Bộ 5 đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 năm 2021 Trường THCS Võ Thành Trang

BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 NĂM 2021

TRƯỜNG THCS VÕ THÀNH TRANG

I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 points)

Listen to the conversation between Ken, a student in Britain, and a travel agent, then circle the best answers:

1. How many prices does the travel agent give Ken ?

a. Two                                                b. Three                                    c. Four

2. How much does the cheapest flight cost ?

a. £ 560                                               b. £ 506                                   c. £ 516

3. How much does the most expensive flight cost?

a. £ 860                                               b. £ 806                                   c. £ 816

4. Which one is Ken interested in?

a. the cheapest one                              b. the most expensive one

5. Which days of the week     does it go?

a. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.

b. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday.

c. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

6. How many hours does it take?

a. twenty - two                                    b. twenty - one                        c. thirty - two

7. How long does it stop over for?

a. Fourteen hours                                b. Four hours                           c. Forty hours

8. How much deposit will Ken have to pay?

a. £ 50                                                 b. £ 15                                     c. £ 60

9. When will he have to pay the full price?

a. Six weeks before he travels

b. Six days before he travels.

c. Six hours before he travels.

10.  Ken books  the flight  ........

a. before he leaves the travel agency.                                    

b. some days later.

c. two weeks later.

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (30 points)

A. Multiple Choice: (10 points)

Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes  each sentence:

1. They named their daughter .................... their favourite movie star.

a. of                             b. for                           c. after                         d. on

2. I won't speak to her ........................ she apologizes.

a. in case                      b. in spite of               c.so that                       d. unless

3. My mother used to ........................ research in this library when she was a student.

a. make                        b. do                            c. doing                       d. making

4. Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ...........................................?

a. shall we                   b. do we                      c. don’ t we                 d. let we

5. The historical places in my city are open and free ........... everyone on special holidays.

a. for                            b. to                            c. with                          d. from

6. I don't mind ....................... home but I ' d rather ............................ a taxi.

a. to walk / to get                                         b. walking / getting

c. walking / get                                             d. walk / getting

7. There are................................................  young people who care about hip hop.

a. more and more        b. less and less            c. many and many         d. most and most

8. The parting meeting  was really moving and wonderful. I wish you............................................

a. to come                    b. had come                c. would have come     d. came

9. I don't usually like staying at hotels but last summer we spent a few days at ..................very nice hotel  by .................  sea.

a. a / -                          b. a /  the                     c. the / a                   d.  - /  the 

10. I can ' t find the tickets. I seem ................  them.

a. to have lost              b. to lose                      c. losing                    d. to lost

11. Take your coat with you .................. it gets cold later.

a. if                             b. as long as                 c. when                    d. in case

12. John wasn ' t at work yesterday. He  ........................

a. must have been ill.                                       b. must be ill.

c. must have ill            .                                   d. must to be ill.

13. My father has gone away. He' ll be back  ..........  a week.

a. for                            b. at                             c. until                         d. in

14. The math problem was............difficult  for him.............work out.

a. so / to                        b. too / that                 c. so / that                  d. too / to

15. ....................... don ' t visit this part of the town.

a. Most tourists           b. Most of tourists       c. The most tourists       d. Many tourist

16. What she said............... me................... unhappy.

a. made / to feel           b. made / feel             c. made / felt                   d. to make / feeling

17. I haven ' t seen her  for ....................  that I have forgotten what she looks like.

a. so long time                                                             b. a so long time              

c. a such long time                                                      d. such a long time

18. He is the most humorous man .............. I have ever met.

a. who                         b. whose                       c. that                          d. which

19. Do you know all the guests ........................ to the party ?

a. inviting                    b. invited                     c. who invited             d. were invited

20. 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.

B. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses. (10 points)

1. The .................... you write, the ............... your mark will be.  (CAREFUL / BAD)

2. It's ............. to drink the water because it hasn't been ................. yet.  (POSSIBLE / PURE)

3. The trip was ........................     ......................                    ( EXTREME /  ENJOY )

4.  I believe in ..................  diseases because ................. is always better than cure. (PREVENT)                

5. The coal industry was ................................. private but was ....................... in the 1940s. (ORIGIN / NATION)

C. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. ( 10 points):

1. Linda has lost her passport again. It ' s the second time this .................              (happen)

2. It was a great party last night. You ................................... Why didn't you?      (come)

3. " Ann is in hospital. "   " Yes, I know. I ................................. her tomorrow. "   (visit)

4. The boy ........................ down by a bus while he ........................  the street.   (knock / cross)

5. The police officer stopped us and asked us where we ...........................             (go)

6. I don ' t feel like ........... out this evening. I ......................... in the garden all day. (go / work)

7. Are you having your house ....................................... at the moment ?            (paint)

8. If I .............................................. the doctor ' s advice, I would be better now.        (follow)

III. READING (30 points)

Read the following passages carefully then do as directed:

A. Find a mistake in each line, cross it out and correct it: (10points )

1. We' re having a very heavy  winter. The temperature often falls to zero.        ...... hard ..........

    Today it is cold and there' s a lot of wind. You expect bad weather      

    in winter. You expect to cold when you go out. Even so, I really enjoy         1. .........................

    winter weather and  I don ' t mind if it dark early.                                           2. .........................

2.  What I enjoy most on TV is the news. You can see actual events as

    they occur. You can see famous people being examined and giving their      3.  ........................

    opinions on world events. I enjoy to read daily newspapers as well.              4.  ........................

    There are not only plenty of news but interesting histories about                   5. .........................

    ordinary people as well. Life would be boring without all the

    entertainments and information you get in newspapers and on TV.

3. I had a bad accident the other day. I was carrying a tray across the garden

    when a bee sting me on the nose. I dropped the tray on the grass but             6. .........................

    by luck nothing was broken. I had such a shock, I bumped into a table          7. .........................

    and ended up with a headache as well as a sting !

4. Every morning when I wake up, I have a bathe before getting dressed.         8. .........................

    Sometime I have a shower instead, but if I ' ve got up late, I just have           9. .........................

    time for a wash. I like to wash my hair every day as well. Washing up        10. .......................

    frequently and keeping clean is one of the pleasures of life.

B. Read the four passages again and circle the right topic that each passage is about :

 (10points)

1. This passage is about .................................

a. the seasons                          b.  the weather                         c. the temperature

2. This passage is about .................................

a. the news                              b. television                             c. newspapers

3. This passage is about .................................

a. an accident                           b. luck and misfortune                         c. misfortune

4. This passage is about .................................

a. keeping clear                       b. keeping fit                           c. keeping clean

C. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with only ONE  appropriate word:

 (10pts)

     Television is an important invention of the twentieth century. It has been ....(1).... popular that now we

can ' t imagine what life would be .....(2) ....... if there were no television.

    Television is a major ....(3).... of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. Through ....(4)...., viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands.Television ....(5).... our knowledge by introducing to us new ideas ....(6).... may lead us to new hobbies and recreations.

    In addition ....(7).... the news, television provides us with a variety of programs that can satisfy ....(8).... taste. Most people now seem to like spending their evenings ....(9).... television. It is more convenient for them to sit at home watching TV ....(10).... to go out for amusements anywhere else.       

IV. WRITING  ( 20 points )

A.Rewrite the sentences , using the words given: (10points)

1. That girl ' s mother used to work with mine. 

That ' s the girl ......................................................................................

2. They think the thief got in through the bathroom window.

The thief ...............................................................................................

3. " I haven ' t got any siblings to play with ." 

She wishes .........................................................................................................

4. My brother used to smoke.

My brother has ..................................................................................................

5. Without your help, I shouldn ' t have been able to find my way.

If you  ...........................................................................................................

6. Her step-mother made her do chores all day.

She  ....................................................................................................................

7. Did anybody see him come down the lane?

Was ..........................................................................................................

8. I haven' t enjoyed myself so much for years.

It ' s .............................................................................................................

9. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.

All the switches ........................................................................................................

10. Although the traffic was heavy, I arrived on time.

In spite  ..........................................................................................................

B. Use the words given to complete the following dialogue: ( 10points )

1. Michael:  school team / just / win / Gold Cup

2. John:       What ! /  you / beat / Selinka School / yesterday / ?

3. Michael:  Yes / we /  two goals /

4. John:       That / very good. /  I / never / see / your team  / yet.

5. Michael:  Why / not / go / next Saturday / ?  /  We /  against /  Centralion Junior School /

6. John:       That / good idea . /  I / like /  Where / we / meet / ?

1. Michael:  ......................................................................................................................................

2. John:       .....................................................................................................................................

3. Michael:  ......................................................................................................................................

4. John:       .....................................................................................................................................

5. Michael:  ......................................................................................................................................

6. John:       .....................................................................................................................................                                                                                         

ANSWER KEY

I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION ( 20 points )

1. b      2. b      3. b      4. a      5. c      6. a      7. b      8. a      9. a      10. b

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: ( 30 points )

A. ( 10 points )

1. c      2. d      3. b      4. a      5. b      6. c      7. a      8. b      9. b      10. a   

11. d    12. a    13. d    14. d    15. a    16. b    17. d    18. c    19. b    20. d            

B. ( 10 points )

1. more carelessly  -  worse               

2. impossible  -  purified                    

3. extremely  -  enjoyable

4. preventing  -  prevention                

5. originally  -  nationalized

C. ( 10 points)

1. has happened          

2. should have come              

3. am going to visit / am visiting

4. was knoced  -  was crossing           

5. were going             

6. going  -   have been working

7. painted        

8. had followed

III. READING ( 30points )

A. ( 10points )

1. cold  →       get / feel cold             

2. dark  → gets / turns / grows dark

3. examined  →  interviewed 

4. to read  →  reading

5. histories  →  stories

6. sting  →  stung                               

7. by luck  →  luckily

8. bathe  →  bath                                

9. sometime  →  sometimes   

10. up  →  O

B.   (10points)

1. b                  2. a                  3. b                  4. c    

C.  (10pts)

1. so                            

2. like             

3. means         

4. television                

5. widens / broadens

6. which / that

7. to                

8. every          

9. watching                 

10. than

IV. WRITING  ( 20 points )

A. (10points)

1. ... whose mother used to work with mine.

2.  ...is thought to have got in through the bathroom window.

3.  ... she had some siblings to play with.

4. ... stopped smoking now.

5. .... hadn ' t helped me, I  I shouldn ' t have been able to find my way.

6. ....was made to do chores all day by her step - mother.

7.  ... he seen to come down the lane ?

8. .... years since I enjoyed myself so much.

9. .... must be turned off before you leave.

10. ...of the heavy traffic , I arrived on time.

B. ( 10points )

1. Michael:  Our school team has  just won the Gold Cup.

2. John:       What ! Did you  beat  Selinka School  yesterday ?

3. Michael:  Yes. We  won  two goals.

4. John:       That ' s  very good.   I have never seen  your team  play  yet.

5. Michael: Why don't you go with me next Saturday ? We play  against / with  Centralion Junior School.

6. John:       That ' s a good idea .  I ' d like to.  Where shall / will we  meet ?

I. VOCABULARY: (30 points)

Part 1: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

1. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ................... .

A. a revision           B. a control            C. an investigation   D. a check-up

2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better ................... .

A. product              B. outcome            C. amount                 D. crop

3.When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in the race began to run round the track.

A. signal                B. warning             C. shot                       D. show

4.................... from Bill, all the students said they would go

A. Except              B. Only                   C. Apart                    D. Separate

5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................... new procedures to save time and money.

A. manufacture     B. establish             C. control                   D. restore

6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not .................... your television set.

A. change              B. adjust                 C. repair                     D. switch

7. The crowd at a football match are often ................. .

A. excite                B. excited               C. exciting                  D. excitement

8. I'm very .................... in the information you have given me.

A. concerned       B. surprised              C. bored                     D. interested

9. I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran ................... him, but I didn't catch him.

A. into                B. after                      C. over                        D. near

10. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to................... the match till Sunday.

A. put off           B. cancel                   C. play                        D. put away

Part 2: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Kids watch more TV

A study into children's television (0) viewing habits reveals VIEW

that children whose parents have a high level of (1) _________________ EDUCATE

tend to watch less television than children from less educated

family(2) ________________ . The report also suggests that a high rate of BACK

TV watching among children in poorer (3) _________________ areas SUBURB

and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre,

is often due to (4) _________________ and a lack of other kinds of POOR

(5) _________________ in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports ENTERTAIN

(6) ________________ offer children in urban centre a wider range ACTIVE

of pastimes, which leads to far (7) ______________ hours being spent FEW

in front of the box. (8) ______________, comedies and adventure films COMMERCE

are children's (9) _______________ programmes, while twenty per cent FAVOUR

of children said they preferred (10) _______________ films and thrillers. VIOLENCE

ANSWER KEYS

I. VOCABULARY: (30 points)

Part 1: (10 points)

Question	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Key	D	D	A	C	B	B	B	D	B	A

Part 2: (10 points)

1. education

2. backgrounds

3. suburban

4. poverty

5. entertainment

6. activities

7. fewer

8. Commercials

9. favourite

10. violent

Part 3: (10 points)

Question	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Key	F	D	G	J	I	B	A	C	E	H

II. GRAMMAR: (20 points)

Part 1: (10 points)

1. am writing

2. booked

3. received

4. was promised

5. am not

6. made

7. sleep

8. asked

9. were

10. had

Part 2: (10 points)

1. of

2. to

3. on

4. in - to

5. about - on - to

6. at

7. in

III. READING: (25 points)

Part 1: (10 points)

1. one

2. by

3. of

4. like

5. saying

6. no

7. found

8. about

9. who

10. never

Part 2 (5 points)

1. The process of making something dirty is pollution.

2. A word or phrase with the same meaning as the air, water and land we live is environment.

3. The air surrounding the earth is called atmosphere.

4. Resources could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use

5. A difficulty which needs attention and thought is problem.

Part 3: (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer

1. A.     2. C.     3. B.      4. C.       5. A.

IV. WRITING: (25 marks)

Part 1: (10 points)

1. The lions are fed at 3 pm every day

2. If we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost

3. I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday.

4. It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it.

5. What a silly thing to say!

6. There isn't any tea left.

7. I haven't seen him since I was a student.

8. Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep.

9. Robert has been out of job/ jobless/ unemployed for two years.

10. She will not complete the work unless she is paid extra/ if she is not paid extra.

Part 2: (5 points)

1. All the students love the principal because of his kindness.

2. I’m sorry for having forgotten the tickets.

3. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it.

4. The house at the end of the street which has been empty for years has been sold.

5. I wish he took the doctor's advice.

A. Phonology:

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other.

1. A.  hobby            B. honest             C. humor         D. hole

2. A.  flood             B. typhoon          C. groom         D. balloon

3. A.  fly                  B. hobby             C. energy         D. ordinary

4. A.  garbage          B. garage             C. sewage        D. carriage

5. A.  exchange       B. champagne     C. teacher        D. children

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A.  appliance           B. activity           C. adventure           D. average

2. A.  favorite              B. government     C. influence             D. identify

3. A.  economic           B. volcanic          C. disappointed       D. scientific

4. A.  reputation          B. description      C. suggestion          D. pollution

5. A.  magazine           B. pictures           C. documentary      D. entertain

B- Grammar  and vocabulary.

I. Choose the word or phrase which best complete each sentence.

1. Hung……………….go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.

A. used to        B. is used to    C has used to   D. who used to

2. If I ……………..you, I'd take some rest before the game tomorrow

A.  am             B. could be      C. were            D. would be

3. You have never been to Ha Long Bay,…………..?

A.  have you    B. haven't you C. you have     D. you haven't

4. If only I……………… play the guitar as well as you.

A.  would        B. shall            C. could          D. might

5. There's no need to be nervous. You're quite capable……………. your final exam.

A.  of passing  B. passing        C. to pass         D. pass

6. As she arrived at the theatre, she remembered that she………to meet a friend somewhere else

A.  promised   B. had promised          C. has promised          D. promised

7. " Does Jack know about your project". "Yes, I told him…………….to do"

A.  what was I planning          B. what I have planned          

C. what did I plan                   D. what I was planning

8. If you have finished  the test, you……………the room

A.  would        B. may leave   C. may be leaving       D. could leave

9. I wish you……………… me how to do this exercise

A.  can help     B. will help     C. could help               D. should help

10. The children…………………..to the zoo.

A.  were enjoyed taken           B. enjoyed being taken          

C. were enjoyed taking           D. enjoyed taking

ANSWER KEYS

A. Phonology:

I. 5 points ( one  point for each correct answer )

1. B     2. A     3. A     4. B     5.B.

II. 5 points (  one  point for each correct answer )

1. D     2. D     3. B     4. A     5.B.

B.   Grammar  and vocabulary.

I. 10 points (  one point for each correct answer )

1. A     2.C      3.A      4.C      5.A      6.B;     7.D      8.B      9.C      10.B

II. 10 points ( one point for each correct answer )

1. A     2.B      3.C      4.A      5.C      6.B      7.B      8.B      9.C      10.A

III. 10 points (one  point for each correct answer )

1. preservation

2. un reliable               

3. employer

4. energetic

5. comparatively

6. unreasonable

7. irresponsibly

8. qualifications

9. collections

10. misunderstood.

C. Reading:

I. 10 point (one point for each correct answer)

1. A     2.D      3.C      4.C      5.D      6.C      7.A      8.A      9.C      10.B

II. 10 point (Two points for each correct answer)

1.A      2.         3.A      4.D      5.B

III.  10 point (one point for each correct answer)

1.activities  

2. time  

3. than  

4. on  

5. read  

6. a   

7. daily   

8. in   

9. adults   

10. risen

D. Writing:

I. 10 point (one point for each correct answer)

1. C     2.C      3.B      4.D      5.A      6.B      7.B      8.         9.A      10.B

II. 10 point (one point for each correct answer)

1. D     2.C      3.B      4.C      5.C      6.C      7.A      8.A      9.B      10.B

III. 10 points:

1. Thank you for the letter that I received when I got home last night.

2. I was very pleased to hear from you after such a long time.

3. I'd love to go to the ballet with you but I won't be free until 6.30 p.m

4. How about coming to my flat and have something to eat before we go?

5. I don't want to take my car because it will be difficult to find somewhere to park.

6. Why don't we go by taxi?

7. Let's hope the dancing will be good as the reviews say.

8. I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night.

9. love

Anne

PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts)

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS: (15 0.2 = 3.0 pts)

HOMEWORK:

Sometimes, my teacher gives us homework.

I don't mind doing my homework (1).......................... when the weather is really nice, and all my friends are outside.

On those nights, I'd rather be outside with them, so I try to get my homework (2).......................... quickly.

Tonight, I have some English homework. We have been reading a book. We have to (3).......................... a chapter of the book and answer the questions at the end of the chapter.

It is an (4).......................... book, so the homework for this is quite easy.

My math homework is not so easy. I have to do some (5).......................... and subtraction.

I don't mind that, but there are some problems that need to be (6)...........................

The problems involve addition, subtraction and multiplication.

I am not too good with numbers. I need to work harder on my math. I just finished a (7).......................... for history.

I had to make a map of Canada with diagrams showing the (8).......................... of all the explorers. It was an interesting project because I have been to some of the places that the (9).......................... went to.

I don't have any science homework. At school, we are growing (10).......................... plants.

We go in every day and see how the plants have grown.

We write down all the changes that (11).......................... in the plant every day.

The only other homework that I have is geography.

I have a map of Canada, and I have to write the names of all the provinces and their

(12).......................... on it.

It won't take me long to do that because I know all the provinces.

When my homework is (13).......................... done, I will go outside and play ball with my friends until it is time to come in.

I am a good student. I get good (14).......................... because I like school.

My favorite subjects are physical education, English and history.

Math is my least favorite subject, but I'm trying to (15).......................... my marks in that.

PART TWO: PHONETICS: (2.0 pts)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: (5 0.2=1.0 pt)

16. A. breath   B. with            C. southern      D. northern

17. A. championship B. champagne   C. machinery   D. moustache

18. A. laugh    B. though        C. cough          D. rough

19. A. adverb B. admirable   C. advertise     D. adventure

20. A. organization B. forward           C. dormitory   D. information

ANSWER KEYS

PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts)

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS: (15 0.2 = 3.0 pts)

1. except 2. done 3. read 4. interesting 4. addition

6. solved 7. project 8. routes 9. explorers 10. bean

11. occur 12. capitals 13. all 14. marks 15. improve

PART TWO: PHONETICS: (2.0 pts)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: (5 0.2=1.0 pt)

16. A. breath 17. A. championship 18. B. though 19. D. adventure 20. D. information

II. Choose the word in each group which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others (5 0.2 = 1,0 pt):

21. D. employment 22. D. magnificent 23. B. monster 24. B. intend 25. B. inspiration

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: (5.5pts)

I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (15 0.1 = 1.5 pts)

26. D. broken into 27. B. hadn’t eaten 28. A. less expensive than 29. A. was the first bridge built

30. A. being given 31. B. Neither Hoang nor David speaks Chinese 32. A. without

33. D. had been driving 34. A. was Jason allowed 35. C. attention

36. B. had been laid 37. A. hadn’t been 38. D. written 39. C. telephoning 40. D. were they

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences: (10 0.2 = 2.0 pts)

41. performance 42. competition 43. unbelievable 44. length 45. difficulty

46. musical 47. famous 48. exciting 49. optimistic 50. popularly

III. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb: (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)

51. settle for 52. settle in 53. see about 54. settle on 55. see over

56. see off 57. see to 58. see through 59. settle down 60. see through

PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION: (5.0 pts)

I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks. (10 0.2 = 2.0 pts)

61. C. recently 62. D. when 63. B. which 64. A. Nevertheless 65. C. cost

66. B. rely 67. D. financial 68. A. with 69. C. contrast 70. D. maintain

II. Read the following passage and fill each numbered blank with only ONE suitable word. (10 × 0.2 = 2.0 pts)

71: mean 72: have 73: more 74: all 75: for

76: than 77: in 78: much 79: about/ in 80: tell

III. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the following questions: (50.2=1.0 pt)

86. D 87. B 88. D 89. D 90. A

PART FIVE: WRITING: (4.5 pts)

I. Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning as the first ones: (50.2=1.0 pt)

86. When you were younger, were you able to speak French?

(Or: Were you able to speak French when you were younger?)

87. I haven’t made up my mind whether to move or not yet.

88. In spite of playing well, the football team of my school lost.

89. My brother blamed me for having lost/ losing his driving lience.

90. Mr. Huy met Miss Hanh while he was staying in Paris two months ago.

II. Write complete sentences using the suggested words: (5 0.2 = 1.0 pt)

91. There are several things of spoken English that make it difficult for me to understand.

92. First, many words are not pronounced as they are spelled, so when I learn new words through reading, I sometimes do not understand them when they are spoken.

93. Second, native speakers have a wide range of accents. A British accent is very different from a Texas one.

94. Third, there are a lot of idioms and slang expressions. These expressions also differ depending on the area of speaker is from.

95. Finally, there are sounds that do not exist in my native language. These sounds are difficult for me to distinguish.

III. Write an essay (200 words) about the advantages of learning English: (2.5 points) (The essay must have a title and 3 parts: Opening, Body and Conclusion.

(Don’t show any proper names/ schools/ villages…)

Notes: The mark given to this part is based on the following scheme:

1. Content: (40% of total mark) a provision of all main ideas and as details as appropriate.

2. Organization & Presentation: (30% of total mark) ideas are organized and presented with coherence, style, and clarity appropriate to the level of English language gifted secondary school students.

3. Language: (30% of total mark) a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted secondary school students.

I. LISTENING:  ( 20 points)

Part 1: Listen to the interview with Saul Robbins about his daily life and choose the correct answer. You will hear the recording three times. (6 points)

1. Saul lives in ..................

            A. Paris                                   B. London                               C. New York

2. He is a ................

            A. director                               B. reporter                               C. producer

3. He works for ................

            A. a newspaper                       B. a radio station                     C. a TV station

4. He goes to work at .................. in the afternoon.

            A. two                                     B. four                         C. five

5. When he gets up he ................... first.

            A. brushes his teeth                B. has a shower                       C. gets dressed

6. He has .................. for breakfast.

            A. some toast                          B. some ice-cream                   C. a cup of coffee

7. He goes to work ..................

            A. on foot                               B. by car                                  C. by train

8. He finishes work at ................ in the morning.

           A. two                                      B. four                         C. five

9. After work he goes for a .................. with his friends.

            A. walk                                   B. drink                                   C.  meal

10. He ................. travels to other countries.

            A. sometimes                          B. usually                                C. never

11. He ................his job.

            A. likes                                    B. doesn't like             C. hates

12 In his free time, he plays ...................

            A.  tennis                                 B. football                               C. badminton

ANSWER KEYS

I. LISTENING:    (20  points)

Part  1: (12 points)

Q #	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Key	C	B	A	C	B	C	A	A	B	C	A	A

Part 2: (9 points)

1. Five past one.

2. Ten o’clock.

3. Twenty past nine.

4. Twenty – three minutes past two.

5. Eighteen minutes past three.

6. Quarter to eight.

7. Half past seven.

8. Twenty – five past eleven.

9. Ten to twelve.

Part 3: (5 points)

1. Scotland.    

2. By train.     

3. About five hours.   

4. At her friends’flat.

5. She visited the castles and did a lot of shopping.

II.  VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR:  (33 points)

Part 1:  (10 points)

Q #	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6	7	8	9	10
Key	D	C	A	B	C	D	A	B	D	D

Part 2:  (15 points)

1. ’ve been living        2. have ....been doing 3. ’ve worked/’ve been working

4. Have .... met            5. ’ve worked              6. made           7 saw

8. filmed                      9 ’ve become               10. met           

11 have .... done/have .... been doing 12. finished/ ’ve finished

13. ’ve been helping  14. have been working            15. have .... been doing

Part 3:  (8 points)

1. regularly            2. competition            3. preparation           4. challenging

5. friendship          6. Dedicated               7. ambitious             8. achievement

III. READING:  (22 points)

Part 1: (10 points) 

Q #	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6	7	8	9	10
Key	B	C	A	B	D	A	B	A	D	C

Part 2: (12 points) :      

Q #	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6
Key	E	B	F	G	C	A

IV. WRITING:   (25 points)

Part 1:  (10 points)

1. I wish I could go to the game next Saturday.

2. Is it necessary for me to fill in any forms?

3. If I hadn’t heard the two of them talking, I wouldn’t have found out the truth.

4. I need to post this letter tonight.

5. This is such good food that I’m going to have some more.

6. I’d like you to give me some advice.

7. She told us not to smoke in the house.--

8. I asked them why they had not mentioned- the problem before.

9. If you did enough exercise you would be fit.

10. I bought myself some good new clothes which I need for my new job.  

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