Đề thi HSG tiếng Anh số 9

PHÒNG GD-ĐT PHÙ MỸ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
TRƯỜNG THCS MỸ CHÁNH Năm học: 2011 - 2012 - Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không tính thời gian phát đề thi)

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A. LISTENING. (2ms)
Part I. Listen and complete the spaces. You have one minute to study the part and listen to the dialogue twice. (1,0m)
Tim: Are you hungry, Carlo?
Carlo: Yes.
Tim: Okay. Let’s go to a restaurant downtown. If we …………(1)……… through the park, we can
…………(2)……… a bus on Ocean Drive.
Carlo: That’s fine. I really like walking in the park. You’re …………(3)……… to have a place like this
close to your home. It’s so …………(4)……… with all the trees and flowers and a pond in the
middle.
Tim: Carlo! Be careful. You’re walking on the grass. The park keeper is growing some more – you’ll
kill the …………(5)……… grass!
Carlo: Oh, sorry. I didn’t …………(6)……… the sign.
Tim: …………(7)………. It’s time we caught the bus.
Carlo: Is that our bus, Tim?
Tim: No. That’s a …………(8)……… bus. We want the number 130.
Carlo: Where are we …………(9)………?
Tim: It’s up to you. There’s a new Mexican …………(10)……… in town.
Carlo: Oh, no. I can eat Mexican food at home. I love American food. I’d rather eat hamburgers.
Tim: Okay. I know exactly where we need to go.

Part II. Listen to the passage and decide the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). You listen to it twice. (1,0m)
1. …………… Traditionally, Ao Dai was frequently worn by both men and women.
2. …………… The Ao Dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women.
3. …………… The Ao Dai has been the subject of poems, novels and songs.
4. …………… Vietnamese women always wear Ao Dai.
5. …………… Some fashion designers want to change the traditional Ao Dai.










B. READING. (12ms)
Part I. In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrases which best completes each of the following sentences. (2,0ms)
1. Minh is motivated to study …………….. he knows that a good education can improve his life.
A. therefore B. however C. because D. so
2 Jack can’t remember …………….. the telephone number down.
A. write B to write C. writing D. written
3. Has Sue finished …………….. yet?
A. washing up B. to wash up C. wash up D. wash upping
4. The novels …………….. by Mark Twain attract a lot of children.
A. writing B. written C. being written D. to be written
5. After arriving home, they usually …………….. their uniforms.
A. take out B. put out C. take off D. put off
6. Some designers have …………….. the Ao Dai by printing lines of poetry on it.
A. modern B. modernize C. modernized D. modernly
7. This job …………….. working very long hours.
A. involves B. consists C. includes D. contains
8. “Have they arrested the thieves yet?” “It’s only a …………….. of time.”
A. period B. matter C. length D. waste
9. My sister is good at English. She speaks English …………….. .
A. good B. goodly C. well D. slowly
10. I’ll give you ten minutes to come …………….. with a better idea.
A. out B. in C. through D. up

Part II. Filling in each space with one appropriate word. (1,0m)
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these …………(1)……… are young children. …………(2)……… are teenagers and adults. Some learn at school, others study by …………(3)……… . A few learn English just by …………(4)……… the language in film, on television, in the office, or …………(5)……… their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another …………(6)……… .
Why do people want to learn English? It is not difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn …………(7)……… at school as a compulsory subject. Adults learn English …………(