De thi Lap doi tuyen du thi HSG Tinh Tieng Anh 9 - 2011.doc

UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
SỞ GIÁO DỤC& ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập - Tự do – Hạnh phúc
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KỲ THI LẬP ĐỘI TUYÊN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày …… . tháng …. năm 2011
Đề chính thức Môn TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề gồm 5 trang ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts )

(Thí sinh nghe 02 đoạn băng mỗi đoạn 02 lần. Bắt đầu phần nghe và kết thúc phần nghe đều có Bản Giao Hưởng Số 9 của Beethoven. Băng đã được ghi đủ số lần, giám thí mở cho máy chạy từ đầu tới cuối không cần trả băng. Giữa các đoạn có khoảng im lặng để thí sinh làm bài)

Question 1 : Listen to the recording then state whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE. The recording will be played twice :

Dick and Janet are flying to Cincinati, in Ohio. ____________
They see a UFO from their plane. ____________
Dick says Janet is watching movies at that time. ____________
The UFO doesn’t work and stops in mid-air. ____________

Question 2 : Listen to the recording then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each sentence. The recording will be played twice :

1. Which disaster is not mentioned?
A. Fire B. Earthquake C. Tornado D. Volcanic eruption
2. In the first disaster, the helicopter rescued ……. of them before the roof collapsed.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10
3. In the second disaster, where did they run to escape?
A. the ferry boat B. the harbor C. the market shed D. the town hall
4. When the third disaster happens they were ……… .
A. having dinner B. sitting in a boat C. dancing in a disco D. watching TV

PART II: READING COMPREHENSION : ( 6.0 pts )

Question 3: Read the passage below then state whether the following statementss are TRUE or FALSE :
PASSOVER
Passover is mainly a Jewish holy day and festival. It commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the people of ancient Israel were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan, which is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays.
In the storyline of the Exodus, the Bible tells that God helped the Children of Israel escape slavery in Egypt by inflicting ten plagues upon the Egyptians before Pharaoh would release his Israelite slaves; the tenth and worst of the plagues was the slaughter of the first-born. The Israelites were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a spring lamb and, upon seeing this, the spirit of the Lord passed over these homes, hence the term "passover". When Pharaoh freed the Israelites, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for bread to rise. In commemoration, for the duration of Passover no leavened bread is eaten, for which reason it is called "The Festival of the Unleavened Bread". Matzo (flat unleavened bread) is the primary symbol of the holiday.
Together with Shavuot ("Pentecost") and Sukkot ("Tabernacles"), Passover is one of the three pilgrimage festivals (Shalosh Regalim) during which the entire Jewish ordinary people historically made a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. Samaritans still make this pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim, but only men participate in public worship.
Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan, which typically falls in March or April of the Gregorian calendar. In accordance with the Hebrew Bible, Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew calendar`s festival year. Passover is a spring festival, so the 14th day of Nisan begins on the night of a full moon after the vernal equinox. To ensure that Passover did not start before spring, the tradition in ancient Israel held that the first day of Nisan would not start until the barley is ripe, being the test for the onset of spring. If the barley was not ripe an intercalary month (Adar II) would be added. However, since at least the 12th century, the date has been determined mathematically.
In Israel, Passover is the seven-day holiday of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, with the first and last days observed as legal holidays and as holy days involving nonparticipation from work, special prayer services, and holiday meals; the intervening days are known as Chol HaMoed ("festival days"). Diaspora Jews historically observed the festival for eight days, and most still do. Reform and Reconstructionist Jews and Israeli Jews, wherever they are, usually observe the holiday