ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
A. PHONETICS :
I/. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. happy B. hour C. high D. hotel
2. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
3. A. continent B. depend C. send D. pretend
4. A. climate B. pride C. quit D. primary
5. A. laughed B. hoped C. placed D. closed
II/. Find out one word whose stressed syllable is diferent from that of the other words
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:
III/. Choose the best answer to fill in each numbered blank
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

22. I came ________ an old friend on the street yesterday morning.
A. over B. across C. down D. in
23. Will you see ______ Mr. Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?
A. over B. down C. off D. in
24. Minh’s father often take him ______ the park every summer.
A. on B. to C. in D. after
25. He _______his father in many ways.
A. takes over B. takes down C. takes on D. takes after
26. If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of __________.
A. our B. us C. ours D. we
27. We went by car but the children went _________foot.
A. on B. by C. to D. with
28. I was so tired that I ________asleep in the chair.
A. got B. felt C. went D. fell
29. The players ________to be there at 3 o’clock.
A. told B. were told C. have told D. tell
30. Do you ______me say this in class?
A. let B. allow C. permit D. mind
31. He forced all his children ________hard till midnight.
A. to study B. studied C. study D. studying
32. They wanted to know if the woman had died of the rare _________.
A. illness B. pain C. ache D hurt.
33. Maryam was really ________ by the beauty of Ha Noi.
A. impressed B. impress C. impression D. impressive
34. Leave it _________it is .
A. that B. as C. like D. so.
35. She can’t afford that book because she has________money.
A. a lot of B. few C. a little D. little.
36. When was that book ________?
A. made B. produced C. published D. created.

A. I’m B. I’m going to C. I’ve been D. I was
51._______of the students in her class could finish the assignment yesterday.
A.Neither B.None C.Either D. Not much
52.Try_______ so many mistakes.
A.not to make B. not make C. to make not D.make not
53. Don't forget ________ me a call when you arrive.
A.give B.giving C.given D.to give
54. Nowadays most women can_________ an education.
A.create B. join C. bear D. pursue
55. An increasing number of people are now going on ________ to Egypt.
A.holiday B. visit C. excursion D. trip
56. Please________ your cigarette; I'm allergic to smoke.
A.put out B. put down C. put up D. put aside
57. Be patient! Don't_______ to learn a foreign language in a week.
A. believe B. consider C. think D. expect
58. Burning coal and oil will release gases_______ to human.
A.dirty B.dusty C. serious D.harmful
59._________his bad leg , he couldn't walk so fast as the others.
A. because B.because of C. the reason D. since
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60. He has just gone to his friend's house _______ there is a party today.
A. who B. which C. whom D. where
61. Stop now! You've done _________work for one day.
A. too many B. plenty C.quite more D. quite enough
62. My classmate told me to watch movies in English ______learn spoken English better.
A. so that B. in order to C. to D. B and C are right
63. Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
A.religious B.belong C. element D. encounter
64. There is a severe_________in Somalia and thousand of people are dying from hunger.
A. epidemic B.famine C. lacking D. disease

………… ……………………
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
V/. In each line there is word or phrase that are not correct in standard written English.
Find and correct it
1. We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City. ___________
2. Lukas can play the piano when he was two, and now he is practicing it. ___________
3. Liverpool is an industry city in the North of England. ___________
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4.How about go for a walk on Sunday? ___________

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. powerful B. severe C. serious D. dangerous
6. A. occasion B. event C. accident D. incident
7. A. threats B. warnings C. news D. signs
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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.
VIII/. Use the word suggested in the bracket to rewrite the sentences in such a way that it
is the same as the original one.
1. Is it true that you haven’t found a job yet?
 Are you still ?
2. You can talk all you want, but I will never believe you.
 Nothing you say will
3. I wouldn’t have been successful if you hadn’t helped.
 Without
4. Do you think women are more careful drivers than men?

3. Liverpool is an industry city in the North of England. _industrial_
4.How about go for a walk on Sunday? __going____
5.She would like going out with her Mom. ___to go___
6. Everybody in my neighborhood are happy about new changes. ___is______
7. How long did they worked in that factory? For 3 months. ____have___
8. Some designers has printed lines of poetry on the Aodai. ____have___
9. I feel really tired. I wish I didn’t go to the party last night. ____hadn’t_
10. On winter day, we all used to sit around the fire and told stories. ___tell_____
VI.Find a suitable word to fill in the blanks in the following passage.
1. exist 2.nor 3. Besides 4. raising 5. limited
6. affects 7. of 8. enables 9. to 10. and
VII. Read the following passage then choose the most suitable answer from the four options
1.C 2.D 3. D 4.A 5.B 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C
VIII. Use the word suggested in the bracket to rewrite the sentences in such a way that it is the
same as the original one.
1. Are you still looking for a job?
2. Nothing you say will make me believe you.
3. Without your help, I wouldn’t have been successful .
4. In your opinion, do women drive more carefully than men?
5. Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities.
6. Unless it rains soon, a lot of our crops will be lost.
7. The house is too expensive for me to buy it
8. She has been learning English for 10 years
9. This is the first time I have seen man
10. He's crazy about cars
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