Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 GIA LAI 2023-2024.docx ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO GIA LAI ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 05 phần, 12 trang) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2023-2024 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 06/3/2024 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Lưu ý: - Thí sinh không được ghi thông tin cá nhân vào phần này. - Thí sinh đọc kỹ các phần hướng dẫn và làm bài trước tiếp trên đề thi này. I. LISTENING (4.0 points) Part 1. There are five questions in this part. For each question there are three pictures and a short recording. Choose the correct picture and put a tick (√) in the box below it. You will hear each recording twice. (1.0 point) 1. What time will the flight to Brussels leave? 2. What does the man enjoy most about flying? 3. Where will Maggie’s family stay on holiday this year? 4. What has the woman left behind?
2 5. What will the weather be like when the plane arrives? Part 2. You will hear three people, Norman and Linda Hunter; and Linda’s friend Patty, talking in a shopping centre about their children. Listen and choose the best answer A, B or C (1.0 point) 6. How do Patty and Norman know each other? A. They worked together. B. They are old friends. C. They met at a party. 7. What does Norman mean when he calls Patty’s child a “rocket scientist”? A. He is very smart. B. He designs rockets. C. He has a good job. 8. How does Norman feel about young children being encouraged to learn languages? A. He thinks it is easier for younger children. B. He thinks it is essential today. C. He thinks it is unnecessary. 9. What can we guess about Linda’s working schedule? A. She only works occasionally. B. She works a lot of hours. C. She has no time off. 10. What does Norman think is important for children? A. to have a lot of lessons B. to have the latest toys C. to have time to play Part 3. You will hear a radio programme about a family who gave up their suburban lifestyle for a life in the country. Listen and complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. (2.0 points) Moving away from the town was made possible when Evan received his (11) _____________. Their house has (12) _____________ views of the countryside.
3 Their main priority is to make themselves (13) _____________ before putting their own produce on the market. Until they can live off the profits of the land the couple are looking for (14) _____________. For the time being Nina is starting to make a(n) (15) _____________. Many people like them, who are (16) _____________ with their jobs, have moved to the country. They invested in a TV set for the (17) _____________ of their daughter. The couple find their new way of life extremely (18) _____________. This kind of life is demanding so it is important to be (19) _____________ to make it work. It is a valuable contribution towards a more (20) _____________ balanced society. II. PHONETICS (1.0 point) Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (0.5 point) 1. A. reason B. release C. threaten D. leader 2. A. adventure B. figure C. mature D. future 3. A. nature B. fashion C. travel D. planet 4. A. exchange B. fetch C. chimney D. champagne 5. A. promote B. promise C. proper D. profit Part 2. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the rest in each group. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (0.5 point) 1. A. anticipate B. ability C. interactive D. inaccurate 2. A. category B. profitable C. eventually D. ordinary 3. A. eradicate B. admirable C. characterize D. communism 4. A. magnificent B. preservation C. resolution D. comprehensive 5. A. eliminate B. specialize C. ability D. opinion III. USE OF ENGLISH (4.0 points) Part 1. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following sentences. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (2.0 points) 1. Parents are always willing to lend a sympathetic _____________ to their children when they have problems. A. ear B. heart C. hand D. eye 2. He wasn’t attending the lecture properly and missed most of _____________.
4 A. what the teacher said B. which the teacher said C. things said by the teacher D. that the teacher said 3. I read the contract again and again _____________ avoiding making spelling mistakes. A. with a view to B. on account of C. by means of D. in terms of 4. _____________ Mike’s determination, the whole team refused to join the science project competition. A. Were it not B. Regardless of C. Not regarding D. Should it not be 5. When the starter gave the _____________, all the competitors in the race began to run round the track. A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show 6. The man who was driving the truck would not admit that he had been at fault, and _____________. A. neither had the other driver B. neither would the other driver C. neither the other driver D. the other driver neither 7. It’s a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother. She’s very frail. I hope she _____________. A. gets over B. comes around C. pulls through D. stands up 8. _____________ our children may be, we cannot go picnicking in this weather. A. Though excited B. Excited as C. Because of excitement D. Exciting 9. If only he _____________ the last point in the presentation, it was a striking point. A. did not miss B. would not miss C. would not have missed D. hadn’t missed 10. I’d loved to have lived in the old days, when people _____________ to market by horse and carriage. A. have been travelling B. got used to travelling C. would travel D. had been travelling 11. The government must _____________ strong measures against crime. A. be seen to be taking B. seen to take C. be seen be taking D. see to be taking 12. _____________ behalf of the committee, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation. A. To B. At C. For D. On 13. The book says that the revolution was _____________ off by the assassination of the state governor. A. prompted B. triggered C. cropped D. launched 14. Composing more than 40 percent of the diet, fats are _____________ by the body for energy. A. using specifically B. the specific use C. used specifically D. specific use 15. The cupboard in _____________ rare books are kept is near the window. A. that B. where C. which D. whom 16. All of us are _____________ that she has won the first prize in the competition.