Tiêu đề ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 THỌ XUÂN - THANH HOÁ 2024-2025.docx ✅

1 PHÒNG GD&ĐT THỌ XUÂN KỲ THI GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2024 - 2025 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 9 THCS Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: tháng 9 năm 2024 PART A: LISTENING (20 pts) PART I. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (5points) ORANA WILDLIFE PARK Facts about Orana • Orana means “ (1) _______ welcome ________” • The park has animals from a total of (2) ________ 70 species _______ • The animals come from many parts of the world. Things to do at Orana • feed the (3) _______ Giraffes ________ at 12 or 3 pm. • touch the animals in the (4) ________ farmyard/ farm(-)yard _______ (good for children) • watch the cheetahs doing their (5) ________ exercise run _______ at 3.40 TRANSCRIPT Good morning everyone. I'm a keeper here at Arana Wildlife Park, and that means that my job is to look after some of the animals that we have here. First, let me tell you a bit about us. The word Arana means welcome in the local Māori language, and we are very pleased to see you all here. As you probably know, we are run by a charity and we specialize in endangered species of animals, birds, and reptiles. The park grounds cover 80 hectares of land, and we have 400 animals altogether from 70 different species. So that you can see the animals in their natural environment, we've built streams and banks to separate you from the animals and make sure your trip around the park is safe. Our animals come mainly from here, New Zealand, and from Australia, Africa, and South America. There are a lot of animals to see and quite a number of things you can do here, so let me tell you about a few of the exciting encounters before you decide where to go. One of our most popular animals is a type of giraffe called a Rothschild. It's easy to spot; it has three horns rather than the usual two. Giraffes are amazing animals up close, and you have an opportunity to hand-feed them here at the park at 12 noon or 3 in the afternoon. This is one of the most popular activities and will be one that you'll never forget. In fact, we believe hands-on education is very important, so you can touch or pat a variety of friendly animals such as cows and goats at the farmyard. This experience goes on all day and is designed to help
2 children take an interest in animals in their environment. I can assure you it's not at all dangerous. Another exciting activity for visitors is watching some of our big cats reach speeds of up to 70 kilometers per hour during their exercise run. The cheetah is the fastest land mammal, and this event takes place at 3:40 every day. You can watch them go down their paddock in under 30 seconds. PART II. Listen to Tyrone calling his local swimming pool, and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (5 pts) 6. There are four different age groups that play water polo. T 7. Tyrone wants to join the under 14s club. F 8. The under 16s water polo team train three times a week. F 9. Water polo matches are played on Saturdays. T 10. You have to pay to join the water polo classes for under 18. F TRANSCRIPT Receptionist: Good morning, Brownton swimming pool. Tyrone: Hello, I’d like some information about the water polo club. Receptionist:  Yes, of course. We have an under 14s club, an under 16s club, an under 18s club and an adults club. How old are you? Tyrone: I’m 15. Receptionist: OK, so you want the under 16s club. Tyrone: Yes. Receptionist: Just a moment ... yes, we have two places in the under 16s club. Tyrone: When do they train? Receptionist: Let’s see, the under 16s train two evenings a week, on Mondays, no sorry, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:00pm. And matches are on Saturday mornings. Tyrone: When does the training start? Receptionist: Training starts next week, on September 2nd. Tyrone: OK. And how much are the classes? Receptionist: Classes are free for under 18s. Tyrone: Great! What do I have to do to join? Receptionist: You have to come to the swimming pool and complete a form. You need to bring a photograph too. Tyrone: OK. Receptionist: Can I take your name? Tyrone: Yes, it’s Tyrone Williams. 
3 Receptionist: OK, thanks. Tyrone.  Tyrone: Thanks. Bye. Part 3. You will hear part of a radio programme in which two athletes, Julia Im and Darren Finn, are discussing their success at a recent athletics event. Listen and choose the option which best fits according to what you hear. Mark the letter A, B, or C on your answer sheet from 11 to 15. 11. Julia believes the main reason for the newfound success in tennis is due to _______________. A. an increase in the number of coaching staff B. the level of financial investment in the sport C. the impact of foreign coach 12. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the obstacles to Julia’s success? A. Insufficient infrastructure B. Inappropriate coaching system C. Lack of self-discipline 13. Julia and Darren agree that _______________. A. the coaching policy was a key ingredient in their success B. there is a lack of experienced foreign coaches C. there will be a huge funding increase for both their sports now 14. Why does Darren think that most of his colleagues are not fortunate enough? A. They don’t train to become professionals. B. They don’t attain sponsorship for their training. C. They don’t have a chance to work with full-time professionals. 15. Darren suggests that his motivation to succeed was _______________. A. to remove some of the obstacles to future success B. so as not to have to work part-time C. in order to get corporate sponsorship TRANSCRIPT Interviewer: Welcome to local heroes Julia Im and Darren Finn, who have just returned from the world championships with gold medals in their respective disciplines. Julia, first to you. Hearty, congratulations on being the first tennis player from the country, never mind the district, to have meddled at the games. Julia, why has it taken so long in your opinion? Julia: Well, had you asked me that question when I was starting out in the sport, I would have said the infrastructure was lacking (12). However, that has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years. Likewise our once inadequate coaching system is now on a par with the best (12) and sets the standard internationally I
4 feel. Indeed, we always had willing coaches, but as a nation relatively new to the sport, I think what we were lacking was the experience and expertise. The policy of inviting coaches from elsewhere in the world to lead our program has paid dividends in a big way. It has added a level of professionalism to the program that has given our athletes the edge. (11) Granted, there has been a huge increase in financial investment alongside the investment in human resources, but as we have seen from examples in other sports, that alone is not sufficient by any means. Interviewer: Darren, you have also tasted success in one of our newer disciplines. Do you feel the same way as Julia? Darren: On the back of my success, we are due to see a hugely significant increase in funding going forward. This has been approved by the government, but we won't know whether or not the improved funding will make a difference for some time. What I can say for sure then is that even lacking appropriate funding, the evidence of my success clearly demonstrates that we can overachieve with professional coaching mechanisms in place. (13) And at present, the best coaches are indeed foreign. So attracting them here to train us has made a massive difference. And with the new investment we are expecting to receive now, hopefully the infrastructure will also improve, leading to further success at future championships. Interviewer: How Darren, were you able to achieve so much in light, as you say, of patently having so little by way of resources at your disposal compared to competitors in other countries? Darren: Well, aside from the coaching, which I have already highlighted as pivotal, I personally was fortunate to attain private sponsorship for my training. This allowed me to focus full time on achieving my goals. The majority of my colleagues have not been so lucky (14). Sports grants are given out only in disciplines where our athletes do well. So up until now, we have had to self-finance our training, and most of my colleagues do this by holding down a job. We cannot be expected to compete with full-time professionals when, for all intents and purposes, we are still operating in an amateur system. The dire situation, lack of interest and funding, certainly motivated me to do as well as I could. Knowing full well that success would ensure better support for myself and my colleagues in future (15). Interviewer: Indeed, many people are critical about the sports funding system in this country. Clearly, Darren feels that his sport was somewhat neglected. Part 4: You will hear a conversation between Adam and Carol. Write ONLY ONE WORD OR A NUMBER from the dialogue for each answer.(5points) 16. Who didn’t sleep well last night? Adam 17. What time did Adam’s son return to bed ? four 18. What time does Adam usually leave home? eight 19. What did Adam forget at home ? wallet