Đề hsg anh 9 ct

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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2023-2024

Môn: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

(Đề thi có 08 trang)

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- Toàn bộ nội dung hướng dẫn cho phần NGHE đã có trong CD

SECTION 1: LISTENING (20 points)

Part 1 You will ear part a radio programme in which two people, Sally White and Martin Jones, are discussing the popularity of audio books (books recorded on tape), and the problems involved with abridging books before taping them From question 1 – 5, choose the correct answer A, B,

C, or D You will hear the recording TWICE (10 points)

1 Sally believes that most people listen to audio books

A When they’re doing housework

B Before they go to sleep

C On the way to work

D When they’re with their children

2 Sally feels that the main advantage of audio books is that they

A encourage children to read more

B are read by experienced actors

C make more books accessible to children

D save parents from having to read to children

3 Martin says that in the USA there is a demand for audio books because people there

A were the first to obtain audio books

В have to drive long distances

C feel that they do not have time to read books

D are used to listening to the spoken word on the radio

4 According to Sally, successful abridgements depend on

A the length of the original

B their closeness to the original

C the style of the author

D the type of story

5 Books are not commisioned specifically for the audio market because

A writers are too busy working for the BBC.

B such books have failed in the past.

C there are not enough people buying audio books.

D people only want familiar stories.

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Part 2 For questions 1-5 listen to a student asking for information about a healthy eating society and supply the blanks with the missing information Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR NUMBERS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided.

Healthy Eating Society Weekly Plan

Thursday Prepare a meal together 8.00 2.

_ 4. _ in town

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SECTION 2: PHONETICS (10 points)

III Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group Write your answers in the space provided

1 A agriculture B rhinoceros C contractual D mysterious

2 A methodically B economical C centenarian D documentary

IV Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Write your answers in the space provided

3 A cherish B chorus C chaos D scholar

4 A hysteria B hypocrite C hypocrisy D hydroplane

5 A conserve B preserve C transit D artisan

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SECTION 3: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (70 points)

V Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences by writing A, B, C or D in the numbered box (60 points)

1 I'm afraid we got our _ crossed I thought my husband would be picking up the children and he thought I was doing it

2 The princess's nanny's autobiography really gives the _ on life among the royals

3 As well as being a good cook, my grandmother was with a fine voice

4 talking of running for election again, after such a crushing defeat, is surely proof of his resilience

5 We went by sea, but I’d rather by air

6 Since Harry is the bee’s in terms of Maths, it is no wonder so many friends ask him for support in this subject

7 Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a _

8 Denise has been _ the midnight oil trying to finish this report, so she must be exhausted

9 I was at _ to make it clear that I wasn’t blaming either of them

10 Many young people feel a sense of and don’t believe they have to work hard

A entitlement B aspiration C association D dedication

11 , early approaches for coping with workplace stress dealt with the problem only after its symptoms had appeared

12 If the size of the work force can be easily and rapidly altered market fluctuations, profits will

be maximized

13 , the strollers can take another road

14 Global warming has progressed glaciers everywhere are shrinking

15 Current research on AIDS, in spite of the best efforts of hundreds of scientists, leave serious

questions unanswered

16 That Mary is an _ liar: you must take what she says with a small grain of salt

17 It seems to me that we’ve been led up the _ path There’s no such address as the one she gave us!

18 The news of Magda’s failure was not unexpected, considering how ill she had been

19 We weren't able to drive down the street because of a in the middle of the road

20 It was a close _ but we just made it to the airport on time for our flight

21 Funding from the World Bank _ credibility to the project

22 No one the building until the police give permission

23 You’d be able to get by with _ basic knowledge of some statistical techniques

24 The difference in price is so small worth bothering about

25 The mountain is thought by some _ by the god Batara

26 Our house is located near a(n) school I usually go on foot to school

A large prestigious international Catholic B prestigious large international Catholic

C Catholic prestigious large international D prestigious catholic international large

27 Do not read in such dim light; it will _ your eyesight

28 Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like It must have been quite a party last night

Write your answer (A, B, C, or D in the numbered box to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following sentence

29 Solar radiation can be converted either into thermal energy or into electrical energy, though the

former is easier to accomplish

A transformed B absorbed C released D exchanged

Write your answer (A, B, C, or D in the numbered box to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following sentence

30 Citizens engage with smart city ecosystems in a variety of ways using smartphones and mobile

devices, as well as connected cars and homes

VI Identify the mistake in each sentence by writing your answers A, B, C or D in the numbered box (10 points)

31 American pioneers did water systems from logs with holes bored through their centers.

A B C D

32 When radio programs became popular, approximately around 1925, many people stopped

A B C

attending movies

D

33 Musical comedies, as an American form of entertainment, often take its subjects from

A B C

America’s present or past

D

34 Of all seashore plants, seaweeds are best able to tolerate long periods out of water, followed by

A B C

long periods covering by water

D

35 Many parents express grave concern over the influence of some online celebrities on

A B C

their children, who are at an impressed age

D

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SECTION 4: READING (60 points)

VII Read the following passage and write your answers A, B, C, or D in the numbered box to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10 (20 points)

The money that some professional sportsmen earn shouldn't impress anyone when you take

into (1) _ the fact that only a few of them manage to (2) _ immortality and everlasting fame And once they reach their (3) _ and display their talent at their best, they are fully conscious that their brilliant careers won't last forever They live under a constant pressure

of being (4) _ and subsequently replaced by someone who is younger, faster and more (5) _ For that reason, objectives like retirement benefits and pensions are of great concern to all professional athletes

Some of the retired competitors go as far as to organize strikes and rallies to(6) _ their protest against any policy unresponsive to their demands whereas the younger professionals seek more upgrading solutions to the problem as more and more of them attach a proper significance to receiving a solid education, even at university level Such an approach should help them find interesting and well-paid jobs (7) _ their sports career is over A completely new strategy has been (8) _ by the schools priding themselves on supporting their own teams Their authorities insist that the sports clubs members achieve high academic standards or else they are debarred from partaking in certain sports events, which may lead to further (9) _ in their professional careers

By these practical and most effective means, combining education with sports activity, the (10) _ of the professional athlete as being brainless and unintelligent may eventually be changing to the sportsmen's benefit

1 A reflection B attention C examination D consideration

2 A obtain B fulfil C attain D succeed

4 A outcast B outshone C outstayed D outgrown

5 A achieved B attributed C accomplished D accredited

6 A voice B claim C insist D speak

7 A right away B promptly C barely D once

8 A assembled B installed C devised D emerged

9 A disruption B hitch C detachment D wreckage

10 A vision B outlook C image D judgement

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VIII Read the following passage and write your answer A, B, C, or D in the numbered box to indicate the correct answers to each of the questions (20 points)

Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has been Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power It was used to drive engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms Petrol mixed with air was the next invention that provided power Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability

On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways From the powerful voltages that drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered by electricity An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee

Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest power in the world It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires and conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances

To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned In Australia they use coal or water to drive this machinery When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal

Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident A tragedy once occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity The reactor leaked, which caused many deaths through radiation

Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the

environment They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays Most importantly, they

hope to trap sunlight more efficiently We do not use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary When this happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels

1 The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph

to

A suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy.

B emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity.

C imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy.

D discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity.

2 Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?

3 What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible?

C It can be adapted to various uses D It can be made with ease

4 What do we call machines that make electricity?

5 Why does the author mention Ukraine as an example?

A To show that the main source of energy here is atomic power

B To prove that automic power is useful but dangerous

C To claim that automic power is the most popular form of energy

D To show that Ukraine makes use of various sources of energy

6 The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to .

7 Electric magnets are used in steel works to .

A lift heavy weights up to ten tons B test the steel for strength

8 The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is that

they

9 Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?

10 The best title for this passage could be .

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IX Read the passage below and fill each number blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the numbered box (20 points)

The sales

It is December The first frost and snow of winter are upon us and, as (1) drawn by some mysterious force, otherwise sane, ordinary people are getting up at 5 am to queue for hours in the cold and dark The sales have begun Before Christmas!

As mere amateur bargain-hunters have always suspected, (2) is a black art to sales shopping Cunning sales veterans, determined to avoid the horrid changing-room queue, do their trying-on weeks in advance Then, (3) the doors are flung open, they’ll push, elbow and lock coat-hangers with (4) another to reach the object (5) their desire This Darwinian struggle is carried out in a terribly polite way, as everybody else pretends that everybody else (6) being “so pushy” Their treasures clutched to their breast, their cheerfulness is barely disguised, in spite of the uncomfortable (7) of armfuls of plates, dishes, sheets and towels

The only shadow is the sight of other attractive bargains (8) picked out by fellow shoppers People rarely do their sales shopping on their own; it’s mostly done in a threesome of mothers and daughters They argue about skirt lengths and bathrobe colors, but (9) shines through is a sense of unshakable warmth, support and mutual understanding The same is true for men: they stand outside, holding bags and bonding in their own way “What are we doing here?” Sales shopping certainly (10) people together

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SECTION 5: WRITING

X Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it Write it in the space provided (10 points)

1 The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert

No

2 The inevitability of unemployment was something nobody cared to admit

The admission that

3 In the summer, there are thousands more tourists than locals

In the summer, the locals 4.They believe that Oliver failed his exam because he was nervous

Oliver’s failure 5.Considering your position, we won’t press charges

Under

XI Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the given word in bold given without change the given word Write it in the space provided (10 points) 1 The teacher has an obsession about the dishonesty of his students (BEE)  The

2 I must have offended her because she isn’t being friendly towards me (SHOULDER)  I

3 You need to make sure that he has enough money to pay for the car before you sell it to him (COLOR)  You need to

4 He threatened the officers with violence (THREATS)  He

5 The girls’ rebellious behaviours should have been severely punished (DESERVED)  The girls

XII Paragraph writing: (20 points) In about 150 words, write a paragraph about the disadvantages of living in a smart city

- The