Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2016-2017 (Có đáp án)

	ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.(0,2)
1. A. passed	B. watched	C. played	D. washed 
2. A. proud	B. about	C. around	D. would
3. A. market	B. depart	C. card	D. scare
4. A. entrance	B. paddy	C. bamboo	D. banyan
5. A. problem	B. love	C. box	D. hobby
II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)
6. My house_________in 1986. 
 A. is built	B. was building	C. was built	D. has been built
7. The doctor_________me not to stay up too late at night. 
 A. advised	B. suggested	C. insisted	D. forced	
8. Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.
 A. who	B. whom	C. whose	D. that
9. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.
 A. a seven-room	B. a seven-rooms	C. seven room	D. seven rooms
10. If you get up early, you_________late.
 A. weren't	B. wouldn't be	 C. aren't	D. won't be 
11. It's very hot today. I wish I_________on the beach now.
 A. am	B. was	C. were	D. had been
12. When he lived in the city, he_________to the theater twice a week.
 A. uses to go	B. has gone	C. used to go	 	D. was going
13. My father asked us_________too much time playing computer games.
 A. not to spending	B. did not spend	C. not to spend	D. to not spent
14. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant_________she ate her favorite roasted duck. 
 A. which	B. whose	C. whom	D. where 
15. If I were a flower, I_________a sunflower.
 A. was 	B. were	C. will be	D. would be 
16. Nobody went to the party, _________?
 A. does he	B. do they	C. didn’t they	D. did they
17. It is nearly 3 months_________he visited his parents.
 A. while	B. during	C. since	D. when
18. _________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.
 A. Increased 	B. Increasing	C. The increase	D. To increase
19. If we_________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.
 A. will have	B. have	C. had	D. would have
20. What would you do, if you_________a UFO?
 A. see	B. saw	C. would see	D. had seen
III- Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)
21. The picture was painting by Michael last year.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
22. There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag.
	 A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
23. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
	 A 	 B	 C 	 D 
24. I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City.
	 A 	 	 B 	 C 	 D 
25. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.
 A 	 B 	 C	 D 
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.(20 pts)
Energy resources.
There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil (1) __________. In less than a hundred years we shall probably (2) __________ all the present (3) ________ of oil and gas. The world’s coal (4) ______ should last longer, but, once used, these cannot be (5) ________. It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (6) _________ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (7) ______ classed as (8) _________ energy. Until these energy (9) ________ are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy (10) ______ as much as possible.
1. A. fuels 	B. powers 	C. forms 	D. energies
2. A. end 	B. complete	C. total 	D. run out of
3. A. findings 	B. productions 	C. amounts 	D. sources
4. A. reserves 	B. stores 	C. mines 	D. contents
5. A. update 	B. repeated 	C. renewed 	D. produced
6. A. traditional 	B. alternative 	C. revolutionary 	D. surprising
7. A. force 	B. strength 	C. power 	D. motion
8. A. repeatable 	B. continual 	C. renewable 	D. continuous
9. A. goods 	B. supplies 	C. provisions 	D. materials
10 A. exhaustion 	B. destruction 	C. waste 	D. consumption
V.Read the passage, then choose the best answer for each question. ( 2 points)
CHRISTMAS.
 Two popular traditions at Christmas are : decorating the home and singing the Christmas carols. The home is the center of the Christmas celebration.Inside, an evergreen tree is usually placed in the corner of the Living room.Children and their parents wrap string of colorful lights around the tree, they hang ornaments on the branches . A star or angle often crowns the top. Careful- wrapped gifts are placed beneath. Outside, families often string lights around the windows and wind light around trees and shrubs in the front yard. As the families decorate their homes, they often put on Christmas record. Almost every family has at least one favorite album or compact disc. School children of all ages perform Christmas concerts for their parents and communities. On Christmas’ Eve, family members gather around Christmas tree to sing traditional songs Such as Jingle bells and Silent night and then give presents to each other. 
What are the popular traditions at Christmas?
a) Decorating the home. b) Singing Christmas carols.
c) Eating Christmas pudding. d) a and b are correct.
Where is the evergreen put ?
a) In the middle of the livingroom. c) In the middle of the bedroom. 
b) In the corner of the livingroom. d) In the corner of the bedroom.
How do they decorate the Christmas tree?
a) They wrap string of colorful lights around the tree. c) They crown a star on the top.
b) They hang ornaments on branches d) a,b and c are correct.
What do the family members often do on Christmas’ Eve ?
a) They gather around Christmas tree.
b) They sing traditional songs.
c) They gather around the tree,sing traditional song and get presents
d) They give presents to each other.
What do they do as they decorate their home ?
a) They sing traditional songs. c) They eat Christmas pudding.
b) They put on Christmas record. d) a , b and c are correct.
VI. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words 
1, Please don’t interrupt me when I’m talking.
=> I’d rather.....
2. “Do you live in this flat with your parents?” Hoa asked me
 => Hoa asked me ..
3. “You should not drink too much coffee at night” Minh said to me.
=> Minh advised ..
4. I have never read such a romantic story.
=> This is ..
5. We were very impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive.
=> Impressed..
6. I never intended to go to the meeting.
=> I never had
7. Without his help, we would all have died.
=> If it .
8. Neither Tim nor Mary can speak Portugese.
=> Both ..
9. We can’t afford to buy the house 
=> The house ..
10. Laura was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.
=> Such 
VII. Make all the changes and additions if necessary to make meaningful sentences. 
1. Never / her life / she / see / such / tall building.
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2. It / wrong / you /not / give / her / chance / talk. 
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3. you/ like/ me/ show/ you/ best/ places/ our town?
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4. The air/ full/ dust/ because/ roads/ repair.
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5. It / take/ Mai /five hours/ go/ seaside/ last week.
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6. Because/ heavy rain/ many students/ be late/ class/ yesterday//.
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7. I / want / have / that suit / clean / iron/ before/ meeting.
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8. . My brother/often/ spend/ spare time/ read /books/ watch/ television.
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9. You/ know/ who / invent/ telephone?
10. Last weekend / my family / two-day trip / home village.
VIII: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.( 2 points)
1. This dictionary is not so big but it is ................... ( inform )
2. She looks .................... in her new dress. ( attract )
3. The ................... have to cook rice in this contest. ( participate )
4. Old people often have ............................ in breathing. ( difficult )
5. There were two .................. yesterday: Boxing and Swimming. ( compete )
6. I don’t think she has the ................... to do this work. ( able )
7. How ...................... of you to break that glass! ( care )
8. Some of my ............ live in a village outside Thanh Hoa city. ( relate )
9. The house is large but it is terribly ................... to live in . ( comfort)
10. We should learn about keeping our environment ................... . ( pollute )
IX.Write a paragraph of about 100 words that you support the argument that secondary school students should wear uniforms when they are at school. ( 2 points)
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	 ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI 
I. Choose the best option A,B,C or D to complete each sentence (1,5 points)
1C
2B
3A
4C
5B
6C
7B
8B
9D
10C
11B
12D
13B
14C
15D
II. Supply the correct form of the ................. (1.0 point) 
1. unpolluted
2. peaceful
3. careful
4. beautiful
5. invention
III. Match each sentence in column (1 point)
1D
2A
3F
4C
5B
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (20 points. 2 pts for each)
A
D
D
A
C
B
C
C
B
D
V: Read the passage, then choose the best answer for each question. ( 2 points)
1.d 2- b 3- d 4- c 5- b 
VI. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. 
1. I’d rather you didn’t interrupt me when I'm talking.
 Or: I would rather you did not interrupt me when I am talking.
2. Hoa asked me if / whether I lived in that flat with my parents.
3. Minh advised me not to drink too much coffee at night.
4. This is the first time I have ever read such a romantic story.
5. Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
6. I never had intention to go/of going to the meeting.
7. If it hadn't been for his help, we would all have died.
8. Both Tim and Mary can’t speak Portugese
9. The house is too expensive for us to buy.
 (Or: The house is so expensive that we can’t afford to buy/ we can’t buy (it)).
9. I think Jack is the most intelligent (student/pupil/boy/person) in my class.
10. Such was Laura’s disappointment that she could not keep on working. 
VII Complete these sentences using the words given. Make all the changes and additions if necessary.
1. Never in her life has she seen such a tall building.
2. It is / was wrong of you not to give her a chance to talk. 
3. Would you like me to show you the best places in/of our town?
4. The air is full of dust because the roads are being repaired.
5. It took Mai five hours to go to the seaside last week.
6. Because of the heavy rain, many students were late for class yesterday.
7. I want to have that suit cleaned and ironed before the meeting.
8. My brother often spends his spare time reading books and watching television.
9. Do / Did you know who invented the telephone?
10. Last weekend my family had a two-day trip to our home village
IX: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.( 2 points)
1. informative 6. ability
2. attractive 7. careless
3. participants 8. relatives
4. difficulty 9. uncomfortable
5. competitions 1. unpolluted