PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO T.P HÀ GIANG
TRƯỜNG THCS YÊN BIÊN

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
MÔN THI : ENGLISH
LỚP 9 Thời gian : 90 Phút
Date : ………………/ 10 / 2011
Name: Vân Long
Mark Teacher’s comment
Questions
I. Choose the words having the underlined letters pronounced differently(1M)
1. A. banana B.favorite C. famous D. grade
2. A. horrible B. hour C.house D. here
3.A. science B. biology C.fine D. comic
4.A. party B. lovely C.sky D. empty
II. Choose and underline the best answers: ( 2Ms)
1. She is not (enough old to/ old enough to/ enough old for/ old enough for)
get married.
2. Jeans have never been out fashion.( at , on , in , of )
3. The test is too difficult for the students (finishing- finish – finished- to finish)
in time.
4. Do you mind (open – to open – opening – opened) the window?
5. They go to school in order (to prepare –prepared –preparing –prepare)
their lessons.
6. She decided ( to stay – stay – staying – stayed ) at home because of the heavy rain.
7.He has been here yesterday. (in, since, for, on)
8. He wishes he a billionaire. (were , is , will be , are )

III. Change these sentences into reported speech or the passage form (3Ms)
1.“How many students are there in your class?”
- She asked Mai how many sts there were in her class

2.“What aspect of learning English do the students find most difficult?”
- The teacher asked me what aspect of learning E.Lthe sts findedmost difficult
3.“Do you need an umbrella to go out?”
- She asked me if I needed an umbrella to go out
4. Hoa doesn’t do the job well.
- The job isn’t done well by Hoa
5. People play soccer all over the world.
- Soccer is played all over the world
6.My brother will buy a car next week.
- A car will be bought next week by my brother
IV. READING:
Read the text and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each sentence. (2Ms)
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children.
Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A
few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or
among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work
hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English ? It's not difficult to answer this question. Many boys
and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn
English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher
studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people
learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1/ According to the writer
A. only young people learn English
B. English is useful only for university students
C. all people learn English at school
D. English is popular all over the world
2/ Most people learn English by
A. watching films
B. hearing the language on television

C. working hard on the lessons
D. speaking English to their friends
3/ Many boys and girls learn English because
A. it is included in their study courses
B. it's useful for their higher studies
C. it's their own language
D. they are forced to learn it
4/ Many adults learn English
A. in order to be able to read newspapers in English
B. because it helps them in their work
C. because of their higher studies
D. to communicate with their colleagues in the office
5/ Which of the following isn't mentioned ?
A. English is widely used
B. English is a compulsory subject
C. English is spoken in the office
D. English is the language of diplomacy
V. Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses. (2Ms)
1 We'll live a happier and healthier life if we keep our environment clean. health
2 Do you think you have the to pass the test ? able
3 Our school has a lot of teachers. qualify
4 Remember to turn off the light. If not, it wastes electric
VI. Put the verbs in the parentheses in the correct tenses or forms (3Ms)
I (live)(1) ……. in a small hotel at the moment but Bill has asked me to share his flat
with him. He (live)(2)………….on the sixth floor of a big block. It’s a bit untidy at
the moment because it (decorate)(3)…………… but it’ll be fine. We’ve arranged
everything and I (move)(4)…………. in next week. I’d love a holiday because the job
is really tiring and I don’t think it’ll get any easier. some friends of mine are going
on holiday soon. if I (not have)(5)………… to work so hard I (go)(6)……… with the
, but it’s impossible at the moment.

VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.(2Ms)
a. Please don’t interrupt me all the time.
- Would you mind ……………………………………………………………?
b. He would go hunting when he was in Africa.
- He used to ……………………………………………………………………
c. It’s a pity that I can’t speak Spanish.
- I wish ………………………………………………………………………….
d. I don’t know anyone in this class.
- I wish……… ………… ………… ….…………………………
VIII. Rewrite each pair of sentences using the words in parenthese (3Ms)
1.The holidays were very cheap. They booked one immediately (so… that)
…………………………… …
2.The plane was very late. They got to bed at three in the morning ( so )
…………………………… …
3. He is a good student. All his teachers like him. ( such … that )
……………………………
4.The water was very dirty. We can’t go swimming.( too)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Ba was tired after the trip . He went to bed very early.( so)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
6. She bought a lot of potatoes . She bought some kilos of apples.( and)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
XI/ Sắp xếp các từ sau thành câu hoàn chỉnh. (2 Ms)
1. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he.
- ………………………………………………………………… …………………….
2. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am.
- …………………………………………………………………….…………………
3. information / entertainment / also / is / TV / only / but / not / bringing .
- ………………………………………………………………………………………
4. struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / at / is / the farm / with / a.

- ……………………………………………………………………………………….


Đáp án đề thi học sinh giỏi cấp trường ( total : 20 Marks)
I. 0,25 x 4 = 1,0 M
1. A. banana 2. B. hour 3. D. comic 4. C.sky

II. 0,25 x 8 = 2,0 Ms
1. old enough to 2.of 3. to finish 4. opening
5. to prepare 6. to stay 7. since 8. were
III. 0,5 x6 = 3,0 Ms
1.She asked Mai how many students there were in her class.
2.The teacher asked me what aspect of learning English the students found most
difficult.
3.She asked me if / whether I needed an umbrella to go out.
4.The job isn’t done well by Hoa.
5.Soccer is played all over the word.
6.A car will be bought next week by my brother.

IV. 0,4 x 5 = 2Ms
1 2 3 4 5
D C A B D
V. 0,5 x 4 = 2Ms
1. healthier 2. ability 3. qualified 4. electricity

VI 0,5 x 6 = 3Ms
1. am living 2. lives 3. is being decorated
4.will move 5. didn’t have 6. would go

VII. 0,5 x 4 = 2 Ms

a. Would you mind not interrupting me all the time?
b. He used to go hunting when he was in Africa.
c. I wish I could speak Spanish.
d. I wish I knew everyone in this class.
VIII. 0,5 x 6 = 3Ms
1.The holidays were so cheap that they booked one immediately.
2.The plane was very late so they got to bed at three in the morning .
3. He is such a good student that all his teachers like him.
4.The water was too dirty for us to go swimming.
5. Ba was tired after the trip so he went to bed very early.
6. She bought a lot of potatoes and some kilos of apples.
XI/ 0,5 x 4 = 2Ms
1. Minh has collected stamps since he was a child.
2. I am not working tomorrow so we can go somewhere.
3. TV bringing not only information but also entertaiment.
4. At home on the farm life is always a struggle with nature.