TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ HÀ HUY TẬP
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC: 2021 – 2022
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 9 Thời gian: 90 phút
(Không kể thời gian phát đề)
I. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. (30 pts)
1. __________, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather. A. Leaving uncovered B. Having been left uncovered C. Left uncovered D. Been left uncovered
2. Finding the gorillas alive had been __________ his wildest dreams. A. past B. beneath C. beyond D. without
3. It was __________ a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it. A. such surprising B. so surprising C. too surprising D. surprising
4. I’m worn out. I could __________ a cup of tea. A. put up with B. call for C. do with D. come in for
5. There had been a(n) __________ of the disease in several villages in the north of the country. A. breakout B. outbreak C. breakdown D. breakup
6. Though Japanese and Korean cultures appear similar to the outsider, they are quite __________. A. diverse B. separated C. unfamiliar D. distinct
7. If only I __________ the speech so abruptly. Everyone was astonished. A. didn’t end B. were not to end C. would not end D. had not ended
8. I’m amazed that this game ever __________ - it’s so silly! A. took in B. caught on C. took up D. caught by
9. She worried __________ about her exam and couldn’t focus on her revision. A. practically B. constantly C. decidedly D. efficiently
10. Those ballpoint pens are made in a large __________ of colors and styles. A. series B. range C. collection D. network
11. Without __________, natural resources will be used up within a hundred years. A. preservation B. maintenance C. conservation D. protection
12. A: “ How was your visit to the dentist?” _ B: “It was painless. I __________ worried.” A. mustn’t have B. needn’t have
C. didn’t need to be D. wouldn’t have
13. The more important an exam is, __________.
A. the more you’ll get nervous
B. the more nervous will you get
C. the most nervous you’ll be
D. the more nervous you’ll get
14. The hotel offers exceptional sporting __________, including a 50-metre swimming pool. A. weakness B. replacement C. measurement D. facilities
15. Pete: “What do you usually do on Sunday night?”
Margaret: “__________ time I go out with my friends.” A. Most B. The most C. The most of D. Most of the
16. Some people believe that aliens from __________ space have visited our Earth. A. outer B. abroad C. inner D. aboard
17. The threat of failing an exam provides the __________ to work harder. A. go-ahead B. incentive C. inspiration D. vitality
18. He gave her __________ ring in the wedding ceremony. A. such big beautiful diamond B. a beautiful big diamond C. so beautiful a diamond big D. a big diamond beautiful 1
19. Thick bracelets of sweet-and-sour sautéed Spanish onion __________ the meat. A. garnish B. sprinkle C. slice D. purée
20. __________ different in character we are, we have been mutual friends since our childhood. A. However B. Despite being C. Although D. Whatever
21. One can’t help __________ compassion for the people who lost their homes in the earthquake. A. to feel B. but feel C. from feeling D. in feeling
22. Not until __________ the cartoonist __________ why he was popular with the public.
A. did I met – that I realized
B. I met – that I could realize
C. had I met – could I realized D. I had met – did I realize
23. I’d rather __________ television; the programs seem to get worse. A. read than watch B. read to watch C. reading to watching D. reading than watching
24. If I had remembered __________ the window, the thief would not have got in. A. to close B. closing C. to have closed D. having closed
25. Come on! I wish they __________ that terrible noise on the upper floor. A. all could stop B. had all stopped C. would all stop D. are all stopping
26. Frankly I’d rather __________ anything about it for the time being. A. that you do B. you didn’t do C. you don’t D. not you did
27. Trịnh Công Sơn was probably the most __________ songwriter of his generation. A. prolific B. perfect C. indispensable D. herbivorous
28. One of the Health Care organization’s aims is to __________ information about the disease to the public. A. reflect B. disseminate C. withhold D. extract
29. The day their first child was born, the new parents were __________ with joy. A. overpowered B. overtaken C. overcome D. overthrown
30. By the time you finish your job, everyone __________ home. A. has gone B. will have gone C. had gone D. was going
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. (20 pts)
The word ‘graffiti’ (1) __________ from the Greek word graphein, meaning to write. This
evolved into the Latin word graffito. Graffiti is the (2) __________ form of graffito. Simply (3)
__________, graffiti is a drawing, scribbling or writing (4) __________ a flat surface. Today, we equate
graffiti with the ‘New York’ or ‘Hip Hop’ style which emerged from New York City in the 1970s. Hip
Hop was (5) __________ an inner-city concept. It evolved from the rap music made in Brooklyn and
Harlem in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Donald Clarke, a music historian, has written that rap music
was a reaction to the disco music of the period. Disco was centred in the rich, elitist clubs of Manhattan
and rap emerged on street corners as an (6) __________. Using lyrical rhythms and ‘beat boxing’, the
music was a way to (7) __________ feelings about inner-city life. Hip Hop emerged as turntables began
to be used to form part of the rhythm by ‘scratching’ (the sound created by running the stylus over the
grooves of an LP). As Hip Hop music emerged so (8) __________ a new outlet for artistic visibility.
Keith Haring began using posters to place his uniquely (9) __________ figures and characters in public
places. Soon he began to draw directly on subway walls and transit posters. The uniqueness of his
drawings eventually (10) __________ to their being shown in galleries and published in books and his art became ‘legitimate’. 2
III. Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each blank space. (10 pts)
Working parents are devoting more quality time to their children than previous generations,
despite time-consuming (1) __________, research has shown. The findings of this study go against the
(2) __________ that modern parents, especially working mothers, spend less time with their children.
The study found that parents devote more than twice as much time on the (3) __________ of their
children than they did 30 years ago. Full-time working parents were found to spend more time with their
children than their part-time and non-working counterparts. This time is spent talking to children and
enjoying planned leisure activities, such as swimming and trips to museums together.
The results of the research (4) __________ that parents devote an average of 85 minutes a day to
each child. This compares with 25 minutes a day in the (5) __________-1970s. And it is predicted that
the figure will rise to 100 minutes a day by 2010.
The study highlighted a new concept of “positive parenting”, where mothers and fathers are (6)
__________ committed to working hard to be good parents and providing the best material and
emotional support for their children. The findings suggest that the “new man” is not a myth. Today's
fathers were found to be more involved in their children's lives than their own fathers or grandfathers
were. More fathers are said to be equal (7) __________ in parenting. During the study, three generations
of families were (8) __________ on their attitudes to parenting. What is clear is that parents desire an
increase in creative involvement with children, and for family democracy. (9) __________ this increase
in parental involvement also suggests an increase in the stress (10) __________ being a parent. In the
future, parenting classes could become as commonplace as antenatal classes are today. 1. A. jobs B. work C. positions D. occupations 2. A. saying B. thought C. statement D. claim 3. A. education B. upbringing C. training D. instruction 4. A. show B. say C. display D. appear 5. A. medium B. middle C. mid D. halfway 6. A. nearly B. hardly C. similarly D. equally 7. A. couples B. partners C. mates D. colleagues 8. A. asked B. answered C. questioned D. requested 9. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Despite 10. A. for B. of C. in D. to
IV . Read the passage carefully, then choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best
according to the text. (10 pts)
The Sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that
convert hydrogen to helium. The Sun has existed in its present state for about four billion six hundred
million years and is thousands of times larger than the Earth.
By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the Sun’s life will be like.
About five billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface
temperature will fall. The higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear
reactions. The outer regions of the Sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance
to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the Sun. The Sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures
on the Earth will become too high for life to exist.
Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it
shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The Sun may throw off huge amounts
of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf. 3
After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost
its heat. Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be
dark and cold. If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen over the Earth’s surface.
1. What is the primary purpose of this passage?
A. To alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun
B. To discuss conditions on Earth in the far future
C. To present a theory about red giant stars
D. To describe changes that the Sun will go through
2. The word “fueled” in line 1 is closest in meaning to __________. A. powered B. bombarded C. created D. propelled
3. The word “state” in line 2 is closest in meaning to __________. A. shape B. condition C. location D. size
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun __________.
A. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf
B. has been in existence for 10 billion years
C. is rapidly changing in size and brightness
D. will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years
5. What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red giant?
A. Its core will cool off and use less fuel.
B. Its surface will become hotter and shrink.
C. It will throw off huge amounts of gases.
D. Its center will grow smaller and hotter.
6. When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will the atmosphere be like on the Earth?
A. Its atmosphere will freeze and become solid.
B. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun.
C. It will become too hot for life to exist.
D. It will be nearly destroyed by nova explosions.
7. As a white dwarf, the Sun will be __________.
A. the same size as the planet Mercury
B. thousands of times smaller than it is today
C. around 35 million miles in diameter D. cold and dark
8. According to the passage, which of the following best describes the sequence of stages that the Sun will probably pass through?
A. Yellow dwarf, white dwarf, red giant, black giant
B. Red giant, white dwarf, red dwarf, nova explosion
C. Yellow dwarf, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf
D. White dwarf, red giant, black dwarf, yellow dwarf
9. The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to __________. A. our own planet
B. the outer surface of the Sun C. the core of a black dwarf D. the planet Mercury
10. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage? 4 A. alarmed B. pessimistic C. comic D. objective
V. Use the word given at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the gap. (10 pts)
1. Theo and his twin brother are always together. They are __________. (separate)
2. These mountain villages are completely __________ in winter. (access)
3. I had a __________ night’s sleep. My back was hurting and the storm outside made such a noise. (rest)
4. The monument was erected in __________ of the fallen soldiers for posterity. (remember)
5. Whenever examination is in progress, I often see parents, family members and __________ waiting
anxiously outside the exam sites. (wish)
6. As __________ as he is, it’s not surprising that he believed their lies. (impress)
7. We should make young people realize that drug-taking is __________. (destroy)
8. My opinion is that ghosts are __________. There are no ghosts in this world. (exist)
9. The opening ceremony ended __________ with fireworks. (sense)
10. The laws __________ pollution in the city are very rigid. (restrict)
VI. Use the word given in the brackets to rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning (20 pts)
1. Should you persist your defiance of instructions, we will take disciplinary action. (go)
→ If you ____________________________________________________________taken.
2. Someone stole all my money in my last trip to Vũng Tàu. (stolen)
→ I ____________________________________________________________________.
3. We went to the theater but they had sold out of tickets. (got)
→ By___________________________________________________________________.
4. The wind was so strong that we couldn’t walk. (hardly)
→ Such _________________________________________________________________.
5. Learning English is becoming more and more popular in our city. (increasingly)
→ It has _________________________________________________________________.
6. John used to work in this company. (longer)
→ No ___________________________________________________________________.
7. She isn’t concerned with the matter, or the consequence of it. (nor)
→ Neither the matter _______________________________________________________.
8. Instead, you must try to have a good relationship with the others. (get)
→ I wish you _____________________________________________________________.
9. They say he is able to swim across this river. (swimming)
→ He ___________________________________________________________________.
10. The last thing you should do is to reveal the secret. (under)
→ Under ________________________________________________________________. THE END OF THE TEST 5 SUGGESTED KEY
I. (1 pt each correct answer) 1. C. Left uncovered 11. C. conservation 21. B. but feel 2. C. beyond 12. B. needn’t have
22. D. I had met – did I realize 3. B. so surprising
13. D. the more nervous you’ll get 23. A. read than watch 4. C. do with 14. D. facilities 24. A. to close 5. B. outbreak 15. D. Most of the 25. C. would all stop 6. D. distinct 16. A. outer 26. B. you didn’t do 7. D. had not ended 17. B. incentive 27. A. prolific 8. B. caught on
18. B. a beautiful big diamond 28. B. disseminate 9. B. constantly 19. A. garnish 29. C. overcome 10. B. range 20. A. However 30. B. will have gone
II. (2 pts each correct answer) 1. derives / 3. put 6. alternative 9. drawn derived 4. on 7. express 10. led 2. plural 5. originally 8. did
III. (1 pt each correct answer) 1. A. jobs 4. A. show 7. B. partners 10. B. of 2. D. claim 5. C. mid 8. C. questioned 3. B. upbringing 6. D. equally 9. A. However
IV. (1 pt each correct answer)
1. D. To describe changes that the Sun will go
6. C. It will become too hot for life to exist. through
7. B. thousands of times smaller than it is 2. A. powered today 3. B. condition
8. C. Yellow dwarf, red giant, white dwarf,
4. A. is approximately halfway through its life black dwarf as a yellow dwarf 9. A. our own planet
5. D. Its center will grow smaller and hotter. 10. D. objective
V. (1 pt each correct answer) 1. inseparable 5. well-wishers 9. sensationally 2. inaccessible 6. impressionable 10. restricting 3. restless 7. destructive 4. remembrance 8. non-existent
VI. (2 pts each correct answer)
1. If you go on defying instructions, disciplinary action will be / we will have disciplinary action be taken.
2. I had/got all my money stolen in my last trip to Vũng Tàu.
3. By the time we got to the theater, they had sold out of tickets.
Or: By the time we went to the theater, they had got no tickets left / tickets had got sold out.
4. Such was the strength of the wind that we could hardly walk.
5. It has been increasingly popular to learn English in our city.
6. No longer does John work in this company.
7. Neither the matter nor the consequence of it / its consequence is concerned with her.
8. I wish you tried/would try to have a good relationship with the others (instead).
9. He is said to be capable of swimming across this river.
10. Under no circumstances should you reveal the secret. 6