ĐỀ THI học SINH GIỎI môn TIẾNG ANH lớp 9

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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
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Sở Giáo Dục & Đào Tạo KỲ THI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ
HẢI PHÒNG Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Question 1: Listen to people talking about different cities. What can you do in each place? Tick the list
below. You will hear the talk twice. (8 points)
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go shopping visite the old castle
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go for a walk go shopping
drive around visit the hotels
try the local food go to the night clubs
visit a museum or art gallery go swimming
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go swimming visit the museum
take a boat trip go to the theatre
go skiing go to a night club
go round the island by bus try Chinese food
try the local food try the local food
Question 2: Listen to people getting ready for their holidays. Tick the things there are going to take
with them. You will hear the talk twice. (8 points)
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large suitcase large suitcase
small suitcase small suitcase
presents presents
camera camera
personal stereo personal stereo
books books

swimsuit swimsuit
umbrella umbrella
coat coat
medicine medicine
Question 3: Circle the letter before the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
those of the others. (5 points)
01. A. float B. broad C. goat D. coat
02. A. office B. promise C. service D. expertise
03. A. physical B. mythology C. rhythmic D. psychological
04. A. danger B. angel C. anger D. magic
05. A. black B. blade C. blab D. Play
Your answers:
1……… 2…… 3…… 4………. 5……
Question 4: Choose the best option: (a), (b), (c) or (d). Write your answers in the box below. (24 points)
01. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _______ it before.
(a) saw (b) had seen (c) has seen (d) was seen
02. A cold wind _______ for the last three days.
(a) has been blowing (b) blows (c) is blowing (d) blew
03. I wish I _______ younger.
(a) had been (b) would be (c) were (d) have been
04. She said she _______ to me, but she didn't.
(a) would have written (b) will have written (c) would write (d) will write
05. She told him that if he _______ his promise, she _______ speak to him again.
(a) break-would never (b) break - will never (c) broke - will never (d) broke-would never
06. I'll see you in August when I _______ back.
(a) will come (b) came (c) will have come (d) come
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07. We were very pleased _______ the service.
(a) with (b) on (c) at (d) from
08. He mumbled throughout his speech so I could _______ understand a single word.

(a) really (b) fully (c) hardly (d) hard
09. I have _______ told her not to do that and yet she always does.
(a) admittedly (b) repeatedly (c) wholeheartedly (d)frankly
10. It was a very long day but we _______ arrived in time for tea.
(a) eventfully (b) unusually (c) dully (d) eventually
11. What would you like to eat for lunch? _______ I don't mind.
(a) Nothing (b) Something (c) Everything (d) Anything
12. I asked if _______ wanted an ice cream.
(a) anyone (b) someone (c) everyone (d) no one
13. The steamer Mongolia was built _______ iron.
(a) from (b) by (c) with (d) of
14. Two men were walking up and down the dock at Suez _______ the crowd of natives.
(a) within (b) among (c) in (d) between
15. "You say, consul," Fix asked for the twentieth time, "that this steamer is never _______ schedule?"
(a) behind (b) before (c) after (d) off
16. ____ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
(a) Except (b) Only (c) Apart (d) Separate
17. If only he _______ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.
(a) had (b) has (c) would have (d) should have
18. You may think that this is a _______ job for someone who is applying for a marketing post.
(a) peculiar (b) stranger (c) usual (d) typical
19. Suddenly _______ hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate.
(a) felt (b) having felt (c) feeling (d) feels
20. Everyone thought she would accept the offer. _______, she turned it down.
(a) However (b) So (c) Too (d) Moreover
21. I am sure I could very easily _______ all the requirements
(a) complete (b) fulfil (c) commit (d) finish
22. He says he will pay ; I don’t think he will, _______.
(a) though (b) even though (c) in case (d) but
23. Safety should come first. _______ lives shouldn’t be put at risk.

(a) People (b) Peoples (c) People’s (d) Peoples’
24. Would you be _______ my letters while I am away ?
(a) too good as to forward (b) as good as forward
(c) so good as to forward (d) so good as forwarding
Your answers:
1……… 2…… 3…… 4………. 5……
6……… 7…… 8…… 9………. 10……
Question 5: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be appropriate in standard
written English. Supply the right one. (7 points)
01. Today the number (A) of people which (B) enjoy winter sports is (C) almost double that (D) of twenty
years ago.
02. He couldn't find the (A) dictionary because it was packing (B) in the case (C) ready for sending (D).
03. The (A) athlete really surprised (B) to hear that he had won (C) the race after all (D).
04. He sounded his horn sudden (A) when he saw the really (B) old man step carelessly (C) off (D) the
sidewalk.
05. Your friends became very (A) angrily (B) over a seemingly (C) little (D) problem.
06. The coal (A) is the world's (B) most abundant fossil (C) fuel (D).
07. A traveller can reach (A) some of the village (B) along the Amazon only (C) by riverboat (D).
Your answers:
1……… 2…… 3…… 4………. 5…… 6……. 7……
Question 6: The word in capital letters at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form
a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill in the blank in this way. (10 points)
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Some recent research into (01) ______________ (CONVERSE) between men and women has produced
results which will surprise few women. Men are always interrupting women when they talk. One (02)
_____________ (RESEARCH) feels that men regard female talk as a kind of conversational (03)
______________ (HOUSE). They expect women to play a (04) ______________ (SUPPORT) role. So a
man interrupts in a display of dominance or control. Men also have a much more (05) ______________
(PLEASANT) listening style. Whereas a woman uses gestures or say: "mm", a man will say such thing as
"right" or "okay" thus settle the stage for an (06) ______________ (INTERRUPT). Conversation of this

kind, then, hardly has (07) ______________ (MEAN) communication. Male talk is often (08)
_____________ (ARGUE) while women are more tentative, asking more questions and tending to build up
their replies on what the other person had said. The research would indicate that women are better (09)
______________ (LISTEN) than men. Yet, listening secretly to conversation between groups of women, one
has the (10) ______________ (IMPRESS) of several simultaneous monologues into which no man would be
able to get a chance to speak.
Question 7: Read the following paragraph about the education in Britain. Write true (T) or false (F) for
each of the sentences below, according to the information given. If the information is not in the
paragraph write no information (NI). (10 points)
In Britain most schools are financed by the state and, for the children attending these schools, they are free.
However; about 5 per cent of the school population attend private schools, and these are financed from pupils'
fees. The general pattern of schooling in Britain is as follows.
All the children must start school at the age of five. Many have previously attended play schools or nursery
schools, but these are not compulsory. Primary education, whether state or private, seeks to develop all
aspects of the child: physical and emotional, as well as intellectual and cultural.
Roughly at the age of 11 (but often somewhat. later, especially in the case of private education), children
move to different schools. These are called secondary schools, and nowadays most of them are
comprehensive, that is to say, children of all abilities go to the same
school. Within some comprehensive schools children are put into different classes according to their
intellectual ability; in others, children of different abilities are all kept together in the same class.
In the first four or five years at a secondary school, the pupils have a set timetable of subjects, such as
History, English and a foreign language, as well as science subjects and sports. At the end of this period most
pupils take one or two public examinations, though these do not normally include all the subjects that the
students have studied. In fact, a pupil may take the exam in as many, or as few, subjects as is thought suitable.
After these exams, i.e. at the age of 16 or so, most pupils at state schools leave. Only about 30 per cent
continue at school, compared with about 90 per cent in the small private sector. For those
that stay on, in either type of school, the next two or three years are spent concentrating on a small number of
subjects, and at the end of these years of concentrated preparation, the pupils usually take a public school-
leaving examination in their three specialist subjects. Their results in these exams will largely determine
whether they now start to work, or whether they can continue with higher education at a university or college.

Answers (T, F or NI)
____ 01. School education in Britain is free of charge.
____ 02. School education is compulsory in Britain.
____ 03. School education in Britain is mainly free of charge.
____ 04. Most children in Britain attend private schools.
____ 05. Most children in Britain attend state schools.
____ 06. Comprehensive secondary schools are for pupils of different abilities.
____ 07. Pupils of the same abilities must attend comprehensive secondary schools.
____ 08. After four or five years at secondary schools, all pupils take one or two public examinations.
____ 09. In Britain state schools are better than those of the private sector.
____ 10. At the age of 16 or so, about 70 per cent pupils at state schools leave.
Question 8: Read the following passage then answer the questions below (8 points)
A healthful lifestyle leads to a longer, happier, healthier life. Staying healthy means eating well-balanced
diet, getting regular exercise, avoiding things that are bad for the body and mind.
Nutrition plays a key role in maintaining good health and preventing many diseases. In spite of all the
information available about diets, scientists still believe that good nutrition can be simple.
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There are several basic rules to follow. Keep fat intake low. Eat foods high in carbohydrates. which are the
starches in grains, legumes, (beans, and peas),vegetables, and some fruits. Avoid too much sugar. Limit salt.
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. which are high in vitamins.
A healthy lifestyle is an active lifestyle. Lack of proper physical exercise can cause tiredness, irritability,
and poor general health. Physical fitness requires both aerobic exercise, such as running, bicycle riding , and
swimming, and muscle- strengthening exercise, such as weight lifting. Finally, good health is acquired
saying no to bad habits such as smoking, drinking, and over-eating and by avoiding
situations that are constantly stressful. People can take their lives and happiness into their own hands.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the first step.
Questions:
01. What are the three kinds of food that you should avoiding having too much of ?
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02. Three problems that lack of physical exercise can cause are

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03. What kinds of exercise does physical fitness require?
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04. Three kinds of aerobic exercise mentioned in the passage are
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05. What exercise is good for muscle-strengthening?
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06. Grains, legumes, vegetables, and some fruits all contain
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07. Fruits and vegetables contain a lot of
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08. What is the main idea of the whole passage?
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Question 9: Rewrite these sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the first, using the word
in brackets at the end of each sentence. DO NOT CHANGE THE FORM OF THE GIVEN WORD. (10
points)
Example: Opera doesn't interest David. (INTERESTED)
» David isn’t interested in Opera.
01. "Did you speak to the headmaster, Mom" I asked. (SHE)
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02. There is no point in seeing that film. (WORTH)
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03. It's good thing you brought your cheque book or we wouldn't have been able to buy the car. (YOU)
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04. The flight to London was cheaper than I had thought it would be. (AS)
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05. I expect you were tired after the match. (BEEN)
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06. You ought to go to the dentist's immediately. (BETTER)

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07. It snowed so they cancelled the flight. (OWING)
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08. Maria and Philip are getting married, despite not having very much money. (ALTHOUGH)
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09. The last time I ate Chinese food was 4 years ago. (YEARS)
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10. I am happy to go anywhere you like. (MIND)
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Question 10: Sentence building. Complete the dialogue below. (10 points)
A: Hello / John! Nice / see / you /. you / have / comfortable / journey?
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B: Yes / thanks. / I / came up / yesterday / the 10 a.m / King's Cross.
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A: you / found / good / hotel? Where / you / stay?
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B: At / Queen's / Princess Street. / I / booked / few / ago / I / no trouble / at all.
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A: Good. / That / one / best / city. / How long / you / stay?
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B: three / days.
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A: you / know / Edinburgh / at all?
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B: No. / I / haven't / here / many / years. / I / think / I / spend / afternoons / looking / Edinburgh.
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A: I / not / busy / afternoon. / If / like / take / afternoon / off show / round.
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B: Thanks / very much. / That / very / pleasant.
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Sở Giáo Dục & Đào Tạo KỲ THI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ
HẢI PHÒNG
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
ĐÁP ÁN
You’ve got 2 minutes to read all the sentences in Question 1 and Question 2 before listening.
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Question 1. Listen to people talking about different cities. What can you do in each place? Tick the lists
below. You will hear the talk twice.
1. It’s not really the best place to shop. Prices are too high there nowadays. But the food’s great and quite
cheap. It’s a wonderful place just to walk around in and look at the old buildings. But there aren’t any
interesting museums or art galeries, I am afraid.
2. It’s a very nice place to visit if you like being outdoors. The scenery is beautiful. Take a bus trip around the
island, and sail around it if you have time. You can also go skiing. Unfortunately, the water is too cold there
for swimming. You probably won’t like the local food. It’s
very spicy.
3. There are very good beaches there. Everything‘s quite cheap, so take plenty of money with you. There’s not
much else to do. There’s only one hotel and no interesting old buildings.
4. There are several excellent museums and art galleries. If you like Chinese food you should visit China
town. It’s fairly quiet at night though. It dosen’t have any good nightclubs or theatres.
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go shopping visite the old castle

go for a walk

go shopping
drive around visit the hotels

try the local food go to the night clubs
visit a museum or art gallery


go swimming
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go swimming

visit the museum

take a boat trip go to the theatre

go skiing go to a night club

go round the island by bus

try Chinese food
try the local food try the local food
You’ve got 2 minutes to check your answers before we come to Question 2.
Question 2. Listen to people getting ready for their holidays. Tick the things they are going to take with
them. You will hear the talk twice.
a. I am not going to take many things with me this time, so I won’t need the big suitcase. Let’s see. I think we
can buy presents for our friends when we get there. They’ll have music on the plane, so I won’t need my
personal stereo, but I’d better take something to read. It’ll be fairly cool at this time of the year, so I don’t
surpose we’ll be doing any swimming. I’d better pack the umbrella in case it rains. I’ll need a thick coat, too,
if it’s going to be cold. That’s about everything.
b. I’ll put all our things into the big suitcase. Now, where are all the presents we bought? I’ll put them in the
top. I think I’ll get a new camera as soon as I arrive. I won’t take my old one. You might want to listen to
music on the plane, so I’ll take my personal stereo. I won’t take these books, they are too heavy. The weather
should be good at this time of the year, so we’ll able to do some swimming. We don’t need coats or
umbrellas. I’ll put in some air-sickness tablets in case we need them.
That’s the end of the listening.
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large suitcase
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large suitcase

small suitcase small suitcase
presents

presents
camera camera
personal stereo

personal stereo

books books
swimsuit

swimsuit

umbrella umbrella

coat coat
medicine
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medicine
Question 3: Circle the letter before the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
those of the others. (5 points)
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01. B 02. D 03. D 04. C 05. B
Question 4: Choose the best option (a), (b), (c) or (d). Write your answers in the box. (24 points)
01. b 02. a 03. c 04. c 05. d 06. d 07. a 08.

c 09. b 10. d 11. d 12. a 13. d 14. b 15.
a 16. c 17. a 18. a 19. c 20. a 21. b 22.
a 23. c 24. c
Question 5. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be appropriate in standard
written English. Supply the right one. (7 points)
01. B » who
02. B » packed
03. B » was really surprised
04. A » suddenly
05. B » angry
06. A » coal
07. B » the villages
Question 6. The word in capital letters at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form
a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill in the blank in this way. (10 points)
01. conversation 02. researcher 03. housework 04. supporting
05. unpleasant 06. interruption 07. meaningful 08. argumentative
09. listeners 10. impression
Question 7. Read the following paragraph about the education in Britain. Write true (T) or false (F) for
each of the sentences below, according to the information given. If the information is not in the
paragraph write no information (NI). (10 points)
01. F 02. T 03. T 04. F 05. T
06. T 07. F 08. F 09. NI 10. T
Question 8. Read the following passage then answer the questions below. (8 points)
1. fat, sugar and salt.
2. tiredness, irritability, poor general health.
3. aerobic exercise and muscle- strengthening exercise
4. running, bicycle riding, swimming
5. weight-lifting
6. carbohydrates
7. vitamins

8. The main idea of the passage is how to lead a healthy life.
Question 9. Rewrite these sentences in such a way that they mean
the same as the first, using the word in brackets at the end of
each sentence. DO NOT CHANGE THE FORM OF THE GIVEN WORD. (10 points)
01. I asked my mother if / whether she had spoken to the headmaster.
02. That film isn't worth seeing.
03. We wouldn't have been able to buy the car if you hadn’t bought your cheque book.
04. The flight to London was not as expensive as I had thought it would be.
05. You must have been tired after the match.
06. You had better go the dentist's immediately.
07. The flight was cencelled owing to the snow.
08. Maria and Philip are getting married, although they haven’t got/do not have very much money.
09. It‘s 4 years since I last ate Chinese food.
10. I don’t mind anywhere we go.
Question 10. Sentence building. Complete the dialogue below. (10points)
A: Hello, John. Nice to see you. Did you have a comfortable journey?
B: Yes, thanks. I came up here yesterday on the 10 a.m. (train) from King's Cross.
A: Have you found a good hotel? Where are you staying?
B: At the Queen's in Princess Street. I booked a few days ago so I had no trouble at all.
A: Good. That's one of the best in the city. How long are you staying?
B: For three days. .
A: Do you know Edinburgh at all?
B: No. I haven't been here for many years. I think I'll spend the afternoons looking round Edinburgh.
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A: I shan't be very busy this afternoon. If you like, I'll take the afternoon off and show you round.
B: Thanks very much. That'll be very pleasant.
SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
ĐỒNG THÁP LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TỈNH
Đề thi môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

A. LISTENING. (2 MARKS)
B. GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY. (8 MARKS)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (2 marks).
01. I _______ a letter to my friends
A. posted B. isussed C. collected D.published
02. We can’t go camping today. The weather is _______.
A. fine B. warm C. snowy D. sunny.
03. The prupose of the examination was to _______ the students’ knowledge of the subject.
A. try B. inspect C. prove D. test
04. She asked me _______ I like tiked eating chocolates.
A. if B. and C. that D. but
05. He used to walk a long way to work. Now he _______ to work.
A. still walks B. no longer walks C. walks D. did not walk
06. This is the place where the car turned _______.
A. on B. off C. up D. over.
07. Tom’s _______ finished his homework.
A. just B. frequently C. often D. usually
08. The children _______ to the zoo.
A. were enjoyed to take B. enjoyed being taken
C. were enjoyed talking D. enjoy taking.
09. Let’s go, _______ we?
A. don’t B. shall C. will D. do
10. The synonym of the verb “deny” is _______.
A. permit B. refuse C. allow D. admit
Your answers:
1…… 2……. 3……. 4…… 5…….
6……. 7……. 8…… 9……. 10……
II. There are 5 mistakes in the passage below. Write out the mstakes and
correct them (1 mark).

In 1783, two French brothers built the first balloon to take people into the air. One hundred and twenty years
lately, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flew in it. This was in the United States.
Then, in 1918, the US Post Office begun the first airmail service. Aeroplanes changed a much in the next thirty
years. Then, in 1950s, aeroplanes became much faster because they had jet engines. In1976,Concorde was build in
the UK and France. It is the fastest passenger plane in the world and it can fly at 2500 kilometers an hour, so the
journey in London to New York is only four hours. Today millions of people travel on aeroplane, and it is difficult
to think of a world without them.
Mistakes Correct words
Ex: 00. lately Later
01
02
03
04
05
III. Supply correct form of the verbs in brackets (2 marks).

I had two accidents last month. First, my friend and I were riding on our bicycles and it(01)______________
(rain). We (02) ______________ (ride)fast because we (03) ______________ (want) to get home. I
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(04)______________ (turn) the corner when suddenly, a cat (05)______________ (run) in front of my bike. I
tried (06) ______________ (stop), but I fell and (07) ______________ (break) my arm. Then a few days after
that, I (08) ______________ (walk) up the stairs in my apartment when I (09)______________ (hurt) my ankle.
Fortunately, I (10) ______________ (not break) it, but it wasn’t a good month.
IV. Fill in the blanks with correct form of the words given in brackets. (2 marks).
The families in our street are slowly being driven mad by the (01)__________ (refuse) of the inhabitants of No
13 to have any form of (02)__________ (communicate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as
noise (03) __________ (pollute). Every evening the (04)__________ (think) neighbors used to turned up the
volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (05) __________ (neighbor) was able to hear anything else. Not
knowing what (06) __________ (act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any (07)
__________ (suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A (08) __________ (decide) was made to send a

number of people to talk to the family in No 13 and ask them (09) __________(polite) to turn their music down
after six in the evening. (10) __________(Fortunately), the visit did not turn out to be successful,as the habitants
of No13 refused to talk to them, so on the advice of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.
V. Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition. (1 mark).
01. I get tired _______ doing the same thing everyday.
02. Many Vietnamese women like wearing morden clothing _______ work.
03. When the Jones arrived _______ London. It was very cold.
04. Are you busy _______ your homework?
05. I couldn’t meet Mrs. Chi because she’s _______.
C. READING COMPREHENSION. (4 MARKS)
Passage 1.
Finish-born botanist William Nylander taught at the university of Hesinkifor a number of years and later moved
to Paris, where he lived until his death at the end of the nineteenth century. During the second half of the last
century, he became a prominent figure in the field of lichenology. Botanists from all over the world sent samples to
his laboratory to be analyzed and classified. It can be said without exaggeration that four of five lichens bear his
name.
He was the first to realize the importance of using chemical reagents in the taxomony of lichens. He selected the
most common reagents used by the chemists of his time. Lichenologists all over the world still use these reagents,
including tincture of odine and hypochorite in their laboratories. During the first half of the nienteenth century, a
Japanese named Abahima added only one chemical product- Phenol diamines. Nylander was also responsible for
discovering that atmosphere of big cities hindered the lichens’s development and cause them to disappear. Now
they are used to detect atmospheric pollution. Nevertheless, he considered lichens to be simple plants and
vehemently opposed the widely accepted modern theories that lichens are compound species formed by two
discordant elements: algae and fungi.
I. Write T (true) or F (false) (1 mark).
_____ 01. Nylander was born in Paris.
_____ 02. He used to work at a university
_____ 03. He died in late 1990s
_____ 04. He was a doctor.
_____ 05. He was a vey well-known man.

II. Choose the bestanswer (1 mark).
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01. Internationally renowed scientists sent lichens samples to Nylander because ____________________
A. he considered them to be simple plants
B. he used reagents to deternine their use.
C. he analyzed and classified them.
D. he collected and preserved them.
02. Which of the following is not true?
A. Nylander accepted his coleagues’ theories on the composition of lichens.
B. Eighty percent of lichens bear his name.
C. Today lichens are used to detect atmospheric pollution.
D. Most of botanists consider lichens to be a compound specie.
03. All of the following are true except:
A. he was the first to use chemical reagents in taxonomy of lichens
B. he believed that lichens were simple plants.
C. he was an esteemed lichenologist.
D. he taught botany at a university in Paris.
04. According to the nineteenth -century theories, which elements form the composition of lichens?
A. odine and chemical reagents B. algae and fungi
C. hypochlorite and odine D. chemical reagents and atmospheric chemicals.
05. How could william Nylander best described?
A. degenerate B. dormineering. C. ingenious D. anxous.
Your answers:
1…… 2……. 3……. 4…… 5…….
Passage 2.
A WELSH FESTIVAL
Wales has a population of about three million. English is the main language and only twenty per cent speak both
Welsh and English. Every year, (1) ………… August there is a Welsh-speaking festival. It (2) ………… place in a
different town each year so everyone has a chance for it to be near them. Local people (3) _______ years making
plans for when the festival will be in (4) _______ town. Each festival is (5) _______ by about 160.000 people.

They travel not only from nearby towns and villages (6) _______ also from the rest of the British Isles and (7)
_______ from abroad. There are concerts, plays and (8) _______ to find the best singers, poets, writers and so on.
Shops sell Welsh music, books, pictures and clothes as (9) _______ as food and drink. The festival provides a
chance for Welsh-speaking people to be together for a whole week, with (10) _______ Welsh language all around
them.
01. a. on b. by c. in d. at
02. a. takes b. finds c. has d. makes
03. a. pass b. put c. spend d. do
04. a. our b. their c. his d. its
05. a. arrived b. attended c.visited d. come
06. a. but b. and c. since d. however
07. a. just b. hardly c. quite d. even
08. a. tests b. examinations c. competitions d. races
09. a. long b. far c. good d. well
10. a. one b. a c. the d. some
D. WRITING. (6 MARKS).
I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing meanings of the
ones given (3 marks).
01. Nam is bigger than Ba.
» Ba
02. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year.
» Why
03. No one in the group is younger than Lan.
» Lan
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04. “How much do you think it will cost?” he asked.
» He wanted to know
05. It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance.
» You need
06. Did they return those books to the library?

» Were
07. The story of their sufferings was painful to listen to.
» It was
08. The flight to Ho Chi Minh City lasted one hour and a half.
» It took
09. Because the boy behaves well,every body loves him.
» Because of
10. Miss. Lan began her job as a television presenter 5 years ago.
» Miss. Lan
II. Make all changes and additions necessary to produce a complete letter
from the words and phrases given. (3 marks).
01. I / be / glad / receive / letter.
»
02. I / just / wonderful / news.
»
03. I / pass / final / examination / university.
»
04. My father / be / please / he/ hear this.
»
05. He / already / promise / pay / holiday abroad / I / pass.
»
06. So / I / come / England.
»
07. I / like / study English / school / near / home.
»
08. I / look for / advanced course / perhaps / three / four hours / day.
»
09. You / help / find / one?
»
10. I / look forward / see / soon.

»
SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
ĐỒNG THÁP LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TỈNH
Đáp án môn: TIẾNG ANH
B. GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY (8 ĐIỂM)
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I. 01. A 02. C 03. D 04. A 05. B 06. D 07. A 08. B 09. B 10. B
II. 01. begun » began 02. much » lot 03. build » built 04. in » from 05. on » by
III. 01 was raining 02. were riding 03. wanted 04. was turning
05. ran 06. to stop 07. broke 08. was walking
09. hurt 10. didn’t break
IV. 01. refusal 02. communication 03. pollution 04. thoughtless
05. neighborhood 06. action 07. suggestions 08. decision
09. politely 10. unfortunately
V. 01. of 02. at 03. in 04. with 05. out
C. READING COMPREHENSION (4 ĐIỂM)
Passage 1. (2 điểm)
I. 01. F 02. T 03. F 04. F 05. T
II. 01. C 02. A 03. D 04. B 05. C
Passage 2. (2 điểm)
01. C 02. A 03. C 04. B 05. B
06. A 07. D 08. C 09. D 10. C
D. WRITING (6 ĐIỂM)
I. 01. Ba is smaller than Nam (Ba isn’t so/ as big as Nam).
02. Why don’t we go abroad for our holiday this year.
03. Lan is the youngest (person) in the group.
04. He wanted to know how much we thought it would cost.
05. You need not book tickets for the show in advance.
06. Were those books returned to the library.
07. It was painful to listen to the story of their sufferings.

08. It took one hour and a half to fly to Ho Chi Minh City.
09. Because of the boy’s good behaviour, every body loves him.
10. Miss. Lan has been a television presenter for five years.
II. 01. I am glad to receive your letter.
02. I have just got some wonderful news.
03. I have passed the final examination at the university.
04. My father will be very pleased when he hears this.
05. He has already promised to pay for a holiday abroad if I pass.
06. So I will come to England.
07. I’d like to study English in a school near your home.
08. I will look for an advanced course which perhaps lasts for three or four hours a day.
09. Can you help me to find one?
10. I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
SỞ GIÁO DỤC& ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập - Tự do – Hạnh phúc

KỲ THI LẬP ĐỘI TUYÊN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày 10 tháng 02 năm 2009
Đề chính thức Môn TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề gồm 4 trang )-Học sinh làm bài trên giấy thi được phát kèm với 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. Computer won’t be able to touch the lives of people who live in distant villages.
2. From your own room, you can search the news you want from all over the world on the
Internet.
3. Computers are not very useful in some areas such as business.

4. Computers can work during the night while we are sleeping and give us a report we want
the next morning.
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. Environmental pollution is the result of …………
A. natural disasters.
B. industrialization.
C. careless use of natural resources.
D. both B and C.
2. Avoiding environmental pollution is………
A. uneasy B. possible.
C. very easy D. serious
3. By wearing a mask when getting out of houses, people want………
A. to protect their faces’ skin from the sunlight.
B. to avoid cold or hot atmosphere.
C. not to inhale traffic fumes and chemical wastes.
D. not to inhale all kinds of pure air.
4. Nowadays, if living indoor we…….
A. can protect ourselves from pollution.
B. cannot avoid toxic indoor pollution.
C. can inhale quite pure and safe air.
D. can protect ourselves when doing housework.
PART II : READING COMPREHENSION : ( 6.0 pts )
Question 3 : Read the passage below then state whether the following sentences are
TRUE or FALSE :
It is important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help us to chew our food. They also help us to
look nice. How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of
the tooth. This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there. Then the decay slowly
spreads inside the tooth. Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill.
How can we keep our teeth healthy? Firstly, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He can

fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our teeth to check
that they are growing in the right way. Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache
before they see a dentist. Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride
toothpaste at least twice a day- once after breakfast and once before we go to bed. We can also
use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a meal. Thirdly, we should eat food that is
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good for our teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw
vegetables and fresh fruit. Chocolates, sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat
them between meals. They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay.
1. Good teeth help us to chew our food and to look nice.
2. The decay usually begins firstly inside the tooth or from the blood.
3. The decay spreads inside the tooth after it begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of
the tooth.
4. Dentists can help us keep our teeth healthy.
5. Dentists can help us brush our teeth twice a year.
6. Most people go to see a dentist before they have toothache.
7. We should brush our teeth at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste.
8. Some kinds of food are good for our teeth while some others are harmful.

Question 4 : These announcements appear at some places only. Match each announcement
( 1 – 8 ) with a proper place ( A – J ) where it usually appears :
Announcements Appearing places
1. Shake well before using
2. Staff only !
3. Don’t feed the animals.
4. Use no hooks !
5. Ladies / Gentlemen
6. Push in
7. Keep gate closed !
8. Speed limit – 80 mph

A. At the zoos
B. On the front doors of a building
C. On boxes or bottles of medicine
D. On the doors of toilets
E. On motorways
F. On bags of sugar or flour
G. In front of a cinema or theatre
H. Railway station
I. On the way or on the doors to some rooms or offices
J. Inside the gates of kindergartens
Question 5 : Fill in each numbered blank with ONE word chosen from the list below to
complete the meaning of the passage :
outside, through, but, travel, churches, experiments, ago, remember, taught, who
As you turn on the radio for your favourite programme, do you ever wonder how you can hear
those sounds? How do they…( 1 )…through the air and reach your radio exactly as they are sent
out?
It all began nearly a hundred years…( 2 )…when a young Italian called Guglielmo Marconi
discovered how to send sounds…( 3 )…the air. Marconi was born in Boloyma in northern Italy in
1874. His father was a rich Italian businessman, and his mother was a Scot…( 4 )…had lived in
Ireland and had gone to Italy to study music. The family lived in a countryhouse just
…( 5 )…Boloyma.
When he was a boy, people did not think that Marconi was clever. He was a quiet boy who
spoke little…( 6 )…thought a lot. He liked to sit and read science books in his father’s big
library. He also liked to do…( 7 )…with electricity. For most of his early life, he was…( 8 )…
at home. He did not go to school.
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PART III : GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY : ( 8.0 pts )
Question 6 :
1. Pick out ONE word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the

others in each case :
a) ch air , church , chemist , change , choice
b) great , neat , heat , seat , meat
c) simplify , apply , reply , supply , primary
d) g arment , generation , gold , gasoline , golf
2. Pick out ONE word that is of different kind or part of speech from the others in each
case:
a) sunset , sun-glasses , sunflower , sunlight , sunburnt
b) junkyard , benefit , sewage , trash , garbage
c) amusing , rollicking , joyful , terrible , pleasant
d) enlarge , widen , golden , enrich , deepen
Question 7 : Write the verbs in the numbered brackets into its correct tense and form :
Last Tet my classmates and I ( 1. visit ) Rach Mieu Bridge. The bridge ( 2. open ) on
January 19, 2008. Since then, there ( 3. be ) hundred thousands of visitors coming to see the
bridge. This suspension bridge ( 4. connect ) Ben Tre to Tien Giang. They ( 5. start ) the
construction in 2002, and thousands of workers ( 6. work ) hard for 6 years to offer a huge gift to
the local people on the occasion of Tet. Before the bridge was put in use, people ( 7. travel )
across the large river by ferry-boat or wooden boat. It ( 8. take ) the passengers a lot of time to
travel across Rach Mieu ferry-boats during the Lunar Tet for many years.
Question 8 : Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in
brackets :
1. Vietnamese people are very…………….( friendliness)
2. Over a million…… ( publish) of this work have been sold since 2000.
3. The…… ( communicate ) throughout the world has been easier thanks to the Internet.
4. The speed of cars and motorcycles is……….( limitation ) inside the city.
5. The reason for his absense is very clear. It is…… ( deny )
6. Do you know the ………( widely ) of this lake?
7. Ho Chi Minh City is…… ( locate) on the bank of Sai Gon River.
8. Helen was introduced to many other stamp…….( collection ) at the meeting.
Question 9 : Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they

remain the same meaning as the old ones :
1. He won a prize at the competition because he spoke English fluently.
Because of……
2. Mr. Le said to his daughter, “ Do as many exercises in English as you can.”
Mr. Le advised…….
3. I think no other flowers are as beautiful as rose.
I think rose…….
4. They will open the flower garden to the public for ten days.
The flower garden……
5. The pagoda is very small. A lot of visitors cannot stay inside at the same time.
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The pagoda is not………
6. My father hasn’t driven any car for 10 years.
The last time……
7. The weather is not good. They cannot climb up to the top of the mountain.
If…….
8. When he was young, he went swimming every morning. He doesn’t do it anymore.
He used………
PART IV :WRITING ( 4.0 pts )
Question 10 : Write a letter to your friend to tell him/ her how your family prepared to
celebrate last Lunar Tet. ( in about 120 to 150 words – You mustn’t use your real name and
address. )
Question 11 : Your friends and you were chosen into the team of good students to sit for the
examination of gifted students in English. You are discussing on a plan to study and practise for
the exam.Rewrite the conversation in about 15 to 20 conversational exchanges.
The end
UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
SỞ GIÁO DỤC& ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN ANH VĂN ( ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC )

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày 10 tháng 02 năm 2009
PHẦN I : NGHE HIỂU : 2.0 điểm
Câu hỏi 1 : Nghe, chọn câu TRUE/ FALSE : 1.0 điểm, mỗi câu chọn đúng : 0.25 đ
1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True
Câu hỏi 2 : Nghe, chọn thông tin đúng : 1.0 điểm, mỗi câu đúng : 0.25 đ
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B
PHẦN II : ĐỌC HIỂU : 6.0 điểm
Câu hỏi 3: Xác định câu TRUE / FALSE: 2.0 điểm, mỗi câu đúng : 0.25 đ
1. True 2. False 3. True 4. True
5. False 6. False 7. True 8. True
Câu hỏi 4: Ghép đôi biển báo và vị trí xuất hiện: 2.0 điểm, mỗi cặp ghép đúng : 0.25 đ
1. C 2. I 3. A 4. F
5. D 6. B 7. J 8. E
Câu hỏi 5: Chọn từ thích hợp điền khuyết hoàn chỉnh bài văn: 2.0 điểm, mõi từ điền đúng:
0.25 đ
1. travel 2. ago 3. through 4. who
5. outside 6. but 7. experiments 8. taught
PHẦN II : TỪ VỰNG VÀ NGỮ PHÁP : 8.0 điểm
Câu hỏi 6 :
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1. Chọn 1 từ có vần gạch chân được đọc khác với các từ còn lại : 2.0 điểm, mỗi từ chọn
đúng : 0.25 đ
a). chemist b) great c) primary d) generation
2. Chọn từ khác chủ đề hoặc tự loại với các từ khác :2.0 điểm, mỗi từ chọn đúng: 0.25đ
a) sunburnt b) benefit c) terrible d) golden
Câu hỏi 7 : Viết động từ trong đoạn văn ở đúng thì và thể : 2.0 điểm, mỗi động từ viết đúng :
0.25 đ
1. visited 2. was opened 3. have been 4. connects
5. started 6. had worked / had 7. had travelled / 8. had taken

been working had traveled
Câu hỏi 8 : Tìm dạng thích hợp của từ, điền hoàn chỉnh câu:2.0 điểm, mỗi câu làm
đúng: 0.25 đ
1. friendly 2. publications
3. communication 4. limited
5. undeniable 6. width
7. located 8. collectors
Câu hỏi 9 :Viết chuyển đổi câu, bắt đầu với từ cho sẳn: 2.0 điểm, mỗi câu viết đúng : 0.25 đ
1. Because of his fluent English/ his fluency in speaking English, he won a prize at the
competition.
2. Mr. Le advised his daughter to do as many exercises in English as she could.
3. I think rose is the most beautiful flower.
4. The flower garden will be opened to the public for ten days.
5. The pagoda is not large enough for a lot of visitors to stay inside at the same time.
6. The last time my father drove a car was ten years ago.
7. If the weather were good, they could climb up to the top of the mountain.
8. He used to go swimming every morning when he was young.
PHẦN IV: VIẾT : 4.0 điểm
Câu hỏi 10: 2.0 điểm. Viết một bức thư cho bạn để thuật lại việc chuẩn bị đón Tết ở gia đình
mình.
• Ý tưởng : 1.0 điểm : Nêu ra được các việc chuẩn bị đón Tết như dọn dẹp vệ sinh, trang
trí nhà cửa, bàn thờ, sân , cổng vào…, mua hoa, các loại bánh kẹo, trái cây, thực phẩm,
quần áo mới…, tặng quà hoặc thiệp chúc Tết cho bạn bè, người thân…, việc gia đình
quây quần chờ đón năm mới , lúc giao thừa….
• Kỹ thuật : 1.0 điểm : Viết được bức thư dài khoãng 120 – 150 từ, đúng bố cục của một
bức thư, câu văn viết đúng ngữ pháp, dùng từ chính xác, phong phú.
• Nếu thí sinh thuật lại những việc làm trong các ngày Tết ( sau giao thừa ), hoặc ghi tên
hay địa chỉ thật, đề nghị trừ điểm vì thí sinh không hiểu đề.
• Tùy mức độ thí sinh viết được, giám khảo dựa vào thang điểm để quyết định.
Câu hỏi 11: 2.0 điểm Viết một đoạn hội thoại nói về kế hoạch học tập.

• Ý tưởng: 1.0 điểm : Nêu ra được các công việc mà đội học sinh giỏi phải thực hiện để
nâng cao khã năng và trình độ, chuẩn bị tham dự kỳ thi học sinh giỏi sắp đến như nắm
vững kỹ thuật làm bài, biết cách trả lời các dạng bài tập khác nhau, đọc sách và luyện
thêm các bài tập về ngữ pháp, từ vựng, đọc, viết…và nhất là rèn luyện kỹ năng nghe.
Học sinh cũng có thể nêu lên kế hoạch tham vấn những lời khuyên hữu ích của các thầy.
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K thut : 1.0 im : Vit on vn di dng hi thoi, di khoóng 15 20 cõu trao
i, cõu i thoi t nhiờn, dựng t phong phỳ ,chớnh xỏc. Nu vit di dng vn xuụi :
khụng cho im k thut .
Ghi chỳ:
Tng im ton bi : 20
Chm sỏt ỏp ỏn, biu im
Tng im khụng lm trũn s, gi nguyờn 2 ch s thp phõn
( vớ d: 14.25 , 12.50 , 10.75 )
sở giáo dục-đào tạo đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh -THCS
tỉnh thừa thiên huế năm học 2004-2005
* * *
đề thi chính thức môn thi: tiếng anh lớp 9 (vòng 1)
ngày thi : 12 - 04 -2005
thời gian : 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)
(thí sinh làm bài trên đề thi này)
I. VOCABULARY: (30 points)
Part 1: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each
sentence.
1. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for .
A. a revision B. a control C. an investiagation D. a check-up
2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall
have a better .
A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop
3. When the starter gave the all the competitors in the race began to run round the

track.
A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show
4. from Bill, all the students said they would go
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to new procedures to save
time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
7. The crowd at a football match are often .
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
8. I'm very in the information you have given me.
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é ? a c h ? : K h u 5 - t h ? t r ? n A ớ N g h i a , h u y ? n é ? i L ? c , t ? n h Q u ? n g N a m .é ? a c h ? : K h u 5 - t h ? t r ? n A ớ N g h i a , h u y ? n é ? i L ? c , t ? n h Q u ? n g N a m .
Số phách
(Do chủ tich HĐ ghi)
A. concerned B. surprised C. bored D. interested
9. I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran him, but I didn't catch him.
A. into B. after C. over D. near
10. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to the match till Sunday.
A. put off B. cancel C. play D. put away
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.
Kids watch more TV
A study into children's television (0) viewing habits reveals VIEW
that children whose parents have a high level of (1) _________________ EDUCATE
tend to watch less television than children from less educated
family(2) ________________ . The report also suggests that a high rate of BACK
TV watching among children in poorer (3) _________________ areas SUBURB
and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre,

is often due to (4) _________________ and a lack of other kinds of POOR
(5) _________________ in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports ENTERTAIN
(6) ________________ offer children in urban centre a wider range ACTIVE
of pastimes, which leads to far (7) ______________ hours being spent FEW
in front of the box. (8) ______________, comedies and adventure films COMMERCE
are children's (9) _______________ programmes, while twenty per cent FAVOUR
of children said they preferred (10) _______________ films and thrillers. VIOLENCE
Part 3: Match each phrasal verb with the correct definition
1. fill in
2. turn into
3. go away
4. put away
5. run out of
6. get away with
7. join in
8. pick out
9. keep on
10. get over
A. participate
B. avoid punishment
C. select, choose
D. change into, become
E. continue
F. complete ( a form)
G. leave
H. recover from
I. use up completely
J. return something to its correct place
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5

6. 7. 8. 9. 10
II. GRAMMAR (20 points)
Part 1: Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below.
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I (write) (1) to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord
Hotel in London last weekend. I (book) (2) the hotel in Sweden and also
(receive) (3) information about the hotel. I (promise) (4) a
luxury weekend. However, I (be) (5) not satisfied. The room was
comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6) it
impossible to (sleep) (7) I (ask) (8) for another room,
but no single rooms (be) (9) available. I required room-service one night
and I (have) (10) to wait for almost one hour before someone came.
Part 2: Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions
1. She was very conscious (1) her lack of experience on her first day at work.
2. He has a new solution (2) the problem.
3. Nobody helped him. He managed it (3) his own.
4 The drivers (4) London kept their cars (5) the left.
5. The summer holiday is coming. We are all excited (6) going (7) a long trip
(8) the South.
6. The children were amazed (9) the lion show at the circus.
7. Her small garden looks very beautiful in spring because all the flowers are (10)
full bloom.
III. READING: (25 points)
Part 1: Put ONE suitable word in each space
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never
know when you might need it” was (1) of her favorite sayings. She lived
(2) herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I
never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) antique furniture, Persian
carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was
(4) an art gallery. I remember my father (5) that

she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) idea what he meant. I
(7) out years later that the Darby family had made their money from
coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) her. My
sister Alice, (9) was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a
lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) saw him again!
Part 2 : Read the following passage and answer the questions.
The world's oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution.
However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning. The most serious
problem of modern time is that man is destroying the earth's natural resources and transforming
huge areas into waste land. As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed
the world's rapidly increasing population. A way of protecting all wild life on the earth must also
be found as many species are in danger of disappearing completely from the face of the earth.
The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has
been reduced in many cities. Man's whole environment is being changed in a serious way.
1) What is the process of making something dirty ?


2) Find a word or phrase from the passage with the same meaning as the air, water and land
in which we live?


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3) What is the air surrounding the earth called ?


4) What could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use ?


5) What is a difficulty which needs attention and thought ?

Part 3: Read the passage and decide which is the best answer. Circle the letter A, B, C or
D next to the word you choose.
Paper is named for papyrus, a reed like plant used by ancient Egyptians as writing material
more than 5000 years ago. The Chinese invented the paper that we use 2000 years ago.
A piece of paper is really made up of tiny fibers, unlike a piece of material. The fibers
used in paper, however, are plant fibers, and there are millions of them in one sheet. In addition
to the plant fiber, dyes and additives such as resin may be used. Dyes can make the paper
different colors; resin may add weight and texture.
Where do these fibers come from ? The majority of paper is made from the plant fiber that
comes from trees. Millions are cut down, but new trees are planted in their place. Paper may be
also made from things like old rags or pieces of cloth. Wastepaper, paper that has been made and
used, can be turned into recycled paper. This recycling process saves forest, energy and reduces
air and water pollution.
1. According to the passage, the paper that we use was first invented by
A. the Chinese B. the Egyptians C. ancient cultures D. foresters
2. What is the main ingredient in most paper ?
A. resin B. cardboard C. plant fiber D. papyrus
3. According to the passage, the primary source of the plant fiber used in paper is
A. rags B. trees C. fabric D. wastepaper
4. According to the passage, recycling paper is
A. bad for the environment C. good for the environment
B. wasteful D. economical
5. According to the passage, recycling paper does all of the following EXCEPT
A. reduce the need for ink C. save energy
B. save forests D. reduce air pollution
IV. WRITING: (25 points)
Part 1: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same.
Example: He wrote the letter in two hours.
It took him two hours to write the letter.
1. The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day.

The lions
2. We got lost because we didn't have a map.
If we
3. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
I would rather
4. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.
It was
5. That was a silly thing to say.
What
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6. We've run out of tea.
There
7. I last saw him when I was a student.
I haven't
8. Susan was too excited to sleep.
Susan was
9. Robert has not had a job for two years.
Robert has been
10. She will complete the work only she is paid extra.
She will not
Part 2 Use the words in the brackets to combine the following sentences.
1. All the students love the principal. He is very kind. (because of)


2. I have forgotten the tickets. I’m sorry for it. (having)


3. I saw it with my own eyes. I believed it. (if)

4. The house at the end of the street has been sold. It has been empty for years. (which)


5. It's a pity he doesn't take the doctor's advice. (wish)


Part 3 : A friend of yours has written to you, asking for some advice. He wants to visit
your country for three weeks this summer and would like to know which places to visit,
where to stay, what sights to see, and what clothes to bring. Write to him, giving as many
suggestions as you can and mentioning any national customs that may seem strange to
him. (about 200 words)











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sở giáo dục-đào tạo đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh -THCS
tỉnh thừa thiên huế năm học 2004-2005
* * *
đề thi chính thức môn thi: tiếng anh lớp 9 (vòng 1)

ngày thi : 12 - 4 -2005
______________________________________________________________________________
HƯớNG DẫN CHấM
I. VOCABULARY: (30 points)
Part 1: (10 points)
Q# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Key D D A C B B B D B A
Part 2: (10 points)
1. education 2. backgrounds 3. suburban 4. poverty
5. entertainment 6. activities 7. fewer 8. Commercials
9. favourite 10. violent
Part 3: (10 points)
Q# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Key F D G J I B A C E H
II. GRAMMAR: (20 points)
Part 1: (10 points)
1) am writing 2) booked 3) received 4) was promised 5) am not
6) made 7) sleep 8) asked 9) were 10) had
Part 2: (10 points)
1) of 2) to 3) on 4) in - to 5) about - on - to 6) at 7) in
III. READING: (25 points)
Part 1: (10 points)
1. one 2. by 3. of 4. like 5. saying
6. . no 7. found 8. about 9. who 10. never
Part 2 (5 points)
1) The process of making something dirty is pollution / hoặc chỉ trả lời ngắn: pollution.
2) A word or phrase with the same meaning as the air, water and land we live is environment / hoặc chỉ
trả lời ngắn: environment.
3) The air surrounding the earth is called atmosphere/ hoặc chỉ trả lời ngắn: atmosphere.
4) Resources could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use / hoặc chỉ trả lời ngắn:

Resources.
5) A difficulty which needs attention and thought is problem / hoặc chỉ trả lời ngắn: problem.
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Part 3: (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer
1. A. 2. C. 3. B. 4. C. 5. A.
IV. WRITING: (25 marks)
Part 1: (10 points)
1. The lions are fed at 3 pm every day
2. If we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost
3. I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday.
4. It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it.
5. What a silly thing to say!
6. There isn't any tea left.
7. I haven't seen him since I was a student.
8. Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep.
9. Robert has been out of job/ jobless/ unemployed for two years.
10. She will not complete the work unless she is paid extra/ if she is not paid extra.
Part 2: (5 points)
1. All the students love the principal because of his kindness.
2. I’m sorry for having forgotten the tickets.
3. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it.
4. The house at the end of the street which has been empty for years has been sold.
5. I wish he took the doctor's advice.
Part 3: (10 points)
 Total score of Paper 1 : 100 points
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN CHỌN HỌC SINH
GIỎI
TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ NĂM HỌC 2002-2003
MÔN THI:TIẾNG ANH-LỚP 9 (Vòng 1)
THỜI GIAN: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

I.VOCABULARY(30 points)
Part I: Circle the letter (A,B,C or D) next to the word or phrase which best complete each
sentence.
1. You look tired. Why don
,
t you have a ……………………………… ?
A.lie B. rest C.stay D. stop
2. What
,
s the time now ? It
,
s ………………………………………twelve o
,
clock.
A. at B. near C. nearly D. most
3. Could you …………………………………a picture of us with my camera ?
A. take B. make C. get D. do
4. Why don
,
t people put their rubbish in the litter………………………………… ?
A. bottles B.bins C. stops D. boxes
5. I don
,
t need as many as twenty.Just give me…………………………………
A. a hundred B. thirty C. zero D. a dozen
6. Who
,
s going to help me …………………………………the balloons for the party ?
A. blow down B. blow up C. get down D. get up
7. Charles has been out of …………………………… for over a year now.

A. work B. job C.employ D. employed
8. I…………………………… have toast but I wasn
,
t very hungry this morning.
A. nearly B. normally C. quite D. well
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