Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 9 Tỉnh Thái Nguyên năm 2023 có đáp án

SECTION A: LISTENING

Part I: Question 1- 5. Lindsay is talking to Jake about having a dog. Listen to their dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. You will hear the dialogue TWICE.

 1. What does Lindsay worry about the dog?

What does Jake think about dogs?

Why doesn't Jake like dogs?

What does Lindsay like about dogs?

What does Lindsay suggest?

Part 2: Question 6 - 15. Listen to Kevin and Maria. They are talking about Maria and her sister, Catherine. Listen and complete the dialogue. You will hear the dialogue TWICE.

Kevin: Is that your sister - the girl over there?

Maria: Yes, that's my sister Catherine. How did you know?

Kevin: You look (6) _____.

Maria: Do you think so?

Kevin: Yes, I mean, obviously you have (7) ___. Hers is blonde, yours is brown.

Maria: And Catherine's isn't curly, like mine.

Kevin: No, but your faces are the same

Maria: I don't think so. Her eyes are a different color to mine. Hers are blue, mine are green.

Kevin: I'm not talking about eye color. I mean, the (8) ___ of your faces. Her face is longer than yours, yes, but you have the same (9) _____, and the same noses.

Maria: I don't think I look like her. She's much (10) ____ than me.

Kevin: Maybe, but she isn't any taller.

Maria: No.

Kevin: Are your (11) ___ the same?

Maria: No! We're nothing like each other! Catherine's much more

lots of friends. I'm quieter. I prefer my own (13) ___. She's bossier too. I suppose it's because she's older than me.

Kevin: You must have (14) _____ in common.

Maria: Well, we both like music, and the countryside, and we're both (15)____. I suppose we have those things in common. What about you? Do you have a brother or a sister?

Part 3: Question 16 - 25. You will hear a report about how people use SMS. Listen and answer the following questions. For each question, your answer should be a number or NO more than four words. You will listen TWICE.

16. When was the first SMS sent?

Last year, how many messages were sent every minute?

What percentage of smartphone users prefer to text?

According to James Thickett, director of research, what is the most popular means of communication?

Is the number of calls on mobiles going up or down?

How many texts does the average Briton send a week?

How many texts a week do 18 to 25-year-olds send?

What country is the world’s fastest texter from?

How many social ills led to by texting are mentioned?

Name one of the mentioned social ills

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

26. The president made a wonderful ____ yesterday.

It is high time you ____ your habit.

I told her the instruction again ____ do it wrong.

I must go to the dentist and ____.

"Could I get you something to drink?" -"____’’

Living in a distant town, students can't get ____ to the internet easily.

You risk losing your job if your boss ___ you weren't really ill.

They have considered all the 50 applications, ___ seems suitable.

- "I hope I haven't hurt his feeling"

- No, don't worry. He's so ___ that he probably thought you were talking about someone else.

By the time we ____ at the party, many of guests had left.

As children, we were ___ to become educated people.

It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ____.

Not only ___ in the project, but he also wanted to become the leader.

Henry is now looking for a job. He has been _____ for nearly two months.

Henry ran so fast; I found it impossible to ___ him.

II. Find out the wrong word and correct it

41. Some so-called health foods are not so healthy, many are made with oils that rise cholesterol levels.

The reason he wants to take a leaving of absence is that he needs a complete rest.

Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one's reason skills.

Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with morality.

Found in the 12th century, Oxford University ranks among the world's oldest universities.

It is time the government helped the unemployment to find some jobs.

Alike light waves, microwaves may be reflected and concentrated.

We felt asleep at the meeting because the speaker had such a monotonous voice.

III. Use the word given in capital letters to form a word that fits in the space.

49. It is ____ that some people poach fish in the Nhieu Loc Canal. (DISAPPOINT)

Christmas is ____ celebrated in many countries. (JOY)

You should always pay ____ to what the teacher says. (ATTEND)

Tony is __ to win the designing contest this time. (DETERMINATION)

Some students find it hard to learn English ____ (PRONOUNCE)

Television is one of the cheapest forms of ___. (ENTERTAIN)

Our company has just undergone some major ___ changes. (TECHNOLOGY)

I. Read the following passage and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D for each space.

The well-being of America's rural people and places depends upon many things - the availability of good-paying jobs; (56) ____ to critical services such as education, health care, and communication; strong communities; and a healthy natural environment. And, (57)___ urban America is equally dependent upon these things, the challenges to well-being look very different in rural areas than in urban areas. Small-scale, low-density settlements (58) ___ make it more costly for communities and businesses to provide critical services. Declining jobs and income in the natural resource-based industries that many rural areas depend on (59) ____ workers in those industries to find new ways to make a living. Low-skill, low-wage rural manufacturing industries must find new ways to challenge the increasing number of (60) ___ competitors. Distance and remoteness impede many rural areas from being connected to the urban centers of economic activity. Finally, changes in the availability and use of natural resources located in rural areas (61) ___ the people who earn a living from those resources and those who (62) ___ recreational and other benefits from them.

Some rural areas have met these challenges successfully, achieved some level of prosperity, and are ready (63) ___ the challenges of the future. Others have neither met the current challenges nor positioned themselves for the future. Thus, concern for rural America is real. And, while rural America is a producer of critical goods and services, the (64) ___ goes beyond economics. Rural America is also home to a fifth of the Nation's people, keeper of natural amenities and national treasures, and safeguard of a/an (65) ____ part of American culture, tradition, and history.

The well-being of America's rural people and places depends upon many things - the availability of good-paying jobs; (56) ____ to critical services such as education, health care, and communication; strong communities; and a healthy natural environment.

And, (57)___ urban America is equally dependent upon these things, the challenges to well-being look very different in rural areas than in urban areas.

Small-scale, low-density settlements (58) ___ make it more costly for communities and businesses to provide critical services.

Declining jobs and income in the natural resource-based industries that many rural areas depend on (59) ____ workers in those industries to find new ways to make a living.

Low-skill, low-wage rural manufacturing industries must find new ways to challenge the increasing number of (60) ___ competitors.

Finally, changes in the availability and use of natural resources located in rural areas (61) ___ the people who earn a living from those resources and those who

who (62) ___ recreational and other benefits from them.

Some rural areas have met these challenges successfully, achieved some level of prosperity, and are ready (63) ___ the challenges of the future.

And, while rural America is a producer of critical goods and services, the (64) ___ goes beyond economics.

Rural America is also home to a fifth of the Nation's people, keeper of natural amenities and national treasures, and safeguard of a/an (65) ____ part of American culture, tradition, and history.

Il. Read the passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The most desert animals will drink water if confronted with it, for many of them the opportunity never comes. Yet all living things must have water, or they will expire. The herbivores find it in desert plants. The carnivores slake their thirst with the flesh and blood of living prey. One of the most remarkable adjustments, however, has been made by the by tiny kangaroo rat, who not only lives without drinking but subsists on a diet of dry seeds containing about 5% free water. Like other animals, he has the ability to manufacture water in his body by a metabolic conversion of carbohydrates. But he is notable for the parsimony with which he conserves his small supply by every possible means, expending only minuscule amounts in his excreta and through evaporation from his respiratory tract.

Investigation into how the kangaroo rat can live without drinking water has involved various experiments with these small animals. Could kangaroo rats somehow store water in their bodies and slowly utilize these resources in the long periods when no free water is available from dew or rain? The simplest way to settle this question was to determine the total water content in the animals to see if it decreases as they are kept for long periods on a dry diet. If they slowly use up their water, the body should become increasingly dehydrated, and if they begin with a store of water, this should be evident from an initial high water content. Results of such experiments with kangaroo rats on dry diets for more than weeks showed that the rats maintained their body weight. There was no trend toward a decrease in water content during the long period of water deprivation. When the kangaroo rats were given free access to water, they did not drink water. They did nibble on small pieces of watermelon, but this did not change appreciably the water content in their bodies, which remained at 66.3 to 67.2 during this period. This is very close to the water content of dry-fed animals (66.5), and the availability of free water, therefore, did not lead to any "storage" that could be a meaningful water reserve. This makes 35 it reasonable to conclude that the physiological storage of water is not a factor in the kangaroo rat's ability to live on dry food.

What is the topic of this passage?

The word "expire" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ___.

The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to ____.

The word "parsimony" in paragraph I is closest in meaning to___.

The author states that the kangaroo rat is known for all of the following EXCEPT ___.

It is implied by the author that desert animals can exist with little or no water because of ___.

According to the passage, the results of the experiments with kangaroo rats showed that ___.

III. Read the passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

A Plastic Ocean is a film to make you think. Think, and then act. We need to take action on our dependence on plastic. We've been producing plastic in huge quantities since the 1940s. Drink bottles, shopping bags, toiletries, and even clothes are made of plastic. We live in a world full of plastic, and only a small proportion is recycled. What happens to all the rest? This is the question the film A Plastic Ocean answers. It is a documentary that looks at the impact that plastic waste has on the environment. Spoiler alert: the impact is devastating.

The film begins as a journey to film the largest animal on the planet, the blue whale. But during the journey the filmmakers Journalist Craig Leeson and environmental activist Tanya Streeter) make the shocking discovery of a huge, thick layer of plastic floating in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This prompts them to travel around the world to look at other areas that have been affected. In total, they visited 20 locations around the world during the four years it took them to make the film. The documentary premiered in 2016 and is now on streaming services such as Netflix.

It's very clear that a lot of research went into the film. There are beautiful shots of the seas and marine life. These are contrasted with scenes of polluted cities and dumps full of plastic rubbish. We see how marine species are being killed by all the plastic we are dumping in the ocean. The message about our use of plastic is painfully obvious.

But the film doesn't only present the negative side. In the second half, the filmmakers look at what we can do to reverse the tide of plastic flowing around the world. They present short-term and long-term solutions. These include avoiding plastic containers and "single-use" plastic products as much as possible. Reuse your plastic bags and recycle as much as you can. The filmmakers also stress the need for governments to work more on recycling programs, and look at how technology is developing that can convert plastic into fuel.

We make a staggering amount of plastic. In terms of plastic bags alone, we use five hundred billion worldwide annually. Over 300 million tons of plastic are produced every year, and at least 8 million of those are dumped into the oceans. The results are disastrous, but it isn't too late to change. Once you've seen A Plastic Ocean, you'll realize the time is now and we all have a role to play.

What is the main idea of the passage?

How much plastic is dumped into the oceans every year?

What does the word "This" in paragraph 2 refer to?

What does the word "single-use" in paragraph 4 mean?

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

D. WRITING

I. Finish each second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the clues at the beginning of each sentence.

78. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another.

=> Hardly _____________________________________.

Getting specialized qualifications will benefit you.

=> It will be in _________________________________.

We have to repay the loan, now that we have promised to.

=> We are ________________________________.

"Oh, just a minute, was it Leonardo or Michelangelo who painted the Mona Lisa?"

=> He couldn't remember __________________________.

The company will well make a profit next year.

=> I wouldn't be surprised, ________________________.

Don't forget to contact me if you come here.

=> Don't forget to get ____________________________.

II. Finish each second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given in the brackets.

84. The defense contributed enormously to the team's success. (MADE)

=> The defense ____________________________________________.

I don't agree with prohibiting smoking in bars. (FAVOR)

=> I'm not ______________________________________.

Chess is much more skillful game than backgammon. (DEAL)

=> Playing chess requires, _____________________________.

1 was just about to leave the house when I heard the phone ring. (VERGE)

=> I was on ________________________________________.

He is determined to campaign for his son's freedom. (INTENTION)

=> He has _____________________________________________.