Đề thi thử học sinh giỏi lớp 9 cấp Thành phố môn Tiếng Anh - Đinh Lê Thế Bảo

BAN TỔ CHỨC KÌ THI THỬ - TỔ TIẾNG ANH -
KẾ HOẠCH
Tổ chức Kì thi thử HSG môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9
(dựa theo đề thi của TP. Hà Nội)
Ban tổ chức kì thi xây dựng Kế hoạch tổ chức Kì thi thử HSG môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 như sau:
MỤC ĐÍCH, YÊU CẦU
Kì thi thử HSG môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 đánh giá kiến thức và kỹ năng của học sinh trong việc sử dụng ngôn ngữ Tiếng Anh, đồng thời chuẩn bị cho học sinh tham gia kì thi HSG chính thức và bên cạnh đó là kì thi tuyển sinh vào trường THPT chuyên.
YÊU CẦU
Các phòng thi bảo đảm đầy đủ quy định về cơ sở vật chất.
TỔ CHỨC KÌ THI
Đối tượng và điều kiện dự thi
Học sinh đang học ở cấp THCS và có thiên hướng về môn Tiếng Anh; có thẻ học sinh.
Hình thức thi
Trắc nghiệm khách quan kết hợp với tự luận.
Nội dung thi
Theo Chương trình môn Tiếng Anh cấp THCS hiện hành, bao gồm cơ bản và chuyên sâu. 
Nội dung đề thi bao gồm toàn bộ chương trình môn Tiếng Anh cấp THCS hiện hành.
Thời gian làm bài
Thời gian làm bài của buổi thi là 150 phút. Bài thi được chấm theo thang điểm 20,0.
CÁCH ĐĂNG KÍ DỰ THI
Điền đơn tham dự (trang 10).
QUYẾT ĐỊNH THÀNH LẬP
Nhóm ra đề thi (02 GV ra đề và 02 GV phản biện), gồm:
GV ra đề số 1: Đinh Lê Thế Bảo 
GV ra đề số 2: __________________________________________________________________
GV phản biện số 1: Lê Viết Hoàng
GV phản biện số 2: ______________________________________________________________
Nhóm in sao đề thi (02 CB) gồm:
CB in sao số 1: __________________________________________________________________
CB in sao số 2: __________________________________________________________________
Nhóm coi thi (___ CB), gồm: Danh sách thông qua tin nhắn nội bộ.
Nhóm chấm thi (___ CB), gồm: Danh sách thông qua tin nhắn nội bộ.
Nhóm phúc khảo (01 CB/GV), gồm:
CB/GV phúc khảo: ______________________________________________________________
Tổ trưởng tổ Tiếng Anh
(kí tên và đóng dấu)
BAN TỔ CHỨC KÌ THI THỬ
TỔ TIẾNG ANH
KÌ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
CẤP THÀNH PHỐ - HÀ NỘI
TRANG PHÁCH
Môn thi:
TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian làm bài:
150 phút

Người ra đề:
Đinh Lê Thế Bảo
dbao81932@gmail.com
Mục 1: Dành cho thí sinh dự thi.
Họ và tên thí sinh:
Ngày sinh:
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Trường (THCS):
Chữ kí thí sinh:
Địa điểm thi:
Số báo danh
Phòng thi
Thí sinh viết theo thứ tự từ trái sang phải.

Mục 2: Dành cho cán bộ coi thi.
Cán bộ coi thi số 1:
(kí và ghi rõ họ, tên)
Cán bộ coi thi số 2:
(kí và ghi rõ họ, tên)
Số phách
Mục 3: Dành cho thí sinh dự thi.
HƯỚNG DẪN LÀM BÀI
Đề thi này gồm có 08 trang (trang 2-9). Thí sinh kiểm tra số trang trước khi làm bài. 
Thí sinh làm TRỰC TIẾP trên đề thi theo yêu cầu của từng phần.
Thí sinh chỉ được dùng bút một màu xanh hoặc đen và không sử dụng bút chì, bút màu đỏ.
Thí sinh không được ký tên hoặc dùng bất cứ dấu hiệu gì để đánh dấu bài thi.
Nếu viết sai thì thí sinh gạch chéo, không được dùng bút xóa.
Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất kì tài liệu nào, kể cả từ điển. 
Cán bộ coi thi KHÔNG giải thích gì thêm.
THÍ SINH KHÔNG ĐƯỢC GHI VÀO 
PHẦN CÓ GẠCH CHÉO

– Đề thi bắt đầu ở Trang 1. Thí sinh lật sang trang sau để làm bài thi –
BAN TỔ CHỨC KÌ THI THỬ
TỔ TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ THI GIỚI THIỆU
Người ra đề:
Đinh Lê Thế Bảo
dbao81932@gmail.com


KÌ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
CẤP THÀNH PHỐ - HÀ NỘI
Môn thi:
TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài:
150 phút

(Đề thi gồm có 08 trang)
Điểm toàn bài
Giám khảo


SỐ PHÁCH
(Do Ban phách ghi)
Bằng số
Bằng chữ

Họ và tên
Chữ kí


1.





2.

Lưu ý: 
Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi và không được sử dụng bất kì tài liệu nào, kể cả từ điển.

Giám thị coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.

LISTENING (3,0 points)
Part 1. You hear a conversation about interesting facts about nature. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. You will hear the recording TWICE. (1.0 point)
Octopuses have
far more neurons than humans.
neurons in all of their body parts
the same number of neurons as dogs.
fewer neurons in their brains than their tentacles.
Scientists are pretty sure that
an octopus’s tentacles move without the octopus controlling them.
octopuses can think with their tentacles.
octopuses are always solitary creatures.
octopuses have poor memories when kept in captivity.
Remi suggests that an alternative way of approaching training in intercultural communication is
have better spatial memory than humans.
are able to see through glass tanks.
possess considerable strength.
act differently depending on who they’re with.
The Mimosa pudica takes its name from
an experiment.
its behaviour.
a similar plant.
its shape.
A recent experiment has demonstrated that the Mimosa pudica
reacts differently to water than other threats.
is capable of recalling experiences.
has a fragile defence system.
opens out its leaves when cared for.

Part 2. You hear a report about events in London. Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Listen carefully as you will hear the recording ONCE only. (1.0 point)
LOCATION
EVENT
TITLE

(6) ______________________
Art exhibition

The Art of Star Wars

Main cinemas
Film

(7) ______________________

(8) ______________________
Play

Miss Julie

London Coliseum
(9) ______________________

Carmen

(10) ______________________
Concert

State of the Nation

Part 3. You hear a talk about viewing extreme events through social media. Complete the following sentences by writing NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each gap. Listen carefully as you will hear the recording ONCE only. (1.0 point)
Researchers at the University of Oxford have employed (11) ______________________ to develop algorithms capable of generating a real-time dynamic narrative of (12) ______________________. 
The researchers disassemble each piece of social media, looking for (13) ______________________ and correlating evidence from the same location or time period. 
The algorithms are tested during training exercises by emergency services and are used to inform public safety and (14) ______________________. 
The Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford is constantly innovating new mathematics and algorithms to adapt to the (15) ______________________ world.
PHONETICS (2,0 points)
Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1.0 point)
stripe
tribe
recipe
ripen

break
breadth
meant
unleaded

bother
both
breath
month

ideal
idiot
idol
idle

volumes
takes
laughs
develops

Part 2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (1.0 point)
delinquent
subsequent
frequent
consequent

metallic
mechanic
medieval
melancholy

promising
uranium
discovery
prospector

appetizing
malignant
democracy
hydraulic

immune
pneumonia
insistent
animate

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4,0 points)
Part 1. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. (1.5 point)
The film adaptation seemed to _____ the original book that everyone watching were disappointed.
diverge so far from
diverging so far
are so divergent
are far diverging of
The contract was _____ for breach of terms and conditions, rendering it legally invalid.
revoked
annulled
retracted
canceled
_____ of the most exquisite dishes from Italy, one of which is the Ossobuco alla Milanese.
The restaurant is currently featuring one
The restaurant currently one of its features
The restaurant has one to currently feature
The restaurant is one of its currently featuring
Please remember to _____ your completed forms to the receptionist by the end of the day.
settle down
put up
turn in
give out
Since replacements _____ on the faulty machinery, productivity levels have noticeably increased.
have been started
are starting
have to start
started
Everyone was outraged when they discovered the _____ fees charged by the airline for baggage.
discrepant
exorbitant
flamboyant
itinerant
The rain fell _____ throughout the day, making it challenging to plan any outdoor activities.
intermittently
grudgingly
glibly
haphazardly
The benefits of economic growth are said to trickle _____ to all levels of society.
away
down
off
up
It is always best to address and resolve issues _____ rather than letting them escalate.
at source
at will
at cost
at hand
She was plagued by a _____ nightmare that left her feeling restless every time she fell asleep.
chronic
customary
recurring
habitual
Despite her failures, she embraced _____ over experience and embarked on a new adventure.
hope
love
trust
dream
The puzzle presented _____ problem which requires careful analysis and logical thinking to solve.
somewhat confusing
a confusing somewhat 
a somewhat confusing
confusing somewhat
According to the latest industry reports, computer sales _____ 570 million a year.
were approached
are approaching
have been approached
has approached
As I entered the abandoned house, I couldn’t shake off _____ feeling that I was being watched.
a miraculous
an astounding
an uncanny
an unearthly
The new software _____ improve efficiency, it enhances user experience with its intuitive interface.
just doesn’t
just does
does just
doesn’t just

Part 2. Choose the word(s) which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s). (0.2 point)
She decided to water down her proposal in order to increase the chances of it being approved.
make clearer
make more fluid
make less extreme
increase in size
He was deeply affronted by the manager’s rude comment made during the meeting.
frightened
afflicted
confronted
insulted

Part 3. Choose the word(s) which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s). (0.2 point)
The home team scored a decisive victory in the final minutes of the game.
arriving
coming
visiting
going
Joe rolled his eyes as her nosy neighbors couldn’t resist poking their noses into his business.
involving
interfering
ignoring
exaggerating

Part 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage. (0.8 point)
WILD MONTH
Most bats give birth now, almost (45) ________________ (VARY) to a single pup. But next to the mother, it’s a monster. Given that common and soprano, Britain’s two most (46) ________________ (ABOUND) species of bat, weigh about the same as a 20p piece, the feat is (47) ________________ (COMPARE) to a human female giving birth to a five-year-old. Nursing bats occupy (48) ________________ (BUILD) where temperatures can (49) ________________ (EXCESS) 30°C under the tiles or roofing felt.
Many orchids are cheats that offer no reward to (50) ________________ (POLLEN). Instead, they trick male bees or flies into landing on them by copying the shape, feel and perfume of the female insects. Despite all that (51) ________________ (EVOLVE) effort, this particular bee orchid pollinates itself, so doesn’t need (52) ________________ (VISIT) anyway! It thrives in grassy places with chalky or limy soil. Surveys show that the formerly southern species is advancing north due to climate change, which is now been recorded in Scotland.
Part 5. Complete each sentence using a verb from column A in the correct form and a particle from column B. You must use each verb and particle ONCE only. (0.8 point)
A
B
BRING
COME
GET
HOLD
LET
READ
RUN
TAKE

DOWN
FORTH
IN
INTO
OUT
THROUGH
TO
UP


When people constantly criticize my actions, it really ____________________ me.
The ocean tide will ____________________ later today, rising to a higher level than last month.
My class ____________________ at 3:00, which gives us plenty of time to relax and unwind.
The spring rain ____________________ a colorful display of blooming flowers in the garden.
The team captain proudly ____________________ the flag yesterday to celebrate their victory.
Please ____________________ the noise so I can concentrate on my work.
She wanted to ____________________ his words to understand his true intentions.
Can you ____________________ the process of setting up their new computer to me?
Part 6. Think of ONE word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. (0.5 point)
____________________
Please _____ the mayo - I prefer my burger without the creamy condiment.
Apple’s products have allowed them to maintain a strong _____ on the market for years.
The government decided to _____ exports to maintain stable trade relationships.
____________________
The classroom is the _____ of learning, where knowledge is shared and minds grow.
Committing a _____ crime such as murder can carry severe penalties, including the death penalty.
He always manages to make _____ out of every situation, even the smallest opportunity.
____________________
I will not show _____ to any particular team during the game; I will remain impartial.
In my opinion, the odds seem to be in your _____ for winning the lottery.
She will gladly return the _____ and help him out, as he has helped her a great deal in the past.
____________________
She could _____ contain her excitement when she received the job offer.
He is near-sighted and can _____ read the fine print on the menu.
I need _____ remind you that maintaining a healthy lifestyle requires consistent effort.
____________________
The stallion, with its incredible speed and agility, led the _____ in the thrilling horse race.
As the expert on the topic, she was well-prepared to _____ questions from the audience.
Before releasing the new product, the company conducted a _____ test to ensure its reliability.
READING (6,0 points)
Part 1. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. (2.0 points)
Around the world, girls are more likely than boys to get no education at all. But once they are in a classroom, boys usually do worse. The (66) _____ is widest in reading: in almost all countries that collect sufficient data girls are better readers than boys at ten years old. Boys also (67) _____ in international science tests, and have mostly given up a (68) _____ advantage in maths. Globally, colleges and universities now (69) _____ just 88 men for every 100 women. These trends have long been (70) _____ in rich countries, but are increasingly visible in poor ones, too - perhaps because the hurdles that long held schoolgirls back are gradually being (71) _____. Why do boys do badly in school?
There is little evidence that boys are doing worse than they used to. Rather, high (72) _____ by female pupils in recent years is showing that much more could be expected of their male peers. Some of the problems boys face are cultural. In workplaces around the world men still enjoy vast (73) _____ advantages over women, including better pay and greater likelihood of promotion. As a result men are less likely than women to think that (74) _____ in school is the only way to obtain the future they desire. Meanwhile, popular culture rarely presents studying as a manly (75) _____. Parents do not help, either - surveys suggest that they spend less time reading with sons than they do with daughters.
cavity
void
gulf
flock

lag
linger
dwindle
falter

long-dated
long-standing
long-term
long-lasting

employ
enroll 
entitle
enlist

quickest
starkest
highest
keenest

knocked down
tripped over
run over
cancelled out

acquisition
acquirement
accomplishment
attainment

implausible
unmet
unearned
impromptu

scraping
excelling
perfecting
surpassing

avocation
venture
undertaking
pursuit
Part 2. Fill ONE suitable word only in each gap to complete the passage. (2.0 points)
People don’t think twice about (76) __________ a selfie, but drawing one? Now there’s a challenge. Many of us know that creativity can help us through difficult times but, when it (77) __________ to drawing, we tend to look outward for inspiration. We draw things that interest or comfort us. (78) __________ how we idolise Frida Kahlo, it seems strange that we overlook the healing powers of self-portraiture that she harnessed (79) __________ brilliantly. It’s easy to understand (80) __________ self-portraiture isn’t as popular as colouring - in books - it takes time, and guts. It can be uncomfortable to sit (81) __________ yourself, look in the mirror and meditate on what you see. If you struggle with low self-esteem and lack creative confidence, the (82) __________ thing you might feel like drawing is yourself. But, if you can push past (83) __________ initial fear, a revelation awaits. I believe - in fact I know - that self-portraiture is a fun and powerful form of self-care that (84) __________ can access and enjoy. I have drawn more than 500 self- portraits over the past two years, and it has transformed the way I see and feel about (85) __________.
Part 3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below as directed. (2.0 points)
THE SMELLING TEST: THE GENETICS OF OLFACTION
Why are some people more sensitive to odours than others? And why do no two people experience a scent in the same way? The answer lies in our genes. In 2004 neuroscientists Linda Buck and Richard Axel shared a Nobel Prize for their identification of the genes that control smell, findings which they first published in the early 1990s. Their work revived interest in the mysterious workings of our noses - interest which is now generating some surprising insights, not least that each of us inhabits our own personal olfactory world.
“When I give talks, I always say that everybody in this room smells the world with a different set of receptors, and therefore it smells different to everybody,” says Andreas Keller, a geneticist working at the Rockefeller University in New York City. He also suspects that every individual has at least one odorant he or she cannot detect at all - one specific anosmia, or olfactory “blind spot”, which is inherited along with his or her olfactory apparatus. The human nose contains roughly 400 olfactory receptors, each of which responds to several odorants, and each of which is encoded by a different gene. But, unless you are dealing with identical twins, no two persons will have the same genetic make-up for those receptors.
The reason, according to Doron Lancet, a geneticist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, is that those genes have been accumulating mutations over evolution. This has happened in all the great apes, and one possible explanation is that smell has gradually become less important to survival, having been replaced to some extent by colour vision - as an indicator of rotten fruit, for example, or of a potentially venomous predator. However, every species has a different genetic “bar code” and a different combination of olfactory sensitivities.
That genetic variability is reflected in behavioural variability, as Keller recently demonstrated when they asked 500 people to rate 66 odours for intensity and pleasantness. The responses covered the full range from intense to weak, and from pleasant to unpleasant, with most falling in the moderate range - a classic bell curve in each case. The researchers also tested people's subconscious responses to odorants, by presenting them at much weaker doses. One compound that people famously perceive differently is androstenone, a substance that is produced in boars’ testes and is also present in some people’s sweat. “For about 50 per cent of people androstenone is nothing,” says Chuck Wysocki of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia. “For 35 percent it’s a very powerful stale urine smell, and for 15 musky, woody note.” 
Lancet says that the genetic tools that are now available could help researchers to solve another olfactory puzzle, too: why some people have an acute overall sensitivity to smells than others. One in 5,000 people is born without any sense of smell at all, while at the other end of the spectrum are those individuals who have a higher than average general sensitivity, some of whom may gravitate to the perfume industry. He suspects that the biological culprits in this case are not the olfactory receptors themselves, which are responsible for specific anosmias, but the proteins that ensure the efficient transmission of the signals elicited by those receptors to higher processing areas in the brain - transmission pathways that are shared by all receptors. “What is fascinating to me is the idea that we could discover a gene or genes that underlie this general sensitivity to odorants, so that we might be able to “type” those professional noses and say, “A-ha, we now understand why you are in your profession,”” Lancet says.
The implications of the new research go wider than smell, however. Most of our sensation of taste comes from the odorants in food stimulating our olfactory receptors. “The wonderful enjoyment of a fresh tomato is practically only in the nose,” Lancet says. Awareness of individual variation in smell has already filtered through to the wine world, launching a debate about how valuable experts’ advice really is, when they may be having different smell - and hence taste - experiences from other people. The science of smell could even throw light on patterns of human disease. Thanks to Buck and Axel, scientists now know a lot more about the genetics of olfaction, which the Nobel Prize committee may or may not have foreseen when they bestowed their honour in 2004.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
Paragraph A



Paragraph B



Paragraph C



Paragraph D



Paragraph E



Paragraph F




LIST OF HEADINGS
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Understanding people who react strongly to smell
Future awards for research expected
Everyone has a different capacity for smell
The variety of reactions to smell
The development of our sense of smell
Applications of smell research
Disagreement over research findings
Research into smell eventually received award















Match each statement with the correct person, A-D. You may use any letter MORE THAN ONCE.
No individual has a perfect sense of smell.



Around one third of individuals disagree on a particular smell.



Studies show that the majority of people react to smell in similar ways.




The sense of smell has lost priority to sight.




LIST OF PEOPLE
A.
B.
C.
D.
Axel and Buck
Keller
Lancet
Wysocki
WRITING (6,0 points)
Part 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning as the first one. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word given. (1.0 point)
I know I have met Samantha before, but I hardly remember it.
VAGUE
I have only ______________________________________________________ Samantha before today.
They didn’t develop any new ideas during the week they were given to do it.
WITH
By the time the week ended, they ___________________________________________ any new ideas.
Jacopo worked two weekends in a row because he was behind on his work.
LOST
As a way of ________________________________________, Jacopo worked two weekends in a row.
During the highly frustrating meeting, Mei nearly shouted.
VERGE
Mei was _____________________________________________ during the highly frustrating meeting.
We had to leave the play because Stephen felt ill, but the play wasn’t very good anyway.
WHY
We weren’t really enjoying the play, but _____________________________________ Stephen felt ill.
Part 2. Finish the second sentence in a way that is similar to the first one by using the word given. (1.0 point)
Only if you have a good VPN can you access this website. 
DEPENDS
à _______________________________________________________________________________.
My main criticism of your playscript is that it has a weak ending.
TROUBLE
à _______________________________________________________________________________.
You can buy very cheap foreign books at Fahasa.
NOTHING
à _______________________________________________________________________________.
Christmas lights flashed suddenly from every window in our neighbourhood.
FLASH
à _______________________________________________________________________________.
Considering that he is so young, Ken is very mature.
AGE
à _______________________________________________________________________________.
Part 3. Write an academic essay on the following question. (3.0 points)
“Spending money and living for today makes more sense than saving for the future.”
Do you agree with the statement above?
In about 200-250 words, give the reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
* THE END *
- You may write overleaf if you need more space -
Người ra đề thi giới thiệu
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Đinh Lê Thế Bảo
Người phản biện đề thi giới thiệu
(Kí và ghi đầy đủ họ, tên)
Lê Viết Hoàng

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