ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 – THCS
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
ĐỀ 1
Question 1:
a- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from that of the others
in each group.
1. A- thank B- than C- month D- youth
2. A- advantage B- adventure C- advertise D- addtion
3. A- main B- complain C- curtain D- entertain
4. A- good B- noon C- soon D- food
5. A- sing B- morning C- long D- angry
b- Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets:
1. When we …(see) … them last night, they …(sing)… ; they …(say)… they
…(sing)… since six o’clock.
2. We …(wait)… for you when you …(get)… back tomorrow.
3. They …(not come)… home until they …(see)… everything.
4. What do you think the children …(do)… when we get home ?
5. I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it …(send)… by air.
Question 2 :
a- Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters.
1. He was ………. when he did the test badly. HOPE
2. We started our trip on a beautiful ……… morning. SUN
3. I enjoyed the book very much, because it was so ……….. READ
4. What time do you ……….. start work ? USE
5. I really don’t think he has the ………. to do this job. ABLE
6. He was very ……. of the work he had done. PRIDE
7. Thank you for a very ……… evening. ENJOY
8. Their ……. has lasted a lifetime. FRIEND
9. He cycled ……… and had an accident. CARE
10. She has one of the biggest ……… in Britain. COLLECT

b- Daniel likes autumn because school starts in September.
c- Daniel doesn’t play in the park in autumn because the days are cold.
d- Daniel goes to school with great pleasure.
2. a- School in Britain finishes in May.
b- Daniel doesn’t like to meet his friends in the park in summer.
c- People in Great Britain sometimes have hot summers.
d- In July it is dark at nine.
3. a- Daniel always goes to sleep at eight in summer because the days are shorter than in
winter.
b- It is always very hot in Britain in summer.
c- Daniel doesn’t like autumn at all !
d- In summer Daniel is happier than in autumn because he doesn’t go to school.
4. a- Fiona makes snowmen every day in winter.
b- Fiona likes to go for walks with her friends.
c- Fiona doesn’t like winter because it is cold in winter.
d- It never gets cold in Fiona’s house.
5. a- Winters are short in Britain.
b- Fiona comes home in the afternoon.
c- Fiona doesn’t like winter at all !
d- It never snows in Great Britain.
6. a- Fiona likes spring very much.
b- Fiona likes dark winter days.
c- It gets dark at 5 in the afternoon in spring.
d- In Great Britain it doesn’t rain much in spring.
Question 4: Complete the sentences with at / in.
1. Hamid works …….. a restaurant ……….. Oxford.
2. We live ……….. number 32 Redland Road now.
3. We had a wonderful week ………… Madrid.
4. The accident happened because the driver didn’t stop ………. the traffic lights.
5. There’s a supermarket ……….. the end of the street.

Môn : Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ 1
A-ĐÁP ÁN
Question1: ( 15 points)
a- 1-B 2- D 3- C 4- A 5- D
b- 1. saw / were singing / said / had been singing
2. will be waiting / get
3. won’t come / see
4. will be doing
5. is sent
Question 2: ( 15 points)
a- 1. hopeless 2. sunny 3. readable 4. usually 5. ability
6. proud 7. enjoyable 8. friendship 9. carelessly 10. collections
b- 1. enjoyed listening to

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2. broken
3. without looking back
4. people invited to
5. forward to visiting
Question 3: ( 6 points)
1- a 2- c 3- d 4- b 5- b 6- a
Question 4: ( 9 points)
1. at / in 2. at 3. in4. at 5. at 6. at 7. in 8. at
Question 5: ( 10 points)
1. say 2. since 3. Although ( Though) 4. have 5. it
6. what 7. wherever 8. off 9. makes 10. one
Question 6: ( 5 points)
1. You don’t have to finish the work today.
2. Sally finally succeeded in getting a job.

A. putting B. spreading C. spilling D. pouring
5. Linda was the last person...... the classroom yesterday
A. leave B. to leave C. left D. leaves
6. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to ......... the match till Sunday.
A. put away B. put out in C. put off D. put on
7. Peter will only pass his exams if there is a/ an …………in his class work.
A. progress B. increase C. rise D. improvement.
8. The noise .................. from the boat engine might disturb sea animals.
A. comes B. coming C. came D. has come
1..................2...................3..................4.................5.................6..............7................8...............
III Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meanings:
1. I should like someone to take me out to dinner.
What I should ………………………………………………………….
2. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s poor ……………………………………………………….
3.They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them.
They can’t leave …………………………………………………..
4.My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.
The break-up of the marriage .................…………………………
5. I can’t believe that he passed the exam.
I find……………………. ……………..........................................
6. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
There ……………………………………..........................................………
7.If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.
He is the most …………………………………………………………
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A,B, C or D:

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I had feared that my companion would talk, but it was soon plain (rõ ràng) that there
was no such danger. Two days passed during which we did not exchange a single word. He

B. He talked and sang to himself from time
to time.
C. He spent his time making holes in the
furniture.
D. He kept annoying the attendants.
2. On the second evening the writer
A. tried in vain to start a conversation.
B. was feeling bored.
C. began to fell frightened of his
companion.
D. could not concentrate on his work.
3. Huge didn't talk to the writer at first
because
A. he didn't realise the writer wished
to.
B. he thought the writer was rude.
C. he was feeling ill.
D. he was too busy.
4. The writer's attitude to Huge changed
from
A. fear to nervousness.
B. nervousness to interest.
C. curiosity to nervousness.
D. nervousness to unfriendliness.
People usually complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks. The hours
and
(1) ................ seem to slip away before many planned chores get done.
(2) .................... to time management experts, the main reason for this is that most people
fail to set priorities about what to do (3) ................. They get tied down by trivial; time-
consuming matters and never complete the important ones.

……………………………………………………………………………………..
9. we / look / see / again .
…………………………………………………………………………………
Love
Milly , Bob , Tim and Teresa .
VII. Every sentence has one mistake. Correct these nine mistakes:

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1. .....................
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2. .....................
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3. .....................
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4. .....................
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5. .....................
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6. .....................
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7. .....................
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8. .....................
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9. .....................
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Thirteen-year-olds not spend as much money as their parents
suspect - at least not according to the findings of a recent survey,
Money and Charge.
The survey included three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old,

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI SỐ 2
I.1 M X 5 = 5 M.
1 2 3 4 5
D B A A D
II.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A D A C B C D B

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III
1. What I should like is being/ to be taken out to dinner.
2. Martin’s poor health doesn’t / can’t prevent / stop him ( from ) enjoying life.
3. They can’t leave their dog behind when they go/are on holiday.
4. The break-up of the marriage made my aunt heavily stressed.
5. I find it hard to believe that he passed the exam.
6. There’s no faster way than this to get to the city center.
7. He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problems.
IV.
1 2 3 4
B D A B
V.
1: MINUTES 5: LEAST
2: ACCORDING 6: OF
3: FIRST 7: WHO
4: IS 8: PHYSICAL
VI 1. We haven't seen you for such a long time .
2. We're really pleased that we moved to the country because we were getting so fed up
with living in London.
3. In the city there was so much traffic and noise and there was no time to relax.
4. Here in the country, life is slower and much more peaceful.

1. (enrich)
10 ( Tiring )
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 – THCS
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
ĐỀ 3
A. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS

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I. Which word is stressed differently from the others? (0,5m)
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? (0,5m)
6. A. drop B. joke C. top
D. confidence
7. A. ground B. found C. though
D. sound
8. A. normal B. order C. oven
D. origin
9. A. honesty B. hair C. honor
D. hour
10. A. sugar B. steam C. press D.