Sở giáo dục và đào tạo
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Kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh Lớp 9 THCS năm học 2010 – 2011
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày thi: 27/3/2011
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang)

Học sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi, không làm bài vào đề.
Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết phương án chọn A hoặc B, C, D...
Phần tự luận : Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài.
(Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì)

LISTENING
Hướng dẫn phần thi Nghe hiểu:
- Thí sinh được nghe 2 lần. Mở đầu và kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu.
- Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có trong bài nghe.
Listen to Ryan talking about his life and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (10 points)
1. He has lived in a foreign country.
2. He has worked for a big company.
3. He has stayed in an expensive hotel.
4. He has flown in a jumbo jet.
5. He has cooked a meal for a lot of people.
6. He has met a famous person.
7. He has seen a play by Shakespeare.
8. He has ridden a motorbike.
9. He has been to hospital.
10. He has won a competition.
phonetics
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)
11. A. programme B. earthquake C. evidence D. examine
12. A. available B. conclusion C. century D. ambition
13. A. occasion B. opinion C. official D. optional
14. A. unfriendly B. lazily C. gallery D. quality
15. A. contain B. achieve C. improve D. visit
grammar – vocabulary – language functions
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (10 points)
16. Due to the bad weather, the picnic has been put ________ until next Wednesday.
A. ahead B. forward C. out D. off
17. I want some coffee but there was ________ in the pot.
A. any B. no C. none D. nothing
18. Your brother is very tall. What is his exact ________ ?
A. size B. height C. measure D. length
19. If Minh comes to England, it will be a good ________ for him to improve his English.
A. opportunity B. possibility C. advantage D. experience
20. ________ much television is not good for a growing child.
A. Watching B. Watch C. To be watched D. Being watched
21. ________ she’s nearly ninety years old, my grandmother still drives to the shops everyday.
A. Even though B. Furthermore C. However D. Nevertheless
22. There`s somebody walking behind us. I think ________ .
A. we are following B. we are being following
C. we are being followed D. we are followed
23. James suggested ________ the roof of the house.
A. that I should repair B. me to repair C. to me to repair D. that I was repairing
24. There was an accident as I was going home last night. Two people were taken to ________ hospital. I think ________ accidents are caused by people driving too fast.
A. a _____ the most B. the _____ most C. Φ_____ the most D. Φ_____ most
25. It’s no use ________ her. You’ll have to wait till she stops talking.
A. try to interrupt B. to try to interrupt C. trying to interrupt D. to try interrupting
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (10 points)
26. We believe him because we know he is (TRUTH).
27. Fashion (DESIGN) have done a lot to modernize the traditional ao dai.
28. The roof of his cottage needs (STRONG).
29. He is one of the most famous (ENVIRONMENT) in the world.
30. He