TA9.TUYEN CHON DE THI HSG.PHAM THI THUY HUONG.Quyen 1

Phần 1

TUYỂN CHỌN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
A. ĐỀ THI NĂM HỌC 2007 - 2008
ĐỀ SỐ 01
(Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Thái Bình)
I. Chọn từ có cách đọc khác ở phần gạch chân viết sang bên phải. (1,0 điểm)
1. A. rather
B. although
C. without
D. thanks
2. A. question
B. mention
C. population
D. generation
3. A. control
B. remote
C. ghost
D. monster
4. A. nurses
B. buses
C. causes
D. horses
5. A. mountain
B. about
C. countable
D. pour
II. Chọn từ có trọng âm chính khác với các từ còn lại. (1,0 điểm)
1. A. interesting
B. surprising

C. amusing
D. exciting
2. A. television
B. expectation
C. exhibition
D. explanation
3. A. effective
B. successful
C. important
D. generous
4. A. begin
B. water
C. open
D. happen
5. A. finish
B. occur
C. provide
D. supply
III. Có bao nhiêu cách đọc cho các phần gạch chân của mỗi dòng. (1,0 điểm)
1. A. untidy
B. until
C. unkind
D. unknown
E. untruth
2. A. dance
B. damage
C. passage
D. illiterate
E. patien
3. A. sound

B. souvenir
C. cough
D. mountain
E. touch
4. A. meal
B. breakfast
C. beach
D. instead
E. ocean
5. A. handsome
B. graduate
C. education
D. duration
E. edition
IV. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc (2,0 điểm)
1. Jane (go)…………to England in 2001 and (study)…………there for 3 years.
2. You (not drink)…………much, you (drive)…………tonight.
3. When the train to Hanoi (leave)…………? It (leave)…………at 7.15 tomorrow morning.
4. Mr Black sounded really unhappy this morning. He (have)………… his car (steal)………….
5. What (be) for dinner? It (smell)…………very delicious.
6.I (go)
…………to Lodon next week.
How long you (stay)…………there?
7. Yesterday, when (open)…………the front door I (see)…………a thief in the living room.
8. My brother enjoys (watch)…………detective films but he doesn't like (read)…………detective stories.
9. How about (reduce)…………the amount of water we (use)…………every day?
10. Wild animals (reduce)…………a lot in number because the forests, their home,(desfroy)…………
seriously?
V. Cho dạng đúng của các từ trong ngoặc. (2,0 điểm)
1. Solar domestic heating systems are (economy)…………to use.

2. We should use solar energy. It is cheap, clean and (limit)…………
3. If you don’t pay your (electric)…………bill soon, you will be cut off.
4. In the future, many buildings will be (hot)…………by solar energy.
5. His office is on the (twelve)…………floor of this building.
6. Television is one of the cheapest forms of (entertain)………….
7. I get used to (get)…………up early and having a bath.
8. She is a 15 (year)…………school girl
9. I am going to some French - (speak)…………countries.
10. This (mix) …………consists of oxygen and hydrogen.
VI. Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một giới từ thích hợp. (2,0 điểm)


1. A new pair of Jeans was given (la ...) me (lb ...) my fifteenth birthday by my sister.
2. Jane said that her sister worked (2a ...) a company (2b ...) Korea.
3. I ran (3a ...) Peter, a friend (3b ...) mine on my way to work this morning.
4. She asked me how far it was (4a ...) school (4b ...) my house.
5. There was a bank robbery last week. The robbers got ( 5a...) (5b ...) 200.000 dollars.
6. Who is going to look (6a ...) the children while you are (6b ...)?
7. When meeting a new word you can look it (7a ...) (7b ...) a dictionary.
8. You must be present (8a ...) 11.30 because the last train (8b ...) London leaves at 12.45.
9. Lucy was brought (9a ...) by her grandparents and educated (9b ...) the local secondary school.
10. “Turn (10a...) the TV (10b...) me, will you? I want to have a rest.
VII. Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một mạo từ thích hợp. (2,0 điểm)
1. She was in…………hurry and ate…………quick lunch.
2. Sweden is…………European country. It’s in...............north of Europe.
3. He was appointed.......... proffesor and became ..........MP in the same year.
4. It was in 1912 that............Titanic sank while crossing..........Atlantic.
5. I like watching .......TV. I have just bought....... color TV set.
6............. English in the 1960’s was different from English today.
7. My briber has just been back from ............... Philippines. He came back by…………air.

8. Most people like ............ rest after…………hard day’s work.
9. John and Mary are............brother and............sister.
10. Bangkok,…………capital of Thailand, is …………exciting, crowded and modern city.
VIII. Dùng từ gọi ý điền từ vào chỗ trống. (3,0 điểm)
Air pollution is a (1)…………of ill health in human being. In a lot of countries there are laws (2)
………… the amount of smoke (3)…………factories can produce. Athough there isn’t enough information
on the effects of (4)…………(5)…………the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung
(6)………….
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in (7)…………cities. The lead
in patrol produces a poisonous gas which (8)………… collects in busy streets (9)…………high buildings.
Children live in areas (10)…………there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not (11)…………as quickly
as (12)…………children and are clumsy when they use their hands.
There are other long term (13)………… of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to
increase, the earth’s climate may become (14)………….
A lot of the ice near the poles may melt and may cause (15)…………floods.
Từ gợi ý: in, warmer, other, most, which, effects, by, cause, surrounded, serious, limiting, diseases, often,
think, where.
IX. Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau rồi trả lời a, b, c ở dưới. (3,0 điểm)
Many people still believe that natural resources will never be used up. dually, the world’s energy
resources are limited. Nobody knows exactly how ich fuel is left. However, we also should use them
economically and try to find t alternative resources of power. According to professor Marvin Burnham of the
New England Institute of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas before it is too late, and
nuclear power is the only alternative energy .
However, many people do not approve of using nuclear power because it is very dangerous. What
would happen if there were a serious nuclear accident. Radioactivity causes cancer and may badly effect the
future generations.
The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources as economically as possible.
a) Giải thích hoặc cho từ đồng nghĩa các từ sau bằng tiếng Anh. (0,5 điểm)
1. be used up
2. alternative energy

3. approve
b) Đánh dấu đúng (T), sai (F) theo nội dung bài đọc cho các câu sau. (1,5 điểm)
1. In fact, the energy resources which we use are limited.


2. In future, nuclear power is the only alternative energy.
3. We don’t know exactly how much fuel is left.
4. All people agree to use nuclear power as an alternative energy.
5. The future generations may be affected by using alternative energy.
c) Trả lời các câu hỏi sau theo nội dung bài đọc. (1,0 điểm)
1. Why do we have tò start saving natural resources?
2. What is the most effective thing when we use the world’s natural resources?
X. Viết lại câu theo từ gọi ý. (1,0 điểm)
1. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
→ In spite……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. He prefers golf to tennis.
→ He’d rather …………………………………………………………………………………………
3.I don’t play chess as well as I used to.
→ I used……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. We last visited Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago.
→ We haven ’t ………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. The bookshelf was so high that the children couldn’t reach it.
→The bookshelf was too………………………………………………………………………………
6. It takes three hours to drive from Hai phong to Hanoi.
→ It is a………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
→ I wish……………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. We don’t visit our grandparents often because they live so far away.
→ If.……………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Mary will be eighteen next week.

→ It’s Mary’s………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” said John.
→ John advised………………………………………………………………………………………..
XI. Dùng từ đã cho sẵn sắp xếp lại thành câu (không được thêm từ, có thể thêm dấu), (1,0 điểm)
1. air/ am/ that/ afraid/ the/ city/ pollution/ in/ our/ getting/ worse/ and/ is/ worse/I.
2. sure/ that/ be/ environmental/ we/ pollution/ will/ are/controlled/.
3. level/ there/ the/ sea/ If/ rises/./ will/ be/ of/ floods/ in/ the/many/ parts/ world/,
4. lose/many/ people/ and/ their/ homes/ land/,/ If/they/ will/ and/ live/ in/ hunger/ poverty/.
5. are/ countries many/ spending/ much/ time/ more/ and/ doing/money/ resaẹrch/ energy/ on/ from/ waves/
sun/,/ the/ and/ the/ why/ wind/ ?/
6. can/ using/ we/ solar/natural/ save/resources/ by/ energy/ instead/ fossil/ of/fuels/.
7. the/ way/ Internet/ we/ as/ can/ for/ use/ an/ effective/ self - study/.
8. writing/ in/ he/ Paris/,/ met/ many/ who/ friends/ him/encouraged/ his/ in/career/.
9. shouldn’t/ river/ we/ is/ swim/ in/ because/ this/ water/ polluted/ highly/ its.
10. although/job/ he/ isn’t/ has/ very/ a/ important/,/ he/ well-paid/ particularly/.
XII. Viết một đoạn văn năm câu theo chủ đề và gợi ý ở dưới. (1,0 điểm)
Which subject do you like best? And why?. English
1. at schools/ subjects /English/ to study/ and
2. international language/ speak/ the world.
3. nowadays/ more and more / work.
4. It is English/ communication.
5. Because of/ subject/ best.


ĐỀ SỐ 02
(Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Nghệ An, Bảng A)
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. caused
B. increased

C. practiced
D. promised
2. A. think
B. signature
C. exist
D. circle
3. A. stay
B. lake
C. climate
D. vacation
4. A. caught
B. taught
C. daughter
D. laughter
5. A. hour
B. hospitable
C. heir
D. honest
II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. energy
B. window
C. exercise
D. energetic
7. A. answer
B. begin
C. refuse
D. complain
8. A. character
B. annoy
C. generous

D. orphanage
9. A. design
B. modem
C. purpose
D. cotton
10. A. about
B. around
C. between
D. under
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
11. She was looking…………..her missing dog when I arrived.
A. after
B. for
C. up
D. forward to
12. Nobody was injured in the accident,…………..?
A. was he
B. weren’t they
C. were they
D. wasn’t she
13. We’ve…………..of time to catch the bus so there’s no need to rush.
A. very much
B. enough
C. great deal
D. plenty
14. We spent…………..day sunbathing with our family.
A. whole
B. all the
C. the whole

D. whole of the
15. Fresh vegetables are usually…………..in vitamins.
A. full
B. many
C. much
D. rich
16. The reason I left is…………..I was bored.
A. why
B. that
C. while
D. for
17. I’m sure she will do all she can………….. us.
A. for helping
B. help
C. to help
D. to helping
18. There are…………..many people in the room that I can’t move.
A. so
B. such
C. very
D. too
19. He wants you to…………..a good hotel.
A. introduce
B. direct
C. recommend
D. tell
20. My brother is really kind, everybody takes…………..of him.
A. profit
B. value
C. example

D. advantage
II. Complete the paragraph by using the correct form of the words in brackets.
A STRANGE OBJECT IN THE FIELD
There is a considerable public concern in Shaston following the (21. discover)………….. on
Wednesday evening of a metal (22. contain) …………..filled with (23. poison)…………..liquid. The object
was found by a local (24.reside)…………..when he was walking with his lovely dog in a field behind a
newly, built chemical factory. As yet, the factory has been (25. able) ,………….. to provide any (26. explain)
…………..as to show how the object came to be in the field. A spokesperson stated that a full investigation
was taking place and that security procedures were being reviewed.
People living in the (27. neighbor)…………..are (28. extreme) …………..angry, as a
year ago they withdrew their objections to the (29. decide…………..to build the factory here after the
company had stated that no dangerous (30. chemistry) …………..would be produced on this site.


III. Each of the lines in the following passage has a mistake. Find and correct it.
31.
In order to request telephone service in the United States, either call nor visit your local
32.
telephone store. A sales representative will be glad showing you samples of the designs and colors
33.
available. Simple choose the design and color that you prefer, and leave your name, and address
34.
and employer’s name with the sales representative. Students with scholarships should provide his
35.
sponsor’s name instead with employer’s name.
36.
A fifty dollars security deposit must be paid prior to telephone installation, and may be paid by
37.
cheque, cash or mastercard. In the date that your telephone is to be installed, a responsible
38.

person such as an apartment manager, must be at home to lock the door for the serviceman.
C. READING AND SPEAKING
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
LIFE OF A MAN
Thomas is now in his sixties, and is one of the many homeless people who live on the streets; he buys
a newspaper most days. Today, with his fellow tramps, he reads about yesterday’s student demonstration.
Like many of the tramps that live under the bridge in New York, Thomas was not always so poor. A
long time ago he was in the Navy, and like many who have been to sea for a long time, he has stayed slim
and fit. Despite the strict organization on board ship, he loved the life, and had the opportunity to see many
countries. He visited Poland and Russia; ill South Africa he realized what he valued in each country was the
people he met. He was always astonished and delighted by the ways in which the people he met differed from
one country to another. Some day, he hopes, everyone will see the world as he does.
After many happy years in Navy, he had to retire. The good things in life always come to an end. His
mother and father had long since died and he’d lost touch with his other relatives. He came to New York and
became an industrial designer. He was happy, although it wasn’t the same as the sea. He never wanted to get
married and have children.
And then there was the period of darkness. He smiles sadly. He shrugs his shoulders and looks at his
hands. There are tears in the comers of his eyes. This is something that he cannot bring himself to talk about.
“It all went wrong”, he whispers .
He was silent for a minute; then recovered. He began to : talk more loudly. “Look at me now- it
makes me angry. And what about the President? He’s been in power for years, and look what he’s done for
us. Nothing! I’m still out on the streets and live the life of a tramp.”
39. It would appear that Thomas …………….
A. has organized a protest recently.
B. takes an interest in important events.
C. has no contact with other homeless people.
D. is not as poor as he used to be.
40. When Thomas was in the Navy, he…………….
A. only visited three countries.
B. enjoyed the strict life on board ship.

C. was very well paid for the job he did.
D. liked meeting people from different countries
41. Thomas changed his job because he…………….
A. was too old to stay in the Navy.
B. wanted to start a family.
C. wanted to be near his relatives in New York.
D. did not enjoy the work any more.
42. Thomas lost his job and became a tramp because …………….
A. he did not have any family.
B. he was tired of doing normal job.
C. of reasons he does not want to discuss
D. of the death of his parents.
43. The text states that Thomas thinks the President …………….


A. should not alow home people to stay the streets.
B. should increase pensions for old people.
C. has not had enough time to change things.
D. should have done more to help people like him.
II. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order to make a meaningful dialogue.
A. Will you accept cheque?
B. No, sir. But can you enroll me as a member?
C. Yes, sir. I suppose I need your help.
D. Do you want just tq consult the book here, of are you thinking of borrowing it?
E. Certainly. Here is an application form. You have to pay a deposit of 20 dollars
F. We lend books only to members. Are you a member?
G. Can I help you?
H. No, I am airaid we can’t accept cheque.
I. I want to borrow books.
J. What a pity. I am short of cash.

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
WALKING IN THE COUNTRY
I enjoy walking. It’s good exercise and it takes me (54)…………….of the town and into the country. I
think that’s (55)…………….I have a dog. She needs to (56)…………….out and so I have a reason to go for
a walk. I go every Sunday and it doesn’t (57)……………. to me if it’s cold, windy and raining or a beautiful
sunny day. I just love to get away from people and be (58)…………….for a few hours. I always go home at
the same time every Sunday (59)…………….walk over the hills to a little village in the country. The walk
isn’t very (60)……………., only about an hour, but it's quite hard work because I have to walk up the hill
and down the other side. (61)…………….I get to the village, I go to the pub for a beer and (62)
…………….food. After lunch, I walk back long a different path and arrive home in time (63)
…………….tea.
D. WRITTING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
64. The book was less expensive than I had expected.
→ The book didn’t................................... ...............................................................................................
65. Man has never had such efficient servants as computers.
→ Computers................................... .......................................................................................................
66. The fire will go out if he doesn’t put more wood on.
→ Unless................................... ..............................................................................................................
67 “I am myself a stranger here.” said the woman.
→ The woman said................................... ..............................................................................................
68. I am sure she was very beautiful when she was young.
→ She must................................... ..........................................................................................................
II. Write about 150 to 200 words to give your own opinion on the following topic.
“Physical exercises are very useful to our health”.

ĐỀ SỐ 03
(Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Thừa Thiên _Huế)
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest in each group. (5

marks)
1. A. comfort
B. hobby
C. popular
D. knowledge
2. A. eats
B.tapes
C. lives
D.cooks


3. A. complain
B. main
C. explain
D. certain
4. A. official
B. collect
C. collapse
D. colony
5. A. fashion
B. elephant
C. champagne
D. casual
6. A. uniform
B. ticket
C. tide
D. inspration
7. A. mountain
B. found
C. ground

D. moussaka
8. A. shore
B. short
C. shorthand
D. observe
9. A. seat
B. search
C. seaside
D. seaport
10. A. preposition
B. prepayment
C. prepare
D. prescribe
II. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group. (5 marks)
1. A. equipment
B. criminal
C. evidence
D. passenger
2. A. adventure
B. discover
C. represent
D. experience
3. A. dependent
B. computer
C. mechanic
D. interest
4. A. definite
B. suggestion
C. influence
D. probably

5. A. proceed
B. welfare
C. include
D. provide
6. A. energy
B. ancestry
C. continent
D. province
7. A. vegetables
B. lettuce
C. contain
D. market
8. A. industry
B. although
C. fertile
D. heroic
9. A. advertise
B. consumption
C. history
D. influence
10. A. committee
B. employee
C. referee
D. refugee
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D. (10 marks)
1…………. are easy to dissolve.
A. Plastic bags
B. Banana leaves
C. Glass bottles

D. Tins and cans
2. The red flag with a yellow star in the centreis the………….flag of Vietnam.
A. nation
B. international
C. national
D. nationality
3. Tell me the …………. why you come here late.
A. cause
B. reason
C. proof
D. possibility
4. Australia is one of the………….countries.
A. speaking English
B. spoken English
C. English spoken
D. English speaking
5. English is used as an access………….world scholarship and world trade
A. to
B. for
C. into
D. toward
6. I enjoy living in the countryside………….the air here is very quiet.
A. because
B. although
C. so that
D. when
7. What………….if there………….a serious nuclear accident?
A. happens / was
B. will happen / were
C. would happen / were

D. would happen / had been
8. The boy ………….next to me is very good at English.
A. is sitting
B. sitting
C. sits
D. sat
9.………….my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews.
A. Most
B. The most of
C. Most of
D. Most out of
10. It was not………….to finish that work before 5 o’clock.
A. expected
B. expecting
C. expectative
D. expectation
11. It was very difficult for you………….if you can’t speak his native language.
A. getting acquainted to a foreign
B. to get acquainted with a foreigner
C. getting acquainted with a foreign
D. to get acquainted to a foreigner
12. We should do some thing to protect water from being polluted ………….we will have nothing to drink in
the future.
A. if
B. whether
C. or
D. unless


13. Hurry up! They’ve only got…………. seats left.

A. a few
B. a little
C. a lot of
D. plenty of
14. I hope he doesn’t keep us…………..
A. to wait
B. waiting
C. for waiting
D. wait
15. Those were the days…………. we were very happy.
A. that
B. of which
C. about which
D. when
16.I turn down the job………….the attractive salary.
A. because
B. because of
C.although
D. despite
17. The scientists and engineers have become key figures in our modern ………….society.
A. industry
B. industrial
C. industrialize
D. industrialization
18. He asked me…………..
A. since when I waited
B. since when I am waiting
C. how long I have been waiting
D. how long I had been waiting
19. She remembered the correct address only………….she had posted the letter.

A. since
B. afterward
C. following
D. after
20. His parents never allowed him ………….
A. a smoking
B. smoking
C. to smoke
D. some smoke
II. Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb from the box. (10 marks)
Experience
lose
get
attend
award
respond
look
hear
improve
surf
wander
leak
1. If you work harder, you’ll be ……………. the scholarship.
2. He said he …………….forward to Tet holidays.
3. This is the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever……………..
4. If he…………….that English school, his English would get better.
5. Please tell me if you…………….from her.
6. I don’t want my document…………….out, I want to keep it secret.
7. Viruses can keep you from…………….access to the file you want to open.
8. I enjoy ……………. the net looking for informationon MTV.

9. Over ninety teenagers have …………….to Jim’s questions.
10. Sometimes we see him……………. alone in the park.
III. Fill each gap with the correct form of the word ỉn brackets. (10 marks)
1. One major…………….of the area is the lack of public transport, (advantage)
2. We asked her to take part but she made no…………….to us. (respond)
3. Taxis are too…………….for many people to offorD. (cost)
4. Could you please…………….us about the courses and fees? (information)
5. Martin looked at her…………….. (thoughtful)
6. The tast we are dealing with is…………….complicateD. (extreme)
7. This book provides information which is very…………….to us. (value)
8. No one can deny the…………….of his contribution, (precious)
9. Our house is…………….by several burglar alarms, (protection)
10. It was…………….so all we stay at home, (snow)
C. READING
I. Choose the word that best fits each of the blank spaces. (10 marks)
AIR POLLUTION
Every one wants to (1)……………. pollution. But the pollution problem is as (2)…………….as it is
serious. It is complicated (3)…………….much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example
(4)…………….from automobiles causes a large (5)…………….of all air pollution. But the automobile (6)
……………. transportation for millions of people.Factories (7)…………….much of waste that pollutes air
and water, but factories gives employment to a large number of people.
Thus to end or greatly reduce pollution (8)…………….people would have to stop using many things
that benefit them. Most of people don’t want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (9)


…………….reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to lessen the amount of pollution
that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10)
…………….businesses and traffic to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities.
1. A. cause
B. destroy

C. lessen
D. increase
2. A. easy
B. simple
C. permanent
D. complicated
3. A. because
B. so that
C. although
D. when
4. A. gas
B. exhaust
C. vapour
D. garbage
5. A. series
B. percentage
C. number
D. emission
6. A. carries
B. gives
C. provides
D. brings
7. A. discharge
B. provide
C. supply
D. cause
8. A. gradually
B. obviously
C. differently
D. immediately

9. A. only
B. gradually
C. clearly
D. directly
10. A. forbit
B. require
C. permit
D. prevent
II. Put one suitable word in each space. (10 marks)
Enery is one of the (1)……………. that many people are interested in. It is not an unfamiliar word. It
is heard, said, discussed day after day. It is close to everyone’s (2)…………….life. You turn on the lamp and
it is (3)…………….that gives you light.You turn on a TV and it is energy that gives you pictures and sound.
You ride a motocycle and it is energy that gives you (4)…………….. You cook your meals and it is energy
that gives you heat to boil rice.
The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of energy is getting (5)
…………….and higher. The supply of energy on earth is limited. It cannot provide us all forever. The (6)
……………. of energy in the future is inevitable.Therefor, saving energy is a must if we want to (7)
…………….to live in a safe and sound world. If we save energy, the (8)……………. will be less polluted
and our health will be better and we will live a more meaningful life and more happily. Perhaps the best (9)
…………….to the problem of energy is a source of clean energy coming from the sun: solar energy. This
kind of energy is easily available, free, and inexhaustible. Furthermore, it does not cause (10)……………..
III. Read the passage and answer the questions. (8 marks)
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31st. The night of 31st October was believed in the past
that dead people appeared from their graves,and which is now celebrated in the US, Canada and Britain. It is
a time when children have parties, and ghosts. Many children dress up as movie characters or a favorite
superhero.
They make lanterns out of pumpkins (large and round vegetables) from which the inside has been
removed, and play “trick or treat”, a traditional activity at Halloween, in which children dress in costumes
and visit houses. At each house they say “trick or treat”.This means that they will play a “trick”, or joke, on
the people in the house unless they are given a “treat”,e.g. sweets or money. Most people prefer to give treats

rather than having tricks played on them. The practice of “trick or treat” began in the US in the 1930s but is
now comon in Britain also. But Halloween is not just for children. Many adults enjoy showing off their
costumes at Halloween parties!
1. When is Halloween celebrated?
2. Do they still believe dead people appeal- from thefr graves on the night of 3151 October?
3. What do children pretend to be when they dress up?
4. Tell the activities children do at Halloween.
5. Do they have the practice of “trick or treat” in Britain?
6. How do children play “trick or treat”?
7. In order to avoid tricks,what do people do?
8. Where is Halloween celebrated now?
D. WRITING
I. Completethe second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence using the word
given. (12 marks)
1.I had to cancel the birthday party because my closest friend is seriously ill.
→ I had to cancel…………………………………………………………………………….


2. Hung will write ail essay on the life of President Ho Chi Minh.
→ An essay…………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I hadn’t visited my grandfather.
→ I wished…………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Although he came late he gained the highest result.
→ In spite of…………………………………………………………………………………
5. We hadn t known that Lan had an accident. We hadn’t visited her
→ If we………………………………………………………………………………………
6. You shouldn’t leave these magazines on the table. You should put them on this shelf.
→ These magazines …………………………………………………………………………
7. The flight to Ho Chi Minh City lasted one hour and a half.
→ It took……………………………………………………………………………………..

8. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill the boy”, said the kidnappers
→ The kidnappers…………………………………………………………………………….
9. We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away.
→If……………………………………………………………………………………………
10. The film was so interesting that all we want to see again.
→It was such………………………………………………………………………………….
11. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
→I would rather……………………………………………………………………………….
12. Susan was too excited to sleep.
→ Susan was so……………………………………………………………………………….
II. Join each pair of sentences, using the word(s) in brackets. (10 marks)
1. The day was too hot. He had to cancel the tennis game, (such ... that)
2. You’d better take a sweater. It might get cold, (in case)
3. Most of the audience didn’t know the result of the match. The television was interrupted in the middle of
the game. (therefore)
4. Tom has continued to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. The -doctor warned him. (eventhough)
5. We take you up Da Lat. You can enjoy pure air there. (where)
6. Jim doesn’t study hard. He doesn’t get better grades. (if)
7. Tuan is very active. He studies the best of us. (who)
8. The oil washed from land will also lead to the death of fish. People are worried. (adjective + that)
9. He was advised to stop smoking. His health was very poor. (because of)
10. The book was very interesting. He read it from cover to cover. (so ... that)
III. Write a letter to your pen pal, using the words provided. (10 marks)
1. I/ not see/ a long time/. And/ miss/ so much.
2. Your letter/ you say/ wish/ visit Nha Trang.
3. Now/I write/ give information.
4. Nha Trang/ beautiful city/ the center/ Vietnam.
5. This city/ the seashore/ more one million inhabitants.
6. The central area/ the city/ and avenue/ skirting beach/ there be/hotel, restaurants, cinemas and officebuilding.
7. Nha Trang/ several interesting sights/ such as/ The Goddess Tower, Hon Chong The Aquarium/ the island.

8. Weather/ Nha Trang/ cool/ fine.
9. There be/ thausands/ tourists/ come/ Nha Trang/ spend/ summer holidays/ every year.
10. Write/ me soon/ look forward/ hear from you.

ĐỀ SỐ 04
(Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Bắc Giang)
A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (50 điểm)


I. Em hãy viết đúng dạng của động từ trong ngoặc vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành những câu sau. (10
điểm)
1. After he had had his breakfast, he (go)……………to school.
2. I think she has no objection to (go)……………on a picnic.
3. Mary is used to (stay)……………up late on Sunday night.
4. No, I didn’t know his number; otherwise, I (phone)……………him.
5. Anyone who (not finish)……………his work won’t be allowed to leave now.
6. John decided (not buy)……………a new house in London.
7. Nothing (do)……………since I moved here.
8. Unless you study hard, you (pass)……………the coming exam.
9. Measles (take)……………a long time to get over.
10. I always prefer driving to (be drive)……………
II. Chọn và khoanh tròn đáp án đúng A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành các câu sau.(20 điểm)
1. It was getting so cold that she had to…………the sweater.
A. dress in
B. put on
C. try on
D. wear over
2. If anybody…………a question, please ask me after class.
A. has
B. have

C. had
D. were
3. Bread is made…………bread flour and yeast.
A. in
B. by
C. with
D. from
4. He has a very quiet and…………life in that big, empty house.
A. alone
B. lonely
C. only
D. by himself
5. I find the time of English meals very strange. I’m not used to…………dinner at 5pm.
A. to have
B. to having
C. having
D. have
6. The Smiths never go out in the evening,…………?
A. do they
B. don’t they
C. doesn’t he
D. does he
7. The ghost walked out of the hall, and suddenly…………
A. entered
B. emerged
C. vacated
D. vanished
8. When she heard that bad news, she burst…………
A. into crying
B. out crying

C. crying
D. out to tears
9. You can use my car …………you bring it back tomorrow.
A. however
B. although
C. as long as
D. but
10. He did not share his secrets-with many people but he…………in her.
A. confided
B. confessed
C. concealed
D. consented
11 …………Paul bring the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria.
A. Since
B. As soon as
C. Now that
D. Until
12. How can I know…………book is yours? They are so alike.
A. which
B. what
C. this
D. the
13. She will visit us as soon as she arrives…………Paris.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. to
14. Please…………your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question.
A. rise
B. lift

C. push
D. raise
15. I wish you…………now. Can’t you stay ạ bit longer?
A. don’t have to leave
B. didn’t have to leave
C. hadn’t to leave
D. hadn’t left
16…………people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago.
A. Less
B. Lesser
C. Fewer
D. Few
17. If we don’t…………on electricity, there will be power cut.
A. economic
B. economics
C. economical
D. economize
18. He worked…………than his workmates.
A. more careful
B. as carefully
C. carefullier
D. more carefully
19. They reached the village before sunset…………the road was flooded.


A. although
B. because
C. as if
D. whether
20. In this school, most…………very hard.

A. of students work
B. students work
C. student works
D. of student work
III. Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành các câu sau đây. (10 điểm)
1. Mid-August Festival is a (joy)…………festival for children.
2. My little brother enjoys watching (Advertise)………… on TV.
3. She had an unhappy (Child)…………. so she really wants to help all the uncared-for children.
4. Don't eat this food. It is (Poison)…………
5. Environmental (Protect)…………is everyone's responsibility.
6. The lakes in our town are (bad)…………polluted.
7. It has become (increase)…………difficult to find a job nowadays.
8. The gas from the chemical factories is extremely (harm)…………
9. If it doesn't rain soon, there'll be a great (short)…………of water.
10. He drives very (care)…………He is sure to have an accident.
IV. Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một đại từ quan hệ hoặc trạng từ quan hệ phù hợp (10 điểm)
1. Last week we went to Hue,…………is the ancient capital of Vietnam.
2. The woman…………lives next door to us is a weathercaster on a local TV station.
3. The shoes …………I bought were made in Italy.
4. What’s the name of the lady ............... was wearing the gold dress?
5. Ha Long Bay,………… consists of hundreds of beautiful islands, is the world’s heritage.
6. The cat .................. tail is long doesn’t belong to me.
7. Show me the place ............... the ship sank.
8. Jack London, .………… wrote “The Call of the Wild”* was a famous American writer.
9. This is the house…………he used to live.
10. Next summer holiday, our family will go to Da Lat,………… my sister is living.
B. READING (20 điểm)
I. Em hãy đọc đoạn văn sau rồi khoanh tròn một đáp án đúng nhất cho mỗi chỗ trắng (10 điểm)
Dorchester, September 13
At six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its (1).………… and flooded a wide area. By nine

o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester! The main street was soon (2)…………three feet of
water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but the heavy rain made their job very (3).
…………
Mrs. Rose Willow, a lady (4) 80…………years old, and living alone in her cottage,
was trapped upstairs (5)…………three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue heri with ladders and a
small (6)…………“My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,”said Mrs. Willow. “She (7)...... me a lot.
She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid”.
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, (8………the
floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was (9)…………or injured” Chief Fire Office
Hawkins (10)............. reporters, “but it will take a long time to clear up the mess”.
1. A. shops
B. hotels
C. banks
D. markets
2. A. over
B. under
C. through
D. between
3. A. easy
B. difficult
C. quick
D. clean
4. A. near
B. nearly
C. almost
D. most
5. A. for
B. during
C. while
D. through

6. A. ship
B. boat
C. car
D. bicycle
7. A. worried
B. frightened
C. bored
D. helped
8. A. but
B. also
C. therefore
D. so
9. A. burnt
B. cut
C. scratched
D. drowned
10. A. said
B. asked
C. told
D.spoke
II. Em hãy điền một từ thích hợp vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau. (10 điểm)


Kate had been waiting (1)…………a friend of her father’s to collect her from the bus station for more
(2)…………. an hour, and she was tired (3)…………waiting. There was (4)…………else there, and it had
(5)…………raining. A friend of hers had lent her an umbrella to take on her trip, but she seemed to be
getting wet. Perhaps her father was angry (6)…………her, she thought, or had simply forgotten to collect
her. There wasn’ even a phone-box in the bus station. Why did (7)…………always go wrong when she
traveled by bus? Either the bus was crowded and she felt very uncomfortable, or it (8)…………stopping and
the journey lasted for hours. Suddenly she (9)…………a car stopping outside. (10)…………was waving at

her. It was her father!
C. WRITING (30 điểm)
I. Hoàn thành các câu trong bức thư sau. (10 điểm)
Dear Linh,
1. I/ just/ receive/ letter/ and/ fully agree/ idea/ which/ suggest/ organize/ a day/ fathers.
2. We/ celebrate/ Father’s day/ as/ people/ Australia/ USA.
3. It/ be/ time/ children/ express/ feelings/ memories/ love/ fathers.
4. In/ opinion/ we/ should celebrate/ this day/ December 20th .
5.I/ suggest/ this day/ because/ October 20th/ day/ Vietnamese Women.
6. And/ two days/ this day/ Vietnamese People’s Army Day/ when/ we/ show/ admiration/ soldiers.
7. Father’s Day/ children/ send cards/ gifts/ fathers.
8. They/ can also/ have parties/ read poems/ or/ sing/ some songs/ make/ fathers/ happy.
9. I/ think/ other people/ also/ share/ idea/ so/ we/ should/ write/ more friends.
10.I/ look/ forward/ hear/ you/ soon.
II. Mỗi câu sau có một lỗi sai, hãy gạch chân lỗi sai đó rồi viết phần chữa lại đúng vào chỗ trống cho
trước. (10 điểm)
Ví dụ: 0.I are doing a very important test at the momen .
0→am
In June, 1835, John Batman, after sailed a few miles up the Yara
1…………………………
river, stepped shore where busy Flinder Street is now run. “This will
2…………………………
be the place for a village”, he wrote in his diary. The spot is marking
3…………………………
today by a plaque in the foot path outsides the old Custom House.
4…………………………
Why did Batman chose that place? Why did the village grow so
5…………………………
quick and come to dominate the whole of Victoria. If you had been in 6…………………………
Batman’s shoes, how would you have make your decision?

8…………………………
9…………………………
10………………………..
III. Hãy viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi, bắt đầu bằng từ/ cụm từ cho sẵn. (10 điểm)
1. They have just sold that old house
→ That old house………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it.
→ The cake………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
→ Despite………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. It was a two-hour flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city.
→ It took…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. “You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary.” said John.
→ John advised……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. I last heard this song ten years ago.
→ It is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. I can't cook as well as my mother does.
→ My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. I'm quite happy to look after the baby for you.
→ I don't mind……………………………………………………………………………………………..


9. “I’m sorry for handing in my report so late.” Tom said to his boss.
→ Tom apologized…………………………………………………………………………………………
10. The man seems very lonely. His wife and children are away.
→ The man whose………………………………………………………………………………………….

ĐỀ SỐ 5
(Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Vĩnh Phúc)
A. PHONETICS

Find out one word whose stressed syllable is diferent from that of the other words. Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. abrupt
B. ancient
C.replace
D. suggest
2. A. interactive
B. inspiration
C. compulsory
D. intermediate
3. A. conservation
B. pollution
C. innovation
D. limitation
4. A. nominate
B. battery
C. celebrate
D. linguistics
5. A. pesticide
B. material
C. extensive
D. pagoda
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to fill in each numbered blank from the four options A, B, C or D. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1.I had no money……….me when I came across a nice shirt.
A. by
B. at
C. on
D. over

2. Computer can sometimes let you……….
A. up
B. down
C. out
D.off
3. Why did you do it? Was it……….what you said yesterday?
A. because of
B. because
C. in account of
D. for reason
4. If you don’t want this pen, take ……….. There are some left in the box
A. the other
B. others
C. another
D. one other.
5. “Shall I do it now?” “ I would rather you ………. it tomorrow.”
A. do
B. did
C. will do
D. should do
6. She is a ……….girl with……….
A. green-eyes .... red hair
B. green-eyed .... red hairs
C. green-eye .... a red hair
D. green-eyed .... red hair
7. Stop that nonsense, ……….?
A. don’t you
B. do you
C. will you
D. aren’t you

8.……….an eye operation.
A. He is necessary to have B. It is necessary that he have
C. It is necessary that he has D. It is necessary for him having
9. He possesses all……….makes life agreeable.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. to
10. He always did……….seemed right to him.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D.who
11. When can the students……….for next year’s evening classes?
A. assist
B. enrol
C. join
D. inscribe
12. The curtains have……….because of the strong sunlight.
A. faded
B. dulled
C. fainted
D. lighted
13. His new appoitment takes……….from the beginning of the next month.
A. place
B. post
C. effect
D. position
14. In a low voice, she……….that someone was moving about upstairs.

A. screamed
B. told
C. spoke
D. whispered
15. Unexpectedly the lights……….out and we were left in darkness.
A. turned
B. went
C. put
D. gave
II. Supply the correct forms of the words given in brackets. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. We wish you both health and……….( LONG)
2……….people used to depend much on weather to grow their crops. (AGRICULTURE)
3. My mother is famous for making……….tomatoes. (SUGAR)
4. Because plastic bags are very hard to………. they will cause pollution.(SOLVE)
5. It’s a real bargain. However, the price doesn’t include……….costs. You have to pay later. (INSTALL)
6. To be a good writer, you need to be……….(IMAGINE)
7. The of……….a volcano can be predicted, but we usually don’t have enough time to move people out of
the dangerous area. (ERUPT)
8. The manager says in order to get the job, one of the first qualities is……….which many employees often
take for granted. (PUNCTUAL)
9. His words and behavior strongly reveals his……….background. (EDUCATE)
10. Should English be a……….foreign language in Viet Nam? (COMPEL)
C. READING
I. Read the following passage then find out the most suitable word to fill in each numbered
blank.Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Without transportation, our modem society could not (1)………. We would have no metals, no coal
and no oil (2)……….would we have any products made from these materials. (3)……….we would have to
spend most of our time (4)……….food and the food would be (5)……….to the kinds that could grow in the
climate and soil of our own neighborhoods.

Transportation also (6)……….our lives in other ways. Transportation can speed a doctor to the side
(7)……….a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm . It can take police to the scene of a
crime within moments of being notified. Transportation(8)……….teams of athletes to compete in national
and international sports contests. In times of disaster transportation can rush aid (9)……….persons in areas
stricken by floods, famines, (10)……….earthquakes.
II. Read the following passage then choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A,
B, C or D to fill in each numbered blank. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A,
B, C or D on your answer sheet.
THE POWER OF NATURE
The wind controls our planet’s weather and climate, but how much do we understand about this
complex force, which can kill and spread fear?
On the night of 15th October 1987, the south of England was struck by the (1)………. winds it had
known for over two hundred years. (2)………. of over 130km/h blew through the region. Nineteen people
were killed, £1.5 billion-worth of (3)……….was caused and 19 million trees were (4).………. in just a few
hours.
Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only (5)……….storm force.
They are far better known than the much more serious storms of 25th January 1990, when most of Britain was
hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this (6)……….47 people were killed, even though, unlike in
1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate(7)……….(8) ……….weather events such as these are
dramatic reminders of the power of the wind. It is one part of the weather that people generally do not (9)
……….a second thought to, but across the world the wind (10)……….. a crucial role in people’s lives.
1. A. heaviest
B. fastest
C. strongest
D. quickest
2. A. Blows
B. Hits
C. Clouds
D. Gusts
3. A. hurt

B. injury
C. destruction
D. damage
4. A. blown down
B. cut down
C. knocked down
D. blown up
5. A. powerfill
B. severe
C. serious
D. dangerous
6. A. occasion
B. event
C. accident
D. incident
7. A. threats
B. warnings
C. news
D. signs


8. A. Extreme
B. Excessive
C. Extravagant
D.
Exaggerated
9. A. have
B. make
C. put
D. give

10. A. has
B. makes
C. plays
D. does
D. WRITING
I. Use the word suggested in the bracket to rewrite the sentences in such a way that it is the same as the
original one.Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. Is it true that you haven’t found a job yet? (looking)
→ Are you still…………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
2. You can talk all you want, but I will never believe you. (make)
→ Nothing you say will……………………………………………………………………………………
3. I wouldn’t have been successful if you hadn’t helped. (help)
→ Without…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Do you think women are more careful drivers than men? (carefully)
→ In your opinion, do women……………………………………………………………………………?
5. Very few cities are as expensive as Tokyo, (one)
→ Tokyo is………………………………………………………………………………………………..
II. Within 150 words, write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of using the Internet.

B. ĐỀ THI NĂM HỌC 2008 - 2009
ĐỀ SỐ 06
(Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Bắc Giang)
I. Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Circile the letter you choose (5 pts)
1. A. campus
B. relax
C. locate
D. fashion
2. A. sing
B. fine

C. time
D. nice
3. A.gather
B. ethnic
C. there
D. although
4. A.talked.
B. watched
C. ordered
D. stopped
5. A.exchange
B. reach
C. chance
D.chemistry
II. Choose the word in each group that has different stress pattern. Circle the letter you choose (5 pts)
6. A.control
B. remote
C. purpose
D. respond
7. A.economic
B. encourage
C. embroider
D. experience
8. A.inspiration
B. collection
C. reputation
D. limitation
9. A.objection
B. opinion
C. official

D. optional
10. A.compulsory
B. convient
C. correspon
D. communicate
III. Choose the answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. Circle the letter you choose (10 pts)
11. They……….all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach
A. passed
B. used
C. took
D. spent
12. The hotel room……….over a very beautiful park
A. viewed out
B. faced up
C. opened up
D. looked out
13. On Sundays in England, most shops were closed and……….the theaters and cinemas
A. so were
B. neither were
C. were too
D. so weren’t
14. We didn’t……….to the station in time to catch the train
A. get
B. reach
C. arrive
D. leave
15. Either John or his brothers……….the money
A. has stolen
B. have stolen
C. has been stolen

D- have been stolen
16.I remember ……….the letter sometime ago but I can’t remember exactly when
A. to post
B. posted
C. posting
D. post


17. Jane lost her case because it didn’t have……….with her name on
A. a ticket
B. a poster
C. a label
D. an identification
18. Do you know what time the train……….for Leeds?
A. gets
B. reaches
C. arrives
D. leaves
19. The policeman warned us……….there
A. to not go
B. not to go
C. not to going
D. not go
20. The trip was very interesting. Jack wishes he……….enough time to join
A. had
B. had been
C. had had
D. has had
IV. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words in capital letters (10pts)
21. The weather was terrible, so we had a very……….holiday. (PLEASE)

22. I’m afraid you have been……….. She no longer works for you. (INFORM)
23. When you are late for school, you should ………. to your teacher (APOLOGY)
24. Liverpool is an……….city in the north of England (INDUSTRY)
25. There are many people living in……….now in the world (POOR)
26. Our school has a lot of……….teachers. (QUALIFY)
27. Unfortunately, the film got……….reviews (FAVOR)
28. We could see some strange……….on her face. (EXPRESS)
29. You should write a letter of……….to tha institute. (INQURE)
30. Environmental……….is everybody’s responsibility. (PROTECT)
V. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences (10 pts)
31. The astronaust’s clothers (make)……….from special matrrials.
32. My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (just go) ………. out.
33. We would have caught the last bus if we (leave)………. the cinema five minutes earlier.
34. Jeans (make)……….about two hundered years ago.
35. If you go to England, you’ll have to get used to (drive)……….on the left.
36. You may feel frightened when you are in a forest (surround)……….by tall trees.
37. He talked as if he (know)……….where she was
38. Look, Hoa! Do you know the man who (talk)……….to Mrs. Luy in the playground?
39. I wrote to my penpal two weeks ago, but I (not receive)……….her reply since then.
40. Were I your age, I (do)……….differently.
VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (10pts)
41. We wish we had a father……….yours.
42. When I saw Mai, I congratulated……….her success in the exam.
43. What do people jog……….?
44. I’ve just rewarded with a book……….her good study.
45. They’ve left Hanoi……….Sapa.
46. Vietnamese woman usually wear the Ao dai, sometimes at work, and especially……….their special
occasions.
47. She’ll visit us as soon as she arrives……….Paris.
48. Nam is not very good……….mathematics.

49. Have you ever been……….NewYork yet?-No, never.
50. I’ll be waiting for you……….8.00 tomorrow morning at the station.
VII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (10pts)
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the way by which man pollutes his surroundings.
Man dirties the air (51)……….gases and smoke, poisons the water with chemicals and other substances, and
damages the soil with (52)……….many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in
various (53)……….ways. For examples, people ruin natural.
Beauty by scattering junk and litter (54)……….the land and in the water. They operate machines and
motor vehicles (55)……….fill thr air with disturbing noise. Evironmental pollution is (56)………. of the
most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are (57)……….to the survival of all living
things. Badly polluted air can (58)……….illness, and even death. Polluted water kills fish and other marine


life. Pollution of soil (59)……….the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental
pollution (60) brings the ugliness to man’s naturally beatiful word.
VIII. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A,B,C or D by circling the letter you
choose (10pts)
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization designed (61)……….and
liberalize international trade. The WTO came into being (62)………. January 1,1995 and is the successor to
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), (63)……….was created in 1947 and continued to
opearate for almost five decades as a defactor international organization. The World Trade Organization deals
with the (64)……….of trade between nations at a near-global (65)………. it is (66)……….for negotiating
and implementing new trade agreements and is in charge of policing member countries’s adherence to all the
WTO agreements, signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their (67)……….Most of
the WTO’s current work (68)………. from the 1986-1994 negotiations called Uruguay Round, and earlier
negotiations under the GATT. The organization is currently the host to new negotiations, under the Doha
Development Agenda (DDA) launchad in 2001. The WTO is (69)……….by a Minister Conference, which
meets every two years, a General Council, which implements the conference’s policy decisions and is
responsible for day-to-day administration, and a director-general, who is (70)……….by the Minister
Conference. The WTO’s headquaters are in Geneva Switzerland

61. A. see
B. look at
C. supervise
D. take care
62. A. in
B. on
C. from
D. at
63. A. that
B. wher
C. thing
D. which
64. A. rulers
B. law
C. standard
D. stipulations
65. A. levels
B. level
C. degree
D. scales
66. A. able
B. responsibility
C. responsible
D. charge
67. A. state
B. agency
C. office
D. government
68. A. goes
B. comes

C. derives
D. come
69. A. governed
B. governing
C. government
D. governmental
70. A. appointed
B. directed
C. leaded
D. acted
IX. Each line of the following passage contains error. Find out and underfills the error then correct it
(10pts)
Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year
Example: 0) celebrated:
Some weeks after the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their house and paint the
71…………..
walls. New clothes are buying for the occasion. One or two days before the
72…………..
festive, people make Bang Chung, that is the traditional cake, and others goodies.
73…………..
On the New Year’s Eve,the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every
74…………..
members of the family should be present during the dinner in which much
75…………..
different kinds of dishes is served. On the New Year morning, the young members 76…………..
of the family pay them respects to the elders. In return they receive lucky money
77…………..
wrapping in red tiny envelopes.
78…………..
Then people go to visit their neighborhoods, frieng and relatives.

79…………..
80…………..
X. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the given words (10pts)
81. If nobody puts some more coal in, the fire will go out.
→ Unless………………………………………………………………………………………………..
82. You may get hungry' on the train, so take some sandwiches.
→ Incase………………………………………………………………………………………………..
83. Inspite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr Anderson decided to settle Hanoi.
→ Although ……………………………………………………………………………………………
84. All visitors to the town fail in love with it.
→ Everbody who………………………………………………………………………………………
85. That man used to work with me when I lived in Moscow.


→ That's………………………………………………………………………………………………..
86. John has never been so rude to anybody.
→ Never………………………………………………………………………………………………..
87. Her voice is so soil that it is impossible for me to hear it.
→She………………………………………………………………………………………………….
88. People don't do enough exercise, so there are a lot of heart diseases.
→ If people……………………………………………………………………………………………
89. They are building a new museum in the city centre.
→ A new museum……………………………………………………………………………………..
90. I now regret spending too much money on clothes.
→ I wish ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

ĐỀ SỐ 07
(Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Bình Phước)
I. Chọn từ có phần trọng âm khác vị trí với những từ còn lại.
1. A. advance

B. chicken
C. culture
D. foreign
2. A. decorate
B. disappoint
C. festival
D. primary
II. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với những từ còn lại.
3. A. feather
B. leather
C. feature
D. measure
4. A. jeans
B. pants
C. shoes
D. ties
5. A. audience
B. august
C. laugh
D. taught
III. Chọn phương án thích họp (A, B, C hoặc D) để hoàn thành yêu cầu của câu hoặc để thay thế
những phần được gạch chân.
6. My penpal and I have……………once every month since 2004.
A. called
B. read
C. wrote
D. corresponded
7. Designers of Vietanmese Ao dai have taken……………from Vietnam’s ethnic monitory.
A. poetry
B. inspiration

C. material
D. thinking
8. At the……………to the village stands a big old banyan tree.
A. entrance
B. enter
C. fence
D. hedge
9. In my……………, the benefits of the Internet are undeniable.
A. head
B. belief
C. heart
D. brain
10. My brother was ……………as the most effective activist in the school charity program.
A. chosen
B. appointed
C. invited
D. said
11. As the earth turns, half of the planet……………the sun, and the other half faces away.
A. meets
B. likes
C. enters
D. faces
12. That restaurant is……………dirty that few people eat in it.
A. so
B. such
C. very
D. too
13. You dislike playing basketball and table tennis,……………?
A. don’t you
B. do you

C. won’t you
D. will you
14. The little boy stopped playing football and ran…………… his mother, who has just come home.
A. for
B. off
C. after
D. towards
15. That was a……………ceremony.
A. prepared-well
B. well-prepared
C. prepare-well
D well-prepare
16. How wide is this street? -……………
A. It’s 20 meters wide
B. It’s wide 20 meters
C. It’s 20 meters in wide
D. It’s in wide 20 meters
17. Before I bought the jeans, I asked if I could
them on.


A. wear
B. try
C. have
D. take
18. Here is the man……………my brother is going to…………….
A. who his daughter / marry
B. whose daughter / marry with
C. whose a daughter / marry to
D. whose daughter I marry

19. This computer isn’t capable ……………running this software.
A. in
B. on
C. of
D. at
20. suggest we……………money to buy a new car.
A. save
B. to save
C. saving
D. to be saved
21. “I’m taking my first exam next week’’. - “……………”
A. Cheers
B. Good luck
C. Well done
D. Congratulations
22. I’m not accustomed……………up so early.
A. to getting
B. to get
C. by getting
D. get
23.I wish I……………work tomorrow.
A. won’t have to
B. don’t have to
C. didn’t have to
D. needn’t
24.I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you.
A. remember
B. decide
C. consider
D. memorize

25. It’s necessary that every student of our class……………hard.
A. study
B. studying
C. to study
D. studies
26. My teacher arrived after I for her ten minutes.
A. waiting
B. was waiting
C. had waited
D. have waited
27. Nobody is ready to go,……………?
A. isn’t he
B. is he
C. are they
D. aren’t they
28. When tropical storm……………120 kilometers per hour, it can damage a lot of things.
A. arrives
B. comes
C. reaches
D. runs
29. A: “What a lovely house you have!”,- B: “……………”
A. Of course not, it’s not costly
B. I think so
C. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
D. No problem
30. Remember……………the door before going to bed.
A. locking
B. to lock
C. locked
D. not locking

31. Many things which we can do now couldn’t……………years ago.
A. do
B. done
C. being done
D. be done
32. When I first visited Alaska, I couldn’t get used……………the cold weather.
A. with
B. to
C. for
D. in
33. Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English……………become tourist guides.
A. so that
B. so as
C. in order that
D. so as to
34. Peter and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so ……………can play today.
A. both of them
B. either one of them
C. neither of them
D. not any of them
35. Nancy talks as if she……………everything.
A. knows
B. had known
C. knew
D. know
36. There are a lot of people at my friend’s wedding party, only a few of…………… I had met before.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which

37. You should have known that Anne could not keep a secret. Never again ……………her anything.
A. will tell
B. will I tell
C. I tell
D. I will tell
38.……………breakfast is the first meal of the day.
A. The
B. A
C. This
D. 0
39. We had a good time last summer.
A. enjoyed ourselves
B. had plenty of time
C. had enough time
D. had a useful time
40.I like school……………, but later I hate it.
A. at the first
B. at first
C. in the first time
D. in a first time


41. I must get that letter posted. I must…………….
A. post it
B. have posted it
C. have it posted
D. have got it posted
42. Someone had thrown a lighted cigarette into a wastepaper basket.
In the passive voice, this should be read:
A. A wastepaper basket had been thrown a lighted cigarette.

B. A lighted cigarette had been thrown into a wastepaper basket.
C. Someone had been thrown in to wastepaper basket.
D. A cigarette had been thrown into a wastepaper basket by someone.
43. This is the first time I…………….this Shakespeare’s novel.
A. read
B. have read
C. reading
D. to read
44. No one has ever asked me that question before.
In the passive voice, this should be read:
A. That question has ever been asked me by no one before.
B. That question has never been asked me before by any one.
C. I have not ever been asked that question before.
D. I have never been asked that question before.
45. They didn’t understand the matter;……………, they didn’t ask for help.
A. but
B. however
C. moreover
D. and
46. “Do you want to go to work by bus or by train?” - “I……………by train”.
A. would rather go
B. would rather to go
C. would rather going
D. would prefer go
47. Ha has……………money that he can’t afford to buy food.
A. so few
B. so many
C. so little
D. so much
48. The journey was rather long but really…………….

A. enjoy
B. enjoying
C. enjoyable
D. enjoyed
49. Do you know……………?
A. what it was wrong
B. what was it wrong
C. what wrong it was
D. what’s wrong with it
50. She prefers…………….
A. going for a swim to study
B. going for a swim to studying
C. go for a swim to studying
D. go for a swim to study
IV. Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.
51. His sister…………… (give) a car for her twentieth birthday next year.
52.I……………(read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.
53. He……………(elect) president of the football club at their last meeting.
54. My room……………(not clean) yet.
55. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody……………(go) to bed.
56. Many books……………(write) about the Second World War.
57. The name of the new town……………(choose) by the committee tomorrow.
58. Present day problems demand that we……………(be) ready for any emergency.
59. You……………(not go) there because he did not expect you.
60. You……………(walk) too fast. That’s why you are tired.
V. Trong mỗi câu sau đều có một lỗi sai. Hãy gạch chân lỗi sai và viết phần lại vào bên phải.
61. Martar along with her cousins from New York are planning to attend the festival. 61………. ....
62. Since they had spent too many time considering the contract, the students lost the 62………. ....
opportunity to lease the apartment.
63………. ....

63. We reached the nearest village after walk for five hours.
64………. ....


64. Jane looked sadly and worried this morning. I wonder what happened to her.
65. The kitchen is not very big but there’s a lot of cupboards.
66. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?
67. In case it may rain hard this afternoon, you should take the rain coat with you.
68. He told me that his father had gone to Nha Trang by a comfortable coach the day
before.
69. She thinks disobeying parents and teachers are not good.
70. Students who study abroad often have to confront cultural shock and homesick.

65………. ....
66………. ....
67………. ....
68………. ....
69………. ....
70………. ....

VI. Tìm dạng thích hợp của những từ cho sẵn để điền vào chỗ trống tương ứng.
1. Jewish people celebrate ………….(71. FREE) from …………. (72. SLAVE) on Passover holiday.
2. I am very………….(73. PRIDE) to be chosen for the …………. (74. NATION) team.
3. We often go to the town …………. (75. CULTURE) house, which always opens on………….(76.
PUBLICITY) holiday.
4. Al though the problems were rather………….(77. DIFFICULTY), they managed to ………….(78.
SOLUTION) all of them.
5. You can congratulate me on …………. (79. HAVE) a good job. My application has been …………. (80.
SUCCESS).
VII. Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau bằng một từ thích hợp:

Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But pollution problem is………….(81) complicated as it is
serious. It is complicated………….(82) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example,
exhaust………….(83) automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. But
automobiles………….(84) transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the
material………….(85) pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large………….(86) of
people. Too much fertilizer or pesticide can ruin soil, but fertilizers and pesticide………….(87) important
aids to the growing of crops. Thus, to end………….(88) greatly reduces pollution immediately, people would
have to …………. (89) using many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course.
But pollution can………….(90) gradually reduced in several ways.
VIII. Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và trả lòi câu hỏi cuối đoạn.
The culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest in the Southeast Asia region. Although Vietnam lies
geographically in Southeast Asia, long periods of Chinese domination and influence has resulted in the
emergence of many East Asian characteristics in Vietnamese culture, and generally Vietnam is said to be a
part of the East Asian cultural sphere, known widely as Chinese cultural sphere.
Despite considerable foreign influence, Vietnamese people have managed to retain many distinct
customs. While Chinese culture has the largest influence on traditional Vietnamese culture, there is also a
much smaller influence from the Cham and later Western cultures, most notably of France, Russia and the
United States.
In term of prehistory, most Vietnamese historians consider the ancient Dong Son Culture to be one of
the defining aspects of early Vietnamese civilization.
Vietnam’s population in 2006 was 84,402,966, with a population density of 253 people per km2. Most
people live in or near the densely populous Red River or Mekong deltas.
Due to the nation’s southward expansion throughout its history, along with the different climate and
environment met by the settlers as they moved further south, slightly different regional cultures began to
emerge, most notably between Northern and Southern Vietnam.
91. The culture of Vietnam .
A. is the youngest in Asia
B. does not get any Asian characteristics
C. was influenced by that of China
D. was greatly dominated by that of Western

92. Which culture has not affected the Vietnamese one?
A. Of the United States
B. Of the United Kingdom


C. Of Russia
D. Of France
93. Vietnamese people……………
A. cannot keep their own culture in their dạily life
B. have many diverse nation customs
C. highly appreciate the Western influence on their culture
D. failed to retain the native customs
94. Through history, Vietnam expended to the…………….
A. south
B. north
C. east
D. west
95. Which statement is true?
A. The North and the South of Vietnam have the same regional cultures.
B. The Mekong delta is more populous than the Red River one.
C. Red River delta is densely populous.
D. Vietnamese people do not like living in the deltas.
IX. Hãy dùng từ gợi ý để viết lại mỗi câu sau sao cho nghĩa của câu không thay đổi.
96. Gary is the best guitarist in the class.
→ No one else ……………………………………………………………………………………...
97. Lan was sick but she still went to class yesterday
→ Despite…………………………………………………………………………………….........
98. People think that doing morning exercises is good for health.
→ It …………………………………………………………………………………….................
99. Follow the instructions carefully and you won’t have any problems.

→ As long as ……………………………………………………………………………………...
100. “I’m sorry, I gave you the wrong number” said Paul to Susan.
→ Paul apologized…………………………………………………………………………………
101. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
→ Never……………………………………………………………………………………............
102. The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press
→ Nobody who…………………………………………………………………………………….
103. The garage is servicing my car on Monday.
→ I am …………………………………………………………………………………….............
104. She didn’t say a word as she left the«foom.
→ She ……………………………………………………………………………………..............
105. She is too young to see that movie.
→ She is……………………………………………………………………………………...........

ĐỀ SỐ 08
(Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Quảng Ngãi)
A. VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR AND PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others
1. A. photo
B. below
C. wonder
D. lotus
2. A. forest
B. resort
C.reason
D. visit
3. A. health
B. speak
C. each
D. seat

4. A. thirsty
B. guitar
C. dirty
D. listen
5. A. desk
B. garden
C. weekend
D. event
II. Choose the best option A,B,C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. Circle the letter
before the word or phrase you choose
1. I’ll give her the message as soon as she.............tomorrow.
A. comes back
B. will come
C. is coming
D. has come
2. He is thought .............in a foreign country when he was 20.


A. to work
B. to have worked
3. We got our car .............yesterday.
A. wash
B. to wash

C. working

D. has worked

C. washing

D. washed

4. Get me some stamps,................?
A. have you
B. will you
C. do you
D. don’t you
5. Some large cities have measured to .............air pollution.
A. fight
B. minimize
C. cover
D. grow
6. When Bill retires, he’s going to.............golf.
A. take after
B. take off
C. take down
D. take up
7. He drank only.............water.
A. a lot of
B. much
C. a little
D. less
8. I’d like to.............an appointment to see the doctor.
A. do
B. say
C. organize
D. make
9. It isn’t quite .............that he will be present at the meeting.
A. interested
B. certain

C. exact
D. right
10. Paper money.............for over a thousand years.
A. used
B. is used
C. has used
D. has been used
11. The dentist told me .............more careful when I brushed my teeth.
A. have been
B. being
C. be
D. to be
12. When Lan looked in her purse she found her ring had been.............
A. stolen
B. thieved
C. robbed
D. broken
13. Tom can speak two languages. One is English.............is French.
A. Other
B. Another
C. The other
D. Others
14. Did you ask your father ............. some money?
A. after
B. for
C. in
D. at
15. The children kept............. about the clowns that they liked most of all.
A. talking
B. talked

C. to talk
D. talk
16. I’m sorry, I forgot ............. your letter. It is still here, in my pocket.
A. post
B. to post
C. posting
D. posted
17. If you ............. forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.
A. smoke
B. smoked
C. would smoke
D. smoking
18. Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work............. it is more convenient.
A. although
B. however
C. as
D. moreover
19. There isn’t............. food in the house.
A. none
B. no
C. some
D. any
20. Hoa had made plans ........ she returned to Hanoi.
A. when
B. after
C. as soon as
D. before
III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets
1. The gas from the chemical factory was .................harmful. (EXTREME)
2. Pablo Picasso was a very.................artist. (CREATE)

3. It’s…………...of motorists to drink and drive. (RESPONSIBILITY)
4. I found the whole experience absolutely ……………..(EMBARRASS)
5. Since……………. has been so poor the class is being closed. (ATTEND)
6. It’s hard to imagine the…………….of hand phones nowadays. (POPULAR)
7. He gets angry if you …………….with his idea. (AGREE)
8. Some designers have ……………..the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (MODERN)
9. Her boring essay is the ................... one that I have ever read. (LENGTH)
10. They are members of an international .............................. (ORGANIZE)
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the words or
phrases given