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KỲ THI LẬP ĐỘI TUYÊN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày 22 tháng 01 năm 2008
Đề chính thức Môn TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề gồm 4 trang )
PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts )
Question 1 : Listen to the passage then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or
FALSE. The passage will be read twice :
1. April Fool’s Day is only kept in Britain and the United States.
2. April Fool’s Day was started in the beginning of the 13
th
century.
3. On April Fool’s Day, people tell others false things or play jokes to make them laugh.
4. April Fool’s Day is only played on April 1
st
.
Question 2 : Listen to the passage then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete
each sentence. The passage will be read twice :
1. Most people are familiar with lotus because :
A. it is the biggest water plant.
B. it is planted in the Botanic Gardens.
C. it is beautiful and useful.
D. it is planted everywhere in the countryside.
2. The lotus flower :
A. is always pink.
B. may have various colours when it is cultivated.
C. is not used in Singapore.
D. is less valuable than its edible products.

the year 1904. Some cars look very funny,some are steered by a bar, like a boat. Some cars are
driven by steam-engines ( by boiling water and not by petrol ). This run from London to
Brighton is a colourful demonstration. People are dressed in the clothes of those times. The cars
start from Hyde Park only in the morning, the oldest cars are leading. It is not a race, and most of
the cars come to Brighton, which is sixty miles from London, only in the evening. This
demonstration takes place on the day of the announcement of the law in 1896 which said that a
man with a red flag must walk in front of every motor-car when it moved along the streets. These
were the early days of motor-cars and people were afraid of them.
1. In Britain, traditions are very important in the life of people.
2. Englishmen have always changed their traditions.
3. English families prefer living in modern flats to in houses with gardens.
4. Christmas is the biggest holiday in Scotland.
5. People in Britain like celebrating “ sit the Old Year out and the New Year in”.
6. A demonstration of ancient motor-cars and motor-cycles is held in England every year.
7. This is a national race for ancient motor-cars and motor-cycles from London to Brighton.
8. On the early days of motor-cars, drivers had to wear red clothes when driving their cars.
Question 4 : These announcements appear at some places only. Match each announcement
( 1 – 8 ) with a proper place ( A – J ) where it usually appears :
Announcements Appearing places
1. No smoking – Inflamable !
2. Keep silent
3. Keep out of reach of children
4. For over 18 years old only
5. No smoking – Fasten your seat belt
6. Be aware of bears !
7. Dangerous ! High voltage !
8. No picture allowed

A. In a school-yard
B. On an airplane

c) ache , chemistry , mechanic , christmas , champagne
d) closed , surfed , laughed , impressed , hiked
2. Pick out ONE word that is of different kind or part of speech from the others in each
case:
a) painter , embroider , repairer , climber , watcher
b) casual , baggy , design , fashion , publish
c) crocodile , tiger , lion , fox , bear
d) apple , orange , banana , vineyard , plumb
Question 7 : Write the verbs in the numbered brackets into its correct tense and form :
Tam is a good student in English at a Lower Secondary School in Tien giang. Three months
ago, she…( 1.take part )…in an English exam for grade 9 students and …( 2.choose ) …as an
excellent student…( 3.attend )…the Upper Secondary School in Singapore next school-year.
The exam…( 4.organize )…in Ho Chi Minh City for more than 50 students from provinces in
the South of Viet Nam. During the exam, she…( 5.have to )…do a lot of written test, listening
test, and especially an oral test. An Englishman…( 6.ask )…her many questions and she
answered him immediately. Her teacher at home…( 7. train )…her a lot on spoken English,
however, she felt a bit excited because she…( 8. never speak )…with a foreigner before.
Question 8 : Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in
brackets :
1. Tourists are pleased with________food of the South. ( region )
2. These films are not good for children. There are lots of_______.( violent )
3. Her uncle is a famous_________.( linguistics )
4. The ________monument was built in the center of the city.( impress )
5. These works have been________for many centuries.( collection )
6. It is very hard for us to understand his explanation. It is________( logical )
7. The boy was very______. He saved four of his friends from the strong flood. (
encourage )
8. Presents were divided _______to all children. One bag of toys to every child. ( equal )
Question 9 : Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they
remain the same meaning as the old ones :

1. False 2. False 3. True 4. True
Câu hỏi 2 : Nghe, chọn thông tin đúng : 1.0 điểm, mỗi câu đúng : 0.25 đ
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D
PHẦN II : ĐỌC HIỂU : 6.0 điểm
Câu hỏi 3: Xác định câu TRUE / FALSE: 2.0 điểm, mỗi câu đúng : 0.25 đ
1. True 2. False 3. False 4. False
5. True 6. True 7. False 8. False
Câu hỏi 4: Ghép đôi biển báo và vị trí xuất hiện: 2.0 điểm, mỗi cặp ghép đúng : 0.25 đ
1. C 2. G 3. E 4. J
5. B 6. I 7. H 8. D
Câu hỏi 5: Chọn từ thích hợp điền khuyết hoàn chỉnh bài văn: 2.0 điểm, mõi từ điền đúng:
0.25 đ
1. children 2. restaurants 3. they 4. includes
5. baked 6. rich 7. favourite 8. besides
PHẦN II : TỪ VỰNG VÀ NGỮ PHÁP : 8.0 điểm
Câu hỏi 6 :
1. Chọn 1 từ có vần gạch chân được đọc khác với các từ còn lại : 1.0 điểm, mỗi từ chọn
đúng : 0.25 đ
a). sugar b) dormitory c) champagne d) closed
2. Chọn từ khác chủ đề hoặc tự loại với các từ khác :1.0 điểm, mỗi từ chọn đúng: 0.25đ
a) embroider b) publish c) crocodile d) vineyard
Câu hỏi 7 : Viết động từ trong đoạn văn ở đúng thì và thể : 2.0 điểm, mỗi động từ viết đúng :
0.25 đ
1. took part 2. was chosen 3. to attend 4. was organized
5. had to 6. asked 7. had trained 8. had never spoken
Câu hỏi 8 : Tìm dạng thích hợp của từ, điền hoàn chỉnh câu:2.0 điểm, mỗi câu làm
đúng: 0.25 đ
1. regional 2. violence
3. linguist/ linguistician 4. impressive
5. collected 6. illogical

đổi, câu đối thoại tự nhiên, dùng từ phong phú ,chính xác. Nếu viết dưới dạng văn xuôi
: không cho điểm kỹ thuật .
Ghi chú:
* Tổng điểm toàn bài : 20
* Chấm sát đáp án, biểu điểm
* Tổng điểm không làm tròn số, giử nguyên 2 chữ số thập phân
( ví dụ: 14.25 , 12.50 , 10.75 )
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