Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 9 cấp tỉnh Thái Bình 2024-2025 & đáp án

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

THÁI BÌNH

(Đề thi có 08 trang) ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS

NĂM HỌC 2024 - 2025

Môn: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

PART I. LISTENING (5.0 điểm): (Phần nghe gồm 03 bài. Thí sinh được nghe mỗi bài 02 lần).

1. Listen to the recording twice. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS or A NUMBER. Write your answers in the table below.

CYCLE TOUR LEADER: APPLICANT ENQUIRY

Example

Name: Margaret Smith

About the applicant:

• wants a (1) __________ job

• will soon start working as a (2) __________

• has led cycle trips in (3) __________

• is interested in being a (4) __________ of a cycling holiday for families

• is currently doing voluntary work with members of a (5) __________ club

• is available for (6) __________ from the 1st of May

• can’t eat (7) __________

Contact details:

• address: 27 (8) __________ Place, Dumfries

• postcode: (9) __________

Interview:

• interview at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday

• will plan a ten - minute (10) __________ about being a tour guide

2. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions. Write your answers in the table below.

11. What kind of clothes do Linda’s parents want her to wear?

A. tight tops B. shiny trousers

C. casual clothes D. informal clothes

12. What is Tom’s opinion about Linda’s choice of clothes?

A. He agrees with his parents. B. He sympathizes with Linda.

C. He disagrees with Linda’s parents. D. He thinks that her parents are right.

13. What do you think Linda will do after talking to Tom?

A. She can start saving money to buy clothes.

B. She may follow her parents’ advice.

C. She might offer her parents some advice.

D. She will tell her parents that she agrees with them.

14. Why don’t Tom’s parents want him to play computer games?

A. They think some of the games are harmful.

B. They don’t think playing computer games makes him neglect his studies.

C. They think none of the games are useful.

D. They think some of the games are not stressful.

15. What do Tom’s parents want him to do?

A. They want him to play a musical instrument.

B. They want him to do more outdoor activities.

C. They want him to browse the Internet to find information.

D. They want him to use his computer for more useful homework.

3. Listen to a travel programme, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the table below.

16. Megan didn’t travel from Queenstown to Wanaka by bus.

17. The scenery of Wanaka is really varied and stunning.

18. During the trip to the glacier, Megan travelled by boat, by helicopter and on foot.

19. The best time to take photos is when you’re flying above the mountains.

20. There is only one trip to Wanaka every day in the summer.

PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5.0 điểm).

1. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. Write your answers in the table below.

21. All three TV channels provide extensive __________ of sporting events.

A. vision B. media C. coverage D. broadcast

22. It is __________ impossible to tell the twins apart.

A. naturally B. realistically C. extremely D. virtually

23. In most __________ developed countries, up to 50% of __________ population enters higher education at some time in their lives.

A. Ø / the B. the / the C. the / Ø D. the / a

24. __________ her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages.

A. Many of B. A large number of C. Much of D. The large number of

25. After the flash flood, all the drains were overflowing __________ storm water.

A. from B. for C. of D. with

26. Michael doesn’t care what he says. People are often __________ by his outspoken comments.

A. taken off B. taken aback C. taken over D. taken after

27. Toxic chemicals from factories are serious factors that lead wildlife to the __________ of extinction.

A. gate B. verge C. cliff D. bridge

28. Tom’s normally efficient but he’s been making mistakes __________.

A. of late B. for now C. for a while D. on now

29. I’m afraid Tim doesn’t take much care over his homework. He usually does it __________.

A. how on earth B. how come C. any old how D. any how

30. A large lorry, __________, was parked nearby.

A. the owner’s name was painted on the side from which

B. on the side of which the owner’s name was painted

C. with which on the side was painted the owner’s name

D. in which on the side the owner’s name was painted

2. Give the correct form of the word in each bracket and write your answers in the table below.

The Meaning of Dreams

Until the twentieth century most scientists argued that dream was nothing but a random jumble of completely (31. COMPREHEND) __________ images remaining from the sensory accumulation of our daily lives. Since the idea that dreams have meaning in their own way became popular, (32. PSYCHOLOGICAL) __________ have proposed countless theories to explain the logic of dreams.

The (33. BEWILDER) __________ nature of this logic reflects the primary source of the dreams outside the tidy confines of the conscious mind. A dream can be a response to events in the outside world, or it can (34. ORIGIN) __________ within, expressing aspects of the dreamer’s deep-seated feelings; it can fulfil desires or highlight unresolved emotions in the dreamer’s life. Not (35. EXPECT) __________, the contradictions implicit in these complex processes are reflected in the syntax of dreams. Often enigmatical, halting and fragmentary, the language of dreams can warp time, bringing together (36. HISTORY) __________ and contemporary figures. It can mix the familiar with the unknown, and work fantastic transformations by its own band of magic. Scenes in dreams merge (37. MYSTERY) __________ into one another, as in certain movies. People or animals may fly or (38. ANIMATION) __________ things may move (39. DEPEND) __________ and talk. It is out of such complex and contrary (40. HAPPEN) __________ that the meanings of dreams have to be teased.

PART III. READING (5.0 điểm).

1. Read the following passage and choose the correct word(s) for each of the blanks. Write your answers in the table below.

THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Levels of illiteracy and innumeracy remain startling high in the developing world, and will continue to be so until the West provides or sponsors new education initiatives, preferably also getting directly. A better education is a prerequisite should the impoverished masses of Africa ever wish to hold any (41) __________ hope of gaining their emancipation from the metaphorical shackles of poverty. Education initiatives for young people as well as life - long learning programmes will also help to breach the gulf that separates the working classes (42) __________ their ruling elite, a privileged few who enjoy the trappings of Western wealth and the lifestyle that goes with it, while those in their minds are completely preoccupied with the daily struggle for survival. In addition, we must promote a culture of tolerance of corruption and help to create a new generation for whom education rather than an unscrupulous nature will reap the true rewards. Education will also help to bridge (43) __________ gap; that of the cultural one which separates the West from its brethren in the developing world. The impoverished slums and shanty towns are a (44) __________ religious and political (45) __________, but hopefully education will serve to create a better sense of understanding between all the peoples of the world, irrespective of background. And this will especially be the case if the education programmes themselves are administered by Western professionals, who, in much the same way as they can teach a thing or two to their counterparts in the developing world, have also, undoubtedly much to learn from them in the process as well. Cooperation between people from the different cultures of the West and the developing world will also, hopefully, help to reduce levels of prejudice, bigotry, xenophobia and racial tensions. And, last but not by any means least, educating women will empower them to claim their rightful place in the social hierarchy in up - to - now male - dominated cultures. Their aspirations can (46) __________ realistically higher, and young female students can hope to go on to become tomorrow’s politicians, diplomats and political leaders, or (47) __________ they choose.

41. A. requisite B. sheer C. extreme D. genuine

42. A. in B. from C. for D. on

43. A. every B. each C. another D. others

44. A. hotbed of B. place of C. area of D. region of

45. A. extremism B. physiology C. achievement D. society

46. A. intensify B. initiate C. shift D. accredit

47. A. nonetheless B. whatsoever C. whereabouts D. thereafter

2. Read the paragraph then answer True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the table below.

William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), who wrote under the pseudonym of O. Henry, was born in North Carolina. His only formal education was to attend his Aunt Lina’s school until the age of fifteen, where he developed his lifelong love of books. By 1881 he was a licensed pharmacist. However, within a year, on the recommendation of a medical colleague of his Father, Porter moved to La Salle County in Texas for two years herding sheep. During this time, Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary was his constant companion, and Porter gained a knowledge of ranch life that he later incorporated into many of his short stories. He then moved to Austin for three years, and during this time the first recorded use of his pseudonym appeared, allegedly derived from his habit of calling “Oh, Henry” to a family cat. In 1887, Porter married Athol Estes. He worked as a draftsman, then as a bank teller for the First National Bank. In 1894 Porter founded his own humor weekly, the “Rolling Stone”, a venture that failed within a year, and later wrote a column for the Houston Daily Post. In the meantime, the First National Bank was examined, and the subsequent indictment of 1886 stated that Porter had embezzled funds. Porter then fled to New Orleans, and later to Honduras, leaving his wife and child in Austin. He returned in 1897 because of his wife’s continued ill - health, however she died six months later. Then, in 1898 Porter was found guilty and sentenced to five years imprisonment in Ohio. At the age of thirty five, he entered prison as a defeated man; he had lost his job, his home, his wife, and finally his freedom. He emerged from prison three years later, reborn as O. Henry, the pseudonym he now used to hide his true identity. He wrote at least twelve stories in jail, and after re-gaining his freedom, went to New York City, where he published more than 300 stories and gained fame as America’s favorite short story writer. Porter married again in 1907, but after months of poor health, he died in New York City at the age of forty - eight in 1910. O . Henry’s stories have been translated all over the world.

48. William worked as a pharmacist when he was 18.

49. The author wrote the passage to outline the influences on O. Henry’s writing.

50. Porter was married twice throughout his life.

51. After passing away, Porter earned a reputation as America’s favourite short story writer.

52. Porter came back Austin because of his wife’s continued ill - health.

3. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.

Pollutants in the air aren’t always visible and come from many different sources. Smog hanging over cities is the most familiar and obvious form of air pollution. But there are different kinds of pollution – some visible, some invisible – that contribute to global warming. Generally, any substance that people introduce into the atmosphere that has damaging effects on living things and the environment is considered air pollution.

Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is the main pollutant that is warming Earth. Though living things emit carbon dioxide when they breathe, carbon dioxide is widely considered to be a pollutant when associated with cars, planes, power plants, and other human activities that involve the burning of fossil fuels such as gasoline and natural gas. In the past 150 years, such activities have pumped enough carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to raise its levels higher than they have been for hundreds of years.

Other greenhouse gases include methane – which comes from such sources as swamps and gas emitted by livestock – and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which were used in refrigerants and aerosol propellants until they were banned because of their deteriorating effect on Earth’s ozone layer.

Another pollutant associated with climate change is sulfur dioxide, a component of smog. Sulfur dioxide and closely related chemicals are known primarily as a cause of acid rain. But they also reflect light when released in the atmosphere, which keeps sunlight out and causes Earth to cool. Volcanic eruptions can spew massive amounts of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, sometimes causing cooling that lasts for years. In fact, volcanoes used to be the main sources of atmospheric sulfur dioxide; today people are.

Industrialized countries have worked to reduce levels of sulfur dioxide, smog, and smoke in order to improve people’s health. But a result, not predicted until recently, is that the lower sulfur dioxide levels may actually make global warming worse. Just as sulfur dioxide from volcanoes can cool the planet by blocking sunlight, cutting the amount of the compound in the atmosphere lets more sunlight through, warming the Earth. This effect is exaggerated when elevated levels of other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap the additional heat.

53. According to the passage, some kinds of air pollution __________.

A. are not introduced into the atmosphere B. do not damage the environment

C. cannot be seen with our naked eyes D. do not affect living things seriously

54. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Volcanoes are the primary sources of atmospheric sulfur dioxide.

B. Industrialized countries take no action to reduce levels of sulfur dioxide.

C. Carbon dioxide and methane were used in refrigerants and aerosol propellants.

D. Burning coals and petrol is the main origin of carbon dioxide in the air.

55. What were banned because of their damaging the ozone layer?

A. Chlorofluorocarbons B. Methane and gas

C. Refrigerants D. Aerosol propellants

56. What is NOT mentioned as a feature of sulfur dioxide?

A. Creating smog B. Causing acid rain

C. Reflecting light D. Warming the Earth up

57. What has been the main source of atmospheric sulfur dioxide recently?

A. Human activities B. Volcanic eruptions

C. Forest fires D. Earthquakes

58. What does the word deteriorating in the third paragraph refer to?

A. trapping B. improving C. bettering D. weakening

59. What is the word exaggerated in the last sentence CLOSEST in meaning to?

A. overdone B. understated C. overestimated D. over-invested

60. What is the text about?

A. Ocean pollution B. Air pollutants

C. Tropical environment D. How to reduce pollution

PART IV: WRITING (5.0 điểm).

1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

61. The storm completely wiped out all my crops.

 I had _________________________________________________________________________

62. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted castle,” he said.

 He flatly ______________________________________________________________________

2. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. Use the words given at the beginning of the sentences.

63. Harry knows about the new regulations so let’s ask him. (BRAINS)

 Let’s _________________________________________________________________________

64. The police gave no precise figures about the injured. (GO INTO)

 The police _____________________________________________________________________

3. Write a paragraph about 150 words about the negative impacts of not having a healthy lifestyle for teens.

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