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Sở Giáo dục - Đào tạo độc lập - tự do - hạnh phúc

đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh LớP 9
Năm học: 2011 - 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 10/4/ 2012
(Thời gian: 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)
Điểm của bài thi Họ tên và chữ kí
1. Cán bộ chấm thi thứ nhất:
Bằng số Bằng chữ
(Thí sinh làm bài vào tập đề thi này)
Part one - listening (3P)
Section 1
Listen to Patricks story, and answer the questions in short answers. (You will listen to the recording
twice and after the first time you will have 30 seconds to check your answers. Now you have 30
seconds to look through the questions There is an example is at the beginning)
0. What did Patrick wear on his first day of school?
a tie
1. How did he feel that day?

2.Who took him to school?

3. What was his teacher like?

4. What did the kids in his neighborhood do together?

5.How did Patrick feel about his high school days?

Section 2
Listen to the conversation and decide which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false(F)(You

A. during B. while C. for D. at
4. She asked___________________ to speak to.
A. who I wanted B. who wanted I C. I wanted who D. who I want
5. Your windows needs______________; would you like me_______________them for you?
A. cleaning- to do B. cleaning - do C. cleaned - to do D.cleaned -doing
6. My aunt and her children are not coming to dinner with us tonight.
“ I wish my aunt and her children______________to dinner with us tonight”
A.will come B. can come C. could come D. is coming
7. Take this road and you will _____________ at the hotel in five minutes.
A. come B. arrive C. find D.reach
8. Mr Thanh isn’t here_______the moment. He’ll be back____________ a few minutes.
A. at- with B. at – in C. on – with D.on – in
Section 3
Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. Ton is a first year student. He (learn) ______________ English for 5 years.
2-3. My mother’s wedding dress (find) _____________while I (clean)________________the attic.
4. Many houses (build)____________________ in this area since we moved here.
5-6-7-8. Last night when I (watch)________________ a film on TV, I (hear)___________ a knock
at the door, I (open)__________ the door and I (see) ___________my brother.
Section 4
Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. He doesn’t agree with the_______________ that there is life on other planets.(BELIEVE)
2. Ants and bees are described as ____________________ insects. (INDUSTRY)
3. He promised to come but he’s very_________________. (RELY)
4. It is a very nice shop and the assitants are all very_______________.(HELP)
5. The price of__________________ has gone up again. (ELECTRIC)
6.___________________ are concerned about the use of dynamite to catch fish.
(ENVIRONMENT)
7. She lives in a _______________ area of the country.(MOUNTAIN)
8. We are waiting for the ________________ of his plane. (ARRIVE)

being able to buy a loaf of bread – these can only be done after you have been working with them for
years.
Every day, I work with my lovely students. We have some specialized equipments such as
audiotapes and videotapes to assist their learning. There are always better facilities to wish for, such as
a computer with special educational software prorams. Our school is not rich, but many others have
got less than what we have, so I can’t complain. I believe good teachers can do a great deal with very
little.
Like many other special education teachers, I am constantly under stress due to heavy work
loads. Some of my colleagues gave up and found other jobs, but I won’t. I enjoy working with students
with disabilities- nothing can compete with the joy I have when my children can perform a difficult
task.
T F
1 .The writer’s students can do simple tasks easily.
2. At this special school, students learn basic skills for survival
3. This school has a lot of specialized facilities, including a computer.
4. A special education teacher has to work very hard.
5. Many special education teachers are under stress.
6.The writer will find an other job although he likes his work.
Passage 2
Read the passage and choose best answer for the questions.
CONSERVING THE WORLD’S NATURAL RESOURCES.
In the decade of 1970s, the United Nations organized serveral important meetings on the human
environment to study a very serious problem. We humans are destroying the world around us. We are
using up all of our natural resources. We must learn to conserve them, or life will be very bad for our
grandchildren.
These are several major parts to this problem.
Distribution. Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone, but some countries
have a lot of water and some have only a little. Some areas get all their rain during one season. The
rest of the year is dry. There are huge forests in the Amazon area of Brazil. In other parts of the world
there is only desert.

B. We have the ability to solve environment problems.
C. We control the future.
D. We help make the future.
Passage 3
Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (1)___________ I was a little girl
and finally, (2)___________________ the spring if 2001, it happened. I was there three weeks and
(3)__________________ much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this
incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and scotland and even
(4)______________ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and
more beautiful than the last.
The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was
the most (5)______________. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich story.
Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing ‘Big
Ben’. I saw so many landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of
London I did, (6)_____________, get a chance to see all the most famous places.
After (7)______________of days in London we (8)__________ to the South of England
stopping to visit Stonehenge. If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links on my
links pages that will (9)___________________ you to sites that can fill you in.
1. A. for B. while C. since D. because
2. A. on B. in C. at D. to
3. A. spent B. took C. did D. used
4. A. did B. got C. spent D. made
5. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interestingly
6. A. at first B. at all C. at least D. at that
7. A. few B. some C. a couple D. many
8. A. traveled B. traveling C. travel D. travels
9. A. reach B. take C. make D. send
Part IV - writing (5p)
Section 1

1. Whales/ say / be / most / intelligent animals / oceans.

2. Whales/ like / feed / cold ocean / where / there / be / lot / krill.

3. Blue whale / grow / 30 metres/ length / and / over 200 tons / weight.

4. Although / sperm whales / can / find / all oceans / they / prefer / waters / high squid /
populations.

5. Some whales / know / move / warm waters / give birth.

6. Dolphins / be / mammals / that / live / water / and / eat/ main/ fish.

7. Dolphin populations / be /risk / due / pollution / habitat.

8. What / happen / if / we/ not take / measures / protect / whales / dolphins?

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Sở Giáo dục - Đào tạo độc lập - tự do - hạnh phúc
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đáp án + biểu điểm đề thi HSG tỉnh - bậc THCS
Năm học: 2011 - 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: / / 2012
I. Tổng điểm: 20
II. Biểu điểm chi tiết:
Part one - listening ( 3 / 20 ) (12 câu, mỗi câu đúng đợc 0,25 điểm)
Section 1

Passage 3
1.C 2. B 3. A 4. D
5.A 6. C 7. C 8. A 9.B
Part IV - writing ( 5 / 20 )
Section 1 (1,5 - 6 câu, mỗi câu đúng đợc 0,25 điểm)
1. Unless someone has a key, we cant get into the house.
2. If the taxi hadnt been (so) late, I would have been able to come to the meeting on time.
3. Because he is lazy he didnt pass the exam
4. It often takes Mr Brown fifteen minutes to drink coffee every morning.
5. Getting into work this morning was a bit difficult for me.
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6. Although the climate is fine, a lot of children and old people have to go to hospitals.
Section 2 (1,5đ - 6 c©u, mçi c©u ®óng ®ưîc 0,25 ®iÓm)
1. Radio was invented a hundred years ago by Marconi.
2. Liz asked me if those clothes belonged to me.
3. The people who own restaurants are usually very rich
4. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.
5. Jane is looking forward to meeting her aunt soon.
6. Do students have to do homework at that school?
Section 3 (2đ - mçi c©u ®óng ®ưîc 0,25 ®iÓm))
1. Whales are said to be the most intelligent animals in the oceans.
2.Whales like to feed in the cold ocean where there is a lot of krill.
3. The blue whale grows to 30 metres in length and over 200 tons in weight.
4. Although sperm whales can be found in all oceans, they prefer the waters with high squid
populations.
5. Some whales are known to move into warm waters to give birth.
6. Dolphins are mammals that live in the water and they eat mainly fish.
7. Dolphin populations are at risk due to the pollution of their habitat.
8. What would happen if we didn’t take any measures to protect whales and dolphins?
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