SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠOKỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 9

HÀ TĨNHNĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

( Đề thi có 10 trang)

● Thí sinh không sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào, kể cả từ điển.

● Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi, ghi câu trả lời vào các ô trống hoặc các ô cho sẵn.
● Riêng phần trắc nghiệm thí sinh chỉ ghi đáp án A, B, C hoặc D.
● Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.

Điểm của toàn bài thi Cán bộ chấm thí Số phách

(Bằng số) ( bằng chữ) ( Ký và ghi rõ họ tên) (Do Ban làm phách ghi)

1.

2.

LISTENING ( 3.0 Pts)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU

●Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe hai lần, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần có tín hiệu.
●Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh ( bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.

Part 1: Listen to Greta, talking to Jayden, about school work. Choose the correct answer A, B, C for
each of the following questions.Write your awnsers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. What school work is the most important to Greta at the moment?
A. art B. music C. maths
2. What was Greta’s brother doing while she was doing her homework?
A. packing a suitcase B. looking at maps C. playing on the coputer
3. What did Greta want to find out about?
A. the rainforest B. climate change C. deserts
4. When is Greta taking part in the public speaking debate?
A. Wednesday afternoon B. Thursday morning C. Thursday afternoon
5. What would Greta like to be one day?
A. a farmer B. a scientist C. a photographer

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Part 2: You will hear a part of a lecture about advertising. Complete the notes below. Write NO
MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.Write your awnsers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided.

The important factor to consider

● The (6)_____________ customers must travel affects the possibility that they will buy the product.
Methods of communication
●(7)________________ are easier to remember if there is a sound played with them.
● Mandy’s Candy Store appeals to people’s (8) ____________ of smell to draw in customers.
● To an ad campagne for digital products, it is (9)______________ that is extremely important.
Effect on your product sales
● The customer’s (10) ________________ after he or she experiences the ad is most important.
Marketing strategies
● On (11) _______________ flights, it is wise for the advertisement to be displayed in the common
languages of most passengers.
● Very few young people buy (12)_____________.
● The UNESCO website would be a good place to advertise for companies (13) _____________ to
improve the environment.
● One good location to place ads for (14) __________________ is the swimming pool.
● A good scene for a water purification commercial would be (15) _____________.

Your answers
6. 11.
7. 12.
8. 13.
9. 14.
10. 15.

Part 3: For questions 16-20, listen to a discussion between a teacher and Mrs Bromley, a student’s
mother about her son Billy and decide whether these statements are true (T) or False (F). Write your
awnsers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

16. The teacher asked to see Mrs Bromley to discuss why Billy performed poorly in his exams.
17. Billy has become more isolated from his parents since his brother left home.
18. The teacher says that children tend to act out scenes from the violent films they watch.
19. The teacher suggests that Billy should seek professional help.
20.The teacher feels optimistic about finding a solution.
Your answers
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND LEXICAL ITEMS ( 6.0 Pts)

Part 1: Choose the correct word and phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C
or D in the numbered boxes.
1. Anyone __________ scholastic record is above average can apply for the scholarship.
A . who has B. with C. whose D. has
2. ____________ that at the age of 15 he would be playing for his country.
A. Did he know little B. Little did he know C. Little he knew D. A little he knew

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3. How beautiful she is ! She is wearing a _______________.
A. pretty purple silk dress B. purple pretty silk dress
C. dress silk pretty purple D. silk pretty purple dress
4.Peter and his friend, Margaret are talking about her cooking.
Peter: What a fantastic cook you are, Margaret! Margaret: “ ___________”
A. It’s kind of you to say so B. No, no, it’s true
C. Sorry, I don’t think so D. I’d prefer it
5. It is necessary that a life-guard __________ the swimming pool while the children are taking their
swimming lessons.
A. monitored B. monitors C. monitoring D. monitor
6. It was found that he lacked the _________to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
A. persuation B. commitment C. engagement D. obligation
7. The doctor said that sweets should be eaten in ___________.
A. compulsion B. restriction C. moderation D. qualification
8. Using bare toes, lift a towel from the floor 10 times with the painful foot, then 10 times with ______.
A. another B. each other C. the other D. others
9. When he was a child, he loved taking things to ___________ - to see how they worked.
A. pieces B. objects C. components D. bites
10. What he told me was a __________ of lies
A. load B. mob C. pack D. flock
11. The new curriculum has been designed to ______ students’ learning by combining theory with hands-
on practice.
A. alleviate B. optimize C. sharpen D.exaggerate
12. My father is going to go up to the_________ when he found out I’ve lost the car keys.
A. fence B. wall C. rampart D. mountain
13. If Jenkins fails to ________ the goods one more time, I’ll fire him.
A. distribute B. transport C. convey D. deliver
14. Shakespear’s plays have stood the ____________ of time because they are so well-written.
A. test B. quiz C. exam D. road
15. The popular press often contains a lot more ________ than hard facts.
A. tolerance B.influence C. speculation D. realism
16. There has been a(n) ________ of the disease in several villages in the south of the country.
A. breakout B. outbreak C. breakdown D. breakup
17. When I started to study archaeology, I knew ______ no Latin, but within a year I could read it rather
well.
A. barely B. entirely C. scarcely D.virtually
18. What the company needs is a ___________ actor who can take on a variety of roles.
A. variable B. changeable C. diverse D. versatile
19. Our hosts had prepared a ______ meal with seven courses to celebrate our arrival.
A. generous B. lavish C. spendthrift D. profuse
20. A major problem in the construction of new buildings ______________________.
A. is that windows have been eliminated while air conditioning systems have not been perfected.
B. is they have eliminated windows and still don’t have good air conditioning.
C. is because windows are eliminated but air conditioners don’t work.
D. is depend on the fact that while they have eliminated windows, they are not capable to
produceefficient air conditioning systems.

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Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 2: Fill in each blank with suitable particle(s). Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
21. “ You set me _______!” said the mobster to the double agent as the police took him away.
22. The survivors of the Titanic were _________ sea for severeal days before being rescued.
23. The car’s in quite good condition but you can try it ______ before you make any decision to buy.
24. Everyone in the office is contributing money _____ his leaving present.
25. Mr. Nixon refused to answer the question ______ the grounds that the matter was confidential.
26. Most people would jump _______ the chance to spend a year in America.
27. Every New Year’s Eve they let _______ fireworks in the main square.
28. We’d just set _______ on our camping trip when we realised we’d forgotten the tent.
29. I am glad my sister got __________ all her exams last semester.
30. After a year of overindulging himself __________ drinking, he now suffers from nervous breakdown.

Your answers
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Part 3: Use the word given in CAPITAL to form a word that fits in the text. Write your awnsers in
the corresponding numbered space provided in the column on the right.

Until(31.COMPARE) ____________ recent times science and 31……….……………………

technology performed different and separate functions, the progress of
one so often completely (32. RELATE) _________ to the progress of 32……………………………..
the other.
(33. HISTORY) _____________have established that, since the 33………..…………………….
earliest time, the improvements inour way of life have resulted from
empiricalapproach, that is a process of trial and error, by which
equipment and tools are made to satisfy important needs. It is to this
approach that we owe the evolution of technology. Our modern
concept of science, both (34. PHILOSOPHY)_____________ and 34………………………….....
pragmatic in approach, stems from seventeenth century,
when(35.EXTEND)__________ investigations into the natural laws 35 ……….……………………
governing the behavior of matter were (36. TAKE)_____. 36…………………………….
It was this revolutionary style of thought which led to a science-based
technology. Scientific knowledge was not in itself seen as a (37.
PLACE)____________ for the earlier system of trial and error, but it 37…………………………….
did help the technical innovators to see which path of (38.
EXPERIMENT)__________ might be more fruitful. With the 38…………………………….
industrialization of the nineteenth century, the bond between science
and technology (39. STRONG)______. In our own time, the mutual( 39…………………………….
40. RELY)_________ of one discipline upon the other has increased 40…………………………...
still further.

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SECTION III: READING (6.0pts)

Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap. Write
your answers in the numbered boxes.
It is important to recognise that online learning has (1) _________ advantages and disadvantages.
Although students’ grades appear to be unaffected by the mode of instruction, certain courses are more
challenging to students who (2) _________ their studies in the virtual environment than in the classroom.
However, in online classes, participation in learning activities may be less (3)__________, especiallyfor
shy students, and the quality and quantity of student-student and teacher-student interaction may be higher.
Increasingly, it is a/an (4) ________ issue for designers of online curriculums to decide how to match the
advantages of different modes of instruction to specific courses, by offering not only fully classroom-based
or online courses, but also that take the best element of both types to (5) ________ the needs of students
and teachers and to (6) _________ the most efficient use of resources.
Students who study online tend to lack a sense of community, trust and positive interaction with
other course members and teachers - all elements that were in the past believed to increase the effectiveness
of classroom learning, amongst least confident learners. However, online students generally also feel that
they learn at a similar rate to their (7) _______ in the classroom, and in fact at my college their grades are
just as good as those who are taught in (8) _________. But just imagine how much more effective our
online courses could be if they fostered a culture of class cohesion, spirit, trust and interaction, both among
students and between students and faculty. Perhaps the most effective way to achieve this improvement is
for online educators to give more (9) ________ contact and to encourage students to collaborate.
Online learning provides a far more student-centered teaching approach than the traditional
classroom method, and all school(10) _______should aim to adopt it as their main means to deliver
education.
1. A. infinite B. definite C. defined D. intimate
2. A. take out B. set out C. carry out D. give out
3. A. disgusting B. interestings C. appealing D. daunting
4. A. crucial B. apparently C. obviously D. expendable
5. A. insatiate B. cater C. address D. respond
6. A. put B. make C. earn D. gain
7. A. peers B. counterparts C. partners D. partakers
8. A. private B. person C. individual D. secret
9. A. one-for-one B. one-by-one C. one-in-one D. one-on-one
10. A. directors B. workers C. benefactors D. designers

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2: Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes.
THE BIRTH OF YOUTUBE
In 2005, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, two software (11) ______ from Silicon Valley in California, were
invited to dinner party. Several people had brought their camcorders to the party and these people were
complaining about (12) _____ difficult it was to share home videos online. That was when Chad
and Steve came up with the idea for YouTube, the site which makes it easy to uploadhome videos onto the
Internet. They formed a company, borrowed some money and set themselves up in (13)_________.

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It (14)______ out that millions of people already had short home video clips that they thought it (15)______
be fun to share with other enthusiasts around the world. Launched in December 2005, YouTube soon
contained more than a million short video clips. People were uploading 8,000 clips a day, and watching
three million a day. They had mostly heard about the site through (16)______ of mouth, email and
hyperlink, and eighty percent of the clips had been (17)______ by amateurs.
So why was YouTube (18)_____ an immediate success? Researchers found that, on (19)______,
people were spending fifteen minutes on the site during each visit, which was enough time to view several
short funny clips. In (20)_____ words, they were using YouTube to give them a little break from their work
or study.

Your answers
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 3:Read the text and do the following tasks.

Climate change and the Inuit

A
Unusual incidents are being reported across the Arctic. Inuit families going off on snowmobiles to prepare
their summer hunting camps have found themselves cut off from home by a sea of mud, following early
thaws. There are reports of igloos losing their insulating properties as the snow drips and refreezes, of lakes
draining into the sea as permafrost melts, and sea ice breaking up earlier than usual, carrying seals beyond
the reach of hunters. Climate change may still be a rather abstract idea to most of us, but in the Arctic it is
already having dramatic effects - if summertime ice continues to shrink at its present rate, the Arctic Ocean
could soon become virtually ice-free in summer. The knock-on effects are likely to include more warming,
cloudier skies, increased precipitation and higher sea levels. Scientists are increasingly keen to find out
what's going on because they consider the Arctic the ‘canary in the mine’ for global warming - a warning
of what's in store for the rest of the world.
B
For the Inuit the problem is urgent. They live in precarious balance with one of the toughest environments
on earth. Climate change, whatever its causes, is a direct threat to their way of life. Nobody knows the
Arctic as well as the locals, which is why they are not content simply to stand back and let outside experts
tell them what's happening. In Canada, where the Inuit people are jealously guarding their hard-won
autonomy in the country's newest territory, Nunavut, they believe their best hope of survival in this
changing environment lies in combining their ancestral knowledge with the best of modern science. This is
a challenge in itself.
C
The Canadian Arctic is a vast, treeless polar desert that's covered with snow for most of the year. Venture
into this terrain and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home. Farming is out
of the question and nature offers meagre pickings. Humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years
ago, surviving by exploiting sea mammals and fish. The environment tested them to the limits: sometimes
the colonists were successful, sometimes they failed and vanished. But around a thousand years ago, one
group emerged that was uniquely well adapted to cope with the Arctic environment. These Thule people
moved in from Alaska, bringing kayaks, sleds, dogs, pottery and iron tools. They are the ancestors of today's
Inuit people.
D
Life for the descendants of the Thule people is still harsh. Nunavut is 1.9 million square kilometers of rock

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and ice, and a handful of islands around the North Pole. It's currently home to 2,500 people, all but a handful
of them indigenous Inuit. Over the past 40 years, most have abandoned their nomadic ways and settled in
the territory's 28 isolated communities, but they still rely heavily on nature to provide food and clothing.
Provisions available in local shops have to be flown into Nunavut on one of the most costly air networks in
the world, or brought by supply ship during the few ice-free weeks of summer. It would cost a family
around £7,000 a year to replace meat they obtained themselves through hunting with imported meat.
Economic opportunities are scarce, and for many people state benefits are their only income.
E
While the Inuit may not actually starve if hunting and trapping are curtailed by climate change, there has
certainly been an impact on people's health. Obesity, heart disease and diabetes are beginning to appear in
a people for whom these have never before been problems. There has been a crisis of identity as the
traditional skills of hunting, trapping and preparing skins have begun to disappear. In Nunavut's ‘igloo and
email’ society, where adults who were born in igloos have children who may never have been out on the
land, there's a high incidence of depression.
F
With so much at stake, the Inuit are determined to play a key role in teasing out the mysteries of climate
change in the Arctic. Having survived there for centuries, they believe their wealth of traditional knowledge
is vital to the task. And Western scientists are starting to draw on this wisdom, increasingly referred to as
‘Inuit Qaujimajatugangit’, or IQ. ‘In the early days scientists ignored us when they came up here to study
anything. They just figured these people don't know very much so we won't ask them,’ says John
Amagoalik, an Inuit leader and politician. ‘But in recent years IQ has had much more credibility and
weight.’ In fact it is now a requirement for anyone hoping to get permission to do research that they consult
the communities, who are helping to set the research agenda to reflect their most important concerns. They
can turn down applications from scientists they believe will work against their interests, or research projects
that will impinge too much on their daily lives and traditional activities.
G
Some scientists doubt the value of traditional knowledge because the occupation of the Arctic doesn't go
back far enough. Others, however, point out that the first weather stations in the far north date back just 50
years. There are still huge gaps in our environmental knowledge, and despite the scientific onslaught, many
predictions are no more than best guesses. IQ could help to bridge the gap and resolve the tremendous
uncertainty about how much of what we're seeing is natural capriciousness and how much is the
consequence of human activity.

Choose the correct heading for paragraph B-G from the list of the heading below. Write the correct
number i-ix for questions 21-25.

Paragraph A has been done as an example.

List of Headings
i The reaction of the Inuit community to climate change
ii Understanding of climate change remains limited
iii Alternative sources of essential supplies
iv Respect for Inuit opinion grows
v A healthier choice of food
vi A difficult landscape
vii Negative effects on well-being
viii Alarm caused by unprecedented events in the Arctic
ix The benefits of an easier existence

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Example Paragraph A Answer viii

Your answers:
Paragraphs Answers
21. Paragraph B
22. Paragraph C
23. Paragraph D
24. Paragraph E
25. Paragraph F

Complete the summary of paragraphs C, D, E below.

Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORD from paragraphs C, D and E for each answer.

If you visit the Canadian Arctic, you immediately appreciate the problems faced by people for whom this
is home. It would clearly be impossible for the people to engage in (26) ________as a means of supporting
themselves. For thousands of years they have had to rely on catching sea mammals and fish as a means of
sustenance. The harsh surroundings saw many who tried to settle there pushed to their limits, although
some were successful. The(27)________ people were an example of the latter and for them the environment
did not prove unmanageable. For the present inhabitants, life continues to be a struggle. The territory of
Nunavut consists of little more than ice, rock and a few (28)________ . In recent years, many of them have
been obliged to give up their (29)________ lifestyle, but they continue to depend mainly on nature for their
food and clothes. Imported produce is particularly expensive. Besides, with the spread of common diseases
and the loss of conventional techniques, the (30)_________ problem and a crisis of identity are becoming
a matter of concern of almost everyone.

Your answers
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

SECTION IV: WRITING (5pts)

Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its meaning stays the
same. Write each answer in the space provided.
1. Although it was expected that he would stand for the election, he didn’t.
➢ Contrary to _________________________________________________________________.
2. I am having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.
➢ If I________________________________________________________________________.
3. The world’s population has risen dramatically over the last fifty years.
➢ There has been ______________________________________________________________.
4. The staff hated Frank’s new policies intensely and so went on strike.
➢ So intense___________________________________________________________________.
5. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
➢ The very____________________________________________________________________.

Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first printed, using the
word given in CAPITAL. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE and SIX
words. Write each answer in the space provided.
6. Mary cried her eyes out just after she was told she’d been rejected for the job. (BROKE)
➢ Mary ________________________________she heard that she’d been rejected for the job.

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7. Everybody knows that the president died in a plane crash. ( KNOWLEDGE)
➢ It is__________________________________________ the president died in a plane crash.
8. The reforms will not succeed unless they are carefully planned. ( CRUCIAL)
➢ Careful______________________________________________ the success of the reforms.
9. The sales director told his staff nothing about the new marketing post. (DARK)
➢ The sales director____________________________________about the new markrting post.
10. She wasn’t speaking seriously. (TONGUE)
➢ She was speaking with _______________________________________________________.

Part 3: Write an essay of about 200 words on the following topic.

Some people think that students perform better in school when they are rewarded rather than punished.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevent examples
from your own knowledge or experience.

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