Đề Học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh 9_2011(Quang Binh)

SỞ GD-ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS
QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Khóa ngày 30 tháng 3 năm 2011)
SỐ BÁO DANH:……… Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm có 04 trang)

Lưu ý: Học sinh làm bài trên tờ giấy thi.


A. LISTENING COMPREHENSION:
I. Listen to the following passage about water conservation and find out the missing word to fill in each blank. You will hear the recording twice. (5 pts)
1. ………………….water, people and other living things cannot live.
2. If there were no plants, water would ……………… after it rains.
3. Water can be held on the land by planting……………….
4. Dams are built across rivers to…………………back the water.
5. Water is ………………....in reservoirs during wet seasons for use in dry seasons
II. Listen to the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
You will hear the recording twice. (10 pts)
6. Mai was fifteen years old recently. T F
7. Her friends held a birthday party for her. T F
8. The party started at about three in the afternoon. T F
9. There were about twelve visitors gathering in Mai’s house. T F
10. However, Mai liked having a party at a restaurant because it is happy. T F
11. Mai didn’t opened the presents until her visitors left. T F
12. Mai’s mother served them soft drinks and biscuits. T F
13. Fifteen colorful candles sat in the middle of the cake. T F
14. Mai blew out the candles and cut the cake after they sang “Happy Birthday”. T F
15. The party finished at six in the evening. T F
B. PHONETICS:
Pick out the word (A, B, C or D) which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. (5 pts)
16. A. luggage B. fragile C. general D. bargain
17. A. nourish B. flourish C. courageous D. southern
18. A. naked B. sacred C. needed D. walked
19. A. chalk B. champagne C. machine D. ship
20. A. eight B. freight C. height D. weight
C. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE:
I .Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
21. Is physical education________in your country?
A. traditional B. additional C.national D. compulsory
22. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival________is called Passover.
A. whose B.who C. which D. where
23. ________he was ill, he still went to work.
A. Even though B. So C. Therefore D. Because of
24. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However
25. My boss suggested________some money for poor children.
A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising
26. She asked me if I________a laptop computer the following day.
A.buy B. will buy C. bought D. would buy
27. I ________telephone her if I knew her number.
A. would B. have to C. will D. shall
28. My pen-pal and I are away from each other, but we always________ .
A. keep on B. get on C. keep in touch D. write
29. All the houses in the area________immediately.
A. has to rebuilt B. had to rebuild C. have to be rebuilt D