§Ò thi häc sinh giái khèi 9 §Ò 1
M«n : Anh v¨n 9
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150’
I.Choose the most suitable word to fill in each blank:
1.She was really..................... by the beauty of the city. ( intereated – impressed – excited –
enjoyed )
2.How many hours a week do you spend.................. TV ? ( to watch – on watch – watching
– in watching )
3.Do you know the children................ live in that house ? ( whom – who – which – they )
4.Turn the radio ..... . It’s too loud! ( on – up – off – down )
5.He asked ............... I had ever been to London . ( where – why – whether – when )
6.She plays tennis three time a week. She ........ plays tennis . ( never – rarely – often –
seldom )
7.Don’t wait for me .I ....... late . It depends on the traffic . ( wiil be – must be – can be –
might be )
8.They’ve been away on holiday ...... last Sunday . ( since – for – to – until )
9.If he work more slowly , he ......... so many mistakes. ( didn’t make – won’t make – would
make – wouldn’t make )
10.He climb up the tree .....pick the apples . ( so that – in order to – so as – for )
II.Rewrite in the correct English.
1.She’s living in Paris since 1990.
2.She is used to work in a factory that makes shoes.
3.If you would know Peter , you would like him .
4.I promise I give it to you tomorrow.
5.How long do you know your girlfriend ?
6.We stayed at the Grand Hotel , that Ann recommended to us .
7.She’s got beautiful eyes , has she ?
8.It’s a wooden small coffee table.
III.Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
nation destroy serious cooperate estimate importance resident
Nowadays , people are destroying rain forests of the earth (1) ................ It is (2)........... that

1.Thank you / invitation / spend this weekend / you / on your family’s farm/
2.I / love / come / unfortunately / I / be able / accept /
3.My friend / live / Nha Trang / come / stay / us / this weekend /
4.As it / be / first visit / Ho Chi Minh City / I / plan / show her around /
5.It / possible / visit you / next weekend / intead ?
6. Please tell / next weekend / be convenient / you /
7.I / look / see / you again /
B.Answer keys
I.20m ( 2m/1 )
1.impressed 2.watching 3.who 4.down 5.whether
6. often 7.might 8. since 9.wouldn’t 10.in order to
II.16 m ( 2m / 1)
1.She has lived in Paris since 1990
2.She used to work in a factory that makes shoes .
3.If you knew Peter , you would like him.
4.I promise I’ll give it to you tomorrow
5.How long have you known your friend ?
6.We stayed at the Grand Hotel , which Ann recommended to us.
7.She’s got beautiful eyes , hasn’t she ?
8.It’s a small wooden coffee table .
III.14 m ( 2 m/ 1 )
1.seriously 2.estimated 3.residence 4.important 5.destroying
6.international 7.cooperation
IV.30 m ( 3 m/ 1 )
1.I wish I had a brother .
2.Their only son has just been bought a new mortobike.
3.Roses should be planted in our garden.
4.I wish she had a computer.
5.My grandmother used to wear Ao dai.
6.I wish I could speak English fluently.

( prevent )
5.To win the gold medal ,you have to beat all the others ( compete )
6.He's going to have his house ( rebuild )
7.George didn't go to the army ..................... ( volunteer )
8.his late arrival caused us much ............................. ( convenient )
III/Rewrite these sentences not changing the meaning :
1.He speaks too quickly for me to understand .
He doesn't speak ..............................................................................................................
2.I started to learn English 3 years ago .
It is ...................................................................................................................................
3.You don't need to cook dinner today .
It isn't ..............................................................................................................................
4.What time does the deligation come ?
The manage wanted .......................................................................................................
5.My mother gets up very early .
My mother is .................................................................................................................
6.It took us 2 hours to water the flowers .
We spent .........................................................................................................................
7.Her mother wouldn't let her ride the motorbike .
She wouldn't ...................................................................................................................
8.His computer is still for sale .
Nobody ..........................................................................................................................
IV/Turn the following sentences into the passive voice :
1.Who composed this piece of music ?
2.I don't like people to ask me stupid questions .
3.We injure people on the roads everyday .Can't we do something about this ?
4.People say that he was a brilliant scientist .
5.The students suggested buying flowers for the teachers on Teachers' Day.
6.Noone has never solved such a difficult problem .
7.You order me about and I'm tired of it .