ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG ANH 9 QUẬN 10
(NH: 2009-2010) 150’
LISTENING (15pts)
Section I: Listen to the recording and decide whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE. Write TRUE or
FALSE in the space given in the answer sheet. (5pts)
1. The rebels attacked the President’s country house.
2. The USA sent ships to the area this morning.
3. There were two lost climbers.
4. The climbers got caught in a heavy rain.
5. The climbers haven’t been found yet.
Section II: Listen to the recording and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank. (2.5pts)
6. John was on holiday in _________________in January.
A. his hometown B. Switzerland C. Florida
7. In Florida, the weather was __________________.
A. warm B. wonderful C. awful
8. People in Florida were quite ____________________.
A. excellent B. fantastic C. friendly
9. John’s wife doesn’t ____________________.
A. like Florida B. go on holiday with him C. live with him
10. John’s children were ____________________last month.
A. with him B. with his wife C. with their grandparents
Section III: Listen to the recording and give short answers to the questions. (5pts)
11. Where was he during the First World War?
12. How old was he when he had to go to hospital?
13. Why did he have to go to hospital?
14. Does he still work, or is he retired now?
15. How is his life now?
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in each of the following sentences. (25pts)
1. The boys look __________________their teacher of English because of his high teaching quality.
A. into B. up to C. down upon D. at

17. There’s no point ____________________; the problem will sort itself out.
A. to worry B. worried C. worrying D. for us worry
18. He doesn’t drink much ________________the police catch him as he drives home.
A. in the event B. despite C. otherwise D. in case
19. I saw him ___________________to a nice girl at the school library.
A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked
20. Either you, or I, or your brother ____________________responsible for the damage.
A. is B. are C. am D. being
21. Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by 6 goals to two. - ______________________.
A. That’s incredible. B. I’ll think about it later. C. Let’s do it together. D. Thanks all the same.
22. Did you do a good job in the last driving test? - ____________________.
A. Not bad, I think! B. Don’t do it now! C. Yes, please. D. That’s true.
23. ______________________ – She’s Australian.
A. How do you know her? B. What’s her nationality?
C. Where has she been? D. What do you think about her?
24. What is your pastime? - ________________________.
A. I hate my past. B. Playing tennis is my favorite thing.
C. That’s nonsense. D. The time to play is past.
25. Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour? - _______________________.
A. I’m afraid so. B. Don’t mention it. C. Please do it for me. D. Another time, perhaps.
GUIDED CLOZE
Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank. (10pts)
Society has changed in many ways since the (1)_____________________of computers, and
people’s lives at home and at the office have been (2)_____________________. Most people are working
for fewer hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming
much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that,
(3)_____________________the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become much more
specialized.
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would (4)_____________________spend
time with their families than stay late in the office every day. Home life is seen

increased his numbers to terrible proportion, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of animals. He
has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child,
delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life
which exists in the solar system.
1. The passage tells us that _________________________________________.
A. a great deal is known about how the Earth was created.
B. life on Earth began relatively recently.
C. more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part.
D. scientists are well-informed about the middle part of the Earth’s life.
2. We are informed by the author that ________________________________.
A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period.
B. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time.
C. there were more than forty-five kinds of great reptiles.
D. ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age.
3. The author is mainly interested in __________________________________.
A. the time when man first evolved from apes. B. what has happened since the Industrial Revolution.
C. the effects of farming. D. the period before the last Ice Age.
4. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that _____________________.
A. man will destroy everything on Earth. B. man will use up all the fuels.
C. there will be a population explosion. D. more species of animals may die out.
5. The author’s general view of man seems to be that _____________________.
A. he has no right to be so destructive. B. he has been the most successful animal.
C. he will be able to control the environment. D. he has learned a lot from past mistakes.
OPEN CLOZE Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (10pts)
There are about 3,000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important
(1)____________________. Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400
million people speak English as their (2)_____________________tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a
second language. No one knows (3)_____________________many people speak it as a foreign language.
Chinese is the language with more speakers (4)_____________________English, but it is only
(5)_____________________language for over one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on

D
4. Mike takes greatly pride in being a good computer programmer.
A B C D
5. We are aware of people there spoke a different kind of language two hundred years ago.
A B C D
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means
nearly the same as the sentence printed before it. (15pts)
1. The boss made them work very hard.
They _____________________________________________________________
2. I am sorry I didn’t succeed in finding the solution.
If only ____________________________________________________________
3. John’s behavior sometimes surprises everyone.
Everyone __________________________________________________________
4. The girl took the gold pen by mistake.
The girl didn’t mean _________________________________________________
5. Several contestants withdrew from the final round.
Just a few contestants took ____________________________________________
6. I advise you to be patient in this situation.
If I _______________________________________________________________
7. Mai had difficulty solving the problem.
Mai came __________________________________________________________
8. He dislikes English food very much.
He doesn’t think ____________________________________________________
9. There were a lot of people in the discotheque.
The discotheque _____________________________________________________
10. He didn’t buy the shirt he liked because he didn’t have any money with him.
Had _______________________________________________________________
THE END OF THE TEST
ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG ANH 9 QUẬN 10
(NH: 2009-2010) 150’ ANSWER KEY

A. from B. off C. out D. up
3. Hard work can often bring ____________________success.
A. into B. in C. about D. up
4. They are fascinated _________________the idea of going away for the summer.
A. on B. in C. about D. with
5. They broke ____________________their relationship after a quarrel.
A. into B. out C. off D. up
6. ___________________what you think, learning a foreign language is great fun.
A. Moreover B. Contrary to C. Whereas D. Therefore
7. The experts were not fully __________________that the animal was a puma.
A. convinced B. believed C. realized D. discovered
8. I hope you will take this matter into ___________________.
A. effect B. understanding C. consideration D. notice
9. He could not resist the ___________________of making a lot of money quickly.
A. introduction B. temptation C. invitation D. trial
10. You asked me to ___________________you to post that letter.
A. remember B. remark C. remind D. recall
11. After a lot of difficulty, he ___________________open the door.
A. manage B. succeeded C. was able to D. was capable