Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 YÊN BÁI 2023-2024.docx ✅

2 Question 2: You will hear an interview with a 15-year-old boy called Callum, who runs a successful book review website for teenagers. Listen and choose the correct answer. 1. How did Callum learn about setting up a website? A. through lessons at school B. by using information online C. a family member taught him 2. Why did Callum decide to set up a book review website? A. to develop teenagers’ writing skills B. to encourage teenagers to read more C. to create an online discussion among teenagers 3. How did Callum feel when his site first went online? A. pleased with its quality B. certain it would be popular C. positive it would achieve its aims 4. What does Callum say about a typical day? A. It’s usually full of variety. B. It’s always extremely busy. C. It’s impossible to predict what will happen. 5. What is Callum’s new website for? A. using music to help people B. presenting new music C. learning how to play music Question 3: Listen and complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the recording. • Frankie Dettori’s family are originally from (1) ______________ . • His mother’s job was riding horses in a (2) ______________ and his father was a jockey. • From a young age, Dettori practiced riding horses (3) ______________. • When he was a teenager, he worked with an Italian (4) ______________ called Luca Cumani. • In 2007, after trying (5) ______________ times, Dettori finally won the Epsom Derby. • Dettori’s unusual style of riding helped him to (6) ______________ his horses. • Dettori and his friend were involved in a serious (7) ______________ crash. • Dettori suffered facial injuries and a broken (8) ______________ in the accident. • Apart from riding, Dettori has a keen interest in (9) ______________.
3 • Dettori now lives in the UK with his wife and their (10) ______________. PART II: PHONETICS (1 point) Question 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. cloth B. south C. truth D. booth 2. A. scissors B. sculpture C. science D. muscle 3. A. picked B. licked C. wicked D. ticked Question 2: Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the rest. 4. A. happen B. attack C. defeat D. believe 5. A. instrument B. satellite C. exercise D. inflation PART III: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (5 points) Question 1: Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. 1. I remember you said she would come the next day, ______? A. don’t I B. haven’t you C. didn’t you D. wouldn’t she 2. As a small boy, he was used to ______ alone in the house for an hour or two. A. being left B. leaving C. be left D. leave 3. I don’t think you have been watering the plants near the gate. The soil is ______. A. as dry as rice B. as dry as a tile C. as dry as a bone D. as dry as wood 4. Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the _____ of extinction. A. wall B. fence C. verge D. bridge 5. She ______ from the crowd because of her height and her flaming red hair. A. worked out B. showed up C. turned out D. stood out 6. The law requires that every one ______ his car checked at least once a month. A. had B. has C. have D. is having 7. The photos are black. The X-ray at the airport ______ them. A. should have damaged B. would have damaged C. would have been damaged D. must have damaged 8. The house was sold for £60000, which was far more than its real ______. A. value B. cost C. price D. expense 9. ______ he tried, he couldn’t put up with the pain. A. Even B. Much as C. Despite D. Try as