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KỲ THI LẬP ĐỘI TUYÊN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH

Khóa ngày 22 tháng 01 năm 2008

Đề chính thức Môn TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )

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PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts )

Question 1 : Listen to the passage then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or

FALSE. The passage will be read twice :

1. April Fool’s Day is only kept in Britain and the United States.

2. April Fool’s Day was started in the beginning of the 13th century.

3. On April Fool’s Day, people tell others false things or play jokes to make them laugh.

4. April Fool’s Day is only played on April 1st

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Question 2 : Listen to the passage then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete

each sentence. The passage will be read twice :

1. Most people are familiar with lotus because :

A. it is the biggest water plant.

B. it is planted in the Botanic Gardens.

C. it is beautiful and useful.

D. it is planted everywhere in the countryside.

2. The lotus flower :

A. is always pink.

B. may have various colours when it is cultivated.

C. is not used in Singapore.

D. is less valuable than its edible products.

3. Which kind of plant has its leaves floating on top of the water ?

A. Water-lily B. Lotus

C. Both of lotus and water-lily D. none of them

4. Which kind of plant has smaller flowers and less variety of colours ?

A. Wild lotus B. Cultivated lotus

C. Cultivated water-lily D. Wild water-lily

PART II : READING COMPREHENSION : ( 6.0 pts )

Question 3 : Read the passage below then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or

FALSE :

TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain, traditions play a

more important part in the life of the people than in other countries.

Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for

about three hundred years that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered,

only a few Sunday papers are published.