ĐỀ THI HS GIỎI ANH 9 (09-10)

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Phòng GD&ĐT Sơn Dơng
Trờng Thcs minh thanh
đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 cấp huyện
Năm học 2009-2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Giáo viên: Lê Thu Hòa
Đơn vị: Trờng THCS Minh Thanh
(Thời gian làm bài 150 phút)
I. Question I: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the other words (2.5p)
1. a.resort b.hotel c. except d.rescuses
2. a.railway b.daily c. airport d. train
3. a.council b.about c. without d. throughout
4. a.employed b.performed c. finished d. closed
5. a. mention b. question c. federation d. collection
6. a.proud b. about c. around d. would
7. a. hour b. honor c. host d. honest
8. a. meeting b. seen c. cheer d. been
9. a. thirsty b. guitar c. dirty d. listen
10. a. safe b. map c. bag d. hat
Your answer:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
II. Question II: Choose the most suitable word or phrase .(2.5p)
1. How did she feel before the exam? - Very
a. shy b. boring c. nervous d. fearsome
2. My fathers office is on the 10
th
of that tall building.
a. flat b. block c. stage d. floor
3. Will you . me to post this letter tomorrow?

a. remember b. mind c. remind d. suggest
4. Sir James Sheridan is the best .on the English stage.
a. artist b. audience c. viewer d. actor
5. I am bored sleeping and watching TV all day.
a. up b. with c. of d about
6. I wish they here tomorrow.
a. will come b. would come c. come d. came
7. The national dress of Indian women is
a. kimono b. ao dai c. sari d. jeans
8. Marie Curie the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903.
a. award b. awarded c. has awarded d. was awarded
9. My father teaching in a small village 10 years ago.
a. start b. starts c. has started d. started
10. She told me she go to Hanoi the following day.
a. will have to b. has to c. would have to d. had to
Your answer:
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
III. Question III: Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets (2.5p)
1. We enjoy ( allow) ….(stay)… up late if there is something special on TV.
2. Tom ( lose )………… his job eight months ago, and since then he ( be)……………
unemployed.
3. Look, Trung! You ( know) ……………the man who ( talk )………………… to our teacher?
4. This morning while I ( wait)… for the bus, the rain (stop)…
5. Jenny (study)… French for a few month last year.
6. We decide (spend)… our holiday at DaLat.
Your answer:
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
IV. Question IV: Give correct form of the words in brackets(2.5p):
1. Using electricity is an ………………….…way of cooking, gas is much cheaper. (economy)
2. He is quite an ………… … person. He plays a lot of sports. ( energy)
3. Nga regularly writes ……… …… for Hoa Hoc Tro Magazine. ( poet)
4. Vietnam declared its ……….…… on September 2
nd
, 1945. ( depend)
5. Some young people today have a very strange (appear)
6. They have just a new style of jeans in the USA. (introduction)
7. He is a famous stamp (collect)
8. It was an day. (enjoy)
9. They me to join their family to Hue last year. (invitation)
10. You should for an hour. (relaxation)
V. Question V: Complete the passage by filling a suitable word into each gap using the words
in the box (2.5p):
there ; ago ; are ; who ; in ; on ; but ; which ; population ; bridges.
I was born …(1)… Newcastle, a city in the North East of England. Newcastle is …(2)
… the bank of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a …(3)… of about 200,000 people . …
(4)… is a catheral and a university. There are five …(5)… over the River Tyne, …(6)… link
Newcastle to the next town, Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping
centres in the world . A few years …(7)… , the main industries were shipbuilding and
coalmining, but now the chemical and soap industries are important. I moved to London
ten years ago …(8)… I often return to Newcastle. I miss the people, …(9)… are very
friendly, and I miss the beautiful couuntryside near the city, where there…(10)… so many
hills and streams .
Your answer:
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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VI. Question VI: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE
word in each space(2.5p).
In Britain there is a … 1… now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days,
many girls from working-class ….2…. in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in
the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the ….3… and their working day
was usually very long, they often worked on … 4… , too. Once a year, it was usually
……5… Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day
and ……6…. presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. They
could stay at home only one day, and ……7…… they went back to their work. People call
that day Mothering Day or Mothering ……8…… . Later, workers at the factories and girls
who worked in the houses of rich families received one … 9… day a month, and
Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It ….10… the last Sunday in March.
Your answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

8.
9
10.
VII. Question VII: Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
one, begin with the given words or phrases.(2.5p)
1. How long is it since you saw Tom?
- >When ?
2. People speak English all over the world.
-> English
3. They have worked in that factory since 2001.
-> They started
4. He is too young to go to school by himself.
-> He isn’t
5. Peter said to me “Can I borrow you some money?”
->Peter asked me
6. He can’t pass the exam.
-> He wishes
7. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
-> It’s………………………………… ……….…
8. I don’t play tennis as well as you do.
-> You ……………………………… ….
9. “ What’s your name?
-> She asked me
10. When I was a child, we lived in Bristol.
-> We used
VIII. Question VIII: Use the given words or phrases to complete the following letter (2.5p)
Dear Mike,
1. Last month/ I / go/ an excursion/ Paris
->……………………………………………………………… …
2. I/ go/some/ my classmates

-> …………………………………………………………… …….
3. I /get up/ early/ and/ meet/ them/ station
->……………………………………………………………… ….
4. morning/ we/ visit/ Palace
->…………………………………………………………… …….
5. It/ be/ very/ interesting
->………………………………………………………… ……….
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6. We/ have/ lunch/ little restaurant
-> .
7. afternoon/ we/ walk/ gardens.
-> .
8. I / do/ not/ practice French/ much
-> .
9. You/ be/ anywhere/ lately?
-> .
10. I/ miss/ lot
-> .
Love,
Susan
The end
đáp án đề thi chọn HSG lớp 9 cấp huyện
năm học 2009-2010
Môn : Tiếng Anh
Giáo viên: Lê Thu Hòa
Đơn vị: Trờng THCS Minh Thanh
(Thời gian làm bài 150 phút)
I. Question I: (10 x 0,25 = 2,5 pts)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
a c d c b d c c d a

II. Question II: (10 x 0,25 = 2,5 pts)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
c d a d b b c d d c
III. Question III: (10 x 0,25 = 2,5 pts)
1. allowing to stay
2. lost - has been
3. Do you know ?
4. was waiting stopped
5. studied
6. to spend
IV. Question IV: (10 x 0,25 = 2,5 pts)
1. economical
2. energetic
3. poetries (poems)
4. independence
5. appearance
6. introduced
7. collector
8. enjoyable
9. invited
10. relax
V. Question V: (10 x 0,25 = 2,5 pts)
1. in
2. on
3. population
4. there
5. bridges
6. which
7. ago
8. but

9. who
10. are

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VI. Question VI: (10 x 0,25 = 2,5 pts)
1. holiday
2. families
3. housework
4. Sundays
5. one/a
6. bought
7. then
8. Sunday
9. free
10. is

VII. Question VII: (10 x 0,25 = 2,5 pts)
1. When did you see Tom?
2. English is spoken all over the world.
3. They started working in that factory in 2001.
4. He isn’t old enough to go to school.
5. Peter asked me to borrow some money.
6. He wishes he could pass the exam.
7. It’s important to keep the environment clean.
8. You play tennis better than I do.
9. She asked me what my name was.
10. We used to live in Bristol.
Question VIII: (10 x 0,25 = 2,5 pts)
1. Last month I went on an excursion to Paris.
2. I went there with some of my classmates.

3. I got up early and met them at the station.
4. In the morning, we visited the Palace.
5. It was very interesting.
6. We had lunch at a little restaurant.
7. In the afternoon, we took a walk in the gardens.
( In the afternoon, we walked in the gardens)
8. I didn’t practice French very much.
9. Have you been to anywhere lately?
10.I miss you a lot.
The end
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