ENGLISH BONANZA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI

NĂM HỌC: 2020-2021

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Đề thi gồm: 06 trang)

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- Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm
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PART I. LISTENING (3.0 pts)
i. You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B, C or
D). You will listen to each talking twice. (1.0 pt)
1. You will hear the weather forecast on the radio. What will the weather be like on Sunday?
A. colder than on Saturday. B. rainier than on Saturday.
C. windier than on Saturday. D. cloudier than on Saturday.
2. You hear a character talking in a soap opera. Who is he talking?
A. his boss. B. his wife. C. his trainer. D. his friend.
3. You hear part of an interview with a comedian who organises what he calls 'laughter workshops'. What does he
want to teach the participants?
A. how to make friends more easily. B. how to become more self-confident.
C. how to help others overcome problems. D. how to do DIY.
4. You overhear a woman talking about a full-time job in a theatre. Why did she decide not to apply for it?
A. she was used to working part-time. B. she would have had to work evenings.
C. She felt she lacked the right qualifications. D. she would get a low-paid job.
5. You hear part of a programme on the subject of fashion? What is the presenter’s purpose?
A. to recommend something to us. B. to complain about something.
C. to criticise certain attitudes. D. to lead us to the wrong trend.
ii. You will hear a man talking about laughter. Listen carefully and complete question 6-15. You will hear twice.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank. (2.0 pts)
LAUGHTER
The nature of laughter
• laughter is a _________(6) process - involves movement and sound
• it is controlled by our ___________ (7)
Reasons for laughter
• only 10% of laughter is caused by jokes / funny stories
• may have begun as sign of ____________ (8) after a dangerous situation
• nowadays, may help to develop ___________ (9) within a group
• connected to ____________ (10) (e.g. use of humour by politicians or bosses)
• may be related to male / female differences (e.g. women laugh more at male speakers)
• may be used in a ____________ (11) way to keep someone out of a group
Benefits of laughter
• safe method for the ___________ (12) of emotions such as anger and sadness
• provides good aerobic exercise
• leads to drop in levels of stress-related __________ (13)
• improves the ___________ (14) can stop ___________ (15) and improve sleep
6. physical 7. instincts 8. relief 9. (social) bonds 10. power 11. negative
12. release 13. hormones 14. immune system 15. bad dreams
PART II. PHONETICS (2.0 pts)
i. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or
D. (1.0 pt)
1. A. mobile B. device C. lifestyle D. ritual
2. A. application B. invention C. calculation D. suggesstion
3. A.diagnose B. disability C. pleasantry D. advertise
4. A. dealt B. meant C. breath D. leach
5. A. hearth B. teethe C. leather D. heather
ii. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the others by circling A, B, C or . (1.0 pt)
1. A. hypocrisy B. exponential C. philanthropist D. encapsulate
2. A. downtown B. bloodstain C. tramlines D. checkup
3. A. promise B. wedding C. couple D. import
4. A. erratic B. deviate C. expose D. lunatic
5. A. congruous B. hydrate C. nostalgia D. franchise

PART III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (4.5 pts)

i. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (1.5 pts)
1. In the last decade, the number of people taking a gap year __________ sharply.
A. has risen B. has raised C. would be arisen D. are raised
2. Tommy faced up to be made redundant as he was_________. He made a lot of mistakes.
A. irrational B. incautious C. rash D. inefficient
3. The band __________ and the dancers made their way to the floor.
A. struck out B. struck up C. beat up D. played off
4. I’d rather not ___________ the vacation. I thought I would have a great time but I didn’t.
A. take B. having taken C. to have taken D. have taken
5. We can’t apply the same theory to this situation – it is ____________ opposite to the one we encountered last
month.
A. diabolically B. diagonally C. diametrically D. diachronically
6. It would set a bad __________ if we changed the rules just for one student.
A. precedent B. infringement C. precaution D. manifestation
7. Wedding anniversaries in Europe countries are also ___________ important and formal in the USA.
A. far much B. much more C. less than D. as
8. The government put forward a __________ and stick approach to the juvenile delinquent.
A. tomato B. strawberry C. carrot D. peach
9. Up________ when the alarm went off.
A. got the children B. do the children get C. get the children D. did the children get
10. You should be __________ashamed of yourself for what you’ve done.
A. hopelessly B. thoroughly C. utterly D. entirely
11. I sat up till the ___________ hours to finish my homework.
A. small B. end C. late D. last
12. Linda is captain of the cheerleading team, _________ her mother before her.
A. similar to B. same with C. just like D. as well as
13. _________________ members of the company not to accept a good bargain
A. Little did B. Rarely have
C. Under no circumstances will D. Under no circumstances are
14. Susan was never one to follow the trends of the times just because everyone else did. You couldn’t accuse her of
__________ on the bandwagon.
A. leaping B. jumping C. bouncing D. holding
15. Jenny: “I dare you to try this strange and stinky food!
Harry: “OK! ____________________.”
A. It’s all in a day’s work B. Serves my right
C. It’s not the case D. I’m hungry

ii. Replace the word or phrase in bold with the word with a similar meaning (A, B, C or D). (0.5 pt)
1. He is a gracious person because he always lift a finger to help me.
A. benevolent B. well-trained C. ostentatious D. irresolute
2. The car’s a completely write-off after the accident last year.
A. decrepit B. dilapilated C. derelict D. downgraded
3. They are afraid of being teased. They don’t want to be seen as falling into this kind of hard graft despite decades
of life experience.
A. light work B. enjoyment C. burdensome task D. prosperity
4. It was by a stroke of luck that nothing bad happened to him. He made a reckless effort to climb the tree to get
back his kite.
A. rational B. malicious C. foolhardy D. ironical
5. This question is enigmatic, but after thinking it is plain sailing.
A. straightforward B. tough C. inalienable D. grim
iii. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage. (1.0 pt)
The potential benefits of ___________ (1. ART) intelligence are proclaimed loudly, for all to hear. The dangers,
however, are discussed quietly among national-security experts. The time has come to bring the general population
into the discussion.
The benefits are enticing. With AI, the future promises longer life __________ (2. EXPECTANT), increased
productivity, and better preservation of precious resources. You will be able to take a picture of a mole on your leg
and send it ____________ (3. ELECTRONIC) to a dermatologist, who will use deep neural networks to determine
whether it is skin cancer. Data-driven sensors and drones will determine the perfect amount of pesticide and water to
promote agricultural diversity and counter monocropping. The AI revolution in transportation will herald
____________ (4. AUTONOMY) planes, trains and automobiles. Music will be created to improve not only mood
but heart rate and brain activity.
But we should know by now that advanced technology can also be used for ill. The whispered worst-case __________
(5. SCENE) stem from malign actors gaining control of the massive data sets that will train machines to compute
faster, better and perhaps with more-penetrating __________ (6. SIGHT). A fierce contest between the U.S. and
China is under way over who will dominate this new __________ (7. FRONT). The Chinese Communist Party has
proclaimed that it will become the world’s leader in AI by 2030. Already China is hard at work, building out 5G
networks ___________ (8. WORLD) and launching a new cryptocurrency as part of a strategy of
“_______________________ (9. POLITIC) terraforming,” or building a world that will enable it to control massive
amounts of information and use it for political and economic advantage. Beijing already hoards vast quantities of
data about its own 1.4 billion people, none of whom have _________ (10. PRIVATE) rights under the Communist
regime.
(Extracted from Wall Street Journal)
1. artificial 2. expectancy 3. electronically 4. autonomous 5. scenarios
6. insight 7. frontier 8. worldwide 9. eco-political 10. privacy

iv. Think of one word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. (1.5 pts)
1. His father took pains to inculcate a _________ of dity in his heart. Later he came to be a responsible person.
I can’t make _________ of this film at all – what’s going on?
It’s not intelligence that you need to choose friends. It’s common ________ that can safeguard you against certain
individuals.
SENSE
2. The house on the outskirts of the town was in a sorry ________. it desperately needed renovating.
Those who came to the airport were able to see a few heads of ________ coming out of the plane to the
accompaniment of the orchestra.
For years the two neighbouring countries were in a ________ of war.
STATE
3. In many parts of Russia alcohol reigns___________. That's why the average life expectancy for men is not very
high.
The __________ Court has upheld the District Court decision to ban smoking in public places.
One of the streets was named after a local hero who had made the __________ sacrifice during the uprising.
SUPREME
4. Funnily enough, with the advent of the computer ___________ people began working more.
The day she came of ___________ she left the nest and set up her own home.
Racism is still a problem in many civilized countries in this day and __________.
AGE
5. The businessman was forced to say goodbye to all of his property. Even his ski __________ in the Alps was
confiscated by the Tax Office.
The holiday is bound to be fantastic. Our family are going to _________ in the most luxurious hotel on the west
coast.
Scores of fishermen decided to ___________ a formal complaint to the Ministry to voice their anger over the total
ban on cod fishing.
LODGE
PART IV. READING (5.0 pts)
i. Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (2.0 pts)
Since retail sales of our new product line have fallen (1) _____ in the last few weeks, we are going to ask our
customers to complete feedback forms to see why this is happening. I’d particularly like to know if our marketing (2)
_____ has been alienating our (3) _____ customers. In all (4) _____ , it is the result of a general economic dip but
we need to make sure as several customers have (5) _____ objections about the (6) _____ campaign we’ve been
running. (7) _____ mind that the campaign has been successful in attracting new customers, I do not want to lose
long-term ones, some of whom I am (8) _____ certain are already looking for alternative products. In fact, social
media these days can (9) _____ a great risk to a company’s reputation as it is very easy for one person (10)
_____themself, to tell the world about a company’s failings.
1 A. relatively B. fairly C. slightly D. reasonably
2 A. placement B. technique C. launch D. strategy
3 A. loyal B. devoted C. dependable D. responsible
4 A. possibility B. likelihood C. prospects D. luck
5 A. put B. posed C. raised D. realised
6 A. advertising B. promoting C. selling D. publicising
7 A. Don’t B. Never C. Forever D. Doesn’t
8 A. adequately B. effectively C. pretty D. greatly
9 A. give B. pose C. make D. offer
10 A. as B. for C. by D. with
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C
6. A 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. C
ii. Read the passage carefully and then fill each gap with ONE suitable word. (2.0 pts)
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAN AND COMPUTER
What makes people different from computer programs? What is the missing element that our theories don't yet
(1)________ for? The answer is simple: People read newspaper stories for a reason: to learn more about (2)_____
they are interested in. Computers, on the other hand， don't. In fact，computers don't （3)______ have interests;
there is nothing in particular that they are trying to find out when they read. If a computer （4） ______ is to be a
model of story understanding ，it should also read for a "purpose". Of course ，people have several goals that do
not make (5)__________ to attribute to computers. One might read a restaurant guide （6） ______ order to satisfy
hunger or entertainment goals, or to find a good place to go for a business lunch. Computers do not get hungry, and
computers do not have business lunches.(7)_________, these physiological and social goals give (8) ________ to
several intellectual or cognitive goals. A goal to satisfy hunger gives rise to goals to find information about the name
of a restaurant which (9) _________ the desired type of food ，how expensive the restaurant is，the location of the
restaurant, etc. These are goals to acquire information or knowledge, what we are calling learning goals. These goals
can be held by computers too; a computer might "want" to find out the location of a restaurant ，and read a guide in
order to do so in the same way as a person might. While such a goal would not arise out of hunger in the (10)
___________ of the computer，it might well arise out of the "goal" to learn more about restaurants.
1. account 6. in
2. what 7. However
3. even 8. rise
4. program 9.serves
5. sense 10. case

iii. Read the article again. Six paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G
the one which fits each gap (11-16). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
Do fleeting changes of facial expression show whether someone is telling lies?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Psychologist Paul Ekman believes he has the answer, he tells Jon Henley.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Forty years ago, the research psychologist Dr Paul Ekman was addressing a group of young psychiatrists in training
when he was asked a question whose answer has kept him busy pretty much ever since. Suppose, the group wanted
to know, you are working in a psychiatric hospital like this one, and a patient who has previously attempted suicide
comes to you. "I'm feeling much better now," the patient says. "Can I have a pass out for the weekend?"

11 D
It set Ekman thinking. As part of his research, he had already recorded a series of interviews with patients at the
hospital. In a subsequent conversation, one of the patients told him that she had lied to him. So Ekman sat and looked
at the film. Nothing. He slowed it down, and looked again. Slowed it further. And suddenly, there, across just two
frames, he saw it: a vivid, intense expression of extreme anguish.
12 A
Over the course of the next four decades, at the University of California's department of psychiatry in San Francisco,
Ekman has successfully demonstrated a proposition first suggested by Charles Darwin: that the ways in which we
express anger, disgust, contempt, fear, surprise, happiness and sadness are both innate and universal.
13 G
However, particularly when we lying, "microexpressions" of powerfully-felt emotions will invariably flit across our
faces before we get a chance to stop them. Fortunately for liars, as many as 99% of people will fail to spot these
fleeting signals of inner torment. But given a bit of training, Ekman says, almost anyone can develop the skill.
14 B
The psychologist's techniques, he concedes, can only be a starting point for criminal investigators applying them. 'All
they show is that someone's lying: he says. 'You have to question very carefully because what you really want to
know is why they are lying. No expression of emotion, micro or macro, reveals exactly what is triggering it: He gives
an example.
15 F
Plus there are lies and lies. Ekman defines a lie as being a deliberate choice and intent to mislead, and with no
notification that this is what is occurring. 'An actor or a poker player isn't a liar: he says. 'They're supposed to be
deceiving you - it's part of the game. I focus on serious lies: where the consequences for the liar are grave if they're
found out.’
16 C
Just read microexpressions and subtle expressions correctly, however, and Ekman reckons your accuracy in detecting
an attempt at deception will in crease dramatically. However, when it comes to spotting really serious lies - those that
could, for example, affect national security - he says simply that he 'does not believe we have solid evidence that
anything else works better than chance: Is he lying? I couldn't tell.
(Extracted from theguardian.com)

LIST OF PARAGRAPHS
A But once he had spotted the first one, he soon found three more examples in that same interview. 'And that: says
Ekman, 'was the discovery of microexpressions: very fast, intense expressions of concealed emotion’

B Ekman, incidentally, professes to be 'a terrible liar' and observes that although some people are plainly more
accomplished liars than others, he cannot teach anyone how to lie. 'The ability to detect a lie and the ability to lie
successfully are completely unrelated: he says. But how can what he has learned help crime-solving?

C But how reliable are Ekman's methods? 'Microexpressions: he says, 'are only part of a whole set of possible
deception indicators. There are also what we call subtle expressions. A very slight tightening of the lips, for example,
is the most reliable sign of anger. You need to study a person's whole demeanour: gesture, voice, posture, gaze and
also, of course, the words themselves’
D You also know, of course, that psychiatric patients routinely make such claims and that some, if they are granted
temporary leave, will cause harm to themselves or others. But this particular patient swears they are telling the truth.
They look, and sound, sincere. So here's the question: is there any way you can be sure they are telling the truth?

E Generally, though, the lies that interest Ekman are those in which 'the threat of loss or punishment to the liar is
severe: loss ofjob, loss of reputation, loss of spouse, loss of freedom'. Also those where the target would feel properly
aggrieved if they knew.

F Suppose: ‘Ekman posits, 'my wife has been found murdered in our hotel. How would I react when the police
questioned me? My demeanour might well be consistent with a concealed emotion. That could be because I was
guilty or because I was extremely angry at being a suspect, yet frightened of showinganger because I knew it might
make the police think I was guilty’

G The facial muscles triggered by those seven basic emotions are, he has shown, essentially the same, regardless of
language and culture, from the US to Japan, Brazil to Papua New Guinea. What is more, expressions of emotion are
involuntary; they are almost impossible to suppress or conceal. We can try, of course.

PART V. WRITING (5.5 pts)

i. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning using the words in the brackets. Do not change
the words given. (2.0 pts)
1. All are eligible for the contest. There is no discrimination of beauty. (REGARDLESS)
→All are eligible for taking the contest regardless of beauty.
2. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor. (JEOPARDY)
→His irresponsible attitude is putting his career as a doctor in jeopardy.
3. Vietnam is much better than all other countries in football. (HEAD)
→Vietnam is head and shoulders above all other countries in football.
4. The police caught the burglar in the process of committing the crime. (RED)
→The burglar was caught red-handed.
5. You’re going to enjoy tonight! (TREAT)
→You’re in for a treat tonight!
ii. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one. (1.0 pt)
1. She didn’t cry when the story ended in tragedy.
→ Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy.
2. I don’t understand a single word of this letter.
→ I can’t make head or tail of this letter
3. My brother-in-law is the most exasperating person I’ve ever met.
→ I’ve yet to meet a more exasperating person than my brother-in-law
4. I have frequently made stupid mistakes like that.
→ Many’s the time that I have made stupid mistakes like that.
5. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
→ Urgent action must be taken to solve the problem of homelessness.

iii. “The most effective way to solve traffic and transport problems in the cities is to discourage people from the
suburbs or the countryside from moving to the cities”. To what extent do you agree or disagree?. Write an essay of
at least 200 words to support your ideas. (2.5 pts)
1. Content: 1.5 pt
A provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
2. Language: 0.5 pt
A variety vocabulary and structures.
3. Presentation: 0.5 pt
Coherence, cohesion, and style…