Đề thi thử chuyên anh Hà Nội môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 (Thí điểm)

ĐỀ THI THỬ CHUYÊN ANH HÀ NỘI
(Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút)
Họ và tên: __________________________________________________________________ Lớp: _________
I. LISTENING (3.0 points)
Part 1. You will hear a talk about why people chose to read classics during COVID-19. For questions 1-9, complete the following sentences by filling in each gap with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the recording TWICE. (1.8 points)
Instead of choosing the latest novels, the reading club picked books that had been still popular after a long time in response to (1) ____________________.
During the lockdown, many people eventually found the time to read books they had previously bought, many of which are about Russian personages and (2) ____________________.
In a survey conducted two weeks after the lockdown, roughly (3) ____________________ of respondents claimed that they were actually reading less.
The reason book sales soared in the recession is that they are relatively (4) ____________________, which offers (5) ____________________ in people’s free time.
Records provided by the two publishers Everyman and Faber&Faber show that their best-sellers are Tolstoy’s stories and (6) ____________________ respectively.
In order to reflect the market shift towards females, a nautical expedition for males will be portrayed as (7) ____________________ on friendship and other moral standards.
It takes a network of retailers, reviews and (8) ____________________ for new books to catch the attention of the reading public.
The upcoming Booker Prize for Fiction has set a record with (9) ____________________ new titles.
Part 2. You will hear three different extracts. For questions 10-15, choose the answer (A, В or C) which fits best according to what you hear. You will hear the recording TWICE. (1.2 points)
Extract 1: You hear a taxi driver talking about a previous passenger.
What feelings does the speaker describe?
sadness
anxiety
injustice
What reflections does the speaker offer about society?
That society is cruel.
Selfishness needs to be confronted.
The connection between loneliness and old age is sorrowful.

Extract 2: You hear someone talking about surfing.
What point is the speaker making when she discusses weightlifters?
Strength is not always a positive thing.
The power of the water should not be underestimated.
Discipline is key.
How does the speaker put the fun of surfing into context?
It’s a great way to get in shape.
It can easily turn into a life and death situation.
It can teach you humility.

Extract 3: You hear a karate adjudicator speaking about her experiences.
How did she feel when confronted by her male colleagues?
victimized but defiant
very vulnerable
proud of her achievements
What is her opinion of how the situation has developed?
The gender imbalance will always be a fact of life.
The situation needs stricter punishment for discrimination.
Although good progress has been made, there is room for more.
II. PHONETICS (2.0 points)
Part 1. For questions 16-20, choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1.0 point)
opportunity
menu
attitude
muscular

draught
fraught
haughty
naughty

adventure
departure
immature
expenditure

dealt
sweater
heal
leather

contribute
syndrome
home
microphone

Part 2. For questions 21-25, choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (1.0 point)
unpolluted
disappointment
infrastructure
intermediate

ambassador
authoritative
mischievous
referring

metropolis
kaleidoscope
archenemy
aristocrat

irrational
irritable
irrelevant
irreparable

pyramid
adolescent
decompound
complimentary

III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4.0 points)
Part 1. For questions 26-40, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. (1.5 point)
If David doesn’t complete the deadline on time again, his manager _____ in no time.
should have fired him
will have fired him
may fire him
will have him fired
The company is planning to _____ the transportation of products from trucks onto electric vehicles.
dislodge
shift
deposit
fasten
So annoying _____ I couldn’t even hold a conversation, let alone engage in any social interactions.
did the music at the party sound
the music at the party sounded
did sound that the music at the party
sounded that the music at the party
He quickly _____ his horse to avoid colliding with the oncoming carriage.
doted on
reined back
snatched at
pined for
_____ to the dinner dance, I would have prepared a special welcome for him.
Did Victor come
Would Victor come
Were Victor coming
Was Victor to come
The weather in this city is incredibly _____, with sudden shifts from sunny skies to heavy rainstorms.
calumnious
captious
capricious
calamitous
The ninjas moved _____ through the darkness so as to leave no trace of their presence.
barbarously 
nigglingly
ploddingly
stealthily
Kim would often toss _____ her homework assignments quickly and with little effort.
away
down
off
up
Every staff followed the instructions _____ to ensure consistency and alignment in their work processes.
by inches
by numbers
by degrees
by rights
Despite having access to ample information, he remained _____ about the current political situation.
unaware
ignorant
disinterested
unfamiliar
Although their relationship was filled with constant arguments, they stayed together to the _____ end.
loose
bitter
sour
grave
It became apparent that the new policies _____ trouble among the employees.
are causing
have caused
are to cause
be causing
I wouldn’t even consider going on a road trip with Peter, _____ ask him to be the one driving.
apart from
even
much less
rather not
The goalkeeper’s primary job is to _____ goal by preventing the opposing team from scoring.
keep
save
remove
hold
_____ she lacks the talent, but I think it is her lack of confidence that has hindered her success.
It is not that
It is that
That it is
What it is

Part 2. For questions 41-42, choose the word(s) which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s). (0.2 point)
It is important to be cautious when sharing personal information online to avoid giving too much away.
revealing too much
getting too much wrong
being disadvantaged
donating too much
The company implemented incremental approaches to improve their products.
largely increasing
small increasing
minor
major

Part 3. For questions 43-44, choose the word(s) which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s). (0.2 point)
The new government policy is expected to have far-reaching effects on the economy.
safe
insignificant
short-term
narrow
Last year, we embarked on a journey which is fraught with uncertainty and danger.
devoid
infested
sparse
brimming

Part 4. For questions 45-52, give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage. (0.8 point)
BETWEEN DISCOMFORT AND DANGER
The majority of stress is what psychologists call sub-clinical – enough to affect your quality of life, but not enough to provoke a (45) ____________________ (DIAGNOSIS) illness. However, the greater and more (46) ____________________ (LONG) your stress, the more vulnerable your well-being. Acute stress is a short-term crisis, such as giving a public speech. It may be exciting in small doses, and does little harm unless it is severe or traumatic. The negative effects can include emotional distress and physical symptoms such as headaches, but they’re usually (47) ____________________ (MANAGE).
(48) ____________________ (EPISODE) acute stress is what happens when acute stress is a regular event, such as having frequent crises because you (49) ____________________ (HABIT) take on too much. Practicing assertiveness, (50) ____________________ (PRIOR) skills, and mindfulness can help you to reduce its impact. Chronic stress is a high level of stress over an extended period of time, such as a boss who consistently (51) ____________________ (LOAD) and criticizes you. One sign that chronic stress is getting to you – possibly to the point where you should consult a doctor – is “cognitive impairment”. If stress makes thinking tasks difficult, this can interfere with your problem-solving and multitasking, which (52) ____________________ (BAD) stress.
Part 5. For questions 53-60, complete each sentence using a verb from column A in the correct form and a particle from column B. You must use each verb and particle ONCE only. (0.8 point)
A
B
BOTTLE
BUBBLE
CLAP
DUST
PLUG
SEND
STAY
WADE

AWAY
BACK
FOR
IN
OFF
ON
OUT
UP


I will ____________________ a plumber to fix the leaking pipe in the bathroom.
Despite facing numerous obstacles, he continued to ____________________ at his studies.
After being insulted by a rude comment online, she ____________________ with a witty response.
The excitement in the crowd began to ____________________ as the performers took the stage.
After years of neglect, she finally decided to ____________________ her old guitar.
The politician decided to ____________________ and address the controversial issue.
Despite his initial enthusiasm, he ended up ____________________ at the last moment.
Kim was offered a full-time position and decided to ____________________ as a permanent employee.
Part 6. For questions 61-65, think of ONE word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. (0.5 point)
____________________
As he is filled with curiosity, he always dreams of exploring the mysteries of _____.
Please _____ out the chairs evenly to ensure that there is enough room for everyone.
I purchased a new _____ heater to help keep my office warm during the winter months.
____________________
Dealing with that _____ of a neighbor is becoming increasingly challenging.
The defendant was sentenced to five years in prison following his _____.
The company decided to hire the new employee on a _____ basis to assess her skills.
____________________
While walking in the dark, I accidentally tripped over a _____ in the sidewalk.
There has been a noticeable _____ in the number of COVID-19 cases in the past week.
He heard a loud _____ as the book slipped from his hands and landed on the floor.
____________________
My friend is a _____ disaster; everywhere she goes, something seems to go wrong.
The employees are _____ out to demand better working conditions.
She packed her _____ boots for the hiking trip in the countryside.
____________________
Under this _____, all employees are required to submit their timesheets by the end of each week.
It’s advisable to address any doubts or concerns early to get them out of your _____.
He was currently on a life-support _____ to sustain his vital functions.
IV. READING (6.0 points)
Part 1. For questions 66-75, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. (2.0 points)
THE HISTORY OF NYC BUSKING
In the (66) _____ 19th century, German and Italian immigrants brought an (67) _____ of new buskers into New York City. The number of street performers grew (68) _____; in 1923 the NYC license department reported eight hundred organ (69) _____ and other musicians.
These early buskers included singers who sung in the courtyards of poorer neighborhoods. As a (70) _____ of appreciation, housewives would (71) _____ coins wrapped in paper down to the singers from their windows. Considering this, it is clear that street performance (72) _____ at this time.
However, with the emergence of radio and movies, (73) _____ started to look like a(n) (74) _____ form of entertainment. On January 1, 1936, New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia banned street performance by cancelling its licensing, saying that street performance was for beggars and that the city should not (75) _____ with it. Because of this, during the 1940s, only the poorest of the poor would perform in the streets.
late
past
recent
bygone

affluence
influx
intrusion
incursion

deliberately
conclusively
essentially
immensely

graters
colanders
grinders
mincers

sign
hint
omen
token

dump
drive
drop
ditch

flourished
proclaimed
inflated
expanded

basking
bulking
bustling
busking

obsolete
vogue
musty
extinct

take up
put up
hold up
keep up

Part 2. For questions 76-85, fill ONE suitable word in each gap to complete the passage. (2.0 points)
WHY DO CHILDREN FIND IT EASIER TO LEARN LANGUAGES?
While some theorize language is innate to humans, children are actually exposed to huge amounts of it – around 10,000 hours in (76) ____________________ first four years, according to one estimate. As children are rarely experts in a language by (77) ____________________, this suggests they have a tougher time learning language than (78) ____________________ people think.
True, it has been shown that very young children are able to perceive and distinguish between the roughly 800 sounds that (79) ____________________ up all human languages. But, (80) ____________________ monolingual infants, the ability to hear subtle differences is lost in the first year of life as they become (81) ____________________ specialized in the subset of sounds (82) ____________________ “phonemes” of one language (English, for instance, only uses around 40 phonemes).
Some people worry that bringing up a child bilingually means they (83) ____________________ up not speaking any language “properly”. But this is incorrect. Research has found that children are adept (84) ____________________ learning more than one language at the same time – they just need to have the chance to use (85) ____________________.
Part 3. For questions 86-95, read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below as directed. (2.0 points)
NOT-SO SECRET MESSAGES
Subtlety is the new codeword in advertising since the industry has found that younger generations are no longer responsive to the stream of commercial images they are exposed to on a daily basis. Having grown up on a steady diet of MTV, glossy magazines and the web, they have essentially become immune to “in-your-face” adverts of yesterday. As a result, many advertisers are turning to more subtle forms of advertising, such as product placements.
A product placement could be a company logo or product. The most common places for product placements are in television and films, but lately there have also been some inroads to video games. At times, these placements are intentional, and the company will often pay a hefty sum to producers for their inclusion. For example, near the judges on American Idol Coca-Cola cups surreptitiously appeared. At other times, the product placement is much less deliberate and there is simply a mention, but always with the desired outcome of viewer consciousness of the product.
In both cases, the advertisers hope that whether the viewers see the product in the background or hear it mentioned in the context of the program, the placement will leave a positive impact on them. The goal is not so much to push people to run out and buy the product straight away, but to instill that positive feeling that will eventually translate into a purchase of their product. Some companies have had such success with product placement that they have started to “cross-pollinate” their business areas. For example, a conglomerate company like Sony has taken advantage of its varied media empire and has been using one of its products, the Sony Playstation, to help promote other Sony products like music or films.
In the past, television and film producers were reluctant to have products marketed through them unless the product was a corporate sponsor. As such, most products were often “greeked”, which meant that their names or logos were changed to avoid trademark infringements. For example, a Nokia phone might be labelled Nokio. Today, “greeking” goes even further since products can be digitally blurred or removed. This manipulation has led to some unusual court cases such as the lawsuit between the Times Square billboards’ owners and the Spider-Man film producers who digitally replaced adverts filmed in Times Square to include the name of one of the film’s sponsors.
Although product placements have been around for decades, the recent surge of them in TV programs seems to be invariably linked to the ascendance of reality television and the threat of new recording technologies like TiVo. TiVo allows viewers to record TV programs without TV commercials. Consequently, many networks are seeing a decline in advertising revenues and are turning to TV scriptwriters to write in segments about a company or product. What this translates to is either the direct use of a product or reference to a specific company by the characters in a programme, such as in the NBC series, Friends, where one of the main characters, Rachel, works for the company, Calvin Klein.
In the case of reality TV shows, producers have found it much easier to use product placements effectively. The competitive nature of reality shows like Survivor provides ample opportunity for direct product placement since contestants actually win gifts from various companies. Meanwhile, other reality shows function more as glorified infomercials. For example, The Cut gave audiences 13 weeks of Tommy Hilfiger’s fashion and brand. These more documentary-style reality TV shows offer viewers some emotional attachment to the brand, but the underlying message is still to buy the products.
With the successful rise and solid presence of product placement in television and films, it was simply a question of time before marketers would reach the literary world. Literary critics have resoundingly voiced their dismay at not just the mere appearance but the blatant focus on brand names like Bulgari in what has become the product placement novel. The Italian luxury jewel maker reportedly commissioned UK author Fay Weldon to write a promotional novel called “The Bulgari Connection”, which was to include 12 mentions of the company. While the book was only supposed to be for just 750 of the company’s most important customers, it wasn’t long before it was snapped up by publisher HarperCollins for general distribution.
It should come as no surprise that there has been some growing opposition to product placements, principally because the industry is currently not regulated by the government. Hollywood’s Writers Guild and Screen Actors Guild have been especially outspoken on this point. Both groups claim that the government has an obligation to establish standards for this $1 billion industry or certain ethics will be compromised with blatant advertising. Furthermore, they are not being paid to sell these products. For example, in an episode of Desperate Housewives, the writers of the show had a character take a job as spokesperson for Buick’s LaCrosse sports car, and she devoted a significant part of her on-screen time to discussing the merits of the car.
Many parent groups are equally outspoken about the subtle and not-so-subtle attempts to sell to their children via product placements. One recent piece of legislation sponsored by Commercial Alert was presented to the Federal Trade Commission in which they called for a “Parents’ Bill of Rights”. The bill, if it had become law, would have required media outlets to fully disclose any and all product placement agreements made for a TV show, film or video game. But it was voted down on the grounds that only claims about a product, not the images of a product, could be deceptive. Commercial Alert responded on their website with a study showing that teenagers are indeed negatively affected by product placement; an example was teenagers who had viewed lots of smoking in films being three times more likely to start smoking themselves.
The passage has nine paragraphs labelled A-I. Which paragraph contains the following information?
For questions 86-90, write the correct letter A-I.
Your answers
the spread of product placements into new media areas



television programs that are based entirely on promoting a product



the development of cross-promotions between media groups



the disagreement between writers and producers of films



the changes made in a TV program to hide the product of a non-sponsor


For questions 91-95, complete the sentences below by choosing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the passage.
Sony’s large media empire allows it to ____________________ between its business areas.
Digital images were the cause of a lawsuit brought by owners of the ____________________.
Critics argue that Hilfiger’s reality TV program was nothing more than ____________________.
Bulgari’s product placement was originally intended only for ____________________.
Hollywood’s actors and writers complain that they are not paid for helping ____________________.
V. WRITING (6.0 points)
Part 1. For questions 96-100, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning as the first one. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word given. (1.0 point)
Do you think you could assist me with this rather complex task?
WONDERING
I ______________________________________________________ through this rather complex task?
You should carefully consider what you say because nobody wants any misunderstandings.
WEIGH
As no _____________________________________________________________________ carefully.
The president was disappointed that he had become less accepted among the public.
GROUND
The president wishes ________________________________________________________ the public.
Tom played flawlessly and defeated his championship rival with ease.
CONVINCING
So flawlessly __________________________________________ victory over his championship rival.
I didn’t mean to cause Tina a lot of problems.
INTENTION
I _____________________________________________________________________________ dear.
Part 2. For questions 101-105, finish the second sentence in a way that is similar to the first one. (1.0 point)
It will be difficult to surpass his remarkable endurance and determination.
It is ________________________________________________________________________ beating.
Linda looks as if she is going to succumb.
Linda gives ___________________________________________________________________ under.
The organizers were dismayed by the fact that the situation appeared to be irreparable.
Much ___________________________________________________________________ redemption.
He is loaded with money, so it was unsurprising that he could afford that luxurious yacht.
It came as ___________________________________________________________________ pockets.
If you provide the proper documentation, we are capable of providing a loan to you.
We are not capable of obliging _______________________________________ proper documentation.
Part 3. Write an academic essay on the following question. (3.0 points)
In recent years, there has been a rise in the availability of food sold outside school premises.
Some people argue that this is a positive development as it offers students opportunities to try various food with their classmates and promotes entrepreneurship, while others believe it poses potential health risks and distracts students from their studies.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
In about 200-250 words, give the reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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