SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐẮK LẮK
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH 9 -THCS
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( 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề )

– Đề thi này có 07 trang.
– Học sinh làm bài vào đề thi này.


ĐIỂM BÀI THI
GIÁM KHẢO 1
GIÁM KHẢO 2
MÃ BÀI THI

BẰNG SỐ
BẰNG CHỮ






























LISTENING (20 points)
Part 1. Listen to a typical day in the life of an American “househusband” and select the word that accurately describes each of the events.
Yesterday the man woke up _____ his wife and son.
A. as soon as B. before C. during D. after
2. The man started cooking breakfast _____ he made his son`s lunch.
A. as soon as B. before C. during D. after
3. He threw a basket of laundry into the washing machine _____ his wife and son were eating breakfast.
A. as soon as B. before C. while D. after
4. The phone rang _____ he entered the house.
A. as soon as B. before C. while D. after
5. He cleaned the house _____ he talked to his mother-in-law.
A. as soon as B. after C. while D. before
6. He went shopping for groceries _____ lunch.
A. at B. before C. during D. after
7. His wife came home _____ he helped his son with his homework.
A. after B. before C. while D. as soon as
8. His wife made dinner _____ he watered the garden.
A. as soon as B. before C. while D. after
9. He washed the dishes _____ his wife put their son to bed.
A. as soon as B. before C. while D. after
10. _____ dinner he collapsed in front of the TV.
A. at B. before C. during D. after

Part 2. Listen to the conversation and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
N0
STATEMENTS
TRUE
FALSE

11.
Mari is not an American.



12.

Mari understands the ways of American culture.



13.
Mari is not used to how Americans interact with each other.



14.
People in America behave differently from the way they do in Mari`s home country.



15.
Next time someone says, "How are you?" Mari will not take it so literally.




Part 3. Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions.
16. What is the relationship between Yolanda and Mari?
- ______________________________________________________________________________
17. What does Nancy say about friendship and friendliness in the United States?
- ______________________________________________________________________________
18. Do Yolanda and Mari go to the movies together often?
- ______________________________________________________________________________
19. According to Nancy, what does “How are you?” mean?
- ______________________________________________________________________________
20. Which sentence below best summarizes the main point of the conversation?
It is not difficult to make lasting friendships with Americans because they are very friendly people.
Americans are very friendly, but that should not be confused with friendship. Friendships take a long time to build with anyone, so you need to be patient.
Americans are very fake people. It is very difficult to build friendships with Americans or get to know them since they often say things that they don`t mean.
Americans are very busy people and don`t seem to have time to build true friendships. Even though they are friendly, their friendships are superficial.
Americans find it very easy to be friendly with people that they don`t know very well, but find it difficult to build real friendships.

PHONETICS (20 points)
Part 1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
21.
A. chore
B. liquor
C. chord
D. chaos

22.
A. changeable
B. ancient
C. random
D. danger

23.
A. reason
B. decision
C. pleasant
D. season

24.
A. followed
B. learned
C. imagined
D. rained

25.
A. wool
B. broom
C. foot
D. took

26.
A. honor
B. exhibit
C. Fahrenheit
D. Buddhist