PHÒNG GD&ĐT CHƯƠNG MỸ ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU CẤP HUYỆN
TRƯỜNG THCS ĐÔNG P. YÊN NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023
TEST 11 – LỚP 9 CHUYÊN
SECTION 1: LISTENING
I. Part 1: (1.0 point) You will hear an interview with a woman called Rachel who is talking about the
shows she puts on for children. For each question, circle A, B, C.
1. Before her children were born, Rachel worked as ___________.
A. an art teacher. B. a painter. C. an actor.
2. Who first thought of doing a show at a party?
A. Rachel’s husband. B. Rachel’s children. C. Rachel’s parents.
3. Rachel’s neighbor, Lena, helps by ___________.
A. making some dolls for the shows.
B. performing in the shows.
C. writing the music for the shows.
4. When Rachel did a play about a lion ___________.
A. the children laughed too much.
B. the children’s parents complained.
C. the children were frightened.
5. Rachel thinks her shows are successful because ___________.
A. she enjoys doing them so much.
B. she does a show daily.
C. they are suitable for all ages.
SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. (5.0 points)
1. Hoa works very ___________ so she always gets good marks at school.
A. badly B. good C. hardly D. hard
2. This school ___________ in 1997 so next year it will be rebuilt.
A. built B. is built C. was built D. has built
3. Last week I ___________ my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. took B. brought C. fetch D. got
4. Are you proud ___________ your country and its tradition?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
5. Our ___________ resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature B. natural C. naturing D. naturally
6. He doesn’t enjoy ___________ basketball.
A. to play B. plays C. played D. playing
7. This form must have the ___________ of the writer.
A. to sign B. signature C. signing D. sign.
8. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and looked at ___________.
A. themselves B. himself C. theirselves D. herself
9. I am looking forward to ___________ you soon.
A. see B. seeing C. be seeing D. be seen
10. It was raining so hard ___________ we had to cancel the trip to Halong Bay last Sunday.
A. although B. because C. so D. but
11. Mary showed me some pictures ___________ by her father.
A. paint B. painting C. painted D. be painted
12. John is said ___________ the brightest in the class.
A. was B. to be C. being D. he was
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13. The new shopping mall is quite ___________ the present shopping area.
A. different from B. like to C. similar D. the same
14. My grandmother ___________ in the garden in the afternoon when she lived in the village.
A. used for sitting B. is used to sitting C. was used to sit D. used to sit
15. May I borrow ___________ money ?
A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
16. For lunch, you may have ___________ fish or chicken.
A. both B. neither C. not only D. either
17. The clerk said she was tired ___________ hearing complaints day after day.
A. with B. of C. about D. for
18. I usually go to work by bus, but ___________ and then I use my motorbike.
A. again B. once C. now D. ever
19. We arrived ___________ to have some coffee before class.
A. enough early B. early enough C. too early D. early too
20. “What are you doing?” “I ___________ the flowers. They ___________ wonderful!”
A. am smelling / smell B. smell / smell
C. am smelling / are smelling D. smell / are smelling
21. John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” ~ Anna: “___________!”
A. Better luck next time B. So poor
C. Congratulations D. That was nice of you.
22. How beautiful she is! She is wearing a ___________.
A. silk pretty purple dress. B. dress silk pretty purple.
C. purple pretty silk dress. D. pretty purple silk dress.
23. He had spent ___________ time writing an essay on his childhood.
A. a few B. a large number of C. a great deal of D. many
24. Hoa: “Would you mind if I asked you a question?” ~ Teacher: “___________”
A. No, I don’t B. Please go ahead C. Good idea! D. Ok, Thanks
25. No one can avoid ___________ by advertisements.
A. having influenced B. being influenced C. to be influenced D. influencing
VI. Give the correct form of the words in capital. (2,0 points)
1. What is the correct ___________ of this word. (PRONOUNCE)
2. It was an ___________ remark . It would have been better to keep silent. (NECESSITY)
3. Last week we had an ___________ summer holiday. (ENJOY)
4. The ___________ of the project made me tense. (IMPORTANT).
5. You had better do some ___________ for the final exams (REVISE)
6. We should save ___________ resources. (NATURE)
7. Thousands of people are living in ___________ after the earthquake. (MISERABLE)
8. Increased pollution is another ___________ result. (PLEASE)
9. The air is heavily ___________ with traffic fumes. (POLLUTE)
10. ___________, her illness was more serious than we thought. (FORTUNATE)
VII. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space
provided. (1,0 point)
1. Everybody loves her because she is very kind with animals.
A B C D
2. Though my English teacher looks young, she is twice older than I am.
A B C D
3. She refused to tell us why was she crying.
A B C D
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4. The Eiffel Tower has designed by the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel for the Paris
World’s
A B C
Fair of 1889.
D
5. A five - thousand - dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
A B C D
SECTION 4. READING
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the
space provided. (2,0 points)
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in ___________ (1). Many more
of animals are threatened, and could easily become ___________ (2) if we didn't make an effort to
___________ (3) them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases animals are ___________ (4) for
their fur or for other valuable part of their bodies. Some birds ___________ (5) as parrots are caught alive
and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that, their habitat, the place where they live is
___________ (6). More ___________ (7) is used for farmers, or houses or industry, and there are few open
spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better ___________ (8) but
these powerful chemicals pollute the environment and ___________ (9) wildlife. The most successful
animals on earth- human beings will soon be the only ones left unless we can ___________ (10) this
problem.
1. A. danger B. threat C. problem D. vanishing
2. A. disappeared B. vanished C. empty D. extint
3. A. harm B. safe C. protect D. serve
4. A. hunted B. chased C. game D. extint
5. A. like B. such C. or D. where
6. A. exhausting B. departing C. escaping D. disappearing
7. A. earth B. land C. soil D. area
8. A. produce B. fields C. herbs D. crops
9. A. spoil B. harm C. wound D. wrong
10. A. answer B. caculate C. solve D. explain
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions. (1,0 point)
Many people continue to skip breakfast despite its being most important meal of the day.
Busy people often rush out the door in the mornings with out giving their bodies the fuel they need to
handle a long day at work. They end up feeling tired by the afternoon and resort to the office snack machine
or biscuit tin.
Loysa Hourigan, from Nutrition Australia, said that catching up on food at lunch time did not provide
the body with enough sustenance to keep it going for the rest of the day. “Even if you have had lunch, you
won’t have as much food as you need. Your brain gets depleted of glucose and you feel tired.” Ms Hourigan
said. According to Ms Hourigan, wholegrain bread and cereals provide endurance. Milk, eggs and baked
beans provide protein, which helps people to alert. Rolled oats are also an excellent endurance food.
1. According to the passage, people should ___________.
A. have breakfast B. skip lunch C. not eat snacks D. not have breakfast
2. The word “fuel” in line 2 means ___________.
A. food B. meal C. nutrition D. energy
3. Ms Hourigan said that if we did not have breakfast, we would feel tired because ___________.
A. our brain ran out of glucose B. our brain was full of glucose
C. there was no oxygen in our brain D. we did not have lunch
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4. According to Ms Hourigan, which of the following is NOT mentioned as endurance foods?
A. rolled oats B. cereals C. wholegrain bread D. bananas
5. Loysa Hourigan might work as ___________.
A. teacher B. nutritionist C. writer D. business
woman
X. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided.
(2,0 points)
It might sound strange to you but these are some important rules. If you want to (1) ___________
examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, try to learn English
without (2) ___________ too much grammar because that will only slow you down and confuse you. You
will think about the rules when creating sentences instead of speaking naturally like a native (3)
___________. Some native speakers do not know so many grammar rules as non-native students do.
Everyone can speak at (4) ___________ one language whether they are intelligent, or lack some
brain power. This could be achieved by being surrounded by that language at all times. You may notice that
there are also some people (5) ___________ study abroad and learn very little. That is because they go to an
(6) ___________ speaking school, but find friends from their own country and don’t practice English. Some
others can speak English well (7) ___________ they live in an English speaking environment.
Therefore, why (8) ___________ you surround yourself with English? Make rules with some friends
that you will only speak English when meeting up for a coffee, for (9) ___________ you can also carry
around an iPad and listen to English as (10) ___________ as possible.
SECTION 5. WRITING
XI. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before
it. (2,0 points)
1. We couldn’t solve the problem until our teacher arrived.
→ Not until......................................................................................................................................................
2. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
→ He was delighted that..................................................................................................................................
3. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
→ The time machine........................................................................................................................................
4. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
→ I’ve never....................................................................................................................................................
5. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
→ The man was too.........................................................................................................................................
6. - “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” - said John.
→ John advised................................................................................................................................................
7. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
→ It’s interesting that.......................................................................................................................................
8. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
→ It’s...............................................................................................................................................................
9. She doesn’t play badminton well and I don’t, either
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→ Neither she..................................................................................................................................................
10. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
→ We haven’t..................................................................................................................................................
