HS giỏi AV9 -024

ĐỀ THI HSG LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC&ĐÀO TẠO Năm học: 2011- 2012 - Môn: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 06/10/2011
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC: Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút



LISTENING: ( 2ms )

Part I: Listen and complete the spaces. You have one minute to study the part and listen to the dialogue twice ( 1.0 m ):

Liz: Would you like me to read you a story, Andy ?
Andy: Yes, please. I want the Pied Piper of Hamelun.
Lize: All right. ………(1)………. and sit next to me.
Andy: Here’s the book.
Lize: Long ago, in a town named Hamelin in Germany, there was a ………(2)……….
plague of rats.
Andy: What’s plague?
Lize: It’s a time ………(3)………. many animals or insects cause a lot of damage.
The people in the town didn’t know what to do, so they ………(4)………. to the
mayor. A strange man came to the town and told the mayor he could remove the
rats. The mayor agreed to pay the man a lot of ……(5)…..if the rats disappeared.
Andy: Did the rats go away ?
Lize: Yes, the man ………(6)………. a tune on his pipe. All the rats followed him to
the river ………(7)………. they fell in and drowned.
Andy: Did the mayor pay the piper?
Lize: No, he laughed at the piper and ………(8)………. him to go away. So the piper
played another tune and the children of Hamelin followed him and disappeared.
There was only one young boy who ………(9)………. walk very fast.
Andy: Did the other children ever come back ?
Lize: No, they never returned and the town people were heartbroken. The mayor was
very ………(10)………. for not paying the piper.


Part II: Listen to the story and answer the questions. You listen to it twice. (1.0m)

1: What sports has he played for the school team this year ?
2: Where did he go with his Uncle Nghia ?
3: What language did he speak during his vacation ?
4: Are there any American passengers on the plane ?
5: Who explained Vietnamese to the foreign passengers ?






B: READING: (12ms)

Part I : In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences . ( 1m)
1. ………… take a taxi, you’ll be late for the lecture.
A. Unless you B. If you not C. Because of D. For you
2. ………… the cold weather, she wasn’t wearing a coat.
A. Although B. Because C. Since D. In spite of
3. John can’t make a ………..to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a
house and a car
A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively
4. When you see your friend off at the station, you say: “………………….!”
A. Lucky you B. Good night C. Have a good journey D. You’re welcome
5. He came home late, so I asked him where …………….
A. he had been B. has he been C. he has been D. had he been
6. He’s accustomed to …………….to music before bedtime.
A. listen B. listened C. listening D. be listening
7. He drank ……………coffee that he couldn’t sleep last night.
A. so B. so much C. so many D. a lot of
8. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A. help B. prepared C. be busy D. attempt
9. Mary always takes great care …………her chidren.
A. for B. of C. to D. with
10. All traffic laws ……………
A. is observed B. had better observe C. must have observed D. must be observed

Part II: Filling in each space with one appropriate word . (1,0m)
They called New York “the Big Apple”. Maybe it is not exact like an apple, it’s certainly very big ……..(1)……… expensive. There are too many people, that’s the problem. The streets are always full ……..(2)……… cars and trucks, you can never find a place to park there.
If you have enough money, you can ……..(3)……… a taxi. New York cabs are yellow. They look all the same. But the ……..(4)……… are very different. Some were born and raised in New York, but