Đề HSG9.TP-HCM.08-09

KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
BẬC THCS CẤP THÀNH PHỐ
NĂM HỌC: 2008-2009
Đề chính thức Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Khoá ngày: 19-03-2009 Thời gian: 150 phút
PART ONE: LISTENING (15 points)
You are going to hear Lily and Jake telling their friend Tom about their holiday in Barcelona. Decide whether each of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE:
Jake and Lily had a great holiday.
On Fun Flyer flight you can only take one suitcase.
Jake and Lily paid £75 for each extra kilo.
Jake and Lily ate at the airport.
Jake and Lily’s suitcase is now in Barcelona.
Javi and Pedro are going to visit Jake and Lily.
Listen to a Radio programme. Give short answers to the following questions:
7. When was oil first discovered beneath the North Sea ? __________________________________________________________________
8. Where did the interviews take place ? __________________________________________________________________
9. Why are there so few people who want to become nurses ? __________________________________________________________________
10. What are the two fields the first interviewee wants the government to invest in ? __________________________________________________________________
11. What does the second interviewee want the government to do about taxes ? __________________________________________________________________
12. In his opinion, what would happen if industry had to produce more ? __________________________________________________________________
PART TWO: MULTIPLE-CHOICE (60 points)
A. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence:
1. We haven’t seen _________________for a long time. A. together B. other one C. one another D. other each
2. ____________________did the washing up did it very well. A. Who B. Whoever C. Everyone D. Those which
3. Peter, this is my sister, Ann. - ________________________ A. Yes, please. B. Me, too. C. How do you like it, Ann? D. Nice to meet you, Ann.
4. Janet came first, __________________surprised nobody. A. which B. that C. to be D. and then
5. The number of people who attended the fair __________________our expectations. A. came to B. lived up C. exceeded D. filled
6. Go to the international ticket desk immediately _________________arrival. A. when B. upon C. to D. the time of
7. People in the countryside are turning to new ways of ________________income from their land. A. receiving B. earning C. reaching D. taking
8. During the past year over 1,000,000 people have _________________to watch the proceedings. A. made out B. showed off C. turned up D. come into
9. Most people __________________to tell insect from another in any case. A. find it difficult B. find difficulty C. have difficulty D. have it difficult
10. The ______________of spectators obviously enjoyed their day out at the football stadium. A. stack B. herd C. pack D. crowd
11. “Why _______________informed about the dismissals earlier?” said the workers. A. aren’t we B. weren’t we C. hadn’t we D. wouldn’t we be
12. Every effort has been ____________________to improve the quality of teaching in the school. A. taken B. made C. done D. gotten
13. There are people who always tell you what you __________have done when it has become too late. A. would B. need C. must D. should
14. Look at that boy! I’m sure he made a _____________________of the job. A. mess B. ruin C. puzzle D. bargain
15. With all due respect, this matter is __________________of your business. A. not B. nothing C. no D. none
16. Tina __________________all the way to class because her teacher was absent. A. mustn’t run B. didn’t need to run C. needn’t have run D. can’t have run
17. The company did not pay me ________________I had been working with them for a month. A. as B. as soon as