Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 HÀ NỘI 2023-2024.pdf ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 13 trang) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THÀNH PHỐ NĂM HỌC 2023-2024 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề của thí này, không được sử dụng tài liệu và bất kỳ loại tài liệu nào. Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. LISTENING (3.0 PTS) Part 1: You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, circle the answer (A, B, or C) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract. You are going to listen twice. Extract One You hear a husband and wife talking about their child’s education. 1. The couple agree ____________. A. on their son’s ability to make good decisions. B. that their son should be self-sufficient. C. on their son’s need for formal qualifications. 2. Compared to the man, the woman is ____________. A. conservative. B. realistic. C. naive. Extract Two You hear a specialist discussing color blindness. 3. Total color blindness ____________. A. is more common in men than in women. B. is a hereditary condition. C. affects fewer people than partial color blindness. 4. Color blindness ____________. A. can exempt the sufferer from some types of employment. B. affects many aspects of the sufferer’s life. C. means sufferers are obliged to undergo tests. Extract Three You hear part of a lecture by a sociologist. 5. According to the lecture, many people left their homes due to ____________. A. the large number of roads and railways. B. their inability to find work. C. the lack of land available. 6. The speaker believes that people’s attitudes to work were based on ____________.
2 A. their backgrounds. B. a desire for profit. C. market forces. Part 2: You will hear a report on how English has become a global language. For questions 7-15, fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS according to what you hear. You are going to listen twice. (1.8 pts) The spread of English around the globe means it is now termed a (7) ____________. English first started to spread when explorers made (8) ____________ to the other side of the world. The influence of Britain in the past and the influence of American businesses are the (9) ____________ which give English its present significance. The number of people whose (10) ____________ is English is significantly greater in the USA than in the UK. It is difficult to (11) ____________ the communicative functions of English in some countries. It is sometimes suggested that English is (12) ____________ superior to other languages. People tend to judge languages using subjective rather than (13) ____________. English sentence structure is (14) ____________. Language success is (15) ____________ on a variety of different things. PHONETICS (2.0 PTS) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0 pt) 1. A. prescription B. preparation C. preliminary D. presumption 2. A. reserve B. preserve C. conserve D. deserve 3. A. bought B. naught C. plough D. thought 4. A. ploughed B. ragged C. crooked D. wretched 5. A. adventure B. advantage C. addition D. advertise II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0 pt) 1. A. disastrous B. humourous C. unanimous D. ambiguous 2. A. pupeteer B. Japanese C. physician D. lemonade 3. A. imperial B. magnificient C. stimulating D. simplicity 4. A. dramatic B. pedestrian C. obedient D. confident 5. A. consequently B. habitable C. business D. externally VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR (4.0 PTS)
3 I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (1.5 pts) 1. I wrote down the names of all the places that I had ever been to in order to ____________ his memory, but to no avail. A. raise B. force C. arouse D. jog 2. A new generation of performers, ____________ those who by now had become household names, honed their skills before following the same path onto television. A. no less talented than B. together with talented with C. along with talented with D. having been more talented with 3. A new government report delivers ____________ warnings about climate change and its impacts on the planet. A. ominous B. dire C. fateful D. acute 4. A large proportion of the households in this area will be ____________ to the Internet thanks to a generous foreign donor. A. linked with B. wired up C. hooked up D. crossed with 5. The van eventually exploded, ____________. A. one of whose wheels came off B. with one of its wheels came off C. and sent one of its wheels to fly D. sending one of its wheels flying 6. It ____________ be Annie who is crossing the street, Annie is taller. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. wouldn’t D. shouldn’t 7. Everyone has to hand in their assignments by noon but ____________ Sam, I’ll make an exception. A. in case of B. the case being C. in the case of D. in any case for 8. Mr. Smith is held in high ____________ for his dedication to the school. A. respect B. esteem C. honor D. homage 9. - John: “I hear Paul has a job at a restaurant.” - Kelly: “Well, it’s ____________ a restaurant as a café nearby.” A. much more B. nothing like C. far more of D. not so much 10. So enthusiastically did audiences react to her performances that she felt ____________ on to even greater achievements. A. provoked B. induced C. spurred D. incited 11. It’s vital that ____________ at this time. A. not to be publicized these figures B. to not publicize these figures C. these figures not to be publicized D. these figures not be publicized 12. ____________ non-verbal language is ____________ important aspect of interpersonal communication. A. No article - an B. A - the C. The - No article D. The - a
4 13. Being a ____________ entrepreneur, you will have to make a special effort for people to take you seriously. A. successful B. budding C. blossoming D. flowering 14. ____________ how interesting this course was going to be, I would have enrolled. A. If I had known B. Had I known C. If I knew D. Did I know 15. The old woman is reported ____________ found a huge sum of money in a secret hiding place in the attic. A. she has B. having C. to have D. have had II. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in each of the following questions. (0.2 pts) 1. Even faced with a barrage of criticism, she stood her ground, refusing to back down from her principles. A. changed her decision B. felt sorry for herself C. wanted to continue D. refused to change her decision 2. In my book, honesty and integrity are the most important qualities in a friend. A. As for my reading B. In my opinion C. In my retrospection D. In my subjection III. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in each of the following questions. (0.2 pts) 1. The captain ordered the soldiers to gather on the double, even though they were sleeping. A. intensively B. increasingly C. hesitantly D. immediately 2. Constant immediate correction by a language teacher is often counter-productive, as students may become discouraged to speak at all. A. isolated B. unproductive C. unfruitful D. effective IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage. (0.8 pts) Nowadays, there is a huge range of clothing designed for winter outdoor pursuits. The traditional wax jacket and rubber boots have largely been superseded by man-made fabrics such as ‘Gortex’ and designer hiking boots. (1) ____________ (RESPECT) of your preference in clothing on your winter walks, the main priority is to keep you warm and dry. To this end, the old adage to use the (2) ____________ (LAYER) technique still applies. Thermal underwear and socks, topped with an outer shell of jackets and overtrousers in (3) ____________ (PERMEATE) fabric which keep out the wind and (4) ____________ (MOIST) and are also breathable, keep you warm and dry. For wet weather or shore walking, rubber boots are best, but these are (5)