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Page 1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ________________ ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 05 KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC …………………………. Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION 1 LISTENING Part 1. Listen to the recording and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for the following questions from 1 to 5. You will listen to the recording twice. 1. Where is Arches National Park situated? A. South of the city of Moab B. Northern desert of Utah C. Southern desert of Utah D. North of the city of Moab 2. When can people visit Arches National Park? A. In summer B. In winter C. Any time of year D. On rainy days 3. How can people get to some farther arches? A. By bike B. By car C. By plane D. By train 4. What is NOT mentioned as necessary things we should bring along with when hiking in Arches National Park ? A. hiking shoes B. books C. GPS D. detailed map 5. According to the narrator, why should we bring a detailed map along with a compass and/or a GPS when hiking in this park? A. To discover farther places in the park. B. To let other people know your position. C. To know where you are and find the way easily. D. To find out new places in the park. Part 2. Listen to the recording and fill in each blank with one suitable word or numbers. You will hear the recording twice. One has been done as an example. (10 pts)One-Way Ticket to Mars Mission NASA is looking for people to go to Mars, and never come back. This appealing career is for people who want a permanent change of scenery and planet. It is part of an (6) ………………….. new project to colonize Mars called the Hundred Years Starship. (7) ………………….. would travel to the Red Planet and live there forever. NASA says it would be too expensive to bring humans back to Earth. The space agency can afford, however, to send supplies to the (8) ………………….. pioneers. NASA has started the project with a modest $ (9) ………………….. , but hopes to attract investment from space-loving billionaires. Google (10) ………………….. Larry Page told NASA he’d be interested if they could get the cost of a one-way ticket down from $10 billion to $2 billion. The journey to Mars could take just four months. Settling on the planet would be (11) ………………….. , hazardous, especially the freezing temperatures and carbon dioxide atmosphere. Many scientists think (12) ………………….. space is essential. Stephen Hawking believes we must move to other planets to survive as a (13) ………………….. . He said: “Once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe.” Dirk Schulze-Makuch and Paul Davies call it a “(14) ………………….. goal” and part of our desire to explore saying: “It would require not only major international cooperation, but a return to the (15) ………………….. spirit and risk-taking character of the great period of Earth exploration, from Columbus to Amundsen.”SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS) Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each) Choose the best answer to each question. 16. I’d like to _____ this old car for a new model but I can’t afford it.

Page 3 39. He expressed strong ………………….. to the plan. (object) 40. Many young people ………………….. work for charity organization. (volunteer) 41. There are some music ………………….. between the two lectures. (perform) 42. The ………………….. of Vietnamese trademarks has been remarkably increasing. (popular) 43. It is important to create a safe, ………………….. ……… environment for children. (threat) 44. He was an ………………….. successful mayor from 1981 to 1984. (stand) 45. They were unprepared to accept all of the conditions of the contract. (prepare) Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50. (1 points - 0.2/ each) Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them. 46. Unless we polish metals frequently, they rust or tarnish when exposure to air. 47. Will Linh mind if I took his motorbike without asking him? 48. Julie failed her driving test because she hasn’t practiced enough. 49. Several people have apparent tried to change the man’s mind, but he refuses to listen. 50. The teacher found a great deal of mistakes in his students’ writing. Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55. (1 point - 0.2/ each) Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. 51. Going to Australia has always appealed ………………….. me. 52. Jamie insisted ………………….. helping me clean up after the party. 53. The winning numbers for the National Lottery are chosen ………………….. random. 54. I’ve known her ………………….. sight for a long time, but I haven’t been introduced to her yet. 55. Although there isn’t a ban ……….….. cars, they prefer people to use public transport to get to work. SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS) Part 1. Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. Society has changed in many ways since the (56) ________ of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been (57) ________. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that, (58) ________ the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become much more specialized. A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would (59) ________ spend time with their families than stay late in the office every day. Home life is seen (60) ________ as important as working. Some companies now make managers take their annual holidays (61) ________ they don’t want to, because this leads to quite an improvement in their (62) ________ if they have some rest. (63) ________ these changes, some people are working harder than (64) ________. The standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago. Schoolchildren and students are now having to work (65) ________ hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents. 56. A. existence B. introduction C. recommendation D. manufacture 57. A. damaged B. changed C. transferred D. affected 58. A. since B. if C. although D. because 59. A. like B. rather C. better D. prefer 60. A. be B. being C. to be D. been 61. A. unless B. however C. as D. even if 62. A. performance B. rehearsal C. display D. expression 63. A. In addition to B. Instead of C. In spite of D. In place of
Page 4 64. A. ever before B. lately C. ever since D. never before 65. A. very B. too C. as D. so Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question It was once believed that being overweight was healthy, but nowadays few people subscribe to this viewpoint. While many people are fighting the battle to reduce weight, studies are being conducted concerning the appetitle and how it is controlled by both emotional and biochemical factors. Some of the conclusions of these studies may give insights into how to deal with weight prolems. For example, when several hundred people were asked about their eating habits in times of stress, 44 percent said they reacted to stressful situations by eating. Further investigations with both humans and animals indicated that it is not food which relieves tension but rather the act of chewing. A test in which subjects were blindfolded showed that obese people have a keener sense of taste and crave more flavorful food than non-obese people. When deprived of the variety and intensity of tastes, obese peole are not satisfied and consequently eat more to fulfill this need. Blood samples taken from people after they were shown a picture of food revealed that overweight people reacted with an increase in blood insulin, a chemical associated with appetite. This did not happen to average-weight people. In another experiment, results showed that certain people have a specific, biologically induced hunger for carbohydrates. Eating carbohydrates raise the level of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain. Enough serotonin produces a sense of satiation, and hunger for carbohydrates subsides. Exercise has been recommended as an important part of a weight-loss program. However, it has been found that mild exercise, such as using the stairs instead of the elevator, is better in the long run than taking on a strenuous program, such as jogging, which many people find difficult to continue over long periods of time and which also increases appetite. (Adapted from Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test by Jolene Gear) 66. “Subscribe to” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________. A. disagree with B. agree with C. object to D. like 67. The word” crave” in bold in paragraph 2, can best be replaced with __________. A. devour B. absorb C. season D. desire 68. It can be inferred from the passage that __________. A. overweight people are tense B. thin people don’t eat when under stress C. weight watchers should chew on something inedible when tense D. 56 percent of the population isn’t overweight 69. It can be inferred from the passage that __________. A. thin people don’t emjoy food B. a variety of foods and strong flavors satisfy heavy people C. overweight people have an abnormal sense of taste D. deprivation of food makes people fat 70. According to the passage, insulin __________. A. increases in the bloodstream when people eat large amounts of food B. can be used to lessen the appetite C. causes a chemical reaction when food is seen D. levels don’t change in average-weight people who see food 71. It can be inferred that for certain people __________. A. eating carbohydrates eliminates hunger