ĐỀ LUYỆN HSG 9 123

UBND HUYỆN YÊN LẠC
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
(Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)


A. LISTENING: (You will listen to the recording twice )
You will listen to the conversation between a student, Angela Tung and Bob Wills who is the student adviser at a language school. Complete the form. Write no more than three words or a number for each answer on the answer sheet.
REQUEST FOR SPECIAL LEAVE
Name
Angela Tung

Student number
(0) H5712

Address
(1) ……………….. street

Course
(2) ………………………

Teacher’s name
(3) ………………………

I wish to request leave in term
(4) ………………………

Dates of leave
(5) ………………………

To (6) …………………..

Look at the questions from 7 to 10. Now listen to more of the conversation and answer the questions. Write the answer on the answer sheet.
7. Why does Angela want to take a leave ?
8. Where are Angela going ?
9. Who is going with Angela ?
10. When will Angela go home in her own country ?
B. PHONETICS;
II. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence below. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet.
1. A. food B. look C. took D. good
2. A. watches B. faces C. places D. lakes
3. A. nature B. change C. chance D. basic
4. A. humor B. flour C. rumor D. honor
5. A. delayed B. bathed C. damaged D. hoped
III. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.
1. A. comprise B. cotton C. comment D. campus
2. A. dormitory B. dynamite C. decorate D. disappear
3. A. exist B. extensive C. energy D. environment
4. A. persuade B. purpose C. publish D. picnic
5. A. locate B. linguistics C. logical D. lecturer
C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
IV. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D).
1. All the rooms in this hotel are ………….. and that would make it too expensive to stay in.
A. air-condition B. air-conditioners C. air-conditioning D. air-conditioned
2. She ……………her father in his loving of gardening.
A. takes after B. looks after C. follows after D. stands by
3. The bus conductor told him to get off because he couldn’t pay the …………… .
A. journey B. fare C. bill D. travel
4. I’m very fond of Graham Green’s novels. He’s my …………. Modern author.
A. likely B. favored C. popular D. favorite
5. You can rely ………….. him. He always keeps his promise.
A. in B. for C. on D. with
6. I ………….. the heat because I’d been living there for a long time.
A. used to B. was used to C. get used to D. use to
7. The purpose of the exam was to …………. The students’knowledge of the subject.
A. try B. inspect C. prove D. test
8. Jane ………….. spending the afternoon at the swimming pool.
A. urged B. encouraged C. suggested D. persuaded
9. They were ……………. For the accident.
A. blamed B. faulted C. accused D. charged
10. The sky is …………… I don’t think it will rain.
A. tiny B. clean C. clear D. cloudy
V. Write the correct tenses or forms of the verbs in the brackets in the following sentences.
1. He would never miss (go) …………. To such a good party.
2. At this time next week, they (sit) …………….. in the train.
3. By the end of 2010, this area (be