TỔNG HỢP ĐỀ THI HSG TIẾNG ANH 9 HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG

UBND HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN
PHÒNG GD &ĐT GIỒNG RIỀNG NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
= = = 0o0 = = = MÔN:TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9,THỜI GIAN 150 PHÚT
I/. Listen to the passage, then complete it with one suitable word: (2pts)
THE CHINESE VASE
When I was a child, I used to go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was as beautiful as
a (1) and the garden seemed bigger than a park.
As I grew older the house and (2) seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old
lady. There were so many things in the house.
Sometimes I play with the (3) house which was older than grandmother herself. At
other times, I looked at books which were more interesting than my children’s books at home.
I loved her pictures and the old clock, but most of all I loved a big chinese
vase which (4) in the hall. It was taller than me and I could not see inside it. I walked round
and round it looking at the beautiful ladies and the birds and (5) and trees, and Grandmother
often told me stories about these ladies.
When I married I took my two sons to visit their great grandmother. They didn’t like the
beautiful books and the vase as much as I did. They (6) playing football in the garden.
Before she died, grandmother gave me the vase I loved so much. It was beautiful in our
(7) hall.
One day I came home from the shops. Two small boys met me at the door. They looked
(8) . Paul had a ball in his hands “I’m as strong as George Best, Mummy ?” he said. “I got a
goal and I broke the vase”.
Philip tried to be more diplomatic than Paul. “It doesn’t really matter, does it? You told us it
wasn’t new ?”.
II/. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word (only one word for each blank):(3pts)
1. Winter is now ending and soon it will ________ Spring
2. He was born and grown _________ in his hometown, then he went to London ________ he
spent the rest of his life
3. My elder brother, who is seven years _______ than I am, once decided to take ________ with
him on a trip
4. Helen only smiled and said ________ when her parents asked _______ she did not go out.

5. Today we invite you to the flat ________ they live. They moved into it just a few months
________
6. Not long ago we went to the theater and saw a new play. The best actors and actresses ________
part in it. But when it ________ over we couldn’t even say _________ it was about.
III/. Use the right prepositions to complete these sentences: (3pts)
1. It is necessary you to leave at once.
2. Of course, at the time I didn’t know what was his mind.
3. I shall look forward seeing your book.
4. She began her independent life the age twenty.
5. We wanted them to describe their trip the beginning the end.
6. The conference lasted two hours and the correspondents showed great
interested it.
7. It’s no use keeping telling me to give smoking.
8. He was not acquainted her.
IV/. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets: (4pts)
1. It (stop) raining, so we went out for a walk.
2. He (work) hard all the week, but today he (have) a good time at
home.
3. A lot of people (kill) by AIDS recently. And I wish nobody
(die) any more.
4. The grey and blue blanket (wash) yesterday.
5. He (complain) about his leg for a few days. Let’s (take) him to
hospital.
V/. Rewrite the following sentences as guided so that the second has the same meaning as the first:
(4pts)
1. It is said that he is one hundred years old.
He is said
2. The town was nearer than we thought it would be.
The town wasn’t
3. I can’t cook very well.

I’m not
4. We can’t sit on the grass because it is too wet.
The grass isn’t
5. We spent five hours getting to London.
It took
6. “Where’s the best place to buy souvenirs?”
I asked her
7. Theater programs usually have lots of information.
There is
8. Remember to check your flight numbers.
Don’t
VI/. Use the cues to build the letter: (4pts)
Dear Mr Carison,
1. Thank you / letter / which / arrive / first post / morning.

2. Perhaps / you / like / telephone / my secretary / arrange / appointment / next week.

3. I / be / usually / free / Tuesday / Wednesday / afternoon.

4. Think / you / bring / plans / new office block / when / come?

5. I / be / very interested / see / them.

6. Of course / it / be impossible / say anything / definite / yet.

7. So much / depent / what / it / cost / my company.

8. In / meantime / I look / forward / see / you / next week.

Yours sincerely,

John Brown.
-THE END -
ĐÁP ÁN ANH VĂN 9
I/. Listen. (2 điểm). Ghi mỗi từ đúng 0,25 điểm.
(1) palace (2) garden (3) doll’s (4) stood
(5) flowers (6) preferred (7) modern (8) guilty
II/. (3 điểm). Điền đúng mỗi từ 0,25 điểm.
(1) be (2) up- where (3) older (4) me-
Nothing- why (5) where-ago (6) took-was-what
III/. (3 điểm). Điền đúng mỗi giới từ 0,25 điểm.
(1) for (2) in (3) to (4) at- of
(5) from-to (6) about-in (7) on-up (8) with
IV/. (4 điểm). Ghi đúng mỗi động từ 0,5 điểm.
(1) has stopped (2) has worked-is having (3) have been killed-would be
(4) were washed (5) has complained-take
V/. (4 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm.
1) to be one hundred years old.
2) as far as we thought it would be.
3) very good at cooking.
4) dry enough for us to sit on.
5) us five hours to get to London.
6) where the best place to buy souvenirs.
7) lots of information in theater programs.
8) forget to check your flight members.
VI/. (4 điểm). Viết đúng mỗi câu 0,5 điểm.
Dear Mr Carison,
1. Thank you for the letter which arrived in the first post this morning.
2. perhaps you like to telephone my secretary to arrange for the appointment next week.
3. I am usually free on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.
4. Do you think you can bring the plans of the new office block when you come?

5. I will be very interested in seeing them.
6. Of course it is impossible to say anything definite yet.
7. So much depends on what it costs for my company.
8. In the meantime I look forward to seeing you next week.
Yours sincerely, John Brown.

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG VÒNG HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011
= = = 0o0 = = = Môn: Tiếng anh - lớp 9 , thời gian: 150 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)
A- LISTENING COMPREHENSION
I. Listen to a person living in Glasgow talking about his hometown. Fill in the gap with suitable
words you hear . (2.5pts)
1. He living in Glasgow.
2. He has got a very .
3. His house is next to .
4. There are a lot of on every street
5. He thinks living out must be nicer.
II. You are going to listen to a person talking about his diet. Read the sentences below. Some of them
are True (T), some are False (F), and sometimes we don’t know if they are true or false (DS). Put a
tick (
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) in the right column. (2.5pts)
T F DS
1. Nam really likes sweet things.
2. He eats a lot of biscuits.
3. He enjoys butter and cream.
4. He doesn’t like potatoes.
5. He hates meat.
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B- READING AND WRITING
I. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in capital letter to complete the sentence. (1.5pts)
1. We were by the film. (ATTRACT)
2. Manchester players have been trying to score another goal. But their efforts are
(SUCCESS)
3. I’m afraid you have been She no longer works for us. (INFORM)
4. When you are late for school, you should to your teacher. (APOLOGY)
5. Ba is because he got bad marks in Maths. (HAPPY)
6. The earthquake caused terrible . (DESTROY)
II. Read the text carefully and fill in each gap with a suitable word. (2.5pts)
I am learning English because I am studying law and when I finish my course I (1)
like to work for a big company, or possibly, I will continue my (2) in Britain or in the
U.S.A. To do (3) of these things, it is important to reach a certain (4) of
English. Another reason is (5) I want to communicate with foreign people because nowadays
countries are becoming closer and closer. You need to be (6) to speak a foreign language if
you want to travel (7) any problems. My sister, who lives in England, says that life is very

different there and the weather is not so good. Later this year I am going to visit England and stay with
my sister for two months. I hope to (8) my level of English. I am certainly looking
(9) to spending the summer in England. After studying at college for six weeks I will be
going on holiday with my sister. We plan to hire a car and visit the south west of the country,
(10) I have heard, is very interesting with lovely countryside.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
(6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
III. Complete each of the sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed
before it. (5pts )
1. Julia has been working for this company for 6 years.
Julia started
2. I can’t understand him because he speaks so quickly.
If he didn’t
3. His house is more beautiful than my house.
My house is not
4. Please do not smoke in this area of the restaurant.
Customers are requested
5. England has many old towns and villages.
There
6. “I must see the dentist tomorrow because my toothache is getting worse,” said my friend.
My friend said that
7. You are too young to go out yourself.
You are not
8. He has an intelligent daughter. She won all the prizes at her school.
His daughter is so
9. He is so stupid that he can’t remember his lessons.
So
10. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
No matter
IV. Use the following words or phrases to make a complete letter. (6pts)

Dear sir,
1. I / see / your advertisement / “Daily Message”.
2. And I / be / interest / piano / you / have / sale.
3. Before / I / arrange / see /the instrument / you / please / send / more information?
4. I / be glad / if you / tell / me / age /the instrument.
5. And / lowest / price / you / accept / it.
6. I / visit / you / Thursday / October 12.
7. And / tell / me / time / be / most / convenient / you. Thanks.
Yours sincerely.
Dear sir,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Yours sincerely.

The End
ĐÁP ÁN (Lớp 9)
A- LISTENING COMPREHENSION
I. Listen to a person living in Glasgow talking about his hometown. Fill in the gaps. You will hear the
speaker twice. (2.5pts)
(Điền đúng mỗi cụm từ 0.5 điểm)
1. doesn’t like 2. small garden 3. a bus station 4. traffic jams
5. of the city
II. You are going to listen to a person talking about his diet. Read the sentences below. Some of them
are True (T), some are False (F), and sometimes we don’t know if they are true or false (DS). Put a
tick (


) in the right column. You will hear the speaker twice. (2.5pts)
(Đúng đáp án mỗi câu 0.5 điểm)
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5.DS
B- READING AND WRITING
I. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in capital letter to complete the sentence. (1.5pts)
(mỗi từ viết đúng 0.25 điểm)
1. attracted 2. unsuccessful 3. misinformed 4. apologize
5. unhappy 6. destruction
II. Read the text carefully and fill in each gap with a suitable word. (2.5pts)
(Mỗi từ điền đúng 0.25 điểm)
1. would 2. study 3. one 4. level 5. that
6. able 7. without 8. improve 9. forward 10. which
III. Complete each of the sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed
before it. (5pts )
(Mỗi câu ghi đúng 0.5 điểm, trừ lỗi chính tả tùy theo giáo viên)
1. working/ to work for this company 6 years ago.
2. speak so quickly, I would be able to/ could understand him.
3. as beautiful as his house.
4. not to smoke in this area of the restaurant.
5. are many old towns and villages in England.
6. he/ she had to see his/ her dentist the following/ next day because his/ her toothache was getting
worse.
7. old enough to go out yourself.
8. intelligent that she won all the prizes at her school.
9. stupid is he that he can’t remember his lessons.
10. how long you use it, it won’t wear out.
IV. Use the following words or phrases to make a complete letter. (6pts)
(Mỗi gạch chân viết đúng cho 0.25 điểm)
Dear sir,

1. I have seen your advertisement in “Daily Message”.
2. And I am interested in the piano you have for sale.
3. Before I arrange to see the instrument, will/ can/ could you please send me more information?
4. I will be glad if you tell me the age of the instrument.
5. And the lowest price you will accept for it.
6. I will visit you on Thursday, October 12.
7. And please tell me the time that will be the most convenient for you. Thanks.
Yours sincerely.
UBND HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012
Khóa ngày 06/11/2011
ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in capital letter to complete the sentence.
(1.5pts)
1. We were by the film. (ATTRACT)
2. Manchester players have been trying to score another goal. But their efforts
are (SUCCESS)
3. I’m afraid you have been She no longer works for us. (INFORM)
4. When you are late for school, you should to your teacher. (APOLOGY)
5. Ba is because he got bad marks in Maths. (HAPPY)
6. The earthquake caused terrible . (DESTROY)
II. Read the text carefully and fill in each gap with a suitable word. (2.5pts)
I am learning English because I am studying law and when I finish my course I
(1) like to work for a big company, or possibly, I will continue my
(2) in Britain or in the U.S.A. To do (3) of these things, it is important
to reach a certain (4) of English. Another reason is (5) I want to
communicate with foreign people because nowadays countries are becoming closer and closer.
You need to be (6) to speak a foreign language if you want to travel

(7) any problems. My sister, who lives in England, says that life is very different
there and the weather is not so good. Later this year I am going to visit England and stay with
my sister for two months. I hope to (8) my level of English. I am certainly looking
(9) to spending the summer in England. After studying at college for six weeks I
will be going on holiday with my sister. We plan to hire a car and visit the south west of the
country, (10) I have heard, is very interesting with lovely countryside.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
(6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
III. Complete each of the sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one
printed before it. (5pts )
1. Julia has been working for this company for 6 years.
Julia started
2. I can’t understand him because he speaks so quickly.
If he didn’t
3. His house is more beautiful than my house.
My house is not
4. Please do not smoke in this area of the restaurant.
Customers are requested
5. England has many old towns and villages.
There
6. “I must see the dentist tomorrow because my toothache is getting worse,” said my friend.
My friend said that
7. You are too young to go out yourself.
You are not
8. He has an intelligent daughter. She won all the prizes at her school.
His daughter is so
9. He is so stupid that he can’t remember his lessons.
So
10. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
No matter

IV. Use the following words or phrases to make a complete letter. (6pts)
Dear sir,
1. I / see / your advertisement / “Daily Message”.
2. And I / be / interest / piano / you / have / sale.
3. Before / I / arrange / see /the instrument / you / please / send / more information?
4. I / be glad / if you / tell / me / age /the instrument.
5. And / lowest / price / you / accept / it.
6. I / visit / you / Thursday / October 12.
7. And / tell / me / time / be / most / convenient / you. Thanks.
Yours sincerely.
Dear sir,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Yours sincerely.
V. Listen to the passage and fill in the spaces with the words you hear. Use only ONE word
for each space.(3,5ms)
Thanh lives with his (1)………… in a small house in Hanoi. During the week, from
Monday to Friday, he (2)………… to work at his father’s bookshop. He (3)………… works
very hard. He usually starts at half past (4)…………… in the morning, and finishes at seven
o’clock in the evening.
At the weekends, however, his younger (5)……………… works in the bookshop. This
means that Thanh can spend Saturday and Sunday with Mai, (6)…………… girl friend. They
do not have (7)…………… much money, so they (8)……………… go to the park or the zoo
because it is (9)………………. . If the weather is bad, they go to a café and drink tea. They (10)
……………. talk about their future.

(11)……………….a month, Thanh takes Mai to a nice restaurant. He (12)
…………….buys her flowers as well. Thanh and Mai usually (13)…………….to the cinema
about twice (14)…………month. Thanh likes action films from America, but Mai prefers
romantic films.

The End
ĐÁP ÁN ANH VĂN LỚP 9
I. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in capital letter to complete the sentence.
(1.5pts)
(mỗi từ viết đúng 0.25 điểm)
1. attracted 2. unsuccessful 3. misinformed 4. apologize
5. unhappy 6. destruction
II. Read the text carefully and fill in each gap with a suitable word. (2.5pts)
(Mỗi từ điền đúng 0.25 điểm)
1. would 2. study 3. one 4. level 5. that
6. able 7. without 8. improve 9. forward 10. which
III. Complete each of the sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one
printed before it. (5pts )
(Mỗi câu ghi đúng 0.5 điểm, trừ lỗi chính tả tùy theo giáo viên)
1. working/ to work for this company 6 years ago.
2. speak so quickly, I would be able to/ could understand him.
3. as beautiful as his house.
4. not to smoke in this area of the restaurant.
5. are many old towns and villages in England.
6. he/ she had to see his/ her dentist the following/ next day because his/ her toothache was
getting worse.
7. old enough to go out yourself.
8. intelligent that she won all the prizes at her school.
9. stupid is he that he can’t remember his lessons.
10. how long you use it, it won’t wear out.

IV. Use the following words or phrases to make a complete letter. (6pts)
(Mỗi gạch chân viết đúng cho 0.25 điểm)
Dear sir,
1. I have seen your advertisement in “Daily Message”.
2. And I am interested in the piano you have for sale.
3. Before I arrange to see the instrument, will/ can/ could you please send me more information?
4. I will be glad if you tell me the age of the instrument.
5. And the lowest price you will accept for it.
6. I will visit you on Thursday, October 12.
7. And please tell me the time that will be the most convenient for you. Thanks.
Yours sincerely.
V. Listen to the passage and fill in the spaces with the words you hear. Use only ONE word
for each space.(3,5ms)
- Mỗi từ điền đúng 0,25 điểm.
(1) family (2) goes (3) always (4) eight (5) brother (6) his (7) very
(8) usually (9) cheap (10) often (11) Once (12) sometimes (13)go (14) a.

The End
UBND HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
Khóa ngày 04/11/2012
ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. Listening (2pts)
Listen to the dialogue and complete the spaces with the words you hear. Use only ONE
word for each space.
Sales assistant: Good afternoon. Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, please. I want to buy a jacket.
Sales assistant: I see. What colour jacket do you want?

Customer: A black one.
Sales assistant: And what ________ (1) are you?
Customer: I’m a _________ (2).
Sales assistant: I’m (3)___________ we don’t have any black jackets left in that size, sir.
Customer: Oh dear. How about dark blue?
Sales assistant: Please wait a moment Yes, here you are.
Customer: Thank you. I’ll try it on.
Sales assistant : Oh, that looks very nice, sir.
Customer: Does it look a (4)________ too small?
Sales assistant: No, I ________ (5) think it’s too small at all. It (6)________ you very
well.
Customer: All right. I’ll _________ (7) it.
Sales assistant : Fine. That’ll be (8)_____________ dong, please.
Customer : Here you are.
Sales assistant: Thank you.
Customer: Thank you. Bye.
II. Phonetics.(2pts)
A. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that
of the other words.
1. a. dull b. result c. compulsory d. pull
2. a. bread b. break c. steak d. Great
3. a. look b. school c. loose d. Food
4. a. roofs b. tickets c. waves d. tops
B. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
1. a. recreation b. museum c. correspond d. entertain
2. a. embroider b. majority c. material d. inspiration
3. a. bamboo b. enjoyable c. banyan d. arrive
4. a. dormitory b. satisfactory c. practical d. interest
III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.(3pts)
1. Visitors are welcomed by friendly and hospitable________of Vietnamese people.

A. religion B. impression C. attitude D. expression
2. I love the city. The ___________of the city impress me a lot.
A. views B. sights C. places D. scenes
3. Miss White is a nurse. She ________working at night.
A. used to B. uses to C. is used to D. has used to
4. Wear a helmet when riding a motorbike. Helmets are used______ our head.
A. to protect B. protect C. protecting D. protected
5. Don’t wear that dress because it doesn’t________your yellow T-shirt.
A. fit B. like C. suit D. match
6. It was not a business appointment, just a_______meeting with some friends.
A. casual B. common C. general D. average
7. Television________only for the last forty or fifty years.
A. must be existed B. has been existed C.was existed D. has existed
8. She_______her homework yet. She_______more time.
A. has finished - doesn’t need B. hasn’t finished – needs
C. didn’t finish – needs B. hasn’t finished – needed
9. Hardly__________believes that.
A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. All
10. It’s time you___________to study harder to pass the final exam.
A. to try B. try C. tried D. will try
11. “When did they first meet?” “_______a rainy day______May.”
A. At-on B. On-in C.In-in D. On-on
12. They worked hard______they might be well prepared for the examination.
A. because B. since C. then D. so that
IV. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. (5pts)
1. My hometown doesn’t have any lakes.
There____________________________________________________
2. I came here because of the English course.
I came here_______________________________________________
3. It is said that he is ninety years old.

He_______________________________________________________
4. He drank such a lot of coffee that he couldn’t get to sleep.
He drank so_________________________________________________
5. About thirty million people are watching this program.
This program_________________________________________________
6. Helen started to learn Chinese in 2000.
Helen has been____________________________________________
7. Now fashion designers want the traditional “Ao dai” to be changed.
Now________________________________________________________
8. I spent two hours doing my homework.
It ___________________________________________________________
9. English is a compulsory second language in all secondary school in Malaysia.
Students have to study __________________________________________
10. Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job.
Nam now wishes that___________________________________________
V. Read this reading. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word of your own.(4pts)
Peter has a very exciting summer holiday this year. His French pen-friend invited him to
(1)_________ her family in the south of France. Peter (2)_________ by plane from London to
Paris. Marie, his French friend, (3)_________ him in Paris and they (4)_________a train from
Paris to Marseilles. Marseilles is the (5)_________ where Marie’s family lives. It is a very large
port. A lot of people live in Marseilles and (6)_________are many interesting shops and cafés
there. Peter (7)_________ learning French at school two years ago and he spoke French
(8)_________ the time with Marie and her family. At (9)_________ it was very difficult for him
but soon it became (10)_________ easier. One day Marie and her parents took Peter
(11)_________ a picnic in the mountains. They (12)_________ a big hill. From the top of the
hill, they had a wonderful (13)_________ . in the (14)_________ they could see the sea. Peter
was very sad when it was time to go (15)_________ to London and school. He is looking
(16)_________ to next summer when Marie is going to spend her holidays with her family in
England.
VI. Write the complete sentence with the words or phrases given.(4pts)

1. Peter / said / go / Ha Noi / following / day.
_____________________________________________________
2. He / ought / go / diet / if / he / want / weight.
_____________________________________________________
3. Last summer vacation / Mai / go / her parents / home village / Mekong Delta.
_____________________________________________________
4. It / compulsory / wear / safety helmet / a motorbike.
_____________________________________________________
5. That block / flats / pull down / now / because / it / unsafe.
_____________________________________________________
6. Our friends / us / go / their houses / lunch / sometimes / dinner.
_____________________________________________________
7. I hope / I / take / a boat trip / Mekong River / before / come back / Japan / July.
_____________________________________________________
8. He / enjoy swim / sea / eat / seafood / but / Mai / only like / make / sand castles.
_____________________________________________________
The End

ANSWER KEY (CLASS 9)
I. Listening (2pts)
Mỗi từ điển đúng 0,25 đ
(1) size (2) medium (3) afraid (4) looks (5) bit
(6) fits (7) take (8) 300,000 (three hundred thousand)
II. Phonetics (2pts).
Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 điểm.
A. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that
of the other words.
1d 2a 3a 4c
B. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
1b 2d 3c 4b

III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.(3pts)
Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 điểm.
1C 2B 3C 4A 5D 6A 7D 8B 9B 10C 11B 12D
IV. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. (5pts)
Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm.
1. There aren’t any lakes in my hometown.
2. I came here because I wanted the English course
3. He is said to be ninety years old.
4. He drank so much coffee that he couldn’t get to sleep.
5. This program is being watched by about thirty million people.
6. Helen has been learning Chinese since 2000.
7. Now fashion designers want to change the traditional “Ao dai”.
8. It took me two hours to do my homework.
9. Students have to study English as a second language in all secondary schools in
Malaysia.
10.Nam now wishes that he had accepted the job.
V. Read this reading. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word of your own.(4pts)
Điền mỗi từ đúng 0,25 điểm.
(1) visit (2)went (3) met (4) took (5) town
(6)there (7) started (8)all (9) first (10) much
(11) for (12) climbed (13) space (14) distance (15) back (16)forward
VI. Write the complete sentence with the words or phrases given.(4pts)
Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm.
1. Peter said that he would go to Ha Noi the following day.
2. He ought to go on a diet if he wants to lose weight.
3. Last summer vacation, Mai went with her parents to her home village in the Mekong
Delta.
4. It is compulsory to wear a safety helmet on a motorbike.
5. That block of flats is being pulled down now because it is unsafe.
6. Our friends invites us to go to their houses for lunch and sometimes for dinner.

7. I hope I can take a boat trip along the Mekong River before coming back to Japan in
July.
8. He enjoys swimming in the sea and eating seafood, but Mai only likes making sand
castles.


UBND HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013 – 2014
Khóa ngày 17/11/2013
ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. Listen to the text and complete each blank with one word you hear. (2pts)
THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE ON THE PLANET
Australia is home to some of the most (1) ………………creatures on earth. The Australian
taipan, for example, is the most poisonous snake in the world. Its venom is strong enough to kill
100 (2) with just one bite.
Certain sea creatures are as deadly as those on (3)…………… Great white sharks are famous
all over the world. Did you know they have around 3,000 teeth? But sharks actually kill very
few people. In fact, Australian wild dogs kill more people each year than great whites have
killed in 100 years!
The most (4) …………….sea creatures are saltwater crocodiles. Some of them are 7 meters (23
feet) long, (5) ………….strong, and very ugly. Although human meat is not their favorite, they
attack anything – including sharks. They sleep and swim on the ocean floor, so they are difficult
to see until it’s too late! They don’t swallow people, but they can break them in half. Despite
this, saltwater crocodiles are a protected species in Australia. If you kill one, you will be in (6)
…………. On the other hand, they can kill you without getting into any trouble!
The most deadly Australian creature of all is the box jellyfish. Its poisonous tentacles can be 3
meters (10 feet) long. Their fatal sting feels like a (7) ………….electric shock. Your (8)
……………stops beating after only three minutes. Box jellyfish have killed more people in

Australia than snakes, sharks, and saltwater crocodiles combined.
Enjoy Australia, but remember to be careful!
II. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (2pts)
I strongly believe that it is important to wear uniforms when students are at school.
Firstly, uniforms (1)……………….the children to take pride (2)……………being students of
the school they are going to because they are wearing uniforms with (3)……………… bearing
their school’s name.
Secondly, wearing uniforms helps students feel (4)…………….in many ways. They all
start from the same place no matter they are (5)…………… or (6)……… They are really
friends to one another (7)………………one school roof.
Last but not least, it is practical to wear uniforms. It doesn’t take you time to think of
what to wear every day.
In conclusion, all students, from (8)…………… to high schools should wear uniforms.
III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets(2pts)
1. She felt that she (look) ____________________ at.
2. I can’t go out because I (not finish ) ________________ my homework yet.
3. If you kicked the policeman, you (arrest) __________________ .
4. I can’t afford (go) __________________ on holiday abroad this year.
5. Passengers (travel) ____________ on this bus bought their tickets in books.
6. I (not use) ______________ the car this evening, so you can have it.
7. People (always blame) ___________ their circumstances for what they are.
8. This house is empty. It___________________in for many years. (not live)
IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (2.5pts)
1. The child should be punished because of his bad _______________ (behave)
2. The __________________ in this town are very friendly. (reside)
3. Every week, there are two ______________ from Ha Noi to Nha Trang. (fly)
4. We’re very impressed by the _____________ of your town’s people. (friend)
5. All the newspapers praised the ________________ of the firemen. (brave)
6. It was _________________ not to write down the address. (fool)
7. The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s ________________ . (wise)

8. Bell experimented with ways of transmiting _______________ over a long distance.
(speak)
9. We can see many______________on TV every day. (advertise)
10.The duty of the police is the _______________ of law and order. (maintain)
V. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.(1.5pts)
1. Measuring money must be very difficult to carry ________ .
2. In this respect, French differs _______ English.
3. I’ll come _______ to pick her up at 8 o’clock.
4. The passage is written ________ English.
5. Mr. Duc Thanh is thinking of exporting rice _______ Indian.
6. That old man asked me_________a coin, but I didn’t have any.
VI. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.(5pts)
1. This video film / be / so / interesting / I / see / twice
 ____________________________________________
2. It / difficult / learn English / without / good dictionary
 ____________________________________________
3. He / learn / English / two years now
 ____________________________________________
4. She / used / stay / her uncle / when / be / a child
 ____________________________________________
5. In / end / I decide / not buy / dictionary / because / too expensive
 __________________________________________
6. The teacher said / students / had / follow / school plan.
 __________________________________________
7. All students / made / sad / news.
 __________________________________________
8. Last / summer / friend / Charles / invite / me / stay / him.
 __________________________________________
9. He / live / country / large / house / big / garden.
 __________________________________________

10. Garden / look / wild / and / it / be / overgrow / weeds.
 __________________________________________
VII. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.(5pts)
1. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
 Vinh is _____________________________________
2. It’s a pity your friend isn’t at this party.
 I wish ______________________________________
3. We started living here fifteen years ago.
 We have ____________________________________
4. Trung’s parents gave him a microcomputer on his birthday.
 Trung ______________________________________
5. He has never played a computer game before.
 This is ______________________________________
6. Nga is pleased to meet her aunt again soon.
 Nga is looking ________________________________
7. He is too old to have more children .
 He is so _____________________________________
8. “I’m very busy. I’ll ring you tomorrow,” Susan said to me.
 Susan _______________________________________
9. Their teacher is making them to study hard .
 They are _____________________________________
10.This cheque has not been signed.
 No __________________________________________
THE END

ANSWER KEY(English 9)
I. Listen to the text and complete each blank with one word you hear. (2pts)
- Điền mỗi từ đúng 0.25 đ.
(1) dangerous (2) adults (3) land (4) violent
(5) extremely (6) trouble (7) powerful (8) heart

II. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (2pts)
- Điền mỗi từ đúng 0.25 đ.
(1) encourage (2) in (3) labels (4) equal
(5) wealthy/rich (6) unwealthy/ poor (7) under (8) primary
III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets(2pts)
- Dùng đúng thì hoặc dạng mỗi động từ được 0.25đ
1. was being looked 2. haven’t finished 3. would be arrested
4. to go 5. travelling 6. am not using
7. are always blaming 8. hasn’t been lived
IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (2.5pts)
- Viết đúng mỗi từ 0.25đ.
1. behavior 2. residents 3. flights 4. friendliness 5. bravery
6. foolish 7. wisdom 8. speech 9. advertisements
10. maintenance/ maintaining
V. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.(1.5pts)
- diền đúng mỗi giới từ 0.25đ.
1. out 2. from 3. over 4. in 5. to 6. for
VI. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.(5pts)
- Viết đúng mỗi câu 0.5đ. (Trừ điểm lỗi chính tả và sai thì nếu có)
1. This video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice.
2. It is difficult to learn English without a good dictionary.
3. He has learnt English for over two years now.
4. She used to stay with her uncle when she was a child.
5. In the end, I decided not to buy the dictionary because it was too expensive.
6. The teacher said that the students had to follow the school plan.
7. All the students were made sad by the news.
8. Last summer my friend Charles invited me to stay with him.
9. He lives in the country in a large house with a big garden.
10. The garden looked/ looks wild and it was/ is overgrown with weeds.
VII. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.(5pts)

- Viết đúng mỗi câu 0.5đ. (Trừ điểm lỗi chính tả và sai thì nếu có)
1. Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
2. I wish your friend were at this/ the party.
3. We have lived/ have been living here for fifteen years .
4. Trung was given a microcomputer on his birthday by his parents.
5. This is the first time he has played a computer game.
6. Nga is looking forward to meeting her aunt again.
7. He is so old that he can’t have more children.
8. Susan told me that she was very busy, so she would ring me the following/ the next day.
9. They are being made to study hard by their teacher.
10.No one has signed this cheque.
THE END