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1 UBND TỈNH BẮC NINH SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 11 trang) ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) PART ONE: LISTENING (4.0 POINTS) I. Listen to the audio and fill in the missing information in the numbered space. In each space, write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. (1.0 point) A new study suggests that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is effective against (1) ___________ of the coronavirus discovered in Britain and South Africa. (2) _____________ from those individuals were found to work against the coronavirus in (3) ______________. The two variants have caused concern among world (4) ______________ because they appear to spread more easily than the first version. The study looked at a change in the so-called "spike" protein that permits the virus to infect (5) _____________. Information about the study was recently (6) ______________ The research is limited because it did not examine the full set of (7) ______________ in either form of the new variants. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was the first to receive approval for (8) ______________ in the United States. Pfizer has said early trials suggested the vaccine was more than (9) ______________ effective. The vaccine developed by (10) ______________ Moderna and one developed by Oxford University and Britain's AstraZeneca have also been approved for use in some Western countries. II. Listen to the radio interview with a ghost hunter called Carlene Belfort and choose the best answer fo each of the following questions. (1.5 points) 1. How did Carlene become a ghost hunter? A. She wanted to contact her dead grandmother. B. She grew up in a haunted house. C. Her parents encouraged her. 2. What, according to Carlene, do ghost hunters need most? A. A special gift. B. Equipment. C. An adventurous mind. 3. Who does Carlene mostly work for? A. People who want reassurance. B. People who want to contact loved ones. C. People who want to find a ghost. 4. How does Carlene detect when ghosts are present? A. She feels cold.
2 B. She gets evidence from her equipment. C. She feels them touching her hair. 5. When is Carlene most afraid? A. When her equipment breaks. B. When things move on their own. C. When bad spirits are nearby. 6. What does Carlene think about people who don't believe her? A. She doesn't understand why they think that. B. She thinks they don't have enough evidence. C. She wants them to experience it for themselves. III. Listen to the audio and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (1.5 points) 1. They have redesigned an old product. 2. The product is aimed at men and women aged 18-40. 3. The new design means you don't need two hands to use it. 4. There's only one size now. Another one will follow in a few months. 5. They will make a Gantt chart for the project next month. 6. He finished the presentation with enough time to take some questions. PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.5 POINT) I. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (0.2 point) 1. A. dosage B. massage C. courage D. voyage 2. A. champagne B. champion C. parachute D. moustache II. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. (0.3 point) 3. A. disease B. aspect C. design D. moustache 4. A. innocent B. sacrifice C. renovate D. contribute 5. A. argumentative B. psychological C. contributory D. hypersensitive PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.5 POINTS) I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write your answers (A, B, C, or D) on the answer sheet. (2.0 pts)
3 1. You are at __________ to do what you like. A. freedom B. odds C. disposal D. liberty 2. Her encouraging words gave me __________ to undertake the demanding task once again. A. a resolution B. a point C. a target D. an incentive 3. ___________ is called erosion. A. The wearing away of land B. When land wears away C. Land which wears away D. Wearing away land 4. The Hawaiian alphabet, introduced by missionaries in the 1820's, __________ and only seven consonants. A. that consists of five vowels B. consisting of five vowels C. the five vowels of which consist of D. consists of five vowels 5 . Jessica: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house." Nadia: “__________.” A. Nothing more to say B. You can say that again. C. Yes, I hope so D. No, dogs are very good, too 6. Well, I'm sorry, that's all I can offer you _________. A. Take it or leave it B. Take it or forget it C. Get it or forget it D. Leave it or take it 7. When I arrived on the spot, I found out that I __________ the heavy gas bottle on my back because the campsite now had electric cookers. A. needn't have carried B. didn't need to carry C. can't have carried D. might not have carried 8. In the middle of the blue river _________. A. does a tiny violet flower emerge B. did a tiny violet flower emerge C. emerge a tiny violet flower D. emerged a tiny violet flower 9. have just bought a ________ shirt for you, son. I hope you will like it. A. blue cotton beautiful new B. beautiful new blue cotton C. new beautiful cotton blue D. cotton beautiful blue new 10. His flat looks so _________ that it is difficult to believe he had just had a party last night. A. safe and sound B. sick and tired C. spick and span D. by and large 11. It's very _________ of you to offer me your seat, but really I'm quite happy to stand. A. sympathetic B. grateful C. considerate D. appreciative 12. John will never buy you a drink - he's far too ________. A. tight-fisted B. pig-headed C. highly strung D. easy-going 13. As soon as she got home, she got down _________ the letter.
4 A. to writing B. writing C. to write D. for writing 14. Thirty-eight national sites are known as parks, another eighty-two as monuments, and _______. A. the another one hundred seventy-eight as historical sites B. the other one hundred seventy-eight as historical sites C. seventy-eight plus one hundred more as historical sites D. as historical sites one hundred seventy-eight 15. She's decided to _________ her German by attending an evening course. A. brush up. B. patch up C. polish off D. dust off 16. Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International Convention, ________. A. the member applauded him B. he gave a short acceptance speech C. a speech had to be given by him D. the members congratulated him 17. Marry and Janet are at the dancing club. Marry: 'You are a great dancer. I wish I could do half as well as you.' Janet: “___________. I'm an awful dancer.” A. You're too kind. B. That's a nice compliment! C .You've got to be kidding! D. Oh, thank you very much 18. She insisted that the report _________ as his source of information. A. not be mentioned B. not to mention C. not mentioning D. not mention 19. The day their first child was born, the new parents were _________ with joy. A. overpowered B. overtaken C. overcome D. overthrow 20. The __________ child is forever asking questions. He's incredibly curious. A. acquisitive B. acquitted C. inquisitive D. exquisite II. Give the correct tense/ form of the given verb in each of the following questions to comprete the sentences. (2.0 points) 1. He came into the room, greeted everyone and went on (talk) __________ about his experiences in France. 2. None of the people (invite) ___________ to the party can come. 3. Do you mind (disturb) ___________ when you are working? 4. It is obligatory that the voyage (cancel) ____________. 5. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I (do) ___________ last week. 6. There's no point in telephoning him. He's certain (leave) ___________ by now. 7. Don't try to phone me. By the time you (read) ____________ this letter, I (leave) ____________.