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1. UBND HUYỆN LỘC NINH KỲ THI CHỌN HSG THCS LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN PHÒNG GD & ĐT Năm học: 2023-2024 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) (Đề có 08 trang) Ngày thi: . / . /2023 (Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm với đề thi này.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 1. LISTENING. (3 PTS - 0.2 / EACH) There are two parts in this section. You will hear each part twice. After each part, you will have a thirty-second pause to do. Part 1. Questions from 1 to 5. (1 pt - 0.2/each) You will hear 5 short conversations or talks. For each conversation or talk, there is a question. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each question. 1. You will hear a teacher talking to a student. What does he say about her work? A. Her homework and project were both excellent. B. Her project was excellent, but her homework was not very good. C. Her project was good, but her homework was better. 2. You will hear a man talking about to his friend about a photograph. Who is the woman in the photograph? A. his sister B. his cousin C. his aunt 3. You will hear a man talking to his friend about a jacket. Why did he buy it? A. to look good B. to keep warm C. to wear to work 4. You will hear a mother talking to her son. Why is she unhappy? A. He made the floor dirty. B. He didn't tell her where he was. C. He didn't remember to buy milk. 5. You will hear two friends talking about their day. What did they do first? A. They went shopping. B. They had something to eat. C. They went to a museum. Part 2. Questions from 6 to 15. (2.0 point - 0.2/ each) Listen to a conversation between a man and a woman about bed furniture for sale. Complete the notes below. Write no more than one word or numbers for each answer. Second-hand Bedroom Furniture for Sale Number of items for sale: three * Bedside tables - Construction: wood - Colour: (6) _______________ - Drawers: two (in each table) drawers have (7) _______________ brasshandles. - Height: (8) _______________cm - Condition: (9) _______________ - Price: (10) £ ________________ (for both) * Dressing table 1 | P a g e
2. - Drawers: five (two are (11) _________________) - Width: (12) _________________ metres - Mirrors: three: one large, two small (all (13) _________________) - Condition: good - Price: (14) £ _________________ * Seller’s details - Name: Carolyn Kline - Address: (15) 19 _________________ Road SECTION II. LEXICAL-GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS – 0.1/each) Part 1. Questions from 16 to 18. Pronunciation. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 16. A. change B. champagneC. channel D. choice 17. A. laughB. troughC. toughD. plough 18. A. bookedB. missed C. describedD. pronounced Part 2. Questions from 19 to 20. Stress. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 19. A. definition B. necessity C. incredible D. humidity 20. A. computerB. calculate C. important D. community Part 3. Questions from 21 to 23. Synonyms. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 21. In the polluted environment, infectious diseases can be passed easily from one person to another. A. fatal B. safeC. contagious D. immune 22. I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money from me. A. making me impatient B. praising me too much C. making me feel worse D. elevating me 23. The government are trying to play down their involvement in the affair. A. blow up B. explode C. look down D. soften Part 4. Questions from 24 to 25. Antonyms. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 24. I have to postpone my family holiday until next month because I am now up to my ears in work. A. having an ear infectionB. having so much work to do C. having nothing much to doD. having my ears checked 25. Nam is considered to be the best student in our class because he's not only good at learning but also well-informed about everything around the world. A. perfectly-informedB. badly-informed C. bad-informedD. ill-informed Part 5. Questions from 26 to 55. Lexical & Grammar. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 26. But for the teacher's explanation, we ________ the lesson clearly. A. would not understandB. wouldn't have understood C. will not understandD. could not understand 27. I saw a lot of new people at the party, ________seemed familiar. 2 | P a g e
3. A. some of whomB. some of who C. whom D. some of that 28. This building is said ________by my grandfather. A. to be designingB. to have been designed C. to have designedD. to be designed 29. This is the third time I ________ to Italy this year. A. have been travelling B. am traveling C. travelled D. had been travelling 30. Those lipsticks are selling like ________ since many fans want the products that their idols endorse. A. burning pancakes B. fresh shrimpC. hot cakes D. morning coffee 31. For the first time, the young scientist was given the award ________ for her work with animals. A. on recognition for B. in recognition withC. in recognition forD. in recognition of 32. No longer ________ them to go to the music club. A. their parents allow B. does their parents allow C. do their parents allow D. has their parents allowed 33. She ran in a marathon last week but ________ after ten kilometers. A. dropped out B. closed downC. broke up D. made up 34. My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip. A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. Only ifD. Otherwise 35. Tom: “He’s the best guitarist in our school.” Mary: “________.” A. You can say that again.B. That’s fine. C. That’s OK! D. Never mind. 36. It has been proposed that the topic of the class discussion ________. A. changesB. changeC. be changedD. changed 37. Look at the way Kate moves when she is dancing! She is so ________! A. gratefulB. gloriousC. picturesque D. graceful 38. Lucy and Jack are talking about their school days. - Lucy: "I think school days are the best time of our lives." - Jack: “________. We had sweet memories together then." A. Absolutely B. That's nonsense C. I'm afraid so D. I doubt it 39. My mother always told me that I should ________the things I believe in regardless of how others perceive them. A. put up withB. get along withC. come up toD. stand up for 40. I think you’ll find that the inconvenience of the diet is ________ by the benefits. A. outranked B. overthrown C. overbalanced D. outweighed 41. Neither my dad nor my mum ________ of the idea. A. convinced B. have convinced C. was convinced D. were convinced 42. The house we have rented is ________. So we will have to buy some beds, chairs, tables, etc. A. unrestoredB. unrepairedC. unfurnishedD. undecorated 43. In a few hours, we ________ the test, and we’ll go home and rest. A. have finished B. are finishing C. will have finished D. will be finishing 44. I like that photo very much. Could you make an ________ for me? A. increaseB. expansion C. extension D. enlargement 45. They are trying to persuade the rich to ________ their money to the charities. A. provide B. invest C. finance D. contribute 3 | P a g e
4. 46. As the streets of our cities become busier, people are turning more and more to the ________ bicycle. A. historical B. old-fashioned C. old-aged D. elderly 47. We want everyone to begin the test________. A. simultaneouslyB. unexpectedlyC. indefinitelyD. continuously 48. Peter has spent ________ time and money on stamp collecting. A. a few of B. many of C. a great deal of D. a large number of 49. The choreographer has drawn ________from Japanese dance. A. experienceB. inspirationC. patternD. material 50. They always try ________ ________ the bridge as they promised before. A. to postpone/ to build B. postpone/ build C. postponing/ built D. to postpone/ building 51. Just ________, Bill! Let’s think about this for a moment before making up your mind. A. pulled your finger out B. got cold feet C. held your horses D. called it a day 52. Top fashion models often spend hundreds of pounds________. A. getting straightened their teeth B. having got their teeth straightened C. getting their teeth straightened D. straightening their teeth 53. I thought you said she was going away the next Sunday, ________? A. wasn't she B. didn't you C. didn't I D. wasn't it 54. The department requires someone with ________in international law. A. exploration B. experience C. explanatory D. expectant 55. Many exam candidates lose marks simply ________ they do not read the questions properly. A. because of B. despite C. although D. because Part 6. Questions from 56 to 65. Error identification and correction. Each of the following sentences has an error. Underline the errors and correct them. 56. You had better working harder because the examination is coming. 57. I think it’s importance for us to find solutions to our problem. 58. Mary as well as her friends are going to a party tonight. 59. That old building is going to be pull down by the workers. 60. Neither plants or animals can survive for very long without water. 61. Jack London is known as one of the great novelist of the world. 62. The film is such interesting that I have ever seen it for three times. 63. It is very necessary for we to learn a foreign language nowadays. 64. The normal credit card has a magnetic strip that holds 1,700 bits of informations. 65. Ozone has his origin in a number of sources, a prime one being the automobile engine. Part 7. Questions from 66 to 75. Word formation. Use the correct form of the word to complete the following sentences. 66. We had _____________ in deciding who would be the best for the job. (difficult) 67. _____________, not enough is done to fight global warming. (fortunate) 68. Both teams gave a wonderful _____________ in the match. (perform) 69. _____________, the president refuses to answer the questions about (surprise) unemployment. 70. If you plan your trip carefully you will have an ____________ time in China. (forget) 71. They say that ____________ between companies helps to keep prices down. (compete) 72. Ants and bees are often described as the most popular ____________ insects. (industry) 4 | P a g e
5. 73. In the exam we had to write one _____________ essay. (describe) 74. They knew that a vaccine for the virus was _____________ possible (theory) 75. Safety tests on old cars have been _____________ throughout Europe. (standard) Part 8. Questions from 76 to 85. Prepositions and particles. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or a particle. 76. If you earn a good salary, you can be independent _______your parents. 77. Doctors are worried _______the possible spread of the disease. 78. The relationship _______the two friends was very strong. 79. He enjoys showing _______his new car to other people in the meeting. 80. It said in the job ad that they wanted proficiency _______at least two languages. 81. I recommend you put _______your bonus as a rainy-day fund for the future. 82. Give me the name of the students who were responsible _______all that noise. 83. The principal will look _______the absences of some students during the course. 84. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution _______Quantum Theory. 85. Young people today can communicate _______each other using a lot of different machines. SECTION III. READING COMPREHESION. (6.0 POINTS – 0.2/each) Part 1. Questions 86 – 95. Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap. Although living in another country can be an (86) _______ adventure, it is sometimes proves (87) _______ a difficult experience. Many things are new and different – not only the language and culture but also (88) _______ things like where to buy stamps or when banks are open. For a person who is used to being in control of their world these new experiences can make them feel helpless, (89) _______ and frustrated. Many of those who start a life somewhere else often go through certain (90) ________ before they feel at home in their new (91) _______. The first few weeks after arrival in another country is full of positive feelings and excitement. Then (92) ________ sets in and can make you feel angry and impatient. Some people (93) ________ their new home for such feelings. Eventually, however, most newcomers settle in and begin to dapt. However, when a person returns to their own culture, they may (94) ________ the same things in reverse. It takes them (95) ________ time to get back to their former life in their home country. 86. A. excited B. exciting C. pleasure D. thrilled 87. A. have been B. be C. of being D. to be 88. A. everyday B. daily C. average D. regular 89. A. confusing B. confuse C. confused D. confusion 90. A. steps B. times C. eras D. stages 91. A. surroundings B. settings C. atmospheres D. situations 92. A. life B. certainty C. reality D. truth 93. A. cause B. blame C. accuse D. hold 94. A. bear B. happen C. suffer D. experience 95. A. every B. any C. some D. all Part 2. Questions 96 – 105 You are going to read a passage. Choose the answer (А, В, С or D) which you think fits best the question or a blank space. Plants and animals will find it difficult to escape from or adjust to the effects of global warming. Scientists have already observed shifts in the lifecycles of many plants and animals, such as flowers 5 | P a g e
6. blooming earlier and birds hatching earlier in the spring. Many species have begun shifting where they live or their annual migration patterns due to warmer temperatures. With further warming, animals will tend to migrate toward the poles and up mountainsides toward higher elevations. Plants will also attempt to shift their ranges, seeking new areas as old habitats grow too warm. In many places, however, human development will prevent these shifts. Species that find cities or farmland blocking their way north or south may become extinct. Species living in unique ecosystems, such as those found in polar and mountaintop regions, are especially at risk because migration to new habitats is not possible. For example, polar bears and marine mammals in the Arctic are already threatened by dwindling sea ice but have nowhere farther north to go. Projecting species extinction due to global warming is extremely difficult. Some scientists have estimated that 20 to 50 percent of species could be committed to extinction with 2 to 3 Celsius degrees of further warming. The rate of warming, not just the magnitude, is extremely important for plants and animals. Some species and even entire ecosystems, such as certain types of forest, may not be able to adjust quickly enough and may disappear. Ocean ecosystems, especially fragile ones like coral reefs, will also be affected by global warming. Warmer ocean temperatures can cause coral to “bleach”, a state which if prolonged will lead to the death of the coral. Scientists estimate that even 1 Celsius degree of additional warming could lead to widespread bleaching and death of coral reefs around the world. Also, increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enters the ocean and increases the acidity of ocean waters. This acidification further stresses ocean ecosystems. 96. Scientists have observed that warmer temperatures in the spring cause flowers to ______. A. die instantly B. bloom earlierC. become lighter D. lose color 97. According to paragraph 2, when their habitats grow warmer, animals tend to move ______. A. south-eastwards and down mountainsides toward lower elevations B. north-westwards and up mountainsides toward higher elevations C. toward the North Pole and down mountainsides toward lower elevations D. toward the poles and up mountainsides toward higher elevations 98. The pronoun “those” in paragraph 2 refers to ______. A. speciesB. ecosystems C. habitats D. areas 99. The phrase “dwindling sea ice” in paragraph 2 refers to ______. A. the frozen water in the Arctic B. the violent Arctic Ocean C. the melting ice in the Arctic D. the cold ice in the Arctic 100. It is mentioned in the passage that if the global temperature rose by 2 or 3 Celsius degrees, ______. A. half of the earth’s surface would be flooded B. the sea level would rise by 20 centimeters C. water supply would decrease by 50 percent D. 20 to 50 percent of species could become extinct 101. If some species are not able to adjust quickly to warmer temperatures, ______. A. they may be endangered B. they can begin to develop C. they will certainly need water D. they move to tropical forests 102. The word “fragile” in paragraph 4 most probably means ______. A. very large B. easily damagedC. rather strong D. pretty hard 103. The bleaching of coral reefs as mentioned in paragraph 4 indicates ______. A. the water absorption of coral reefs B. the quick growth of marine mammals C. the blooming phase of sea weeds D. the slow death of coral reefs 6 | P a g e
7. 104. The level of acidity in the ocean is increased by ______. A. the rising amount of carbon dioxide entering the ocean B. the decrease of acidity of the pole waters C. the extinction of species in coastal areas D. the loss of acidity in the atmosphere around the earth 105. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Influence of climate changes on human lifestyles B. Effects of global warming on animals and plants C. Global warming and possible solutions D. Global warming and species migration Part 3. Questions 106 – 115 Read the text below to decide if each statement is TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). The Digital Divide A recent survey has shown that the number of people in the United Kingdom who do not intend to get internet access has risen. These people, who are know as 'net refuseniks', make up 44% of UK households, or 11.2 million people in total. The research also showed that more than 70 percent of these people said that they were not interested in getting connected to the internet. This number has risen from just over 50% in 2005, with most giving lack of computer skills as a reason for not getting internet access, though some also said it was because of the cost. More and more people are getting broadband and high speed net is available almost everywhere in the UK, but there are still a significant number of people who refuse to take the first step. The cost of getting online is going down and internet speeds are increasing, so many see the main challenge to be explaining the relevance of the internet to this group. This would encourage them to get connected before they are left too far behind. The gap between those who have access to and use the internet is the digital divide, and if the gap continues to widen, those without access will get left behind and miss out on many opportunities, especially in their careers. 106. More people in the UK do not intend to get internet access than before. ____ 107. The majority of people in the UK are 'net refuseniks'. ____ 108. Most of those without internet access want to get it. ____ 109. The minority of the people surveyed in 2005 weren't interested in having internet access. ____ 110. The main reason for not getting internet access is the cost. ____ 111. High speed intenet is not available everywhere in the UK. ____ 112. Both costs and speeds are increasing. ____ 113. Many people think that getting the costs down is the key to this problem. ____ 114. The digital divide is widening in the UK. ____ 115. Not having access to the internet will only affect people's careers. ____ SECTION IV. WRITING. (4.0 POINTS) Part 1. Questions from 116 to 120. (1.0 point 0.2/each) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 116. The last time she went out with him was two years ago.  She hasn’t_____________________________________________________________________ 117. Ba said, “I am going to meet your sister in front of the station, Liz”  Ba told Liz that_________________________________________________________________ 7 | P a g e
8. 118. We didn’t visit the museum because we didn’t have enough time.  If____________________________________________________________________________ 119. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error.  The accident___________________________________________________________________ 120. “You shouldn’t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Minh!” said Nam.  Nam criticized_________________________________________________________________ Part 2. Questions from 121 to 125. (1.0 point 0.2/each) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the given word. Do not change the given word. 121. The last time I played tennis was in March. (since)  I___________________________________________March. 122. The teacher said he was sorry he was late for the lesson. (apologised)  The teacher ___________________________________________the lesson. 123. They are building some new apartments in the suburbs. (construction)  New apartments ___________________________________________in the suburbs. 124. I am sure that you were very happy when you saw your exam results. (must)  You ___________________________________________when you saw your exam results. 125. I promised him that the situation would not be repeated in the future. (word)  I __________________________that there would be no repetition of the situation in the future. Part 3. Essay writing. (2 points) "Parents should limit teenagers' screen time." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write an essay of about 220-250 words to express your viewpoint. 8 | P a g e