ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC: 2010 - 2011
MÔN: TIỀNG ANH
THỜI GIAN: 90' (không kể thời gian giao đề)
PART I: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the correct answer by circling the letter A, B, C OR D. (4.0 m)
1. Tam ………………go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to
2. I don't know what to do this evening. What about . ……………. to the movies?
A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
3. My favorite . ……………. is Literature.
A. play B. game C. subject D. activity
4. My mother is very . ……………. at cooking.
A. well B. good C. popular D. famous
5. She. ……………. a letter when the telephone rang.
A. writes B. wrote C. has written D. was writing
6. William suggested . ……………. at home for a change.
A. staying B. to stay C. stay D. stayed
7. Mrs. Nga forgot to . ……………. the faucet when she left for work.
A. turn off B. turn on C. turn up D. turn down
8. This book is different the one I had.
A. with B. to C. from D. at
9. You …………. lunch in a restaurant , didn’t you?
A. had B. must C. eat D. have eaten
10. Do you know……………… yesterday?
A. if did they arrive B. if they arrive C. if did they arrived D. if they arrived
11. She a cake when the telephone rang.
A. makes B. make C. has make D. was making
12. I’ve known him I left school.
A. when B. before C. until D. since
13. What would you me to do for you?

very fashionable. Other designers have taken inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.
They have visited villages and studied traditional designs and symbols such as suns, stars,
crosses and stripes. They have added these patterns to the ao dai, so Vietnamese women
can continue to wear the unique dress, which is now both traditional and fashionable.
I. Complete the sentences. Use the information from the passage.
1. For a long time the ao dai has been the subject of …………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The ao dai is described as a…………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The majority of Vietnamese women prefer………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Some designers have modernized the ao dai by printing……………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Another alternative is to add…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
II. Read the passage above, then answer the questions: (2.5 m)
1. Who used to wear the ao dai by tradition?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Were the design and material for men the same with those for women?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Why do many Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing at work these
days?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What have fashion designers done to modernize the ao dai?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Is the ao dai fashionable now?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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PART III: WRITING
I. Put the verb in parentheses in the correct tense/ form (2.5 m)

7. David has read a lot of books, however, he cannot find a good solution.
Although………………………………………………………………………………
8. He asked me “ Do you need an umbrella to go out?”
He asked………………………………………………………………………………
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH VĂN 9 VÒNG TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
PART I:
I. (0.25 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng)
1-B, 2-C, 3-C, 4-B, 5-D, 6-A, 7-A, 8-C, 9-A, 10-D,
11-D, 12-D, 13-A, 14-A, 15-C, 16A
II. (0.25 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng)
1- sugar, 2-dormitory, 3-champange, 4-closed,
5- stopped, 6-orange, 7-she, 8-books
PART II: READING
I. 0.5 (0.5 điểm cho mổi câu đúng)
1. poems, novels and songs
2. long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants.
3. to wear modern clothing at work.
4. lines of poetry on the ao dai.
5. symbols such as suns, stars, crosses and stripes
II. ( 0.5 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng)
1. Both men and women used to wear the ao dai by tradition.
2. No, they were not.
3. Because it is more convenient.
4. They have printed lines of poetry to modernize the ao dai.
5. Yes, it is.
PART III: WRITING
I. (0.25 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng)