ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 – THCS
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
ĐỀ 1
Question 1:
a- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from that of the
others in each group.
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- Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets:
1. When we …(see) … them last night, they …(sing)… ; they …(say)… they
…(sing)… since six o’clock.
2. We …(wait)… for you when you …(get)… back tomorrow.
3. They …(not come)… home until they …(see)… everything.
4. What do you think the children …(do)… when we get home ?
5. I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it …(send)… by air.
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
6. He was very ……. of the work he had done. PRIDE
7. Thank you for a very ……… evening. ENJOY
8. Their ……. has lasted a lifetime. FRIEND
9. He cycled ……… and had an accident. CARE
10. She has one of the biggest ……… in Britain. COLLECT

b- Daniel likes autumn because school starts in September.
c- Daniel doesn’t play in the park in autumn because the days are cold.
d- Daniel goes to school with great pleasure.
2. a- School in Britain finishes in May.
b- Daniel doesn’t like to meet his friends in the park in summer.
c- People in Great Britain sometimes have hot summers.
d- In July it is dark at nine.
3. a- Daniel always goes to sleep at eight in summer because the days are shorter than in
winter.
b- It is always very hot in Britain in summer.
c- Daniel doesn’t like autumn at all !
d- In summer Daniel is happier than in autumn because he doesn’t go to school.
4. a- Fiona makes snowmen every day in winter.
b- Fiona likes to go for walks with her friends.
c- Fiona doesn’t like winter because it is cold in winter.
d- It never gets cold in Fiona’s house.
5. a- Winters are short in Britain.
b- Fiona comes home in the afternoon.
c- Fiona doesn’t like winter at all !
d- It never snows in Great Britain.
6. a- Fiona likes spring very much.
b- Fiona likes dark winter days.
c- It gets dark at 5 in the afternoon in spring.
d- In Great Britain it doesn’t rain much in spring.
Question 4: Complete the sentences with at / in.
1. Hamid works …… a restaurant ……… Oxford.
2. We live ……… number 32 Redland Road now.
3. We had a wonderful week ………… Madrid.
4. The accident happened because the driver didn’t stop ………. the traffic lights.
5. There’s a supermarket ……… the end of the street.

ĐÁP ÁN - HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 - THCS
Môn : Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ 1
A-ĐÁP ÁN
Question1: ( 15 points)
a- 1-B 2- D 3- C 4- A 5- D
b- 1. saw / were singing / said / had been singing
2. will be waiting / get
3. won’t come / see
4. will be doing
5. is sent
Question 2: ( 15 points)
a- 1. hopeless 2. sunny 3. readable 4. usually 5. ability
6. proud 7. enjoyable 8. friendship 9. carelessly 10. collections
b- 1. enjoyed listening to

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2. broken
3. without looking back
4. people invited to
5. forward to visiting
Question 3: ( 6 points)
1- a 2- c 3- d 4- b 5- b 6- a
Question 4: ( 9 points)
1. at / in 2. at 3. in4. at 5. at 6. at 7. in 8. at
Question 5: ( 10 points)
1. say 2. since 3. Although ( Though) 4. have 5. it
6. what 7. wherever 8. off 9. makes 10. one
Question 6: ( 5 points)

3. We finally our teacher to go on a camping trip with us
A. persuaded B. argued C. pleased D. liked
4. Who’s responsible for ink over my book.
A. putting B. spreading C. spilling D. pouring
5. Linda was the last person the classroom yesterday
A. leave B. to leave C. left D. leaves
6. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to the match till Sunday.
A. put away B. put out in C. put off D. put on
7. Peter will only pass his exams if there is a/ an …………in his class work.
A. progress B. increase C. rise D. improvement.
8. The noise from the boat engine might disturb sea animals.
A. comes B. coming C. came D. has come
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
III Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meanings:
1. I should like someone to take me out to dinner.
What I should ………………………………………………………….
2. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s poor ……………………………………………………….
3.They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them.
They can’t leave …………………………………………………
4.My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.
The break-up of the marriage …………………………
5. I can’t believe that he passed the exam.
I find……………………. ……………
6. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
There …………………………………… ………
7.If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.

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1. How did Huge spend the first two days?
A. He worked as if the writer was not there.
B. He talked and sang to himself from time
to time.
C. He spent his time making holes in the
furniture.
D. He kept annoying the attendants.
2. On the second evening the writer
A. tried in vain to start a conversation.
B. was feeling bored.
C. began to fell frightened of his
companion.
D. could not concentrate on his work.
3. Huge didn't talk to the writer at first
because
A. he didn't realise the writer wished
to.
B. he thought the writer was rude.
C. he was feeling ill.
D. he was too busy.
4. The writer's attitude to Huge changed
from
A. fear to nervousness.
B. nervousness to interest.
C. curiosity to nervousness.
D. nervousness to unfriendliness.
V. Read the passage and put one suitable word into each gap:
People usually complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks. The hours

………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. but /we/ do / miss /friends /London / - especially you
……………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………
8. come / see / soon .
……………………………………………………………………………………
9. we / look / see / again .
…………………………………………………………………………………
Love
Milly , Bob , Tim and Teresa .

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VII. Every sentence has one mistake. Correct these nine mistakes:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.


7. The large dog is perfectly …………… and he has never been known to attack
anyone. (harm)
8. The party is …….…………, so you don’t have to dress up for it. ( FORM )
9. Travelling in big cities is becoming more ………… …… everyday. ( TROUBLE )
10.We should learn all the new words by heart in order to …… …… our vocabulary.
(rich)
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ ÔN THI SỐ 2
I.1 M X 5 = 5 M.
1 2 3 4 5
D B A A D
II.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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A D A C B C D B
III
1. What I should like is being/ to be taken out to dinner.
2. Martin’s poor health doesn’t / can’t prevent / stop him ( from ) enjoying life.
3. They can’t leave their dog behind when they go/are on holiday.
4. The break-up of the marriage made my aunt heavily stressed.
5. I find it hard to believe that he passed the exam.
6. There’s no faster way than this to get to the city center.
7. He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problems.
IV.
1 2 3 4
B D A B
V.
1: MINUTES 5: LEAST
2: ACCORDING 6: OF

4. (industrial)
5. ( SOLution )
6.( confusing)
7. (harmless)
8(infORMal )
9.TROUBLEsome )
1. (enrich)
10 ( Tiring )

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ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 – THCS
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
ĐỀ 3
Question I: Choose one word that is pronounced differently from the others in
each group.
1- A. town B. how C. grow D. cow
2- A. exciting B. bridge C. combine D. die
3- A. washed B. worked C. watched D. naked
4- A.card B. dark C. adventure D. harvest
5- A. notice B. shoping C. topic D. crossing
Question II: Supply the corect form of the verbs in the brackets
1. His hair is short . He (have) a haircut.
2. He said that he (see) that man before.
3. If today (be) Sunday, we would go picnic.
4. I hope the dog (feed) well.
5. This house didn’t use to (paint) green.
6. My father told me (not stay) up too late.
7. She wishes she (not punish) tomorrow.

A. from B. for C. with D. about
You are very different your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
I am better English than Nam.
than B. with C. at D. for
You will not pass the exam working harder.
A. unless B. if C.without D. although
It was raining very so I had to wear my raincoat.
A. wet B.badly C. hard D. heavy
Mr Dung said he 35 the following week.
A. was B.is C. will be D. would be
10- Don’t let the good chance go .
A. by B. on C. over D. off
11- I wish I to him .Now it’s too late.
A. listened B. has listened C. had listened D. would have listened
12- In Britain, you’ll be given a key the door when you’re 21 years old.
A. of B. for C. to D. at
13- The man our teacher is taking to is the headmaster of our school.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
14- Noone knows what is happening here Mary and Tom.
A. and B. but C. however D. with
15- What is ,a dog or a cat?
A. intelligent B. more intelligent C. as intelligent D. the most
intelligent
Question V: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Dear Thuy,
We are having an (1) time in Hoi An . The streets here are so (2) that
cars are not allowed to the center of the (3) .Therefore we have to (4)
.The houses are very (5) but beautiful. However, I don’t like the way they do
business here. It seems that every house has a shop to sell (6) and other

3- How do they decorate the Christmas tree?
a) They wrap string of colorful lights around the tree. c) They crown a star on
the top.
b) They hang ornaments on branches d) a,b and c are correct.
4- What do the family members often do on Christmas’ Eve ?
a) They gather around Christmas tree.
b) They sing traditional songs.
c) They gather around the tree,sing traditional song and get presents
d) They give presents to each other.
5- What do they do as they decorate their home ?
a) They sing traditional songs. c) They eat Christmas pudding.
b) They put on Christmas record. d) a , b and c are correct.
Question VII:
a- Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it.
1- He usually works hardly.
2- I wish it would stop to rain tomorrow.
3- I am in class 9A , I aren’t ?
4- She has much money than I do.
5- He advises me don’t get up late.
b- Complete the sentences with the words given.
1- She/ say / enjoy / Vietnamese food / much.
2- I / tell / him /the truth/ if / I / be / you.
3- My father/ used to/ smoke / when/ he / young.
4- Mai /bad / at/ Math/ than / Lan Anh.
5- Hoa/ have / many/ books/ than/ her/ sister
Question VIII: Rewrite the following sentences so that they stay the same
meaning.
1- It was a dirty house because we hadn’t clean it for weeks.
- The house
2- A painter painted our house last month

3- participants 8- relatives
4- difficulty 9- uncomfortable
5- competitions 10- unpolluted
Question IV : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentenses.
1- C.of 6- C. at 11- C. had listened
2- C.heavy 7- C. without 12- C. to
3- A.in 8- C. hard 13- C.whom
4- B.for 9- D. would be 14- B. but
5- D.from 10- A. by 15- B. more intelligent
Question V: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
1- excellent(interesting) 6- souvernirs
2- narrow 7- friendly
3- town 8- tastes
4- walk 9- bought
5- old 10-colorful
Question VI: Read the paragraph. Then choose the best answer for each question.
1- d 2- b 3- d 4- c 5- b
Question VII:
a-Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it.
1- hardly > hard.
2- to rain > raining
3- I aren’t ? > aren’t I ?
4- much. > more
5- don’t get > not to get
b- Complete the sentences with the words given.
1- She said she enjoyed Vietnamese food very much.
2- I would tell him the truth if I were you.
3- My father used to smoke when he was young.
4- Mai is worse at Math than Lan Anh.
5-Hoa has more books than her sister.

A. Can you pass the sugar please? B. The crime is a problem in many big cities.
C. The apples are good for you. D. I love the skiing.
2. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city_______ 2002.
A. for B. since C. in D. about
3. He prefers soccer______ tennis.
A. from B. than C. to D. or
4. If they worked more carefully, they _____ so many mistakes.
A. won’t make B. don’t make C. wouldn’t make D. didn’t make
5. He _______to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.
A. goes B. was going C. went D. has gone
6. There’s a strange man behind us. I think ______.
A. we are followed B. we are being followed
C. we are being following D. we are following
7. Which of the following is the strongest advice?
A. You should get a hair- cut. B. If I were you, I’d get a hair-cut.
C. You ought to get a hair- cut. D. You really must get a hair- cut.
8. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary?
A. Will B. Do C. Can D. Did
9. Mr. Vo Van Kiet, _______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long.
A. that B. whose C. Who D. whom
10. All that rubbish will have to be ________ at once.
A. get rid of B. got rid of C. got rid D. getting rid of
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1. My friend was (make)_____ (pay)_______ back the book.
2. Hardly he (take) ________ up the book when the phone (ring) ________.
3. Can you imagine what I (come) _______ across when I (roll) ________ up the carpet
yesterday?
4. If she wins the prize, it (be) __________because she (write) ______very well.
5. He resented (ask) ______ (wait) _______. He had expected the minister to see him at once.
III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.

I. The reading is followed by several questions about it. There are four possible answers (A, B,
C, or D) for each question. Choose the best answer.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived
through almost the whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after, and dying ten
years before it ended. In this time he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into
a nation, and he also contributed much to the development of the new state.
At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia. He had already received some training as a
printer’s apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, the
Pennsylvania Gazette. He also received a contract to do government printing work, which helped
him to rise from his poor background to become a successful entrepreneur. Some of his
experience in business was shared in his famous Poor Richard’s Almanak, which established his
reputation throughout the American colonies. In another of his works, the Autobiography, which
was written toward the end of his life, he shows the same quiet common sense.
He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and
lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving
the conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native
Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and–
because he was a pragmatic man–a fire prevention service. In 1753 he became Postmaster–
General of the colonies. Through this experience he began to develop the idea that the colonies
of North America should be a single nation. Later, he went to London to try to persuade the
British government to change the conditions, especially the taxes, that later led the American
colonists into rebellion.
Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he
worked hard to make it succeed. As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help
George Washington. After the war he attended the American constitutional congress. This was
his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as
one of the creators of the United States.
1. What is a good description for this text?
A. An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. B. The life of Benjamin Franklin.

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before
it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase. (20 points)
1. You should review your lessons for the exam.
It’s time____________________________________________________________
2.That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.
That’s ____________________________________________________________
3.What a pity they close the shops at lunch- time.
I wished ____________________________________________________________
4. We like ice- cream but we don’t have it every day.
Although ___________________________________________________________
5.When did you start working in that factory?
How long ___________________________________________________________
6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.
The sand ___________________________________________________________
7. “ Where’ s the station car- park?” Mrs. Smith asked.
Mrs. Smith asked ____________________________________________________
8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.
He regretted _________________________________________________________
9. I advise you not to buy that car.
If _________________________________________________________________
10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
I suggest that _______________________________________________________
II. Make full sentences based on given cues.
1. If you/ not go/ the party/ I / go/ either.
2. Unless/ I/ have/ quiet room/ I/ not/ able/ do/ work.
3. nurse/ kind enough/ help him/ walk.
4. He/ rather spend/ holidays/ a farm/ seaside.
5. I/ return/ visit/ Japan. It/ wonderful trip.
6.
ĐÁP ÁN

C, or D) for each question. Choose the best answer.(15pts) ( mỗi câu viết đúng được 3đ)
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) (15pts) (( mỗi câu viết đúng được 1đ)
1. the 2. up 3. to 4.so 5. that/which
6. since/as/ because/for 7. were 8. might/could 9. enough 10. least
11. in 12. more 13. who/ that 14. from 15. a
C. WRITING (25pts)
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before
it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase.(20pts( mỗi câu viết đúng được 2đ)
1. (It’s time) you reviewed your lessons for the exam.
2. (That’s) the man who used to work with me when I lived in New York.
3. (I wish) they would open the shops at lunch time/ Or. (I wished) they wouldn’t
close the shops at lunch time.
4. (Although) we like ice- cream, we don’t have it everyday.
5. (How long) have you been working in that factory?
6. ( The sand) of the beach was being slowly covered by oil.
7. ( Mrs. Smith asked) (me) where the station car-park was.
8. (He regretted) not saying/ having said goodbye to her at the airport.
9. (If I) were you, I wouldn’t by that car.
10. (I suggest that) you (should) ask her yourself.
II. Make full sentences based on given cues. (5 points) ( mỗi câu viết đúng được 1đ)
1. If you don’t go to the party, I won’t go either.
2. Unless I have a quiet room, I will not/ won’t be able to do my homework/ any work.
3. The nurse is /was kind enough to help him (to) walk.
4. He would rather spend his holidays on a farm than at the seaside.
5. I have (just) returned from a visit to Japan. It was a wonderful trip.
Tổng số điểm 100.
Sau khi chấm giám khảo quy về thang điểm 10.
Cách làm tròn điểm; ( ví dụ) 7,1