SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH QUẢNG NAM ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 08 trang) KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH THCS NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 19/4/2023 SECTION I: LISTENING (4.0 pts) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU  Bài nghe gồm phần, phần nghe lần  Mở đầu kết thúc nghe có tín hiệu nhạc  Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có nghe Part A man wants to find out a language course Listen to the conversation between the man and the woman, then complete the notes below Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (2.0 pts)  Name of the course: (1) ………………………………….………………  Length of the course: (2) ………………………………….………………  His proficiency level: (3) ………………………………….………………  Start date of the course: (4) ………………………………….……………… LANGUAGE CENTRE CLIENT INFORMATION CARD Name: Richard (5) ………………………………………… Email address: (6) ………………………………………….@hotmail.com Date of birth: (7) ………………………………………… 1980 Reason for studying: (8) ……………………………… … Specific learning needs: (9) ……………………………… Place of previous study: (10) ……………………………… Part You will hear an interview with an international concert pianist called Karen Hong Listen to the conversation carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, or C for each question Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (1.0 pt) 11 Why does Karen keep practising pieces of music she knows well? A To keep her confidence levels high B To warm up before playing difficult new places C To make small improvements to her performance of them 12 What does Karen say about her mother? A She still tries to have an influence over Karen B She shows her emotions much more than Karen's father C She could have been a competent pianist herself 13 Karen says that after winning a big competition, she began _ A to lose interest in music B to take offence easily C to doubt her talent 14 What does Karen say about pop music? A It is suitable for people of all ages B It makes little impression on her C It affects teenagers' behaviour in different ways 15 Karen believes that when dealing with young children who play music, _ Page of A praise should only be given where it is justified B pushing them too hard will demotivate them C it's a mistake to make them nervous about the end result Part You will hear a talk about one of the seven natural wonders Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (1.0 pt) 16 Cairns’ airport is at the top of five busiest ones in the country 17 Great Adventures is the name of a travel agency 18 Green Island is 6000 years old 19 It takes 45 minutes to fly to Green Island from Cairns 20 You are allowed to go to the pontoon once in your lifetime SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (6.0 pts) Part For questions 21 – 32, choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following questions Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (2.4 pts) 21 Tim _ a description of the five-coloured sticky rice since he got home after school, and he hasn’t finished it yet A has written B has been writing C had written D had been writing 22 My daughter would like to have _ sports shoes to run in the park A grey medium comfortable B medium comfortable grey C comfortable grey medium D comfortable medium grey 23 _, my uncle felt so unhappy and lonely A In spite of he was rich B Rich as was he C Rich though he was D Although the fact that he was rich 24 There are _ that not only governments but also individuals should join hand to tackle A too numerous environmental problems B such a lot of environmental problems C so fewer environmental problems D such many environmental problems 25 Most scientists believe that the day when robots become part of our lives will come _ A sooner or later B more or less C from time to time D later than never 26 They couldn’t help _ when they heard the little boy _ a romantic song A laugh - sing B to laugh - to sing C laughing - to sing D laughing - singing 27 All candidates applying for the Fulbright scholarship will be equally treated _ of their gender or nationality A regardless B regard C regarding D regards 28 Just think, in _ two months it will be summer again A others B other C another D the others 29 We expect the talent show judges to be completely _ and not to show any preference towards contestants they have a personal connection to A impartial B solitary C reliable D constant 30 The local authorities need to _ down on illegal parking, in my opinion A hit B force C move D crack 31 Jim and Nancy are discussing about the differences between men and women Jim: Men spend more time gossiping about sports figures and media personalities than women Nancy: _ A Don’t mention it B I can’t agree with you more Page of C Absolutely I am not with you there D I don’t think so I can’t agree with you more 32 John and Cathy are talking about his English test result John: My English test was not as good as I expected Cathy: Never mind _ A Good Heavens! B Good luck! C Better job next time! D It’s not okay! Part For questions 33 - 40, read the text below Use the word given in CAPITAL at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (1.6 pts) ENGLISH TODAY People in Britain today still pay a great deal of attention to the notion of class According to recent research by (33) _, British people attach more (34) _ to accent and choice of words than anything else, even wealth, when assessing other people’s social status However, a new style of English (35) _ which has been adopted by people from all levels of society may soon make it impossible to judge somebody according to their (36) _ The new standard English is known as Estuary English (EE) This way of speaking is very popular with the young in particular, who are keen to disguise their social (37) _ The most characteristic feature of EE is the tendency to (38) _ consonants, particularly l and t sounds so that the word what is heard as wha Some vowels are not voiced clearly so that the words full, fall and fool sound virtually the same EE speech is a (39) _ subject in England Some people welcome it as a sign that Britain is moving towards a class-free society, but others consider it a lazy, ignorant way of speaking, and schools have been told to (40) _ their pupils to speak more correctly LANGUAGE SIGNIFICANT PRONOUNCE SPEAK ORIGINATE WEAK CONTROVERSY COURAGE Part (0.8 pts): a For questions 41 - 42, choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Write your answers on the Answer Sheet 41 Some ants can tolerate temperatures that would kill other species A get around to B come down with C make up for D put up with 42 Jack didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again A didn’t want to see B didn’t show surprise C didn’t care D wasn’t happy b For questions 43 - 44, choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Write your answers on the Answer Sheet 43 The villagers don’t refuse to settle down in this area due to its immaculate water supply A plentiful B nonpoisonous C threatened D abundant 44 Changing the battery has resurrected the computer's efficiency A encouraged B ruined C revived D stimulated Part For questions 45 - 50, read the text below There are mistakes in the passage Page of Write the mistakes and correct them in the space provided in the column on the right Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (1.2 pts) Line Time Is Short, But There Is A Clear Path Forward If temperatures are to be kept to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, deep, rapid, and sustained greenhouse gas emission reduce will be needed in all sectors this decade, the reports states Emissions need to go down now, and be cut by almost half by 2030, if this goal has any chance of being achieved The solution proposed with the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is “climate resilient development,” which involves integration measures to adapt to climate change with actions to reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions in ways that provides wider benefits 10 11 12 13 Examples include access to clean energy, low-carbon electrification, the promotion of zero and low carbon transport, and improved air quality: the economy benefits for people’s health from air quality improvements alone would be roughly the same, or possibly even larger than the costs of reducing or avoiding emissions 14 15 16 17 18 “The greatest gains in well-being could come from prioritizing climate risk reduction for low-income and marginalized communities, including people live in informal settlements,” said Christopher Trisos, one of the report’s authors “Accelerated climate action will only come about unless there is a many-fold increase in finance Insufficient and misaligned finance is holding back progress.” (Adapted from: https://unsdg.un.org/latest/stories/new-un-report-offers-survival-guide-humanity-face-climate-change) SECTION III: READING (5.0 pts) Part For questions 51 - 57, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (1.4 pts) SMILE POWER The expression on your face can actually dramatically change your feelings and perceptions, and it has been proved that deliberately smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses The idea was first (51) _ by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906 He believed that different facial (52) _ affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings A happy smile or hearty (53) _ increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings But sad, angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen-carrying blood, and created a negative circle of gloom and depression by effectively (54) _ the brain of essential fuel Friend Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early research, and suggests that the temperature of the brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters (55) _ definitely influence our moods and energy levels He argues that an impaired blood flow could not only take oxygen away from the brain, but create further chemical imbalance (56) _ inhibiting these vital hormonal messages Zajonc goes on to propose that our brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling through your tears you can persuade your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters replacing a (57) _ condition with a happier one 51 A put off B put by C put down D put forward Page of 52 53 54 55 56 57 A aspects A laughter A cutting A where A by A depress B expressions B sadness B starving B what B without B depressed C looks C humour C removing C which C from C depressing D appearances D depression D eliminating D who D when D depression Part For questions 58 – 62, read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the questions Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (1.0 pt) PLAYING TO LEARN When most people think of school, we think of sitting in desks or at tables, listening to teachers, and taking exams But today, especially in classrooms for young children, learning looks quite different One of the biggest trends in early childhood education is for play-based learning Instead of seeing children sitting at a desk, you might find them playing in a model kitchen or building towers of blocks Rather than watching a teacher who stands at the front of the room, these students will be playing with their teacher in the park What is play-based learning, and why children need it? To find some answers, we can look to the animal kingdom Many species of animals have been observed playing, and scientists have begun to understand why Animals play for a variety of reasons: to learn social skills, to master survival skills and to relieve stress Rats are some of the most playful animals, and research shows that rats who play have better developed brains, are able to pay attention longer, and have better memories than rats who don’t Rats who play are also better in social situations with other rats; they get in fewer fights and have much lower stress levels Squirrels are also playful animals Scientists have found that squirrels who play have better coordination and even have more babies than those who don’t Brown bears who play as cubs are more likely to survive into adulthood than those who not experience play Play is crucial for animals to learn important social and survival skills, and might even create healthier brains It’s not surprising, then, that human children also benefit from playing to learn Educational researchers have found that children learn best when they are mentally active, interested, socially interactive, and able to make connections between what they are learning and their own lives Teachers build on this research by practicing guided play in their classrooms Play is flexible, fun, and directed by children; guided play helps children focus their play to achieve a learning goal For example, a teacher using guided play to teach farm animal vocabulary might read a book with the children and then let them play with toy horses, cows, and chickens Studies show that this type of guided play helps children remember words better than regular school activities like worksheets or flashcards With guided play, teachers watch and listen more than they talk If children are playing with toys of different shapes, a teacher might ask questions about the shape This allows the child to learn about different shapes through discovery rather than instruction They are able to form hypotheses of their own, test them, and become little scientists (Adapted from My perspectives by Daniel Barber) 58 In paragraph 2, what is the author’s main point about animal play? A Play makes animals more social and less distressed B Play is extremely important for animals to survive and succeed C Playful animals live longer than animals who are not playful D Rats, squirrels and bears are healthy animals because they play a lot 59 The author gives examples of animals that play because Page of A it is interesting information for the reader B it is important information for teachers to understand C it helps explain why play is important for human children D scientists are focused on animal play 60 In paragraph 4, what does the author suggest about guided play? A It is better for learning than many traditional teaching methods B It should be used mainly to teach vocabulary C It should be directed by teachers, not children D It should be focused on fun more than on specific learning goals 61 In the last paragraph, what is the author’s purpose in describing the teacher’s interaction with students about shapes? A To prove that this is a good teacher B To prove that guided play is important for children C To suggest that teachers should never talk more than children D To give an example of how guided play works 62 In the last paragraph, “They” refers to A teachers B children C questions D shapes Part For questions 63 – 70, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (1.6 pts) MASS TOURISM THREATENSVENICE Venice, one of the world’s most beautiful cities, is facing environmental disaster Italia Nostra, an environmental organization says that Venice can handle about 30,000 tourists every day, far less than the 60,000 that come to the lagoon city now It suggests that Venice should attract fewer, (63) _ richer tourists instead of aiming at all kinds of tourists Venice is threatened by rising sea levels and Mediterranean storms In the next hundred years the sea level of Venice’s lagoon is expected to increase by 20 inches (about 50 cm) Old buildings, churches and cultural sites are in (64) _ of collapsing Every year autumn and winter storms flood much of the city, especially places where tourists like to go, like Piazza San Marco, the central square of Venice The situation has become worse (65) _ to the giant cruise ships that sail into the city Waves push up mud and sand which erode wooden piles on (66) _ the buildings stand The Italian government has started building a flood barrier that is supposed to keep out the water (67) _ the Adriatic Sea Three giant steel gates will control the flow of water to and from the lagoon Environmentalists fear that (68) _ a barrier will affect the natural life of the lagoon which has a mixture of salt and freshwater Venice’s lagoon is a home of plants that release additional oxygen into the sea (69) _ such plants, water coming from the Adriatic Sea would make the lagoon saltier New construction projects (70) _ another threat to Venice The government is planning an underwater subway connecting Venice with a new town on the mainland Environmentalists say this would be a disaster from which Venice would never recover (https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/environment/mass-tourism-threatens-venice.htm) Page of Part For questions 71 – 75, read the text carefully, then choose from the phrases A to F below the one which fits each gap There is one extra phrase you DO NOT need Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (1.0 pt) One of the most difficult questions to answer is how much a job is worth We naturally expect that a doctor’s salary will be higher than a bus conductor’s wages However, (71) _ when we compare a miner with an engineer, or an unskilled man working on an oil-rig in the North Sea with a teacher in a secondary school What the doctor, the engineer, and the teacher have in common is that (72) _ in order to obtain the necessary qualifications for their professions When they were studying instead of earning money, (73) _ At the same time, we recognize that the work of the minor and the oil-rig laborers is both hard and dangerous, and that they must be highly paid for the risks they take Another factor we must take into consideration is (74) _, irrespective of the talents he may bring to it Most people would agree that looking after the sick or teaching children is more important than selling secondhand cars or improving the taste of toothpaste by adding a red stripe to it Indeed, this whole question of just rewards can be turned on its head You can argue that (75) _ in the form of a so-called ‘psychic wage’, and that it is the man with the boring, repetitive job who needs more money to make up for the soul-destroying monotony of his work A they have devoted several years of their lives to studying B those jobs continue to be poorly paid C a man who does a job which brings him personal satisfaction is already receiving part of his reward D how socially useful a man’s work is E the question becomes much more difficult to answer F they should be rewarded SECTION IV: WRITING (5.0 pts) Part For questions 76 - 82, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, beginning with the given word(s) or phrase Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (1.4 pts) 76 My class can’t wait to find out who will be our form teacher this semester → My class is 77 The number of tourists has gone down remarkably since the outbreak of the pandemic  There _ 78 The growth in the economy makes people's living condition better → The more 79 Thanks to the local people’s support, we were able to finish our project on traditional craft villages → If it _ 80 Our son went down with flu right after our return from holiday → Hardly 81 There’s a rumour that the local authorities are sponsoring this charity event → This charity event _ Page of 82 The fans of the home team responded angrily to the referee’s decision →The referee’s decision drew _ Part For questions 83 - 90, use the word in bracket to finish each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the sentences printed before it DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN You must use between THREE and FIVE words Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (1.6 pts) 83 My mother complained about the hotel’s service throughout the holiday (ENTIRE) → My mother spent the hotel’s service 84 Henry is certain to recover from his illness in a few weeks (MAKE) → Henry is bound his illness in a few weeks 85 We all agreed with my father’s proposal apart from Jenny (EXCEPTION) → With , we all agreed with my father’s proposal 86 Nobody told us that our excursion had been cancelled (INFORMED) → We should the cancellation of our excursion 87 It is important to consider everyone’s opinion before a final decision is made (ACCOUNT) → Everyone’s opinion must before a final decision is made 88 “I won’t hesitate to recommend Anna for the coaching job at the local sports center” - said Jim (HAVE) → Jim said that he would Anna for the coaching job at the local sports center 89 The government acted quickly and that saved many lives (PROMPT) → It was that saved many lives 90 We worked continuously to get the English project done (CLOCK) → We to get the English project done Part Write an essay about 150 – 200 words on the following topic on the Answer Sheet (2.0 pts) Many people think technological devices such as smart phones, tablets and mobile phones bring more disadvantages than advantages to teenage children Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 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