Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 LONG AN 2023 2024.docx ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO LONG AN ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2023 – 2024 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- CẤP THCS Ngày thi: 31/3/2024 Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) (Đề thi gồm 12 trang) • Thí sinh làm bài ngay trên đề thi. • Trả lời vào phần Your answers bên dưới mỗi phần thi. • Không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển. • Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. PART I. LISTENING. (4.0 POINTS) I. You will hear people talking in five different situations. For questions 1 - 5, choose the best answer A, B or C. You will hear the recording twice. (2.0 points) 1. You hear a young woman who is an apprentice cook talking about her apprenticeship. How does she feel about it? A. grateful to be working in a four-star restaurant B. pleased that her teacher told her about the opportunity C. confident about fulfilling her ambitions 2. You hear two friends talking about advertising. What does the woman say about advertisements? A. They are merely a form of entertainment. B. They make people buy things they don’t need. C. They give people misleading information about new products. 3. You hear a comedian called Geoff Knight talking on the radio about his profession. What does Geoff like his act to contain? A. stories that give people a surprise B. things that everybody can relate to C. material that nobody has used before 4. You hear a tour guide telling a group of tourists about a view. Which feature does the guide think will be most familiar to them? A. the park B. the river C. the wood 5. You hear a woman talking to a work colleague about moving abroad for a new job. What does the woman feel disappointed about? A. the inflexible attitude to the start date B. the lack of job security involved
2 C. the relatively low status of the work Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. You will hear a talk on the topic of what factors make people happy or unhappy with their job. For questions 6-10, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. You will hear the recording twice. (2.0 points) Herzberg’s Two Factor theory A model for understanding what causes employee satisfaction and dissatisfaction with their job. - Two factors a. Factors that lead to increased satisfaction: (6) _____________ b. Factors that lead to increased dissatisfaction: (7) _____________ factors - Factors leading to satisfaction and dissatisfaction are considered to be (8) _____________, hence ‘two factor’ theory - Factors that increase satisfaction: a. Achievement b. (9) _____________ c. Enjoyment of work d. More responsibilities e. Personal recognition - Factors that increase dissatisfaction: a. Salary (never enough) b. Company policy and administration c. Relations with (10) _____________ d. Working conditions e. Relations with colleagues - Possible combinations Your answers: 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
3 PART II. USE OF ENGLISH. (6.0 POINTS) I. Choose the correct answer. (2.0 points) 1. Nobody has any firm information, so we can only _____________ on what caused the accident. A. guess B. speculate C. contemplate D. assume 2. I’ll have to go by bus as my car _____________. A. was being repaired B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. will be repaired 3. With a little hard work, I’m sure you’ll _____________ a lot this year. A. achieve B. succeed C. qualify D. reach 4. I think you need to set _____________ your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn’t get confused. A. off B. out C. for D. up 5. No sooner _____________ down than the phone rang. A. did I sit B. do I sit C. was I siting D. had I sat 6. They’re always going to pass you _____________ for promotions if you don’t set yourself apart. A. in B. over C. on D. away 7. Ben crept ______ on Lisa and put his hands over her eyes. A. up B. out C. round D. off 8. _____________ up the phone, Mitchel dialed a number. A. Being picked B. Picked C. To pick D. Picking 9. I suppose you mix with _____________ people in your job. A. a wide variety of B. a half of C. a great deal D. a small amount of 10. He is looking for a _____________ bag that matches with his outfit. A. black stylish leather B. stylish black leather C. leather stylish black D. black leather stylish Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals. (2.0 points) 1/ Being the hardest natural substance, diamond is practically _____________. (DESTROY)
4 2/ The Minister attempted to _____________ the dispute, saying it was just a minor disagreement. (PLAY) 3/ What I don’t like about school uniform is that it completely destroys all _____________. (INDIVIDUAL) 4/ My family have always gone in for traditional country _____________, such as hunting, shooting and fishing. (PURSUE) 5/ We were all jumping around _____________ in the corridor, desperately waiting to hear if it was a boy or a girl. ( PATIENT) 6/ I’m not convinced that there’s a _____________ link between pollution and global warming. (CAUSE) 7/ In formal writing, it is unusual to make use of the _____________ mark to express surprise. (EXCLAIM) 8/ There’s a _____________ difference between photography and still-life drawing. (QUALITY) 9/ It’s pure _____________ - there’s no evidence to support these allegations at all. (HEAR) 10/ She _____________ the qualities of a good teacher. (EXAMPLE) Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. III. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 points) Teenagers and Television Until very recently, teenagers have been hooked on television. Parents have worried that their children are becoming fat, lazy (1) _____________ potatoes, and teenagers seem to have preferred watching TV (2) _____________ almost any other activity in the home. Except perhaps sleeping. But no more! According to the latest statistics, teenagers have (3) _____________ off TV and are turning off in droves. Given the choice (4) _____________ TV and the internet, it’s clear what most teens prefer. The internet (5) _____________ an interactive, social need that TV doesn’t. Teenagers at a loose (6) _____________ in their bedrooms can hang (7) _____________ with their mates in cyberspace. As websites such as MySpace have (8) _____________ off, teenagers have been only (9) _____________ eager to join in their millions and spend hours a day - and night - online. We’re witnessing the birth of the generation of the