TRƯỜNG THCS MỸ HỊA ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học: 2010-2011 – Môn : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút
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I.LISTENING: (2ms)
PART 1-Listen and complete the spaces.You have one minute to study the part and listen to
the part twice. Number (0) is an example.(1m)
Paola: Hey, Lan!Have you finished your (0)…exam……?
Lan: Yes , I have.
Paola: Were the questions difficult?
Lan: Well, they were quite hard.
Paola: Did you pass ?
Lan: I’m not sure. The (1)………… …….didn’t tell me.
Paola: What questions did she ask you ?
Lan: First she asked me(2)…….…………my name was, and where I came from.
Paola: They were easy for you, weren’t they?
Lan: Then she asked me why I was learning English, and If I spoke any(3)
……………languages.
Paola: Go on.
Lan: Then she ask me how I(4)….……….English in my country.And she asked
how I would use English in the (5)…………………
Paola: What else did she ask you ?
Lan: Oh, Paola !Let me try to remember! Ah, she asked me what aspect of
learning English I found most(6)………… …………
Paola: Is that all, Lan ?
Lan: Oh. There were a lot of other questions.She also asked me to read a
passage.
Paola: What did she say(7) ……………………….the end?
Lan: I’m trying to remember… Oh, yes! Exactly she said “ If you want to
attend the(8)……………,you must pass the written examination. “Good luck! “
Paola: It’s (9)……………………… , Lan.I don’t think I will be able to pass the

9. I wish you __________to the theater last night , but you didn’t.
A. would come B. had come C. was coming D. came
10. Mike “ Would you like to have dinner with me ?”.
Jane : “__________”
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes , so do I C. I’m very happy D. Yes, it is
Part II. Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the correct answer (2ms)
An increasing number of people are now going on ( 1)………….to Egypt. Last year, for
example, about one and a half million tourists visited Egypt. The (2) ………….of Egypt is
about fifty million and the (3)…………is El Qahia ( Cairo), a busy city of just under nine
million people.Although the (4)………… is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the
average (5)………… from October to March is not too high. The most (6)…………………
sights are the pyramids at Giza.However,it is also pleasant to (7) ……………. Alexandria , Port
Sad and several other places and do as much (8)…………… as possible in the time available. A
(9)………………… to Luxor is an unforgetable experience, and there are frequent (10)
…………… there from Cairo.
1 . a. holiday b. visit c. excursion d. trip
2. a . people b. town c. nation d. population
3 . a. principal b. head c. state d. capital
4 . a. temperature b. climate c. condition d. position
5 . a weather b. measure c. climate d. temperature
6. a. famous b. known c. visited d. asked
7. a. search b. require c. examine d. visit
8. a. viewing b. seeing c. sightseeing d. looking
9. a. picnic b. trip c. guide d. entertainment
10.a. flights b. travels c. journeys d. trips
YOUR ANSWER:
1………2………3………4……… 5………6……….7……….8……….9……….10………
Part III. There are 10 mistakes .Find and correct them. (2ms)
In 1783, two French brothers build the first balloon to take people into air. One hundred and
twenty years lately, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flied in it. This

10.You can’t get spaghetti or sushi in London
YOUR ANSWER:
1………… 2……… .3……… .4…………. .5…………
6……………7………. 8……… 9………….10…………
Part V. Complete the space with the correct form of one of the verbs given in the list.
Remember there are more verbs than needed. Write your answers in the spaces below.(1m)
pass meet be learn take come
move start improve see speak understand
I (1 )…… Swiss. I (2 ) ………… to London six months ago to learn English. I haven’t met
many English people yet, only my English teachers. I (3 ) …………. learning English at school
in Switzerland when I was eleven, so I (4 )………….it for nearly ten years. At first in London,
I didn’t understand anything, but now my English ( 5 ) ……… I ( 6 ) ………………. an exam.
If I ( 7 ) …………. ,I (8 )
………… into the next class. I am excited today because my parents (9) ……… tomorrow to
stay with me for a few days and I haven’t seen them for a long time. They have never been to
England and they (10 ) ……………… English.
YOUR ANSWER:
1………………… 2……………………… 3……………………….
4………………… 5……………………… 6………………………
7………………… 8……………………… 9………………………
10…………………
Part VI. Read the following passage, and answer the questions. Write your answers in the
spaces below.(1m)
All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful
sentences. In written languages, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules
for combining those characters. In spoken languages, meaning is expressed through a system of
sounds and rules for combining those sounds. Word order is more important in English than it
is in some languages, such as Russian.
Like other languages English is always changing, but it changes very slowly. People invent
new words, borrow words from other languages, and change the meaning of the words as

YOUR ANSWER:
1……………………2……………………………3…………………………….
4……………………5……………………………6…………………………….
7……………………8……………………………9…………………………….
10……………………
Part VIII. Read the sentences below , and fill in each gap with a suitable preposition. Write
your answers in the spaces below. (1m)
1. He doesn’t depend……………………. his parents.
2 . We arrived ……………… England by train.
3 . She hurt her foot …………………she was climbing down the boat.
4. He will go to China ………………… the end of this weekend.
5. She took many pictures to show the trip …………… her parents.
6. Lan has come here ……………………yesterday.
7. They were tired, so they rested ……………… 5 pm.
8. I was born ………………………… 15
th
, January.
9 . I’m looking forward to hearing ………………… you.
10. We have some exchange students ……………… the program.
YOUR ANSWER:
1………………… 2…………………………….3………………………
4………………… 5…………………………….6…………………………
7……………………8……………………………9………………………
10…………………
Part IX: The following sentences belong to a passage about Salley Ride, an astronaut, but
they are not in the correct order . Put them in the correct order to make a full passage .
There are examples for you . Write your answers in the spaces below. (1m)
A. At high school Salley Ride became interested in science.
B. In 1977, she was one of the 1,000 women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut
training program when she was 25.

meaning to the original sentence but using the word given. This word must not be alter in
any way. There is an example for you: (1m)
Ex: He learn music at home. (learnt) >Music
>Music is learnt at home.
1. “Mai regrets not buying this book. (wishes)
Mai
2. “Why don’t you wait by the phone box, Hoa?” (suggested)
Na
3. I don’t normally go into town by car. (used)
I
4. She goes out very little these days. (hardly)
She
5. Despite knowing the area well. I got lost. (though)
I got lost
Part III: Write a description (about 100 words) of the table below: (0,5m)
“Total Fires and Acres burned in the USA (1980-2000)”
Year Fires Acres
1980 234,892 5,260,825
1990 122,763 5,452,870
2000 122,820 8,422,230
Part IV: Write a composition about 150 words on the following topic: (2,5ms)
“ How to protect the environment”
ANSWER KEY:
I.LISTENING: (2ms)
Part 1(1m): 1-examiner 2-what 3-other 4-learned 5-future
6-difficult 7-in 8- course 9-terrible 10-everything
Part 2(1m) 1.Mr Brown
2. on the beach
3. clean the beach
4. They will make the beach clean and beautiful again soon

1. on 2. in 3. while 4. in 5. to
6. since 7.until 8. on 9. from 10. for
Part IX.(1m)=10x 0,1
2.D 3.F 4.E 5.B 6.C
III: WRITING: (6ms)
Part I: .(2ms)=10x 0,2
1/ He denied for stealing (having stolen) the car/ that he had stolen the car.
2/ Isn’t there (another way/ some other way/ any other way)(to/ to reach/ reaching) the city
centre.
3/ At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen/ someone had stolen the money.
4/ If I were you, I’d take more exercise.
5/ She persuaded me not to leave.
6/ He greatly regretted not seeing Andrey on her trip to London.
7/ The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
8/ He asked Elizabeth if she would be visiting the Taj Mahal when she went
9/ The waiter recommended us to try/ that we should try …
10/ I have never tasted such a dilicious cake
Part II: .(1m)=10x 0,1
1. Mai wishes she bought that book.
2. Na suggested that Hoa should wait by the phone box.
3. I used to go into the city by bus.
4. She hardly go out these days.
5.I got lost though I knew the area well.
Part III: Write a description (about 100 words) of the table below: (1m)
(depend on students’ writing)
Part IV: (2ms) (depend on students’ writing)