SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

CAO BẰNG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề gồm 07 trang)

ĐIỂM GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH

(Của toàn bài thi) (Họ, tên và chữ ký) (Do Chủ tịch Hội đồng ghi)
Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo số 1:

Giám khảo số 2:

ĐỀ BÀI
A. LISTENING
HƯỚNG DẪN LÀM BÀI THI NGHE
- Thời gian làm bài thi nghe được tính từ phút đầu tiên khi có hiệu lệnh làm
bài.
- Giám thị bật đĩa CD cho thí sinh nghe đến khi kết thúc nhạc hiệu lần 2 thì
cho dừng phần thi nghe và yêu cầu thí sinh tiếp tục làm phần thi viết.

I. Listen to a school teacher talking about cyber-bullying. Fill each of the gaps
with no more than TWO words. You will listen TWICE. (2.0 pts)

The Internet is said to be one of the most amazing (1) ....................................

that humans have made. Since its appearance, the Internet has been so popular that
nearly everyone uses it or knows about it. However, the Internet can be a scary
place, especially because of cyber-bullying. Open any (2) ....................................
these days and you will see a story about this cyber-bullying. It’s a really nasty and
growing problem. Cyber-bullies are real cowards. They hide behind their
computers and scare people, send them hate mail or threaten them. Even worse is
when they (3) .................................... pictures of their victims online. I have a
friend who had a bad time at the hands of a cyber-bully. The cyber-bully (4)
.................................... lots of gossips and lies on the Internet. My friend’s
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reputation was badly damaged. You may wonder how cyber-bullying starts at
school. Many schoolchildren physically bully others in class and then continue
doing it online. Their victim isn’t safe anywhere. It is high time we (5)
.................................... to stop cyber-bullying.

II. Listen to Annie talking about the Internet. Decide if the statements are
true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F. You will listen TWICE. ( 2.0 pts)

1. Annie thinks the Internet is the greatest invention. T F

2. Annie does her homework on the Internet. T F
3. Annie loves emails. T F
4. Annie spends little time on the Internet. T F
5. Annie puts a lot of her personal information on Facebook. T F
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Circle the best answers to complete each sentence. (2.0 pts)
1. She wanted to know how ________ English.
A. I learned B. do I learn C. did I learn D. I can learn
2. ________ he heard the news, he rushed to the hospital.
A. So that B. If C. As if D. As soon as
3. This job is completed new ________ me. I have no experience of it
A. for B. to C. on D. with
4. She ________ the material on the table and began to cut it into a shirt.
A. broke out B. sewed C. kept D. laid out
5. She wanted to know ________ in the school.
A. if the Internet is available
B. whether the Internet is available
C. if the Internet was available
D. is the Internet available
6. Which word contains the underlined part which is differently pronounced from
the others.
A. around B. sound C. route D. plow
7. Her ________ album has just released and she is preparing for a new one.
A. later B. late C. latest D. last
8. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
A. industry B. friendliness C. institute D. situation
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II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2.0 pts)
1. He told me that he (take) .................................... a trip to California the
following week.
2. I knew that this road (be) .................................... too narrow.
3. If she (not/invite) .................................... me to the party, I won’t go.
4. Thomas was very tired, so he (lie) .................................... down on the bed and
went to sleep.
5. She said she’d phone me this morning, but it’s now 12.30 she (not phone)
.................................... yet.
6. The robber .................................... (escape) before the police arrived.
7. My Dad (serve) ....................................in the army for four years in the last war.
8. Would you mind if I (bring) .................................... these flowers home?

III. Give the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences.
(2.0 pts)
1. They planned a careful trip. _____________ , it failed because of the bad
weather. (fortunate)
2. He gave me the _____________ that he was a dishonest man. (feel)
3. With _____________ TV, you can ask questions about the show by using a
remote control. (interact)
4. Bell _____________ demonstrated his invention. (success)
5. Many _____________ are doing their best to protect the environment.
(conserve)
6. Whales are _____________ mammals, not fish. (ocean)
7. Most people are agreed that _____________ must be banned. (forest)
8. This machine does not work as_____________ as it is shown on the
label.(effect)
IV. Circle the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C, or D in the following
sentences and correct it. (2.0 pts)
1. Because she had a terrible headache, so she could not go to school yesterday.
A B C D
2. Walks in the countryside is very pleasant at this time of the year.
A B C D
3. That was a boring film, wasn’t that?
A B C D
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4. We had better to take an umbrella when we are out. It looks like it is going
A B C D
to rain.
5. Last week, I went to Ha Noi but I did not have time enough to visit all the
A B C D
lakes.
6. I had my house painting. That is why there is all this mess.
A B C D
7. Even some people who had tickets weren’t able to getting into the stadium.
A B C D

8. Even since she enrolled in law school, she has never missed a day of class
A B C
due for illness.
D
Your answer:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8

C. READING

I. Read the following passage, then circle the best correct answer to question.
(2.0 pts)
Modern English is the (1) .................... of the English language (2)
.................... since the great vowel shift, completed in roughly 1550.

Despite some (3) .................... in vocabulary, texts from the (4) ....................
17th century, such as the works of William Shakespeare and the King James Bible,
are considered to be in modern English, or more specifically, are referred to as
using Early modern English.

According to Ethnologue, there are (5) .................... 508 million speakers of

English as a first or (6) .................... language as of 1999, a number dwarfed only
by the Chinese language (7) .................... terms of the number of speakers.
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However, Chinese has a small geographical range and is spoken primarily in

mainland China and Taiwan and also by a sizable immigrant community in North
America. (8) ...................., English is spoken in a vast number of territories
including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the United States of America,
Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan and Southern Africa.

1. A. way B. form C. road D. Shape

2. A. said B. speak C. told D. Spoken

3. A. differences B. difference C. variety D. unlikelihood

4. A. soon B. early C. premature D. earlier

5. A. on B. over C. beyond D. above

6. A. second B. twice C. two D. secondly

7. A. on B. in C. with D. for

8. A. Contrary B. On Contrary C. In contrary D. With contrary

II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (2.0 pts)
Travelling to all corners of the world is (1) _____________ easier and
easier. We live (2) _____________ a global village, but how well do we know and
understand each other? Here is (3) _____________ simple test. Imagine you have
arranged a meeting at 4 p. m . What time should you expect your foreign business
colleagues to arrive? If they are German, they’ll be exactly (4) _____________
time. If they are American, they’ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are
British, they’ll be 15 minutes (5) _____________, and you should allow up to an
hour for the Indians. Therefore, these are some small advice in (6) _____________
not to behave badly abroad. In France you shouldn’t sit down in a canard until you
are shaken hands with everyone you know. In Afghanistan you’d better spend at
last 5 minutes (7) _____________ hello. In Pakistan, you mustn’t wink. It is
offensive. In the Middle East you must never use the left hand for greeting, eating,
drinking or smoking. Also, you should care not to admire (8) _____________ in
your host’s home. They will feel that they have to give it to you.

D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as
those printed before them. (2.0 pts)
1. They cannot reach the village by car.
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The village..............................................................................................................
2. I haven’t seen him for three years..
The last time..…………………………………………………………………….
3. He denied breaking the vase.
He said that.............................................................................................................
4. John only understood very little what the teacher said.
John could hardly...................................................................................................
5. These young plants will die if you don’t water them.
Unless....................................................................................................................
6. They produced this movie in 2005, didn’t they?
This .................................................................................., ……………………..?
7. He prefers reading books to watching TV.
He would................................................................................................................
8. The film made a deep impression on me.
The film deeply......................................................................................................

II. Complete the sentences, using the words and phrases given. (2.0 pts)
1. This program / not only / easy / use / but / convenient
.....................................................................................................................................
2. One / most wonderful / inventions / modern life / Internet.
.....................................................................................................................................
3. The last time / I / online lesson / two days ago.
.....................................................................................................................................
4. It / pity / me / not / able / get access / Internet.
.....................................................................................................................................
5. Wear/ uniforms / encourage / students / proud / school.
.....................................................................................................................................
6. He / congratulated / me / my winning / first prize / at the English Speaking
contest.
.....................................................................................................................................
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7. It / nice / you / done everything / help me.

.....................................................................................................................................
8. If / the TV set / not work / I / have / repair
.....................................................................................................................................
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