ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 – THCS
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
ĐỀ 1
Question 1:
a- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from that of the others
in each group.
1. A- thank B- than C- month D- youth
2. A- advantage B- adventure C- advertise D- addtion
3. A- main B- complain C- curtain D- entertain
4. A- good B- noon C- soon D- food
5. A- sing B- morning C- long D- angry
b- Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets:
1. When we …(see) … them last night, they …(sing)… ; they …(say)… they
…(sing)… since six o’clock.
2. We …(wait)… for you when you …(get)… back tomorrow.
3. They …(not come)… home until they …(see)… everything.
4. What do you think the children …(do)… when we get home ?
5. I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it …(send)… by air.
Question 2 :
a- Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters.
1. He was ………. when he did the test badly. HOPE
2. We started our trip on a beautiful ……… morning. SUN
3. I enjoyed the book very much, because it was so ……….. READ
4. What time do you ……….. start work ? USE
5. I really don’t think he has the ………. to do this job. ABLE
6. He was very ……. of the work he had done. PRIDE
7. Thank you for a very ……… evening. ENJOY
8. Their ……. has lasted a lifetime. FRIEND
9. He cycled ……… and had an accident. CARE
10. She has one of the biggest ……… in Britain. COLLECT
b- Correct the wrong form of verbs in the following sentences.
1. I enjoyed to listen to her song.
2. The breaking glass was still on the floor.
3. He walked away without to look back.
4. Most of people inviting to dinner were old friends.
5. We’re looking forward to visit London.
Question 3: Read the text below then choose the right sentence a, b, c or d.
Do you like seasons?
The four seasons in Britain are very different. Read about what Daniel and Fiona
think about winter, spring, summer and autumn.
Daniel
Autumn is very beautiful time of the year. The leaves on the trees go brown, red and
yellow and they go down. I love to watch it ! We play in the parks a lot but we wear warm
clothes, because the days get cold. School starts again in autumn, at the beginning of
September. I don’t like school !
Summer is the time for me! School finishes in July and we can play in the parks all
the time. Sometimes it is very hot. People are happier and they talk with their friends and
go for a walks more. The days are very long. In July, for example, it gets dark only about
10 o’clock. It’s very difficult to go to sleep at night!
Fiona
It’s very cold in winter! Sometimes, we have a lot of snow and we can make
snowmen. I don’t like winter because we can’t go for a walks very much. We wear thick
clothes and in our house it sometimes gets cold. When we come home from
school at 4 o’clock, it is already dark. I don’t like it at all! But there is one good thing about
winter - Chirismas!
After the long winter, sprong is great! There are new leaves on the trees and the birds
start to sing. We can go for long walks again and play in the park. The days are longer and
it doesn’t get dark until about six o’clock. It’s much warmer but it rains a lot and the days
are very windy.
1. a- Daniel likes autumn because the trees are beautiful.
b- Daniel likes autumn because school starts in September.
c- Daniel doesn’t play in the park in autumn because the days are cold.
d- Daniel goes to school with great pleasure.
2. a- School in Britain finishes in May.
b- Daniel doesn’t like to meet his friends in the park in summer.
c- People in Great Britain sometimes have hot summers.
d- In July it is dark at nine.
3. a- Daniel always goes to sleep at eight in summer because the days are shorter than in
winter.
b- It is always very hot in Britain in summer.
c- Daniel doesn’t like autumn at all !
d- In summer Daniel is happier than in autumn because he doesn’t go to school.
4. a- Fiona makes snowmen every day in winter.
b- Fiona likes to go for walks with her friends.
c- Fiona doesn’t like winter because it is cold in winter.
d- It never gets cold in Fiona’s house.
5. a- Winters are short in Britain.
b- Fiona comes home in the afternoon.
c- Fiona doesn’t like winter at all !
d- It never snows in Great Britain.
6. a- Fiona likes spring very much.
b- Fiona likes dark winter days.
c- It gets dark at 5 in the afternoon in spring.
d- In Great Britain it doesn’t rain much in spring.
Question 4: Complete the sentences with at / in.
1. Hamid works …….. a restaurant ……….. Oxford.
2. We live ……….. number 32 Redland Road now.
3. We had a wonderful week ………… Madrid.
4. The accident happened because the driver didn’t stop ………. the traffic lights.
5. There’s a supermarket ……….. the end of the street.
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6. We had a great fun last night ………. Mick’s party.
7. Are there any fish …….. this river ?
8. It’s too cold to go out. I’m staying ……….. home tonight.
Question 5: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
1. Quiet please! The headmaster would like to …….. a few words.
2. You are late; we’ve been waiting for you ……….. eight o’clock.
3. ……….. he is wrong, almost everyone admires him.
4. I don’t think I’ve lent you this book before, ……….. I ?
5. Many people find ………. difficult to give up smoking.
6. I don’t know ………… to call him, Mister or Doctor.
7. We must find him, ……… he is.
8. If I had today ………., I would go to the seaside.
9. Practice ………… perfect.
10. The book I am talking about is that ………. on the second shelf.
Question 6: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same.
1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work to day.
You don’t ………………………………..
2. Sally finally managed to get a job.
Sally finally succeeded ………………….
3. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.
I certainly ……………………………….
4. “I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued.
You’d …………………………………
5. If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill.
Unless …………………………………
ĐÁP ÁN - HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 - THCS
Môn : Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ 1
A-ĐÁP ÁN
Question1: ( 15 points)
a- 1-B 2- D 3- C 4- A 5- D
b- 1. saw / were singing / said / had been singing
2. will be waiting / get
3. won’t come / see
4. will be doing
5. is sent
Question 2: ( 15 points)
a- 1. hopeless 2. sunny 3. readable 4. usually 5. ability
6. proud 7. enjoyable 8. friendship 9. carelessly 10. collections
b- 1. enjoyed listening to
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2. broken
3. without looking back
4. people invited to
5. forward to visiting
Question 3: ( 6 points)
1- a 2- c 3- d 4- b 5- b 6- a
Question 4: ( 9 points)
1. at / in 2. at 3. in4. at 5. at 6. at 7. in 8. at
Question 5: ( 10 points)
1. say 2. since 3. Although ( Though) 4. have 5. it
6. what 7. wherever 8. off 9. makes 10. one
Question 6: ( 5 points)
1. You don’t have to finish the work today.
2. Sally finally succeeded in getting a job.
3. I certainly won’t go to that restaurant any more.
4. You’d better take a holiday.
5. Unless you rest yourself you really will be ill.
B- HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM:
- Tổng điểm toàn bài: 60 points
- Thang điểm 10
Tổng những phần, câu làm đúng
Điểm bài thi =
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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 – THCS
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Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
ĐỀ 2
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the othe
1. A. rose B. disclose C. chosen D. whose
2. A. ocean B. decision C. cushion D. patient
3. A. though B. laugh C. cough D. rough
4. A. one B. follow C. horror D. across
5. A. myth B. truth C. both D. northern
1.............................2...........................3...........................4............................5.........................
II. Choose the best answer from A,B, C or D:
1. Thank you very much for that! - Well, ............
A. you're welcome B. of course C. thank you D. I don't mind
2. It's no use..........children.......... quiet. They are always noisy.
A. to ask / to keep B. asking /keeping C. to ask / keeping D. asking /to keep
3. We finally................. our teacher to go on a camping trip with us
A. persuaded B. argued C. pleased D. liked
4. Who’s responsible for..............ink over my book.
A. putting B. spreading C. spilling D. pouring
5. Linda was the last person...... the classroom yesterday
A. leave B. to leave C. left D. leaves
6. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to ......... the match till Sunday.
A. put away B. put out in C. put off D. put on
7. Peter will only pass his exams if there is a/ an …………in his class work.
A. progress B. increase C. rise D. improvement.
8. The noise .................. from the boat engine might disturb sea animals.
A. comes B. coming C. came D. has come
1..................2...................3..................4.................5.................6..............7................8...............
III Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meanings:
1. I should like someone to take me out to dinner.
What I should ………………………………………………………….
2. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s poor ……………………………………………………….
3.They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them.
They can’t leave …………………………………………………..
4.My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.
The break-up of the marriage .................…………………………
5. I can’t believe that he passed the exam.
I find……………………. ……………..........................................
6. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
There ……………………………………..........................................………
7.If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.
He is the most …………………………………………………………
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A,B, C or D:
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I had feared that my companion would talk, but it was soon plain (rõ ràng) that there
was no such danger. Two days passed during which we did not exchange a single word. He
seemed, indeed, absolutely unaware of my presence. He neither read nor wrote, but spent
most of his time sitting at the table and looking out of the window across the pleasant
parkland that surrounded the house. He sometimes talked to himself and said things half
under his breath. He bit his nails and once he produced a penknife and dug holes in the
furniture until one of the attendants (nhân viên) took it from him. I thought at first that
perhaps he was mentally ill. During the second day I even began to feel a little nervous of
him. He was extremely large, both broad and tall, with very wide shoulders and enormous
hands. His huge head was usually sunk low between his shoulders. He had dark, rather
untidy hair and a big shapeless mouth which open very now and then. Once or twice he
began singing to himself, but broke off abruptly (bất ngờ) on each occasion - and this was
the nearest he seemed to get to noticing my presence.
By the evening of the second day I was completely unable to go on with my work.
Out of a mixture of nervousness and curiosity, I sat, too looking out of my window and
blowing my nose, and wondering how to set about establishing the human contact which
was by now becoming an absolute necessity. It ended of with my asking him for his name.
He had been introduced to me when he arrived, but I had paid
no attention then. He turned towards me a very gently pair of dark eyes and said his name:
Huge Belfounder. He added:" I thought you didn't want to talk." I said that I was not at all
against talking, that I had just been rather busy with something when he arrived, and I
begged his pardon if I had appeared rude.
It seemed to me, even from the way he spoke, that he was not only mentally ill, but
was highly intelligent; and I began, almost automatically, to pack up my papers. I knew
that from now on I should do no more work. I was sharing a room with a person of the
greatest fascination.
1.............................2...........................3...........................4............................
V. Read the passage and put one suitable word into each gap:
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1. How did Huge spend the first two days?
A. He worked as if the writer was not there.
B. He talked and sang to himself from time
to time.
C. He spent his time making holes in the
furniture.
D. He kept annoying the attendants.
2. On the second evening the writer
A. tried in vain to start a conversation.
B. was feeling bored.
C. began to fell frightened of his
companion.
D. could not concentrate on his work.
3. Huge didn't talk to the writer at first
because
A. he didn't realise the writer wished
to.
B. he thought the writer was rude.
C. he was feeling ill.
D. he was too busy.
4. The writer's attitude to Huge changed
from
A. fear to nervousness.
B. nervousness to interest.
C. curiosity to nervousness.
D. nervousness to unfriendliness.
People usually complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks. The hours
and
(1) ................ seem to slip away before many planned chores get done.
(2) .................... to time management experts, the main reason for this is that most people
fail to set priorities about what to do (3) ................. They get tied down by trivial; time-
consuming matters and never complete the important ones.
One simple solution often used by those at the top (4) ................. to keep lists of
tasks to be accomplished daily. These lists order jobs from most essential to (5) .................
essential and are checked regularly through the day to access progress. Not only is this an
effective way to imagine time, but also it serves to give individuals a much-deserved sense
(6) .................. satisfaction over their achievements. People (7) ................. do not keep
lists often face the end of the work with uncertainty over the significance of their
accomplishments, which over time can contribute to serious problems in mental and
(8) .................. health.
1.............................2...........................3...........................4............................5............................
6.............................7...........................8...........................
VI Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences .
Dear Jan ,
1. not seen you / long time
………………………………………………………………………………….
2. we / pleased / move / country / because / we / fed / London.
………………………………………………………………………………
3. in / city / traffic / noise / no time / relax.
……………………………………………………………..
4. in / country / life / slower / more/ peaceful
……………………………………………………………..
5. children / enjoy / fresh air / make /new friends
………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………
6. people / helpful / kind / friendly /
………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. but /we/ do / miss /friends /London / - especially you
……………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………
8. come / see / soon .
……………………………………………………………………………………..
9. we / look / see / again .
…………………………………………………………………………………
Love
Milly , Bob , Tim and Teresa .
VII. Every sentence has one mistake. Correct these nine mistakes:
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1. .....................
....
2. .....................
....
3. .....................
...
4. .....................
...
5. .....................
....
6. .....................
....
7. .....................
....
8. .....................
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9. .....................
....
Thirteen-year-olds not spend as much money as their parents
suspect - at least not according to the findings of a recent survey,
Money and Charge.
The survey included three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old,
from all over British.
By the time they reach their teens, most children see its weekly
allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of
₤5.14.
Two thirds think they get enough money, but most expect doing
something to get it.
Although they have more cash, worry about debt is increasing
between teenagers.
Therefore, the majority of children do an effort to save for the
future.
Greater access to cash among teenagers does not, however, mean
that they are more irresponsible as result.
The economic recession seems to have encouraged cautious
attitudes to money, even in the case of children in these ages.
Instead of wasting what pocket money they have on sweets or
magazines, the 13-year-olds took part in the survey seem to
respond to the situation by saving more than half of their cash.
VIII. Fill in each gap in the sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters:
1. Alice had a ……………..… day at work and went to bed early. ( TIRE )
2. Food and clothing are ................................................ of life ( NECESSARY )
3. His dream is to be an ...............................like his father when he grows up. (economy)
4. Japan is an ………………………country. (industry)
5. She can find no ................................................ to her financial troubles. ( SOLVE )
6. The instructions are very................................ I am not clear what I should do.( confuse)
7. The large dog is perfectly …………….........and he has never been known to attack
anyone. (harm)
8. The party is …….…………, so you don’t have to dress up for it. ( FORM )
9. Travelling in big cities is becoming more ………….....…… everyday. ( TROUBLE )
10.We should learn all the new words by heart in order to ……..…… our vocabulary.
(rich)
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI SỐ 2
I.1 M X 5 = 5 M.
1 2 3 4 5
D B A A D
II.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A D A C B C D B
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III
1. What I should like is being/ to be taken out to dinner.
2. Martin’s poor health doesn’t / can’t prevent / stop him ( from ) enjoying life.
3. They can’t leave their dog behind when they go/are on holiday.
4. The break-up of the marriage made my aunt heavily stressed.
5. I find it hard to believe that he passed the exam.
6. There’s no faster way than this to get to the city center.
7. He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problems.
IV.
1 2 3 4
B D A B
V.
1: MINUTES 5: LEAST
2: ACCORDING 6: OF
3: FIRST 7: WHO
4: IS 8: PHYSICAL
VI 1. We haven't seen you for such a long time .
2. We're really pleased that we moved to the country because we were getting so fed up
with living in London.
3. In the city there was so much traffic and noise and there was no time to relax.
4. Here in the country, life is slower and much more peaceful.
5. The children are enjoying the fresh air and have made a lot of new friends.
6. The people here are helpful kind and ever so friendly.
7. But we do miss all our friends in London, especially you, Jan.
8. Do come and see us soon.
9. We're all looking forward to seeing you again.
VII.
1. DO NOT spend
2. British -
Britain
3. its -their
4. expect TO do
5. .between -
AMONG
6. do- MAKE an
effort
7. result - A
result.
8. .in these..- AT
these ..
9.took part - WHO
took part
VIII. 2( NECESSities)
3. (economist)
4. (industrial)
5. ( SOLution )
6.( confusing)
7. (harmless)
8(infORMal )
9.TROUBLEsom
e )
1. (enrich)
10 ( Tiring )
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 – THCS
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
ĐỀ 3
A. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
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I. Which word is stressed differently from the others? (0,5m)
1. A. picnic B. fishing C. arrive
D. movie
2. A. tomorrow B. badminton C. aerobic
D. usually
3. A. frequently B. gymnastic C. adjective
D. difference
4. A. activity B. destination C. independent D.
intersection
5. A. recycle B. potato C. collection
D. dangerous
II. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? (0,5m)
6. A. drop B. joke C. top
D. confidence
7. A. ground B. found C. though
D. sound
8. A. normal B. order C. oven
D. origin
9. A. honesty B. hair C. honor
D. hour
10. A. sugar B. steam C. press D.
waste
B. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
I) Choose and circle the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence (3ms)
1. Hurry up, there’s …… time left.
A. a little B. a few C. little
D. few
2. For lunch, you may have _________ fish or chicken.
A. both B. neither C. not only D.
either
3. The clerk said she was tired …… hearing complaints day after day.
A. with B. of C. about D. for
4. You and I are busy right now, ……?
A. aren’t I B. aren’t we C. we aren’t D. aren’t you
5. We arrived …… to have some coffee before class.
A. enough early B. early enough C. too early D. early too
6. “What are you doing?”
“I …… the flowers. They …… wonderful!”
A. am smelling / smell B. smell / smell
C. am smelling / are smelling D. smell / are smelling
7. Do you know _________ ?
A. who how many people go on Sundays to church
B. who go to church on Sundays how many people
C. how many people who go on Sundays to church
D. how many people who go to church on Sundays
8. We watch the cat ________ the tree.
A. climbed B. climb C. had climbed D. was
climbing
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