Phần 1: ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
A. ĐỀ THI NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
ĐỀ SỐ 01
(Đề thi học sinh giỏi 9 tỉnh Bắc Giang)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
I. Listening (Track 1)
Hướng dẫn làm bài nghe:
- Bài nghe gồm có 1 phần, thi sinh được nghe 2 lần. Mở đầu và kết thúc cổ tín hiệu nhạc,
- Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. You will hear a conversation twice.
For questions 1-5, put a tick 0 next to the right answer. (5 pts)
1.In addition to paper books, what did the little girl make with paper at school?
A. □ an animal B. □ a person C. □ a building
2. What thing did she NOT talk about when making the object in Question 1 ?
A. □ paper B. □ glue C. □ scissors
3. What did the girl do after school?
A. □ She rode her bicycle. B. □ She watched television C. □ She went to the store.
4. Who did she meet and play with at the junior high school?
A. □ her teacher B. □ her cousins C. □ her father
5. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. □ at a house B. □ at school C. □ at a park
Part 2. You will hear a tour guide talking about a day trip.
Listen and complete questions 6 -10. You will hear the information twice. (5 pts)
TRIP TO CHESTER
| Coach leaves: | 9.15 a.m |
| Arrives Chester: | (1) |
| Morning visit: | (2) |
| Price of family ticket: | (3)£ |
| Lunch in: | (4) |
| Afternoon visit: | (5) |
Part 3. Listen to Patrick talking to his mother about a photo of his old school What is each person wearing? For questions 11-15, write a letter A-H next person. You will hear the conversation twice. (5 pts)
Example: 0 Peter…….D………
People Their clothes
1. Martin................... A. coat
2. Joanna................... B. dress
3. Amy ................... C. hat
4. James................... D. jacket
5. Robert................... E. jeans
F. shirt
G. sweater
H. trousers
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. A. perform B. campus C. mountain D. equal
2. A. distinguish B. appliance C. opinion D. politics
3. A. cover B. although C. freedom D. ancient
4. A. experience B. encourage C. mystery D. convenient
5. A. efficiency B. communicate C. territory D. environment
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
1.- “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?” — “..............”
A. Anything will do B. Yes, please C. Never mind D. I don’t mind
2. If I ...................be somebody else, I...................to be a film star.
A. could/would B. can/would like C. could/would like D. can/like
3. Opposite our house there is a large park, ...................there are beautiful trees and flowers.
A. where B. in that C. which D. that
4. We have done a lot of work on tenses lately and we now...................most of the rules.
A. were understanding B. are understanding
C. understand D. will understand
5. -“Your hairstyle looks terrific, John!” – “...................”
A. I’m glad you like it
B. I don’t know
C. No, you are wrong
D. Excuse me
6. We delayed our departure...................the weather condition.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. instead of D. on behalf of
7. During the rush hour the fraffic in the city centre is terrible.
A. condensation B. accumulation C. concentration D. congestion
8. If a bomb goes off, it...................
A. fails B. explodes C. strikes D. misses its objects
9. Mike is not feeling well so we gave him................... to do than you.
A. fewer B. little work C. less work D. least works
10. Our friends won a big prize when he took part in the...................on TV last week.
A. game show B. news C. music program D. weather forecast
IV. Rearrange these following sentences to make a complete conversation. (5 pts)
A. And we shouldn’t cut many trees or burn too much coal or gas. We should recycle things, save power and water.
B. Yes, you’re right.
C. I see. So now we keep the paper in our bag.
D. Look! There’s a lot of waste paper on the floor.
E. What should we do to prevent pollution now?
F. That’s good. Do you know anything about pollution?
G. Yes, I do. Pollution is very harmful to our Earth.
H. Let’s pick up and put it into the trash can.
I. That’s a good idea.
J. Why don’t we recycle it? We can save a lot of it and we don’t pollute the environment.
V. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)
1. I asked him to put ................... the lights if he was the last to leave the room.
2. The village has changed a lot thanks...................the knowledge the children brought home.
3. The boys got ................... the garden by climbing ...................the fence.
4. I turned ................... the job because it was badly paid.
5. My grandparents live ................... 34 Hai Ba Trung Road, in a flat...................the top floor.
6. What do you buy these eggs ...................?
7. Look after the baby while I am....................
8. She wanted to know what aspect ................... learning English I found most difficult.
VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (5 pts)
1. Earth Hour is a ................... event organized to raise people’s awareness about the need to take action on climate change. (WORLD)
2. Solar energy, wind power and water power are...................sources of energy. (ALTERNATE)
3. The Internet is used for many purposes: education, communication, entertaiment and...................
(COMMERCIAL)
4. In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxuries but.................... (NECESSARY)
5. Some designers have modernized the Ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese printing lines of...................on them. (POETIC)
VII. Give the correct tense or form of tile verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. (5 pts)
1. Don't be surprised when you see how thin Matin is. He (be) extremely ill. 1.................
2. The ideas (present) in this book are not really interesting. 2.................
3. Scarcely she (/eave) the office when they arrived. 3.................
4. Should you agree to help us with the housework, we (finish) everything.
on Saturday. 4................
5. - “I left a cookie on the table but now it’s gone. What happened to it?"
- “I don’t know. One of the children (eat) it." 5. ...............
VIII. Each of the following sentences contains ONE error. Underline and correct it. (5pts)
1. It has been suggested that he saves money for his study tour abroad. .................
2. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have
to submit the proposal .................
3. Although she smoked, drank and never took exercise, but she lived
to be 100. .................
4. The receptionist said me that the hotel had been fully booked. .................
5. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not make me interested. .................
IX. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10pts)
Another strong earthquake shook Bac Tra My District in Quang Nam Province at 1.34 p on Thursday, September 27th, 2012. Over 200 houses faced cracks (1) .................the quake. Financial aid (2) ................. provided to families whose houses faced cracks. (3) ................. the earthquake was strong, it was still milder than the 4.1 magnitude quake on September 23rd.
On Thursday, a delegation from the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and
Control was sent (4) ................. survey the earthquake belt in Bac Tra My District. The delegation
(5) .................houses and schools in the area affected by the quakes, inspected the Song Tranh 2
Hydropower Plant and met with authorities in Bac Tra My District.
