Đề thi HSG tiếng Anh 9 cấp trường

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG BẬC THCS
NĂM HỌC :2012-2013
NGÀY THI: ..12...... tháng 11 năm 2012

Duc Hiep secondary school
Full name: .......................................
Class: 9 ........
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 9
THỜI GIAN: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Mark:


A. LISTENING: (2 pts)
Listen to the news on solar energy and do the task that follow:
Task 1: Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the news (1pt)
_______They have classes three times a week.
_______The class is for students from ten to twelve.
_______They needn’t take an exam as soon as they arrive.
_______There are thirteen classes at the Elementary level.
_______They will have opportunity to improve their knowledge of pronunciaton.

Task 2: Listen to the news again and write the missing words: (1 pt)
We use modern methods of (1)______________ and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorder.
One class is for complete (2)____________________.
In both classes you will practice (3)________________ conversations.
You will only be (4)_________________ in improving your English, however, if you work hard and practice speaking English as much as you can.
In the class at the Intermediate (5)_____________ you will have a lot of practice in communication in real-life situation.

B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (9pts)
*PRONUNCIATION:(2 pts)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others (1pt)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
hello
mouths
sugar
although
honest
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
lose
cigarettes
champagne
thought
home
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
only
crops
ship
throughout
hourglass
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
whole
staffs
decision
month
honorable


II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others (1pt)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
occasion
economic
puppet
objection
compulsory
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
religion
encourage
unique
opinion
convenient
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
federation
embroider
tunic
official
correspond
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
collection
experience
notice
optional
communicate


*VOCABULARY &GRAMMAR: (7 pts)
I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. (2 pts)
It is great to have pen-pals. In my opinion, (1.friend)_______________ is among the meaningful relations in our life. many of my friends have pen-pals and they correspond (2.regular)_______________ . A friend of mine once got a letter from the school mailbox and told me a lot of (3.interest)_______________ things about her pen-pals. That made me (4.excite)_______________ and I was eager to have one. Therefore, I got on line and did some chatting, but I was at first (5.luck)_______________ to get to know anyone. Then, I knew a very nice Australian girl, Jenny. She and I are the same (6.old)_______________ .
We often get each other’s (7.inform)_______________ through the Internet. Although my English was not very good, I have try to get a rapid (8.improve)_______________ so that we can understand each other (9.good). Thanks to Jenny, I get more (10.know)_______________ about Australia.
II. Choose the best answers: (2 pts)
I had two copies of it originally, but I can’t find ______________ now.
A. another B. the other C. the others D. other
Professor Moore doesn’t work at school ______________.
A. also B. too C. still D. any more
If only he ______________ me a chance, I could have told him the truth.
A. could B. has given C. had given D. gave
The chief of police, ______________ work is very important, takes care of the public safety.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
Neither the boy nor I ______________ satisfied with his progress.
A. are B. am C