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®Ò thi häc sinh giái líp 9

M«n thi: TiÕng Anh

Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót ( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)

Lu ý: §Ò thi cã 03 trang

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those
of the other words.
1. a. head
b. feather
c. reading
d. leather
2 .a. cow
b. show
c. borrow
d. slow
3. a. gave
b. slave
c. hat
d. escape
4. a. grew
b. knew
c. few
d. new
5. a. cell
b. cube
c. nice
d. rice
6. a. eight

b. height
c. weight
d. weigh
7. a. hour
b. honour
c. honest
d. honey
8. a. line
b. middle
c. life
d. kind
II. Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences.
1. I’d like to ............. a three- minute call to Lodon.
a. make
b. phone
c. set
d. do
2. I’m afraid there are no seats left. Every seat is .............
a.full
b. reserved
c. served
d. free
3. My office is on the 19th .......... of that tall building.
a. flat
b. block
c. stage
d. floor
4. You’d better hurry if you want to ............the last train.
a. go
b. be for

c. catch
d. travel
5. Don’t worry. I have to pass your house anyway, so I’ll give you a(n) .......
a. elevator
b. lift
c. move
d. riding
6. They have worked for the company ......... 20 years.
a. for
b. until
c. since
d. more than
7. .........he gets to the airport, he’ll check in his luggage.
a. Wherever b. However
c. Although
d. As soon as
8. He ownes you a lot of money, .........?
a. isn’t it
b. doesn’t he
c. hasn’t he
d. has he
9. “ Would you mind turning the fan on?” - “ ...........”
a. Yes, please. b. No, thank you.
c. Not at all. d. No, I’m not.
10. If it’s raining tomorrow, we shall have to ........ the match till Saturday.
a. play
b. cancel
c. put off
d. put away
III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

1. Something ( happen )......... to Jack. I ( wait ).......for him long and he ( not come )
..........yet.
2. When I arrived, the room ( clean )............
3. Before John ( move )........... to California in 1990, he ( live )......... in New York
for 10 years.
4. George as well as his brother ( not go ) ...........to the cinema very often.
5. The Prime Minister ( speak ).......... on T.V tonight?
6. Jim didn’t know about the change of the plan. He ( not tell )........ by anybody.
7. This time next month I ( sit )....... on the beach.
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it.
1. “ I think you should go by train,” he told us.
He advised ...............................................................
2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d ......................................................................
3. He only paid a few hundred dollars for the motorbike.
The motorbike ..............................................................
4. May I borrow your newspaper?
Would you mind ..........................................................?
5. James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract.
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James didn’t ...................................................................
6. The car was too expensive for him.
He ....................................................................................
7. The passengers don’t realize how lucky they have been.
Little ...................................................................................
8. We only send you books after receiving the money.
Only after the money .........................................................

V. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. This new regulation will, of course, ( simple ).............. the situation.
2. Is there any ( necessary ) ............to treat her so badly?
3. I had my trousers ( long ) ...............because they were too short.
4. She is a ( study)........ at the same college as me.
5. You’re always tired in the morning. You should go to bed ( early )...........
6. In ( add) ...........to the names on the list, there are six other participants.
7. The thing I hate about John is his ( rely ).............
8. He examined the parcel ( suspect )........., as he had no idea what it could be.
VI. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following
sets of words and phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter.
Dear Carol,
1. I / never / forget /stay / with / your family / last summer.
2. Thank / very much / invitation / spend three weeks / August/ your family /
Scotland.
3. I / love/ come / unfortunately / I /be unable / accept .
4. My cousins / live / in Canada/ stay / us / August 3rd / August 18th.
5. As it / be / first / visit / this country / I / plan show / them around.
6. It / be / possible / visit / you / September instead.
7. I certainly need/ rest after / cousins go back/ Canada.
8. Please tell / September be convenient?
9. I/ look forward / see you all again.
10. Give / regards / family.
Love,
Mary

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VII. Fill in each number space with one appropriate word.

Nowadays there is plenty of good amusement available for young children , and
of course , seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also ( 1 )...........them to
read. Of course, books are no (2 ) .........the only source of stories and information.
There is also a huge range of videos, which can reinforce and extend the ( 3) .........a
child find in a book and are equally valuable in helping to (4 ) .........vocabulary and
concentration.Television gets a bad press as far as children are concerned, mainly
(5 ) ................too many of them spend too much time watching programmes not
intended for their age ( 6 ) .............
Too many television programmes are not ( 7 ) ..........for children. They had better
watch the programmes designed( 8) ............. young children. Just as adults enjoy
reading a book after seeing it serialised on ( 9 ) ............ , so children will pounce on
books which feature their favourite television characters and videos can ( 10 )......
a new dimension to a story known from a book.
The end ./.

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Híng dÉn chÊm ®Ò m«n tiÕng Anh

Lu ý chung: Tæng ®iÓm toµn bµi: 10 ®iÓm. Kh«ng lµm trßn.
I Tæng sè 0,8 ®iÓm. ( Mçi tõ ®óng 0,1 ®iÓm )
1. c
5. b

2. a
6. b

3. c
7. d

4. a
8. b

II.Tæng sè 1 ®iÓm.( Mçi c©u ®óng 0,1 ®iÓm)
1. a- make
4. c- catch
7. d- As soon as
10. c- put off

2. b- reserved
5. b- lift
8. b- doesn’t he

3. d- floor
6. a- for
9. c- Not at all

III.Tæng sè 1 ®iÓm .( Mçi ®éng tõ ®óng 0,1 ®iÓm )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

has happened – have been waiting – hasn’t come
was being cleaned
moved – had lived

doesn’t go
Is ......speaking
hadn’t been told
will/ shall being sitting

IV.Tæng sè 1,6 ®iÓm. ( Mçi c©u ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

He advised us to go by train.
I’d rather go out for a meal than stay at home.
The motorbike cost him only a few hundred dollars.
Would you mind lending me your newspaper?
James didn’t sign the contract till/ until he had spoken to his lawyer.
He could not afford to buy the car.
Little do the passengers realize how lucky they have been.
Only after the money has been received do we send you books.

V.Tæng sè 1,6 ®iÓm. ( Mçi tõ ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm )
1. simplify
3. lengthened
5. earlier
7. unreliability
2. necessity 4. student

6. addition
8. suspiciously
VI.Tæng sè 2 ®iÓm. ( Mçi c©u ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm )
1. I never forget the good time of my staying with your family last summer.
2. Thank you very much for your invitation to spend three weeks next ( in/ during)
August with your family in Scotland.
3. I would love to come but unfortunately I am ( shall be ) unable to accept it.
4. My cousins who live ( are living ) in Canada are going to stay with us from
August 3rd to August 18th.
5. As it is their first visit to this country, I am planning to show them around.
6. Would it (will it ) be possible to visit you in September instead?
7. I will certainly need a rest after my cousins have gone back home to Canada.
8. Please tell me whether September would be ( is / will be ) convenient for you.
9. I’m looking forward to seeing you all again.
10. Give my regards to your family.
VII.Tæng sè 2 ®iÓm .( Mçi tõ ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm )

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1.
2.
3.
4.

encourage
longer
pleasure
increase

5. because
6. group
7. suitable
8. For

9. television
10. add
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