Sở giáo dục và
đào tạo đáp án - hớng dẫn chấm đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 - THCS
Thanh Hoá Năm học 2004-2005
Môn : Tiếng Anh (đề chính thức bảng B)
Question1: ( 7 points)
1. has worked / is having
2. have been / were invented
3. was found
4. is
5. was
Question 2: ( 5 points)
1. The old man was standing there on the street corner waiting for someone.
2. His story was of no interest to . us.
3. You must not fail to thank him for all he has done for us.
Question 3: ( 8 points)
1. holiday 5. bought
2. housework 6. then
3. Sundays 7. Sunday
4. one 8. is
Question 4: ( 6 points)
1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. d
Question 5: ( 9 points)
1. say 2. say 3. say 4. said 5. told / speak
6. speak 7. talks / tells
Question 6: ( 5 points)
1. He always short of money.
2. Mr Nam was the last witness to be called.
3. Until I tell you, you must stay or you may not leave.
4. When I arrived, Minh had gone home.
5. I miss working in the evenings.
B- Hớng dẫn chấm:

1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. d
Question 5: ( 9 points)
1. say 2. say 3. say 4. said 5. told / speak
6. speak 7. talks / tells
Question 6: ( 10 points)
1. Hes always short of money.
2. Mr Nam was the last witness to be called.
3. Until I tell you, you must stay or you may not leave.
4. When I arrived, Minh had gone home.
5. I miss working in the evenings.
6. Please dont forget to post all the letters.
7. He has decided to learn how to drive.
8. While I know that I should pay, Im not going to.
9. Despite feeling ill, An insisted on going to work.
10. While John has done well in English, he has not done so well in Maths.
B- Hớng dẫn chấm:
- Tổng điểm toàn bài: 60 points
- Thang điểm 20
Tổng những phần làm đúng
- Điểm bài thi =
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Sở giáo dục và Đào tạo kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9- THcs
Thanh Hóa Năm học 2004 - 2005
Môn thi: Tiếng anh - Bảng B
Đề chính thức (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm 03 trang)
Question 1: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. He (work) hard all the week, but today he (have) a good time at home.
2. There (be) a lot of changes since computers (invent).

downstairs next to the kitchen and there is a living- room where there is a lovely old
fireplace. In the living-room there are eight very old pictures - portraits of the people who
lived in the house many years ago. Some of my friends are afraid of them, they think that
these dead people visit the house at night. But I dont think so. Im never afraid in my house,
but always happy.
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There is a garden in front of the house. The garden goes down to the sea and in spring
and summer there are flowers everywhere. Behind my house there are old apple trees and
every autumn I have got a lot of nice red apples I often give them to my friends as birthday
presents. They are really great!
I live alone with my dog, Rex, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends come to see me
very often and we have a lot of fun together. They are always welcome! Every year we
celebrate Halloween and Christmas there.
I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers, the fire in the winter, but
the best thing is the sea-view from my bedroom window. I enjoy the sea.
When my holidays are over I must go back to London, so I leave my house for London. I’m
never happy to the back in London. I think that someday I will leave my work and live in my
country house for all my life.
1. a) Mary likes to go the country in summer when she is on holidays.
b) Mary bought a new house near the sea , it is only two years old.
c) Mary is a teacherand she works in a London primary school.
d) Mary hasn’t got a car and goes to her house near the sea by plane.
2. a) Mary bought a house near the sea and every week- end walks there for three hours.
b) Mary can’t drive a car.
c) There is no bathroom upstairs in Mary’s house.
d) There are ten bedrooms in Mary’s house, they are down- stairs.
3. a) There is a fireplace in Mary’s house, it is in the kitchen and Mary cooks food on
fire.
b) Some Mary’s friends are afraid of the old pictures in the living- room.
c) Everyone who visits Mary’s house like the old pictures in the the living-room.

Until . …
4. Minh went home before I arrived.
When …
5. I wish I could work in the evenings as I used to.
I miss …

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Sở giáo dục và Đào tạo kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9- THcs
Thanh Hóa Năm học 2004 - 2005
Môn thi: Tiếng anh - Bảng A
Đề chính thức (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm 03 trang)
Question 1: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. He (work) hard all the week, but today he (have) a good time at home.
2. There (be) a lot of changes since computers (invent)
3. The house where the dead man (find) is being guarded by the police to prevent it from
(enter).
4. This is only one of his poems that (be) worth reading.
5. When I came to school, everybody (be) there.
6. When she (know) me for years, she invited me to tea.
7. I (tell) a lie if I said that I (like) you.
8. I hope it (not rain) when the bride (leave) the church tomorrow.
9. You are (take) over my business while I go away.
10. Nobody would listen to the stories (to tell) by him so many times.
Question 2: Fill each of the numbered blank spaces with the most suitable preposition.
1. The old man was standing there the street corner waiting someone.
2. His story was no interest . us.
3. You must not fail to thank him all he has done us.
4. Todays examinations have tired me . So, I think Ill turn early tonight.

and summer there are flowers everywhere. Behind my house there are old apple trees and
every autumn I have got a lot of nice red apples. I often give them to my friends as birthday
presents. They are really great!
I live alone with my dog, Rex, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends come to
see me very often and we have a lot of fun together. They are always welcome! Every year
we celebrate Halloween and Christmas there.
I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers, the fire in the winter, but
the best thing is the sea-view from my bedroom window. I enjoy the sea.
When my holidays are over I must go back to London, so I leave my house for London. I’m
never happy to the back in London. I think that someday I will leave my work and live in my
country house for all my life.
7. a) Mary likes to go the country in summer when she is on holidays.
b) Mary bought a new house near the sea , it is only two years old.
c) Mary is a teacher and she works in a London primary school.
d) Mary hasn’t got a car and goes to her house near the sea by plane.
8. a) Mary bought a house near the sea and every week- end walks there for three hours.
b) Mary can’t drive a car.
c) There is no bathroom upstairs in Mary’s house.
d) There are ten bedrooms in Mary’s house, they are down- stairs.
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9. a) There is a fireplace in Mary’s house, it is in the kitchen and Mary cooks food on
fire.
b) Some Mary’s friends are afraid of the old pictures in the living- room.
c) Everyone who visits Mary’s house like the old pictures in the the living-room.
d) Mary doesn’t know what the people who lived in her house many years ago looked
like.
10. a) Mary always happy her new country house.
b) There are no flowers in Mary’s garden because her house is near the sea.
c) Mary always give red apples to her friends because she doesn’t like red apples.
d) Mary’s house is rather old -100 hundred years. but the apple trees are young- Mary

7. He has decided to take driving lessons.
He has decided to learn …
8. I’m not going to pay, although I know that I should.
While …
9. Ann felt ill, but insisted on going to work.
Despite…
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10. John has done well in English, but not so well in Maths.
While

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Sở giáo dục và Đào tạo kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9- THcs
Thanh Hóa Năm học 2004 - 2005
Môn thi: Tiếng anh - Bảng B
Đề chính thức (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm 03 trang)
Question 1: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. He (work) hard all the week, but today he (have) a good time at home.
2. There (be) a lot of changes since computers (invent).
3. The house where the dead man (find) is being guarded by the police to prevent it from
being entered.
4. This is only one of his poems that (be) worth reading.
5. When I came to school, everybody (be) there.
Question 2: Fill each of the numbered blank spaces with the most suitable preposition.
1. The old man was standing there the street corner waiting someone.
2. His story was of no interest . us.
3. You must not fail to thank him all he has done us.
Question 3:

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE

very often and we have a lot of fun together. They are always welcome! Every year we
celebrate Halloween and Christmas there.
I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers, the fire in the winter, but
the best thing is the sea-view from my bedroom window. I enjoy the sea.
When my holidays are over I must go back to London, so I leave my house for London. I’m
never happy to the back in London. I think that someday I will leave my work and live in my
country house for all my life.
13. a) Mary likes to go the country in summer when she is on holidays.
b) Mary bought a new house near the sea , it is only two years old.
c) Mary is a teacherand she works in a London primary school.
d) Mary hasn’t got a car and goes to her house near the sea by plane.
14. a) Mary bought a house near the sea and every week- end walks there for three hours.
b) Mary can’t drive a car.
c) There is no bathroom upstairs in Mary’s house.
d) There are ten bedrooms in Mary’s house, they are down- stairs.
15. a) There is a fireplace in Mary’s house, it is in the kitchen and Mary cooks food on
fire.
b) Some Mary’s friends are afraid of the old pictures in the living- room.
c) Everyone who visits Mary’s house like the old pictures in the the living-room.
d) Mary doesn’t know what the people who lived in her house many years ago looked
like.
16. a) Mary always happy her new country house.
b) There are no flowers in Mary’s garden because her house is near the sea.
c) Mary always give red apples to her friends because she doesn’t like red apples.
d) Mary’s house is rather old -100 hundred years. but the apple trees are young- Mary
plented them a year ago.
17. a) Mary has got a big family.
b) Mary is happy to see her fiends in the country house only Chrismas and Haloween.
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c) There is a window in Mary’s bedroom.

Môn : Tiếng Anh (đề chính thức bảng A)
Question1: ( 15 points)
1. has worked / is having 6. had known
2. have been / were invented 7. would tell / like
3. was found / being entered 8. won t be raining / leaves
4. is 9. to take
5. was 10. told
Question 2: ( 10 points)
1. The old man was standing there on the street corner waiting for someone.
2. His story was of no interest to . us.
3. You must not fail to thank him for all he has done for us.
4. Todays examinations have tired me out . So, I think Ill turn in early tonight.
5. I dont get on very well with him.
Question 3: ( 10 points)
10.holiday 6. bought
11. families 7. then
12. housework 8. Sunday
13. Sundays 9. free
14. one 10. is
Question 4: ( 6 points)
1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. d
Question 5: ( 9 points)
1. say 2. say 3. say 4. said 5. told / speak
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6. speak 7. talks / tells
Question 6: ( 10 points)
1. He always short of money.
2. Mr Nam was the last witness to be called.
3. Until I tell you, you must stay or you may not leave.
4. When I arrived, Minh had gone home.

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE
word in each space.
In Britain there is a 1 now which people call Mothers Day. In the old days,
many girls from working-class families in towns and cities and from farmers families in the
country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the .2 and their working day was
usually very long, they often worked on 3 , too. Once a year, it was usually 4
Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and 5 .
presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. They could stay at home
only one day, and 6 they went back to their work. People call that day Mothering
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Day or Mothering 7 . Later, workers at the factories and girls who worked in the…… ……
houses of rich families received one free day a month, and Mothering Day became Mother’s
Day. It .8 the last Sunday in March.… …
Question 4: Read the text below then choose the right sentence a, b, c or d.
My house
My name is Mary and two years ago I bought a nice house to live in on my holidays. I
work in the museum in London but I love to spend my holidays in the country, in the open
air, near the sea.
I’m happy to have a house near the sea. It is rather far from London and I usually drive
there for three hours. It’s an old house, about 100 years old, and it’s very small but very clean
and comfortable. There are two bedrooms upstairs but no bathroom. The bathroom is
downstairs next to the kitchen and there is a living- room where there is a lovely old
fireplace. In the living-room there are eight very old pictures - portraits of the people who
lived in the house many years ago. Some of my friends are afraid of them, they think that
these dead people visit the house at night. But I don’t think so. I’m never afraid in my house,
but always happy.
There is a garden in front of the house. the garden goes down to the sea and in spring
and summer there are flowers everywhere. behind my house there are old apple trees and
every autumn I have got a lot of rice red apples I often give them to my friends as birthday
presents. They are really great!

c) There is a window in Mary’s bedroom.
d) Mary has got a pet, it’s Rex , a nice and clever cat.
24. a) Mary hasn’t got any flowers in her garden, she has got only apple - trees.
b) Mary never gose to her new house in winter.
c) Mary is always happy when she leaves her new house for London.
d) Mary would like to live in her house for all her life.
Question 5: Fill in the blank with the right word given say, tell, speak, talk.
22. I am going to a few words about the recent film festival.
23. What did you ?
24. What did he about it ?
25. John he would be waiting for us.
26. Michael me to in the discussion.
27. lounder, I can hardly hear you.
28. He much, but little.
Question 6: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so the meaning stays the same.
1. He never has enough money.
He always . ……
2. All the other witnesses were called before Mr Nam.
Mr Nam was .…
3. You can leave only when I tell you.
Until . …
4. Minh went home before I arrived.
When …
5. I wish I could work in the evenings as I used to.
I miss …

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Sở giáo dục và đào tạo đáp án - hớng dẫn chấm đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 -
THCS

4. When I arrived, Minh had gone home.
5. I miss working in the evenings.
6. Please dont forget to post all the letters.
7. He has decided to learn how to drive.
8. While I know that I should pay, Im not going to.
9. Despite feeling ill, An insisted on going to work.
10. While John has done well in English, he has not done so well in Maths.
B- Hớng dẫn chấm:
- Tổng điểm toàn bài: 60 points
- Thang điểm 20
Tổng những phần làm đúng
- Điểm bài thi =
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Sở giáo dục và Đào tạo kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9- THcs
Thanh Hóa Năm học 2004 - 2005
Môn thi: Tiếng anh - Bảng B
Đề chính thức (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm 03 trang)
Question 1: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. He (work) hard all the week, but today he (have) a good time at home.
2. There (be) a lot of changes since computers (invent).
3. The house where the dead man (find) is being guarded by the police to prevent it from
being entered.
4. This is only one of his poems that (be) worth reading.
5. When I came to school, everybody (be) there.
Question 2: Fill each of the numbered blank spaces with the most suitable preposition.
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1. The old man was standing there the street corner waiting someone.… …
2. His story was of no interest . us.… …
3. You must not fail to thank him all he has done us.… …

presents they are really great!
I live alone with my dog, Rex, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends come to see me
very often and we have a lot of fun together. They are always welcome! Every year we
celebrate Halloween and Christmas there.
I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers, the fire in the winter, but
the best thing is the sea-view from my bedroom window. I enjoy the sea.
When my holidays are over I must go back to London, so I leave my house for London. I’m
never happy to the back in London. I think that someday I will leave my work and live in my
country house for all my life.
25. a) Mary likes to go the country in summer when she is on holidays.
b) Mary bought a new house near the sea , it is only two years old.
c) Mary is a teacherand she works in a London primary school.
d) Mary hasn’t got a car and goes to her house near the sea by plane.
26. a) Mary bought a house near the sea and every week- end walks there for three hours.
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b) Mary can’t drive a car.
c) There is no bathroom upstairs in Mary’s house.
d) There are ten bedrooms in Mary’s house, they are down- stairs.
27. a) There is a fireplace in Mary’s house, it is in the kitchen and Mary cooks food on
fire.
b) Some Mary’s friends are afraid of the old pictures in the living- room.
c) Everyone who visits Mary’s house like the old pictures in the the living-room.
d) Mary doesn’t know what the people who lived in her house many years ago looked
like.
28. a) Mary always happy her new country house.
b) There are no flowers in Mary’s garden because her house is near the sea.
c) Mary always give red apples to her friends because she doesn’t like red apples.
d) Mary’s house is rather old -100 hundred years. but the apple trees are young- Mary
plented them a year ago.
29. a) Mary has got a big family.

THCS
Thanh Hoá Năm học 2003-2004
Môn : Tiếng Anh (đề chính thức bảng B)
Question1: ( 15 points)
1. has worked / is having 6. had known
2. have been / were invented 7. would tell / like
3. was found / being entered 8. won t be raining / leaves
4. is 9. to take
5. was 10. told
Question 2: ( 10 points)
1. The old man was standing there on the street corner waiting for someone.
2. His story was of no interest to . us.
3. You must not fail to thank him for all he has done for us.
4. Todays examinations have tired me out . So, I think Ill turn in early tonight.
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5. I don’t get …on very well… …with him.
Question 3: ( 5 points)
20.holiday 6. bought
21. families 7. then
22. housework 8. Sunday
23. Sundays 9. free
24. one 10. is
Question 4: ( 15 points)
1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. d
Question 5: ( 5 points)
1. say 2. say 3. say 4. said 5. told / speak
6. speak 7. talks / tells
Question 6: ( 10 points)
1. He always short of money.
2. Mr Nam was the last witness to be called.

8. She (be) here but she (go) down with flu.
9. We (wait) for you when you (get) back tomorrow.
Question 2 : Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters.
What will homes be like by the year 2050? What 1
will there be in the general standard of living?
Forget about entering the house with a key 2 will
only be possible with a 3 card.
It will be of no 4 if you leave lights or heaters
on when you go out. They will be 5 switched off.
The 6 of your house will not be a
problem.
7 against fire and intruder will be guaranteed.
Doing the shopping, going to the bank, talking and
seeing people on the other side of the world without leaving
home will all be possible due to the 8 of 21
st
century
technology.
Each home will have a 9 computer controlling
all sort of 10 devices that will make life easier and more
comfortable.
improve
admit
person
important
automatic
safe
protect
exist
centre

clean the sitting room. Then we must spray it all 6 water to show 7 we welcome
guests 8 cleanliness. The guests usually 9 presents and when 10 give you the
present, 11 say, “I’m sorry this is such a small present”. But in fact they have chosen the
present very carefully. When the meal is ready the hostess says, “We have nothing special for
you today but you 12 welcome to come this way”. You can see that in Japan you 13
try to be modest and you 14 not show 15 too much. If you don’t understand our
culture, you will think this is very strange.
Question 6: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same.
1. When you phoned me, it was my lunchtime.
When you phoned me, I
2. Nobody knows anything about Pam’s past life.
Nothing
3. This house was specially built for my uncle.
My uncle
4. William never makes mistakes because he is a careful reader.
William is so
5. We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t.
Even though Larry
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TP Thanh Ho¸ N¨m häc 2003-2004
M«n : TiÕng Anh
Question1: ( 15 points)
1. were admitted 6. was doing / sent / had been given
2. had recommended / was giving 7. shall have written
3. have been reading 8. should have been / has gone
4. was leaving/rang 9. will be waiting / get
5. will tell

2. Nothing is known about Pams past life.
3. My uncle had this house specially built.
4. William is so careful that he never makes mistakes when he reads.
(William is so careful a reader that he never makes mistakes.)
5. Even though Larry was expected to accept the job, he didnt.
- Tổng điểm toàn bài: 60 points
- Thang điểm 20
Tổng những phần, câu làm đúng
Điểm bài thi =
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Phòng giáo dục đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 - THCS
Hoằng Hoá Năm học 2003-2004
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Question 1: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets:
1. I (wait) for you for the past hour! What (you do) all this time ?
2. Hello, Pat. I (phone) to ask if you (do) anything this Suturday.
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