UBND HUYỆN TAM DƯƠNG
PHÒNG GD&ĐT
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG 1
Năm học: 2011- 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Đề này gồm 04 trang)
A. LISTENING
Listen to the tape three times and decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxuries but necessities.
2. For most North American households, lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the
electricity bill.
3. However, this amount can’t be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an
energy-saving bulb.
4. Energy-saving bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs and last eighteen times longer.
5. In America, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers.
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. A. debt B. plumber C. climb D. label
2. A. ploughed B. cursed C. crabbed D. visited
3. A. exchange B. gather C. sewage D. village
4. A. cause B. mausoleum C. clause D. laugh
5. A. blood B. flood C. books D. trouble
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
1. A. enginery B. particular C. currency D. dormitory
2. A. economic B. inspiration C. minority D. documentary
3. A. communicate B. mausoleum C. federation D. interactive
4. A. convenient B. musician C. tradition D. national
5. A. solution B. introduce C. department D. compulsory
C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below.

A. with B. between C. from D. to
15. __________covered by the sea, which occupies 71 percent of the earth.
A. A huge unknown world is B. A huge unknown world
C. How huge the unknown world D. So huge is the unknown world
II. Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English.
1. The result of the studies have had a strong impact on future developments.
A B C D
2. All three towns affected by the earthquake they have applied for aid and other emergency relief.
A B C D
3. The Vietnamese industry is growing, but agricultural will always be its economic mainstay.
A B C D
4. Malaysia is one of the country of the Association of South East Asian Nations.
A B C D
5. We needed thousands of pencils for the convention, so we bought the less expensive ones we could find.
A B C D
III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.
1. Don't worry about the volcano. It's been ____________for years. ACT
2. Jeans made in China are sometimes ____________cheap. SURPRISE
3. You should write a letter of ____________to that institute. INQUIRE
4. Paul’s old coat was so ____________out that he had to buy a new one. WEAR
5. ____________, ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women. TRADITION
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Either my sister or I (be)_____________going to visit our uncle.
2. By the year 2020, many people currently employed (lose)_____________their job.
3. She left school last year. Since then she (work)_____________as a waitress at a local pub.
4. I have lost my keys. ~ Oh, if I find them, I (tell)_____________you.
5. How many cups of coffee (drink)_____________today?
D. READING
I. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.
Neil Armstrong

6. A. demand B. request C. requirement D. necessity
7. A. taking B. getting C. meeting D. achieving
8. A. practiced B. tried on C. tested D. experimented
9. A. on B. in C. at D. with
10. A. situation B. condition C. climate D. weather
III. Conversation pieces- Put these sentences in the dialogue in the appropriate order.
A. The flight was delayed, so we were hanging around at the airport for ages
B. No, it was OK when we finally got here.
C. Hi. I haven’t seen you around for a while.
D. Oh really, what happened?
E. Something similar happened to my sister’s family last year. They were going to Jamaica, too
funnily enough.
F. Well, we’ve been away for a couple of weeks, in Jamaica.
G. Why? What was the problem?
H. Oh dear. How long did you have to wait?
I. About seven and a half hours. I wasn’t in too good a mood by the time we took off. Nor was my
husband. We won’t be traveling with that company again. I can tell you.
J. Well, we did in the end.
K. Well, I hope it didn’t spoil your holiday too much.
L. Oh, very nice. Did you have a good time?
0. C 0. F 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9. 10.
E. WRITING
I. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one before it.
1. She last wrote to me six months ago.
 She hasn’t
2. I’ll be very happy when I see my friend on Friday.
 I’m looking
3. This is Mrs. Clare. I've just told you about her.

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UBND HUYỆN TAM DƯƠNG
PHÒNG GD&ĐT
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG 1
Năm học: 2011- 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Trang 4/4
ĐÁP ÁN + HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
A. LISTENING (10 điểm)
1T 2T 3F 4F 5F
(Nội dung bài nghe trong SGK T.Anh 9- Trang 60-61)
B. PHONETICS (10 điểm)
I. (5) 1D 2A 3B 4D 5C
II. (5) 1B 2C 3A 4D 5B
C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 điểm)
I. (15) 1A 2C 3D 4C 5A 6B 7D 8C 9B 10B
11D 12C 13C 14B 15A
II. (5) 1C 2B 3B 4B 5C
III. (5) 1. inactive 2. surprisingly 3. inquiry 4. worn 5. Traditionally
IV. (5) 1. am 2. will have lost 3. has worked 4. will tell 5. have been drunk
D. READING (30 điểm)
I. (10) 1. age 2. how 3. studied 4. astronaut 5. On
6. landed 7. step 8. walked 9. hours 10. experiments
II. (10) 1C 2A 3B 4D 5B 6A 7C 8D 9D 10C
III. (10) 1.L 2.J 3.G 4.A 5.H 6.I 7.K 8.B 9.E 10.D