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1. SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TỈNH TỈNH NINH BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023 Môn: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 14/02/2023 Thời gian làm bài:150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thi gồm 04 phần trong 10 trang . Điểm bài thi Họ và tên, chữ ký của giám khảo Số phách (Do Hội đồng chấm thi ghi) Bằng số: ................./18,0 Giám khảo 1: ........................................... Bằng chữ: ...................... Giám khảo 2: ........................................... (Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi này) Hướng dẫn thí sinh: - Tổng thời gian phần thi nghe hiểu là 22 phút 25 giây. - Phần thi nghe hiểu gồm 03 bài. Thí sinh được nghe mỗi bài 02 lần liên tiếp. - Thí sinh đọc kĩ yêu cầu của từng bài trước khi nghe. - Hướng dẫn chi tiết bằng Tiếng Anh đã có trong đĩa nghe. Bắt đầu và kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. PART A. LISTENING (4.0 points) I. You will hear people talking in five different situations. For questions 1-5, choose the best answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 point) 1. You hear a hotel manager talking about the staff who work for her. What does she say about them? A. They tend to leave early. В. They often suggest new ideas. C. They get to do a range of tasks. D. They sometimes arrive late. 2. You overhear a student talking on the phone. What does he say about life at college? A. His teachers are pleased with his progress. В. He finds his accommodation very convenient. C. He has studied a lot. D. He’s made a lot of new friends. 3. You hear a caller on a radio phone-in program. Why has she phoned? A. To explain how she feels about something. В. To warn other listeners about something. C. To disagree with a previous caller. D. To criticize to other listeners. 1
2. 4. You hear a man talking about a wildlife documentary. What aspect of it disappointed him? A. The animals which were featured. В. The location of the film C. The style of the commentary D. The quality of the photography 5. You overhear two people talking in a cafe. The man has just come from __________. A. the house of a friendВ. the camera shop C. his workplace D. a shopping centre Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Listen to the tape and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (2.0 points) When I was offered to work in (1) _________, I was so excited. The earliest dolls known to us were found in graves in (2) _________. Dolls were always dressed like their owners. They were made of materials available at that time, (3) _________for example. A doll in (4) _________may cost collectors up to £100000. It has been (5) _________to collect dolls since the museum opened. In 19th century, dolls began to have soft bodies and (6) _________. These dolls were very (7) _________and few have survived. Later, if you could (8) _________the doll hair you can see the makers’ name (9) _________. In the early 20th century, dolls were made of (10) _________and became very expensive. Your answers: 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. III. You will hear an interview with Trina Trevose, a pop singer who is only fifteen. Choose the best answer A, В, C or D. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 point) 1. When Trina went to the USA, she ____________. A. told her classmate about her trip B. knew her friends would be jealous of her C. thought the records she made would be unsuccessful D. didn’t tell many people why she was going 2. Where was Trina performing when she was noticed by the record company? A. Near her homeB. In the USA C. In London D. Near a big city 2
3. 3. Why did Trina sing with David Pearson? A. The record company asked her to. B. He wanted someone to dance for his song. C. He needed some help. D. She wrote a song for him. 4. Why isn’t Trina popular in Britain? A. Her kind of music isn’t popular in Britain. B. Her records haven’t been available in Britain. C. Her style isn’t appealing in Britain. D. The company don’t want to sell her records in Britain. 5. How does Trina see her future? A. She may make singing her career eventually. B. She will continue making records in the USA. C. She wants to study music at college. D. Her parents have persuaded her to do music fulltime. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3.0 points) I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (2.0 points) 1. Although he has been dead for many years, Elvis Presley is a person _________many people continue to be interested. A. in that B. in whom C. whom D. in who 2. Jackson was trying to _________another cyclist when he crashed. A. overpass B. overcome C. overtake D. overcharge 3. This is the communicative exchange at an electric shop. - The shop assistant: "This is my last portable CD player. I'll let you have it for fifty dollars." - Stevenson: "_________" A. Could you give me a disccount? B. Could you give me your last CD? C. Could you possibly give me fifty dollars? D. Can you tell me your favourite type of music? 4. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. _________, it will stop burning. A. Consequently B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. However 5. Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by _________table. A. an old wooden Chinese beautiful B. an old beautiful wooden Chinese C. a wooden old beautiful Chinese D. a beautiful old Chinese wooden 6. From now on, you have to _________responsibility for the sales figures. A. get B. acquire C. assume D. accept 7. I think Mary has never prepared her breakfast, _________? A. hasn't she B. has she C. does she D. doesn't she 8. A _________ is a castle on high ground in or near a city, where people could go when the city was being attacked. A. cathedral B. monument C. centre D. citadel 3
4. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. 9. She has a deep aversion to getting up in the morning so she usually goes to work late. A. intense dislike B. feeling C. provocation D. Trouble 10. Those who transgress the laws of society will be punished. A. disagree with B. disperse C. violate D. interfere with Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. Read the passage and use the correct forms of the words given. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 point) Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during a/an (1. WATER) ____________ earthquake or volcano for example. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little (2. NOTICE) ____________ amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. It is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in (3. HIGH) ____________, possibly up to 40 meters. Because the (4. EARTHQUAKE) ____________ activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can, therefore, prove (5. DISASTER) ____________. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, (6. ORIGIN) ____________ thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the (7. HABITAT) ____________ of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival. Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. In 1755, Europe experienced a/an (8. CALAMITY) ____________ tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the Portuguese coast and flood the heavily (9. POPULATION) ____________ area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano (10. GO) ____________ a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel. Your answers: 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. 4
5. PART C. READING (6.0 points) I. Read and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (2.0 points) TWINS New Scientist magazine recently (1) ________ a report by researchers at Sheffield University. The researchers studied identical twins who had been (2) ________ at birth and had been taken care of by different families. The results showed that the twins were often very similar, not only in appearance but also in intelligence and personality. More surprising, however, were the other coincidences which were almost (3) ________ to explain. For example, one set of female twins met again for the first time when they were 39. They both wore the same dress, had seven rings on their fingers, and the same bracelets. There were also some male twins who took part in study, they (4) ________ a great deal in common. Both of them worked in the police force, and (5) ________ their holidays in Majorca. They drove the same kind of car and had a dog (6) ________ Toy. The researchers intend to (7) ________ out more studies in the future. This is because these coincidences are so remarkable and have occurred so often with twins that they have almost lost (8) ________. The coincidences are so (9) ________ that it is illogical to simply say that they happen because of (10) ________. It seems that there must be a more logical explanation, but so far nobody has found out what it is. 1. A. came out B. published C. circulated D. gave off 2. A. divided B. distinguished C. separated D. spluttered 3. A. impossible B. incredible C. improbable D. unlikely 4. A. did B. were C. had D. made 5. A. passed B. spent C. stayed D. went 6. A. known B. called C. considered D. regarded 7. A. bring B. find C. work D. carry 8. A. count B. number C. understanding D. trace 9. A. oblivious B. magnificent C. obituary D. extraordinary 10. A. opportunity B. chance C. possibility D. occasion Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. Read the following passage and choose the best option to answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (2.0 points) The radical change in the land’s surface that results when rural areas are transformed into cities is a significant cause of the rise in temperature in cities that is known as urban heat island. First, the tall buildings and the concrete and asphalt of the city absorb and store greater quantities of solar radiation than the vegetation and soil typical of rural areas do. In addition, because the concrete and asphalt are impermeable, the runoff of water following a rain is rapid, resulting in a severe reduction in the evaporation rate. So heat that once would have been used to convert liquid water to a gas goes instead to increase the surface temperature further. 5
6. At night, although both city and countryside cool through radiation losses, the stone- like surface of the city gradually releases the additional heat accumulated during the day, keeping the urban air warmer than that of the outlying areas. Part of the urban temperature rise must also be attributed to waste heat from such sources as home heating and air conditioning, power generation, industry, and transportation. Many studies have shown that the magnitude of human-made energy in metropolitan areas is equal to a significant percentage of the energy received from the Sun at the surface. Investigations in Sheffield, England, and Berlin showed that the annual heat production in these cities was equal to approximately one-third of that received from solar radiation. Another study of the densely built-up Manhattan section of New York City revealed that during the winter the quantity of heat produced from combustion alone was two and one-half times greater than the amount of solar energy reaching the ground. In summer the figure dropped to one-sixth. It is interesting to note that during the summer there is a mutual reinforcement between the higher nighttime temperatures of the city and the human-made heat that helped create them. That is, the higher temperatures result in the increased use of air conditioners, which, in turn, use energy and further increase the amount of urban heat. During the winter the nighttime warmth of urban areas, produced in large part by heavy energy consumption, is beneficial because less energy is needed to heat buildings. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The loss of farmland to urban development. B. How seasonal change affects the temperature of cities. C. Waste heat generated by home heating and air conditioning. D. The causes of increased heat in cities. 2. All of the following contribute to the urban heat island effect EXCEPT__________. A. the increase in the rate of evaporation after a rainfall B. absorption of heat from the Sun C. storage of heat from the Sun D. the release of heat at night from city surfaces 3. The word "convert" in the passage is closest in meaning to__________. A. reverse B. reduceC. transformD. transit 4. The word "that" in the passage refers to___________. A. airB. heat C. day D. city 5. In which of the following locations would the rate of evaporation probably be highest? A. A small town B. A rural areaC. A medium-sized city D. A big city 6. The word “magnitude” in the passage is closest in meaning to __________. A. calculation B. comprehension C. formationD. extent 7. The author mentions Manhattan to order to demonstrate that___________. A. human-made heat can exceed the solar energy that reaches the ground in winter. B. the conclusions of the investigation in Sheffield were wrong C. its heat production is smaller than that of Berlin D. heat in urban areas can be reduced 8. According to the passage, an important consequence of the use of air-conditioners at night is __________. A. greater energy costs B. higher levels of urban heat C. serious problems with the energy supply D. less need for air conditioning in the morning 6
7. 9. The word "impermeable" in the passage is closest in meaning to__________. A. impossible to retain B. impossible to run off C. impossible to evaporateD. impossible to go through 10. Which of the following is true about cities at night in winter? A. Solar energy has an increased impact on the urban heat island. B. Less energy is required to heat buildings C. They tend to be colder than rural areas. D. Human-made energy created a larger area of total heat than solar energy. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. III. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (2.0 points) THE GAME OF TENNIS A Real Tennis as it is called in Britain, Royal Tennis as it is called in Australia, Court Tennis as it is called in the States, Jeu de Paume as it is called in France, or Tennis as it is properly known, is the oldest of all the racket games, and unlike most of the others, such as squash or lawn tennis, it is a product of evolution rather than pure invention. B The game started to form into something recognizable in the 11th century. It started as hand ball, played by monks around the cloisters of monasteries of Italy and France, much as schoolchildren do today in corners of their school playground. Gradually as monks travelled to other monasteries, more enjoyable rules were adopted, the more bizarre rules abandoned and people started to add features to their courtyards that improved the pastime, and demolish or modify others that detracted from it. The monks enjoyed the game so much that the Pope banned the playing of it, and by the 14th century the game had spread from cloister to castle and became a game of the nobility. There are other theories about the origins of the game. A tennis historian, Roger Morgan, has theorized that the game owes its origins to playing in medieval streets which is a nice idea but as the streets were also used as sewers, it couldn’t have been much fun. C The 16th and 17th centuries were the heyday of tennis. It was played by the nobility of France and Britain and there were reputedly 1800 courts in Paris alone at this time though a lot of these would have been quite ramshackle structures. In Britain the game flourished with royalty being famous players. King Henry VII was enthusiastic though not skilled but his son Henry VIII (more famous for his wives!) was an adept. Kings Charles I and II of England were both keen players and the game actually indirectly led to the death of King James I. One French king also died as the result of being hit by a tennis ball. Modern real tennis is virtually indistinguishable from the game played in those days. D Originally, the game was played with the bare hand, later with a glove, then someone had the bright idea of attaching cord or tendons to the fingers. It was a short step from there to attaching these cords to a frame and adding a handle to make a racket. The ball, although similar in appearance to a lawn tennis ball is made with a core of cork, covered with cloth, tightly bound in string and covered in felt. The balls are all hand stitched and last about 2 7
8. weeks. This method has been used throughout history, although other substances such as hair or wool were used for the centre, and the balls were a good deal lighter. E The influence of real tennis can most clearly be seen in the Basque games known by the catchall name of pelota. There are various forms of pelota with different types of court, ball and racket, and there are forms which still uses the hand or even a basket type racket. Similarities can be seen in the court layout and rules. Probably most racket sports owe something to real tennis to some extent. Squash though derives from a game known as rackets which was developed in the debtor prisons of 17th and 18th century Britain. F As we have seen above, tennis of one kind or another has been played in France as far back as the 12th century. It was not until the late 19th century though that lawn tennis became popular. Major Walter Wingfield, in search of a more vigorous game than croquet for the leisure classes, devised an activity that was a hybrid of badminton and real tennis. He called it Sphairistike, Greek for ball games. In 1877 the All England Club held a tournament later to be known as Wimbledon. Eventually the game was modified from the prescriptions laid out by Major Wingfield. For instance, Wingfield’s rules called for the game to be played on a court the shape of an hourglass. Soon it was played on a rectangular court. There have also been changes in the quality and type of clothing and equipment used. Early last century shorts were a radical idea. During the last few decades, racket materials have radically changed with graphite and other compounds being used. Wooden rackets are now an anachronism, to the lament of the purists. G In the mid-19th century, there was a renaissance in tennis and a flurry of court construction and the first courts were built in the US and Australia. Unfortunately, the coming of the First World War cut short tennis’ re-emergence. Over the last 25 years, tennis has again begun to grow. The modern costs of building the courts inhibits the growth a bit but new courts have been springing up in the US, France, Australia and the UK with talk of court construction going on in Holland, Russia and South Africa. The future again looks bright for real tennis. Questions 1-5: The reading passage on The Game of Tennis has 7 paragraphs (A - G). From the list of headings below choose the most suitable headings for the following paragraphs. Write the appropriate number (i - ix) in boxes. (1.0 point) (There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.) 1. Paragraph A i The Golden Age of Tennis 2. Paragraph B ii Modern Lawn Tennis 3. Paragraph C iii Court Construction Techniques 4. Paragraph E iv The Different Names of Tennis 5. Paragraph G v The Real Tennis Revival vi Tournament Tennis vii Tennis During the War viii Early Development ix Other Descendants of Tennis Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8
9. Questions 6-10: Complete each of the following sentences with words taken from the passage. Write ONE WORD for each answer. (1.0 point) Although tennis has been played in France from the very early time, it wasn’t (6) __________ until the late 19th century. It was first played by monks. Gradually, they (7) __________ strange rules as well as adopted new rules to make the pastime more enjoyable. Modern real tennis is almost (8) __________ from tennis which was played in the 16th and 17th centuries. Different (9) __________ were used to make the balls and rackets. The tennis has also been played on various (10) __________. Your answers: 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART D. WRITING (5.0 points) I. Email writing: (2.0 points) You haven’t finished your assignment. Write an email of around 150 words to the teacher. In this email, you should: - apologize - explain - suggest solutions - promise not to repeat the mistake You must NOT write your own name and address. Begin and finish your email as: Dear Mrs. Smith, __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 9
10. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Your student, II. Paragraph writing. (3.0 points) Vietnamese teenagers have to cope with a lot of stress and pressure nowadays. Write a paragraph of around 180 words to analyze the consequences and suggest what they should do to tackle these problems. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _______THE END_______ 10