Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tiếng anh lớp 9

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC
Môn: TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Họ và tên: Số BD:
Ngày sinh:
Trường THCS: Số phách:

Giám thị 1
Giám thị 2
Giám khảo 1 ……………………………
Giám khảo 2 ……………………………
Điểm bài thi …………… Số phách:
Bằng chữ : ………………………
I. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D.
1. I don't have my own room. I have to
______
the bedroom with my elder brother.
A. divide B. share C. separate D. live
2. In my company, the director deputy usually
______
the responsibility for
organizing meetings and conferences.
A. makes B. gets C. takes D. becomes
8. Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn't have enough
______
A. confide B. confident C. confidence D. confidential
4. "What did you buy so much paint ______?" "I'm going to paint my room again."
A. for B. about C. with D. by
5. We can't go along here because the road is ______ .
A. been repaired B. being repaired C. repair D. repaired

6. After Freddie ______his degree, he intends to work in his father's company.
A. finishes B. will finish C. will have finished D. finished
7. If the bus to the airport ______ so late, we'd have caught the plane.
A. weren't B. hadn't been C. haven't been D. wouldn't be
8. This pen is no good. Please give me______.
A. one B. other one C. another one D. one another
9. Don't go too fast! I can't ______ up with you.
A. go B. walk C. keep D. run
10. You were wrong ______ her for something she didn't do.
A. so as to criticize B. of criticizing C. that criticizing D. to criticize
11. I'm very tired.
______
more than 800 kilometers today.
A. I'm driving B. I've driven C. I've been driving D. I drive
12. My father didn't go to college;
______
did my mother.
A. none B. either C. so D. neither
13. You
______
to spend more time in the library.
A. must B. should C. had better D. ought
14. Carol is excited
______
her new job.
A. for starting B. to starting C. about starting D. for start
15. He said that he ______me the book soon.
A. will return B. would return C. is returning D. returns
16. In the last thirty years, space exploration______ great contributions to weather
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forecasting.
A. makes B. has made C. is making D. made
17. Everybody was pleased with the ______ .
A. vegetable soup delicious hot B. hot delicious vegetable soup
C. delicious hot vegetable soup D. delicious vegetable hot soup
18. His short stories,
______
usually had unhappy endings, were collected and published.
A. who B. which C. whom D. that
19. '
______
I carry that bag for you?' 'Oh, thank you.'
A. Do B. Shall C. Will D. Would
20. "How about driving to the countryside this Sunday?" "
______
"
A. That's a good idea. B. That's my pleasure.
C. Yes, I am driving. D. Never mind.
Part 2:
Read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALS at the end of each line to form
a word that fits in the space in the same line.
Dress Code
UK companies have received (0) criticism from CRITIC
a business forum for what their report refers to as a rather narrow-minded
attitude towards the dress code for office workers. This follows a case in
which a male (1) …………………………… working in the post room of a EMPLOY
large (2) ………………………………… in the United Kingdom received a ORGANIZE
(3) …………………………… for wearing jeans to work. While the report SUSPEND
accepts that there is a need for people dealing with (4) ………………… CUSTOM
to look well dressed, it questions whether employees who work behind

the scenes necessarily need to dress formally.
The authors of the report made a (5) …………………between the UK COMPARE
and other European nations where employers seem (6) …………………. CONCERN
about the need for their workers to wear smart clothes in the office.
Their (7) ………………………… is based on research that claims ARGUE
workers are far more (8) ……………….……… when they have the PRODUCT
(9) ………………………………. to dress in a way that they feel most FREE
(10) …………………………… in. COMFORT
II. READING COMPREHENSION(30 points)
Part 1: Read the text and choose the correct answer.
Plants
Plants grow in almost (1)______part of the world. We see (2)______ plants as flowers,
grass, and trees nearly every day. Plants grow high on mountain-tops, far in the oceans, and in
many deserts and (3)______ regions.
Without plants, there could be no life on earth. Man could not live without air or food, and so
he couldn’t live without plants. The oxygen in the air we breathe comes from plants. The food we
eat also comes from plants or from animals that eat plants. We build houses and make many useful
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(4)______ from lumber cut from trees. Much of our clothing is made (5)______ the fibers of the
cotton plant.
Scientists believe there are more than 350000 species of plants, but no one knows for
(6)______. Some of the smallest plants, called diatoms, can be seen only with a (7)______. A drop
of water may hold as many as 500 diatoms. The largest living things are the giant sequoia trees of
California. Some of them stand more than 290 feet high and measure over 30 feet wide
Scientists (8)______ all living things into two main groups – plants and animals. It is usually
easy to tell the two (9)______. Almost all kinds of plants stay in one place, but nearly all species of
animals move about under their own power. Most plants make their own food from air, sunlight,
and water. Animals cannot make their own food. The basic units of all life, called cells, are also
different in plants and animals. Most plants have thick walls that (10)______ a material called
cellulose. Animal cells do not have this material.

1. A. all B. each C. every D. total
2. A. these B. those C. all D. such
3. A. polar B. polarized C. poled D. pole
4. A. products B. activities C. games D. plays
5. A. in B. up C. by D. from
6. A. certainty B. guarantee C. sure D. certainly
7. A. telescope B. periscope C. stethoscope D. microscope
8. A. part B. separate C. divide D. sort
9. A. difference B. apart C. distinctly D. separately
10. A. contain B. maintain C. stock D. incorporate
Part 2: Read the text and choose the correct answer.
It is often said that books are always a good friend and reading is an active mental process.
Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter.
Reading improves concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to
focus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet posts or e-emails might
contain small pieces of information. Books tell the whole story". Since you must concentrate in
order to read, you will get better at concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your
memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires
remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and characters.
Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at
elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the
other words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find
yourself exposed to many new words.
Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a matching book to go with it.
Why? Because books help clarify difficult subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper
than just classroom discussions By reading more books you become better informed and more of
an expert on the topics you read about. This expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you
are so well-read, people look to you for answers. Your feelings about yourself can only get better.
Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more information you have got,
the richer your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities

and countries have to offer before you visit them.
1. Books have great influence on ________.
A. TV B. friendship C. brain D. muscles
2. When you are reading a book, ________.
A. you have to read small pieces of information
B. you use your brain in concentration and focus
C. you have to read during a very long time
D. you lose your memory
3. A challenging book ________.
A. helps you to improve your vocabulary B. is only for primary pupils
C. can translate all new words D. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary
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4. Books ________.
A. are compulsory in every course
B. are not needed in most of course
C contain less information than class discussions
D. make a sick patient feel better
5. Books cannot give you ________.
A. knowledge B. information C. self-esteem D. muscles
Part 3: Read the text and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
The Old Clock
John lived (1)________ his mother in a very big house, and when she died, the house became
(2)________ big for him, (3)________ he bought a smaller one in the next street. There was a very
nice old clock in his first house, and when the men came to take his furniture (4)________ the new
house, John thought, "I'm not going to let them (5)________ my beautiful old clock in their truck.
Perhaps they'll break it, and then repairing it will (6)________ expensive." So he picked it up and
began to carry it down the road in his arms.
It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have a (7)________ .
Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked (8)________ John for a
few seconds. Then he said to John, "You're a foolish man, (9)________ you? Why don't you

(10)________ a watch like everybody else?"
III. WRITING (20 points)
Part 1: complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. 'Why don't you come over for dinner at the weekend?' he asked her. suggested
He
2. The school I studied at last year was better than this one. good
This school
3. The boss wouldn't object to you going early today. objection
The boss would not
4. That’s the garage where I left my car last week. repaired
That’s where I went
5. He said to me: 'Don’t believe everything she says.” not
He
6. Although the weather was terrible we had a good time. spite
We had ………………………………………………
7. Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night? let
Do your parents ……………………………………………… ?
8. I regret that I gave him the money. lent
I wish ………………………………………………………………… …….
9. I wonder if you can lend me something to wear tonight. mind
Would ………………………………………………………… ……… … ?
10. It is often difficult to find an answer to a problem. solution
Finding ………………………………………………….……………….……
Part 2: In about 200 words, write a passage about the following topic:
The rising levels of congestion and air pollution found in most of the world cities can be
attributed directly to the rapidly increasing number of private cars in use. In order to reverse this
decline in the quality of life in cities, attempts must be made to encourage people to use their cars
less and public transport more. Discuss possible ways to encourage the use of public transport.

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ANSWER KEY
I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (30 points)
Part 1: (20 points)
Q # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7 8 9 10
Key B C C A B A B C C D
Q # 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Key B D D C B B C B B A
Part 2: (10 points)
1. employee 2. organization 3. suspension 4. customers
5. comparison 6. unconcerned 7. argument 8. productive
9. freedom 10. comfortable
II. READING: (30 points)
Part 1: (10 points)
Q # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7 8 9 10
Key C D A A D C D C B A
Part 2: (10 points) :
Q # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Key C B A A D
Part 3: (10 points)
1. with 2. too 3. so 4. to 5. carry
6. be 7. rest 8. at 9. aren’t 10. buy
III. WRITING: (20 points)
Part 1: (10 points)

1. He suggested (her)coming over/that she come over/ for dinner at the weekend.
2. This school is not as good as the school I studied at last year.
3. The boss would not have any objection to you going early today.
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4. That’s where I went to get/have my car repaired.
5. He told me not to believe everything she said.
6. We had a good time in spite of the terrible weather.
7. Do your parents let you watch TV late at night?
8. I wish I hadn’t lent him the money.
9. Would you mind lending me something to wear tonight?
10. Finding a solution to a problem is often difficult.

Part 2: (10 points)
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