đề thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng anh lớp 9 năm 2012-2013

NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 28 tháng 3 năm 2013
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi này có 05 trang)

Lưu ý: * Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.
* Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
* Giám thị không hướng dẫn hoặc giải thích gì thêm.



I. LISTENING
Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu:
Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được ghi âm 2 lần. Giữa 2 lần ghi âm của mỗi phần và giữa các phần có một khoảng trống thời gian chờ.
Mọi hướng dẫn làm bài cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. Listen to the recording and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for the following statements and questions. (7 pts)
1. The expert says that there are ........................ people in the world today.
A. over 6.7 billion B. 6.7 billion C. about 6.7 million D. 6.6 billion
2. According to the expert, the population of the world increases by ........................ a year.
A. 66 million B. about 66 million C. 6.7 billion D. about 76 million
3. According to the expert, the area that has the highest population growth rate is ....................... .
A. Africa B. Latin America C. Asia D. the Middle East
4. Scientists say that the main reason for population explosion is ........................
A. death rates B. birth rates
C. an increase in death rates D. a decrease in death rates
5. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
A. literacy B. lack of hospitals and schools
C. shortage of food D. poor living conditions
6. According to experts, the population of the world will be ........................ by the year 2015.
A. over 6.7 billion B. over 7 billion C. about 76 million D. about 7 billion
7. How many solutions did the expert offer?
A. two B. three C. four D. five
Part 2. Fill in the following blanks according to what you hear. (8 pts)
Our primary method of research has been conducting short interviews with a large number of people. We decided that, unlike almost every other study-based research project we heard about, this one would make no categorical distinction between men and (8) ...................... . The two main groups, rather, would be adults and children, the idea for this obviously (9) ...................... from the fact that my 10-year-old cousin and I had (10) ...................... identical experiences. It should come as no surprise that, since they were generally more reserved about their inner (11) ...................... than children, adults were much more (12) ...................... than children to be interviewed by us. Surprisingly though, many of these adults were quite willing to give us (13) ...................... to interview their own children, who were generally much more (14) ...................... about the chance to talk about their dreams. Because of their helpfulness, we’ve already had (15) ...................... children subjects alone, and well over 350 total respondents.
II. PHONETICS
Pick out the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. (5 pts)
16. A. pleased B. punished C. practiced D. promised
17. A. beds B. doors C. students D. plays
18. A. tour B. course C. court D. pour
19. A. cell B. center C. cube D. ceiling
20. A. boot B. root C. shoot D. foot
III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. (10 pts)
21. Her marriage has been arranged by her parents. She is marrying a man ........................ .
A. she hardly knows him B. whom she hardly know him
C. she hardly knows D. All are correct
22. "Can I give you a little more coffee?" - “ ........................ ”