PHÒNG GD-ĐT ĐÔNG HÀ
HỘI ĐỒNG BỒI DƯỠNG HS GIỎI
ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI
NĂM HỌC : 2008 -2009
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9 -Thời gian: 150 phút
Ho và tên: Trường :………….
SBD Giám thị 1 Giám thị 2 Mã phách
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Điểm Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Mã phách
PART 1: LISTENING (10ms)
Listen to the tape carefully to check if each of the statements is True( T) or False(F).
Statements True False
1. Emma is studying for exams at the moment.
2. She lives at home with her father and her mother.
3. Her parents are divorced.
4. She has a twenty-year-old younger brother.
5. She has got a sister.
6. Now she is watching TV.
7. Her father lives in Scotland.
8. She spends every school holiday with her brother.
9. Emma listens to music when she has free time.
10.She is from Oxford in England.
PART 2: PHONETICS( 5ms)
I. Which word is stressed differently from the others? (2,5ms)
1. A. picnic B. fishing C. arrive D. movie
2. A. tomorrow B. badminton C. aerobic D. usually
3. A. frequently B. gymnastic C. adjective D. difference
4. A. activity B. destination C. independent D. intersection
5. A. recycle B. potato C. collection D. dangerous
II. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? (2,5ms)
1. .A. drop B. joke C. top D. confidence

A. so B. enough C. not D. too
12. I failed to buy that nice dress, for I had forgotten to bring my
A. gloves B. purse C. bonnet D. trousers
13. The radio is loud. I can’t hear the noise.
A. too many B. too much C. much too D. lost much
14. The visitor spoke the subject of wildlife in northern Britain.
A. in B. from C. with D. on
15. He has to speak English.
A. the ability B. an ability C. ability D. abilities
PART4: CLOZE TEST (10ms)
Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes
each blank.
“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. even D. which

it had become too dangerous for them – their fans were so excited that they surrounded them
and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as
famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world many people can sing
part of a Beatles song if you ask them.
1. The passage is mainly about
A. How the Beatles became more successful than other groups
B. Why the Beatles split up after 7 years
C. The Beatles’ fame and success D. Many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song
2. The four boys of the Beatles
A. Came from the same family B. Were at the same age
C. Came from a town in the north of England D. Received good training in music
3. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to
A. Notorious B. Bad C. Shocking D. Popular
4. The first songs of the Beatles were
A. Written by themselves B. Broadcast on the radio
C. Paid a lot of money D. Written by black Americans
5. What is not true about the Beatles?
A. The members had no training in music
B. They had a long stable career
C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans
6. The Beatles stopped their live performances because
A. They had earned enough money B. They did not want to work with each other
C. They spent more time writing their own songs D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans.
7. The year 1970 was the time when
A. They split up B. They changed pop music
C. They started their career D. They stopped singing live
8. What the fans of the Beatles often did was
A. Sing together with them B. Take their clothes as souvenirs
C. Ask them to write more songs D. Ask them why they should separate

knowledge to work for a (8 ) of their food problems . They work (9) in the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations
(10) more food.
PART 9: REWRITING (20ms)
Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first
1. “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” - said John.
John advised
2. Although he took a taxis, Bill still arrived late for the concert .
Despite
3. “It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
Alan
4. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult.
It is
5. “You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve got a pain in your back, Anne”- Henry said.
Henry suggested
6. “ Could I borrow five pounds from you, Jane ?”- asked Nick.
Nick asked Jane if
7. It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance.
You need
8. Don’t you regret not learning to swim ?
Don’t you wish ?
9. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
Had
10. They manage to finish the project in time for the presentation.
They succeeded
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ĐÁP ÁN
PART 1: LISTENING (10ms)

3. B - know => knows 4. B -enough intelligent => intelligent enough
5. A- hardly never => hardly
PART 8: GAP FILLING(10ms)
1. scare
2. devote
3. plentiful
4. enjoyment
5. providing
6. fought
7. scientific
8.solution
9. together
10. produce.
PART 9: REWRITING (20ms)
1. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
2. Despite (his)taking/ having taken a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert
3. Alan has not visited his parents for ages
4. It is difficult for handicapped people to shop/ go shopping.
5. Henry suggested that Anna went/ should go to the doctor .
6 Nick asked Jane if .she could lend him five pounds
7. You need not book tickets for the show in advance
8. Don’t you wish you had learnt to swim ?
9. Had .we had a map, we wouldn’t have got lost.
10. They succeeded in finishing the project in time for the presentation.
****THE END ***
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