TIENG ANH

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO THANH BÌNH
TRƯỜNG THCS BÌNH THÀNH
ĐỀ THAM KHẢO thi HỌC SINH GIỎI
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
A. LISTENING: (2 ms)
Listen to the CD player three times, Then decide ehether these statement are True ( T) or Falss( F).
1. Ba and his family had a day trip to his friend’s home village. ______
2. His home village is about 60 kilometers to the south of Hanoi_______
3. Before reaching a big old banyan tree, they traveled between the green paddy fields. _____
4. People like going there for their weekends.______
5. Everyone felt tired and hungry. ______
6. They didn’t have a snack at the house of Ba’s uncle. ______
7. They had a thirty-minute walk to visit Ba’s uncle. ______
8. Everyone enjoyed the fresh air and had a picnic on the mountain. ______
9. Liz had a lot of photos to show the trip to her friends _______.
10. Liz doesn’t want to go there again.________
B. READING
I. Read the passage and circle the correct answer A, B, C or D: ( 2 ms)
Many years ago, an English family was living in China. One evening an important Chinese officer came to visit them. It got later ang later, and he still didn’t go, so his hostess invited him to have a dinner with them. But she had a little food in the house, so she quickly went to the kitchen and spoke to her Chinese cook. “ It is all right. You will have a very good dinner,” said the cook. When they all sat down to eat, the lady was very surprised, because there was a lot of food on the table. After dinner, the hostess ran to the kitchen and said to the cook, “ How did you make such a good meal in half an hour ?” “I didn’t make it madam,”he said, “ I sent one of the servants to the officer’s house, and he brought back the officer’s dinner.”
1. The Chinese officer was invited to have a dinner because……………………………………
A. the hostess had much food in the kitchen.
B. he didn’t go home when it got too late.
C. he was very hungry and had no food.
D. the hosttess wanted him to stay longer.
2. When the Chinese officer accepted her invitation, the hostess felt………………………..
A. happy
B. surprised
C. excited.
D. worried.
3. The dinner was……………………………………………….
A. surprisingly good.
B. rather poor.
C. terrible.
D. not very bad.
4. Actually, the dinner came from…………………………………
A. the hostess’s kitchen.
B. a restaurant.
C. the cook’s house.
D. the officer’s house.
5. One of the servants was sent to the officer’s house to……………………………
A. tell the officer’s wife that he wouldn’t come home for lunch.
B. get some more food.
C. get the officer’s dinner.
D. find out what the officer liked for dinner.
II. Read the following passage and circle the best option A,B,C or D: (2 ms)
Tet is a national and ………( 1)………………. festival in Vietnam. It is occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited to think …………( 2)………… their past activities and hope for good luck …………( 3)…………. the year to come.
Before Tet all houses are white washed and…………(4)………….. with yellow apricot flowers and colorful lanterns. Everybody is looking…………(5)…………… to a more favorable life.
…………(6)………. the New Year’s Eve, children are smartly dressed. They are hoping to …………(7)…………………. money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to their grandparents and parents. Wrong doings ………(8)……….. be absolutely avoided on these days.
1. A. traditional B. modern C. music D. summer
2. A about B. to C. after D. for
3. A. in B. at C. on D. when
4. A. decorate B. decorates C. decorating D. decorated
5. A. at B. for C. after D. forward
6. A. In B. At C. On D. To
7. A. receive B. buy C. sell D. make
8. A. should B. need C. ought D. have
C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences: ( 2ms)
You arrive at a party at 8.00 p.m. What do you say?
A. Good night C. Good evening
B. Goodbye D. Good afternoon
Someone offers you a drink. You don’t want it. What