SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
LONG AN Năm học: 2013-2014
Khóa ngày: 08/ 04/ 2014
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 9
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

LƯU Ý: THÍ SINH LÀM BÀI TRÊN TỜ PHIẾU TRẢ LỜI ( ANSWER SHEET ),
KHÔNG LÀM BÀI TRỰC TIẾP LÊN ĐỀ THI NÀY

PART 1: LISTENING ( 4 POINTS )
Look at the notes about The Language Study Fair. Some information is missing. You will hear an organizer talking on the radio about the fair. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. You will hear three times.

The Language Study Fair

Dates: 17th to 19th (0) …(of) March...
Place: National Education Center
Fair includes: + stands with textbooks
+ (1) ………………………… by educational speakers
+ exhibition of furniture
+ demonstrations of latest (2) …………………………
Opening hours: 9.30 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. Thursday and Friday
9.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. (3) ……………………………….
Tickets: £5
or £3 for (4) …………………………………………….
Tickets can be booked by ringing the hotline on (5) …………………………….
PART 2 : GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 5 POINTS )

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

At last firemen (put out)……1………………..a big forest fire in California. Since then , they (try)……2………………to find out how the fire began. Forest fires (often cause)…3………by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly (throw)……4…..away. This morning, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He (notice)…5……………the remains of a snake which ( wind )………6…………….round the electric wires of 16,000 –volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird (snatch)……………7………………….. up the snake from the ground and then (drop) ………8……..it on to the wires. The snake then (wind) ………9………..itself round the wires. When it did so, it (send) …………10………sparks down to the ground and these immediately started the fire.

Page 1/4B. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. ( 2 points )

1. She hasn’t met her old friends ………………….they left school.
2. We have a good working relationship ……………………… the local authority.
3. Why have you got a pet African buffalo in the house ?
I want something a little ……………………………the ordinary.
4. Please respond ……………………this question as quickly as possible.
5. Uncle Ho was descended ………………………a patriotic family.
6. The man the police are looking for has a scar ……………………….his cheek.
7. Children may eat pills in mistake …………………………..sweets.
8. Volunteers are ready to help people in need ………………………….being paid.
9. Bob is so proud ……………………his Dad and loves him so much.
10. Some language learners learn vocabulary ……………………….heart.

C. Use the correct form of the words given to make a meaningful passage. ( 1 point )

Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping depression away. It improves your body and your mind and (able) ………1………………….you to perform better in the work place and at home. Proper breathing is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also take into (consider)…………2……… your heart rate. It can be (harm )………3……….to do too much, which is why all good fitness instructors emphasize the (important)……4……………….. of “listening to your body”.
When you first start you should use good judgment because it’s easy to make the mistake of using the equipment (correct) …………5……………..or doing too much at one time. Start slowly and build up gradually.

PART 3 : READING COMPREHENSION ( 6 POINTS )

Read the text and questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet. ( 2 points )
My name’s Mandi. Three months ago, I went to a disco where I met a boy called Tom. I guessed he was older than me, but I liked him and thought it didn’t matter. We danced a couple of times, then we chatted. He said he was 18, then asked how old I was. I told him I was 16. I thought that if I told him my real age, he wouldn’t want to know me,