ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ SỐ 1
I. VOCABULARY: (30 points)
Part 1: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each
sentence.
1. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ................... .
A. a revision

B. a control

C. an investiagation

D. a check-up

2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall
have a better ................... .
A. product

B. outcome

C. amount

D. crop

3. When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in the race began to run round the
track.
A. signal

B. warning

C. shot

D. show

4. ................... from Bill, all the students said they would go
A. Except

B. Only

C. Apart

D. Separate

5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................... new procedures to save
time and money.
A. manufacture

B. establish

C. control

D. restore

6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not .................... your television set.
A. change

B. adjust

C. repair

D. switch

7. The crowd at a football match are often ................. .
A. excite

B. excited

C. exciting

D. excitement

8. I'm very .................... in the information you have given me.
A. concerned

B. surprised

C. bored

D. interested

9. I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran ................... him, but I didn't catch him.
A. into

B. after

C. over

D. near

10. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to................... the match till Sunday.

A. put off

B. cancel

C. play

D. put away

Part 2: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line.
Kids watch more TV
A study into children's television (0) viewing habits reveals
that children whose parents have a high level of (1) _________________

VIEW
EDUCATE

tend to watch less television than children from less educated
family(2) ________________ . The report also suggests that a high rate of

BACK

TV watching among children in poorer (3) _________________ areas

SUBURB

and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre,
is often due to (4) _________________ and a lack of other kinds of

POOR

(5) _________________ in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports

ENTERTAIN

(6) ________________ offer children in urban centre a wider range

ACTIVE

of pastimes, which leads to far (7) ______________ hours being spent

FEW

in front of the box. (8) ______________, comedies and adventure films

COMMERCE

are children's (9) _______________ programmes, while twenty per cent

FAVOUR

of children said they preferred (10) _______________ films and thrillers.

VIOLENCE

Part 3: Match each phrasal verb with the correct definition
1. fill in

A. participate

2. turn into

B. avoid punishment

3. go away

C. select, choose

4. put away

D. change into, become

5. run out of

E. continue

6. get away with

F. complete ( a form)

7. join in

G. leave

8. pick out

H. recover from

9. keep on

I. use up completely

10. get over

J. return something to its correct
place

II. GRAMMAR (20 points)
Part 1: Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below.

I (write) (1) ....................................... to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord
Hotel in London last weekend. I (book) (2) ...................................... the hotel in Sweden and also
(receive) (3) ............................. information about the hotel. I (promise) (4) ................................ a
luxury weekend. However, I (be) (5)..................................... not satisfied. The room was
comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6) .................................... it
impossible to (sleep) (7) ............................ I (ask) (8) ...................................... for another room,
but no single rooms (be) (9) ................................. available. I required room-service one night and
I (have) (10) .................................. to wait for almost one hour before someone came.
Part 2: Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions
1. She was very conscious (1).................. her lack of experience on her first day at work.
2. He has a new solution (2).................. the problem.
3. Nobody helped him. He managed it (3).................. his own.
4 The drivers (4) ................... London kept their cars (5) ............... the left.
5. The summer holiday is coming. We are all excited (6) ................. going (7) ............. a long trip
(8) ............ the South.
6. The children were amazed (9) .................... the lion show at the circus.
7. Her small garden looks very beautiful in spring because all the flowers are (10) ....................
full bloom.
III. READING: (25 points)
Part 1: Put ONE suitable word in each space
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never
know when you might need it” was (1) ...................................... of her favorite sayings. She lived
(2) ...................................... herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I
never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) ...................................... antique furniture, Persian
carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4)
...................................... an art gallery. I remember my father (5) ...................................... that she
was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) ...................................... idea what he meant. I (7)
...................................... out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coalmining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) ...................................... her. My sister
Alice, (9) ...................................... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover,
but he walked out one day and she (10) ...................................... saw him again!
Part 2 : Read the following passage and answer the questions.

The world's oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution.
However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning. The most serious
problem of modern time is that man is destroying the earth's natural resources and transforming
huge areas into waste land. As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed
the world's rapidly increasing population. A way of protecting all wild life on the earth must also
be found as many species are in danger of disappearing completely from the face of the earth. The
smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has been
reduced in many cities. Man's whole environment is being changed in a serious way.
1) What is the process of making something dirty ?
........................................................................................................................................................
2) Find a word or phrase from the passage with the same meaning as the air, water and land
in which we live?
.......................................................................................................................................................
3) What is the air surrounding the earth called?
........................................................................................................................................................
4) What could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use ?
.........................................................................................................................................................
5) What is a difficulty which needs attention and thought ?
........................................................................................................................................................
Part 3: Read the passage and decide which is the best answer. Circle the letter A, B, C or
D next to the word you choose.
Paper is named for papyrus, a reed like plant used by ancient Egyptians as writing material
more than 5000 years ago. The Chinese invented the paper that we use 2000 years ago.
A piece of paper is really made up of tiny fibers, unlike a piece of material. The fibers used
in paper, however, are plant fibers, and there are millions of them in one sheet. In addition to the
plant fiber, dyes and additives such as resin may be used. Dyes can make the paper different
colors; resin may add weight and texture.
Where do these fibers come from ? The majority of paper is made from the plant fiber that
comes from trees. Millions are cut down, but new trees are planted in their place. Paper may be
also made from things like old rags or pieces of cloth. Wastepaper, paper that has been made and
used, can be turned into recycled paper. This recycling process saves forest, energy and reduces
air and water pollution.
1. According to the passage, the paper that we use was first invented by

A. the Chinese

B. the Egyptians

C. ancient cultures

D. foresters

C. plant fiber

D. papyrus

2. What is the main ingredient in most paper ?
A. resin

B. cardboard

3. According to the passage, the primary source of the plant fiber used in paper is
A. rags

B. trees

C. fabric

D. wastepaper

4. According to the passage, recycling paper is
A. bad for the environment

C. good for the environment

B. wasteful

D. economical

5. According to the passage, recycling paper does all of the following EXCEPT
A. reduce the need for ink

C. save energy

B. save forests

D. reduce air pollution

IV. WRITING: (25 points)
Part 1: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same.
Example:

He wrote the letter in two hours.
It took him two hours to write the letter.

1. The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day.
The lions .......................................................................................................................
2. We got lost because we didn't have a map.
If we .............................................................................................................................
3. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
I would rather ................................................................................................................
4. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.
It was ............................................................................................................................
5. That was a silly thing to say.
What .............................................................................................................................
6.

We've run out of tea.
There .............................................................................................................................

7. I last saw him when I was a student.
I haven't ........................................................................................................................
8. Susan was too excited to sleep.
Susan was .....................................................................................................................
9. Robert has not had a job for two years.

Robert has been ............................................................................................................
10. She will complete the work only she is paid extra.
She will not ........................................................................................................................
Part 2 Use the words in the brackets to combine the following sentences.
1. All the students love the principal. He is very kind. (because of)
..............................................................................................................................................................
2. I have forgotten the tickets. I'm sorry for it. (having)
..............................................................................................................................................................
3. I saw it with my own eyes. I believed it. (if)
..............................................................................................................................................................
4. The house at the end of the street has been sold. It has been empty for years. (which)
..............................................................................................................................................................
5. It's a pity he doesn't take the doctor's advice. (wish)
..............................................................................................................................................................
Part 3 : A friend of yours has written to you, asking for some advice. He wants to visit
your country for three weeks this summer and would like to know which places to visit,
where to stay, what sights to see, and what clothes to bring. Write to him, giving as many
suggestions as you can and mentioning any national customs that may seem strange to
him. (about 200 words)

..............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................
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ĐÁP ÁN
I. VOCABULARY:
Part 1: (10 points)

(30 points)

Q#

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Key

D

D

A

C

B

B

B

D

B

A

Part 2: (10 points)
1. education

2. backgrounds

3. suburban

4. poverty

5. entertainment

6. activities

7. fewer

8. Commercials

9. favourite

10. violent

Part 3: (10 points)
Q#

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Key

F

D

G

J

I

B

A

C

E

H

II. GRAMMAR:

(20 points)

Part 1: (10 points)
1) am writing

2) booked

3) received

4) was promised

6) made

7) sleep

8) asked

9) were

5) am not
10) had

Part 2: (10 points)
1) of

2) to

3) on

4) in - to

5) about - on - to

6) at

7) in

III. READING: (25 points)
Part 1: (10 points)
1. one 2. by
6. . no

3. of
7. found

4. like
8. about

5. saying
9. who

10. never

Part 2 (5 points)
1) The process of making something dirty is pollution.
2) A word or phrase with the same meaning as the air, water and land we live is
environment.
3) The air surrounding the earth is called atmosphere.
4) Resources could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use
5) A difficulty which needs attention and thought is problem.
Part 3: (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer
1. A.

2. C.

3. B.

4. C.

5. A.

IV. WRITING: (25 marks)
Part 1: (10 points)
1. The lions are fed at 3 pm every day
2. If we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost
3. I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday.
4. It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it.
5. What a silly thing to say!
6. There isn't any tea left.
7. I haven't seen him since I was a student.
8. Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep.
9. Robert has been out of job/ jobless/ unemployed for two years.
10. She will not complete the work unless she is paid extra/ if she is not paid extra.
Part 2: (5 points)
1. All the students love the principal because of his kindness.
2. I'm sorry for having forgotten the tickets.
3. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it.
4. The house at the end of the street which has been empty for years has been sold.
5. I wish he took the doctor's advice.
Part 3: (10 points)
ĐỂ SỐ 2
I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (40 points)
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D (15 points)
1. Tam ………………go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to

B. is used to

C. has used to

D. was used to

2. I don't know what to do this evening. What about . ……………. to the movies?
A. go

B. to go

C. going

D. goes

3. I don't like doing the . ……………. , especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework

B. housework

C. job

D. occupation.

C. subject

D. activity

4. My favorite . ……………. is Literature.
A. play

B. game

5. My mother is very . ……………. at cooking.
A. well

B. good

C. popular

D. famous

6. She. ……………. a letter when the telephone rang.
A. writes

B. wrote

C. has written

D. was writing

7. He has just got an interesting . ……………. in a textile company.
A. work

B. job

C. occupation

D. employment

8. William suggested . ……………. at home for a change.
A. staying

B. to stay

C. stay

D. stayed

9. The . ……………. of waste paper can save a great amount of wood pulp.
A. recycle

B. recyclable

C. recyclement

D. recycling

10. Mrs Nga forgot to . ……………. the faucet when she left for work.
A. turn off

B. turn on

C. turn up

D. turn down

11. This book is different ..................... the one I had.
A. with

B. to

C. from

D. at

12. What will happen if the pollution ....................... on.
A. puts

B. goes

C, keeps

D. takes

C. behind

D. out of

13. I'm afraid this article is ........................ date.
A. over

B. pass

14. I had to get up early, .................... I would miss the train.
A. otherwise

B. if not

C. but

D. so that

15. Most young people want to .......................... more about environmental problems.
A. look up

B. find out

C. deal with

D. make out

Part 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. (10 points)
The holiday of a lifetime
If you want a truly (1) .............................. holiday , book with us now! We

(MEMORY)

can offer you a (2) ........................ service that no other company can.

(person)

Our expert staff will provide you with useful (3) ....................... about all

(inform)

of the (4) ................................ buildings and areas that you can visit. On some

(history)

excursions, for a small (5) .................................................change, we can even provide

(add)

you with your own individual guide. A trip with us will give you an insight
into the (6) ................................................................. of the region. We try to make sure (cultural)
that nothing is (7) ............................................................ in order to make your trip a (miss)
(8) ............................... one that you will talk about for ages. We have

(marvel)

something to offer both those (9) ..................................................... for a peaceful time

(look)

taking it easy, and more (10) ............................................... people looking for the

(energy)

adventure of a lifetime.
Part 3: Complete the gaps in the newspaper article below with a suitable form of the verb in
brackets. Choose from the following active or passive forms: present simple, present
continuous, past simple, present perfect, past perfect and modals. (15 points)
VOLUNTEERING
Two and a half years ago, Anita Kapur (0) left (leave) university with high hopes and a
degree in the History of Art. She then (1) ........................... (spend) the next two years applying in
vain for jobs. 'I soon (2) ............................................ (realise) that I (3) ........................... (study)
something

more

practical,

like

computing

or

accountancy,'

admits

Anita.

'I

(4)

.................................. (have) no work experience, and there (5) ........................................... (always
be) a lot of competition for jobs in the art world.' Last summer, Anita (6) ........................... (see)
an advertisement for volunteers to help organise an arts festival in her home town. She (7)
................. (apply) and (8)................ (accept). Since then, Anita (9) ........................ (find) a job as
an administrator in a London gallery. 'I definitely (10) ........................................... (not get) this
job, if I (11) ......................................... (not gain) such useful experience doing the voluntary job at
the arts festival,' she says. Anita's experience is far from unique, but it is not only job-seekers who
(12) ......................... (benefit) from volunteering. If businesses (13) ..................... (see) to be doing
something for the community, it (14) ............................ (enhance) their public image. For this
reason, more and more companies nowadays (15) .................. (encourage) their employees to
volunteer, either partly or wholly in the company's time.
II. READING: (35 points)
Part 1: Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the correct
explanation – A, B or C (10 points)
1.
A. You can buy a film ticket one hour
before the film begins.
B. You can buy tickets for live
performances half an hour before the show

starts.
C. You must buy your tickets half an hour
before the film begins.

2.

What does Helga want Ravi to do?
A. go to a meeting tonight and make notes
to tell her tomorrow
B. take her notes to the meeting tonight and
talk about them
C. make some notes to take to a meeting
tomorrow

3

A. If you want to go to the town museum
you must join the History Club.
B. Entrance is free to the History Club if
you go to the town museum.
C. By joining the History Club, you can get
in free to the town museum.

4

A. When you book your holiday you must
take out travel insurance.
B. Travel insurance documents will be sent
to all travellers with their booking form.
C. When you book your holiday you must
prove you have your own travel insurance.

5
What is Jean-Paul going to do this
evening?
A. meet Leonie at the theatre
B. have supper with Leonie before the
theatre
C. see Leonie before he goes to the theatre

6

A. Both glass and plastic bottles are
welcome for recycling here.
B. In the past, it was possible to leave
plastic as well as glass bottles.
C. It is acceptable to exchange your glass
bottles for plastic ones.

7
A. If you have visited this port before, you
don't have to register again.
B. As soon as you enter this port, you must
visit the harbour office.
C. Before you sail out of this port, you
must revisit the harbour office.
8.
A. Information is given about what this
meat-free product contains.
B. You will find suggested recipes for this
vegetable product below.
C. Vegetarians should read the ingredients
before cooking this product.

9.
Staff are requested not to boil

A. You can get a hot drink from the

water in kettles, but use the

machine or boil a kettle.

hot drinks machine provided.

B. A kettle is provided for making hot
drinks.
C. Use the hot drinks machine rather than
boiling a kettle.

10. Mark,

Tina wants Mark to

See you at the conservation

A. to phone her on Saturday to arrange to

talk on Saturday. Can you

see him

give Sue a ring and arrange

B. phone Sue and take her to the talk.

to give her a lift there?

C. take her to the talk on Saturday

Thanks, Tina

Part 2: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. (10 points)
George Holmes has (1) ………… a lottery ticket once a week for as long as he can (2)
………… , but he won't be doing that any more. He (3) ………… to dream about what he would
do if he ever (4) ………… a big prize but he never really (5)………… this to happen. However,
on Saturday George (6) ………… the news that would change his life forever – he had become a
millionaire! In (7) ………… , his lucky ticket had rewarded him with £3.7 million. The first thing
he did was to (8) ………… some flowers delivered for his wife – one thousand red roses, to be
exact. George (9) ………… that the money won't change his life completely but he has (10)
………… his wife to fly to the Caribbean with him, on their first holiday abroad for more than ten
years.

1.A paid

B spent

C earned

D bought

2.A remind

B know

C remember

D believe

3.A had

B used

C needed

D must

4.A won

B put

C ordered

D kept

5.A thought

B felt

C expected

D imagined

6.A replied

B sent

C handled

D received

7.A turn

B fact

C case

D time

8.A set

B book

C get

D make

9.A tells

B insists

C speaks

D refuses

10.A argued

B blamed

C offered

D persuaded

Part 3: Put ONE suitable word in each space(15 points)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong, who (1) ..................born in 1990 and (2) ........................ in 1971, was a
very famous jazz musician. He used to be known as “Satchmo” and this nickname stayed with him
all his (3) .................... . As a child in New Orleans, he learnt to (4) .................. the trumpet while
he was living in a special home for children who (5) .......................got into trouble with the police.
When he had finished his stay in the home, he (6) ............various bands and then he formed his
own. Between 1925 (7) ............................1928 he made about 60 records. These records made him

one (8) .......................the first solo stars in the history of pop (9) .................... When he died, he
had (10) .................... making records and he had been touring all over the (11)
.................................. for more than forty years, and he (12) ..................... just as popular (13)
............................. he had been before. He even (14) ........................... a number one pop record What A Wonderful World – (15) ....................... the 1960s.
III. WRITING: (25 points)
Part 1: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same.
(10 points)
Example:

He wrote the letter in two hours.
It took him two hours to write the letter.

1. I am sorry I don't have time to come and help you with your homework.
I wish ____________________________________________________________.
2. Let's visit the museum this afternoon..
Why don't _________________________________________________________.
3. The school keeper cleans the classrooms every day.
The classrooms ____________________________________________________.
4. “Why don't we go out for a while?”
He suggested _____________________________________________________.
5. He forgot his umbrella, so he got wet.
He got ___________________________________________________________.
6. At the weekend I get up later than during the week.
During the week I __________________________________________________
7. The college where I study is quite near my apartment.
The college _______________________________________________________
8. Yesterday morning my friend Marco arrived before I finished breakfast.
Yesterday morning I was ____________________________________________
9. Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket.
Marco said: “ ______________________________________________________.'
10. We play tennis every Wednesday afternoon.
We play tennis once _________________________________________________

Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and
some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick ( ). If the line has a
word which should not be there, write the word. (15 points)
I'm really a keen on going to the cinema, so I've got lots of favourite

1.________

films. But the best one as I've seen lately is called Pressure. In some

2.________

ways, I suppose that you could regard it as a detective film but it's

3.________

different from most films of that one kind because the characters are

4.________

they such unusual people. The detective in it, for example, is a computer

5. _______

expert who solves crimes on her computer using information given to

6.________

her by her assistants, who go out and interview to people. The case in

7.________ the film

concerns about the wife of a millionaire, who has gone missing.

8.________

Sometimes the plot gets a bit complicated but it isn't too hard to keep

9.________

up with it. There are a lot of strange characters in it, such as a man

10._______

who always wears two hats on, and some of the scenes really made me

11. ______

laugh. Also there is a big surprise at the end but I won't say you what

12. ______

that is in the case you go to see it. It's very well acted and I also like

13._______ the music

in it. But what do I really like about the film is that it's so

14. ______

original – I've never seen another film quite like that.

15._______

- THE END ĐÁP ÁN
I. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

(40 points)

Part 1: (15 points)
Q#

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Key

A

C

B

C

B

D

B

A

D

A

C

C

D

A

B

Part 2: (10 points)
1. memorial

2. personal

3. information

4. historic

5. additional

6. culture

7. missing

8. marvellous

9. looking

10. energetic

Part 3: (15 points)
1. spent

2. realised

3. should have studied

4. had

5. is always/has always been

6. saw

7.applied

8. was accepted

9. has found

10. wouldn't have got

11.hadn'tgained

12. benefit

13. are seen

14. enhances 15. are encouraging

II. READING: (35 points)
Part 1: (10 points)
Q#

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Key

B

A

C

C

A

B

B

A

C

10
B

Part 2 (10 points)
Q#

1

2

3

4

5

6...