Title ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 QUẢNG NAM 2022-2023.docx ✅

2 12. What does Karen say about her mother? A. She still tries to have an influence over Karen. B. She shows her emotions much more than Karen's father. C. She could have been a competent pianist herself. 13. Karen says that after winning a big competition, she began _____________. A. to lose interest in music. B. to take offence easily. C. to doubt her talent. 14. What does Karen say about pop music? A. It is suitable for people of all ages. B. It makes little impression on her. C. It affects teenagers' behaviour in different ways. 15. Karen believes that when dealing with young children who play music, _____________. A. praise should only be given where it is justified. B. pushing them too hard will demotivate them. C. it's a mistake to make them nervous about the end result. Part 3. You will hear a talk about one of the seven natural wonders. Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.0 pt) 16. Cairns’ airport is at the top of five busiest ones in the country. 17. Great Adventures is the name of a travel agency. 18. Green Island is 6000 years old. 19. It takes 45 minutes to fly to Green Island from Cairns. 20. You are allowed to go to the pontoon once in your lifetime. SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (6.0 pts) Part 1. For questions 21 – 32, choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (2.4 pts) 21. Tim _____________ a description of the five-coloured sticky rice since he got home after school, and he hasn’t finished it yet. A. has written B. has been writing C. had written D. had been writing 22. My daughter would like to have _____________ sports shoes to run in the park. A. grey medium comfortable B. medium comfortable grey C. comfortable grey medium D. comfortable medium grey
3 23. _____________, my uncle felt so unhappy and lonely. A. In spite of he was rich B. Rich as was he C. Rich though he was D. Although the fact that he was rich 24. There are _____________ that not only governments but also individuals should join hand to tackle. A. too numerous environmental problems B. such a lot of environmental problems C. so fewer environmental problems D. such many environmental problems 25. Most scientists believe that the day when robots become part of our lives will come _____________. A. sooner or later B. more or less C. from time to time D. later than never 26. They couldn’t help _____________ when they heard the little boy _____________ a romantic song. A. laugh - sing B. to laugh - to sing C. laughing - to sing D. laughing - singing 27. All candidates applying for the Fulbright scholarship will be equally treated _____________ of their gender or nationality. A. regardless B. regard C. regarding D. regards 28. Just think, in _____________ two months it will be summer again. A. others B. other C. another D. the others 29. We expect the talent show judges to be completely _____________ and not to show any preference towards contestants they have a personal connection to. A. impartial B. solitary C. reliable D. constant 30. The local authorities need to _____________ down on illegal parking, in my opinion. A. hit B. force C. move D. crack 31. Jim and Nancy are discussing about the differences between men and women. Jim: Men spend more time gossiping about sports figures and media personalities than women. Nancy: _____________. A. Don’t mention it. B. I can’t agree with you more. C. Absolutely. I am not with you there. D. I don’t think so. I can’t agree with you more. 32. John and Cathy are talking about his English test result. John: My English test was not as good as I expected. Cathy: Never mind. _____________ A. Good Heavens! B. Good luck! C. Better job next time! D. It’s not okay! Part 2. For questions 33 - 40, read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITAL at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.6 pts) ENGLISH TODAY