ĐỀ ôn THI HSG TIẾNG ANH lớp 9

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others in each group. (5 pts)
1. A. knock B. kick C. skin D.look
2. A. news B. songs C. feelings D.delights
3. A. photograph B. physic C. philosophy D.Stephen
4. A. stopped B. believed C. rained D.followed
5. A. soon B. moon C. flood D.food
Question II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
1. Try to forget it. It isn’t worth ………………………about.
A. to worry B. worrying C. worried D.have worried
2. No one phoned while I was out, ……………………?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. did he D. didn’t he
3. That woman has …………………………provided a pinic lunch for us.
A. kind B. kindly C. kindness D. kindliness
4. I remember ……………… t.o the hospital but nothing after that.
A. taking B. to take C. to be taken D. being taken
5. If only I ……………………… her birthday party last night.
A. didn’t attend B. haven’t attended C. hadn’t attended D. weren’t attended
Question III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
Write your answers in the spaces given on the right. (10 pts)
1. Police have inssued a ……………………………….of the gunman. (describe)
2. Housework has ……………………… been regarded as women’s work. (tradition).
3. In many countries, education is free and . ………………….for such children. (compel)
4. Our TV stations get all their …………………………from advertising. (come)
5. Some of these traditional dresses have been………………………… (modern)

6. A stay in the country will be……………… ………… to his health. (benefit)
7. In 1863 President Lincoln gave ………………………….to all American slaves. (free)
8. In ……………………., it is more convenient to wear casual clothes. (conclude)
9. Paul’s old coat was so out that he had to buy a new one. ( wear) The band consists of
twelve ………………………………….(music)
Question 4: . Fill each blank with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
1. You were very kind ………………………me when I asked you for some help.
2. Many women today prefer wearing modern clothing ……………….traditional clothing.
3. The teacher divided the class …………………………five groups.
4. People will laugh ………………………….you if you wear that silly tie!
5. You will soon get accustomed ………………………………English cooking.
6. Mr Lam is responsible ………………………………… hiring employees.
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7. I am sure he is capable ……………………………….tourists.
8. They have to put………………………………… the match until next week.
9. Dirty air is harmful ………………………… health.
10. We are ashamed …………………………his behaviour.
Question V. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
Write your answers in the spaces given. (10 pts)
1. This time next month I (sit)………………………………on the beach.
2. He drove right past me when I (wait)…………………………….for the bus.
3. Don’t tell me I didn’t lock the door last night. I remember (lock)
……………………………….before I went to bed.
4. England (win)…………………………………the championship if they had played better.
5. My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (just go) ……………………… out.
6. Do you feel like cooking, or would you rather we (eat)…………………………out tonight?
7. A man (carry)…………………………a large parcel got out of the car.
8. He lost his job last June and ever since he (be)…………………………… out of work.
9. This is a first time I (read)……………………….a novel written by an English novelist.
10.When I first met him he (work)…………………………………… in a hotel.

Question VI: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the
original one. (30 pts)
1. It is nearly fifteen years since we saw our uncle.
We _______________________________________________________________________
2. My sister spends two hours surfing the Net everyday.
It takes____________________________________________________________________
3. It as difficult for me to stop laughing at Jane’s letter.
I couldn’t help______________________________________________________________
4. It’s not necessary for you to finish it by Saturday.
You______________________________________________________________________
5. He said, “Let’s keep sheets with single printed page for drafting.
He suggested that____________________________________________________________
6. He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored.
He speaks _________________________________________________________________
7. They believed that thirteen was an unlucky number. .
Thirteen___________________________________________________________________
8. The children should go to bed.
It is time___________________________________________________________________
9. She won’t open the door if she doesn’t know who it is.
Unless____________________________________________________________________
10.They made me do all the cleaning that day.
I _________________________________________________________________________
11.Please don't interrupt me when I’m speaking.
I’d rather__________________________________________________________________
12.Lan said she was sorry she had not attended the meeting.
Lan apologized for___________________________________________________________
13.He lost his money simply because he wasn't careful.
If________________________________________________________________________
14.I’ve never eaten Japanese food before.
This is____________________________________________________________________

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15.She couldn't get to work because of the heavy snow.
The heavy snow_____________________________________________________________
Question VII. Fill in each blank in the passage below with a suitable word. (10 pts)
Rivers are one of the most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and
(1)…………………… every country has at least one river that (2)
…………………………… an important part in the lives of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers (3)…………………………….food, water for crops, water to
drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (4)
……………………………. And in (5)…………………………… to get water for crops ,
engineers sometimes build a dam (6)………………………………….a river and let the water
become a lake behind a dam. The people can use their water not (7)
…………………………………to irrigate fields but also make electricity for homes and
industries.
(8)………………………… , the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks
grow in size and the (9)…………………………of industries increases. We are learning that it
is necessary to (10)……………………….rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the
natural resources.
Question VIII: Read the passage then answer the questions (5 pts)
The ‘Mary Celeste’ was built in 1861 in Canada. When it was launched, it was given the name
‘The Amazon’. It was not a lucky ship. The first captain died a few days after it was
registered, and on its first voyage in 1862 it was badly damaged in a collision. When it was
repaired in port, it caught fire. In 1863 it crossed the Atlantic for the first time, and collided
with another ship in the English Channel. Four years later, in 1867, it ran aground on Cape
Breton Island, off the Canadian coast. The ship was almost completely wrecked and had to be
rebuilt. It was then sold and the name was changed to the ‘Mary Celeste’.
1. Where and when was the ‘Mary Celeste’ built?
__________________________________________________________________________
2. What was its first name?
__________________________________________________________________________

3. What happened to it when it was repaired in port?
__________________________________________________________________________
4. How many times did it collide with other ships?
__________________________________________________________________________
5. When was it rebuilt? Why?
__________________________________________________________________________
Question IX. Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences. (10pts)
1. It/ easy/ him/ translate/ this text/ English
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Unless/ weather/ fine/ tomorrow/ we/ not play football
____________________________________________________________________________
3. The last time/ he / play/ football/ in 2001.
____________________________________________________________________________
4. Jane / regret/ not/ attend/ lecture/ last week
____________________________________________________________________________
5. father/ would rather/ I/ become/ doctor.
____________________________________________________________________________
6. Your car / need / repair.
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. I / find/ interesting / talk/ Tom .
____________________________________________________________________________
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7. soon/ as/ I/ get/ hotel/ I/ phone/ you.
____________________________________________________________________________
8. What / man / wear / when / you / see / him / yeterday?
____________________________________________________________________________
10. I/ can’t/ remember/ meet/ John.
____________________________________________________________________________
Question X. Put the following sentences in question tags. (5pts)
1. Nothing is good, …………………………………….?

2. There is little water left, ……………………………………….?
3. He scarcely complains about something in the house, …………………… ?
4. Everybody is happy, ……………………………………….?
5. Do have some more tea, ………………………………………… ?
THE END
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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9

KEY AND POINTS
Question I. 5 pts
1. A. knock
2. D. delights
3. D. Stephen
4. A. stopped
5. C. flood
Question II. 5 pts
1. B. worrying 2. A. did they 3. B. kindly 4. D. being
taken
5. C. hadn’t
attended
Question III. 10 pts
1. desciption 2. traditionally 3. compulsory 4. income 5. modernized
6. beneficial 7. freedom 8. conclusion 9. wore 10. musicians
Question 4: 10 pts
1. to 2. to 3. into 4. at 5. to
6. for 7. of 8. off 9. to 10. of

Question V. 10 pts
1. will be sitting 2. was waiting 3. locking 4. would have
won
5. had just gone
6. ate 7. carrying 8. has been 9. have read 10. was working
Question VI: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the
original one. (30 pts)
1. We haven’t seen our uncle for nearly fifteen years.
2. It takes my sister two hours to surf the Net everyday.
3. I couldn’t help laughing at Jane’s letter.
4. You don’t need to finish it by Saturday.
5. He suggested that they should keep sheets with single printed page for drafting.
6. He speaks so slowly that his students get very bored
7. Thirteen was believed to have been an unlucky number.
8. It’s time for the children to go to bed/ It’s time the children went to bed.
9. Unless she knows who it is, she won’t open the door.
10.I was made to do all the cleaning that day.
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11.I’d rather you didn’t interupt me when I am speaking.
12.Lan apologized for not attending the meeting.
13.If he had been careful, he wouldn’t have lost his money.
14.This is the first time I have eaten Japanese food.
15.The heavy snow prevented her from getting to work.
Question VII. 10 pts
1. almost/
nearly
2. plays 3. provide 4. banks 5. order
6. across 7. only 8. However 9. number 10. make/ keep
Question VIII: 5 pts
1. It (The ‘Mary Celeste) was built in 1861 in Canada.

2. Its first name/ It was “The Amazon”.
3. It caught fire.
4. Twice/ It collided twice (with other ships).
5. It was rebuilt in 1897, because it (ran aground and) was almost completely wrecked.
Question IX. Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences. (10pts)
1. It is easy for him to translate this text into English.
2. Unless the weather is fine tomorrow we won’t play football.
3. The last time he played footbal was in 2001
4. Jane regrets/ regretted not attending the lecture last week
5. My father would rather I became a doctor.
6. Your car needs reparing.
7. I find( found) it interesting to talk to (with) Tom.
8. As soon as I get to my (the) hotel, I will phone you.
9. What was the man wearing when you saw him yesterday?
10. I can’t remember meeting John.
Question X. 5 pts
1. is it 2. is there 3. does he 4. aren’t they 5. won’t you
THE END
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