Đề thi HSG Anh văn 9

Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 năm học 2008 - 2009

SUBJECT : ENGLISH
Time: 150 minutes
Họ và tên:……………………..
Trường:……………………….
A. PHONETICS (1 point)
Choose a word that has different pronounced pattern.
1. A. hour B. house C. hold D. help
2. A. overhead B. teammate C. speaker D. bean
3. A. arrive B. separate C. marine D. award
4. A. ploughed B. published C. ordered D. prayed
B. Vocabulary & grammar
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
(2.5 points)
1. After a month, Hoa got used to....................... in her new school.
A. study B. studying C. studied D. is studying
2. They have never............................. any experience of living in the country.
A. had B. wished C. done D. made
3. Last Tuesday her son was absent from school........................ of his illness.
A. Because B. instead C. though D. but
4. Do you....................... my turning the television on now?
A. want B. object C. mind D. disapprove
5. The children...........................................to go at once.
A. will B. had better C. must D. have
6. Take this road and you will.............................. at the hotel in five minutes.
A. arrive B. come C. find D. reach
7. My brother feels......................... again after his operation.
A. strongly B. strength C. strong D. enough
strong
8. Wait...................... you get home before you unpack your parcel.

A. to B. until C. when D. after
9. He has a very quiet and................................. life in that big, empty house.
A. by himself B. alone C. only D. lonely
10. They have to take that French course,..................................they?
A. haven't B. mustn't C. needn't D. don't
II. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capitals.
(2.5 points)
1. Every week, there are two.................... from Ha Noi to Nha Trang. FLY
2. It's difficult to find ............................ at busy times in this town.
ACCOMMODATE
3. The train made a late............................... . DEPART
4. We are waiting for the.................................. of his plane. ARRIVE
5. There are three trains............................ from Ha Noi to Lao Cai. DAY
6. ........................., dark clouds appeared and began to rain.
FORTUNATE
7. Tim and Shannon want to visit an........................... institute in Viet Nam. OCEAN
8. My aunt lives in a......................... area of the country.
MOUNTAIN
9. There are some buses to................................. destinations. SOUTH
10. Ha Long Bay was........................................... by UNESCO as a World Heritage
Site. RECOGNITION
III. Read the letter and find out ten errors. Underline them and write the correct
answers in the space provided. (2.5 points)
Dear Lan,
Thanks for your letter you send me last week. I live in a apartment in the center of Ha
Noi. It's on the five floor of a building in Kim Lien blocks. It's small with 3 rooms: a
bedroom, a living room and a kitchens. Being located in the center, there is many
things to do. Near my house their is a park. I often take a walk or plays soccer there.
The thing I like best is the Children's Palace. I go there every day to play the piano,
sing and dance. Beside, the Palace also offers other classes like drawing, martial

arts..... .What do you like best in your neighborhood? Please, write to me.
I have to stop now to go to sing class. I'm looking forward to hear from you soon.
With best wishes,
Yours truly,
Hoa
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6........................7............................8.............................9.....................10......................
C. READING
I. Read the text and answer the questions. ( 1.5 points)
One of the biggest problem for many people in big cities is lone lines-they don't
have anyone to talk to. Read what Trudie Pollock, a psychiatrist in London says.
I see many people every year with the same problem. They are lonely. They
don't usually say they are lonely -they usually say they have problems with their jobs,
their home life or that they can't sleep or work well or that they are unhappy. But
when I talk to them .I find it is often because they don't know enough people to spend
time with ,or they find it difficult to meet people.
There are thousands of people like this in London-students far away from their
families for the first time, young people who move to London to work ,mother with
children , old people living alone.
These people don't need hospitals or drugs- they need other people. I help them to
think how they can meet other people and make friends. Some people can join clubs.
Other can learn something new, e.g., a new language, yoga, cooking at evening
classes and meet people there. Young mother can join mother and baby clubs and
there are social clubs for old people.
There are lots of ways to meet people in London and my job is just giving them
information and advice.
Answer the questions
1. Do people usually tell psychiatrist they are lonely?
2. What do they say ?
3. Are there many lonely people in London?

4. What four groups of lonely people does she talk about?
5. What does she say they need?
6. Which four places can people go to meet other people?
II. Read the passage below and choose the correct word for each space. (2.5)
DA LAT - DREAM CITY
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, 300
kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is a well- known city.......(1) all the
people who have been there once. Da lat is known...........(2) a city of pine trees,
waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with..........(3) colors
and various species. Flowers can be found..........(4) and in any season. We can see
flowers in Da Lat in the parks,........(5) of the houses, in the gardens etc. Da Lat has
the widest range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has.........(6) rivers and
canals but it has many picturesque waterfalls. It takes tourists several days............(7)
all the waterfalls in the area. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only 3 kilometers.............
(8) the town center. The Prenn Falls is 10 kilometers in the south of Da Lat. The
water.......(9) down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very ......(10) of it. They
always boast to tourists about it in the first place. Around the Prenn Falls is the valley
of various flowers and pine hills.
1. A. attracts B. attracting C. attracted D. attractive
2. A. as B. like C. same D. similar
3. A. different B. difficult C. differ D. difference
4. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere
5. A. behind B. next to C. opposite D. in front
6. A. few B. little C. much D. lots
7. A. visit B. visiting C. to visit D. visited
8. A. in B. at C. to D. from
9. A. falls B. goes C. pours D. walks
10. A. pride B. priding C. prided D. proud
III. Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word
from the box . Do not use the same word more than once. (2.5)

College English difficult evening hard language
Newspapers studies easy subjects teenagers useful
Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young
children. Others are (1)……….. . Many are adults. Some learn at school, others learn
in (2)……….classes. A few learn English by themselves or just by hearing the (3)
…… on television or among their friends. Most people must work (4)……….. to
learn English. Why do these people want to learn English? It isn’t (5) ……… to
answer that question. Young children learn English at school because it is one of their
(6)……….. . Many adults learn English because it is (7)………….for their work.
Teenagers often learn English for their higher (8)………., because some of their
books are in English at (9)….... or university. Others people learn English because
they want to read (10)…………….or magazines in English.
D. Writing
I. Read the first sentences, and the complete the second sentence with the same
meaning. (2.5)
1. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
The Statue…………………………………………………………………………….
2. They have just sold that old house.
That old house.……………………………………………………………………….
3. “ Do you know the name of the person who first climbed Mount Everest? “ He said
He asked me………………………………………………………………………….
4. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it.
The cake……………………………………………………………………..…………
5. She last ate this of food in January.
She hasn’t……………………………………………………………………………
6. Linh is a better cook than Hoa.
Hoa can’t……………………………………………….………………………………
7. Walking in the rain gives my brother please.
My brother enjoys…………………………………………………………………….
8. We don’t have enough money, so we can’t buy that house.

If we………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Have you ever played a computer game before?.
Is this………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Although he took a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
Despite…………………………………………………………………………………
II. Complete each of the following sentences about the advantages of the Internet.
2.5 points
1. Nowadays/ Internet/ increasingly/ develop/ and/ become/ part/ our/ daily life.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. It/ provide/ great benefits/ millions/ people/ all/ the world/ .
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. First/ all/ Internet/ be/ fast/ convenient/ way/ us/ get/ information.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. We/ communicate/ friends/ relatives/ means/ e-mail/chat/ .
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Secondly/ Internet/us/ unlimited source/ entertainment/.
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6. We/ play games/ listen/ music/ movies/ Internet.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Thirdly/ we/ use/ Internet/ as/ effective way/ self-study/ .
…………………………………………………………………………………………
8. There/ be/ many/ on-line lessons/ on-line schools/ us/ choose.
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9. conclusion/ Internet/ be/ wonderful invention/ modern life.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Nobody/ deny/ benefits/ Internet/ our everyday activities.
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ANSWER KEY
A. Phonetics (1 point)
1- A 2- A 3 - D 4 - B

B. Vocabulary & Grammar (7.5)
I. (2.5 points)
1 - B 2 - A 3 - A 4 - C 5 - D 6 - A 7 - C 8 - B 9 - D 10 - D
II. (2.5 points)
1. - flight 6. - unfortunately
2. - accommodation 7. - oceanic
3. - departure 8. - mountainous
4. - arrival 9. - southern
5. - daily 10. - recognized
III. (2.5 points)
1. thanks -> thank 6. is -> are
2. send - > sent 7. plays -> play
3. a -> an 8. beside -> besides
4. five -> fifth 9. sing - > singing
5. kitchens -> kitchen 10. hear -> hearing
C. Reading
I. (1.5 points)
Answer the questions
1. No. People don’t usually tell the psychiatrist they are lonely.
2. They say they have problems with their jobs, their home life, or that they can’t
sleep or work well or that they are unhappy.
3. Yes. There are thousands of lonely people in London.
4. She talks about students, young people, and mothers with young children and old
people.
5. She says they need other people.
6. They can go to sports clubs, evening classes, mother and baby clubs and social
clubs.
II. (2.5 points)
1 - B 2 - A 3 - A 4 - B 5 - D 6 - A 7 - C 8 - D 9 - C 10 - D
III. (2.5 points)

1. teenagers 6. subjects
2. evening 7. usually
3. language 8. studies
4. hard 9. college
5. difficult 10. newspapers