HSG&TS10 - 54

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
NINH BÌNH
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC: 2013-2014
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 07 trang)


Chú ý: - Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển.

SECTION 1. LISTENING:
I. Part 1: Listen and fill in the blank with ONE word. (20 points)
Time stands still in London
Time stood still in London on May 27. Big Ben, the 147-year-old clock that is famous around the world, ___1___ stopped for ___2___ minutes. The clock’s minute hand froze at 10.20 PM and then started moving again at 11.50 PM. ___3___ are baffled and cannot explain why the clock stopped. It is usually very reliable and rarely loses even one second.
Big Ben is well known for both its ___4___ and its hourly chimes. It miraculously ___5___ the bombing attacks on London during World War II. It even managed to keep time to within one and a half seconds of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). However, it hasn’t always been so ___6___: snow caused the clock to ring in the New Year ten minutes late in ___7___.
Many people ___8___ believe Big Ben is either the name of the clock itself or of the clock tower. In fact, it is neither. Big Ben is the name of the 13-ton bell that ___9___ on every hour. It was ___10___ after Sir Benjamin Hall, who ordered the clock’s construction. The official name for the tower that houses Big Ben is St. Stephen’s Tower.

Write your answers here:
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II. Part 2: Listen to a biologist, Paul Hart who tells about his trip across Africa. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, or C (10 points)
1. Why did Paul choose the part of Africa where he visited?
A. It is good for walking
B. It will soon change
C. He had been there before
2. How many scientists were there in Paul’s team?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 11
3. What made the team’s journey slow?
A. clearing paths through the forest
B. finding somewhere safe to camp
C. carrying heavy equipment
4. Whom was Paul angry towards to the end of the trip?
A. the local guide B. some of the team C. fisherman
5. Where was Paul asked to go on another trip?
A. Australia B. London C. Africa

Write your answers here:
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SECTION 2. PHONETICS:
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group. (10pts)
1. A. parachute B. mechanic C. Christmas D. scheme
2. A. southern B. northern C. mouths D. months
3. A. shadow B. vanish C. Danish D. Spanish
4. A. have B. many C. shadow D. thank
5. A. exhibition B. exhaust C. exhibit D. exist
Write your answers here:
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IV. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. (10pts)
1. A. advertise B. advertisement C. teenager D. surrounding
2. A. economic B. introduce C. religion D. souvenir
3. A. earthquake B. literature C. disappear D. generous
4. A. preference B. disappointed C. unpolluted D. documentary
5. A. recommend B. spectator C. individual D. unexpected
Write your answers here:
1. ……………
2. ……………….
3. ……………..
4. ………………
5. ………………


SECTION 3. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
V. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (30 pts)
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