phßng GD&§T Tam N«ng ®Ò thi häc sinh giái líp 9
n¨m häc 2010-2011
m«n tiÕng anh
Question I. Circle the word a, b, c or d whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others in each.
1. a. young b. about c. account d. sound
2. a. Christmas b. cheque c. chemistry d. anchor
3. a. allow b. how c. account d. country
4. a. trade b. payment c. relation d. bank
5. a. holder b. bore c. important d. score
Question II . Circle the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (each sentence has
only one correct answer).
1. You remind me ……….. your uncle. We used to work …… each other before.
A. of/to B. of/with C. with/for D. for/with
2. “Can I smoke here?” – “I’d rather you ………”
A. don’t B. can’t C. doesn’t D. didn’t
3. I knew Jane……… I was a child.
A. until B. as C. during D. through
4. This was a difficult problem. I wish I …….. the answer.
A. know B. would know C. knew D. had known
5. Tom borrowed money from us again, ……….. disappointed us a lot.
A. that B. which C. who D. whose
6. John told us that his father ……………. to work when we arrived.
A. had just gone B. has just gone C. had just been gone D. just went
7. Neither the director nor his assistant ……………. Yet.
A. hasn’t come B. have come C. has come D. haven’t come
8. We are interested in ………. history, especially ………… history of Viet nam.
A. the-the B. 0- the C. 0 - 0 D. a - a
9. The children ………………to the zoo.
A. are enjoyed taken B. enjoy being taken C. are enjoyed taking D. enjoy taking
10. If I ……… a president, I ……….. take care of poor people.

A. were – would B. were - will C. am - will D. was - will
11. I knew they were talking about me ……. they stopped when I entered the room.
A. so that B. despite C. because D. therefore
12.Lan and Ha speak English as …………… as I do.
A. good B. better C. very good D. well
13. Hoa is …………… girl in my class.
A. the most intelligent B. the more intelligent C. intelligent D. intelligently
14. Nobody likes the film, ………..?
A. does he B. doesn’t he C. do they D. don’t they
15. I am right, …………………..?
A. aren't I
B. are I C. am I D. am not I
16. I am sorry because I’ve …………. the book at home.
A. lost B. placed C. forgotten D. forgot
17. He normally ……. quickly but today he ………… slowly.
A. is speaking – isn’t
peaking
B. speaks – doesn’t
speak
C. is speaking-speaks D. speaks – is speaking
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18. Mr Jack lost his job because ………. his laziness.
A. in B. of C. at D. on
19. Mr Ha has just had someone ............ his suitcases upstairs.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
20. This soup is too hot ............. me to eat.
A. with B. to C. of D. for
21. That TV programme is .......... for him to see.
A. interesting enough B. enough interesting C. such interesting that D. so interesting that

22. I’d rather you ............. anything about this to anyone.
A. don’t say B. didn’t say C. won’t say D. not said
23. He told me ................ the safe before he left.
A. to remember to lock B. remember to lock C. remember locking D. to remember locking
24. She left .......... London yesterday.
A. in B. to C. for D. from
25. He enjoyed playing computer games at first but after ............... he got bored with them.
A. little time B. no time C. while D. a while
26. It’s high time you .............to study seriously.
A. begin B. began C. did begin D. would begin
27. .................... an interesting novel!
A. Whom B. Which
C. What
D. How
28. This project is worth ..................... time and money on.
A. spending B. to spend C. spent D. to spending
29. It is very difficult for them ............ this exercise.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. did
30. This work used to ......................... by hand.
A. do B. doing C. being done D. be done
Question III . Put the verbs in parentheses in to the correct tense and form.
1. They often (sit) ...... next to each other when they were in the lower secondary school.
2. I (read) ..................... the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.
3. I didn’t know that you were in hospital. I (not/visit) ............................ you.
4. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody(go) ...................... to bed.
5. Nam’s sister (give) ................... a car for her twentieth birthday next year.
6. Many books (write) ................. about the Second World War.
7. I wish I ( not try) to do it, I only made it worse.
8. You should practise( speak) ............ English everyday.
9. Tom came to Vietnam 3 years ago. Next Sunday he (be) .......... here for exactly 3 years.

10. He died of cancer last year. He must (smoke) ................. a lot.
Question IV. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. It was .................. ( fog) so they had to drive slowly.
2. This road is much ............... (length) than I thought.
3. My new bag is more ............... (beauty) than yours.
4. What kind of ..............(entertain) is there in this town?
5. Her ................... ( kidnap) wants $ 10.000 for her safe return.
6. I live in the .............. (south) part of the country.
7. The ............... ( succeeded) of this company depends on you!
8. Every ...............(city) in this country has the right to vote.
9. The ring is not valuable. in fact, it is almost .................... ( worth).
10. I can’t sit on this chair. It’s really ......................(comfort)
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Question V. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings by
using different structures (every sentence begins with the words given).
1. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
- In spite ... .............................................................................................................................................................
2. It may rain on your way home, so take a raincoat with you.
- In case ................................................................................................................................................................
3. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.
- That’s ..................................................................................................................................................................
4. It took us three hours to paint that door.
- We spent ...............................................................................................................................................................
5. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.
- He hates.................................................................................................................................................................
6. “ You’d better stay at home, Mary” John said.
- John advised ......................................................................................................................................................
7. We don’t have enough money so we can’t buy that house.
- If we .....................................................................................................................................................................
8. I last heard this song ten years ago.

- It is ......................................................................................................................................................................
9. They have just sold that old house.
- That old house ....................................................................................................................................................
10. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it.
- The cake ..............................................................................................................................................................
Question VI. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Underline and correct it.
1. We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast.
2. Different kinds of newspapers are arranging on the shelves.
3. They’re going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas.
4. I’d rather typing this letter than write it because it’s faster.
5. The novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children.
6. The English course will start in May 29
th
and finish in August.
7. Although my sister was tired, but she helped me with my work.
8. Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill.
9. Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last monday.
10. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?
1. ....................................................
2. ....................................................
3. ....................................................
4. ....................................................
5. ....................................................
6. ....................................................
7. ....................................................
8. ....................................................
9. ....................................................
10. ................................................
Question VII. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Most people agree that computer is the most important of the 20th century. The 1st

business computers introduced just about 30 years ago, and now they are being many
different fields; from banking to space travel. , just few years ago, computers were very large
expensive owned by large corporations and governments.  everyone knew that computers
existed, very few people had ever seen them and even fewer had used them. Then in the 1905 the
silicon chip was invented. Because this electronic device could store a large of information in a
very small space, computers could be much smaller and less than the huge mainframe computers
used by corporation. Some computer manufacturers believed that people might like  computers
in their rooms, offices and schools so the computers were born.
1- A. discovery B. invention C. exploration D. production
2- A. have B. were C. had D. are
3- A. used in B. used to C. used for D. used
4- A. Moreover B. However C. Although D. Besides
5- A. computers B. machines C. things D. tools
6- A. Despite B. In spite of C. Although D. Because
7- A. number B. amount C. size D. sum
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8- A. cheaper B. beautiful C. expensive D. helpful
9- A. having B. have C. to have D. to buy
10- A. person B. personal C. hand ` D. handable
Question VIII. Complete the following sentences by using the prompts given
Dear Sir,
1. I / see/ school’s advertisement/ TV/ last night.
2. I/ interested/ learn English/ and/ I/ like / information/ school.
3. I/ study English/ four years/ but /want/ improve/ speaking/ listening/ skill.
4. I/ be/ very grateful/ if/ you/ send/ details/ courses / fees/could.
5. look/ forward/ hear/ you/ soon.
Your sincerely,
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Hớng dẫn chấm thi Học sinh giỏi lớp 9
môn Tiếng Anh
năm học 2010-2011
Điểm toàn bài: 10 điểm
Part I . 0,5 điểm ( mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 điểm).
1. a 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. a
Question II . 3 điểm ( mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 điểm).
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. B
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A
11. C 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. A
16. C 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. D
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D
26. B 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. D
Question III . 1 điểm ( mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 điểm).
1. sat 2. have read 3. didnt visit 4. had gone
5. will be given 6. were written 7. had not tried 8. speaking
9. will have been 10. have smoked
Question IV. 1 điểm ( mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 điểm).
1. foggy 2. longer 3. beautiful
4. entertainment 5. kidnapper 6. southern
7. success 8. citizen 9. worthless
10. uncomfortable
Question V. 1 điểm ( mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 điểm)..
1. In spite of his broken leg/having (had) a broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
2. In case it rains on your way home, ( youd better/should) take a raincoat with you.
3. Thats the man who used to work with me when I lived in New York.
4. We spent three hours (on) painting that door.
5. He hates being asked about his past.
6. John advised Mary to stay at home.

7. If we had enough money, we would/could buy that house
8. It is ten years since I ( last) heard this song.
9. That old house has just been sold.
10. The cake was so hard that I couldnt eat it/ too hard for me to eat.
Question VI. 1 điểm ( mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 điểm)..
1. We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast.
2. Different kinds of newspapers are arranging on the shelves.
1. six-hours six-hour
2. arranging arranged
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