Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2008-2009- Phòng GD&ĐT Hòa Bình

 UBND HUYỆN HÒA BÌNH ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9
 PHÒNG GD&ĐT NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 
 THỜI GIAN: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
I.LISTENING:
1.Part 1:Listen to people arranging to do something. What are they going to do ? write down the day they will meet and the time. 2ps
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day
time
day
time
day
time
day
time
day
time
film
Saturday
9pm
restaurant
party
disco
picnic
is for example.
2.Part 2: Listen to the conversation and complete the gaps: 2ps
Assistant: Can I (0)you?
Customer: Yes.How (1).is this tracksuit?
Assistant: It’s £63.20.
Customer: Have you got it in a (2)size?
Assistant: Yes,(3).you are. Medium.
Customer: Thank you. Where can I(4)..it on?
Assistant: The changing rooms are over there, next 
 to the jeans
Customer: Thank you.
Assistant: (5).is it?
Customer: It’s (6)., thanks. I’ll (7)it.
Assistant: Do you want(8)else?
Customer: Yes, (9).I have this cap?
Assistant: That’s £68.70 then, please.
Customer: Do you(10)..credit cards?
Assistant: Certainly, Could you sign here, please?
 There you are. That’s your copy.
Customer: Thank you. Goodbye.
Assistant: Goodbye.
(O): help
II.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
1.Part 1:Put the verbs in the correct form: 2ps
1.I wish today (be)Sunday.
2.Lan (watch).. TV at 8 o’clock last night.
3.I never (see).such an interesting film before.
4.Where’s mother? She (cook).in the kitchen.
5.She’s afraid of (speak)in front of the crowd.
6.Lan works in this factory, (do).she?
7.I wish it (stop)..raining now.
8.I would go to Paris if I (know).French.
9.I (start)..learning English at school when I was seven.
10.If it (not rain) we will go out.
11.A new bridge (build).over the Hau Giang river since 2007.
12.What you (do)if you won the first lottery?
13.This house (build)..ten years ago?
14.She asked her son (not,stay)..up late.
15.We (have).dinner when he came in.
16.Larry asked Mr Anderson if he (have).time to help him.
17.Up to now I (see) this film five times.
18.English and French (speak).in Canada.
19.Listen! Someone (knock)..at the door.
 20.My father and mother usually (get) up at 5:30.
2.Part 2: Supply the appropriate preposition: 1p
1.“Ao dai” for mem is differentthe one for women.
2.I prefer football.volleyball.
3.What’s film ..at Rex cinama today?
4.She has lived with her family .thirteen years.
5.What a beautiful picture! She is looking .it.
6.What do you use internet ..?
7.She often plays the Piano .night.
8.Nam, an exchange student, is now living the Parker on a farm.
9.He will be in Singapore from MondayThursday.
10.Malaysia is divided two regions, known as West and East Malaysia.
3.Part 3: Rewrite the following sentenses without changing meaning: 1p
1.Nam has bought a Future II recently.
-A Future II.
2.This book is not as cheap as that book.
-This book is
3.There is six rooms in the house.
-The house..
4.No one could answer these questions correctly.
-These .
5.I started learning Englishh 8 months ago.
-I’ve.
6.They like coffee better than tea.
-They 
7.Fred is a good tennis player.
-Fred plays.
8.Mai doesn’t know a lot of students in her class.
-She wishes..
9. “Where are you going now?” I said to Mary.
-I asked Mary
10.I can’t write to Alice because I don’t know her address.
-If..
4.Part 4: Look at the conversation, then report what they asked or said: 1p
Mr Hai:	Where do you come from?
Hoa:	I come from Hanoi.
Mr Hai:	Who do you live with?
Hoa:	I live with my aunt and uncle.
Mr Hai:	Do you go to school by bus?
Hoa:	No. I go to school by bike.
Mr Hai:	Take this form and write down your address, 
Start like this.
àMr Hai asked Hoa where she came from, and she said she came from Hanoi.
5.Part 5: Use the correct form of the words in bracktes: 1p
1.They look modern and very.	(fashion)
2.Kuala Lumpur is the city in the country.	(large)
3.Susan made hats and sold .to get money for food. 	(their)
4.They felt ..when the Tet was coming near. 	(excite)
5.Do you find internet? 	(usefully)
6.She was really impressed by theof the city.	(beautifully)
7.She looks very today.	(happilly)
8.He drove and had many accidents.	(care)
9.What could you do to minimize	(pollute)
10.My mother was ..worried when I went home late last night. (extreme)
III.READING:
1.Part 1: Read Mr Thanh’s itinerary for his business trip to Singapore. Then match true (T) or false (F) the following statements. 1.5ps
Itinerary for Le Huy Thanh
 Monday, September 20
Depart: Hanoi / 2pm
Arrive: Singapore / 6:30pm
 Tuesday, September 21
MEETING
Raffles center / 11 am – 1 pm
LUNCH
Lion City Restaurant / 1.30 – 2 pm
 Wednesday, September 22
MEETING
Raya palace / 2.15 – 7 pm
DINNER
Little India Restaurant / 7.30 – 10 pm
 Thursday, September 23
Depart: Singapore / 9 am
Arrive: Hanoi / 11.30 am
1.Mr Thanh arrives in Singapore on Monday evening.	 .
2.On Tuesday, he has a meeting between 1.30 and 2 pm.	 	 .
3.He goes for lunch at Lion City Restaurant on September 21.	 .
4.After the meeting on Wednesday he has dinner with some friends at the hotel. .
5.He has an appointment at about 9 am on Thursday.	 .
6.He will leave Singapore on Thursday morning and be in Hanoi on that day. .
2.Part 2: Read the notes Mr Long made. Then look at the advertisements and choose a suitable language school for him.Give reason for your choice. 1p
Academy of English
Why not learn to speak a foreign language with other?
We have well-qualified teachers for advanced classes.
Classes in the morning, aftternoon and evening
Courses begin first week of November
Phone 8278787 for more information
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
 COUNCIL
G/F 12 Nam Trang street
Study English, French or Chinese in the morning & evening
Places available in beginner/ intermediate/advanced classes
Courses start on 3rd October
 Notes
English class
 -early evening
 -advanced level
 -starting late October / early November
New English Institute
If you want to improve your English we can help you.
Our teachers offer afternoon, evening and weekend classes for those new to English.
Come to see us at the New English Institute today.
We are at 108 Trang Thi Street
1.School you choose: .
2.Reason:..
3.Part 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer: 2.5ps
About three thousand years ago, there were no shops. If you need something you had to made it yourself. For example, if you need something to wear, you had to kill an animal and get its coat. If you were a good hunter and get a lot of coats, you could exchange them for other things you need. You could get meat, fruit or an axe. This of exchanging things is called barter.
Later on, people began to use money. They made money from things which would last and not go bad earsily. They used stones, shells and animal’s teeth. After man discovered metal, they started to use copper, tin, silver and gold. They made these metals into small bars so that they were easy to store and carry about. Before there were banks, people kept their money themselves.Most people hit their money in the ground. They thought it was the safest place to store money.
About five hundred years later, peoples began to made coins. They were easier to carry than metal bars.
1.There were no shops
	A.in the 15th centery	B.five hundred years ago
	C.in China and Italy	D.about three thousand years ago
2.What would you do if you wanted a coat thousands of years ago?
	A.Go to buy one from a shop	B.Kill an animal for its skin
	C.Make friend with huters	D.Make one from cloth
3.The early way of exchanging one thing for another is called
	A.metal-melting	B.Coin-collecting
	C.banking	D.barter
4.What kind of thing goes bad easiily and is not good for making money?
	A.Metal	B.Axe	
C.Food	D.Shells
5.Why did people made coins?
	A.Coins were beautiful	B.Coins were easy to cout
	C.They liked round coins instead of small bars
	D.Coins were easier to carry about	
IV.WRITING:
1.Part 1: Use these sets of suggested words to write about the benefits of the Internet: 2ps
-The Internet / develop / increasingly / today.
-it / become / part / everyday life.
-Internet / be / very fast and convenient way / get information.
-It / be / cheap way / communicate / friends and relatives / means of Email or chatting.
-You / check / weather conditions / before / camping or fishing.
-You / can book / tickets / film shows, concerts, soccer matches or hotels
-It / be / source of entertainment.
-You / listen to music / watch videos / play games, .
-The Internet / be / wonderful invention / modern life.
-It / make / world / a small village.
2.Part 2: Write a passage (100 words) to tell your friends about “A country picnic” you made. 3ps
Follow the suggested ideas.
	-who you go with, when you go, how you go, what you’ve done, when you’re back, how you feel, .
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