SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
QUẢNG NAM
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013



Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 03/4/2013





SỐ BÁO DANH

.............


HỌ, TÊN VÀ CHỮ KÝ

Giám thị 1:..................................................

Giám thị 2:..................................................






Họ và tên học sinh: ……………………...................................
Ngày sinh: ………………………..….….................................
Nơi sinh:……………………………………Nam/nữ............
Học sinh trường THCS….….................……...............……...
Huyện/Thành phố:..………………..................……................


MÃ PHÁCH
(Do Chủ tịch
HĐ chấm ghi)

……………….


Chú ý:
- Thí sinh hoàn thành các thông tin cá nhân vào phần trên nhưng không được làm bài
vào phần dưới của trang giấy này vì đây là phần phách.
- Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không viết bằng hai hay nhiều màu mực.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì trong khi làm bài.
- Trái với các quy định trên, thí sinh sẽ bị loại bài thi.










SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
QUẢNG NAM
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013



Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi : 03/ 4/ 2013





Đề thi này gồm 07 trang (1-7). Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trong đề trước khi làm bài.

PHẦN GHI ĐIỂM DÀNH CHO GIÁM KHẢO

SECTION I
(2.0 điểm)
Part 1: 12 câu
Part 2: 8 câu
x 0.1 đ
...... câu đúng
 ....... điểm


SECTION II
(7.0 điểm)
Question 1: 12 câu
Question 2: 7 câu
Question 3: 8 câu
Question 4: 8 câu

x 0.2 đ
...... câu đúng
...... câu đúng
...... câu đúng
...... câu đúng

....... điểm

SECTION III
(6.0 điểm)
Question 1: 10 câu
Question 2: 6 câu
Question 3: 14 câu

x 0.2 đ
...... câu đúng
...... câu đúng
...... câu đúng

....... điểm

SECTION IV
(5.0 điểm)
Question 1: 7 câu
Question 2: 8 câu
Question 3: Viết thư
x 0.2 đ

2.0 đ
...... câu đúng
...... câu đúng
......................

....... điểm

 Tổng điểm bài thi:
Điểm ghi bằng chữ:..........................................................................
Chữ ký giám khảo 1:............................; Chữ ký giám khảo 2:..........................

........................................Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào tập đề thi này....................................

SECTION ONE: LISTENING (2.0 pts)
Part 1: Listen to the results of a survey of leisure activities among people aged sixteen to thirty and fill in the missing information. You will listen to the tape three times.

playing video games
(1) _____ %

 going for a run or to the (2)__________
28%

 going to the cinema
(3) _____ %

 (4)____________ a video / DVD
(5) _____ %

 reading a newspaper or a (6)__________
100%

 going for a (7)_____________________
93%

 going to a (8)______________________
(9) _____ %

 listening to the (10)_________________
71%

 playing a (11)______________________
(12) _____ %


Part 2: You will listen to a song called His Latest Flame. Listen and fill in each numbered blank with ONE word. You will listen to the tape three times.

His Latest Flame (*)
A very old friend came by (1) ____________
Cause he was telling everyone in town
About the (2) ____________ that he just found
And Marie’s the name of his latest flame
He talked and talked and I heard him (3) ___________
That she had the longest blackest hair
The prettiest (4) ____________ eyes anywhere
And Marie’s the name of his latest flame
Though I (5) ___________ the tears inside were burning
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye
He was (6) __________ but still his words kept returning
What else was there for me to do but cry
Would you believe that (7) ___________
This girl was in my arms and swore to me
She’d be (8) ___________ eternally
And Marie’s the name of his latest flame
(Pomus/Shuman R & H Music BMI)
(*) flame = boyfriend/girlfriend


SECTION TWO: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0pts)
Question 1. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to finish each of the following sentences. Write your answer in the numbered box below. 0 has been done as an example.
0. He _____ a teacher.
A. be B. is C. are D. am
1. Kate _______ a great time in Nha Trang and doesn’t want to come back.
A. is having B. has C. has had D. had
2. You have never been to Nha Trang, _______ ?
A. haven’t you B. have you C. do you D. don’t you
3. I had to wear _______ uniform when I worked in the hotel.
A. some B. any C. a D. an
4. You can improve your English by practising it _______ .
A. hardly B. ordinary C. badly D. regularly
5. _______ we should put garbage bins around the school yard.
A. Why don’t B. What about C. Let’s D. I suggest
6. If I _______ you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow.
A. am B. could be C. were D. would be
7. The pop star we invited onto the chat show didn’t _______.
A. turn on B. turn up C. turn off D. turn down
8. Paper money _______ for over a thousand years.
A. has used B. was being used C. was used D. has been used
9. “Jane! May I introduce you to Maryam, my Malaysian pen pal?” - “_________”
A. Oh. Thank you very much. B. Hi! Pleased to meet you, Jane.
C. Hi! Nice to meet you, Maryam. D. That’s right. I’m Jane.
10. “How did your dog _______?” - “I don`t know. Someone might have poisoned it.”
A. get killed B. kill C. be killed D. was killed
11. That pipe has been leaking for ages. We must get it ______ soon.
A. mend B. mended C. mending D. to mend
12. It was _______ of you not to play the music while I was asleep.
A. considering B. considerate C. considerable D. consideration
( Write your answers here. You can write only the letter A, B, C or D.
0. B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.


Question 2. Match the two halves of the sentences. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

0. When you rang, I was in
1. I waited outside the tennis club for
2. We finally got to the stadium just in
3. I was so nervous the first time I was in
4. I just play football for
5. Your salary depends on
6. I love that film and when it comes out
7. Tom works as a policeman and he’s on
G
.........
.........
.........
.........
.........
.........
.........
A. fun, and I don’t want to do it as a job.
B. charge of the whole department.
C. time to see the match start.
D. duty for about 8 hours every night.
E. a long time but Peter didn’t appear.
F. on DVD, I’ll definitely get it.
G. the middle of cleaning my shoes.
H. how long you’ve been working here.

( Write your answers here. Write the letter A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H next to the number.
0. G
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.


Question 3. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct but some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) at the end of the line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. Some lines have been done as examples.

FASHION DESIGNER
Lines
Answer

When I was 17, my father asked me about what jobs I was applying for. It was
0
about

the moment I’d been dreading, but I couldn’t avoid it. I said: “Dad, this may
00
(

be come as a shock to you, but I’m thinking of going to university.” He looked
1


confused. “University! What do you want to go there for?” “To train to be a
2


fashion designer,” I said. He looked out from me to my mum and back again.
3


“You’re joking, aren’t you? Please tell me you’re joking.” No one believed me
4


I was serious. But in the end I stuck to my plans. I knew what I was good at,
5


I knew what I wanted and I knew how much to get it. And I did. After a
6


three-year course, I graduated with a degree in fashion design. In my final year,
7


months before graduating, I was sent examples of my designs around the world.
8


The directors of an Italian fashion company were so far impressed with my work
9
far

that I was given a contract for to design jackets for their summer collection. And
10
for

 at my graduation fashion show, there were no prouder parents than mine.
11
(


Question 4. Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL. Write your answer in the numbered box below. 0 has been done as an example.
HOMEWORK
School inspectors have found that, contrary to all (0)______ children
don’t (1)______ homework at all. In fact, many do more than their
teachers suggest, either because of (2)_____ about their marks or
simply for (3)______. The inspectors’ findings add to the evidence of
the powerful (4)______ effects of homework on pupils’ achievement.
The inspectors also recommend the (5)______ of “homework charters”.
These tell parents and children how much (6)______ work is expected
and provide encouragement to schools to form links with parents who
can check that tasks are (7)______ completed.
International (8)______ suggest that a typical 14-year-old does six hours
homework in Britain, eight hours in Italy, and almost nine hours in Hungary,
Japan and Poland.
EXPECT
LIKE
ANXIOUS
ENJOY
BENEFIT
INTRODUCE
ADD

PROPER
COMPARE


( Write your answers here.
0. expectations




1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.


SECTION THREE: READING (6.0 pts)
Question 1. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. Write your answer in the numbered box below. (0) has been done as an example.
HOW WE READ
Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every (0)_____ part of it and will you remember anything about