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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
Năm học: 2015-2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:

- Bằng số:…………….. ………………………………………...

Số phách
(Do Chủ tịch hội
đồng chấm thi
ghi)

- Bằng chữ:…………… Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
………………………... ………………………………………...
PART ONE: LISTENING (0.3 x 10 = 3.0 pts)
Listen and complete the passage.
The country is more beautiful than a town and (1)….....................to live in. Many
people think so and go to the country for the summer holidays though they can’t live
there all the year round.(2) …..................... have a cottage (3) ….....................in a
village (4) ….....................they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all (5) …....................., but in some ways they are not
very different (6) …..................... each other. (7) ….....................every village has a
church. The round or square tower of which can be seen for many miles around.

A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. A. father
B. flower
C. valley
D. canal
2. A. officer
B. property
C. honest
D. police
3. A. knowledge
B. landscape
C. memorize
D. machine
4. A. necessary
B. ordinary
C. chemistry
D. documentary
5. A.community
B. architect
C. simplify
D. comfortable


PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (0.15 x 10 = 1.5 pts)
1. We don’t think the white shirt ………..him.
A. matches
B. suits
C. agrees
D. gets on

D. have the housewives done
8. Fortunately I arrived ……….to save the boy.
A. on time
B. in time
C. by time
D. before time
9. They don’t have their own houses. They are the ………
A. housekeepers
B. housewives
C. homeless
D. conductors
10. My father ……….me to lock the door before going to bed.
A. remembered
B. warned
C. threatened
D. reminded
Write your answers here:

1 …………..

2........................ 3........................ 4........................ 5.......................

6 …………..

7........................ 8........................ 9........................ 10.....................

II. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable preposition:(0.1 x 10=1.0 pt)
Dear Sir,
I saw your advertisement (1)……………English classes (2) ……………
Sunflowers magazine and I am interested (3) ……………coming (4) ……………your

6. Last Sunday afternoon, the students in class 9A walked up the ........................... to
visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero (MOUNTAINOUS)
7. The consumers want products that will work …………………. and save money.
(EFFECT)
8. Lan Anh is ........................... because she misses her parents and friends very much.
(HAPPY)
9.Long is one of the ………….….on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. (PARTICIPATE)
10.Tim received a letter of………….………….. from the airport. (CONFIRM)
IV: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.( 0,2 x 10 = 2 pts)
1. He had no sooner (reach) (1)………….……… the door than he (come) (2)
………….……… back.
2. I (be) (3) ………….……… very careful not to hint or remind her in any way of
what she (tell) (4) ………….……… me.
3. While he (learn) (5)………….……… to drive he (have) (6) ………….………
twenty five accidents.
4. The man at the corner table (glance) (7) ………….……… my way to see if I
(listen) (8)………….……….
5. When I (look) (9)………….……… at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try)
(10)………….……… to open it.
Write your answers here.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

B. lasts
B. until
B. housework
B. day off
B. compulsory
B. by
B. and

C. A
C. between
C. applicants
C. brings
C. while
C. lessons
C. holidays
C. private
C. about
C. to

A. Every
D. beside
D. attendance
D. hold
D. not until
D. training
D. recess
D. personal
D. for
D. about


At high school she became interested in science. At university she studied English
and Physics. After completing her studies at Stanford University, she worked as a
researcher. In 1977, she was one of the 1000 women and 7000 men who applied for
the astronaut training program when she was 25. She was one of the 35 women who
were accepted to start the program in 1978. As part of her training, she learnt to be a
jet pilot and a flight engineer. She married during her training. Her husband, Havley, is
also an astronaut. They do not plan to have any children yet.
1. How old is Salley Ride now?
…………………………………………………………………………….
2. Who did she marry?
…………………………………………………………………………….
3. What did she do in 1977?


…………………………………………………………………………….
4. Have they got any children?
…………………………………………………………………………….
5. Give the fact from the text to prove that Salley Ride is intelligent.
……………………………………………………………………………
PART FIVE: WRITING (4.5pts)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one.
(0.2x5=1.0 pt)
1. I wish I had visited the city.
à It is a …………………………………………………….
2. Due to the weather condition, the football match was cancelled.
à If it ……………………………………………………………….
3. “Don’t forget to send the message,” he said to me.
à He reminded ………………………………………………………….
4. He was punished because of his bad behaviour
à Had he ………………………………………………………..

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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HSG MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
Năm học: 2015-2016
PART ONE: LISTENING (0.3 x 10 = 3.0 pts)
1.C. pleasanter 2. A. Some
3. D. built

4. A. so that

5. B. alike

6. B. from

9. A. fairly

10. B. that

7. C. Almost

8. A. churchyard

PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others by circling a, b, c or d. (0.2 x 5= 1.0 pt)
1. D. scissors 2. A. king
3. A. honour
4. B.surf

A
C
D
C
B
C
D
II. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition.(0.1 x 10 =
1.0pt)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
of
in
in
to
for
to
about before
to
from
III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2x10=2.0
pts)

3. through
4. relax
5. of
6. asleep
7. while
8. trouble
9. stations
10. looking
III. Read the passage and answer following question. (5 x 0.2 = 1pt)
1. She is 63.
2. She married Havley.
3. She applied for the astronaut- training program.
4. No, they haven't.
5. She always thinks deeply about things.
PART FIVE: WRITING (4.5)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one.
(0.2 x 5=1.0 pt)
1. It is a pity I didn't visit the city.
2. If it hadn't been for the weather condition, the football match wouldn't have been
cancelled.
3. He reminded me not to forget to send the massage.
4. Had he not behaved badly, he wouldn't have been punished.
5. I am fed up with your complaint about the matter.


II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words in any way. (0.2 x 5
=1.0 pt)
1. It’s a long time since France won a gold medal in this sport.
2. She thought Rome was even worse than Paris.