SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH THCS

TỈNH QUẢNG NAM NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 08 trang) Ngày thi: 19/4/2023

SECTION I: LISTENING (4.0 pts)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần.
 Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. A man wants to find out a language course. Listen to the conversation between the
man and the woman, then complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
(2.0 pts)
 Name of the course: (1) ………………………………….……………….
 Length of the course: (2) ………………………………….……………….
 His proficiency level: (3) ………………………………….……………….
 Start date of the course: (4) ………………………………….……………….
LANGUAGE CENTRE CLIENT INFORMATION CARD
Name: Richard (5) ………………………………………….
Email address: (6) ………………………………………….@hotmail.com
Date of birth: (7) …………………………………………... 1980
Reason for studying: (8) ………………………………...….
Specific learning needs: (9) ………………………………...
Place of previous study: (10) ……………………………….

Part 2. You will hear an interview with an international concert pianist called Karen Hong.
Listen to the conversation carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, or C for each
question. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.0 pt)
11. Why does Karen keep practising pieces of music she knows well?
A. To keep her confidence levels high.
B. To warm up before playing difficult new places.
C. To make small improvements to her performance of them.
12. What does Karen say about her mother?
A. She still tries to have an influence over Karen.
B. She shows her emotions much more than Karen's father.
C. She could have been a competent pianist herself.
13. Karen says that after winning a big competition, she began _______
A. to lose interest in music.
B. to take offence easily.
C. to doubt her talent.
14. What does Karen say about pop music?
A. It is suitable for people of all ages.
B. It makes little impression on her.
C. It affects teenagers' behaviour in different ways.

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15. Karen believes that when dealing with young children who play music, _______
A. praise should only be given where it is justified.
B. pushing them too hard will demotivate them.
C. it's a mistake to make them nervous about the end result.
Part 3. You will hear a talk about one of the seven natural wonders. Listen and decide
whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.0
pt)
16. Cairns’ airport is at the top of five busiest ones in the country.
17. Great Adventures is the name of a travel agency.
18. Green Island is 6000 years old.
19. It takes 45 minutes to fly to Green Island from Cairns.
20. You are allowed to go to the pontoon once in your lifetime.

SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (6.0 pts)

Part 1. For questions 21 – 32, choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of
the following questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (2.4 pts)
21. Tim _____ a description of the five-coloured sticky rice since he got home after school,
and he hasn’t finished it yet.
A. has written B. has been writing C. had written D. had been writing
22. My daughter would like to have _____ sports shoes to run in the park.
A. grey medium comfortable B. medium comfortable grey
C. comfortable grey medium D. comfortable medium grey
23. _____, my uncle felt so unhappy and lonely.
A. In spite of he was rich B. Rich as was he
C. Rich though he was D. Although the fact that he was rich
24. There are _____ that not only governments but also individuals should join hand to tackle.
A. too numerous environmental problems B. such a lot of environmental problems
C. so fewer environmental problems D. such many environmental problems
25. Most scientists believe that the day when robots become part of our lives will come _____.
A. sooner or later B. more or less C. from time to time D. later than never
26. They couldn’t help _____ when they heard the little boy_____ a romantic song.
A. laugh - sing B. to laugh - to sing C. laughing - to sing D. laughing - singing
27. All candidates applying for the Fulbright scholarship will be equally treated _____ of
their gender or nationality.
A. regardless B. regard C. regarding D. regards
28. Just think, in _____ two months it will be summer again.
A. others B. other C. another D. the others
29. We expect the talent show judges to be completely _____ and not to show any preference
towards contestants they have a personal connection to.
A. impartial B. solitary C. reliable D. constant
30. The local authorities need to _____ down on illegal parking, in my opinion.
A. hit B. force C. move D. crack
31. Jim and Nancy are discussing about the differences between men and women.
Jim: Men spend more time gossiping about sports figures and media personalities than women.
Nancy: _______________________.
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 A. Don’t mention it. B. I can’t agree with you more.
C. Absolutely. I am not with you there. D. I don’t think so. I can’t agree with you more.
32. John and Cathy are talking about his English test result.
John: My English test was not as good as I expected.
Cathy: Never mind. _______________________
A. Good Heavens! B. Good luck!
C. Better job next time! D. It’s not okay!
Part 2. For questions 33 - 40, read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITAL at the
end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. Write your
answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.6 pts)

ENGLISH TODAY
People in Britain today still pay a great deal of attention to the
notion of class. According to recent research by (33) _______, British LANGUAGE
people attach more (34) _______ to accent and choice of words than SIGNIFICANT
anything else, even wealth, when assessing other people’s social
status. However, a new style of English (35) _______ which has been PRONOUNCE
adopted by people from all levels of society may soon make it
impossible to judge somebody according to their (36) _______. The SPEAK
new standard English is known as Estuary English (EE). This way of
speaking is very popular with the young in particular, who are keen to
disguise their social (37) _______. The most characteristic feature of ORIGINATE
EE is the tendency to (38) _______ consonants, particularly l and t WEAK
sounds so that the word what is heard as wha. Some vowels are not
voiced clearly so that the words full, fall and fool sound virtually the
same. EE speech is a (39) _______ subject in England. Some people CONTROVERSY
welcome it as a sign that Britain is moving towards a class-free
society, but others consider it a lazy, ignorant way of speaking, and
schools have been told to (40) _______ their pupils to speak more COURAGE
correctly.
Part 3 (0.8 pts):
a. For questions 41 - 42, choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
41. Some ants can tolerate temperatures that would kill other species.
A. get around to B. come down with C. make up for D. put up with
42. Jack didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again.
A. didn’t want to see B. didn’t show surprise C. didn’t care D. wasn’t happy
b. For questions 43 - 44, choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
43. The villagers don’t refuse to settle down in this area due to its immaculate water supply.
A. plentiful B. nonpoisonous C. threatened D. abundant
44. Changing the battery has resurrected the computer's efficiency.
A. encouraged B. ruined C. revived D. stimulated

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Part 4. For questions 45 - 50, read the text below. There are 6 mistakes in the passage.
Write the mistakes and correct them in the space provided in the column on the
right. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.2 pts)
Line Time Is Short, But There Is A Clear Path Forward
1 If temperatures are to be kept to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels,
2 deep, rapid, and sustained greenhouse gas emission reduce will be needed in all
3 sectors this decade, the reports states. Emissions need to go down now, and be cut
4 by almost half by 2030, if this goal has any chance of being achieved.
5 The solution proposed with the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
6 Change) is “climate resilient development,” which involves integration measures
7 to adapt to climate change with actions to reduce or avoid greenhouse gas
8 emissions in ways that provides wider benefits.
9 Examples include access to clean energy, low-carbon electrification, the
10 promotion of zero and low carbon transport, and improved air quality: the
11 economy benefits for people’s health from air quality improvements alone would
12 be roughly the same, or possibly even larger than the costs of reducing or
13 avoiding emissions.
14 “The greatest gains in well-being could come from prioritizing climate risk
15 reduction for low-income and marginalized communities, including people live in
16 informal settlements,” said Christopher Trisos, one of the report’s authors.
17 “Accelerated climate action will only come about unless there is a many-fold
18 increase in finance. Insufficient and misaligned finance is holding back progress.”
(Adapted from: https://unsdg.un.org/latest/stories/new-un-report-offers-survival-guide-humanity-face-climate-change)

SECTION III: READING (5.0 pts)

Part 1. For questions 51 - 57, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D
best fits each space. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.4 pts)
SMILE POWER
The expression on your face can actually dramatically change your feelings and perceptions,
and it has been proved that deliberately smiling or frowning can create corresponding
emotional responses. The idea was first (51) _____ by a French physiologist, Israel
Waynbaum, in 1906. He believed that different facial (52) _____ affected the flow of blood
to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A happy smile or hearty
(53) _____ increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings. But sad, angry
expressions decreased the flow of oxygen-carrying blood, and created a negative circle of
gloom and depression by effectively (54) _____ the brain of essential fuel.
Friend Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early research, and suggests that the
temperature of the brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters (55)
_____ definitely influence our moods and energy levels. He argues that an impaired blood
flow could not only take oxygen away from the brain, but create further chemical imbalance
(56) _____ inhibiting these vital hormonal messages. Zajonc goes on to propose that our
brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling
through your tears you can persuade your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters -
replacing a (57) _____ condition with a happier one.
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51. A. put off B. put by C. put down D. put forward
52. A. aspects B. expressions C. looks D. appearances
53. A. laughter B. sadness C. humour D. depression
54. A. cutting B. starving C. removing D. eliminating
55. A. where B. what C. which D. who
56. A. by B. without C. from D. when
57. A. depress B. depressed C. depressing D. depression
Part 2. For questions 58 – 62, read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D
to each of the questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.0 pt)
PLAYING TO LEARN
When most people think of school, we think of sitting in desks or at tables, listening to
teachers, and taking exams. But today, especially in classrooms for young children, learning
looks quite different. One of the biggest trends in early childhood education is for play-based
learning. Instead of seeing children sitting at a desk, you might find them playing in a model
kitchen or building towers of blocks. Rather than watching a teacher who stands at the front
of the room, these students will be playing with their teacher in the park. What is play-based
learning, and why do children need it?
To find some answers, we can look to the animal kingdom. Many species of animals have
been observed playing, and scientists have begun to understand why. Animals play for a
variety of reasons: to learn social skills, to master survival skills and to relieve stress. Rats are
some of the most playful animals, and research shows that rats who play have better
developed brains, are able to pay attention longer, and have better memories than rats who
don’t. Rats who play are also better in social situations with other rats; they get in fewer
fights and have much lower stress levels. Squirrels are also playful animals. Scientists have
found that squirrels who play have better coordination and even have more babies than those
who don’t. Brown bears who play as cubs are more likely to survive into adulthood than
those who do not experience play. Play is crucial for animals to learn important social and
survival skills, and might even create healthier brains.
It’s not surprising, then, that human children also benefit from playing to learn. Educational
researchers have found that children learn best when they are mentally active, interested,
socially interactive, and able to make connections between what they are learning and their
own lives. Teachers build on this research by practicing guided play in their classrooms.
Play is flexible, fun, and directed by children; guided play helps children focus their play to
achieve a learning goal. For example, a teacher using guided play to teach farm animal
vocabulary might read a book with the children and then let them play with toy horses, cows,
and chickens. Studies show that this type of guided play helps children remember words
better than regular school activities like worksheets or flashcards.
With guided play, teachers watch and listen more than they talk. If children are playing with
toys of different shapes, a teacher might ask questions about the shape. This allows the child
to learn about different shapes through discovery rather than instruction. They are able to
form hypotheses of their own, test them, and become little scientists.
(Adapted from My perspectives by Daniel Barber)

58. In paragraph 2, what is the author’s main point about animal play?
A. Play makes animals more social and less distressed.
B. Play is extremely important for animals to survive and succeed.
C. Playful animals live longer than animals who are not playful.
D. Rats, squirrels and bears are healthy animals because they play a lot.

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59. The author gives examples of animals that play because
A. it is interesting information for the reader.
B. it is important information for teachers to understand.
C. it helps explain why play is important for human children.
D. scientists are focused on animal play.
60. In paragraph 4, what does the author suggest about guided play?
A. It is better for learning than many traditional teaching methods.
B. It should be used mainly to teach vocabulary.
C. It should be directed by teachers, not children.
D. It should be focused on fun more than on specific learning goals.
61. In the last paragraph, what is the author’s purpose in describing the teacher’s interaction
with students about shapes?
A. To prove that this is a good teacher.
B. To prove that guided play is important for children.
C. To suggest that teachers should never talk more than children.
D. To give an example of how guided play works.
62. In the last paragraph, “They” refers to
A. teachers B. children C. questions D. shapes
Part 3. For questions 63 – 70, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE
suitable word. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.6 pts)
MASS TOURISM THREATENS VENICE
Venice, one of the world’s most beautiful cities, is facing environmental disaster. Italia Nostra,
an environmental organization says that Venice can handle about 30,000 tourists every day, far
less than the 60,000 that come to the lagoon city now. It suggests that Venice should
attract fewer, (63) _______ richer tourists instead of aiming at all kinds of tourists.
Venice is threatened by rising sea levels and Mediterranean storms. In the next hundred years
the sea level of Venice’s lagoon is expected to increase by 20 inches (about 50 cm). Old
buildings, churches and cultural sites are in (64) _______ of collapsing.
Every year autumn and winter storms flood much of the city, especially places where tourists
like to go, like Piazza San Marco, the central square of Venice. The situation has become
worse (65) _______ to the giant cruise ships that sail into the city. Waves push up mud and
sand which erode wooden piles on (66) _______ the buildings stand.
The Italian government has started building a flood barrier that is supposed to keep out the
water (67) _______ the Adriatic Sea. Three giant steel gates will control the flow of water to
and from the lagoon. Environmentalists fear that (68) _______ a barrier will affect the natural
life of the lagoon which has a mixture of salt and freshwater. Venice’s lagoon is a home of
plants that release additional oxygen into the sea. (69) _______ such plants, water coming
from the Adriatic Sea would make the lagoon saltier.
New construction projects (70) _______ another threat to Venice. The government is
planning an underwater subway connecting Venice with a new town on the mainland.
Environmentalists say this would be a disaster from which Venice would never recover.
(https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/environment/mass-tourism-threatens-venice.htm)

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Part 4. For questions 71 – 75, read the text carefully, then choose from the phrases A to F
below the one which fits each gap. There is one extra phrase you DO NOT need. Write
your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.0 pt)
One of the most difficult questions to answer is how much a job is worth. We naturally
expect that a doctor’s salary will be higher than a bus conductor’s wages. However,
(71)_______ when we compare a miner with an engineer, or an unskilled man working on an
oil-rig in the North Sea with a teacher in a secondary school. What the doctor, the engineer,
and the teacher have in common is that (72)_______ in order to obtain the necessary
qualifications for their professions. When they were studying instead of earning money,
(73)_______. At the same time, we recognize that the work of the minor and the oil-rig
laborers is both hard and dangerous, and that they must be highly paid for the risks they take.
Another factor we must take into consideration is (74)_______, irrespective of the talents he
may bring to it. Most people would agree that looking after the sick or teaching children is
more important than selling secondhand cars or improving the taste of toothpaste by adding a
red stripe to it.
Indeed, this whole question of just rewards can be turned on its head. You can argue that
(75)_______ in the form of a so-called ‘psychic wage’, and that it is the man with the boring,
repetitive job who needs more money to make up for the soul-destroying monotony of his
work.
A. they have devoted several years of their lives to studying
B. those jobs continue to be poorly paid
C. a man who does a job which brings him personal satisfaction is already receiving part of
his reward
D. how socially useful a man’s work is
E. the question becomes much more difficult to answer
F. they should be rewarded

SECTION IV: WRITING (5.0 pts)

Part 1. For questions 76 - 82, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the sentence printed before it, beginning with the given word(s) or phrase. Write your
answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.4 pts)
76. My class can’t wait to find out who will be our form teacher this semester.
→ My class is ________________________________________________________________.
77. The number of tourists has gone down remarkably since the outbreak of the pandemic.
 There _____________________________________________________________________.
78. The growth in the economy makes people's living condition better.
→ The more __________________________________________________________________.
79. Thanks to the local people’s support, we were able to finish our project on traditional
craft villages.
→ If it _______________________________________________________________________.
80. Our son went down with flu right after our return from holiday.
→ Hardly ____________________________________________________________________.
81. There’s a rumour that the local authorities are sponsoring this charity event.
→ This charity event ___________________________________________________________.
82. The fans of the home team responded angrily to the referee’s decision.
→The referee’s decision drew___________________________________________________.

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Part 2. For questions 83 - 90, use the word in bracket to finish each of the following
sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the sentences printed before it. DO NOT
CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between THREE and FIVE words. Write
your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.6 pts)
83. My mother complained about the hotel’s service throughout the holiday. (ENTIRE)
→ My mother spent ____________________________________ the hotel’s service.
84. Henry is certain to recover from his illness in a few weeks. (MAKE)
→ Henry is bound ____________________________________ his illness in a few weeks.
85. We all agreed with my father’s proposal apart from Jenny. (EXCEPTION)
→ With ____________________________________, we all agreed with my father’s proposal.
86. Nobody told us that our excursion had been cancelled. (INFORMED)
→ We should ____________________________________ the cancellation of our excursion.
87. It is important to consider everyone’s opinion before a final decision is made.
(ACCOUNT)
→ Everyone’s opinion must ____________________________________ before a final
decision is made.
88. “I won’t hesitate to recommend Anna for the coaching job at the local sports center” - said
Jim (HAVE)
→ Jim said that he would ____________________________________ Anna for the coaching
job at the local sports center.
89. The government acted quickly and that saved many lives. (PROMPT)
→ It was ____________________________________ that saved many lives.
90. We worked continuously to get the English project done. (CLOCK)
→ We ____________________________________ to get the English project done.

Part 3. Write an essay about 150 – 200 words on the following topic on the Answer Sheet.
(2.0 pts)
Many people think technological devices such as smart phones, tablets and mobile phones
bring more disadvantages than advantages to teenage children.
Do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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