Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2012-2013 - Sở GD & ĐT Long An

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LONG AN

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Năm học: 2012 – 2013 Khóa ngày : 09/04/2013

Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH _ KHỐI 9 Thời gian : 150 phút( không kể thời gian phát đề)

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PART I: LISTENING ( 4 POINTS) Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks . You will hear three times.

I’m Faith Lapidus. And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we talk about smoking ,the leading cause of (1) ………….worldwide.

Barack Obama completed his first routine (2)…………. …………………… as President of the United States last week. Doctors reported that Mister Obama is in excellent health. They say all (3)………….. suggests that he will remain so during his presidency.

The doctors gave the president suggestions so that he can stay healthy. One is for him to continue with (4)…………….. to stop smoking. Mister Obama has spoken publicly about those efforts in the past. The new report shows his battle against smoking is (5)…………...

PART II : GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 5 POINTS)

A. Write the correct form/ tense of the verbs in brackets. ( 2 points )

Dear Miguel,

I thought you would like to know some of my news. I arrived in London two weeks ago and I (stay) (1) ………… with a family in Paddington called the Bolton’s. They are very nice. Mrs. Bolton (work) (2) ………… in a bank, but at the moment Mr. Bolton (not have) (3) ………… a job. He (do) (4) ………… a course in business management which starts next month.

I (have) (5) ………… a good time in London, but the work is boring. I would like to change and find a job that is a little more interesting. I think I (start) (6) ………… looking soon.

I (travel) (7) ………… on the underground the other day when I met Pedro. Do you remember him? When we last (see) (8) ………… him, he (work) (9) ………… for his father’s company. Now he is learning English at a private school here. We (see) (10) ………… an art exhibition together this afternoon. I’m really looking forward to it.

I like London very much, but I think it is very expensive. Could you do me a favor? I need some money. Of course I will pay you back when I see you.

Take care,

Anna

B. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. (2 points )

1. You can reduce your vulnerability …….. stress by taking a nap in the afternoon. 2. You remind me …………………. my sister. 3. In many ways you take …………….. your mother. 4. This computer is still ……………….. guarantee. 5. I’ve no idea why Tom is so angry. He never confides ……….. me. 6. On hearing the news , she burst …………….. tears. 7. Parents are naturally anxious………………. their children. 8. There’s no need to exercise ………..the point of exhaustion. 9. Bob’s finding it hard to focus his mind ……….. his studies at the moment. 10.Moving house often has a negative effect …………. people’s mental health.

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C. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets. ( 1 point )

1.The book was found ……………boring, so the teacher chose another. ( BELIEVE) 2.Those pollutants have ……………the lives of many seabirds in the past few years. (DANGER)

3.What a ……………….! She has the heating switched off all winter.( MEAN) 4.This ………..woman never allows her daughter to talk to any boys.( FASHION) 5.The boss created …………of promotion when he favoured male candidates.( EQUAL)

PART III: READING COMPREHENSION: ( 6 POINTS)

A. Read the following article and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (2 points)

One of the most famous concert halls in America is the Carnegie Hall in New York. Initially, it was called simply the 'Music Hall', but three years after its opening it was renamed in honor of Andrew Carnegie, the man who had provided much of the finance for its building.

The Hall officially opened on May 5, 1891. Since then the Hall has played host to the giants of classical music, as well as those of jazz, pop, folk and rock music, and has also been used for …