PHÒNG GD-ĐT PHÙ MỸ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
TRƯỜNG THCS MỸ QUANG NĂM HỌC 2010-2011

Môn : Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài :150 phút
(Không kể thời gian phát đề)
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A .READING: (13ms)
Part 1: In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrases which best completes each of the
following sentences: (1m)
1. When the party was _____ we helped them clear up the house.
A. up B. off C. out D. over
2 Jack can’t remember _____ the telephone number down.
A. write B to write C. writing D. written
3. Has Sue finished _____ yet?
A. washing up B. to wash up C. wash up D. wash upping
4. Jane stopped the car _____ a newspaper.
A. buying B. to buy C. buy D. bought
5. I _____ your name. Could you tell me again?
A. am forgetting B. ’ve been forgettingC. ’ve forgotten D. was forgetting
6. There you are! I _____ for two hours. Where’ve you been?
A. am waiting B. wait C. waited D. have been waiting
7. This job ______ working very long hours.
A. involves B. consists C. includes D. contains
8. “Have they arrested the thieves yet?” “It’s only a _______ of time.”
A. period B. matter C. length D. waste
9. Just think, ______ two years’ time, we’ll be 18!
A. under B. over C. after D. in
10. I’ll give you ten minutes to come ______ with a better idea.
A. out B. in C. through D. up
YOUR ANSWERS :

cowboys. Six years (8) ; Levis began making his pants with blue cotton (9) called denim. Soon
after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (10) jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear
them.
1. A.in B. on C.over D.above
2. A.youth B. young C. youger D.youngest
3. A.lots B. much C. most D. almost
4. A.make B. makes C. making D. made
5. A.in B. on C. at D. with
6. A.Although B. But C. Because D. So
7. A.famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful
8. A.late B. later C. latest D. last
9. A.cloth B. clothing C. cloths D. clothes
10. A.wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn
YOUR ANSWERS :
1………….…2…………….3………… … 4…………….…5………………
6……………7…………….8…………… 9………………10……………….
Part 5: Give the correct form of the words in brackets. There is an example for you: (2,5ms)
Ex:We take part in many different …………………… at recess. (act) activities
1. You must be careful when playing video games because they can be ………(addictive)
2. He is sure to have an accident because he drives very ………………… (care)
3. Our students are going to have a …………….check up next Monday (medicine)
4. Gramophone was one of J Edison’s great ……………………… (invent)
5.We take part in many different………… at recess. (act)
YOUR ANSWERS :
1………….…2…………….3………… … 4…………….…5………………
Part 6: Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks
given. (2,5ms)
BICYCLES
The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to for travel . The first 0/ for
Bicycle was made in about one hundred and fifty years ago. At 1/

2."Don’t open the door please" said Mary.
- Mary told
3.Staying at home would be better than going out to night.
- I'd rather
4.The last time it rained here was a fortnight ago.
- It
5.He never has enough money.
- He's always
6.They said that Mr Tuan is a good teacher.
- Mr Tuan
7.My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.
- My French friend isn't
8.I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris.
- I think Paris
9.The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.
- It took
10.Rich as he was, he never helped the poor.
- No
YOUR ANSWERS :
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Part 2:Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.(2ms)

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ĐÁP ÁN
A.READING (13ms)
Part 1: (1 m)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7 8 9 10
D C A B C D A B D D
Part 2:(2,5 ms)
1. It was about dynamite
2. He was very unhappy.
3. No,he didn’t .
4. (his money is now used) for the best working one of the following subjects: physics, chemistry,
medicine, literature and peace.
5. No, we can't. Some of the world's greatest scientists.
Part 3:(1 m)
1.keen 6. called
2.at 7. were
3.to 8. would
4.whose 9. had/got
5.time 10. much/far/a lot
Part 4: (1 m)
1. C 2. A 3. D 4.D 5.A 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. B
Part 5: (2 ms)
1. addictive
2. carefully
3.medical
4.invention
5.activities
Part 6: (1 m)