Đe thi HSG lop 9

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TUYÊN QUANG

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS
Năm học 2009-2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 07 trang
(Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi)


Điểm của toàn bài thi
Họ, tên, chữ ký
Số phách
(Do Trưởng ban
chấm thi ghi)

Bằng số
Bằng chữ
- Giám khảo số 1 :
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- Giám khảo số 2 :
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SECTION I: LISTENING (2 points)
Listen to a general knowledge quiz and fill the missing information in the space provided. You are allowed to listen to the tape TWICE.
1. When did the first man walk on the moon? - In ____________________________.
2. Where are the Andes Mountains? - In ____________________________________.
3. Who did Mother Teresa look after? - Poor people in Calcutta.
4. Who won the last World Cup? - France in 1998.
5. How many American states are there? ____________________________________.
6. How much does an ___________________________________ weigh? - 5-7 tonnes.
7. How far is it from London to New York? - 6.000 kilometres.
8. How old was Princess Diana when she died? - 36.
9. What languages do Swiss people speak?
- ________________, _____________________, ___________________ and Romans.
10. What did Marconi invent in 1901? - The radio.
11. What sort of music did Louis Armstrong play? _____________________________.
12. What happens at the end of “Romeo and Juliet”?
Romeo and Juliet ____________________________________________________.
13. What happened in Europe in 1939?
The _____________________________________________ started.
14. Why do birds migrate? - Because the winter is cold.
15. Which was the first country to have TV? __________________________________.
16. Which language has the __________________________________? - English.
SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (10 points)
Part I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2 points)
MONIKA KOVAK
Monika Kovak is a tennis player. She is only 14 years old, but she (1-win) ______________ many tournaments in her life. She (2-start) ______________ playing tennis with her father when she was three years old. Two years ago, she (3-go) ______________ to America to a famous tennis school in California. Monika and her father (4-travel) ______________ to many countries in the world. Last month, they (5-go) ______________ to a tournament in Australia. Monika (6-play) ______________ well, but she (7-not win) ______________ . She (8-not play) ______________ at Wimbledon yet, but she (9-hope) ______________ she (10-play) ______________ there next year.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. ___________________________
6. ___________________________

2. ___________________________
7. ___________________________

3. ___________________________
8. ___________________________

4. ___________________________
9. ___________________________

5. ___________________________
10. __________________________

Part II. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (6 points)
1. Faraday attended a lecture ___________ by a famous scientist.
A. giving B. gave C. given D. to give
2. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.
A. laugh B. to laugh C. to be laughing D. laughing
3. “___________ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman.
A. What a B. How C. What D. How this
4. I understand most of this, ___________ there are still one or two points I would like you to clear up for me.
A. however B. but C. therefore D. so
5. Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper___________ your way to work?
A. for B. by C. along D. on
6. The car was easy to recognize so it wasn’t ___________ difficult for the police to catch the thieves.
A. much B. many C. too D. such
7. I was so tired that I ___________ asleep in the chair.
A. got B. went C. felt D. fell
8. This is Mr. White ___________ invention has helped hundreds of disabled people.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose.
9. I need some help with the table. ___________ you lift the other end, please?