Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Lớp 9 THCS môn Tiếng Anh

ken.
A. both	B. neither	C. not only	D. either
3. The clerk said she was tired …… hearing complaints day after day.
	A. with	B. of	C. about	D. for
4. You and I are busy right now, ……?
A. aren’t I 	B. aren’t we	C. we aren’t	D. aren’t you	
5. We arrived …… to have some coffee before class.
A. enough early	B. early enough	C. too early	D. early too	
6. “What are you doing?”
 “I …… the flowers. They …… wonderful!”
A. am smelling / smell	B. smell / smell	
C. am smelling / are smelling	D. smell / are smelling
7. Do you know _________ ?
A. who how many people go on Sundays to church
B. who go to church on Sundays how many people
C. how many people who go on Sundays to church
D. how many people who go to church on Sundays
8. We watch the cat ________ the tree.
A. climbed	B. climb	C. had climbed	D. was climbing
9. If we had known your new address, we ________ to see you.
A. came	B. will come	C. would come	D. would have come
10. He looked forward to ________ his first pay packet.
A. receive	B. have received	C. be receiving	D. receiving
11. “Let’s go dancing, _________?” – “Yes, let’s.”
A. won’t we	B. don’t we	C. do we	D. shall we
12. I wish I _________ all about this matter a week ago.
A. knew	B. know	C. had known	D. B & C are correct.
13. He was _________ he could not wake up.
A. very tired that	B. such tired that	C. too tired that	D. so tired that
14. Joan asked _________.
A. if there was coffee	B. there was coffee
C. was there coffee	D. where was the coffee
15. I ____ my house ____. That is why there is all this mess.
A. had – paint	B. have – paint	C. am having – painted	D. had had - paint
16. He was made _________ for two hours.
A. to wait	B. wait	C. waiting	D. waited
17. “Where are my jeans?” “They _________ at the moment. Sorry.”
A. are washing	B. were washed	C. are washed	D. are being washed
18. It took weeks to get used to …… someone else around.
A. have	B. having	C. had	D. has
19…… he comes in half an hour, I shall go alone.
A. If	B. Unless	C. Because	D. When
“Did you like the new French movie?”
“My wife liked it but I was a little …….”
A. boring	B. bored	C. boredom	D. bore
20. I want to have my suit …… . I’m going to a wedding on Saturday.
A. cleaned	B. cleaning	C. clean	D. to clean
21. He turned …… the light so as not to waste electricity.
A. off	B. of	C. on	D. down
22. My father tells me to give …… smoking.
	A. up	B. off	C. of	D. out
23. Anne smokes a lot. …… .
A. So her mother does	B. So does her mother	
C. Does her mother too	D. Too her mother does
24. I haven’t seen Jenny …… .
A. for a long time	B. in the last time	C. since long	D. lastly
25. Are these the books …… you have been looking for?
A. which	B. who 	C. whom	D. whose
26. Keiko has $100. Betty has $75. Betty has less money than Keiko.
A. more money than	B. not as much money as	
C. the same money as	D. a lot of money
27. Have you fed the chickens yet?
	In the passive voice, this should read:
A. Has somebody fed the chickens yet?	
B. Have the chickens fed yet?
C. Have the chickens been fed yet?	
D. Have you had the chickens fed yet?
28. nice surprise / receive / your letter.
A. to receive your letter it is a nice surprise.
B. Receiving your letter it is a nice surprise.
C. It is a nice surprise to receive your letter.
D. It is a nice surprise when receiving your letter.
29. I / school / five days / week / favorite subjects / Math / English.
A. Despite I go to school five days a week and my favorite subjects are Math and English
B. I go to school five days a week and my favorite subjects are Math and English.
C. I go to school five days in a week so that my favorite subjects are Math and English.
D. I go to school five days a week with my favorite subjects are Math and English.
30. There / more visitors / March / April
A. There were more visitors in March than in April.
B. There were more than visitors in March and in April.
C. There were as many as visitors in March and in April.
D. There were visitors in March more than in April.
II. Identify and circle one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect. (2,5ms)
1. They asked a lot of questions, checked their figures, and came up with a best 
 A B C D
solution.
2. We will be interviewed all job applicants as soon as their papers have been 
 A B C D
processed.
3. This telephone isn’t as cheap the other one, but it works much better.
 A B C D
4. That secretary of mine is so efficient that she always amazes myself with her 
 A B C D
speed.
5. Most students were able of finding good jobs three to six months after 
	 A B C D
graduation.
6. We were made learning fifty new words every week.
 A B C D
7. Both cattle or railroads helped build the city of Chicago.
 A B C D
8. Mrs. Adams was surprise that her son and his friend had gone to the 
 A	 B	 C	
mountains to ski. 
 D
9. The letter was sent by special delivery must be important.
 A B C D
10. Suzy had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted to a 
 A B	 C D
good university.
C) WRITING:
I) Use the correct word form: (3ms)
1) My new car is more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . than the one I had before. (economy)
2) He didn't feel happy because he worked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(success)
3) My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little. . . . . . . . . . . . (friend)
4) We must make a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .about where to go. (decide)
5) Lucy got . . . . . . . . quickly and went for work. (dress)
6) We all looked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . after the summer holiday. (health)
7) The children are more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in cartoons. (interest)
8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., the weather was so bad that we couldn’t go out. (fortune)
9) I hope there won’t be too much . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in getting a work permit. (difficult)
10) That . . . . . . . . . . . . . . has composed a lot of beautiful songs. (music)
II) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it (2,5ms)
1) We arrived too late to see the first film.
à We didn’t 	
2) “Would you mind not smoking in here?”
à I’d rather 	
3) He wrote the letter in two hours.
à It took 	
4) “Why don’t we go out for a walk?”
My father suggested 	
5) In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.
à Though 	
III) Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. (2,5ms)
1) It would be difficult for me to finish the work by the weekend. (difficulty)
à 	
2) Be sure to say goodbye to your grandmother before you leave. (without)
(Be sure not to leave without saying goodbye to your grandmother)
à 	
3) If I don’t leave now, I’ll miss the train. (unless)
à 	
4) You know a lot of people. (seem)
à 	
5) Tan looks nothing like his father. (take)
à 	
D) READING:
I) Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank.  (3ms)
“My home is in the air – I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (1) ______ of work, but I like it and that is the only way (2) ______ me. Everything is tiring – music, traveling – but what can I do? I am not (3) ______ to complaining. It is hard to imagine now (4) ______ I will ever be very long in one place. My home town is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and (5) ______ (many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (6) ______ with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, (7) ______ it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good, simple food.
I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (8)______ when I was seven. He was an engineer and I don’t (9)______ him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to (10) ______ a musician.”
1.	A. most	B. full	C. complete	D. more
2.	A. for	B. to	C. in	D. by
3.	A. wanted	B. taken	C. used	D. known
4.	A. and 	B. so	C. while	D. that
5.	A. far	B. too	C. much	D. more
6.	A. stay	B. go	C. do	D. spend
7.	A. but	B. since	C. eve	D. which
8.	A. killed	B. gone	C. passed	D. died
9.	A. know	B. remember	C. remind	D. see
10.	A. become	B. turn	C. develop	D. grow
II) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: (2,5ms)
	In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist.
	There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work. Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs. Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom.
	Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers. However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead.
1) The text is about:
A. the use of television at schools.	B. teaching and learning television
C. educational specialists.	D. watching TV outside school.
2) When TV first appeared, educational specialists . . . . . . . .
A. did not appreciate it.	
B. did not appreciate it.
C. believed it would be useful for schooling.	
D. banned children from watching TV.
3) According to the text, TV . . . . . . . . . 
A. has not been used properly in classrooms.
B. has been used effectively in classrooms.
C. has not existed in classrooms.
D. has not attracted students’ interest.
4) There are . . . . . . . . . explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers.
A. two	B. three	C. four	D. five
5) Children spend their free time . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A. reading books	B. reading newspapers.
C. learning foreign languages	D. watching TV.
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đỀ thi chỌn hỌc sinh giỎi lỚp 9 – THCS
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
ĐỀ 4
Question 1: 
a- Choose a word that the way of spelling underlined sound is different from another.
1. A- thank	B- than	C- month	D- youth	
2. A- advantage	B- adventure	C- advertise	D- addtion
3. A- main	B- complain	C- curtain	D- entertain
4. A- good	B- noon	C- soon	D- food
5. A- sing	B- morning	C- long	D- angry 
b- Complete this report, putting the verbs in the right tense.
As I (1- get) … into my car my neighbour ( 2- shout) …… out of his front window and (3- ask)… me where I (4 - go ) … . When I (5- tell) …… him I (6- go ) …… to town he (7- ask )… if I (8- can)…… give him a lift into work. He (9- be ) …… afraid he (10- be ) …… late for work because his car (11- break down )…… and it (12- not start ) … . I explained that I (13- not go ).… into town but I (14- can) …… give him a lift to the railway station.
Question 2:
	a- Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters.
1. He was ………. when he did the test badly.	 	HOPE
2. We started our trip on a beautiful ……… morning.	SUN
3. I enjoyed the book very much, because it was so ……….. 	READ
4. What time do you ……….. start work ?	USE
5. I really don’t think he has the ………. to do this job.	ABLE
b- Find and correct the wrong form of verbs in the following sentences.
1. I enjoyed to listen to her song.
2. The breaking glass was still on the floor.
3. He walked away without to look back.
4. Most of people inviting to dinner were old friends.
5. We’re looking forward to visit London.
Question 3: Fill in the blank with must, have to, or be to
1. “It’s eight o’clock. The children ……. go to bed”, Mr Brown said to the nurse.
2. He told me that I ……. learn by heart some twenty lines every day to know Enlish well.
3. He ……. stay the night with us because he was missed the last bus.
4. I ……. start on my new job on Monday.
5. She …….. learn to do things for herself. I refuse to help her in future.
6. He …….. stay the night with us and tomorrow he sets off on his tour to Europe.
7. We …….. begin as early as possible or we shan’t finish it today.
8. My mother says that I ……. not be out after 11 o’clock but I don’t have to hurry home because she herself is out playing bridge.
9. My bike was under repair and I ………. collect it that afternoon.
10. My bike is under repair and I ………. walk here this morning.
Question 4: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
The Browns live in the countryside. Last week when they came up to London, they …1… their times in seeing as much as …2… . Mrs Brown was most interested in stores, especially in Oxford Street, and bought some of …3… things which she could not find in the shops in the countryside. Their two children, George and Susan, …4… had never been to London before, were surprised at the crowds everywhere. They enjoyed travelling on the underground and going down the moving stairs …5… lead to the platforms.
 	One day they went to Hyde Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington Garden in the bright autunm sunshine. It was very quiet here. Only the noise from the streets reminded them that they were still in a city. The …6… of the tall trees were turning red, brown and yellow, birds were …7… about, sheep were eating the grass, there were …8… of flowers, and ducks were swimming about on the Round Pond. George, …9… hobby was planes and boats, was very much interested in the model boats which boys were sailing …10… the Pond.
	Before the end of the week they had seen a great. They hoped, however, to see more of London on their next visit.
Question 5: 
a- Choose the best answer 
1. ……….. he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson.
	A. Although	B. Because	C. Despite	D. Since
2. The old man was very fond ………….. telling stories.
	A. to	B. about	C. of	D. for
3. They ………. haven't replied to the letter we sent two months ago
	A. still	B. yet	C. already	D. ever
4. His face looks …………., but I can’t remember his name.
	A. similar	B. alike	C. memorial	D. familiar
5. The fire officer is coming to …………the building tomorrow.
	A. look	B. inspect	C. witness	D. watch
6. The boys hurt ……….. when they injured down from the tree.
	A. one another	B. each other	C. himself	D. themselves
7. I’m sure they were …………lies
	A. making	B. telling	C. doing	D. saying
8. She’d rather die than ………..Peter.
	A. she married	B. to marry	C. marrying	D. marry.
b-Read the text below then choose the right sentence a, b, c or d.
Baby
It was a beautiful spring day: the sun was shining, the sky was blue. In the centre of London a policeman cried. He saw a man with a big lion. They were walking down the street.
	“Hey,you!” he said. “What are you doing here with this lion? You can’t walk around the streets with a lion. Take it to the Zoo!”
	“OK, officer. I want to show Baby the town.”
	The man opened the door of his car and the lion jumped in. The car went away.
	The next day the police officer saw the same man and the same lion again.
	“Hey, you!” he said.”Come over here! And bring that lion with you!”
	The man took the lion to the police officer.
	“What’s the problem, officer?”
	“Problem? I told you yesterday to take the lion to the Zoo!”
	“Oh, I did, officer, I took Baby to the Zoo. He enjoyed it very much. But today, I am taking him to the swimming pool !”
1. 	a- It wasn’t raining that day.
	b- A policeman saw a man with a dog in the centre of New York.
	c- The man and his pet were walking along the park.
	d- The man didn’t have a car.
2.	a- The lion couldn’t get into the car, the lion was too big.
	b- The policeman took the lion to the Zoo and put the lion into the cage.
	c- The man showed his pet the Zoo.
	d- The policeman was happy to see a man with a lion in the centre of London.
3. 	a- The man had a baby. It was a nice girl of three.
b- Baby was the lion’s name.
c- The policeman told the man to show Baby the town.
d- The lion visited the London Zoo.
4. 	a- The man could drive a car.
	b- The lion didn’t like the Zoo at all.
	c- The policeman took the lion to the swimming pool.
	d. The policeman met people with lions in London streets every day.
5. 	a- The lion was the man’s pet.
	b- The man had a baby lion as a pet.
	c- The policeman showed the park and the school to the lion.
	d- When the policeman saw the man with the lion he got very hungry.
Question 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. I was very interested in our conversation.
 It was interesting …………………..
2. Why did you do that ?
 Whatever …………………………… ?
3. These bookshelves are my own work.
 I made ………………………………
4. I don’t play tennis as well as you do.
 You ………………………………….
5. I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years.
 It’s ………………………………………	
6. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
 She never …………………………………………….
7. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
 After ……………………………………………………………………..
8. It’s not worth living to make her change her mind.
 There’s ………………………………………………
đỀ thi chỌn hỌc sinh giỎi lỚp 9 – THCS
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
 ĐỀ 5
Bài I : Tìm từ có cách đọc khác ở phần gạch chân. (1,5 điểm)
1/ a; coughed 
2/ a; chemist 
3/ a; don’t 
4/ a; love 
5/ a; bought 
6/ a; addition 
7/ a; manage 
8/ a; worth 
9/ a; common 
10/ a; fame 
b; laughed 
b; check 
b; bone 
b; cover 
b; thought 
b; adventure 
b; age 
b; eighteenth 
b; comma
b; change 
c; mapped 
c; child 
c; sold 
c; color 
c; through 
c; advertise 
c; mileage 
c; path 
c; commerce 
c; champagne 
d; wicked
d; cheer
d; comic
d; over
d; ought
d; advantage
d; rouge
d; with
d; comb
d; blame
	1/ …………… 2/ …………….. 3/ ……………… 4/ ……………. 5/ ……………
	6/ …………… 7/ …………….. 8/ ……………… 9/ ……………. 10/ …………..
Bài II : Chia động từ. (3 điểm)
a/ I was tired when I got home. I (1. work) all day.
b/ I (2. arrive) in England in the middle of July. I (3. be told) that England (4. be) shrouded in fog all year round, so I (5. be) surprised to find that it was merely raining.
c/ I (6. ask) another passenger, an Englishman, about the fog and he (7. say) that there (8.not be) any since previous February.
d/ John and I went for a walk. I (9. have) trouble (10. keep) up with him because he (11.walk) so fast
e/ By next June John (12. particpate) in four Olympics.
f/ I want to get married, but I (13. not meet) the right person yet.
g/ He had clearly been listening to our conversation and I (14. wonder) how much he (15.hear). When I (16. ask) him what he (17. do), he (18. say) that he (19. drop) a 50 piece uotside the door and (20. look) for it. 
	1/ …………………. 2/ ………………… 3/ …………………. 4/ …………….….
	5/ …………………. 6/ ………………… 7/ …………………. 8/ ………………..
	9/ ………………. 10/ ……………….. 11/ ………………... 12/ ………………
 13/ ………………... 14/ ……………….. 15/ ………………... 16/ ………………
 17/ ………………... 18/ ……………….. 19/ ………………... 20/ ………………
Bài III : Điền giới từ . (1,5 điểm)
a/ What do you think is the best solution ……(1) the problem?
b/ There has been a big increase ………(2) the price ………..(3) land recently.
c/ Paula is a wonderful photographer. She likes taking pictures ……..(4) people.
d/ Mr Pike is away ………..(5) vacation this week 
e/ My friend and I disagreed …………(6) that subject.
f/ Chidren rely ………..(7) their parents …………(8) food and shelter.
g/ We wear sunglasses to protect our eyes ………..(9) the sun.