Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2007-2008 - Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Vĩnh Phúc

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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS - NĂM HỌC 2007- 2008

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Lưu ý: Đề thi gồm có 04 trang

A. LISTENING I. Listen to the conversation between a student, Angela Tung and Bob Wills, who is the student adviser at a language school. Complete the form. Write no more than three words or a number for each answer. (You will hear the recording twice).

TAMWORTH ENGLISH SCHOOL

REQUEST FOR SPECIAL LEAVE Name Angela Tung Student number (0) H5712 Address (1) Tamworth, 2340 Telephone number Course (2) Teacher’s name (3) I wish to request leave in term (4) Dates of leave (5) to (6)

II. Look at the questions 7 to 10. Now listen to more of the conversation between Angela and Bob and answer questions 7 to 10. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 7. Why does Angela want to take leave? 8. Where is Angela going? 9. Who is going with Angela? 10. When will Angela go home to her own country?

B. PHONETICS Find out one word whose stress syllable is different from that of the other words. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. A. abrupt B. ancient C. replace D. suggest 2. A. interactive B. inspiration C. compulsory D. intermediate 3. A. conservation B. pollution C. innovation D. limitation 4. A. nominate B. battery C. celebrate D. linguistics 5. A. pesticide B. material C. extensive D. pagoda

C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

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I. Choose the best answer to fill in each numbered blank from the four options A, B, C or D. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. I had no money _________me when I came across a nice shirt. A. by B. at C. on D. over 2. Computer can sometimes let you_____________. A. up B. down C. out D. off 3. Why did you do it? Was it _____________what you said yesterday? A. because of B. because C. in account of D. for reason 4. If you don’t want this pen, take _____________. There are some left in the box. A. the other B. others C. another D. one other 5. “Shall I do it now?” ~ “I would rather you _____________it tomorrow.” A. do B. did C. will do D. should do 6. She is a _____________girl with_____________. A. green-eyes…red hair B. green-eyed…red hairs C. green-eye… a red hair D. green-eyed…red hair 7. Stop that nonsense, _____________? A. don’t you B. do you C. will you D. aren’t you 8. _____________an eye operation. A. He is necessary to have B. It is necessary that he have C. It is necessary that he has D. It is necessary for him having 9. He possesses all _____________makes life agreeable. A. which B. that C. what D. to 10. He always did _____________seemed right to him. A. which B. that C. what D. who 11. When can the students _____________for next year’s evening classes? A. assist B. enroll C. join D. inscribe 12. The curtains have _____________because of the strong sunlight. A. faded B. dulled C. fainted D. lighted 13. His new appointment takes _____________from the beginning of the next month. A. place B. post C. effect D. position 14. In a low voice, she _____________that someone was moving about upstairs. A. screamed B. told C. spoke D. whispered 15. Unexpectedly the lights _____________out and we were left in darkness. A. turned B. went C. put D. gave II. Supply the correct forms of the words given in brackets. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. We wish you both health and _____________.

LONG 2. _____________people used to depend much on weather to grow their crops. AGRICULTURE 3. My mother is famous for making _____________tomatoes.

SUGAR 4. Because plastic bags are very hard to _____________, they will cause pollution. SOLVE

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