SỞ GD VÀ ĐT QUẢNG BÌNH KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9, 12 CẤP TỈNH

NĂM HỌC 2023-2024

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Khóa ngày 05 tháng 12 năm 2023
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
LỚP 9 THCS
SỐ BÁO DANH:…………… Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề gồm có 06 trang.

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SECTION ONE: LISTENING

Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu
 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 giây; mở đầu và kết thúc
mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
 Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to the recording and choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which
fits best according to what you hear. (5 pts)
1. How many tickets in total are available?
A. 500 B. 400 C. 200 D. 1000
2. Which of the following will NOT be available at the picnic?
A. a barbecue B. drinks C. games D. a movie
3. How often will the drills be held?
A. three times a year B. four times a year C. twice a year D. once each year
4. How will the students know if the school is closed tomorrow?
A. It will be announce on the local TV station. B. Their parents will be called.
C. The students can listen to the radio. D. The can read on the school board.
5. According to the introduction, what is one of the requirements of the writing class?
A. The students have to write a very long essay a week.
B. The students have to write an essay on a different topic a week.
C. The students have to practise their writing skill every day.
D. The students have to describe their writing process.
Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to the recording and decide whether the following statements
are True (T) or False (F). (5 pts)
6. Most plastic is made from oil, which is a finite resource.
7. Turng's research focuses on making plastic out of corn and soybeans.
8. Special composting facilities can currently diminish plastic waste by decomposing it.
9. The first plant-based plastics were created over 100 years ago.
10. Turng is working on bioplastics that are stronger than petroleum-based plastics.
Part 3. For questions 11-20, you will hear a talk on a TV programme. Listen and complete each
sentence with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS. (10pts)
The strap was a long piece of leather made especially for (11) _______ children's palms.
Today, children who misbehave at school seldom even get a (12) _______.
In the fifties, Yvonne was strapped for coming to school in (13) _______ in Yvonne thought the way
she was disciplined at schools was (14) _______ and unfair.
The members of the organisation P.O.P.P.I. all had (15) _______
In 1979, because of P.O.P.P.I. (16) _______ made the strap illegal.
Yvonne describes her children as (17) _______ and irresponsible.
Yvonne does not think her children understand (18) _______ they are.
She is now sorry that the government changed (19) _______.
She believes that there would be less (20) _______ if the strap was still used.
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SECTION TWO: PHONETICS AND LEXICO - GRAMMAR
Part 1. For questions 21-23, pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others. (3pts)
21. A. stone B. zone C. glove D. phone
22. A. ancestor B. innocent C. musician D. recycle
23. A. solution B. reception C. protection D. suggestion
Part 2. For questions 24-25, choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the
others in each group. (2pts)
24. A. tobacco B. buffalo C. mechanic D. deposit
25. A. concern B. athlete C. charter D. hygiene
Part 3. For questions 26-35, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following
questions. (10pts)
26. It's silly of him to spend a lot of money buying _______.
A. a thick wooden old table B. a thick old wooden table
C. an old wooden thick table D. a wooden thick old table
27. I think you should book a jazz band for your birthday party, _______?
A. do I B. don’t I C. should you D. shouldn’t you
28. The more make-up she puts on, _______.
A. she looks less attractive B. less attractive does she look
C. the less attractive she looks D. the less she looks attractive
29. I am very sorry, our shop is now out of _______.
A. stock B. order C. date D. question
30. However _______ about the results, the children still talk merrily.
A. disappointed are they B. disappointing they are
C. disappointment D. disappointed they are
31. I don’t know French, but I’ll _______.
A. get Tom to translate it B. have it translate
C. have Tom to translate it D. make it translate
32. The color is wonderful and the jacket fits like a _____ but it's the price that puts me off buying it.
A. suit B. sock C. glove D. shirt
33. Jim Carrey went from rags to _______. He was once living in a van, but eventually became one
of the highest-paid comedians in the world.
A. riches B. wealth C. luxury D. fortunes
34. Although you don’t like using credit cards, they come _______ if you run out of cash.
A. in handy B. into effect C. into power D. to light
35. Her close grandmother has a _______ for a bargain.
A. big nose B. good eye C. fast foot D. good sense
Part 4. For questions 36- 40, supply the correct form of each word given in brackets. (5pts)
36. All this she heard, even understood, but she was _______. (SPEAK)
37. The book doesn’t say much about prices, but it is very _______ about (INFORM)
everything else.
38. Good friends can enrich the quality of our lives_______. (MEASURE)
39. Police asked _______ if they had witnessed the accident. (PASS)
40. The noise ______ as the plane got farther away. (LESS)
Part 5. For questions 41- 45, put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or
forms. (5 pts)
41. It is urgent that this letter (post) _______ immediately.
42. They were soaked to the skin. They (take) _______ their umbrellas.
43. (Identify) _______ the causes of global warming, scientists have worked out some solutions to
reduce its effects.
44. I would d rather you (not/use) _______ my computer while I’m out.

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45. I don’t know why you (always/make) ______ noise in our class. I cannot concentrate on the lesson.
Part 6. For questions 46-50, complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs
in the box. Use each one ONCE only. There is an extra one that you do not need to use. (5pts)

clam up come across hold out put on take down call for
46. When the police started asking questions, the suspect________.
47. My younger brother prefers ________ a cap to a hat.
48. We don't ________ much hope that the price will fall.
49. My sister ________ several old friends at the conference yesterday.
50. The workmen ________ the scaffolding around the building now.
SECTION THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1. For questions 51-60, read the following passage and choose the answer A, B, C or D best
fits each gap. (10pts)
Recent research (51) ________ that some everyday things decrease intelligence, and the results are
guaranteed to (52) _________. Reality TV has been under fire for a while. An Austrian study has
revealed that watching reality shows actually makes you stupider. It’s (53) ________ to say that
many people had suspected this was the case. For the (54) _________ of the study, which involved
two groups, one group of participants watched a reality show and then did a knowledge test. Those
who had watched the show (55) _________ worse results than those who had not.
Food, too, can be a culprit. A Californian study showed that we need to be (56) ________ when it
comes to sugar. Not only is it bad for our teeth and waistlines, (57) ________ continued consumption
slows the brain, and hinders memory and learning. Chewing gum, too, has come in for (58)
_________. In Wales, scientists discovered that it (59) _________ short-term memory. Participants
had to look at a group of items and then recall the items and the order in which they saw them. The
group that had chewed gum before the test was not able to (60) ________ the task as well as those
who had not.
51. A. comments B. indicates C. remarks D. observes
52. A. refuse B. bother C. offend D. shock
53. A. candid B. bold C. wise D. fair
54. A. data B. reasons C. purposes D. observations
55. A. achieved B. reached C. managed D. succeeded
56. A. afraid B. considerate C. apprehensive D. cautious
57. A. so B. but C. and D. or
58. A. notice B. criticism C. praise D. trouble
59. A. affects B. resists C. provokes D. solves
60. A. realise B. cope C. accomplish D. impress

Part 2. For questions 61-70, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.
Use only ONE word in each gap. (10pts)
Every year people throw (61) _________ millions of tons of plastic bottles, boxes and wrapping.
These create huge mountains of waste that are extremely hard to get (62) _________ of. Now a new
recycling process promises to reduce this problem by turning old plastic (63) _________ new.
Scientists have taken a long time to develop their ideas because waste plastic has always been a
bigger problem (64) _________ substances like waste paper. You can bury plastic, but it takes many
years to break down. If you burn it, it just becomes another form of pollution. A (65) _________
products, for (66) _________, bottles, can be re-used, but it is expensive or difficult to do this with a
lot of plastic products.
Now a group of companies has developed a new method (67) _________ recycling that could save
almost all plastic waste. Nearly every type of waste plastic can be used: it does (68) _________ have
to be sorted. In addition, labels and ink may be left on the products. Everything is simply mixed
together (69) _________ heated to more than 400 degrees centigrade (70) _________ that it melts. It
is then cooled, producing a waxy substance that can be used to make new plastic products, including
computer hardware.
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Part 3. For questions 71-75, read the text below and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for
each of the questions. (5pts)
Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or
"background" extinctions, where species that fail to adapt are slowly replaced by more adaptable life
forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in relatively short periods of
biological time. There have been five such extinctions, each provoked by cataclysmic evolutionary
events caused by some geological eruption, climate shift, or space junk slamming into the Earth.
Scientists now believe that another mass extinction of species is currently under way - and this time
human fingerprints are on the trigger. How are we are doing it? Simply by demanding more and
more space for ourselves. In our assault on the ecosystems around us we have used a number of
tools, from spear and gun to bulldozer and chainsaw. Certain especially rich ecosystems have proved
the most vulnerable. In Hawaii more than half of the native birds are now gone some 50 species. Such
carnage has taken place all across the island communities of the Pacific and Indian oceans. While
many species were hunted to extinction, others simply succumbed to the “introduced predators” that
humans brought with them: the cat, the dog, the pig, and the rat.
Today the tempo of extinction is picking up speed. Hunting is no longer the major culprit, although
rare birds and animals continue to be butchered for their skin, feathers, tusks, and internal organs, or
taken as savage pets. Today the main threat comes from the destruction of the habitat of wild plants,
animals, and insects need to survive. The draining and damming of wetland and river courses
threatens the aquatic food chain and our own seafood industry. Overfishing and the destruction of
fragile coral reefs destroy ocean biodiversity. Deforestation is taking a staggering toll, particularly in
the tropics where the most global biodiversity is at risk. The shrinking rainforest cover of the Congo
and Amazon River basins and such place as Borneo and Madagascar have a wealth of species per
hectare existing nowhere else. As those precious hectares are drowned or turned into arid pasture and
cropland, such species disappear forever.
71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The two ways in which species disappear
B. Human activity and its impact on a mass extinction of species
C. The tempo of extinction of species today
D. Deforestation as a major cause of mass extinctions of species
72. The word assault in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. development B. effort C. influence D. attack
73. All of the following are mentioned as a form of habitat destruction EXCEPT _____.
A. damming wetlands and rivers B. hunting rare birds and animals
C. destroying coral reefs D. cutting down forests
74. What was the main threat to biodiversity in Hawaii and other islands in the Pacific and Indian
oceans until recently?
A. vulnerable rich ecosystems
B. hunters and introduced predators
C. tools used by human beings
D. human assault on ecosystems
75. Which is no longer considered a major cause of the mass extinction under way currently?
A. the shrinking of rainforests in the tropics
B. the building of dams across rivers
C. the killing of animals for their body parts
D. the destruction of habitats of species

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Part 4. For questions 76-80, the reading passage has five paragraphs, A–E. Choose the correct
heading for paragraphs A–E from the list of headings below. Write the correct number, i–vii. (5pts)

List of Headings
i key people that made a difference 76. Paragraph A: _______
ii An alternative to fingerprinting 77. Paragraph B: _______
iii The significance of prints 78. Paragraph C: _______
iv How to identify a criminal 79. Paragraph D: _______
v Patterns in the making 80. Paragraph E: _______
vi An uncertain past
vii Family connections
A
To detectives, the answers lie at the end of our fingers. Fingerprinting offers an accurate and infallible
means of personal identification. The ability to identify a person from a mere fingerprint is a powerful
tool in the fight against crime. It is the most commonly used forensic evidence, often outperforming
other methods of identification. These days, older methods of ink fingerprinting, which could take
weeks, have given way to newer, faster techniques like fingerprint laser scanning, but the principles
stay the same. No matter which way you collect fingerprint evidence, every single person’s print is
unique. So, what makes our fingerprints different from our neighbors?
B
A good place to start is to understand what fingerprints are and how they are created. A fingerprint is
the arrangement of skin ridges and furrows on the tips of the fingers. This ridged skin develops fully
during foetal development, as the skin cells grow in the mother’s womb. These ridges are arranged
into patterns and remain the same throughout the course of a person’s life. Other visible human
characteristics, like weight and height, change over time whereas fingerprints do not. The reason why
ever fingerprint is unique is that when a baby’s genes combine with environmental influences, such
as temperature, it affects the way the ridges on the skin grow. It makes the ridges develop at different
rates, buckling and bending into patterns. As a result, no two people end up having the same
fingerprints. Even identical twins possess dissimilar fingerprints.
C
It is not easy to map the journey of how the unique quality of the fingerprint came to be discovered.
The moment in history it happened is not entirely clear. However, the use of fingerprinting can be
traced back to some ancient civilizations, such as Babylon and China, where thumbprints were
pressed onto clay tablets to confirm business transactions. Whether people at this time actually
realized the full extent of how fingerprints were important for identification purposes is another
matter altogether. One cannot be sure if the act was seen as a means to confirm identity or a symbolic
gesture to blind a contract, where giving your fingerprint was like giving your word.
D
Despite this uncertainty, there are those who made a significant contribution towards the analysis of
fingerprinting. History tells us that a 14th century Persian doctor made an early statement that no two
fingerprints are alike. Later, in the 17th century, Italian physician Marcello Malpighi studied the
distinguishing shapes of loops and spirals in fingerprints. In his honor, the medical world later named
a layer of skin after him. It was, however, an employee for the East India Company, William
Herschel, who came to see the true potential of fingerprinting. He took fingerprints from the local
people as a form of signature for contracts, in order to avoid fraud. His fascination with fingerprints
propelled him to study them for the next twenty years. He developed the theory that fingerprints were
unique to an individual and did not change at all over a lifetime. In 1880 Henry Faulds suggested that
fingerprints could be used to identify convicted criminals. He wrote to Charles Darwin for advice,
and the idea was referred on to Darwin’s cousin, Sir Francis Galton. Galton eventually published an
in-depth study of fingerprint science in 1892.
E. Although the fact that each person has a totally unique fingerprint pattern had been well
documented and accepted for a long time, this knowledge was not exploited for criminal
identification until the early 20th century. In the past, branding, tattooing and maiming had been used
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to mark the criminal for what he was. In some countries, thieves would have their hands cut off.
France branded criminals with the fleur-de-lis symbol. The Romans tattooed mercenary soldiers to
stop them from becoming deserters.
SECTION FOUR: WRITING
Part 1. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it. (5pts)
81. “You broke the vase.” her mother said to her.
Her mother accused ___________________________________________________.
82. You don’t change your mind, so you are not welcomed to join our class.
Were you _______________________________________________________.
83. David does not hesitate to criticize his superiors’ decisions.
David makes ___________________________________________________.
84. They claimed that the CEO had signed the documents.
The documents__________________________________________________.
85. What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be.
The sheer cost ___________________________________________________.
Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between TWO and
FIVE words, including the word given. (5pts)
86. He was jealous when he saw his brother’s new car. (ENVY)
He was ______________________ his brother’s new car.
87. That girl speaks French extremely well. (COMMAND)
That girl has ______________________ French.
88. My friend persuaded me to go to the party in fancy dress. (INTO)
My friend ______________________ to the party in fancy dress.
89. Sheila has become too big to wear this pullover. (GROWN)
Sheila ______________________ pullover.
90. His father is very good at cooking spaghetti. (DAB)
His father is ____________________ cooking spaghetti.
Part 3. Paragraph writing. (10 pts)
In about 150 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of sharing the housework.

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