Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 VĨNH YÊN - VĨNH PHÚC 2024-2025 (LẦN 1).docx ✅

1 SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 13 trang) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2024-2025 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) PART A. LISTENING (Each recording will be played TWICE) Section 1: Questions 1-10 Question 1-6: Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER ONLY for each answer. First day at work Name of supervisor: (1) ______________ Where to leave coat and bag: use (2) ______________ in staffroom See Tiffany in HR: to give (3) ______________ number to collect (4) ______________ Location of HR office: on (5) ______________ floor Supervisor’s mobile number: (6) ______________ Question 7-10: Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Responsibilities Task 1 Task 2 Notes Bakery section Check sell-by dates Change price labels Use (7) ______________ labels Sushi takeaway counter Re-stock with (8) ______________ boxes if needed Wide preparation area and clean the sink Do not clean any knives Meat and fish counters Clean the serving area including the weighing scales Collect (9) ______________ for the fish from the cold room Must wear special (10) ______________ Section 2: Question 10-15: Choose the correct answer A, B, or C. 11. The main aim of Dave’s project is to ______________. A. describe a policy B. investigate an assumption C. identity a problem 12. Dave’s project is based on schemes in ______________. A. schools B. colleges C. universities
2 13. How many academic organizations returned Dave’s questionnaire? A. 15 B. 50 C. 150 14. Dave wanted his questionnaires to be completed by company ______________. A. Human Resources Managers B. Line Managers C. owners 15. Dr. Green wants Dave to provide a full list of ______________. A. respondents B. apprentices C. companies Section 3: You will listen to a recording about Koalas. For questions 16-25, complete the summary by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each gap. Koalas are being particularly (16). ______________ in New South Wales as their habitats are being destroyed. Koala seems to be (17). ______________ and probably quite hungry. It is estimated that hundreds of koalas have died in (18). ______________ raging in Eastern Australia since September. (19). ______________ koalas have been admitted by the region's Port Macquarie Koala Hospital so far this year. While the disaster has inflicted serious damage on the animal, the support from the public has been (20). ______________. The number of visitors coming to the Koala Hospital over the last 5-6 weeks has been (21) ______________. A large amount of money has been set aside to help (22). ______________ koalas. There are concerns that a new heat wave could further (23). ______________ infernos. Very little would actually survive in there (24) ______________. Rising temperatures, which dry out their habitats, deforestation and disease are (25). ______________. PART B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR Section 1. Choose the correct option marked A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. 1. Our projects are funded through the Private Finance Initiative, the costs ______________ spread over ten years. A. are B. being C. have been D. will be 2. In her time, Isadora Duncan was ______________ today a liberated woman. A. what calling we would B. who would be calling C. what we would call D. she would call her 3. She said that she would be punctual for the opening speech, ______________ she were late?
3 A. but what if B. how about C. and what about D. so if 4. This is another region where dairy ______________ highly concentrated on just a few farms. A. cattle is B. cattles are C. cattle are D. cattles is 5. Was it really necessary that I ______________ there watching you the entire time you were rehearsing for the play? It was really boring watching you repeat the scenes over and over again. A. sits B. was sitting C. be sitting D. to sit 6. ______________ the increasing depletion of the Earth resources, it’s vital to recycle on a wider scale than we do at present. A. Given B. In spite of C. Irrespective of D. Providing 7. On the island ______________ the only representation of the island’s handicraft. A. remain B. does it remain C. did it remain D. remains 8. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder affects 52% of young people, many of ______________ are resistant to conventional treatments. A. who B. whom C. which D. them 9. Anything worth doing is worth doing well, ______________? A. is it B. isn't it C. are they D. aren’t they 10. He still remembers ______________ as he received his first scholarship for academic achievement. A. to overwhelm B. being overwhelmed C. to be overwhelmed D. overwhelming 11. Although the two countries are not officially at war, to all intents and ______________, they are. A. purposes B. reasons C. hopes D. bets 12. Peter was determined to attend college in the fall, ______________. A. suffice to say B. be that as it may C. so be it D. come what may 13. Some people feel ______________ for their schooldays. A. nostalgia B. reminiscent C. homesick D. recollection 14. Companies wishing to join will have to ______________ a code of conduct. A. abide by B. fall behind C. cover up D. come about 15. It’s so bad to have a boss who ______________ all the time. A. follows your nose B. keeps your temper C. draws your eyes D. breathes down your neck 16. The detective's keen eye for detail helped him ______________ the truth. A. uncover B. discover C. recover D. unearth 17. In these times of high unemployment everyone thought my giving up my job was ______________ madness. A. sheer B. steep C. high D. deep
4 18. She didn’t show even a ______________ of emotion when he talked about the diamond ring she would get. A. gleam B. wink C. flicker D. flash 19. As soon as we got to the pool, the kids made a/an ______________ for their favorite shop selling ice creams. A. airline B. timeline C. beeline D. fishline 20. Today, while most people are ______________ opposed to the use of drugs in sport, detection remains a real problem for the governing bodies. A. strongly B. securely C. steadily D. vaguely Section 2. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets. 21. As in all the chapters, David maintains the excitement visually with pictures and page designs that make such a book a ______________. (PAGE) 22. Any public ______________ of this information would be very damaging to the company. (CLOSE) 23. She is expected to announce officially her ______________ for president early next week. (CANDIDATE) 24. They both watch with wonder as a ______________ beautiful star quickly grows to engulf the sky. (DAZZLE) 25. The professor was accused of ______________ on an affair with a student. (CARRY) 26. Attacks on highways have occurred with increasing ______________ in recent months. (REGULAR) 27. All the food samples were examined for ______________, but none were found. (PRESERVE) 28. “It’s not the lack of resources, it’s your lack of ______________ that causes failure!” (RESOURCE) 29. The consequences of ______________ gambling are comparable to those of any other addictive disease and are not simply those of financial loss. (COMPEL) 30. The poor boys looked ______________ at the toys through the glass window. (MOUTH) Section 3. Each of the following sentences has ONE mistake. Find the mistakes and correct them. 31. In contrast, today’s African savannah grasshopper manages to remain largely detected by its predators, by changing color at the spot. 32. Two thousand five hundred years ago Hippocrates argued that the brain more than the heart, which is what his contemporaries believed, is the seat of thought, sensation, emotion and cognition. 33. Ironically, one way of sending someone to sleep is to put him or her into a boring situation which the intellectual effort is minimal. 34. There is no proof connection between physical exertion and the need for sleep.