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 _______________.


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.