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Đ Ề THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học: 2017 – 2018
Môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thời gian: 120 phút
I.a.Choose the word that has underlined parts pronounced
differently from the others
1. A. calm

B. adolescence

C. adulthood

D. relaxed

2. A. depressed B. Embarrassed

C. frustrated

D. relaxed

3. A. confident B. left

C. emergency

D. independence

4. A. confident B. concentrate

C. cognitive

D. somebody

5. A. illusion

C. frustrated

D. much

B. adulthood

b. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
1. A. arctic

B. dogsled

C. facility

D. igloo

2. A. entertain B. downtown

C. literate

D. loudspeaker

3. A. auxiliary B. specific

C. technologist

D. actually

4. A. appreciate B. project

C. participate

D. machine

5. A. imaginary B. creative

C. punishment

D. behaviour

II. Choose the best option to complete the sentence
1.The building was completely________by fire.
A. remembered

B. described

C. maintained

D. destroyed

2. We stopped to admire the beauty of the_______ around us.
A. scenery

B. vendor

C. generation

D. gender

3. We escaped from the______ and bustle of the city for the weekend.
A. muscle

B. nature

C. mushroom

D. hustle


4. The hotel is beautifully________ in a quite spot near the river.
A. landed

B. lied

C. stood

D. situated

5. I didn’t use_______ him much when we were at school.
A. liking

B. to like

C. to liking

D. liked

6. It’s so_______ out here in the countryside.

A. extended

B. peaceful

C. busy

D. noisy

7. She said that she________ the UK before.
A. had not visited

B. did not visited

C. has not visited

D. had not been visited

8. Do you feel like eating________tonight?
A. what

B. out

C. at

D. for

9. Last year we had________ to visit relatives in Cornwall.
A. paradise B. occasion

C. trend

D. event

10. I deal with customers on the phone and rarely meet them_______.
A. head-to-heat

B. eye-to-eye

C. face-to-face

D. hand-in-hand

III. Give the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete
each of the following sentences
1.You have to use your________when you read the story. IMAGINE
2. I think corporal__________ is now prohibited in school. PUNISH
3. ________, we used to cook five-colour sticky rice on the first day of
the lunar month. TRADITION
4. Tom says he can’t put up with Mary’s_______ any longer. BEHAVE
5. Those________ over there are friends of both the bride and groom.
ATTEND


6. The photo brought back many memories of my_________. CHILD
7. I think riding a bicycle is___________, especially when it rains.
CONVENIENCE
8. She said that in her village_________ used to be arranged by parents.
MARRY
9. Thirty year ago only_________ people in the city had the television.
WEALTH

10. We used to________ of our home village when we lived overseas.
THOUGHT
IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form
1.Mr. Brown just(finish)_______ reading the letter when the telephone on
his desk(ring)_______.
2.Those students who(fail)_______the exam are going to take another
one held in August.
3. Hurry up or you(be)_________late for class.
4. Hurry up or our favourite TV programme(be)_________ over long
before we(reach)________ home.
5. I(not have)_________much time for entertainment these days.
6. Look! A man(run)_________ after the bus. He wants to catch it.
7. We don’t want to(pay)___________low wages.
8. Two robbers(put)__________in prison escaped yesterday.
9. It is 2 years since I(last give)__________presents on Christmas day.
10. Nothing(do)_________about this problem for months.
V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as
similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word
given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the
given word.
1.Latin was an international language. USE
…………………………………………………………………………
2. “Why don’t you ask her yourself?” SUGGESTED
…………………………………………………………………………..
3. My parents never let me stay out late at night. WISH
…………………………………………………………………………..
4. Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways. DISPOSE
………………………………………………………………………….
5. The opening of the new stadium was postponed for a week. PUT
…………………………………………………………………………….

VI. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and
correct.
1.They asked me(A) what did happen(B) last night, but I was (C)unable
to(D) tell them.
2. Air pollution, together (A)with littering, (B)are causing (C)many
problems(D) in our large, industial cities today.
3.(A) These televisions (B)was quite popular(C) in Europe(D) twenty
years ago.
4. Nora hardly(A) never misses(B) an opportunity (C)to play (D)in the
tennis tournaments.
5.(A) Many people believe that New York(B) is the(C) most great city
(D)in America.
VII. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each
blank to complete the passage.
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in Central Highland province of Lam
Dong 300 kilometres north of Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is 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)_____ colours and various species.
Flowers can be found(4)_____ and in any season. We can see flowers in
Dalat 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 kilometres(8)______thebtown centre. The
Prenn Falls is 10 kilometres 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. exciting

B. attracting

C. suggesting

D. believing

2. A. as

B. like

C. same

D. similar

3. A. different

B. general

C. official

D. astounding

4. A. somewhere B. anywhere

C. nowhere

D. everywhere

5. A. behind

C. opposite

D. in front

B. next to


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

VIII. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.
1.“ Are you a member of this club?”, the receptionist said to me.
The receptionist asked………………………………………….
2. It’s a pity that we don’t have a video camera.
I wish……………………………………………………………
3. If possible, you should keep the car in a garage at night.
If possible, your…………………………………………………
4. Cheaper tickets are available from some travel agents.
Some travel……………………………………………………..

5. There are usually long waits at the airport.
You usually have…………………………………………………
6. We spent five hours getting to London.
It took………………………………………………………………
7. My father hasn’t smoked since he was thirty.
My father gave……………………………………………………..
8. Mary is the most intelligent girl in her class
No one……………………………………………………………….
IX. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question


During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to
talk to. They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem
unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal
development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to
understand. It is part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be
adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually more
willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest
and not because people are trying to check up on them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about
school work and future plant but should not push them to talk if they
don’t want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some
young people in trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs,
alcohol, or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual
behaviour which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.
1.This passage is taken from
A. handbook for parent

B. school timetable

C. teenage magazine

D. book for children

2. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to?
A. because most teenagers are quite
B. because teenagers don’t want to talk to other people
C. beause teenagers think adults are not honest
D. because most teenagers hate adults.
3. When can you expect young people to be more talkative than usual?
A. When people talk to them because they are really interested and not
just checking on them
B. When adults give them a lot of money to spend
C. When adults talk to them about something other than their work in
school.
D. When adults talk to them about sex, alcohol and drugs.
4. Some teenagers experiment with drinking bad smoking because


A. cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere
B. cigarettes and alcohol are cheap
C. women like smoking and drinking men
D. they regard them as a mark of adulthood
5. The word BEHAVIOUR in the passage most nearly means
A. feeling

B. manners

C. activities

D. reaction

X. Complete the following sentences using one ò the following combinations

away
in with

on with
out of(x 2)

down on
away from

up to
back on

up with

1.We’ve run_________sugar. Could you buy some more?
2. Please don’t let me disturb you. Carry_______your work.
3. We must try to cut________the amount of money we spend. We just
can’t make ends meet.
4. Keep______ me! I’ve got a terrible cold, and I don’t want to give you.
5. When I look_______my childhood, I realize what a happy time it was.
6. The only people she looks_______are her grandparents.
7. Children grow_______ their clothes so quickly. It costs a fortune to
clothe them properly.
8. The antique table is very beautiful, but it doesn’t fit________the rest of
the furniture, which is modern.
9. I think the neighbours have gone_________for the weekend.

10. John’s up ahead so Greg is pedalling fast to catch_______him.


ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học: 2017 – 2018
Môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thời gian: 120 phút
I.a.Choose the word that has underlined parts pronounced
differently from the others
1. A. calm

B. adolescence

C. adulthood

D. relaxed

2. A. depressed B. Embarrassed

C. frustrated

D. relaxed

3. A. confident B. left

C. emergency

D. independence

4. A. confident B. concentrate

C. cognitive

D. somebody

5. A. illusion

C. frustrated

D. much

B. adulthood

b. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
1. A. arctic

B. dogsled

C. facility

D. igloo

2. A. entertain B. downtown

C. literate

D. loudspeaker

3. A. auxiliary B. specific

C. technologist

D. actually

4. A. appreciate B. project

C. participate

D. machine

5. A. imaginary B. creative

C. punishment

D. behaviour

II. Choose the best option to complete the sentence
1.The building was completely________by fire.
A. remembered

B. described

C. maintained

D. destroyed

2. We stopped to admire the beauty of the_______ around us.
A. scenery

B. vendor

C. generation

D. gender

3. We escaped from the______ and bustle of the city for the weekend.
A. muscle

B. nature

C. mushroom

D. hustle


4. The hotel is beautifully________ in a quite spot near the river.
A. landed

B. lied

C. stood

D. situated

5. I didn’t use_______ him much when we were at school.
A. liking

B. to like

C. to liking

D. liked

6. It’s so_______ out here in the countryside.
A. extended

B. peaceful

C. busy

D. noisy

7. She said that she________ the UK before.
A. had not visited

B. did not visited

C. has not visited

D. had not been visited

8. Do you feel like eating________tonight?
A. what

B. out

C. at

D. for

9. Last year we had________ to visit relatives in Cornwall.
A. paradise B. occasion

C. trend

D. event

10. I deal with customers on the phone and rarely meet them_______.
A. head-to-heat

B. eye-to-eye

C. face-to-face

D. hand-in-hand

III. Give the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete
each of the following sentences
1.You have to use your_imagination_when you read the story. IMAGINE
2. I think corporal_punishment_ is now prohibited in school. PUNISH
3. _Traditionally__, we used to cook five-colour sticky rice on the first
day of the lunar month. TRADITION
4. Tom says he can’t put up with Mary’s_behaviour_ any longer.
BEHAVE


5. Those_attendants_ over there are friends of both the bride and groom.
ATTEND
6. The photo brought back many memories of my_childhood_ CHILD
7. I think riding a bicycle is_inconvenient_, especially when it rains.

CONVENIENCE
8. She said that in her village_marriages_ used to be arranged by parents.
MARRY
9. Thirty year ago only_wealthy_ people in the city had the television.
WEALTH
10. We used to_think_ of our home village when we lived overseas.
THOUGHT
IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form
1.Mr. Brown just(finish)…had just finished.. reading the letter when the
telephone on his desk(ring) ..rang
2.Those students who(fail)…failed..the exam are going to take another
one held in August.
3. Hurry up or you(be)...will be…late for class.
4. Hurry up or our favourite TV programme(be)..will be.. over long
before we(reach)…reach… home.
5. I(not have)..am not having…much time for entertainment these days.
6. Look! A man(run)..is running…after the bus. He wants to catch it.
7. We don’t want to(pay)…be paid..low wages.
8. Two robbers(put)…put…in prison escaped yesterday.
9. It is 2 years since I(last give)..last gave..presents on Christmas day.
10. Nothing(do)…has been done…about this problem for months.
V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as
similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word
given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the
given word.
1.Latin was an international language. USE
Latin used to be an international language
2. “Why don’t you ask her yourself?” SUGGESTED
He/She/ My friend suggested (that) I (should) ask her myself.
3. My parents never let me stay out late at night. WISH

I wish my parents let me/would let me stay out later at night.
4. Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways. DISPOSE
People/They dispose of waste materials in a variety of ways.


5. The opening of the new stadium was postponed for a week. PUT
The opening of the new stadium was put off for a week.
VI. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and
correct.
1.They asked me(A) what did happen(B) last night, but I was (C)unable
to(D) tell them. happened
2. Air pollution, together (A)with littering, (B)are causing (C)many
problems(D) in our large, industial cities today. is
3.(A) These televisions (B)was quite popular(C) in Europe(D) twenty
years ago. were
4. Nora hardly(A) never misses(B) an opportunity (C)to play (D)in the
tennis tournaments. ever
5.(A) Many people believe that New York(B) is the(C) most great city
(D)in America. greatest
VII. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each
blank to complete the passage.
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in Central Highland province of Lam
Dong 300 kilometres north of Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is 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)_____ colours and various species.
Flowers can be found(4)_____ and in any season. We can see flowers in
Dalat 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 kilometres(8)______thebtown centre. The
Prenn Falls is 10 kilometres 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. exciting

B. attracting

C. suggesting

D. believing

2. A. as

B. like

C. same

D. similar

3. A. different

B. general

C. official

D. astounding

C. nowhere

D. everywhere

4. A. somewhere B. anywhere


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

VIII. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.
1.“ Are you a member of this club?”, the receptionist said to me.
The receptionist asked( me) if I was a member of that club.
2. It’s a pity that we don’t have a video camera.

I wish I had a video camera
3. If possible, you should keep the car in a garage at night.
If possible, your car should be kept in a garage at night
4. Cheaper tickets are available from some travel agents.
Some travel agents sell/offer/have cheaper tickets
5. There are usually long waits at the airport.
You usually have to wait a long time at the airports.
6. We spent five hours getting to London.
It took us five hours to get to London.
7. My father hasn’t smoked since he was thirty.
My father gave up smoking when he was thirty.
8. Mary is the most intelligent girl in her class
No one is as intelligent as Mary in her class.


IX. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question
During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to
talk to. They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem
unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal
development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to
understand. It is part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be
adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually more
willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest
and not because people are trying to check up on them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about
school work and future plant but should not push them to talk if they
don’t want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some
young people in trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs,
alcohol, or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual
behaviour which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.

1.This passage is taken from
A. handbook for parent

B. school timetable

C. teenage magazine

D. book for children

2. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to?
A. because most teenagers are quite
B. because teenagers don’t want to talk to other people
C. beause teenagers think adults are not honest
D. because most teenagers hate adults.
3. When can you expect young people to be more talkative than usual?
A. When people talk to them because they are really interested and not
just checking on them
B. When adults give them a lot of money to spend
C. When adults talk to them about something other than their work in
school.
D. When adults talk to them about sex, alcohol and drugs.


4. Some teenagers experiment with drinking bad smoking because
A. cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere
B. cigarettes and alcohol are cheap
C. women like smoking and drinking men
D. they regard them as a mark of adulthood
5. The word BEHAVIOUR in the passage most nearly means
A. feeling

B. manners

C. activities

D. reaction

X. Complete the following sentences using one ò the following
combinations
9away
8in with

2 on with
1,7 out of(x 2)

3down on
4away from

6 up to
10 up with
5 back on

1.We’ve run_________sugar. Could you buy some more?
2. Please don’t let me disturb you. Carry_______your work.
3. We must try to cut________the amount of money we spend. We just
can’t make ends meet.
4. Keep______ me! I’ve got a terrible cold, and I don’t want to give you.
5. When I look_______my childhood, I realize what a happy time it was.
6. The only people she looks_______are her grandparents.
7. Children grow_______ their clothes so quickly. It costs a fortune to

clothe them properly.
8. The antique table is very beautiful, but it doesn’t fit________the rest of
the furniture, which is modern.
9. I think the neighbours have gone_________for the weekend.
10. John’s up ahead so Greg is pedalling fast to catch_______him.