BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SING GIỎI TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9

Boi duong hoc sinh gioi
I/ Make sentences with” I wish”
1.I can’t have a new computer
2.I don’t stay in Hue
3.It rains so often here
4.I can not go fishing with my friends
5.I don’t know how to swim
6.I don’t remember Hoa’s phone number
7.I can not see the film “Spigerman” with you now because I’m busy
8.I have to do a lot of homework today
9.He doesn’t drive a car
10.Lan doesn’t speak English well
11.Nam doesn’t pass the exam
12.He will be a farmer
13.They won’t come here on time
14.Hoa can go abroad
15.The students don’t learn English well
II/ Write sentences with”wish”
1. Mai doesn’t know a lot of students in her dass
Mai_____________________
2. We live in the city but we don’t like it
We_____________________
3. I would like to go to Huong’s birth day party but I can’t
I_______________________
4. Lan has to stay in bed because she is sick
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She______________________
5. Nam doesn’t go to my party
He_________________________

III/ choose the best option
1. She is very tired _______ She has to finish her home work
a. or
b. so
c. and
d. however
2. Is he an actor _______ asinger? An actor
a. an
b. or
c. with
d. so
3. He was ill _______ He took a rest before continuing the work
a. so
b. an
c. but
d. if
4. I want to see the ________ of environment from the local authority
a. protect
b. protected
c. protecting
d. protection
5. He’s going to the post office ________ he wants to send a letter
a. letter
b. but
c. and
d. however
6. I broke the vase because I was ________
a. careful
b. carefully
c. careless

d. carelessly
7. They learn English _______ they intent to go abroad
a. and
b. so
c. so
d. because
8. Her hobbies are playing videogames ______ going on apicnic
a. and
b. but
c. however
d. although
9. He’d love to play volleyball _______ he must complete hic home work
a. since
b. therefore
c. but
d. and
10. She won’t take all there suiteases ___________ she likes to travel light
a. so
b. but
c. because
d. therefore
11. I wear a hat _______ I don’t want tobe sick
a. because
b. but
c. therefore
d. and
12. We stayed at home ______ it rained heavily
a. because
b. and
c. but

d. so
13. This new spaper is _____ everyday . It’s a daily new spaper
a. publishing
b. published
c. to publish
d. publish
14. She sings very ______
a. beautiful
b. beauty
c. beautifully d. beautifh
15. If the poplution _______ what will happen
a. continue
b. continues
c. continued
d. continuing
16. If it doesn’t rain , we ______ to the movie
a. will go
b. would go
c. is gone
d. went
17. Be ______ ! He is looking at you
a. care
b. careful
c. carefully
d. careless
18. you turn ______ the TV , Iwant to see the news
a. on
b. off
c. in
d. of

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19. His parents ________ him a computer if he finds a good job
a. will give
b. would give
c. give
d. was given
IV.Give the correct form of the words in brackets
1. He always does his work_________ (good)
2. Her sister plays the violin__________ (beautiful)
3. you walk very ___________ (fast)
4. She always speaks___________ to her child (soft)
5. Helen is a very_________ student . (Slowly)
6. Helen work very _________ in her new job . (hard)
7. You should drive more__________ along this road.(slow)
8. This is an____________ exercises________(easy)
9. Tense an_______ exercise. (easy)
10. Come here________ we need your help. (quick)
11. My mother is a________ of English. (teach)
12. He is a famous_________. (act)
13. Her father is a __________. (famous)
14. She sent her best wishes for my future_______. (happy)
15. ________are trying to find out new stars. (science))
16. We are proud of our _______(friend)
17. There articles were written by a good_______(report)
18. He war punished for his______(lazy)
19. This______ has written many stories for children (write)
20. This is the biggest ______in the city .(build)
21. He’ll never forget his happy_______(child)

22. Peter is an _____member of our club. (act)
23. We like going in his car as he is a______ driver. (care)
24. AIDS is a_____ disease. (danger)
25. Do you often read_______ newspapers ? (day)
26. They are watching an ______foot ball match on TV. (excite)
27. She is ______of doing the same things ever day. (tire)
28. What do you usually do on ______days ? (sun)
29. These are ______toys for children. (use)
30. She looks ______in her new coat . (attract)
31. he turns out to be the _____student in his class. (good)
II. Choose one word whose underlined
from the others in each group
1. A. gather
B. earth
2. A. newspaper B. magazines
3. A. worse
B. whole
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part is pronounced differently
C. theater
C. movies
C. worth

D. thanks
D. adults
D. world


4. A. remote

B. respond
C. access
D. edition
5. A. passion
B. action
C. motion
D. vision
B. vocabulary – grammar
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
1. We have many well- ………. teachers here.
A. qualify
B. quality
C. qualified
D.
qualification
2. The novel made him ………. famous in the country.
A. be
B. to be
C. been
D.
being
3. I suggest ………. money for the poor people.
A. save
B. to save
C. saving
D.
saved
4. My TV is broken. I wish ………. soon.
A. it would be repaired
B. it will be repaired

C. it is repaired
D. it was repaired
5. It’s an entertaining ………. documentary.
A. inform
B. informed
C. informative
D.
informal
6. They posted the names of the men ………. the internet.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. to
7. He always remembers ……. in the garage so that the driveway is
free for other cars
A. parking
B. being parked
C. to park
D. to
be parked
8. He hardly has anything nowadays, ……….?
A. has he
B. doesn’t he
C. doesn’t she
D.
hasn’t she
9. I’m sorry I’m not ………. fast.
A. used to drive B. used to driving C. used to drove D.
used to driven
10. The new models, ………. has just come out, is the best so far.

A. who
B. whom
C. which
D.
that
11. Neither the children nor their mother ………. aware of the danger.
A. were
B. was
C. has been
D. is
12. There is a very interesting ………. about life in the Aritic.
A. news
B. documentary C. service
D.
entertainment
13. The accident ………. while he was driving to the office.
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A. occurred
B. was occur
C. was occurred
D. was being occurred
14. Nearly all of the reporters ………. the press conference had
questions ………..
A. attend – asked
B. attended – to ask
C. attending – to ask
D. would attend – to be
asked

15. The little girl looked ………. when she heard the ………. noise.
A. frightened - terrifying
B. frightened – terrified
C. frightened – terrifying
D. frightening - terrified
16. We will recommend ………. to the director.
A. the student to speak
B. that the student speaks
C. that the student speak
D. that the student
speaking
17. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ……….
your set.
A. change
B. adjust
C. repair
D.
switch
18. ………. it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat.
A. In spite
B. In spite of
C. However
D. Althought
19. Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to ……….
between unfamiliar sounds in that language.
A. seperate
B. differ
C. distinguish
D.
solve

20. He is very stubborn, so it is difficult to ………. him to go.
A. persuade
B. suggest
C. make
D.
prevent
II. Find a mistake in each sentence and correct them
1. Many people agree that writing letters are a nice way of keeping in
touch.
-> …………………………………………………………
2. The children are very boring and they don’t know what to do.
-> …………………………………………………………
3. They regret not to tell their parents about the accidents.
-> …………………………………………………………
4. He is sleeping because of he worked very hard this morning.
-> ………………………………………………………………
5. Hardly she had entered the room when all the lights went out.
-> ……………………………………………………
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6. The professor explained that the rocks are not safe to climb on.
-> ……………………………………………………
7. It will get cold in the desert when the winter will come.
-> …………………………………………………………
8. They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said.
-> …………………………………………
9. The mother tongue has a great influence in learners pronunciation
of English.
-> …………………………………………

10. The shop assistant to whom I spoke to was very helpful.
-> ………………………………………………
III. Give the right form of the verbs in brackets
1. The weather ………. (1. be) terrible lately. It ………. (2. rain) on
and off for two days, and the temperature ………. (3. drop) at least twenty
degrees. It is in the low 40ss right now. Just three days ago, the sun ……….
(4. shine) and the weather was pleasant. The weather ………. (5. change)
quickly here. I never know what ………. (6. expect). Who knows? When I
………. (7. wake) up tomorrow morning, it may ………. (8. snow).
2. If Mr. Brown ………. (9. save) some money when he was young,
he ………. (10. not/ be) so poor now.
IV. Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the words in
bracket
1. ………., the boy got lost on the way home. (lucky)
2. It’s not easy to change one’s ……….. (believe)
3. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He’s so ………..
(predict)
4. The cost of the ………. must be paid by the buyers. (carry)
5. There is a great ………. between John and his twin brother.
(similar)
6. Newton made many ………. in Mathematics and physics.
(discover)
7. It takes a lot of time to speak a foreign language ……….. (fluency)
8. In winter it’s important for farmers to provide food and ……….for
animals.(warm)
9. Computers were not ……….available until the 1950s. (commerce)
10. The old fishing village is very ………. (picture)
c. reading
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer
The history of film

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The world’s first film was shown in 1895s by two French brothers, Louis
and Auguste Lumiere. Although it only ………. (1) of short, simple scenes,
people loved it and films have ……. (2) popular ever since. The first films
were silent, with titles on the screen to ……. (3) the story. Soon the public
had ………. (4) favorite actors and actresses, in this ……. (5), the first film
stars appeared. In 1927, the first talkie, a film with sound, was shown and
from them on, the public ………. (6) only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, ………. (7)
produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in 1950s ……….
(8) people went to see films but in ………. (9) years cinema audiences have
grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influence
making and there are currently ………. (10) national film industries.
1. A. consisted
B. contained
C. belonged
D. held
2. A. gone
B. been
C. made
D. kept
3. A. join
B. read
C. explain
D. perform
4. A. your
B. his

C. our
D. their
5. A. reason
B. way
C. method
D. result
6. A. should
B. would
C. might
D. will
7. A. who
B. where
C. when
D. which
8. A. other
B. each
C. fewer
D. many
9. A. recent
B. now
C. modern
D. present
10.A. many
B. lots
C. much
D.
plenty
II. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below
Greece today is a small country in south-eastern Europe. The
population is approximately nine million, and the capital city is Athens.

High mountains with rich, fertile land between them cover northern
Greece. The hilly southern part is peninsula called the Peloponnesus.
Hundreds of islands surround the mainland. The largest island is Crete.
No part of the nation is far from water. The Lonian Sea and the
Aegean Sea carved deep bays and gulfs into the long coast line. Greece has
been a seafaring nation for centuries, and Greece is well-known for its
shipping industry.
More than three thousand years ago, the Greece people developed a
very sophisticated society. They had a great civilization, one of the greatest
that the Western world has ever seen. Greece architecture, thinking and art
influenced other languages, iincluding English. For example, the English
words alphabet, democracy, and arithmetic come from Greece.
Today Greece is one of the most popular nations with tourists who
visit Europe. Thousands of people are attracted to the country because of its
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beautiful scenery, magnificent ancient buildings, and its excellent summer
weather.
1. Which part of Greece is good for growing crops?
-> ………………………………………………………………………
2. What have the seas done to the coastline?
-> ………………………………………………………………………
3. In what fields has Greece influenced other civilization?
-> ………………………………………………………………………
4. Why does Greece attract many tourists?
-> ………………………………………………………………………
5. When did the Greek civilization begin?
-> ………………………………………………………………………
III. Fill in the graps with one suitable word in each gap in the following

passage
You can now phne almost any country in the ………. (1), but in some
cases you can ………. (2) call major cities. When you can not ………. (3) a
direct dialing call, you can ask the ………. (4) operator to help you. This is
more expensive and ………. (5) more time, but it may be helpful if you
want to speak to a particular person and no one else; in this ………. (6) you
should ask for a person to person call. Even more expensive is a reversedcharge call where the person ………. (7) receives the call pays. If the
international ………. (8) is busy, you can reserve a call: explain the number
you want and the operator will call you ………. (9) when the line is free.
You can ………. (10) money by calling outside office hours, for example,
early in the morning, late at night and on Sundays.
c. writing
I. Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one
1. He prefers reading to watching TV.
A. He would rather read a book than watch TV.
B. He had better read a book than watch TV.
C. He would rather to read a book than to watch TV.
D. He would rather read a book to watching TV.
2. We really ought to go home now.
A. It’s time we’d better go home.
B. It’s time we should go home.
C. It’s time we went home.
D. All are correct.
3. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic.
A. They left early so that not to get caught in the traffic.
B. They left early to avoid getting caught in the traffic.
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C. They left early so as to not get caught in the traffic.

D. They left early in order to not get caught in the traffic.
4. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye.
A. I wish I had gone to the airport to say goodbye.
B. I wish I would go to the airport to say goodbye.
C. I wish I went to the airport to say goodbye.
D. I wish I would have gone to the airport to say goodbye.
5. I won’t agree until Tom’s apologized.
A. Only when Tom’s apologized will I agree.
B. Only when Tom’s apologized I will agree.
C. I only agree when Tom apologises.
D. I wait for Tom apologise to agree.
6. You should have phoned him when you got the news.
A. You should phone him when you heard the news.
B. You phoned him when you heard the news.
C. It was necessary to phome him then buut you didn’t.
D. You didn’t phone him because you didn’t get the news.
7. Please let me borrow your bike he said to her.
A. He asked her if she could let him borrow her bike.
B. He asked her to borrow your bike.
C. He asked her whether she would let him borrow her bike.
D. He asked her to let him borrow her bike.
8. Though she tried hard, she didn’t succeed.
A. However she tried hard, she didn’t succeed.
B. However she didn’t succeed, she tried hard.
C. However hard she tried, she didn’t succeed.
D. However she tried hard, but she didn’t succeed.
9. The snow makes driving dangerous.
A. The snow makes it impossible to drive.
B. The snow makes it dangerous to drive.
C. Driving is not easy in snowy weather.

D. It is dangerous to go skiing.
10. He was so busy that he couldn’t answer the phone.
A. He was very busy that he couldn’t answer the phone.
B. He was too busy to answer the phone.
C. He was too busy not to answer the phone.
D. He was very busy so that he couldn’t answer the phone.
II. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first
sentence using the word given
1. They were once known everywhere as the top team. (used)
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-> They ……………………………….…… as the top team.
2. It’s a very interesting game. I can’t stop playing it. (such)
-> It’s ……………………………… I can’t stop playing it.
3. They don’t give us enough time to do a proper job. (little)
-> We are given …………………… we can do a proper job.
4. My mother wouldn’t give me permission to go to the disco. (let)
-> My mother ……………………………………..… to the disco.
5. Why don’t you buy a new car, Sue? said Mary. (should)
-> Mary suggested ………………………….… a new car.
6. Learning new words isn’t easy for me. (find)
-> I …………………………… the new words.
7. Let’s go for a walk. Jane said. (suggest)
-> Jane …………………….… for a walk.
8. People say that nuclear energy has caused lots of problems
(supposed)
-> Nuclear energy ……………………………..……… lots of
problems.
9. Let me try to finish this exercise. (chance)

-> Give me …………………… this exercise.
10. Do politics interest you? (take)
-> Do you take ………… politics?
III. Use the given words and phrases to write a meaningful paragraph.
Necessary changes can be made
1. Three o’clock/ yesterday afternoon/ man/ woman/ climb/ mountain/
Scotland.
->
………………………………………………………………………...
2. Sun/ shine/ sky/ clear.
->
…………………………………………………………………………
3. Woman/ think/ storm/ come.
->
…………………………………………………………………………
4. She/ want/ turn back/ companion/ not.
->
…………………………………………………………………………
5. She/ persuade/ return/ with/ her.
->
…………………………………………………………………………
6. He/ refuse/ go/ alone.
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->
…………………………………………………………………………
7. Storm/ come/ he/ trap/ mountain/ night.
->
…………………………………………………………………………

8. Rescue team/ send/ help/ him.
->
…………………………………………………………………………
9. They/ spend/ four hours/ look/ him.
->
…………………………………………………………………………
10. Lucky/ morning/ he/ rescue/ helicopter/ take/ hospital.
->
…………………………………………………………………………
The end
Key (vßng 2)
a. Phonetics
I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the
others in each group
(5 points : 5 = 1 point)
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D
II. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others in each group
(5 points : 5 = 1 point)
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D
B. vocabulary – grammar
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
(10 points : 20 = 0.5 point)
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A
11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. A
II. Find a mistake in each sentence and correct them
(5 points : 10 = 0.5 point)
1. are --> is
6. are --> were
2. boring --> bored

7. the winter will come
--> comes
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3. not to tell --> not telling
8. of that --> of what
4. Because of --> Because
9. in --> on
5. She had entered --> had she entered
10. whom I spoke to -->
whom I spoke
III. Give the right form of the verbs in brackets
(10 points : 10 = 1 point)
1.
1. has been
5. changes
2. has been raining
6. to expect
3. has dropped
7. wake
4. shone
8. be snowing
2.
9. had saved

10. wouldn’t be

IV. Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the words in
bracket

(10 points : 10 = 1 point)
1. unluckily
6. discoveries
2. belief
7. fluently
3. unpredictable
8. warmth
4. carriage
9. commercially
5. similarity
10. picturesque
c. reading
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (10 points : 10 = 1
point)
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. A
II. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below
(5 points : 5 = 1 point)
1. In rich and fertile areas/ parts between high mountains in northern
Greece
(Or in Northern Greece)
2. They (have) carved deep bays and gulfs into the coastline.
3. Architecture, thinking, art and lanuage.
4. Because it has beautiful scenery, magnificent ancient buildings and
excellent summer weather.
5. (It began) more than three thousand years ago.

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III. Fill in the graps with one suitable word in each gap in the following

passage
(10 points : 10 = 1 point)
1. world
6. case
2. only
7. who
3. make
8. line
4. service
9. later
5. costs
10. save
c. writing
I. Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one
(10points : 10 = 1 point)
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. B
II. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first
sentence using the word given
(10 points : 10 = 1 point)
1. They used to be known as the top team.
2. It is such an interesting game that I can’t stop playing it.
3. We are given so little time that we can’t do a proper job.
4. My mother wouldn’t let me go to the disco.
5. Mary suggested (that) Sue should buy a new car.
6. I find it difficult to learn the new words.
7. Jane suggested going for a walk.
8. Nuclear energy is supposed to have caused a lot of problems.
9. Give me a chance to finish this exercise.
10. Do you take an interest in politics?
III. Use the given words and phrases to write a meaningful paragraph.

Necessary changes can be made
(10 points : 10 = 1 point)
At about three o’clock yesterday afternoon, a woman and a man were
climbing up a mountain in Scotland. The sun was shining and the sky was
clear. However, the woman thought that a storm was coming and she wanted
to turn back, but her companion did not. She tried to persuade him to return
with her. He refused and went on alone. The storm came and he was trapped
in the mountain during the night. A rescue team was sent to help him. They
spent four hours looking for him. Luckily, this morning he was rescued by a
helicopter and taken to hospital.
The end
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