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 (Mastermind use of English) 
51. A. everyB. anotherC. muchD. several
52. A. aboutB. ofC. inD. from
53. A. whichB. whomC. whereD. who
54. A. activatedB. demandedC. handledD. solved
55. A. experienceB. inexperienceC. inexperiencedD. experienced
56. A. MoreoverB. ThereforeC. AlthoughD. Otherwise
 57. A. mutualB. corporateC. commercialD. collaborative
Part 2. For questions 58 – 62, read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of 
the questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.0 pt)
 Marine experts estimate about 40,000 humpback whales are now migrating through Australian 
waters annually, up from about 1,500 half a century ago. The humpbacks’ annual journey from Antarctica 
to subtropical waters along Australia’s east and west coasts is one of nature’s great migrations. It is a 
journey of up to 10,000 kilometers and is undertaken between April and November. Scientists have 
estimated 40,000 humpback whales have been in Australian waters to mate and breed. It is a remarkable 
recovery from the height of commercial whaling in the early 1960s when it was estimated there were 
fewer than 1,500 humpbacks. They were slaughtered mainly for their oil and baleen, or “whalebone.”
 Australia’s environment department says no other whale species has recovered as strongly as the 
humpback since the end of commercial hunting, which ceased in Australia in 1978. Australia is now 
considering removing humpback whales from the endangered species list because of their growing 
numbers. The acrobatic humpbacks that can grow to 16 meters would still be protected in Australia. 
Conservationists, though, argue that they need more, not fewer, environmental safeguards to monitor the 
impact of climate change on krill – their main source of food. Krill is affected by the absorption of more 
carbon dioxide into the ocean.
 Olaf Meynecke, a research fellow in Marine Science at Queensland’s Griffith University, says 
vigilance is needed to ensure the whales continue to thrive. “Generally speaking, yes, it is a great success 
story that humpback whales have come back. But obviously we also need to ask questions as how this will 
continue in the future, how present threats are already impacting the population, and how we are going to 
detect changes in the future,” Meynecke said. Scientists say humpbacks face a combination of other threats 
including the overharvesting of krill, pollution, habitat degradation, and entanglement in fishing nets. 
Calves also face attack by whales or sharks killers.
 The recovery of the humpback has helped the rapid growth of Australia’s whale-watching industry. 
As their numbers have grown, much about the humpback, a species famous for its song, remains a 
mystery. Scientists do not know exactly, for example, where on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef they mate 
and calve. Humpback whales live in all the world’s oceans. They take their common name from a 
distinctive hump on the whale’s back.
 (Adapted from 
58. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
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A. Humpback Whales’ Migration from Antarctic to Australian Oceans
B. The Role of Humpback Whales in Australia’s Economy 
C. Present Threats to Humpback Whales’ Population
D. The Recovery of Humpback Whales in Australian Waters
59. The word ceased in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. stoppedB. postponedC. prohibitedD. persisted
60. The word they in paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A. scientistsB. numbersC. humpback whales D. oceans
61. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The humpback whale’s names come from a distinguishing feature on their bodies.
B. The annual journey of humpback whales takes more than half a year.
C. Humpback whales are still considered an endangered species in Australia. 
D. Humpback whales’ population is threatened mainly because of changing habitats. 
62. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Humpback whales are only valuable for their bone, oil and baleen.
B. Without appropriate measures, the humpback whale population could be at stake.
C. Humpback whales will definitely find another place to mate and breed in the future.
D. Humpback whales’ recovery threatens other species in the oceans. 
Part 3. For questions 63 – 70, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. 
Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.6 pts)
 Surprising Benefits of Volunteering
With a busy student life, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. (63) ______, if you want to boost your 
educational experience and learn new skills, volunteering can be a rewarding option. Sometimes even 
more helpful than networking events or internship, it offers (64) ______ of surprising benefits to students.
1: Learn or Develop a New Skill
It is never too late to learn something new and volunteering is a great way to develop a unique skill or 
discover something you are good at. No matter what type of volunteering work you do, you may be 
certain to acquire the following (65) ___________: teamwork, self-motivation, planning, problem- 
solving, time management, goalsetting, persuasion, critical thinking.
2: Stay Physically and Mentally Healthy 
Volunteering is good both for your mind and body. It has a profound effect (66) ____________ your 
psychological well-being, (67) ______________ stress and anxiety, combats depression and makes you 
happy. The (68) __________ you feel about yourself, the more positive view you’ll have on your life and 
future goals. Moreover, as a volunteer, you’ll be more physically active and fit, strengthen your bones 
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and muscles and as a result, reduce the risk of many (69) ______________, including heart attack and 
diabetes. 
3: Make New Friends 
Volunteering provides a great opportunity to develop your social skills as you are regularly meeting with 
people who have the (70) ___________ interests. Even if you are shy and find it difficult to make new 
contacts, you’ll have a chance to develop and practice your relationship skills.
Part 4. For questions 71 – 75, read an article about a woman who works with celebrities as a fashion 
stylist. Five sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A–F the one 
which fits each gap. There is one extra sentence which you DO NOT NEED to use. Write your answers 
on the Answer Sheet. (1.0 pt)
Rachel Fanconi is a fashion stylist who has worked with many stars. She was interviewed by Alex 
McRae 
 Fashion styling is basically about making people look nice. I work on editorial photo shoots, 
styling models for fashion spreads in magazines and newspapers, and I also style celebrities for big 
awards ceremonies. (71) ______ . There’s actually a strong commercial element to styling. 
A typical day usually starts with me packing up and returning clothes worn at an awards ceremony the 
night before, then heading out to find new things for my next assignment. Some stylists go through public 
relations agencies to find clothes. (72) ______ . As a stylist, your contacts are extremely important, so 
I’m very protective of mine. If I’m finding clothes for someone new, I’ll call the person first to discuss 
their likes and dislikes, which helps me to put together a profile. Then I’ll spend the day shopping and 
bring back lots of different outfits for them to choose from. 
The best thing about my job is shopping. I hope that doesn’t sound too shallow. (73) ______ . I work with 
a big list of people – models, make-up artists, photographers – on various different assignments, and it’s 
lovely checking in with them if I haven’t seen them for a few months. You’re collaborating together to 
make something look gorgeous, and when things come together, it’s hugely satisfying. 
 It’s easy, however, to get caught up in the glamour of the job. I feel that with any demanding 
career, it’s important to have a balance. Otherwise, you could let styling take over your life and become a 
caricature ‘fashion’ person, in a bubble. My husband and I are both stylists and we try to avoid this. 
We’re great football fans – we go to lots of games and try to keep one part of our lives separate from our 
jobs. 
 There are a range of skills you need to be a top fashion stylist. It’s not enough to have an artistic 
eye. (74) ______ . For example, if you go to gigs, exhibitions, and plays, it will inform your work. During 
a fashion shoot, you have to be hawk-eyed, ready to swoop on any uneven hemlines. It is important to be 
really thorough and careful. I take digital photos and print out suggestions of shoe, bag, and outfit 
combinations, to make sure everything goes together. 
 So the reality is that it’s a lot of hard work. If you want to be a fashion stylist, get a qualification 
under your belt – not necessarily a degree in fashion styling, but maybe in design. (75) ______ . Then do 
work experience with a stylist in the most stressful environment possible – probably fashion shoots for a 
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newspaper – so you learn to work under pressure to a deadline. Try to learn your craft from a stylist you 
admire, be as professional as you can, and be prepared to do a lot of work for free. 
 (Adapted from Complete First by Barbara Thomas Amanda Thomas)
A. More important is planning and organization. 
B. You should try to find inspiration in unexpected places. 
C. I work differently in that I prefer to deal with people directly, and I try to support London designers. 
D. Their clothes are usually loaned, because when an outfit appears in a magazine or on a celebrity, it’s 
advertising. 
 E. That will give you a useful range of skills. 
 F. Apart from that, it’s the social aspect of the job which is important to me. 
SECTION IV: WRITING (5.0 pts)
Part 1. For questions 76 - 82, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the 
sentence printed before it, beginning with the given word(s) or phrase. Write your answers on the Answer 
Sheet. (1.4 pts)
76. Mary is having a lot of trouble now because she lost her identity card last week.
→ If ________________________________________________________________________.
77. People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D. 
→ Paper _____________________________________________________________________.
78. Many people were severely critical of the proposals for the new supermarket.
→ There was__________________________________________________________________.
79. The respond to their appeal is so great that they have to recruit more volunteers.
→ Such ______________________________________________________________________.
80. He may be disqualified if he doesn’t obey the regulations.
→ Failure ____________________________________________________________________.
81. My cousin was about to cry when he was reprimanded by his mother.
→ My cousin was on ___________________________________________________________.
82. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted cottage”, the lady said
→The lady flatly_______________________________________________________________.
Part 2. For questions 83 - 90, use the word in bracket to finish each of the following sentences so that 
it has a similar meaning to the sentences printed before it. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. 
You must use between THREE and FIVE words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.6 pts)
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83. How did your son manage to carry such a heavy backpack? (COPE)
→ How did your son _____________________________ a heavy backpack? 
84. The value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is. (VALUABLE)
→ The more famous the artist is, _____________________________ is. 
85. I think you should be tolerant of other people’s weaknesses. (ALLOWANCE)
→ I think you should _____________________________ other people’s weaknesses. 
86. Peter and his friends started arguing about the hot topic of bullying at school. (INTO)
→ Peter _____________________________ his friends about the hot topic of bullying at school. 
87. My friend, Peter is not very good at writing assignments. (FLAIR)
→ My friend, Peter _____________________________ writing assignments.
88. The manager wouldn’t want to restrict the freedom of the workers in any way (IMPOSE)
→ The manager wouldn’t want to _____________________________ the freedom of the workers. 
89. Finding the survivors is our number one priority. (UTMOST)
→ It is of the _____________________________ the survivors.
90. David would do almost anything to win the girl’s hand. (LENGTHS)
→ David _____________________________ to win the girl’s hand.
Part 3. Write an essay about 150 – 200 words on the following topic on the Answer Sheet. (2.0 pts)
Nowadays more and more people, especially the young prefer shopping online to shopping at the 
local markets because the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. 
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer.
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 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
SECTION I: LISTENING (4.0 pts)
Part 1. (2.0 pts) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
1. school groups 2. every day 3. 9.30 (a.m) 4. sea creatures 5. slide and video 
6. information desk 7. glass 8. enormous fish 9. main entrance 10. 01743 564219
Part 2. (1.0 pt) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
 11. T 12. F 13. F 14. T 15. T
Part 3. (1.0 pt) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
 16. A 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. A
SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (6.0 pts)
Part 1. (2.4 pts) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
 21. A 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. B
 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. B
Part 2. (1.6 pts) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
33. worthwhile 34. residential 35. isolation 36. undergraduate
37. academia 38. enlightenment 39. recognize 40. beneficial
Part 3. (0.8pts): Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
 41. B 42. C 43. A 44. C
Part 4. (1.2 pts) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
 Line Mistake Correction
 45. 1 has have
 46. 4 rates rate
 47. 7 therefore however
 48. 9 for on
 49. 12 respective respectively
 50. 14 took made
SECTION III: READING (5.0 pts)
Part 1. (1.4 pts) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
 51. D 52. D 53. A 54. C 55. C 56. B 57.B
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Part 2. (1.0 pt) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
 58. D 59. A 60. C 61. D 62. B
Part 3. (1.6 pts) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
63. However / Nevertheless 64. plenty/ lots 65. skills 66. on
67. reduces/ lessens 68. better 69. diseases 70. similar/ same
Part 4. (1.0 pt) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
 71. D 72. C 73. F 74. B 75. E
SECTION IV: WRITING (5.0 pts)
Part 1. (1.4 pts) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
76. Mary is having a lot of trouble now because she lost her identity card last week.
→ If Mary hadn’t lost her identity card last week, she wouldn’t be having a lot of trouble now.
77. People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D. 
 Paper is believed to have been invented by the Chinese in 105 A.D.
78. Many people were severely critical of the proposals for the new supermarket.
→ There was severe criticism (by many people) of the proposals for the new supermarket.
79. The respond to their appeal is so great that they have to recruit more volunteers.
→ Such is the great respond to their appeal that they have to recruit more volunteers.
80. He may be disqualified if he doesn’t obey the regulations.
→ Failure to obey the regulations may cause (/ result in/ lead to) his disqualification.
81. My cousin was about to cry when he was reprimanded by his mother.
→ My cousin was on the point of crying when he was reprimanded by his mother.
82. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted cottage”, the lady said
→The lady flatly refused to sleep in that/the haunted cottage.
Part 2. (1.6 pts) Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.2 đ
83. How did your son manage to carry such a heavy backpack? (COPE)
→ How did your son cope with carrying such a heavy backpack? 
84. The value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is. (VALUABLE)
→ The more famous the artist is, the more valuable a/ the picture is. 
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85. I think you should be tolerant of other people’s weaknesses. (ALLOWANCE)
→ I think you should make allowance for other people’s weaknesses. 
86. Peter and his friends started arguing about the hot topic of bullying at school. (INTO)
→ Peter got into an argument with his friends about the hot topic of bullying at school. 
87. My friend, Peter is not very good at writing assignments. (FLAIR)
→ My friend, Peter doesn’t have (much) flair for writing assignments.
88. The manager wouldn’t want to restrict the freedom of the workers in any way (IMPOSE)
→ The manager wouldn’t want to impose any/ a restriction on the freedom of the workers. 
89. Finding the survivors is our number one priority. (UTMOST)
→ It is of the utmost importance that we find the survivors.
90. David would do almost anything to win the girl’s hand. (LENGTHS)
→ David would go to any/ great lengths to win the girl’s hand.
Part 3. Write an essay about 150 – 200 words on the following topic in the Answer Sheets. (2.0 pts)
Nowadays more and more people, especially the young prefer shopping online to shopping at the 
local markets because the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. 
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer.
 Marking criteria Point
1. Content 0.8
- Provide relevant and convincing ideas about the topic. 0.4
- Supported by specific examples and/or reasonable justifications. 0.4
2. Organization and presentation 0.6
- Ideas are well-organized and presented with coherence, cohesion and clarity. 0.3
- The essay is complete and well-structured 0.2
- The writing is neither too long nor too short. 0.1
3. Language 0.4
- Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures/ collocations appropriate to the 
 0.2
level of English language.
- Good use and control of grammatical structures 0.2
4. Punctuation, spelling and handwriting 0.2
- Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes 0.1
- Legible handwriting 0.1
This marking scheme strives to include all acceptable answers. Yet, due to the sometimes unpredictable 
nature of students’ responses, should there be any other potentially correct answers arising during the 
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marking of the papers it is highly advisable that those answers be discussed thoroughly among examiners 
before being officially accepted and added to the marking scheme.
 Guide for marking:
Band 5: Those scored from 1.7 – 2.0 points should be as followings:
The writing fully achieves the desired effect on the reader. The use of language is confident with a varied 
range of structures and vocabulary. The ideas are linked with suitable linking devices. There may be 
some minor errors but these do not affect understanding.
Band 4: Those scored from 1.3 – 1.6 points should be as followings:
The writing achieves the desired effect on the reader. The use of language is confident with a range of 
structures and vocabulary. The ideas are somewhat linked with linking devices. There may be some errors 
but these do not affect understanding.
Band 3: Those scored 0.9 – 1.2 points should be as followings:
The writing may have problem in conveying the reader the content and message in order to achieve the 
desired effect. The use of language items like structures and vocabulary is quite limited. There may be 
some linking between sentences but this linking is not always maintained. A number of errors are present 
but most of these do not affect the general comprehension of the writing.
Band 2: Those scored from 0.5 – 0. 8 points should be as followings:
The writing struggles to achieve the desired goal set in the task. The use of language including 
vocabulary and structures is simple, limited and repetitive. There may be incomprehensible sentences and 
errors that prevent comprehension and communication. The reader has to work very hard to understand 
the writer’s ideas.
Band 1: Those scored from 0.1 – 0.4 points should be as followings:
The writing causes a negative effect on the reader. The use of language including vocabulary and 
structures is very simple, limited and repetitive. There may be many incomprehensible sentences and 
numerous errors that prevent comprehension and communication. The reader has to work very hard to 
understand the writer’s ideas.
A score of 0 will be given for those writings that have too little language for scoring, are illegible, have 
incomprehensible contents, or are irrelevant to the topic.
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 ĐỀ SỐ 4
 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
 KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9
 HÀ TĨNH
 Môn: TIẾNG ANH
 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
 LISTENING (3.0 Pts)
 HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
● Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe hai lần, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần có tín hiệu.
● Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
 File nghe.mp4
 Part 1: Listen to Greta, talking to Jayden, about school work. Choose the correct answer A, B, C 
 for each of the following questions.Write your awnsers in the corresponding numbered boxes 
 provided.
 1. What school work is the most important to Greta at the moment?
 A. art B. music C. maths
 2. What was Greta’s brother doing while she was doing her homework?
 A. packing a suitcase
 B. looking at maps
 C. playing on the coputer
 3. What did Greta want to find out about?
 A. the rainforest B. climate change C. deserts
 4. When is Greta taking part in the public speaking debate?
 A. Wednesday afternoon B. Thursday morning C. Thursday afternoon
 5. What would Greta like to be one day?
 A. a farmer B. a scientist C. a photographer
 Your answers
 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
 Part 2: You will hear a part of a lecture about advertising. Complete the notes below. Write NO 
 MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.Write your awnsers in the corresponding numbered 
 boxes provided.
 The important factor to consider
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