Đề thi HSG môn Tiếng Anh

§Ò thi häc sinh giái khèi 9 §Ò 1
M«n : Anh v¨n 9
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150’
I.Choose the most suitable word to fill in each blank:
1.She was really..................... by the beauty of the city. ( intereated – impressed – excited –
enjoyed )
2.How many hours a week do you spend.................. TV ? ( to watch – on watch – watching
– in watching )
3.Do you know the children................ live in that house ? ( whom – who – which – they )
4.Turn the radio ..... . It’s too loud! ( on – up – off – down )
5.He asked ............... I had ever been to London . ( where – why – whether – when )
6.She plays tennis three time a week. She ........ plays tennis . ( never – rarely – often –
seldom )
7.Don’t wait for me .I ....... late . It depends on the traffic . ( wiil be – must be – can be –
might be )
8.They’ve been away on holiday ...... last Sunday . ( since – for – to – until )
9.If he work more slowly , he ......... so many mistakes. ( didn’t make – won’t make – would
make – wouldn’t make )
10.He climb up the tree .....pick the apples . ( so that – in order to – so as – for )
II.Rewrite in the correct English.
1.She’s living in Paris since 1990.
2.She is used to work in a factory that makes shoes.
3.If you would know Peter , you would like him .
4.I promise I give it to you tomorrow.
5.How long do you know your girlfriend ?
6.We stayed at the Grand Hotel , that Ann recommended to us .
7.She’s got beautiful eyes , has she ?
8.It’s a wooden small coffee table.
III.Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
nation destroy serious cooperate estimate importance resident
Nowadays , people are destroying rain forests of the earth (1) ................ It is (2)........... that

every year 100,000 square kilometres of rain forests are destroyed for the supply of wood
paper and fuel as well as for the (3)........... and farming land. Rain forests are very
( 4)..............for the world climate .They receive the rainfall on the earth and produce a large
amount of the world’s oxygen . ( 5) ............ rain forests , therefore, is destroying our
environment . Saving rain forests is an ( 6 ) .............problem.Nations need ( 7) ....... To save
rain forests , if not it will be late.
II.Rewrite the following sentences
1.You don’t have a brother.
I wish I........................................................................................................................
2.They have just bought their only son a new mortobike.
Their only son.............................................................................................................
3.We should plant roses in our garden.
Roses...........................................................................................................................
4.She doesn’t have a computer.
I wish..........................................................................................................................
5.My grandmother often wore Ao dai.
My grandmother used.................................................................................................
6.I can’t speak English fluently.
I wish..........................................................................................................................
7.They built that house last year.
That house...................................................................................................................
8.Nam can cook very well.
Nam is a.......................................................................................................................
9.I’ve never read a more romantic story.
It’s the...........................................................................................................................
10.We haven’t been to a concert for over a year.
The last time...................................................................................................................
V.Make all the changes and additions to produce, from the folloing sets of words and
phrases , sentences which together make a complete letter.
Dear Ha,

1.Thank you / invitation / spend this weekend / you / on your family’s farm/
2.I / love / come / unfortunately / I / be able / accept /
3.My friend / live / Nha Trang / come / stay / us / this weekend /
4.As it / be / first visit / Ho Chi Minh City / I / plan / show her around /
5.It / possible / visit you / next weekend / intead ?
6. Please tell / next weekend / be convenient / you /
7.I / look / see / you again /
B.Answer keys
I.20m ( 2m/1 )
1.impressed 2.watching 3.who 4.down 5.whether
6. often 7.might 8. since 9.wouldn’t 10.in order to
II.16 m ( 2m / 1)
1.She has lived in Paris since 1990
2.She used to work in a factory that makes shoes .
3.If you knew Peter , you would like him.
4.I promise I’ll give it to you tomorrow
5.How long have you known your friend ?
6.We stayed at the Grand Hotel , which Ann recommended to us.
7.She’s got beautiful eyes , hasn’t she ?
8.It’s a small wooden coffee table .
III.14 m ( 2 m/ 1 )
1.seriously 2.estimated 3.residence 4.important 5.destroying
6.international 7.cooperation
IV.30 m ( 3 m/ 1 )
1.I wish I had a brother .
2.Their only son has just been bought a new mortobike.
3.Roses should be planted in our garden.
4.I wish she had a computer.
5.My grandmother used to wear Ao dai.
6.I wish I could speak English fluently.

7.That house was built last year .
8.Nam is a good cook .
9.It’s the most romantic story I’ve ever read.
10.The last time we went to a concert was over a year ago.
V.20 m ( 3m /1 )
1.Thank you very much for your invitation to spend this weekend with you on your family’s
farm.
2.I would love to come , but unfortunately I won’t be able to accept.
3.My friend who lives/ is living in Nha trang is coming to stay with us this weekend .
4.As it is her first visit to HCM City , I plan to show her around the city.
5.Is it possible to visit you next weekeend instead ?
6.Please tell me if / whether next weekend is covinient for you.
7.I’m looking forward to seeing you again.
§Ò thi häc sinh giái khèi 9 §Ò 2
M«n : Anh v¨n 9
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 120’
I/Put the verbs into the correct forms :
1.We were all woking forward to ( have ) ............... dinner together.
2.He ( not eat ) anything for 24 hours .
3.After some years' living in London ,you will be used to ( eat ) ................. English food .
4.I missed ( see ) .................. that film when it(show) ............. on T.V last week
5. You really must avoid (drink)..................... water from that well.
It's heavily polluted.
6.I'm sory, I forgot ( post ) .................. your letter . It's still here in my pocket .
II/Fill in the blanks with the approriate form of the words in the parentheses :
1.This report is quite complete and needs no ( revise )
2.( science ) ................ are trying to find an ( expensive ) ....................... substitute for
gasoline .
3.Carole's a ...................... girl and her ..................... makes her popular.( think )
4.I believe in ........................ disease because ....................... is always better than cure

( prevent )
5.To win the gold medal ,you have to beat all the others ( compete )
6.He's going to have his house ( rebuild )
7.George didn't go to the army ..................... ( volunteer )
8.his late arrival caused us much ............................. ( convenient )
III/Rewrite these sentences not changing the meaning :
1.He speaks too quickly for me to understand .
He doesn't speak ..............................................................................................................
2.I started to learn English 3 years ago .
It is ...................................................................................................................................
3.You don't need to cook dinner today .
It isn't ..............................................................................................................................
4.What time does the deligation come ?
The manage wanted .......................................................................................................
5.My mother gets up very early .
My mother is .................................................................................................................
6.It took us 2 hours to water the flowers .
We spent .........................................................................................................................
7.Her mother wouldn't let her ride the motorbike .
She wouldn't ...................................................................................................................
8.His computer is still for sale .
Nobody ..........................................................................................................................
IV/Turn the following sentences into the passive voice :
1.Who composed this piece of music ?
2.I don't like people to ask me stupid questions .
3.We injure people on the roads everyday .Can't we do something about this ?
4.People say that he was a brilliant scientist .
5.The students suggested buying flowers for the teachers on Teachers' Day.
6.Noone has never solved such a difficult problem .
7.You order me about and I'm tired of it .

8.You are to finish your assignment before I come back.
V/ Combine the sentences using relative pronouns :
1.I was sitting on the chair .It suddenly collapsed .
2.You sent me a present .Thankyou very much for it .
3.Magaret has a son .She showed me a photo of him .
VI/Complete the passage :
The last time I went to London, I didn't have time to visit (1) ...................... the places I
want to see .I was (2) ........................ to find my way ofcourse and I soon got to know
(3) ....................... the main streets were .But I had no time to go inside and have a good look at
them .( 4) ................................ time I hope to do better I will (5) ........................... a whole day
at wesminter if I can .I'll go to the Houses of Parliament ,then I spend quite a long time in
Wesminter Abbey and leran (6) ........................... all the interesting things here .