Đề thi chọn đội tuyển HSG Anh 9 quận Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 2020-2021 đầy đủ: đáp án + file nghe + transcripts

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 

QUẬN HOÀN KIẾM

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

(Đề thi có 04 trang)

ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

MÔN TIẾNG ANH

NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

Ngày thi: 26 tháng 11 năm 2020

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

(Đề thi gồm 04 trang. Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi này và không được sử dụng bất kỳ loại tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển. Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.)

Điểm

(Bằng số/Bằng chữ) Chữ ký GK1 Chữ ký GK2 Phách

PART I: LISTENING (3 PTS)

Questions 1-4: Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Dreamtime travel agency

Tour information

Holiday name: Whale Watch Experience

Holiday length: 2 days

Type of transportation: (1) __________

Maximum group size: (2) __________

Next tour date: (3) __________

Hotel name: (4) The __________

Questions 5-6: Circle TWO letters. Which TWO things are included in the price of the tour?

A. fishing trip

B. guided bushwalk

C. reptile park entry

D. table tennis

E. tennis

Questions 7-10: Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

7. The tour costs $____________________.

8. Bookings must be made no later than ____________________ days in advance.

9. A ____________________ deposit is required.

10. The customer’s reference number is ____________________.

PART II: PHONICS (2 PTS)

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each group. (1 pt)

1. A. concert B. cotton C. logic D. comfort

2. A. account B. charity C. campus D. interaction

3. A. scenery B. comment C. communication D. control

4. A. whole B. humourous C. hour D. highland

5. A. persuasion B. extension C. confusion D. explosion

Choose the word that has a different stress position in each group. (1 pt)

6. A. hopeful B. regular C. extensive D. poisonous

7. A. success B. thunder C. custom D. season

8. A. experience B. encourage C. embroider D. decorate

9. A. lemonade B. puppeteer C. Japanese D. physician

10. A. intelligent B. necessary C. alternative D. miraculous

PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5 PTS)

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in each sentence. (2 pts)

21. There was nobody in __________ when we came round the corner.

A. glance B. sight C. view D. glimpse

22. A lot of foreigners are confused when driving in Ha Noi, but David doesn’t find it at __________ difficult.

A. all B. first C. once D. least

23. My best friend’s mother retired early __________ ill-health.

A. on behalf of B. ahead of C. on account of D. in front of

24. The famous people seldom appear in street performances, __________?

A. do they B. have they C. don’t they D. haven’t they

25. Our environmental project was rejected because of __________ funds.

A. unavailable B. inconsiderable C. incomplete D. insufficient

26. Those campers are really __________. They have no idea how to set up a tent.

A. white B. green C. blue D. black

27. The problem __________ at the meeting tomorrow is very important.

A. to discuss B. to be discussed C. being discussed D. discussed

28. I wish you __________ me a new one instead of having it __________ as you did.

A. would have / to repair B. gave / to repair

C. had given / to be repaired D. had given / repaired

29. Twelve people were seriously __________ in an accident on the highway yesterday.

A. damaged B. ached C. wounded D. injured

30. It was not difficult for the inspector to __________ what recommendations he should take.

A. realize B. settle C. decide D. solve

Supply the correct form of the words given in brackets. (2 pts)

John watched a (31. document) ____________________ on TV last night. It was all about the problems (32. threaten) ____________________ our environment. He was shocked to find out how little he knew about (33. globe) ____________________ warming or acid rain. He had heard the term before but he knew (34. practical) ____________________ nothing about the damage they cause to our planet. He feels he should do something to be (35. help) ____________________. He would like to join an (36. organize) ____________________, but he doesn’t know which one to join.

He has seen so many (37. advertise) ____________________ in newspapers that he can’t make up his mind. However, he believes that it is (38. accept) ____________________ not to be environmentally aware, and he is (39. hope) ____________________ that one day everyone will be part of a world movement to save the earth. He was sure that in this time of (40. technology) ____________________ advances, we’ll find some way to solve the world’s problems.

Write one word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Number ‘0’ is an example. (1 pt)

0. After being responsible for two false starts, the athlete was disqualified from the sprint.

I couldn’t understand what Grandma was saying until in her false teeth.

Making a false statement to the police is an offence.

Your answer: false

41. The film company supplied an information __________ for the sponsors.

She didn’t trust him when she discovered he had told her a __________ of lies.

The dealer shuffled the __________ and dealt the cards.

Your answer: __________

42. The driver escaped with just a few __________ on his face.

The writer was annoyed that so many __________ had been made to the script.

The recession means that __________ in pay are inevitable for many workers.

Your answer: __________

43. Audiences prefer to see films __________ in exotic locations.

Their new single __________ to the top of the charts.

Sylvester Stallone __________ to fame with the movie “Rocky”.

Your answer: __________

44. Many people hold the __________ that children should not be physically punished.

She waited until the whole of the castle was in __________ and then took a photograph.

The pictures are currently on __________ in the local art gallery.

Your answer: __________

45. All the workers want is a __________ wage for the work that they do.

A __________ number of people came along to the meeting.

He offered to do all the cleaning if I did all the cooking, which seemed like a __________ deal.

Your answer: __________

PART IV: READING (5 PTS)

Choose the most suitable option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. (2.5 pts)

Getting friends and family to pose for photos is hard enough, but how would you cope with a rabbit, an owl or a butterfly that simply (46) __________ to keep still? Simon King, wildlife film-maker and photographer, says you don’t need any formal (47) __________ to get started. “The whole idea is that photographing wildlife should be fun.” Simon offers the following (48) __________.

Specialize from the start. You’re more likely to get good result sooner if you (49) __________ on the type of wildlife – insects for instance (50) __________ than just going off to the woods or park with your camera and snapping whatever you see. Pick something that isn’t hard to photograph. Choosing an animal that’s hard to (51) __________ or will run away if it sees you (52) __________ unnecessary problems. How about flowers or a group of birds?

Search second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality (53) __________. You don’t need to (54) __________ a fortune – Simon started with just a second-hand camera that cost around $30. But you will need a single lens reflex camera. Remember it’s the whole photograph that counts, not just the subject. (55) __________  you’re composing a picture and try to be as artistic as possible.

46. A. disobeys B. dislikes C. refuses D. avoids

47. A. training B. education C. exercise D. lecture

48. A. lessons B. facts C. warnings D. tips

49. A. think B. concentrate C. limit D. depend

50. A. more B. other C. better D. rather

51. A. spot B. notice C. meet D. glance

52. A. creates B. starts C. puts D. leads

53. A. instruments B. equipment C. material D. tools

54. A. cost B. make C. spend D. lose

55. A. Think B. Guess C. Invent D. Imagine

Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word (2.5 pts)

When you hear someone bubbling enthusiastically about an exotic species, you can safely bet the speaker isn’t an ecologist. This is a (56) __________ for a resident of an established community that was deliberately or (57) __________ moved from its home range and became established elsewhere. Unlike most imports, which can’t (58) __________ hold outside their home range, an exotic species permanently insinuates (59) __________ into a new community.

Sometimes the additions are harmless and (60) __________ have beneficial effects. More often, they make native species endangered species, which (61) __________ definition are extremely vulnerable to extinction. Of all species on the rare or endangered lists or that recently became extinct, close to 70 percent (62) __________ their precarious existence or demise to displacement by exotic species. Two examples are included here to illustrate the problem.

During the 1800s, British (63) __________ in Australia just couldn’t bond (64) __________ the koalas and kangaroos, so they started to import familiar animals from their homeland. In 1859, in what would be the start of a wholesale disaster, a northern Australian landowner imported and then (65) __________ two dozen wild European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Good food and good sport hunting - that was the idea. An ideal rabbit habitat with no natural predators was the reality.

PART V: WRITING (5 PTS)

Rewrite the following sentences, without changing their meanings, beginning with the words given (1 pt)

66. My new boss finds fault with everything I do.

=> No matter _______________________________________________________________________________

67. Gold prices have risen sharply this year because of Covid-19.

=> There has _______________________________________________________________________________

68. Because of the heavy floods in Ha Tinh, we couldn’t travel to Da Nang last month.

=> The heavy floods in Ha Tinh prevented ________________________________________________________

69. Would you mind not smoking in my house?

=> I’d rather _______________________________________________________________________________

70. His second attempt on the world record was successful.

=> He broke _______________________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the following sentences, using the words in capital. Do not change these words anyway (1 pt)

71. The two theories appear to be completely different. (COMMON)

=> _______________________________________________________________________________________

72. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease. (EFFORT)

=> _______________________________________________________________________________________

73. She is proud that she is such a good DJ. (PRIDES)

=> _______________________________________________________________________________________

74. He doesn’t have money to go on holiday. He doesn’t have time, either. (NEITHER)

=> _______________________________________________________________________________________

75. You’d feel better if you had a quiet holiday. (DO)

=> _______________________________________________________________________________________

Write an essay of at least 200 words about the floods in Central Vietnam, clearly stating the causes and solutions to reduce them (3 pts)