Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 HÀ NAM 2024-2025.pdf ✅

2 Choose the best answer for each question. (10.0 points) 1. Why did Paul choose the part of Africa he visited? A. He had been there before. B. It’s good for collecting plants. C. It’s good for collecting plants. D. It will soon change. 2. What made the team’s journey slow? A. putting tents at night B. finding somewhere safe to camp C. clearing paths through the forest D. carrying heavy equipment 3. What did Paul worry about during the trip? A. being responsible for a team of people B. getting the information he needed C. getting home safely D. the number of dangerous animals 4. Why were the team grateful to a fisherman they met? A. He gave them a map. B. He helped one of them who was ill. C. He let everyone rest on his boat. D. He told them which direction to take 5. How does Paul feel now he is back home? A. He misses the people in the train. B. He thinks the trip was a valuable experience. C. He is planning to do another trip. D. He’s going to visit Australia Part 3. You will hear five short extracts in which different people talk about doing without their mobile phones. For questions 1 – 5, choose from the list (A – H) what reason each speaker gives for doing without their mobile phone. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. A. It was too distracting. B. It disappeared. C. It was broken beyond repair. D. It was someone else’s fault. E. It was not waterproof. F. It was stolen. G. It was lost. H. It needed expert attention 1. Speaker 1: ____________ 2. Speaker 2: ____________ 3. Speaker 3: ____________ 4. Speaker 4: ____________ 5. Speaker 5: ____________ SECTION B. PHONETICS (10.0 points) Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (5.0 points) 1. A. looked B. hatred C. crooked D. naked 2. A. breathtaking B. breathe C. mouth D. monthly

4 A. made by blood boil B. brought the house down C. saw pink elephants D. hit the roof 9. We will have to economize ____________ heating or we won’t be able to pay the bill. A. about B. in C. on D. over 10. About ____________ of the employees in that advertising company are in their twenties. A. four-fifth B. four-fifths C. fourth-fifths D. four-fives 11. Don’t waste your time telling Jim a joke. He is totally ____________ of a sense of humor. A. deficient B. missing C. devoid D. lacking 12. My brother’s been a ____________ of strength through all the problems I’ve had. A. tower B. heap C. mountain D. show 13. I’m very tired, ____________ traveling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night. A. what if B. whatnot C. whatever D. what with Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 14. She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test. A. nervous B. comfortable C. depressed D. enjoyable Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 15. My teacher tried to bolster my confidence by saying that I had an aptitude for English. A. reinforce B. discourage C. clarify D. represent Part 2. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (10.0 points) 1. Please don’t be so ____________ I can’t do all the work by myself. (REASON) 2. The road is said to be ____________ due to flooding. (PASS) 3. He had the ____________ of seeing his book become a bestseller. (SATISFY) 4. Do you think these children are ____________? They look very thin. (NOURISH) 5. Friend’s family has suffered from his ____________. (EXPEND) 6. Some parents feel dismayed because of their children’s ____________. (BEHAVE) 7. These young people are ____________ supporters of the new plan of our city. (ENTHUSIASM) 8. Don’t you think she is ____________. She always looks good in her photographs. (PHOTO) 9. Our school has just set up a project to ____________ the library system. (COMPUTER) 10. We live in a ____________ where progress involves the mastering of increasingly complex data. (TECHNOLOGY)