Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU 2022-2023.docx ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH BÀ RỊA – VŨNG TÀU ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC: 2022 – 2023 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài thi: 150 phút Ngày thi: 23/3/2023 (Đề thi có 10 trang) I. LISTENING. (3.0 pts) Part 1. You will hear a woman talking on the radio about a singing course she attended. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. SINGING FOR BEGINNERS Place: Brownstoke College. Course details:  The maximum number of students per course is (1) _______________.  All classes start with exercises that help students to (2) _______________.  During the three days, about 20 (3) _______________ are learned in many different styles.  Accommodation in Brownstoke college is very (4) _______________.  There’s a very good lunch, especially (5) _______________.  Date the next course finishes: (6) _______________, 26th September. (Adapted from Cambridge English – PET) Part 2. You will hear a talk about the project on the wildlife found in city gardens in Britain. For each question, choose the best answer. WILDLIFE IN CITY GARDENS 1. What led the group to choose their topic? A. They were concerned about the decline of one species. B. They were interested in the effects of city growth. C. They wanted to investigate a recent phenomenon. 2. The exact proportion of land devoted to private gardens was confirmed by _______________. A. consulting some official documents. B. taking large-scale photos. C. discussions with town surveyors. 3. The group asked garden owners to _______________.
2 A. take part in formal interviews B. keep a record of animals they saw C. get in contact when they saw a rare species 4. The group made their observations in gardens _______________. A. which had a large number of animal species B. which they considered to be representative C. which had stable populations of rare animals 5. The group did extensive reading on _______________. A. wildlife problems in rural areas B. urban animal populations C. current gardening practices 6. The speaker focuses on three animal species because _______________. A. a lot of data has been obtained about them B. the group were most interested in them C. they best indicated general trends (Adapted from IELTS Listening practice tests) II. SUPPLY the appropriate forms of the words in brackets to complete the passage. (1.5 pts) More recent trends in reporting have seen a significant increase in stories that have little to do with distributing essential information. The general public is a hungry animal, seeking more and more personal details about celebrities of any description. We read the news for different reasons and different newspapers cater for these. However, the tactics used by journalists to discover details about people, in order to feed the public’s constant (1. hungry) _______________ for scandal, may cross legal and ethical lines. In recent years many big stories – especially political ones – have been built upon ‘leaks’ passed on from interested parties. Sensitive information has reached the press in the form of personal emails, personal and official papers that have (2. convenience) _______________ gone astray, or anonymous phone calls. In general, the public has turned a blind eye to the sources of many stories that have hit the headlines as long as the stories themselves have been (3. mouth) _______________ juicy. But there has long been a suspicion that journalists were not playing by the rules. In 2011 this exploded into a scandal that damaged some powerful people at the top of the news industry and brought one newspaper to its knees. This happened when it emerged that some journalists had been obtaining personal details about people in the news by hacking into their phones: the ultimate (4. invade) _______________ of privacy. Public reaction to the (5. allege) _______________ was at first not too fierce as those involved were politicians and famous people, but then revelations that the phones of crime victims and their families may also have been hacked caused an enormous public (6. cry) _______________ and the withdrawal of
3 advertising by major companies from the newspaper involved. (Adapted from P.42 – Gateway B2+) III. CIRCLE the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best answer to each of the questions. (2.5 pts) 1. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. A. sacrifice B. diversity C. wrongdoing D. counterpart 2. He resented _______________ unjustly accused and implored the judge _______________ the trial. A. being / reconsidering B. being / to reconsider C. to be / reconsidering D. to be / to reconsider 3. - John: Can you lend me 20 dollars? - Nick: _______________. A. Good idea, thanks B. You’re welcome C. Nothing doing D. Never mind 4. They have introduced a new system _______________ regular training. A. on which all employees must undergo B. where all employees must be undergone C. whereby all employees must undergo D. which all employees must undergo 5. I'm in a real _______________ and I just don't know what to do. A. dilemma B. paradox C. query D. hunch 6. They're staying in rented accommodation for the time _______________. A. going B. making C. doing D. being 7. He’s not _______________ for teaching children with special needs, which requires patience and understanding. A. made off B. cut out C. taken on D. read up 8. _______________ quickly we ran, we just couldn’t catch up with the van. A. Although B. Even C. Much D. However 9. The flat wasn’t in very good condition, but we were staying there rent-free, and you should never look a gift _______________ in the mouth, should you? A. horse B. cat C. cow D. mouse 10. ______ idea of producing ______ safe road users through ______ pre-school parental instruction has been widely acclaimed in many communities. A. The / the / a B. The / - / - C. The / the / - D. An / - / a IV. IDENTIFY the underlined part that needs correction and CORRECT it. (2.0 pts) 1. Self-confidence is their main problem and, if the (A) professions can get hold of them (B) in the first few months, they’ll be (C) back at work or at least in (D) settled, long-term accommodations within a year or
4 two. 2. Today’s newspapers (A) frequently include stories about the (B) ups and downs in the (C) lives of celebrities of any description, (D) no matter how they are famous. 3. Most people would agree that the primary purpose of the press is (A) to distribute information to (B) as wide readership as possible, and (C) to that extent it fulfils an essential role that we often take (D) for granted. 4. The number of organs (A) donated for transplant (B) is still a long way off (C) meeting this demand and there have recently been (D) called for the UK to adopt a policy that is currently practiced in many European countries. V. Complete the passage by filling ONE suitable word in each blank. (1.5 pts) The March of the Machines Is your job machine-proof? In recent decades, machines have taken over a lot of jobs, particularly in the manufacturing industry. Where once people toiled away assembling cars or bottling drinks, you now find fully machine-operated factories. Most likely, with the latest advances in artificial intelligence, automation won’t be confined just (1) _______________ manual jobs in the future. Is it possible that the entire human workforce is in (2) _______________ of being replaced by computers and robots? A recent study was carried out by a group of researchers at Oxford University (3) _______________ aim was to determine the likelihood of different occupations becoming automated over the coming years. They found that professions based on the uniquely human skills of creativity, empathy and social perceptiveness were the safest and the (4) _______________ vulnerable to the threat of automation. (5) _______________, jobs in the telemarketing and finance industries can easily be done by computers. The researchers concluded that (6) _______________ jobs are at high risk of automation. As technology races ahead, focusing on creative and social fields of work definitely is a wise choice. (Adapted from On Screen C1- Student’s book) VI. Read the text and CIRCLE the answer which best fits each space. (2.0 pts) CYBER BULLY Before the advent of social networking, a school bully was more often than not a physically imposing individual with low self-esteem who (1) _______________ enjoyed causing pain and suffering. Together with his cronies, he would actively seek out those he could intimidate without any fear of getting a (2) _______________ of his own medicine from a victim’s older brother or relative. To avoid losing money, a packed lunch or beating, the bully’s target had to take evasive action by giving his tormentor a (3) _______________ berth at all times.