Anh 9 HSG

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS
Năm học 2008-2009




Điểm của toàn bài thi
Họ, tên, chữ ký
Số phách
(Do trưởng ban
chấm thi ghi)

Bằng số
Bằng chữ
- Giám khảo số 1 :
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- Giám khảo số 2 :
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SECTION I: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (2 points)
Ann is at Oxford Station, listen to the conversation between Ann and Lizz and fill in the gaps with the words or phrases you hear. You are going to listen to the conversation twice. Write your answers in the space provided.
Ann: Good morning. (1) __________________________ the times of trains (2) ________________
Briston (3) ___________________ Oxford, please?
Lizz: Afternoon, (4) ___________________ ? When (5) _________________________________?
Ann: About five o’clock this afternoon.
Lizz: About (6) _____________________________. Right. Let’s have a look. There’s a train that
(7)____________________ 5.28, then there isn’t (8) _________________________ until 6.50.
Ann: And (9) __________________________ get in?
Lizz: The 5.28 gets into Oxford at 6.54 and the 6.50 gets in at (10) _____________________.
Ann: Thanks a lot.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. _______________________
5. _______________________
9. _______________________

2. _______________________
6. _______________________
10. ______________________

3. _______________________
7. _______________________


4. _______________________
8. _______________________


SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Complete the following paragraph with before, after, when, because, and, but, or so. (1,8 points)
I had a typical childhood (1) _____________ my life changed (2) ____________ I was fourteen. We moved from our small village to Karachi, a big city in Pakistan. (3) ___________ we moved, life in the country was wonderful for me, but (4) ___________ I started school in Karachi, I became shy and nervous. The boys in my classes were tough, (5) _______________ they laughed at my country ways. (6) ______________ I didn’t like the boys, I became more interested in books. I always liked biology, (7) ___________ I started to read about medicine. I was unhappy at the time, (8) ___________ I’m glad this happened (9) ___________ I finally decided to become a doctor.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. _______________________
4. _______________________
7. _______________________

2. _______________________
5. _______________________
8. ______________________

3. _______________________
6. _______________________
9. ______________________


II. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (1.2 points)
1. “It’s a wonderful Life” (1-be) _______________ a heartwarming drama. In this movie, James Steward (2-play) _______________ an ordinary family man who (3-live) _______________ in a small American town. When he is about to lose his business because of a serious mistake, Steward (4-become) _______________ very depressed. He (5-try) __________________ to jump off a bridge, but an angel (6-show) _______________ him how important he (7-be) _______________ to his friends, family, and the community. He then (8-decide) _______________ not to kill himself.
2. We will be there as soon as we (9-find)_______________ a babysitter for our son.
3. We (10-not be) ________________________ back to Thailand since the terrible tsunamis 5 years ago which (11-leave) _____________________ thousands of people injured, thousands missing and hundreds of thousands homeless in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
4. The world economy (12-consider) __________________ to be in its worst recession now since 1930s.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. _______________________
5. _______________________
9. _______________________

2. _______________________
6. _______________________
10. ______________________

3. _______________________
7. _______________________
11. ______________________

4. _______________________
8. _______________________
12. ______________________

III. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (6 points)
1. What are you looking _____________ in my bag? Get out of here.
A. through
B. after
C. for
D. up

2. "Go on, finish the dessert. It needs _____________ because it won`t stay fresh until tomorrow."
A. eat
B. eating
C. to eat
D. eaten

3. Before he left on his trip to America, the young man promised his parents that he _____________ to them regularly.
A. is writing
B. will write
C. should write
D. would write

4. Of course, I didn`t break it _____________ purpose