PHÒNG GDĐT
ĐỀ THI THỬ LẦN 1
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
MNĂM HỌC 2023-2024
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài 150 phút
A. PHONETIC
I. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underline part
1. A. naked
B. crooked
C. packed
D. wicked
2. A. relationship
B. recommend
C. resident
D. revolution
3. A. exchange
B. charity
C. teacher
D. chorus
4. A. delivery
B. wilderness
C. rhino
D. philosophy
5. A. Threaten
B. Earth
C. Healthy
D. Northern
B. GRAMMAR - VOCABULARY:
I/ Choose the most suitable word or phrase .
1. He laughed _____ when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.
A. happy
B. happily
C. happiness
D. unhappy
2. The children felt _____ when their mother was coming back home.
A. excitement B. excitedly
C. excited
D. exciting
3. The Browns had to use all their _____ to buy their new house.
A. savings
B. expenses
C. reserves
D. remains
4. He is a person _____friends trust him.
A. whom
B. his
C. who’s
D. whose
5. If he worked more slowly, he _____so many mistakes
A. wouldn’t make
B. won’t make C. didn’t makeD. doesn’t make
6. The party, at _____ I was the guest honor, was extremely enjoyable.
A. that
B. who
C. which
D. where.
7. It’s _____ long time since he last saw his grandparents.
A. so
B. very
C. too
D. such a.
8. She never let you cook the meals, _____?
A. didn’t she B. doesn’t she C. did she
D. was she
9. After arriving home, they usually_____ their uniforms.
A. take out
B. take off
C. put out
D. put off.
10 - Daisy: "What a lovely house you have!" - Mary: "______."
A. Lovely, I think so
B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
C. Of course not, it's not costly
D. No problem
Your answer:
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3
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7
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II/ Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets
Tom Smith has musical talent, but he 11.(be) a very lazy boy. He always 12.(get) up late,
and he is seldom on time for school. When he 13.(know) that he 14.(have) to work hard in school
on a certain day, he 15.(stay) at home. If Tom 16.(be) wise, he 17. (not try) so hard to avoid all the
problems of his youth. He often says that he 18.(wish) he had been born rich or he 19.(complain)
that if his great grandfather hadn’t been unlucky, his family 20. (be) rich now.
Your answer:
11......is......... 12....gets.................... 13......knew..................
14.........had.............
15........stayed............
16....were...........
17.....wouldn’t try.................. 18....wishes....................
19..........complained............ 20.....would have been..............
III/ Each line of the following passage contains one error. Find and correct it
Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year .
0/ celebrated
Some weeks after the New Year the Vietnamese clean their house
21/ …before……
and paint their walls. New clothes are buyed for the occasion. One or
22/ …bought……
two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, who is the
23/ …which……….
traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year’s Ever, the
24/ …other…
whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. Every members of
25/ ..member…
the family should be present during the dinner in which much
26/ …presented.
different kinds of dishes is served. On the New Year’s morning, the
27/ …are……….
young members of the family pay them respects to the elders. In
28/ …pays…
return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelopes.
29/ …to wrap……
Then people go to visit their neighborhoods friends and relatives.
30/…relative……
IV/ Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capitals
31. Their _____has lasted a lifetime.
Friend
__friendship________
32. The streets were _____so that planes could use them.
wide
__widen________
33. My brother is an _____engineer .
electric
_electical_________
34. You must be _____when you open that door.
care
__carefully______
35. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this work _____
succeed
___sucessfully______
36. Preserving natural resources is of great _____
important
_improtance_________
37. Many university and college _____like wearing jeans study
___students_______
38. Daphne has always been _____ in collecting antiques. interest
_interested_________
39. There are many _____in our country of a year.
celebrate
__celebration________
40. We must learn about keeping the environment_____ pollute
__unpolluted________
C. READING:
I. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (2 pts)
ADVICE BEFORE STARTING WORK
In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult (41)_____young people to find a
job. If they are lucky (42)_____to be asked to go for an interview, they may find (43)_____there
are at least 20 other applicants for the (44) _____. If a company is thinking of offering (45)_____a
job, they will ask you for at least one reference from either your previous employer
(46)_____someone who knows you well. (47) _____taking up your job, you may have to sign a
contract. You will probably have to do some training, (48)_____helps you to do the job more
successfully. Once you have decided that this is your chosen career, you will then have to work
(49)_____to try and get promotion, which usually brings more responsibility and more money! If
you are unlucky, you may be made redundant, and not be able to find (50)_____job. It is also a
good idea to pay some money into a pension scheme, which will help you to look after yourself
and your family when you are retired. Finally, good luck!
Write your answers here:
41. ___for________________
42. ____up________________
43. _____that______________
44. ___job________________
45. ____________________
46. _____and______________
47. ___________________
48. _____which______________
49. ___________________
50.____the____________
II. Read, then choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (2
pts)
We are inviting you to join us for a walk through the streets of London in order to solve a trail
of clues left by Professor Moriarty. This (51)
experience is inspired by popular Sherlock
Holmes novels; one of fiction’s most beloved characters. While (52) _ _ the criminal
mastermind, Professor Moriarty, you will step experience (53) _ dangers. Be prepared to get
yourself into (54)
by wearing a hat, coat and other Sherlock costumes. You may get (55)
in a murder case or be gathering intelligence to find a missing person. Whatever the mission
is, you should try to (56)
it with Dr Watson’s help. The whole thing looks (57)
simple but is quite complex in practice, so when you are (58) _ _ a situation, think
about multiple ways it could (59) _ _ in the end. You will need about 3–4 hours. It will start with
a (60)
at the venue. All you need is to get a group of your friends together and show up at the
venue.
51. A. candid
52. A. tracking down
53. A. undeniable
54. A. character
55. A. captured out
56. A. stay away from
57. A. visibly
58. A. confronted with
59. A. come up
60. A. background
Your answer:
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2
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B. authentic
B. bringing in
B. unreasonable
B. disguise
B. caught up
B. come up to
B. obviously
B. brought in
B. make out
B. briefing
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C. unsettling
C. covering up
C. unrealistic
C. deception
C. held up
C. get out of
C. actually
C. taken in
C. turn out
C. discussion
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D. immersive
D. holding up
D. unimaginable
D. fantasy
D. embarked upon
D. watch out for
D. deceptively
D. put out
D. give in
D. narration
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D. WRITING:
I. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, begin with the
given words or phrases.
61.Jane eats very little so as not to put on weight.
-> Jane eats very little because ……………………………………………………..
62. My brother works in a factory which has more than a thousand employees.
-> There…are more than a thousand employees in the factory where my brother works…
63. “Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year,” said Mr.Ba.
-> Mr.Ba suggested …that our should go abroad for holiday this year………………
64. Keep your feet dry or you will get a cold.
-> If …you keep your feet dry, you won’t get a cold…
65. Two trading centers have been opened here this year.
-> They………………………………………………………………………………
66. “ Do you sometimes go to this English Speaking Club?” Mrs.Brown asked.
-> Mrs.Brown asked me…if i sometimes go to the english speaking club..
67. I can’t sing beautifully, so I can’t join them now.
-> I wish …i could sing beautifully so that i can goin them now……….
68. Mr.Pike played soccer after school everyday when he was a school boy.
-> Mr.Pike used to…play soccer after school every day when he was a school boy……
69. The children are very happy. Their team won the match.
- > The children whose …team won the match ………………
70. He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother.
-> He speaks…more persuasively than his brother does
II.Use the suggested words to write full sentences.
71.Don’t forget / keep / touch / us.
-> …don’t forget to keep in touch with us………..
72. If / I / be / you / I / take part / these / cultural / activity.
-> …If I were you, I would take part in these cultural activity…………..
73. It / be / national holiday / yesterday / so / my friends / I / go / picnic.
-> …It was national holiday yesterday, so my friends and i went to picnic…………..
74. It / take / us / half / hour / get / picnic site / motorbike.
-> …it took us half an hour to get to the picnic sit by
motorbike…………………………………………………………………………………..
75. I / would like / congratulate / you / pass / your exam.
-> …i would like to congratulate to you passing your
exam…………………………………………………………………………………..
II. Write about 150 words to give your own opinion on the following topic:(81100)
“ What should teenagers do to help community nowadays?”
__The end__
….……There are many ways for teenagers to help their community. They can volunteer at
local organizations, participate in community clean-up events, organize food or clothing
drives, offer tutoring or mentoring to younger students, or raise awareness about important
issues through social media or community events. Additionally, they can support local
businesses, be kind and inclusive to others, and participate in community decision-making
processes. These actions can have a positive impact and help make the community a better
place for everyone. ………