Đề+ĐA HSG E9 2011-2012-V1-Chính thức

UBND HUYỆN TAM DƯƠNG
PHÒNG GD&ĐT



KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG 1
Năm học: 2011- 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Đề này gồm 04 trang)


A. LISTENING
Listen to the tape three times and decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxuries but necessities.
2. For most North American households, lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill.
3. However, this amount can’t be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an energy-saving bulb.
4. Energy-saving bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs and last eighteen times longer.
5. In America, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers.
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. A. debt B. plumber C. climb D. label
2. A. ploughed B. cursed C. crabbed D. visited
3. A. exchange B. gather C. sewage D. village
4. A. cause B. mausoleum C. clause D. laugh
5. A. blood B. flood C. books D. trouble
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
1. A. enginery B. particular C. currency D. dormitory
2. A. economic B. inspiration C. minority D. documentary
3. A. communicate B. mausoleum C. federation D. interactive
4. A. convenient B. musician C. tradition D. national
5. A. solution B. introduce C. department D. compulsory
C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below.
1. They prefer to wear uniform __________work.
A. at B. in C. to D. with
2. The new camera didn`t work, __________Mr. John took it back to the shop.
A. however B. but C. so D. therefore
3. Everybody has to take that French course, __________?
A. hasn’t everybody B. doesn’t he C. needn’t it D. don’t they
4. He went to school late because he was stuck in the __________this morning.
A. rush-hour B. traffic-light C. traffic-jam D. cross-road
5. Baths use __________showers so I suggest taking shower.
A. twice as much water as B. twice water as much as
C. as twice much water as D. as twice much as water
6. I think the best way to reduce garbage is __________and recycle things.
A. reuse B. to reuse C. reusing D. reused
7. This is the house __________he was born.
A. when B. which C. that D. where
8. Hoa is the __________of the two sisters.
A. more kinder B. kindest C. kinder D. most kindest
9. She hardly ever went there, __________?
A. didn’t she B. did she C. did not she D. does she
10. My uncle __________a policeman when he was young.
A. used to being B. used to be C. used to D. used have been
11. He was deaf to everything __________than what he wanted to hear.
A. except B. apart C. else D. other
12. The __________operation which was performed on Mrs. Brown’s hip was very expensive.
A. five hour B. five hours C. five- hour D. five- hours
13. These days almost everybody __________the danger of smoking.
A. know of B. is aware about C. is