Đề thi học sinh giỏi 9

K× thi HSG líp 9 n¨m häc:2008 2009–
M«n thi: TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót
I. Circle the correct answers:
1. Trees help prevent the erosion by it from the wind and the rain…………
a. protect b. to protect c. protected d. protecting
2. You can’t leave until you your work…………
a. finished b. have finished c. had finished d. will finished
3. The type of clothing people wear tells other a lot about .……………
a. who b. are they who c. they are who d. who are they
4. The boy from the city was life on the farm…………
a. used not to b. not used to c. using not to d. not using to
5. Chuck didn’t realize how late it was because his watch……………
a. stops b. is stopped c. has stopped d. had stopped
6. We are looking for a place ..we can get something to eat.……
a. which b. that c. when d. where
7. ..to the manager’s loan, Gerald’s struggling company managed to stay solvent………
a. With thanks b. Thank you c. Thanks d. Greatful
8. Is there any chance ..the machinery repaired?…………
a. to have b. of having c. for having d. of being
9. It’s crucial that he attend the ceremony.……………
a. should b. must c. will d. ought
10. How you invest your money is none of my……………
a. affair b. business c. matter d. care
11. Ted is excited his car.…………
a. in b. about c. of d. with
12. people in Thailand earn enough for a comfortable life.……………
a. Most of b. The most c, Most of the d. Most of all
13. We arrived .late that there were no seats left.…………
a. much b. too c. so d. very
14. the class has finished, go straight to the library……………

a. Because b. When c. Or d. But
15. Are you satisfied .your record?……
a. at b. from c. with d. for
16. That beautiful girl ..so much money to buy things that she didn’t really need.……
a. wasted b. economized c. used carefully d. exchange
17. The prefix of adjective “large” is…………
a. im- b. in- c. en- d. il-
18. The old man tried to stop ..because of his bad cough.…………
a. smoke b. smokes c. smoked d. smoking
19. What .if there a serious nuclear accident?……… …………
a. will happen / was b. happens / were
c. would happen / were d. would happen / had been
20. It is very hot. I wish it .now.……
a. rains b. is raining c. being rainedd. were raining
21. We object .forests for land and wood.………
a. destroy b. for destroying c. to destroying d. to destroy
22. Our farms rice, wheat and dairy products.…………
a. produced b. produce c. producing d. production
23. I couldn’t help ..what you said.…………
a. laugh b. laughed c. to laugh d. laughing
24. Which word is opposite of “increase”?
a. develop b. decrease c. grow d. florish
25. He tries ..what he was saying.………
a. explain b. explaining c. to explain d. explained
26. We come to school .our minds with knowledge.…………
a. richness b. to enrich c. enrich d. enriching
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27. Mr and Mrs. Jones have been married for five years. They have no children, They are a
..couple.……
a. childlikeb. childish c. childhood d. childless

28. John drives very ..; he has never had any accident.…………
a. careful b. careless c. carelessly d. carefully
29. He has been absent ..school very often lately.……
a. at b. in c. of d. from
30. The suffixes of “hope” are …………
a. –less b. - ful c. – ness d. a and b are correct
31. The exhaust from all kinds of vehicles, smoke from factories, industrial waste and dirt are spoiling
our………………
a. situation b. environment c. condition d. surrounding
32. He was acsued ..stealing a bike.………
a. of b. in c. to d. with
33. People are looking for the best methods to recycle .into manure.………
a. wood b. soil c. garbage d. iron
34. Coal, oil and forest are the most important resources.……………
a. industrial b. agricultural c. natural d. national
35. He is good ..all sports.……
a. at b. with c. in d. into
36. We must learn about keeping the environment…………
a. polluted b. unpolluted c. dirty d. pollution
37. Don’t eat those vegetables. They are ..…………
a. poisonous b. fresh c. good d. clean
38. We’ll live in a happier and ..life if we keep our environment clean.………
a. sicker b. good c. worse d. healthier
39. It is a great that you were not concerned much about the environment around us.…………
a. pity b. sorrow c. complaint d. sadness
40. Not only air pollution but it does harm to our health…………
a. does car exhaust caused b. do car exhaust causes
c. does car exhaust cause d. do car exhaust cause
II. Find out the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. mood B. shoot C. foot D. flood

2. A. throughout B. them C. threaten D. think
3. A. skillful B. likely C. similar D. different
4. A. elements B. forests C. deserts D. farmers
5. A. plastic B. vapor C. late D. day
III. Give the correct form of the words in the parentheses:
1. The cash and carriage price is only $50 but they charge extra for .(deliver)……………
2. These shoes ook quite smart but they are terribly .(comfort)……………
3. Always read a label on a product. It can give you some useful (inform)………………
4. It is a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and ..(help)…………………
5. When I have to wait for a long time to be served, I started to feel .(patient)……………
6. I don’t want my money back. I want a .(replace)……………
7. Artists are people.………… (create)
8. Tom had eaten so much. He had to .his belt.……………… (loose)
9. Nothing could .him.…………………… (satisfaction)
10. What is the of this river?…………… (long)
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses:
1. The last time he (see) in a public he (wear)a grey suit.
2. I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it (send) by air.
3. England (win)the championship if they had played better
4. It is high time that you (get) down to more serious work.
5. I’m going to retire soon. By the first of June I (work) here for 25 years.
6. This was the talking between brothers who just (meet) up with each other.
7. He refuse to admit that he (make) some correction in the document.
8. He waited until all the guests (leave) and then (sit) down at the desk.
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V. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning:
1. A boy was injured in the accident. He is now in hospital.
 The boy .. ..……………………………………………………………… …
2. They will finish breakfast. They will go for a swim then
 As soon as ....………………………………………………………………

3. My last visit to Hanoi was in 2000
 I haven’t .. ..……………………………………………………………… …
4. We couldn’t drive because of the thick snow.
 The thick snow prevented .. .…………………………………………………… ………
5. Jane is the best tennis player in the club.
 No one in the club ..……………………………………………………………… ……
6. He can’t sing as well as his brother.
 His brother .. ..……………………………………………………………… …
7. We started cooking for the party 4 hours ago.
 We have .. ..………………………………………………………………… …
8. The sky was so cloudy but we took a lot of pictures.
 Despite .. ..………………………………………………………………… …
9. When the Prime Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
 On ...……………………………………………………………………
10. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass, Mary”said Peter.
 Peter apologized ..………………………………………………………………… ………
VI. Correct the mistake:
1. There has been a lot of people in the school- yard.
2. Not only he was a doctor, but he was also a teacher.
3. I and my workers have been waiting for you.
4. These pain and aches are bothering me many.
5. She said Peter was looking tired when she saw him.
6. Wine is made of grape.
7. If you move quiet, you can see small wild animals in the sea.
8. Thirty hours a week are a heavy work schedule.
9. He as well as other students have to learn harder.
10. Look over there. The police is chasing the thief.
VII. Read the text below and fill in each blank one suitable word:
Last Autumn I .. .. a week at a big hotel in London. It was one of those modern hotels … ………
where room is the same size and has the . Furniture, and looks just ……………… ……………

.every other room. My room was 311 the third floor. One night, quite late, I got……………… ……………
back to the hotel a very good dinner with some friends. I walked into the lift and ………………
the button. When the lift , I got out and walked to my roomor what I …………… …………… ……………
was my room. When I the door I saw an astonished scene. A man was pointing a revoler to a ……………
woman sitting in an armchair, and the woman was saying in a frightened voice: “please don’t shoot me!”.
I turned round, ran along the corridor and down the stairs – I don’t wait the lift and found the night
porter in the hall. “Quick,” I cried “someone is being murdered in my room.”
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D to complete the
passage:
In our daily life we need to communicate with one another. We do this mostly by speaking to other
people and listening to ..(1) they say to us. And when we are close to them we can do this very easily. …
However, our voices will not travel very far when we shout.
The man who .(2) this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, born in Edinnburgh in …
1847. Bell, a teacher of visible speech who later moved to Canada, .(3) all his spare time experimenting.…
(4) enthusiastic was he in his research .(5) a means for spending speech by electricity that he left … …
much time for his day to day and at one time was almost penniless.
1. A. that B. this C. what D. which
2. A. had B. made C. turned D. did
3. A. took B. wasred C. cost D. spent
4. A. So B. Very C. Too D. Such
5. A. at B. for C. to D. by
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Keys (HSG Ha Hoa 08-09)
I. 40 points
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. B
11. B 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. D
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. D 29. D 30. D
31. B 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. C
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
II. 5 points

1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
III. 10 points:
1) Delivery 2) Uncomfortable 3) Information 4) Helpful 5) Impatient
6) Replacement 7) Creative 8) Loosen 9) Satisfy 10) Length
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
IV. 10 points:
1) Was seen 2) Was wearing 3) Is sent 4) Would have won 5) Got
6) Will have worked 7) Had just met 8) Had made 9) Had left 10) sat
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
V. 10 points:
1. The boy who was injured in the accident is now in hospital
2. As soon as they finish breakfast, they will go for swim
3. I haven’t visited Hanoi since 2000.
4. The thick snow prevented us from driving
5. No one in the club can play tennis as well as Jane.
6. His brother sings better than him
7. We have been cooking for the party for 4 hours.
8. Despite the cloud, we took a lot of pictures.
9. On being asked about the strike, the Prime Minister declined to comment.
10. Peter aplogized Mary for breaking / having broken the glass.
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
VI. 10 points:
1. There has been a lot of people in the school- yard.  have
2. Not only he was a doctor, but he was also a teacher.  was he
3. I and my workers have been waiting for you.  My workers
and I
4. These pain and aches are bothering me many.  much
5. She said Peter was looking tired when she saw him.  looked
6. Wine is made of grape.  from
7. If you move quiet, you can see small wild animals in the sea.  quietly

8. Thirty hours a week are a heavy work schedule.  is
9. He as well as other students have to learn harder.  has
10. Look over there. The police is chasing the thief.  are
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
VII. 10 points:
1) Spent 2) Every 3) The 4) Alike 5) On
6) From / after 7) Pressed 8) Stopped 9) Thought 10) Opened
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
VIII. 5 points:
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
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