ĐỀ HSG 9 QUẢNG TRỊ
ĐỀ HSG 9 QUẢNG TRỊ
ĐỀ HSG 9 QUẢNG TRỊ
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA LỚP 9 THCS
QUẢNG TRỊ NĂM HỌC 2023-2024
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Khóa này 12 tháng 3 năm 2024
(Đề thi có 11 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
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Part 3: Provide the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to fit each gap in the following sentences. Then
write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. Mrs. Naylor is retiring today after 25 years of __________ service to the company. EXCEPTION
2. I really enjoy golf, but the nearest club is so __________. They rarely accept new members. EXCLUDE
3. I met my __________ in secret. INFORM
4. He was filled with __________ when he saw his neighbour’s new car. ENVIOUS
5. That was a very __________ thing to say. HURT
6. It’s __________ of him to lose his temper like that – he’s usually very calm. CHARACTER
7. John Merick was one of the most __________ human beings who ever lived. ORDINARY
8. Jack, who was an excellent shooter, __________ missed his target. REPEAT
9. The Cham ruled Vietnam for 10 centuries, their __________ architecture and art style had spread widely
across places in the country. MISTAKE
10. He stood at the door to make sure that no one __________ the party. GATE
Part 1: Read the text below and fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. For each question, write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Interviews: answering the unanswerable question
Interviews are intended to evaluate a candidate’s personality in order (0) to determine their fitness for a
particular position. Imagine the interviewer asks you this question: “How many petrol stations are in the USA?”
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You almost certainly have no idea (and, on the other (1) __________, the interviewer probably doesn’t either),
but don’t panic (2) __________ a correct answer is probably not really expected. It is questions such (3)
__________ this that give the interviewer an insight (4) __________ your problem-solving abilities, amongst
other things, so be enthusiastic, creative and enjoy the challenge. Your ability to think under pressure and deal
with difficult situations will be on show, (5) __________ will possibly have more impact than your beautifully
written CV. So, don’t rush to answer and risk revealing your nervousness. (6) __________ you need to do is
take your time, think it through and only (7) __________ attempt an answer. In other words, demonstrate a
logical thought process. If you can, you’re halfway there.
Part 2: For each question, choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) and write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE
Going to the theatre brings back happy memories, as it (1) __________ me of my very first performance on
stage, (2) __________ was thirty years ago. Parts of that particular night are so vivid that I can still picture
myself as though it were yesterday. The excitement amongst the actors, the (3) __________ applause and the
party after the opening night are memories which will remain with me for (4) __________. I don’t know how
we managed to do so well. The rehearsals were far from satisfactory because we thought that we could just
have two rehearsals a week (5) __________ in fact we needed more. The background (6) __________ to the
last act weren’t ready until an hour before the beginning of the play despite the set builder’s best efforts. The
director was not satisfied with anything and he didn’t even want to show up on the first night. Admittedly, I
wouldn’t have wanted to either. When the night finally arrived, we were all a bit worried. I remember (7)
__________ through the curtain ten minutes before the start and being amazed at the (8) __________ of a full
house. Finally, it was time for the curtain to go up. In the end, we proved the director wrong and everything
went like clockwork.
1. A. recognizes B. reminds C. recalls D. memories
2. A. which B. when C. where D. who
3. A. onlookers’ B. viewers’ C. audience’s D. spectators’
4. A. life B. ages C. a while D. time
5. A. where B. when C. which D. whenever
6. A. images B. visions C. scenes D. sights
7. A. glancing B. noticing C. staring D. watching
8. A. view B. vision C. sight D. watching
Part 3: Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to answer the question. Then write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)
VSO is a registered charity dedicated to assisting in developing countries. It is a recruitment agency which
finds, selects and places volunteers in response to overseas requests.
This work makes it distinctive among other charities and organizations in the UK. It sends people, not
money, so it tries to respond to requests from overseas which ask for volunteers. Its purpose is toward the
poorest members of the community. Both staff and volunteers also pay special attention to women’s roles in
development projects. This is because women’s roles in child–rearing, in education and community relationship
are essential in any healthy process of change.
Over the past 38 years, more than 21.000 volunteers have worked abroad with VSO. There are now over
1,900 volunteers working in 59 of the less developed countries in Africa Asia, the Pacific and the Caribbean.
The application of each volunteer is carefully considered in order to select and interview candidates against
each job request from the field, to look for the person with the right blend of skills and personality.
VSO volunteers do not go to developing countries as visiting experts with all the answers. It is always a
process of sharing and learning. The aim is that when the volunteer returns home, there exists a community
with a stronger sense of independence, and a volunteer with a new understanding of life and people
everywhere. The range of jobs required of VSO is wide, reflecting the needs of any society in the modern
world.
1. VSO is different from other charities and organization from UK because it __________.
A. is a registered body
B. sends financial aid to developing countries
C. sends volunteers to help abroad
D. recruits volunteers to work in Britain
2. Requests from overseas most likely to be dealt with are those which __________.
A. specifically ask for female staff and volunteers
B. require volunteers to work with local inhabitants
C. require help and advice for health care
D. need help and advice for health care
3. According to those who work for VSO, who plays the most important part in bringing about change?
A. charitable organizations
B. volunteers from abroad
C. women in local communities
D. staff who recruit volunteers
4. What happens when VSO wants to appoint new volunteers?
A. They give preference to applicants living abroad.
B. They give each applicant several interviews.
C. They refer applicants to countries requesting volunteers.
D. They match all applicants to jobs very carefully.
5. The volunteers chosen to go out to a developing country __________
A. must have experience of working overseas
B. will quickly become an expert in the field
on rock faces. They had also been decorating their bodies for ceremonial purposes. So there existed a formal
vocabulary.
E. This had already been noted by Europeans. In the early twentieth century. Aboriginal communities brought
together by missionaries in northern Australia had been encouraged to reproduce on tree bark the motifs found
on rock faces. Artists turned out a steady stream of works, supported by the churches, which helped to sell them
to the public, and between 1950 and I960 Aboriginal paintings began to reach overseas museums. Painting on
bark persisted in the north, whereas the communities in the central desert increasingly used acrylic paint, and
elsewhere in Western Australia women explored the possibilities of wax painting and dyeing processes, known
as ‘batik’.
Part 5: You are going to read sections from a blog about going to the theatre. For questions 1–10, choose
from the section (A–F) and then write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. The extract may
be chosen more than once.
In which section does the writer
1. mention evidence of other people sharing her views? __________
2. describe experiences that improved her mood? __________
3. compare her situation to another type of person? __________
4. admit to doubts about her arguments? __________
5. describe a situation where she prefers company? __________
6. show how people can avoid being alone at the theatre? __________
7. give the impression of feeling trapped? __________
8. explain that she is only interested in one thing when going to the theatre? __________
9. describe behavior that others might disapprove of? __________
10. mention a lack of choice in theatre companions? __________
Section A
Theatregoing is something most people see as a purely social activity, so much so that there are even
organisations catering for people who feel uncomfortable at the idea of going to a show unaccompanied. Even
professionals like me – critics – are routinely issued with a pair of tickets. All this seems to proclaim you are a
little strange if you actually prefer being on your own. It may well make me odd, but I enjoy nothing more.
Considering I spend most of my life on the road reviewing plays and performances, this is probably for the best.
People are continually complaining about the ever-increasing price of theatre attendance, but they are usually
including other costs too, particularly meals before or after the show. Not me. As far as I’m concerned, it’s all
about the performance.
Section B
While eating out in restaurants is the one activity where being alone feels too exposed for comfort, to me at
least, I strongly believe not just theatre, but all forms of art are best experienced alone. It appears that I’m less
and less alone in that view. This may be behind the proliferation of theatre discussion groups gathering in
someone’s house to talk about a production they’ve all been to see, although this is frankly often just an excuse
to meet up for a gossip. In London this summer, I was gratified to see quite a few loners like myself in the
audiences. Surely not all of them could have been reviewers.
Section C
When you visit a museum or a gallery in company, you are never free to go at your own pace. Everything slows
down, or speeds up, to suit the other person (and they probably feel the same way too). In a cinema and theatre
it is impossible to avoid your companion. They’re at you side for at least two hours and you will soon know,
from their fidgeting and muttering, if they are not having the time of their life – embarrassing if they are your
guest. Alone, however, you are able to give the performance the attention it deserves. You can also indulge in
bad habits which a more sophisticated companion would probably frown at – eating chocolate peanuts being
my personal vice.
Section D
Perhaps I’m being too negative here. I’m well aware that being with other people when everyone is really
enjoying themselves is one of the great pleasures of life. It’s one reason why everyone should take their
children out to the theatre while they are young enough to fully give themselves up to the experience, and to
instill in them a lifelong love of the art. If the play is good enough, though, the solitary theatregoer can still be
carried along by the excitement of the whole audience. Some of the most joyous times I’ve ever had at the
theatre were at pantomimes, cheering the hero at the top of my voice along with all the other children.
Section E
I’ve just got home from the Scottish Festival of Culture, where demand means even critics are only issued with
singles, so I had no choice but to attend everything alone, or rather in the company of strangers, whether I liked
it or not. Being without a friendly face for three weeks did feel like a lonely existence after a while, it’s true, but
while queueing for hours or when slipping in to my seat to see something, more often than not I would find
myself lifted by conversations with people I’d never met before, something that would have been extremely
unlikely had I been accompanied. As a bonus, I frequently found these strangers to be very knowledgeable
indeed about the theatre.
Section F
At the festival, I was bombarded with advice on what to see, and what not to; I have given and received
opinions on productions seen, had invitations to stay at a hotel for free should I happen to be reviewing
anywhere near Inverness, and several times found myself involved in intense debates about the true meaning of
theatre as an art form. Like the lone traveller who will be invited in and made welcome by those he meets on
his way, the lone theatregoer will also enjoy the comfort of strangers.
Thailand shoulders
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Part 3: Write an essay of about 250 words about the topic (2.0/essay).
Many historical sites and museums are mainly visited by tourists, not local people.
Why is this the case?
What can be done to attract local people to visit these historical sites and museums?
Notes: Don’t use real proper names of people, schools.
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