Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 9 (2008-2009) thành phố Hà Nội

KÌ HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI NĂM 2008 – 2009
Đề chính thức
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút.
I - LISTENING COMPREHENTON (4 pt)
Listen to the conversation three times and choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D.
1.A. To invite her to go to Florida with him.
B. To ask her to watch his house while he is gone.
C. To make a date for that evening.
D. To talk about his vacation.

2.A. She is Brian’s neighbor
B. She goes to school with Brian.
C. She doesn’t know Brian very well.
D.She doesn’t have a job.

3.A. Feed the cats.
B. Collect the mail.
C. Water the plants.
D. Watch the house.

4.A. Go to work.
B. Take the keys to Melissa.
C. Leave for Florida.
D. Call Melissa.

5.A. The national park
B. Streets.
C. Heart attacks
D. Health care for woman.

6.A. They are under more stress than men.
B. They have more heart attacks than men.
C. They don’t get the same level of care as men.
D. They have less serious heart attacks than men.

7.A. He didn’t see it.
B. He thought it was interesting.
C. He wouldn’t recommend it.
D. He wasn’t surprised by it.
8.A. Discuss the video with the man.
B. Go to the library to see the video.
C. Check the video out of the library.
D. Get ready for class.
II – PHONETICS (1,5 pt)
a) Choose on word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0,75 pt)
1.
A. make
B. daily
C. paper
D. family

2.
A. brought
B. thought
C. brought
D. drought

3.
A. how
B. grow
C. town
D. cow

b) Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (0,75 pt)
1.
A. cartoon
B. honor
C. culture
D. honest

2.
A. character
B. adventure
C. library
D. knowledge

3.
A. competition
B. minority
C. manufacture
D. application


III – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5,5 pt)
Circle the best answer A, B, C or D and write it up to complete the sentences. (4 pt)
1. That director___________ a big company.
A. guides
B. runs
C. leads
D. goes

2. The player is very skillful_____________ playing football on the left side.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. up

3. Uncle Ho was born in Sen Village, __________ is a peace of interest for foreign and domestic tourists.
A. where
B. which
C. that
D. in which

4. She wishes that she ___________ the meeting last week.
A. attended
B. attends
C. had attended
D. would attend

5. When you talk about a market, you have something ___________your mind.
A. on
B. of
C. at
D. in

6. “Believe, dream, hope” was ___________ the writer wanted to tell the children.
A. how
B. when
C. what
D. where

7. We should make our effort to contribute ___________our sports team.
A. for
B. to
C. at
D. on

8. I didn’t come to the party because I ___________.
A. don’t invite
B. am not invited
C. was not invited
D. didn’t invite

9. They have given us instant, world-wide communication that ___________ the world nearer.
A. takes
B. carries
C. brings
D. pulls

10. Modern techniques call _______________ the skill of engineers.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. for

11. Petroleum, coal, natural gas, iron and cooper are called ___________.
A. metals
B. elements
C. minerals
D. oils

12. The festival was ______________ by full cultural and sports programs.
A. decided
B. remarked
C. marked
D. commented