SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO GIA LAI KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC LỚP 9 THCS NĂM 2010
Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian thi : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi : 01/04/2010
Đề thi có 7 trang
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Part One Listening (3 marks) (10 phút)
Bài thi nghe gồm 2 phần. Mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần. Kết thúc mỗi phần và bài nghe
có tín hiệu nhac.Kết thúc bài nghe, thí sinh có 30 giây để hoàn chỉnh bài làm.Thí sinh
phải đọc kỹ yêu cầu bài làm (bằng tiếng Anh) trong đề.
I. Listen to the passage about Sydney- a big city in Australia- and write T (true) or F (false)
in the space _______ (2 marks) ( two times)
1. _______All the buildings in Sydney are new.
2. _______There aren’t any fantastic beaches there, but the food is delicious.
3. _______ Summer and Autumn are the best times to visit Sydney.
4. _______ A room at a hotel in King’s Cross is about $150 a night.
5. _______ In the centre there are international hotels.
6. _______ The Opera House is the best shop in Pitt Street.
7. _______ Bondi Beach is very famous and you can go swimming, surfing,
windsurfing and sailing there.
8. _______ Clubs and bars in Oxford Street aren’t open at night.
9. _______ You can find Chinese and Vietnamese food in Sydney.
10. _______ The best way to see Sydney is by taxi.
II. Listen to a customer buy a present on the phone. Fill in the missing information.
(1mark) (two times)
Surname (1) _____________________________
Initials T P
Address 8 Ken Road, Bath

5. I must go to the dentist and _________
A. get my teeth to take care of B. take care of my teeth
C. my teeth be taken care of D. get my teeth taken care of
6. The two cars for sales were in poor condition, so I didn’t buy _________ .
A. either of them B. both of them
C. neither of them D. each of them
7. _________ his financial problem, Mark bought a new motorbike.
A. Although B. Because C. Despite D. Instead of
8. The first time I noticed something was wrong was _________ I got home.
A. since B. when C. for D. until
9. I told her the instruction again _________ do it wrong.
A. so that she will B. in order for her not to
C. in order not to D. so as to
10. The woman _________ lives next door to you.
A. I bought my car B. whom I bought my car
C. I bought my car from D. from that I bought my car
II. Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given.(1mark)
1. Mary will finish typing the letter, and she will go home.
A. Going home Mary will finish typing the letter.
B. Mary won’t go home until she’s finished typing the letter.
C. Mary will go home before finishing typing the letter.
D. Mary won’t go home though she hasn’t finished typing the letter.
2. “Sorry for sending the wrong information, Bill.” said Henry.
A. Henry was sorry about Bill’s sending the wrong information.
B. Bill sent the wrong information, and he was sorry.
C. Henry was sorry for not sending Bill the wrong information.
D. Henry apologized to Bill for sending him the wrong information.
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3. The sea was too rough for us to swim in.
A. The sea was too rough that we could swim in.

9. Jane ran over to me and breathless informed the failure of our team.
A B C D
10. Neither of the boys had ever been out of town before, so they were really exciting.
A B C D
IV. Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given (1mark)
1. Actually I found Tony’s book was ________________ interesting. (surprise)
2. Ann has left home and is ________________ of her parents. (depend)
3. Not being chosen for the team was a great ________________ (appoint)
4. Mike tried ________________ to phone Cathy several times. (success)
5. ________________ is a serious matter, and you have to think about it. (marry)
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Part Four Writing (4marks)
I. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning and contains the word given. Make
any other necessary changes.(2marks)
1. I’m afraid that we haven’t got any eggs. (run)
__________________________________________________
2. Our new house makes me feel excited. (about)
__________________________________________________
3. Ellen didn’t have enough money for the ticket. (afford)
__________________________________________________
4. Why don’t you search for this word in the dictionary? (look)
__________________________________________________
5. The last film we saw was more frightening than this one. (as)
__________________________________________________
6. This chair is not comfortable, and nor is the other one. (neither)
__________________________________________________
7. It was such a good play that the audience cheered. (so)
__________________________________________________
8. They have just painted Ann’s portrait. (had)
__________________________________________________

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, I hope.
Love
Claire
Part Five Reading (6marks)
Passage 1 Cloze test: Put ONE suitable word into each gap.(1mark)
Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first language. About the same
(1)______________ use it as a second language. It is the language of aviation, international sport
and world trade. It is an official language in 44 countries. In many (2) ______________ it is the
language of business, commerce and technology. There are many varieties of English, but Scottish,
Texan, Australian, Indian, Jamaican (3) ______________ of English despite the (4)
______________ in pronunciation, structure, and vocabulary, would recognize that they are all
speaking the (5) ______________ basic language.
Passage 2 Read the passage and choose the correct answers (1 mark)
A Robotic Astronaut
Robots are replacing people in many jobs. They are used in the car industry. People
complain that they take needed jobs away from people. But there is one place where robots are
welcome to do work.
A robot astronaut was developed by NASA. It is called Robonaut. Robonauts look like
humans. However, they have more flexible arms and hands than humans. They can do some of the
more difficult work in space. Robonauts are expected to work with human astronauts in future
missions. They need no spacesuits, oxygen and meals to survive in space. Humans need air to
breathe and protection from extreme temperature changes. Most importantly, Robonauts will be
sent where astronauts cannot go yet because the risks are too high.
1. How do people feel about robots?
A. They do not like how robots take jobs.
B. They do not want robots to hurt astronauts.
C. They think robots are of great help.
D. They want robots to replace astronauts.
2. The word extreme in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.