Học sinh Giỏi Anh 9

PART A: LISTENING (15 pts)

Question I. Listen to the passage. Choose the best answer for each question below. You will listen twice.  (5 pts)

1. How many percents do graduate schools in the United States increase in applications from international students this year? 

A. nineteen percents                                        B. ninety percents       

C. nine percents                                               D. one ninth percents

2. When are the increases the same as?

A. two years ago                                             B. seven years ago      

C. eleven years ago                                         D. twenty- two years ago        

3. Which countries showed the biggest increases in applications to enter master’s and doctoral programs this fall? 

A. China                                                          B. China, Mexico        

C. Mexico and Brazil                                     D. China, Mexico and Brazil

4. Which is the top area of study for international students?

A. Engine                    B. Business                 C. Engineering                        D. Engineer

5. Who made the survey?

A. South Korea                                               B. The Council of Graduate Schools  

C. India                                                           D. Brazil

Question II. Listen to the passage about jeans. Decide whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). You will listen twice.  (5 pts)

                                                                                                                                                      T   F

Question III. Listen and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. You will listen twice. (5 pts)

       Good morning. I hope you all had a good sleep. We are now ………(1)………  for Wanaka. We arrive at the first destination, Puzzling World at 9.30. The first puzzling ………(2)……… which welcomes you is the leaning Tower. When you get inside the spacious café, you will find yourself among various wooden puzzles and games. The Illusion Room is a must-see as there’s nothing else like it in the world. Puzzling World is possibly the most photographed attraction in New Zealand.

  At 12.30 we ………(3)………for Lake Wanaka, New Zealand’s ……….(4)…….largest lake. This “natural paradise” has something for everyone. Adventure lovers may follow the biking and walking ………(5)……….  through the park.  

PART B: PHONETICS (5 pts)

Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. (3 pts)

1.A.sensitive               B. benefit                    C. pretty                       D. remedy   

2.A exhibition             B. exhaust                   C. exhibit                     D. exist

3. A. food                    B. school                     C. tool                         D. good

Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question. (2 pts)

1. A. intermediate       B. documentary           C. psychedelic             D. communicate     

2. A. exhibition           B. precaution               C. position                   D. selection 

PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)

Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)