HSG Tiếng Anh Long An 2011-2012

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
LONG AN Năm học: 2011-2012
Khóa ngày: 11/ 04/ 2012
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 9
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

(Học sinh không làm bài trên đề thi, chỉ làm bài trên giấy thi thông thường)
PART 1: LISTENING (4pts)
Listen to the conversation three times. Then complete the table below.
Write no more than three words and/ or a number for each answer.

BLUE HARBOR CRUISES

Name of cruise
Highlight Cruise
Noon Cruise
(1)__________

Price per person
$16
(3)___________
$25

Departure times
9.30
12.00
(4)_______(p.m.)

Included in the price
(2)__________
Three-course lunch
Coffee and (5)_____


PART 2: USE OF ENGLISH (5pts)
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (2pts)
Susan has been studying interior design part time for three years and she (1.get) _______ her diploma next month. Since she (2.work) _______ in the same company for over ten years, she feels that she (3.need) _______ a change, so she (4.plan) _______ to open her own design business. She (5.start) _______ looking for an office next week, and she (6.hope) _______ she will have found something in good location and at a reasonable price by the end of the month. Her tutors (7.tell) ______ her that she (8.be)______ very talented and they (9.assure) _______ her that she (10.make) _______ a success of the business.
Put the suitable prepositions into the reading passage. (2pts)
Trouble at Norton Mining
The entire workforce of Norton Mining has gone (1) _______ strike following a serious accident at the mine in Coolooma. The cause (2) _______the accident is unclear, but the union is blaming management attitudes to safety regulations. A spokesperson said “Damage (3) _______ equipment was frequently ignored and union demands (4) ____safer working practices were rejected. The managers’ relationship (5)_______ the union was very poor, so although we pointed out that there’d been a rise (6)_______ the number of minor accidents over the past year, they said there was no need for a change in working practices.”
John Norton, the chairman of Norton Mining, is away (7) _______ a business trip. His secretary said she had spoken to him (8) _______ the phone. The news of the accident had come (9) _______ a great shock to him, she added. She was unable to say when he would be back.
It is understood that the police would like to speak to Mr. Norton in connection (10) _______ a number of his financial dealings.
Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1pt)
The Language Instinct
When I was young, I found language classes rather pointless. I enjoyed other subjects, but languages were my weaknesses. I couldn’t understand a word and I used to (1. pronounce) _______ everything. My teacher knew I was an ambitious student who wanted to do well, but I let myself down in languages. My marks were (2. accept) _______ in French and German and I wanted to give it up. Then one year I went to Germany and something amazing happened. It all started to make sense. I took (3. proud) _______ in talking to people. I didn’t feel like a (4. fail) _______ anymore and I started to make progress. In fact, languages became one of my (5. strong) _______. I went on to study German at college and became a good communicator.
PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION (6pts)
Read the passage and choose the best answers. (2pts)
The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell
In America, two monuments symbolize the ideal of freedom that the country holds dear. The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell represent freedom in different ways. The Statue of Liberty brings about feelings of hope for freedom to immigrants who enter the USA. The Liberty Bell commemorates the struggle for freedom that marks America’s past.
In the past, the Statue of Liberty was the first thing people saw when their boats approached America. The statue stands over 45 meters tall. It was given as a gift to the United States in 1885 by France. The date was chosen to mark the centennial of the establishment of the United States.
The sculpture is made of copper. The internal structure was designed by Gustave Eiffel, who also designed the famous tower bearing his name in Paris. The statue is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. In her right hand Lady Liberty holds a torch. It