Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 TP ĐÀ NẴNG 2023-2024.pdf ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÀNH PHỐ ĐÀ NẴNG ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 10 trang) KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP THÀNH PHỐ NĂM HỌC 2023-2024 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi này và ghi câu trả lời vào ô trống tương ứng cho mỗi câu hỏi. SECTION A: LISTENING (10 pts) Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Complete the following information with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer. Phone Message To Martin From (1) _____________ Party at (2) _____________ Time (3) _____________ Please bring a friend Her phone number (4) _____________ Part 2. Listen to the recording twice. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. CYCLE TOUR LEADER: APPLICANT ENQUIRY About the applicant: Margaret Smith • wants a (5) _____________ job • will soon start work as a doctor • has led cycle trips in (6) _____________ • interested in being a leader of a (7) _____________ for families • is currently doing voluntary work with members of a (8) _____________ • available for five months from the 1st of May • can’t eat (9) _____________ Interview: at 2.30 pm on (10) _____________ SECTION B: USE OF ENGLISH (45 pts) I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or do the task as directed. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the box provided. 1. You can always _____________ on Simon to help you. A. trust B. rely C. bargain D. believe
2 2. This part of the country is _____________ for its beautiful scenery. A. impressive B. proud C. famous D. outstanding 3. At that restaurant they treat you _____________ if you were a princess. A. as B. just C. so D. almost 4. Have you ever been to the _____________ discovered Son Doong Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Vietnam? A. just B. new C. newly D. recent 5. Childhood is the time when healthy eating habits _____________. A. should be established B. should establish C. be established D. be establishing 6. She _____________ on paying for the phone calls she had made before she left. A. demanded B. suggested C. required D. insisted 7. He _____________ his first million pounds by the time he was thirty. A. has made B. used to make C. had made D. would make 8. Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary _____________. A. ingredients B. constituent C. elements D. components 9. My teacher is still not satisfied _____________ our work. A. of B. for C. with D. at 10. The actors congratulated Mr. Tran Thanh _____________ producing three interesting films. A. to B. on C. at D. from 11. He doesn’t listen to the teacher - he's had his _____________ in the clouds all the time. A. toe B. hand C. head D. ear 12. Jane and I listened to Guy’s explanation, but _____________ of us believe him. A. both B. none C. either D. neither 13. She will _____________ when she can afford it. A. have a car alarm fitted B. have a car alarm fitting C. make a car alarm fit D. get a car alarm to fit 14. - Mary: “I’m really sorry I forgot to call you last night, Jane.” - Jane: “_____________” A. Yes, please. B. That’s right. C. Oh, I did. D. Don’t worry about it! 15. - Helen: “Do you mind my taking this seat?” - Bill: “_____________” A. No, of course not. B. Yes, take it please. C. Yes, sit down. D. No, you can’t take it. 16. Look at the _____________ to find out when and where all your lessons are.
3 A. break B. report C. timetable D. revision 17. The man _____________ next to me kept talking during the film, which really annoyed me. A. having sat B. to sit C. sitting D. sat 18. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern. A. garnish B. explore C. sprinkle D. simmer 19. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. A. orchid B. launch C. checkout D. touchdown 20. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence. Did former President of the USA Jimmy Carter see an UFO in 1969? A. Did B. former C. of D. an II. Use the right form of the words given in bold to complete the spaces in the following sentences. Write your answers in the box provided. 1. Luckily, _____________ English doesn’t have the same kind of problems as spoken English. (WRITE) 2. He had the _____________ of seeing his book become a bestseller. (SATISFY) 3. He had already made a _____________ contribution to our book report. (VALUE) 4. In the Middle Ages the _____________ of European cities had walls around them. (MAJOR) 5. It is really difficult to understand. Why don’t we _____________ it a little? (SIMPLE) 6. It was his skill as a _____________ which made the television programs so successful. (COMMUNICATE) 7. There have been some problems but _____________ it’s a good system. (BASIC) 8. Illiteracy is the condition of being _____________ to read and write. (ABILITY) III. Fill each gap with one suitable word from the box. Write your answers in the box provided. decorated where because impossible as less third more greeting from Valentine’s Day is on 14 February, and it can seem (1) _____________ if the world is full of couples who are celebrating their love. Some couples might celebrate with dinner at a nice restaurant, flowers, chocolates or other presents. Some single people might put a post on social media about why they hate ‘V- Day’ or maybe they just avoid it completely. But it’s (2) _____________ not to know that Valentine’s is happening. And that’s not surprising when over half of all Brits and Americans celebrate Valentine’s in some way. For most of these romantic people, Valentine’s Day means spending money. British people spend much (3) _____________ than Americans. The average Brit spends £28.45, while the average American spends
4 $221.34 (approximately £170.81). Interestingly, in the UK, all three adult generations are likely to buy something for Valentine’s (around 68-69% of them). But in the USA, millennials spend slightly more than Generation X, and both spend almost a (4) _____________ more than baby-boomers. Across all generations, on both sides of the Atlantic, men spend (5) _____________ money than women. Today Valentine’s is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, France, Denmark, Italy and Australia as well as the USA and England. But it’s the USA (6) _____________ the celebration really became mass market, (7) _____________ of a woman called Esther Howland. She became known as the ‘mother of Valentine’s’ after she created a successful business making and selling greeting cards in the 1840s. She got the idea (8) _____________ valentine cards from Europe that were (9) _____________ with lace and flowers and were very expensive. Then, in the early 1900s, two things happened that meant valentine cards became really popular: cheap printed cards were made by the (10) _____________ cards company, Hallmark, and the price of postage stamps fell. IV. Complete each sentence with a suitable word, beginning with the letter given. Write your answers in the box provided. 1. I finally persuaded my mum to t _ _ _ me shopping yesterday. 2. Climate change is a global problem. Every country in the world is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 3. She’s a s _ _ _ _ _ vegetarian and refuses to eat any poultry or fish. 4. The lights are a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - they come on when you enter the room, and go off when you leave. 5. The college offers a challenging and s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ environment in which to study. V. Match a word in A with a word in B to make a phrasal verb to complete the sentence. Change the form of phrasal verbs when necessary. A B cheer off take over leave out turn on pack at look up go back 1. Can you _____________ the opening times on the website? 2. They _____________ the job as if their lives depended on it.