ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 9.
Thời gian 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao nhận đề)
Thí sinh làm vào Tờ giấy thi của mình
I. Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of
the others.
1 a. invite b. river c. shrine d. primary
2 a. both b. thought c. with d. sixth
3 a. says b. wants c. looks d. laughs
4 a. off b. of c. safe d. knife
5 a. dictation b. station c. nation d. question
II. Choose the best answer.
1. Next week, we’re going to take a ( three - day trips / three - days trip / three - day
trip / three - day’s trip).
2. It was ( very / such / so / enough ) an interesting book that he couldn’t put it down.
3. He’s a person ( who / whom / whose / that) friends trust him very much.
4. I remember (put / to put / putting / have put ) my pens in this box when I finished my
homework last night.
5. I’d rather you (don’t smoke / not smoke/ didn’t smoke / won’t smoke) in here.
6. Nobody is ready to go, ( isn’t he / is he / are they / aren’t they) ?
7. I ( was used to enjoying / was used to enjoy / used to enjoying / used to enjoy )
detective stories but I don’t any more.
8. Is this the address to ( where / that / which / who ) you want the backage sent ?
9. I really need (an information /informations / some informations /some nformation).
Can we talk ?
10. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I ( am being watched / was being watched /
have been watched / watched).
III. Put the correct tense or form of the verbs in the parentheses.
1. Look! A man (run) ……..…. after the bus. He (want) ……..…. to catch it.
2. I’m sorry, I (not write) ……..…. to you for a long time. Since we (move) ……..…. to our new
house, we (be) ……..…. very busy decorating.

7. We started our trip on a beautiful (sun) ……..…. morning.
8. Thanks for your (enjoy) ……..…. evening.
9. She has one of the biggest (collect) ……..…. in Britain.
10. If you do not see the doctor, your condition will only get (bad) ……..…. .
VII. Rewrite the following sentences, begin as shown and keep the meaning
unchanged.
1. “ Don’t forget to buy some milk.” said my brother.
-> My brother reminded me …………………………………………………………………….
2. It usually takes him about two hours to do his homework everyday.
-> He usually ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Mrs Thuy didn’t enjoy the meal because of the stomachache.
-> The stomachache prevented …………………………………………………………………
4. You’d better put your money in the bank, Jack.
-> I advised ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I’ve never read a more interesting story.
-> It is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. You should review your lessons for the final exam.
-> It’s time ……………………………………………………………………………………..………….
7. Hoa was sick but she still went to school yesterday.
-> In spite ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. It’s difficult to express our ideas in English.
-> We find …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. Daisy is excited about going to Paris on holiday.
-> Daisy is looking …………………………………………………………………………………….
10. His father is going to repair the ball for him next week.
-> He is going ……………………………………………………………………………………..………
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VIII. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer
from a,b,c or d.
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are

2. Someone saw him pick up the ring.
3. What language are you speaking ?
4. People believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
5. Will you invite her to your wedding party ?
X. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. In my life time / I / never / be / Pac Bo Cave.
2. I / apologize / him / not able / arrive / on time.
3. Linh / succeed / persuade / her brother / take part / Speaking English Club.
4. If / be / you /, / I / not buy / that car.
5. Look! / sun / set / mountains.
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XI. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in
each space.
One day in June I wanted to visit some friends in Quang Binh, which is a long
way ………1……. my home. It ………2……. about three hours to get there by train. I looked at
the timetable and saw that. ………3…. was a train that left at 5 a.m in the morning. It arrived
………4……. Quang Binh at 8 a.m and so I could spend the whole day with my friends. The
night before my journey I slept badly ………5……. I was afraid I would not wake up in time
to catch the train. I woke up at least an hour before my ………6……. clock went off at 4
o’clock.
When I arrived at the railway station, I found that the train times had changed on
the 1
st
of June. There was no train at 5 a.m. I had to wait until 7 a.m. It was raining
heavily and I had to wait on a very wet platform ………7……. the train arrived.
At quarter to 10, we were only five miles from Quang Binh when the train stopped. After
a ………8……. minutes, the ticket collector told the passengers that there was flooding on
the lines and we could not go any further. He said a bus would come and take us to
Quang Binh station. We waited and waited. The train had no restaurant and I was very
………9……. and thirsty. When I finally arrived in Quang Binh it was not 10 a.m but 4 p.m

3. are -> is
4. boring -> bored
5. more than -> to
V. 1đ ( 10 X 0,1)
1. from 2.on 3. at 4. X 5. on
6. at - of 7. on 8. till/ until 9. after
VI.3đ ( 10 X 0,3)
1. healthy 2. unluckily 3.friendliness 4. modernized 5. shortening
6. making 7. sunny 8. enjoyable 9. collections 10. worse
VII. 3đ ( 10 X 0,3)
1. My brother reminded me to buy some milk