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ĐỀ THI CHON HSG ANH 9 QUẬN, 22-23
ĐỀ THI CHON HSG ANH 9 QUẬN, 22-23
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THAM GIA THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP THÀNH PHỐ
NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 9
(gồm 04 trang) Ngày kiểm tra: 28 tháng 12 năm 2022
Thời gian: 120 phút
(không kể thời gian phát đề)
HỌC SINH LÀM BÀI TRÊN ANSWER SHEET, KHÔNG LÀM BÀI TRÊN ĐỀ THI.
PART I: USE OF ENGLISH (30 pts): Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. He …………….. me to believe that they had left the district.
A. confirmed B. led C. made D. assured
2. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention ……………..
A. time B. limit C. duration D. span
3. We are afraid a rise in salary is …………….. just now
A. out of control B. out of date C. out of question D. out of sight
4. Price increases are now running at a(an) …………….. level of thirty percent.
A. highest B. record C. uppermost D. top
5. Many elderly people have to live on the money they …………….. when they were working.
A. laid up B. set up C. put back D. put aside
6. I don’t suppose there is anyone there, ……………..?
A. is there B. isn’t there C. do I D. don’t I
7. A: “Good, thanks. Listen, I am having a birthday party next Friday. Do you want to come?” – B:
……………..
D. Yes, thank you. What’s
A. Yes, why not? B. That’s alright. C. Sure, I’d love to!
time?
8. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable …………….., because it seems too good to be
true.
A. disbelief B. reservation C. doubt D. suspicion
9. His reputation has been greatly ……………..by the success of his new book.
A. enlarged B. expanded C. heightened D. enhanced
10. If you walk along this lane, you will see the signpost …………….. to the beach
A. pointing B. directing C. showing D. indicating
11. The old ships will be towed into harbor and ……………...
A. broken up B. broken down C. broken in D. broken off
12. Nothing is spoilt, ……………..?
A. aren’t they? B. isn’t it C. is it D. are they
13. He works for UNICEF in a purely …………….. role.
A. advisable B. advice C. advising D. advisory
14. He talked about the books and authors …………….. impressed him.
A. who B. that C. whom D. which
15. Having made his first film earlier this year, he is ……………..starring in a new musical.
A. recently B. lately C. currently D. actually
16. Children learn primarily by …………….. the world around them.
A. directly physical C. direct physical D. experience direct
B. experiencing directly of
experience experience of
17. Tuna, …………….., may weigh up to 1,000 pounds.
A. is the sea giant B. the sea of giant C. can be giants of the D. one of the sea giants
sea
18. Although the coach had not thought her a good tennis player at first, she …………….. to be a
champion.
A. came round B. came out C. turned up D. turned out
19. The little boy was continually …………….. the ornaments.
A. breaking up B. falling down C. knocking over D. tripping up
20. It was too late to …………….. of the contract.
A. back away B. back down C. back out D. back up
21. She tried to set …………….. a few minutes each day for her exercises.
A. about B. aside C. down D. in
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22. Did you hear the flight attendant say …………….. it is necessary to pull this cord in case of emergency or
not?
A. that B. why C. how D. whether
23. You may enroll our course by e-mail …………….. can be faster than other registration forms.
A. which B. when C. who D. where
24. Personally, I have nothing against Minh but is she …………….. to compete against the Brits?
A. really experienced B. really enough C. experienced really D. enough really experienced
enough experienced enough
25. Scottie: I've heard that Manchester United are a great team to watch.
Barry: ……………..; they lots so many games last year that they nearly dropped out of the league.
A. By the time B. Quite the contrary C. However D. No matter how
A CAREER IN COMPUTERS
When the boom in the information technology (IT) industry was at its height in the late 1990s, it was easy for
(41) …………….. young computer (42) …………….. to get jobs without having any formal qualifications. In
those days, (43) …………….. and experience were seen as more valuable by (44) …………….. than
certificates. Indeed, enthusiastic teenagers often knew as much, if not more, about the latest (45)
…………….. than university graduates. Today, an (46) …………….. computer fan is much less likely to get
a job than someone who has done a (47) …………….. course of some kind, at least with any of the large
(48) ……………... But young people who have (49) …………….. hands-on experience may still get work,
(50) …………….. with smaller companies which may also be willing to help them further their education.
PART III: CLOZE TESTS (20 pts)
A. GUIDED CLOZE TEST
Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) for each blank:
Have you ever stopped (51) …………….. why people give each other eggs at Easter? The Christian festival
of Easter celebrates the return of Christ from the dead, but the festival is actually named (52) ……………..
the goddess of the sun, Eostre, whose name is taken from the East where she (53) ……………... in very
ancient times, Easter was a celebration that winter was (54) …………….. and that a new life was about to
begin.
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The rabbit, (55) …………….. to the number of young it produces, is a symbol of life. In some parts of the
world. The rabbit leaves large (56) …………….. of eggs in the garden and children have to find as many as
they can. This is very (57) …………….. Christmas when Santa Claus leaves presents for individual children.
At Easter, children have to be independent and (58) …………….. after themselves. In this (59) ……………..,
the hunt for Easter eggs represents the need for young people to go out into the world and make their own
(60) ……………... Because of the origins of these traditions, you are not likely to see rabbits and eggs in
churches very often.
86. People walked more fifty years ago than they do now (would)
Fifty years ago ............................................................................................................ than they do now.
87. “I didn’t make fun of Jack after the party!” Joe said (denied)
Joe .................................................................................................................................... after the party.
88. Mass communication improved when they introduced the postal service. (introduction)
Mass communication improved ................................................................................ the postal service.
89. The bank lost a large amount of money in the robbery. (stolen)
A lot of money ................................................................................................................... in the robbery
90. A baker delivered the cake for us this morning. (had)
We ........................................................................................................................ a baker this morning.
THE END OF THE TEST!
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