đề thi học sinh giỏi anh 9

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
(2009 - 2010)
Thời gian: 120’
A-LISTENING
Listen and complete the passage
Actually,there is no (1)…………proof that video games are (2)
………… even if played for many hours a day . Another (3)………….for
perents is that ,although most basic computer (4)……………is quite
cheap , the game themselves are often very (5)……………

Difficulty expensive scientific equipment
dangerous
B. Pronunciation
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part
pronounced differently from the rest.
. A1. ordered B. published C. impressed D. escapeed
2. A. exchange B. brochure C. challenge D. charity
3. A. gemstone B. generous C. giant D. garbage
4. A. treatment B. teaching C. disease D. spread
5. A. deny B. terrify C. energy D. liquefy
C. VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best anwers to complete each of the following sentences.
1. I read an interesting ____________ in the paper the other day.
A. arricle B. information C. news D. reporting
2. “How did you feel before the exam?” - “Very _____________”.
A. shy B. boring C. nervous D. fearsome
3. My father’s office is on the 10
th
_____________ of that tall building.
A. flat B. block C. Stage D. floor
4. Will you _____________ me to post this letter tomorrow?

A. remember B. mind C. remind D. suggest
5. Sir James Sheridan is the best ______________ on the English stage.
A. artist B. audience C. viewer D. actor
II. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct
from of the word in capitals.
1. His performance in Hamlet was most __________. IMPRESS
2. She received a lot of _________ from her teachers and friends.
COURAGE
3. Using electricity is an _________ way of cooking. Gas is
much cheaper. ECONOMY
4. He is quite an ________person. He play a lot of sports. ENERGY
5. Nga regularly writes ____for Hoa Hoc Tro magazine. POET
6. My sister is __________ of ants and bees. TERROR
7. That rule is not ___________ in this case. APPLY
8. We have to keep our costs as small as possible. We have many
____________ trying to take our customers away. COMPLETE
9. The twins are so alike that it is difficult to ____________ one
from the other. DISTINCT
10. Vietnam declared its ______on September2
nd
1945. DEPEND
D. GRAMMAR
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in bracket to complete the
following conversation.
A. John: I(1. cut)____________ my hand badly. Do you have a bandage?
Ann: Yes, I do. I(2.get)________ you one. How it (3.happen)
____________ ?
John: I (4. chop)___________ some wood and the axe(5.slip)
_____________.
B. Tom: Jack is a translator; he (6. translate)___________ 1,000 words a

day and (7. get)____________ $100 a week, which he (8.say )
__________ isn’t enough to live on.
Bill: Well, if he(9. want)__________ more money, he
(10. have)____________do more work. Advise him to translate 2,000
words a day.
II. Choose the best anwers to complete each of the following
sentences.
1. He’ll never pass his driving test _____________ he takes more
lessons.
A. unless B. if C. because D. when
2. Opposite our house is a nice park ____________ there are many trees
and flowers.
A. which B. where C. that D. who
3. The teacher encouraged _____________ good compositions.
A. us write B. us to write
C. us writing D. us to writing
4. She had to do the shopping for her neighbor, _____________ she?
A. didn’t B. hadn’t C. wasn’t D. haven’t
5. I ______________ bread and eggs every morning.
A. use to eat B. am used to eat
C. used to eating D. am used to eating
6. She telephoned while I ______________ a picture.
A. was drawing B.drew C. have drawn D. am drawing
7. Are you _____________ student in your class?
A. good B. a best C. the best D. better
8. I am not ready and ____________.
A. she isn’t too B. neither is she C. so is she D. she is too
9. I asked him whether ___________ leaving for the capital that night.
A. is he B. he is C. was he D. he was
10. What _____________ if you ______________ $100 now?

A. will you buy – have B. do you buy – will have
C. did you buy – would have D. would you buy – had