Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

TEST 
PART A: PHONETICS 
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. Identify your answer by 
circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 
1. A. classical B. composer C. answer D. serious 
2. A. humans B. dreams C. concerts D. songs 
3. A. depend B. temperate C. dental D. telephone 
4. A. spoon B. wool C. noon D. bamboo 
5. A. excursion B. further C. burial D. turtle 
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C. or D. 
6. A. musician B. museum C. competent D. computer 
7. A. conversation B. isolation C. traditional D. situation 
8. A. capital B. activity C. different D. opera 
9. A. affect B. effective C. expand D. charity 
10. A. family B. probably C. animal D. minority 
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 
I. Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below. Identify your answer by circling the 
corresponding letter A, B, C. or D. 
1. My mother is busy________her housework. 
A. at B. with C. on D. in 
2. It was ________a difficult question that we couldn’t answer it. 
A. so B. such C. very D. too 
3. I don’t think Frank is old________to stay at home alone. 
A. so B. too C. enough D. even 
4. Your bicycle goes much faster than________because it’s a lot lighter. 
A. mine B. him C. us D. their 
5. ________all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong. 
A. Although B. Because C. Because of D. in spite of 
6. We arrived________ the station just in time to catch the train. 
A. at B. in C. to D. for 
7. I’d like to introduce you to Mrs. Chi ________ husband you used to work with. 
A. whom B. whose C. which D. who 
8. I like to study sea life .Marine biology is a ________subject. 
A. fascinated B. boring C. bored D. fascinating 
9. You said the test was too difficult, ________? 
A. weren’t you B. wasn’t it C. didn’t it D. didn’t you 
10. You should________your lesson before the exam. 
A. read B. write C. revise D. check 
11. Three people were seriously________ in the road accident yesterday. 
A. injured B. broken C. damaged D. pained 
12. Don’t be too hard on him; he’s doing the job________ 
A. he can as best B. as he can best C. as best he can D. best as he can 
13. I phoned him ten minutes ago, but he wasn’t________ 
 A. out B. in C. on D. away 
14. We have just visited Ha Long Bay. It has________ 
A. beautiful scenery that is much B. many landscapes C. many beautiful sceneries D. much beautiful scenery 
15. Mary’s house is ________ the hair salon. Do you think you can find it? 
A. along B. near to C. against D. next to 
16. John decided ________ golf at weekends. 
A. to begin B. to commence C. to take up D. to start up 
17. It ________ to me whether we meet them or not. 
A. makes no difference B. makes not a difference C. is indifferent D. is not a difference 
18. We saw ________ wild animals while on vocation. 
A. a few B. much C. little D. sum 
19. They will be ________ at the party. 
A. present B. presents C. presenting D. at present 
20. “Where do you live now?” – “I live in Hanoi; my________ 
A. parents too do. B. parents do. C. parents do, too. D. parents also do. 
21. “Why are you driving so fast?” – “I’m ________” 
A. must be hurry. B. in hurry. C. in a hurry. D. hurrying. 
22. She burst ________ tears. 
A. out of B. into C. for D. in 
23. He was accused ________ stealing a motorbike. 
A. in B. of C. to D. with 
24. The building________he lives________is very old. 
A. which-in B. where-in C. where-on D. that-within 
25. I don’t know ________about English literature. 
A. many B. much C. a few D. little 
26. He ________ to Ho Chi Minh City last year and I________him since then. 
A. moved-didn’t see B. moves-haven’t seen C. moved-haven’t seen D. moved-hadn’t seen 
27. Neither the animals nor their keeper________prepared for the storm. 
A. to be B. were C. was D. be 
28. A number of students________volunteered to the job. 
A. having B. has C. to have D. have 
29. Everybody was ________ that he passed the exam. 
A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprises 
30. I’ll let you know if I ________ out what’s happening. 
A. find B. finds C. found D. had found 
READING 
You are going to read an article about an English poet, William Wordsworth. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or 
D) which you think fits best according to the text 
Daffodils everywhere 
Two hundred years ago the English poet William Wordsworth wrote 'I wander'd lonely as a cloud', a poem that expresses a 
basic spirit of early English Romanticism. It was Thursday, 15 April 1802. William and Dorothy Wordsworth, the poet's 
devoted, journal-writing sister, were walking home to Dove Cottage in the Lake District. The wind was fierce, but the 
Wordsworth siblings were used to striding long distances in foul weather. They were in the woods close to the water side when 
they first clapped eyes on a field of daffodils 'fluttering and dancing in the breeze'. 
What makes this poem an example of Romantic thinking? It isn't just that Wordsworth chooses to write about a natural scene: 
it is the way he describes the scene as if it had human emotions. For him, nature is not merely a neutral mixture of scenery, 
colours, plants, rocks, soil, water and air. It is a living force that feels joy and sadness, shares human pain and even tries to 
educate us human beings by showing us the beauty of life. 
Wordsworth's home, Dove Cottage, is now one of the most popular destinations in the Lake District. You can go on a tour of 
the garden which William planted with wild flowers and which survived in his backyard even after they disappeared from the 
area. 'He always said that if he hadn't been a poet, he would have been a terrific landscape gardener,' says Allan King of the 
Wordsworth Trust, the organisation that looks after the cottage and gardens. 
The Lake District in the north-west of England becomes particularly crowded during the summer months with tourists and 
ramblers eager to enjoy the region's majestic valleys, hills and sparkling tine lakes. Wordsworth himself was far from keen on 
tourists, which was quite apparent. He wanted outsiders to admire the local sights he enjoyed so much, but was afraid the 
district might be 'damaged' by too many visitors. He opposed the coming of the trains, and campaigned in the 1840s against a 
plan to link the towns in the area - Kendal, Windermere and Keswick – by rail. 
The place near Ullswater, where Wordsworth saw the daffodils, is at the southernmost end of the lake. The lake is wide and 
calm at this turning point. There's a bay where the trees have had their soil eroded by lake water so that their roots are 
shockingly exposed. You walk along from tree to tree, hardly daring to breathe, because you are walking in the footprints of 
William and Dorothy from two centuries ago. The first clumps of daffodils appear, but they aren't tall yellow trumpets proudly 
swaying in the breeze. They're tiny wild daffodils, most of them still green and unopened, in clumps of six or seven. They're 
grouped around individual trees rather than collecting together. 
But as you look north, from beside a huge ancient oak, you realise this is what delighted the Wordsworths: clump after clump 
of the things, spread out to left and right but coming together in your vision so that they form a beautiful, pale-yellow carpet. 
What you're seeing at last is nature transformed by human sight and imagination. For a second, you share that revelation of 
Dorothy and William Wordsworth's, the glimpse of pantheism, the central mystery of English Romanticism. 
1. According to the article, Wordsworth's poem 
A. started the Romantic movement. 
B. was based on actual experience. 
C. was written while he was visiting his sister. 
D. was written after he had been lonely. 
2. What was Wordsworth's attitude to nature? 
A. He believed nature had a character of its own. 
B. He felt nature was human. 
C. He thought nature could talk to people. 
D. He believed that we could influence nature. 
3. We are told that Dove Cottage 
A. has gardens designed by a landscape gardener. 
B. has a wide range of flowers in its garden. 
C. receives a lot of visitors. 
D. has a very large garden. 
4. What does 'which' in line 16 refer to? 
A. the number of tourists who come to the Lake District 
B. Wordsworth's desire for outsiders to admire the local sights 
C. the fact that Wordsworth was keen on tourists from far 
away 
D. Wordsworth's dislike of tourists 
5. In what way is the scene different from what Wordsworth 
described? 
A. All the daffodils are green and small. 
B. There are no daffodils by the lake. 
C. The daffodils are fewer and smaller. 
D. There are no daffodils around trees. 
6. The writer implies that the poem describes 
A. exactly what Wordsworth saw in detail. 
B. the effect the daffodils had on Wordsworth. 
C. what Wordsworth saw around an ancient oak. 
D. clumps of daffodils on the left and on the right.
You are going to read a newspaper article about the benefits of playing computer games. Six sentences have been removed 
from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (37-42). There is one extra sentence, which you do 
not need to use. 
Computer games: not just for kids! 
More people than ever are turning to computer games for fun and health benefits 
Susie Bullen lines up, swings her arm back, and releases another perfect throw for yet another strike. When the game is over, 
the 94-year-old has rolled a personal best of 220. But Bullen isn't hanging out in the local bowling alley - she's playing on a 
popular interactive gaming system that has gained immense popularity with people of all ages. 
Bullen, who once competed in leagues but hasn't bowled in nearly 70 years, said the interactive sports games give her the 
opportunity to reconnect to many of the activities she enjoyed in her formative years. 'I try to play as much as I can,' says 
Bullen, resident of a peaceful retirement community in Ontario, Canada. I (7)______ Bullen regularly competes against her 
great-granddaughter, 16-year-old Melanie, on her gaming console. 
Bullen is amongst a growing number of older people participating in this kind of pastime, which is helping to bring generations 
together in a shared activity. 'It's great fun playing against my great-grandma', says Melanie. (8)____________ 
According to recent research in the entertainment software sector, the percentage of people over 50 playing computer games 
has more than doubled since the year 2000, and the number is expected to increase as the popularity and visibility of current 
computer game platforms continue to grow. (9)___________ 
Interactive games have been linked to providing increased mental and physical well-being across the age groups. In addition to 
boosting mood, playing an 'exer-game' for around half an hour, three times a week, improves balance and leaves players 
feeling refreshed and energised. (10) ____________ Just like traditional forms of exercise, interactive gaming promotes better 
mental sharpness and hand-eye coordination. And one study has shown that there are some characteristics of gaming that 
promote visual learning, too – that is, acquiring skills through associating ideas and concepts with images and techniques. 
So, what is it that has attracted older people to join in the gaming world? (11) ____________ Not only are the most successful 
platforms those with user-friendly controls, but the best games for the whole family to get involved in together are those which 
aren't overly-complicated, but still offer plenty in terms of stimulus. 
(12)___________ A ten-pin bowling game, for example, requires users to swing their arms in the same motion as a bowler, 
while holding down a button on the controller. When the player is ready to release the ball, he or she simply releases the 
button. And as he or she does so, the feel-good factor is released along with it! 
A. In a market flooded with thousands and thousands of games, finding the right fit can be challenging. 
B. And as computer game usage amongst older people has risen, researchers have conducted studies that have 
concluded that computer games provide much more than simple entertainment value. 
C. 'I've always been sports-minded and like watching sports. Playing computer games is a bit of fun and it's great 
to see how you can do, as well as providing some much-needed exercise.' 
D. Games which mimic the movements of the sports they represent are particularly popular amongst gamers who 
not only want to have fun, but want to incorporate a bit of heart-pumping action into their free-time activities as 
well. 
E. This includes balance boards that record movements and give feedback on performance. Activities include 
yoga poses, push-ups, strength, balance and aerobic exercises. 
F. 'She's a real pro and it's hard for me to keep up! She's a fantastic opponent and we have a lot of laughs.' 
G. Active game-playing helps people of all ages recognise that exercise can be fun and socially enjoyable, and 
isn't just about hitting the treadmill at the gym. 
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which word (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.There is an example at the 
beginning (0). 
Vinyl attraction 
Nobody ever really (0)__________ my Uncle Peter to make much money. When he left school, he didn't have any plans for a 
career, and he got a job in a second-hand record shop. Peter's mother couldn't (1) ________ over it. Her other children had both 
(2) ______ to get places at university, and she was quite (3) ________ that a young person needed a good education to get on 
in life. To (4) ________ things worse, this was the time when vinyl records were being phased out. It looked as though my 
uncle would soon be looking for (5) __________ somewhere else. 
Then, all of a (6) ____________ Peter's luck changed. He announced he was going to start collecting records and set (7) _____ 
a mail order business selling rare records. Nobody really (8) ________ him seriously at first. Who would be interested in a 
technology that's out of date? Vinyl records have since become collectors' items, and my uncle is now a very rich man. 
0 A awaited B waited C expected D predicted 
1 A come B take C get D pass 
2 A achieved B succeeded C accomplished D managed 
3 A convinced B persuaded C determined D convicted 
4 A get B make C bring D drive 
5 A work B job C career D profession 
6 A once B moment C sudden D minute 
7 A up B out C off D in 
8 A took B believed C thought D gave 
For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There 
is an example at the beginning (0) 
Agriculture in ancient Britain 
Professor Emma Thomas is an archaeologist (0) who specialises in the study of Ancient Britain and its people. The professor 
and her colleagues have been involved (9) ____________ the analysis of skeletons to discover more about (10) ____________ 
way Ancient Britons lived. 'Studying bones can tell us (11) __________ great deal about our ancestors,' says Professor 
Thomas. 'We know for a fact that between 9000 and 5200 BC, people ate a seafood diet, while after that people had a 
preference (12) __________ plants and animals. 
 (13) __________ is still a mystery why people gave up eating fish. One explanation might be the influence of migrants to 
Britain. 'Britons changed (14) __________ diet after people from Europe arrived,' says Professor Thomas. 'It was a time of 
change. Our ancestors stopped hunting and started growing crops. Farming methods (15) __________ imported from Europe 
and people no longer relied (16) __________ wild foods; they could control what they ate.' This marked the beginning of 
agriculture in Britain. 
For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits 
in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). 
Sailing away 
One Sunday morning our Aunt Emily made an (0) __ANNOUNCEMENT__. She 
told us (17) _____________ she was going to take us on a cruise! I was surprised, 
knowing how expensive holidays like that were. We weren't a (18) _____________ 
family, but Aunt Emily said she'd put some money aside over the years, and she 
wanted to use some of her (19) _____________ for the holiday. 
When the day of our (20) ______________ finally came, we were delighted and 
thrilled to see how huge and (21) ______________ the ship looked. Our cruise liner 
sailed elegantly out to sea and our holiday began. But it turned out to be such a 
(22) ______________ 
There was so little to do on the ship and we were incredibly bored. We visited 
several ports, but we didn't have the (23) ______________ to do what we wanted. 
We had to follow a very tight schedule of guided tours and visits to museums. It was 
a (24) ______________ holiday! 
ANNOUNCE 
HAPPY 
WEALTH 
SAVE 
DEPART 
LUXURY 
DISAPPOINT 
FREE 
DISASTER 
For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. 
Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). 
Example: 
0. I'll be very happy when I go on holiday. FORWARD 
I'm looking forward to going on holiday. 
25. 'I'm sorry I'm late again,' he said. APOLOGISED 
He________________________________________________ again. 
26. She looks like my cousin Mary. REMINDS 
She ______________________________________my cousin Mary. 
27. Someone is going to redecorate the kitchen for us next month. HAVE 
We are going _________________________________ next month. 
28. Could you speak up because I can't hear you properly? MIND 
Would ____________________________________ up because I can't hear you properly? 
29. We advise customers to buy their tickets in advance. ADVISED 
Customers _________________________________ their tickets in advance. 
30. It's such a pity I didn't see that film on television last night. WISH 
I _______________________________________ that film on television last night.