
intelligence.
A. walk B. sit C. lie D. stand
9. The passengers were asked to put on life belts for the .................... of their safety.
A. risk B. sake C. care D. point
10.A number of scientists and nature lovers have .................... to performing experiments on animals.
A. refused B. disagreed C. objected D. protested
11. Let’s send an order. We’re running .................... of our medicines supplies.
A. small B. tiny C. short D. low
12. Rather than .................... I would do it myself.
A. having the job to be done by someone B. to have done the job by someone
C. have the job done by someone D. I have to do the job by someone
13. ....................was the best thing that could happen to me.
A. Having awarded me the prize B. Being awarded to the prize
C. Being awarding the prize D. To have been awarded the prize
14. Don’t be afraid to .................... your mind whenever you have something important to say.
A. express B. speak C. tell D. pronounce
15. The rock band played their greatest hits at their fans’ ....................
A. demand B. request C. enquiry D. order
16. Because we live within easy .................... of the city centre, we don’t have to travel to school by bus.
A. range B. distance C. access D. reach
17. No matter ...................., Betty wouldn’t listen to him.
A. how hardly did Tom try to explain B. as how hard Tom tried explaining
C. if Tom tried to explain hardly D. how hard Tom tried to explain
18. Stop pulling .................... over my eyes. Tell me the truth.
A. wool B. cotton C. suede D. threads
19. It was hard to make head or .................... of what the man was talking about.
A. neck B. back C. nose D tail
20. I remember .................... again.
A. your promising never to smoke B. you to promise to never smoke
C. that you promised never smoking D. you promise to not ever smoke.
Section 2. The following passage contains ten mistakes. Find out the mistakes and correct them as the
example below.
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1 Adolescence always has been and always will be the very difficult time in life. You
2 are lost where among childhood and adulthood, but still, this is the time in life when you
3 have to break freely from the conformity of your peers to find yourself. Some people
4 argue that it’s more difficult to be young today than it used to be. Is this true, and in that
5 case, why?
6 In modern society teenagers are pressured to mature much more quicker than one or
two hundred years ago. Today, minors at a very early stage have to make decisions regard
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education, often bearing upon their future careers. In the past, children were expecting to
8 follow up the footsteps of their parents, that is to say, the son was supposed to take in the
9 profession of his father, while the daughter was expected to stay at home to take care of
10 domestic duties such as cooking and cleaning.
11 Furthermore, today it’s much more difficult to find your place in society. As cities
12 grow, crime increase, and the anonymity people experience grows as well. It becomes
13 more difficult to find and cultivate your own ideals and value.
14 On the other hand, the adolescent of today have great opportunities than ever before.
15 In the past, if your father was a blacksmith and a farmer, in ten years, so would you be.
16 Today, teenagers have the possible to fulfil in all their dreams and ambitions.
Section 3. Supply the correct form of the word provided to the right of each blank
The Media Commentators
A live broadcast of any public event, such as a space flight or sporting 1. VARY
occasion, is almost (1) ________ accompanied by the thoughts of a
2. ALTER
commentator. This may be on television, along with the relevant pictures, or
(2) ________ on radio. The technique involved differs between the two media, 3. DESCRIBE
with radio broadcasters needing to be more explicit and (3) ________. Because
4. ABSENT
of the (4) _______ of visual information. TV commentators do not need to
paint a picture for their audience; instead their various observations should add
to the images that are already there. There will sometimes be silences and
5.COMMENT
pauses in TV (5) ________, although these are becoming increasingly rare.
Both types of commentators should try to be more informative, but should 6. OPINION
avoid sounding (6) _______. In sports ones, fairness and (7)_______ to both
7. PART
sides is vital, but spontaneity and (8)________ are valued by those watching or
listening. Sports commentators usually broadcast live in an essentially 8. ENTHUSE
unscripted way, although they may refer to previously prepared materials such
9. PREDICT
as sports statistics. Because of the (9) ________ nature of live events, thorough
preparation in advance is vital. The internet has helped enormously with this
aspect of the job. Anyone interested in becoming a commentator should have
10.ORGANIZE
excellent (10)________ skills, the willingness to work irregular hours and a
strong voice.
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PART C. READING
Section 1. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The language of Tears
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that
human tears are evidence of an aquatic past- but this does not seem very likely We cry from the moment
we enter this (1)......................., for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to inform their parents that
they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (2)................., they will also cry just to attract parental
attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry can do you (3).................is a very old one and now it has scientific validity
since recent research into tears has shown that they (4)..............a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By
(5) .............sorrow and pain this chemical helps you to feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of
enkaphalin you produce.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (6)................activity. Because
some people still regard it as a (7)..................of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when
they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body (8)................. itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein
in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very
enjoyable - (9).........................the popularity of the highly emotional films which are commonly
(10)...................."weepies". It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing
together.
1. A. world B. place C. earth D. space
2. A. evolve B. change C. develop D. alter
3. A. better B. fine C. good D. well
4. A. contain B. retain C. hold D. keep
5. A. struggling B. fighting C. opposing D. striking
6. A. curing B. treating C. healing D. improving
7. A. hint B. symbol C. feature D. sign
8. A. release B. rid C. loosen D. expel
9. A. consider B. remark C. distinguish D. regard
10. A. named B. entitled C. subtitled D. called
Section 2. Read the following passage and think of a word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word for each space.
Effects of television on childhood literacy
Television occupies a large portion (0)……..of………children's time. Starting in preschool, children
spend more time watching television (1) ________ participating in any other activity (2) ________
sleeping. Children also have extensive experience of television before (3) ________.exposed to many
socialising agents, (4) ________as schools and peers. Because television has this important role, it is
important to understand its potential positive and negative effects (5) ________most children.
The results of recent research suggest that there is considerable overlap (6) ________the comprehension
processes that take place while reading and the processes activated (7) ________a period of television
viewing. If (8) ________, it may very well (9) ________the case that children who learn comprehension
skills from television viewing before they are ready to read are equipped (10) ________ some very
important tools when they later learn to read.
Section 3. Read the following passage and choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
MODERN SURGERY
The need for a surgical operation, especially an emergency operation, almost always comes as a
severe shock to the patient and his family. Despite modern advances, most people still have an irrational
fear of hospitals and anesthetics. Patients do not often believe they really need surgery- cutting into a part
of the body as opposed to treatment with drugs.
In the early years of the twentieth century there was little specialisation in surgery. A good surgeon
was capable of performing almost every operation that had been devised up to that time. Today the
situation is different. Operations are now being carried out that were not even dreamed of 60 years ago.
The heart can be safely opened and its valves required. Clogged blood vessels can be cleaned out, and
broken ones mended or replaced. A lung, the whole stomach, or even part of the brain can be removed and
still permit the patient to live a comfortable and satisfactory life. However, not every surgeon wants to, or
is qualified to carry out every type of modern operation. The scope of surgery has increased remarkably.
Its safety has increased too. The hospital stay after surgery has been shortened to as a week for most major
operation.
Many developments in modern surgery are almost incredible. They include the replacement of
damaged blood vessels with stimulated ones made of plastic; the replacement of heart valves with plastic
substitutes; the transplanting of tissues such as the lens of the eye; the invention of the artificial kidney to
clean the blood of poisons at regular intervals and the development of heart and lung machines to keep
patients alive during very long operations. All these things open a hopeful vista for the future of surgery.
One of the most revolutionary areas of modern surgery is that of organ transplants. Until a few
years ago, no person, except an identical twin, was able to accept into his body the tissues of another
person without reacting against them and eventually killing them. recently, however, it has been
discovered that with the use of X-ray and special drugs, it is possible to graft tissues from one person to
another which will survive for periods of a year or more. Kidneys have been successfully transplanted
between non- identical twins. Heart and lung transplants have been reasonably successful in animals,
though rejection problems in humans have yet to be solved.
“Spare parts” surgery, the simple routine replacement of all worn-out organs by new ones, is still a
dream of the distant future. As yet, surgery is not ready for such miracles. In the meantime, you can be
happy if your doctor says to you: “Yes, I think it is possible to operate”.
1. Most people are afraid of being operated on _______________
A. in spite of improvements in modern surgery
B. because they think modern drugs are dangerous
C. because they do not believe they need anesthetics
D. unless it is an emergency operation
2. Surgeons in the early years of the 20th century, compared with modern ones, ____________
A. has less to learn about surgery B. needed more knowledge
C. could perform every operation known today D. were more trusted by their parents.
3. Open heart surgery has been possible ____________________.
A. only in the last sixty years B. from prehistoric
C. since the nineteenth century D. since the invention of valves
4. A patient can still live a comfortable and satisfactory life, even after the removal of ___________
A. his brain B. his lungs
C. a major organ such as the stomach or one lung D. part of the stomach or the whole liver
5. Modern surgeons ___________________
A. do not like to perform operations of the new type
B. are not as highly as the new type
C. are obliged to specialize more than their predecessors
D. often perform operations which are not really needed
6. The word irrational in the passage can best be replaced by ____________
A. logical B. understandable C. unreasonable D. unusual
7. Some of the more astonishing innovations in modern surgery include_____________
A. ear, nose and throat transplants B. valves plastic hearts
C. les transplants D. plastic heart valves
8. The main difficult with organ transplants is _______________
A. it is difficult to find organs of exactly the same size
B. their body’s tendency to reject alien tissues
C. only identical twins can give permission for their organs to be exchanged
D. the patient is not allowed to use drugs after them
9. “Spare parts” surgery_____________________
A. will be available in the near future B. is only possible for the animals
C. has been replaced by modern drug treatment D. has yet to become a reality
10. You can be happy if your surgeon can operate because it means ___________
A. he thinks your condition may be curable B. he is s good doctor
C. he knows you will survive D. you are getting better already
Section 4. Read the following passage then do the tasks that follow.
A SILENCE FORCE
A. There is a legend that St Augustine in the fourth century AD was the first individual to be seen
reading silently rather than aloud, or semi-aloud, as had been the practice hitherto. Reading has come a
long way since Augustine’s day. There was a time when it was a menial job of scribes and priests, not the
mark of civilization it became in Europe during the Renaissance when it was seen as one of the attributes
of the civilized individual.
B. Modern nations are now seriously affected by their levels of literacy. While the Western world has
seen a noticeable decline in these areas, other less developed countries have advanced and, in some cases,
overtaken the West. India, for example, now has a large pool of educated workers. So European countries
can no longer rest on their laurels as they have done for far too long; otherwise, they are in danger of
falling even further behind economically.
C. It is difficult in the modern world to do anything other than a basic job without being able to read.
Reading as a skill is the key to an educated workforce, which in turn is the bedrock of economic
advancement, particularly in the present technological age. Studies have shown that by increasing the
literacy and numeracy skills of primary school children in the UK, the benefit to the economy generally is
in billions of pounds. The skill of reading is now no more just an intellectual or leisure activity, but rather
a full-fledged economic force.
D. Part of the problem with reading is that it is a skill which not appreciated in most developed
societies. This is an attitude that has condemned large swathes of the population in most Western nations
to illiteracy. It might surprise people in countries outside the West to learn that in the United Kingdom,
and indeed in some other European countries, the literacy rate has fallen to below that of so called less
developed countries.
E. There are also forces conspiring against reading in our modern society. It is not seen as cool among
a younger generation more at home with computer screens or a Walkman. The solitude of reading is not
very appealing. Students at school, college or university who read a lot are called bookworms. The tern
indicates the contempt in which reading and learning are held in certain circles or subcultures. It is a
criticism, like all such attacks, driven by the insecurity of those who are not literate or are semi-literate.
Criticism is also a means, like all bullying, of keeping peers in place so that they do not step out of line.
Peer pressure among young people is so powerful that it often kills any attempts to change attitudes to
habits like reading.
F. How should people be encouraged to read more? It can easily be done by increasing basic reading
skills at an early age and encouraging young people to borrow books from schools. Some schools have
classroom libraries as well as school libraries. It is no good waiting until pupils are in their secondary
school to encourage an interest in books’ it needs to be pushed at an early age. Reading comics, magazines
and low brow publications like Mills and Boon is frowned upon. But surely what people, whether they be
adults or children, read is of little import. What is significant is the fact that they are reading. Someone
who reads a comic today may have the courage to pick up a more substantial tome later on.
G. But perhaps the best idea would be to stop the negative attitudes to reading from forming in the
first place. Taking children to local libraries brings them into contact with an environment where they can
become relaxed among books. If primary school children were also taken in groups into bookshops, this
might also entice them to want their own books. A local bookshop, like some local libraries, could perhaps
arrange book reading for children which, being away from the classroom, would make the reading activity
more of an adventure. On a more general note, most countries have writers of national importance. By
increasing the standing of national writers in the eyes of the public, through local and national writing
competitions, people would be drawn more to the printed word. Catch them young and, perhaps, they just
might then all become bookworms.
A. The Reading Passage above has seven paragraphs (A-G). Choose the most suitable heading from
the List of Headings below. Write the appropriate numbers (i-xi) in boxes 1-5.)
Paragraph D and G have been done for you as an example. Any heading may be used more than once.
List of Headings
i Reading not taken for granted
ii Taking children to libraries
iii Reading: the mark of civilization
iv Reading in St Augustine’s day
v A large pool of educated workers in India
vi Literacy rates in developed countries have declined because of people’s attitude
vii Persuading people to read
viii Literacy influences the economies of countries in today’s world
ix Reading benefits the economy by billions of pounds
x The attitude to reading amongst the young
xi Reading becomes an economic force
xii The writer’s attitude to the decline in reading
1. Paragraph A: ………
2. Paragraph B: ………
3. Paragraph C: ………
Paragraph D: …vi..
4. Paragraph E: ……….
5. Paragraph F:……….
Paragraph G:…vii…
B. Do the following statements agree with the information in the reading text.
In boxes 6-10, write
Yes if the statement agrees with the information
No if the statement contradicts the information
Not Given if there is no information about the statement
6. European countries have been satisfied with past achievements for too long and have allowed other
countries to overtake them in certain areas.
7. Reading is an economic force.
8. The literacy rate in less developed nations is considerably higher than in all European countries.
9. If you encourage children to read when they are young the negative attitude to reading that grows in
some subcultures will be eliminated.
10. People should be discouraged from reading comics and magazines.
PART D. WRITING
Section 1. Rewrite the sentence beginning with the word(s) given so that it has the closest meaning to
the original one. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
1. She looks remarkably like her mother.
She bears _________________________________________________________________________.
2. Everyone must wear a seat belt.
Wearing __________________________________________________________________________.
3. He tried very hard, but he never succeeded.
Try ______________________________________________________________________________.
4. Her friend came and saw her in hospital, which was kind.
It was kind ________________________________________________________________________.
5. You are all welcome to take any food you like.
Help _____________________________________________________________________________.
Section 2. 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. You must use between three and eight words, including the
word given.
1. If your order is delayed, we will contact you. DELAY
That’s the last time I _________________________________________ when I make a decision.
2. I don’t know how on earth she thinks of such brilliant plots for her novels. COME
How on earth _______________________________________ such brilliant plots for her novels?
3. I’m sure Nancy is still presuming that the party starts at nine. IMPRESSION
I’m sure Nancy ___________________________________________ that the party starts at nine.
4. On no account will I lend you $500. QUESTION
There is _______________________________________________________________ you $500.
5. Some people will do anything to lose weight. LENGTHS
Some people will go ___________________________________________________ lose weight.
Section 3. Write an essay within 250 words on the following topic:
Modern lifestyles mean that many parents have little time for their children. Many children
suffer because they do not get as much attention from their parents as children did in the past.
Do you agree or disagree?
Write a paragraph of about 180 words to express your opinion and give the reasons for your
answer.
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