Thi hoc sinh gioi tieng anh lan 3

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN VĂN HÓA
BẾN LỨC CẤP TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ ( 2007 - 2008)                                          
   Môn thi : Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút
( Cho cả hai phần thi : nghe và đọc - viết )
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PHẦN THI NGHE
 
I. You will hear part of a radio program about classical music. For questions 1- 6, choose the best answer, A, B, C or D. The recording is repeated twice. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET ( 24 points)

1. This week’s prize is
(A) a music cassette.
(B) two concert tickets.
(C) a classical CD.
(D) a theatre trip.
2. The person who wrote the music lived in
(A) Italy. (B) Spain.
(C) England. (D) France.
3. What else shares the title of this music?
(A) a garden (B) a theatre
(C) a play (D) a park
4. What did people do when they first heard this music?
(A) Some left before the end.
(B) Only a few clapped.
(C) They shouted out rude things.
(D) Some asked for their money back.
5. This piece of music has been
(A) played in the cinema.
(B) used in advertising.
(C) used for a TV play.
(D) played in the theatre.
6. If you know the competition answer you should ring
(A) 0108 937 224.
(B) 0018 739 242.
(C) 0801 397 422.
(D) 0018 937 224.
 
HẾT PHẦN THI NGHE
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PHẦN THI ĐỌC-VIẾT
 
II. Read the passage below. For questions 7 - 11, choose the best answer A, B, C, or D . Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET ( 20 POINTS )
 
Is Australia the world’s largest island or its smallest continent? Actually, it’s both. In fact, Australia is only country that is also a continent. Australia has a population of about 16.5 million people. That makes this island nation one of the least densely populated countries.
What ethnic groups make up the Australia population? The majority of Australians are of English, Irish, Italian, Greek, Dutch, and Polish. However, over the past 50 years, some four million people from more than 120 countries have made Australia their home. This includes a large number of Asian and African immigrants.
 
7. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) The general features of Australia.
(B) The economic features of Australia.
(C) The history of Australia.
(D) The geographical features of Australia.
8. That makes this island nation one of the least densely populated countries means
(A) this nation has the most population in the world.
(B) this nation has more population than other countries.
(C) this nation has less population than its neighbors.
(D) this nation is one of the countries that has the least population.
9. The majority of Australians are of
(A) English and Irish.
(B) English, Irish, Greek.
(C) English, Irish, Italian, Greek, Dutch, and Polish.
(D) English, Irish, Greek, Dutch, and Polish.
10. Over the past 50 years, some four million people from more than 120 countries have made Australia their home means
(A) they left their countries and settled in Australia.
(B) they shared their new houses in Australia.
(C) they bought houses in Australia.
(D) they stayed in Australian houses.
11. What is NOT true about Australia?
(A) It is the biggest island in the world.
(B) It consists of islands.
(C) It is only country that is also a continent.
(D) It is the smallest continent.
 
III. For questions 12 - 24, read the passage and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET (26 POINTS )
 
Mount Everest and K2 (believe) (12) …………………………………….. to be the two highest mountains in the world,