Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh 9 (Có đáp án)

TEST 
I- Choose the correct word or phrase to fill into the blank 
1. In recent years, more and more ________ for things with credit card. 
A. pay B. paid C. are paying D. have been paying 
2. What people __________ Benetton stores is that the quality is always high. 
A. like B. like very much C. like about D. like a lot 
3. Paolo would like to __________ by the time he is forty. 
A. travel B. be traveling C. be going to travel D. have traveled 
4. Poverty is a problem in many cities ________ whole families can only afford to live in one room. 
A. when B. where C. even D. if 
5. The world would be a better place if everyone showed _______ cooperation as John. 
A. as much B. so much C. too much D. much 
6. He turned on the TV, ___________ I though was rather surprising. 
A. and B. so C. that D. which 
7. My car would not start ________ Jenny’s started immediately. 
A. whereas B. though C. however D. nevertheless 
8. They stayed for hours, which I was very __________ 
A. annoyed B. annoyed about C. annoying D. annoying me 
9. That was a very strange question _____________ 
A. you ask B. you are asking C. for asking D. to ask 
10. __________ a movie to be entertaining, it has to have an interesting story. 
A. so that B. In order that C. in order for D. In order to 
II- Choose the word which has different pronunciation with the rest 
11. A. hear B. clear C. bear D. ear 
12. A. heat B. great C. beat D. beak 
13. A. blood B. pool C. food D. tool 
14. A. university B. unique C. unit D. undo 
15. A. mouse B. could C. would D. put 
III- Fill a suitable word into the blank 
16. The duty of the police is the ____________________ of law and order. MAINTAIN 
17. Our tomatoes are __________________ nicely; they’ll be ready to eat in 
about a week. 
RIPE 
18. Look at this picture of Bill and his father – you can see the 
________________ clearly, can’t you? 
LIKE 
19. He said “Good morning” in a most _______________________ way. FRIEND 
20. Playing for the national team for the first time was an ___________________ 
experience for Hong Son. 
FORGET 
21. “This is not a good essay,” said the lecturer. “I find your arguments 
__________________”. 
CONVINCE 
22. It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to _________________ it? MODERN 
23. George and I have been friends since _______________: he used to live next 
door. 
CHILD 
24. In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and ______________ for 
their animals. 
WARM 
25. Pele _____________________ Ronaldo to take part in 2002 World Cup. COURAGE 
IV- Fill into the blank with a suitable word 
In the world today, there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages (26) ____________ which English is by far the most 
widely used. As a (27) ____________ tongue, it ranks second only (28) _____________ Chinese, (29)___________ 
is little used outside China. Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first (30) ___________. About 
the same number use it (31) _____________ a second language. It is (32) _____________ English language that 
is used as the language (33) ______________ aviation, international sport and pop music. 75% of the world’s mails 
is in English, 60% of the world’s radio stations (34) ______________ in English and (35) ____________ than half 
of the world’s periodicals are printed in English. 
V- Read and answer the following questions 
For thousands of years, the ancient art form of Feng Shui has played a major role in Chinese life. Feng Shui means 
“wind and water” and it is based on an apprehension of the relationship between people and the environment. It 
involves changing the design of your living or working space to improve your fortune. 
For instance, soon after a Hong Kong millionaire moved his business to a new skyscraper, his business began to do 
very badly. He immediately called in Feng Shui experts. They told him that because his new office block was round, 
it was like a huge cigarette, and all the energy was burning off through the roof. They said that the only thing he 
could do to prevent his loss of energy was to build a swimming pool on the roof. The millionaire followed their 
advice, and his business immediately started to do well. 
In recent years, Feng Shui has become popular in many western countries, where companies such as B & Q have 
started to seek advice from Feng Shui experts. Before this store was opened, Brian Ingliss, the manager of one of B 
& Q’s stories in Britain, consulted a Feng Shui expert. The expert advised him to create a lot of free space around 
the store. Brian followed the advice, and within a year, the store was the most successful B & Q store in the country. 
36. What kind of relationship does Feng Shui concern? 
_____________________________________________________________ 
37. According to Feng Shui, what’s wrong with a round building? 
_____________________________________________________________ 
38. What did the Feng Shui expert advise Brian to do? 
_____________________________________________________________ 
39. How did Brian’s store benefit from following this advice? 
_____________________________________________________________ 
40. What can be said about the writer’s attitude, towards Feng Shui? 
_____________________________________________________________ 
VI- Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings 
41. It’s common knowledge that he has been in prison several times. 
- He is known _____________________________________________________________________ 
42. “I hate to be criticized by non-professionals,” the film star said. 
- The film star objected _____________________________________________________________ 
43. She can’t get into the habit of studying every evening. 
- She can’t get used ________________________________________________________________ 
44. I regret not paying much attention to the lecture. 
- I wish __________________________________________________________________________ 
45. Perhaps I didn’t get a better job because I didn’t study hard enough. 
- I might _________________________________________________________________________ 
46. Please don’t mention it again. 
- I’d rather _______________________________________________________________________ 
47. Ms. Quyen began teaching Chinese ten years ago. 
- Ms. Quyen has ___________________________________________________________________ 
48. We haven’t visited the museum before. 
- This is _________________________________________________________________________ 
49. Peter missed the train because he woke up too late. 
- If Peter ________________________________________________________________________ 
50. The robber forced the cashier to hand over the money. 
- The cashier _____________________________________________________________________ 
VII- Using the words and phrases to build a complete sentence 
51. Jack London/ life and writings/ represent/ American/ love/ adventure 
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
52. Jack London/ born/ San Francisco/ 1876 
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
53. He/ quit/ school/ fourteen/ become/ sailor 
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
54. He/ travel/ good deal/ during/ short/ lifetime 
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
55. He/ travel/ many/ place/ Europe/ United States/ Far East 
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
56. 1897/ Jack London/ 21/ year/ old/ gold/ discover/ Alaska 
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
57. He/ answer/ call/ adventure 
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
58. He/ take/ part/ famous/ “gold rush” 
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
59. Experiences/ wild/ northern country/ provide/ material/ many/ later/ stories/ novels 
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
60. Best-known/ novels/ include/ The Call of the Wild/ The Sea-Wolf 
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 
TEST 
I- Choose the correct word or phrase to fill into the blank 
1. In recent years, more and more ________ for things with credit card. 
A. pay B. paid C. are paying D. have been paying 
2. What people __________ Benetton stores is that the quality is always high. 
A. like B. like very much C. like about D. like a lot 
3. Paolo would like to __________ by the time he is forty. 
A. travel B. be traveling C. be going to travel D. have traveled 
4. Poverty is a problem in many cities ________ whole families can only afford to live in one room. 
A. when B. where C. even D. if 
5. The world would be a better place if everyone showed _______ cooperation as John. 
A. as much B. so much C. too much D. much 
6. He turned on the TV, ___________ I though was rather surprising. 
A. and B. so C. that D. which 
7. My car would not start ________ Jenny’s started immediately. 
A. whereas B. though C. however D. nevertheless 
8. They stayed for hours, which I was very __________ 
A. annoyed B. annoyed about C. annoying D. annoying me 
9. That was a very strange question _____________ 
A. you ask B. you are asking C. for asking D. to ask 
10. __________ a movie to be entertaining, it has to have an interesting story. 
A. so that B. In order that C. in order for D. In order to 
II- Choose the word which has different pronunciation with the rest 
11. A. hear B. clear C. bear D. ear 
12. A. heat B. great C. beat D. beak 
13. A. blood B. pool C. food D. tool 
14. A. university B. unique C. unit D. undo 
15. A. mouse B. could C. would D. put 
III- Fill a suitable word into the blank 
16. The duty of the police is the _ maintenance/ maintaining _ of law and order. MAINTAIN 
17. Our tomatoes are _ ripening _ nicely; they’ll be ready to eat in about a week. RIPE 
18. Look at this picture of Bill and his father – you can see the _ likeness __ 
clearly, can’t you? 
LIKE 
19. He said “Good morning” in a most _ unfriendly/ friendly _ way. FRIEND 
20. Playing for the national team for the first time was an _ unforgettable __ 
experience for Hong Son. 
FORGET 
21. “This is not a good essay,” said the lecturer. “I find your arguments 
_ unconvincing __”. 
CONVINCE 
22. It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to __ modernise/ 
modernize ____ it? 
MODERN 
23. George and I have been friends since __ childhood ___: he used to live next 
door. 
CHILD 
24. In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and __ warmth __ for 
their animals. 
WARM 
25. Pele ___ encouraged ______ Ronaldo to take part in 2002 World Cup. COURAGE 
IV- Fill into the blank with a suitable word 
In the world today, there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages (26) _ of/ among __ which English is by far the most 
widely used. As a (27) __ mother ___ tongue, it ranks second only (28) ___ to _____ Chinese, (29)_ which ___ is 
little used outside China. Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first (30) _ language _. About 
the same number use it (31) ___ as _____ a second language. It is (32) __ the ____ English language that 
is used as the language (33) __ of _____ aviation, international sport and pop music. 75% of the world’s mails is in 
English, 60% of the world’s radio stations (34) __ broadcast ______ in English and (35) ___ more ___ than half of 
the world’s periodicals are printed in English. 
V- Read and answer the following questions 
For thousands of years, the ancient art form of Feng Shui has played a major role in Chinese life. Feng Shui means 
“wind and water” and it is based on an apprehension of the relationship between people and the environment. It 
involves changing the design of your living or working space to improve your fortune. 
For instance, soon after a Hong Kong millionaire moved his business to a new skyscraper, his business began to do 
very badly. He immediately called in Feng Shui experts. They told him that because his new office block was round, 
it was like a huge cigarette, and all the energy was burning off through the roof. They said that the only thing he 
could do to prevent his loss of energy was to build a swimming pool on the roof. The millionaire followed their 
advice, and his business immediately started to do well. 
In recent years, Feng Shui has become popular in many western countries, where companies such as B & Q have 
started to seek advice from Feng Shui experts. Before this store was opened, Brian Ingliss, the manager of one of B 
& Q’s stories in Britain, consulted a Feng Shui expert. The expert advised him to create a lot of free space around 
the store. Brian followed the advice, and within a year, the store was the most successful B & Q store in the country. 
36. What kind of relationship does Feng Shui concern? 
___ The relationship between people and the environment _____ 
37. According to Feng Shui, what’s wrong with a round building? 
____ All the energy burns off through the roof (and it’s bad for business)_ 
_ All the energy was burning off through the roof (and it was bad for business)_ 
38. What did the Feng Shui expert advise Brian to do? 
____ To create more free space around the store ___________ 
39. How did Brian’s store benefit from following this advice? 
____ Within a year, the store was the most successful B & Q store in Britain __________ 
40. What can be said about the writer’s attitude, towards Feng Shui? 
________ Positive/ Approving _________________________________ 
VI- Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings 
41. It’s common knowledge that he has been in prison several times. 
- He is known ___ He is known to have been in prison several times _____________ 
42. “I hate to be criticized by non-professionals,” the film star said. 
- The film star objected ___ The film star objected to being criticised/ criticized by non-professionals 
/ The film star objected to criticism by non-professionals ______________ 
43. She can’t get into the habit of studying every evening. 
- She can’t get used ____ She can’t get used to studying every evening __________ 
44. I regret not paying much attention to the lecture. 
- I wish _____ I wish I had paid more attention to the lecture 
_____ I wish I had been more attentive during the lecture __________________ 
45. Perhaps I didn’t get a better job because I didn’t study hard enough. 
- I might ___ I might have got/ gotten a better job if I had studied harder __________ 
46. Please don’t mention it again. 
- I’d rather ____ I’d rather you didn’t mention it again _______________________ 
47. Ms. Quyen began teaching Chinese ten years ago. 
- Ms. Quyen has ____ Ms.Quyen has taught/ has been teaching Chinese for ten years ___________________ 
48. We haven’t visited the museum before. 
- This is _______ Yhis is the first time (that) we have visited the museum 
________ This is our first visit to the museum _______________ 
49. Peter missed the train because he woke up too late. 
- If Peter _______ If Peter hadn’t woken up too late/ so late, he wouldn’t have missed the train 
____________ If Peter had woken up earlier, we wouldn’t have missed the train ___________ 
50. The robber forced the cashier to hand over the money. 
- The cashier ___ The cashier was forced to hand over the money (by the robber)_____________ 
VII- Using the words and phrases to build a complete sentence 
51. Jack London/ life and writings/ represent/ American/ love/ adventure 
____ Jack London’s life and writings represent/ represented the American love of adventure _______ 
52. Jack London/ born/ San Francisco/ 1876 
______ He was born in 1876 in San Francisco __________________________ 
53. He/ quit/ school/ fourteen/ become/ sailor 
____ He quit/ quitted school at 14/ when he was 14/ at the age of 14 to become/and became a sailor __________ 
54. He/ travel/ good deal/ during/ short/ lifetime 
_____ He traveled/ traveled a good deal during his short lifetime _____________________ 
55. He/ travel/ many/ place/ Europe/ United States/ Far East 
_____ He traveled/ traveled to many places in Europe, the United States and the Far East ___________ 
56. 1897/ Jack London/ 21/ year/ old/ gold/ discover/ Alaska 
______ In 1897, when Jack London was 21 (years old), gold was discovered in Alaska ____ 
57. He/ answer/ call/ adventure 
_______ He answered the call of adventure _______________________________________ 
58. He/ take/ part/ famous/ “gold rush” 
_______ He took part in the famous “gold rush”___________________________________________ 
59. Experiences/ wild/ northern country/ provide/ material/ many/ later/ stories/ novels 
_______His experiences in the wild northern country provided him with material for many of his later stories and 
novels 
_______________ His experiences in the wild northern country provided material for many of his later stories 
and novels________________ 
60. Best-known/ novels/ include/ The Call of the Wild/ The Sea-Wolf 
______ His best-known novels include/ included The Call of The Wild and The Sea Wolf ____________