ĐỀ THI HSG TIẾNG ANH 9- CHÂU THÀNH

UBND HUYỆN CHÂU THÀNH
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
Độc lập –Tự do –Hạnh phúc

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
Môn thi:Tiếng Anh ; LỚP: 9
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Đề thi chính thức
Part A : VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose one word whose underline part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling a, b, c or d (1 P)
a. helped b. booked c. hoped d. waited
a. Asia b. consist c. usually d. pleasure
a. chemistry b. mechanic c. earache d. machine
4. a. dead b.bread c. bead d. head
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by circling a, b, c or d (1 P)
1. a. jumper b. homework c. trousers d. machine
2. a. design b. modern c. stylish d. sleeveless
3. a. family b. disaster c. buffalo d. several
a. education b. community c. development d. unbreakable
III. Complete sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 P)
1. The ................... have to cook rice in this contest. ( participate )
2. The .........of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt. ( arrive )
3. The little village is very quiet and ……………. ( peace)
4. Everyone was .............at the soccer match. (excite)
IV. There is a mistake in each sentence. Find out and correct it (2P):
1. I haven’t seen my grandparents since a quarter of a year.
2. My family often go to the seaside on Sundays so I get used to enjoy pure air there.
3. He studied very hard, so he passed the exam easy.
4. We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast.
V. Supply the correct form of verbs in brackets (2P)
I’d rather you (not stay)…………up late.
They`ll have their cars (mend) ………..tomorrow.
I told my mother that I wanted to ( wake)………………. up at 6.30
Nothing ( do) …………….about this problem for months
IV. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. (1.5P)
I’m surprised ………… the amount of traffic today. I didn’t think it would be so busy.
You remind me …………… somebody I knew a long time ago. You look just like her
I’m sure you will succeed ……………… this entrance test .
Part B: READING
I. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word for each gap.(2P)
My home town is Ho Chi Minh City, the (1) ………………….. city in Viet Nam with (2) ……………………….. 4 millions people. The city traffic is, therefore, very heavy. (3)…………………… to the lastest statistics, there are over 3 million bicycles, 800,000 motorbikes and about 100,000 cars moving (4) ………………….. the city.
Meanwhile the streets are (5) …………………… and in poor condition. Worse still, the people’s sense of executing the traffic laws is bad. As a consequence, there happen many accidents (6) …………………… scores of people killed and injured every day.
To make the traffic safe and fast, everyone should strictly (7) …………………… the traffic (8) …………………… of the city.
1. a. large b. largest c. the most large d. the large
2. a. over b. on c. of d. above
3. a. As b. About c. According d. Surroundings
4. a. surround b. around c. circle d. round
5. a. narrow b. wide c. large d. big
6. a. doing b. causing c. harming d. decreasing
7. a. order b. ask c. apply d. obey
8. a. rule b. decree c. regulations d. notes
II. Read the text then answer the questions below:(2.5 P).
Alfred Bernard Nobel (1833 - 1896) a Swedish scientist was the