Một số đề bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2012-2013

Date: 24/9../2012
Lesson 1 Avisit from a pen pal
I.Mục tiờu : Học sinh cú thể:
Đọc lấy thụng tin chớnh về một quốc gia
Tự giới thiệu bản thõn và đỏp lại lờ giới thiệu của người khỏc
Giới thiệu một số cảnh quan , phong tục , tập quan của Viờt Nam và Malaysia 
2.Ngữ pháp và cấu trúc”
Ôn tập : thời quá khứ đơn 
 Thời quá khứ đơn trong mệnh đề Wish 
 EX: I wish I could play the guitar 
 I wish I were older 
- Cấu trúc Used to + V 
Ex: Lan used to ưalk pát the mosque on her ưay to school.
3.Từ vựng :
Từ vựng miêu tả danh thắng , trang phục 
Danh từ riêng : tên các quốc gia , ngôn ngữ tên người.
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to fill in the blanks:
1. I was very impressed. the efficiency of the staff. 
a. on 	b.by 	c. to 	d. in
2. The project’s success depends........... the support of everyone concerned
a.to	 b. for 	c.in	 d. on
3. This report is divided broadly two parts
a. with b. in 	c. into	 d. by
4 They moved away five years ago, but we still....
a. keep pace with b. keep in touch c. get out of d. take up on
5. He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s.....
a. statements b. sentences c. lessons d. instructions
6. Sara didn’t hear the phone . She .
a. sleeps b. slepl c. is sleeping d. is sleeping
7. The Marconi family  To the United States thirty years ago
a. comes b. came c, has come d. was came
8. I’ve been feeling better since the doctor..
A. has come b. comes c. came d. was coming
9 . As soon as the light turned red , he .. The car.
a. stopped b. was stoopping c. has stopped d. would stop
10. “ Monica is such a nice person” . ‘ Yes. I wish I .. her more often’
a. see b. will see c. saw d. have seen
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase A. B. C. D that deeds correcting
Lynn wishes she had a bigger apartment and can buy a car
 A B C D
2. As soon as the alarm clock rang , she woke up and was 
 A B C getting out of bed
 D
III. Choose the word or phrase ( a, b, c, d) that best completes the letter
Dear Mai ,
I’m very .1. that we’re going to be pen pals . I ii tell you a little about me, and you can do the same when you write to me.
 I live in area of London.2. Maida ale . It’s quite near the centre but there are parks nearby .3... I often take my dog , Mickey , for a walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul, my father works for the post office and my mother has a ..4...opb as a nurse.
I go to the local comprehensive school, where I hace a lot of friends , I like most subjects , but no tall of them ,In the evening I sometimes .5... friends or stay at home and listen to music, and ..6.. weekends I like going swimming or horse – riding
At the moment I .7.. Very hard because I have exams soon , so I’m spendind a lot of time in the library!
I’m looking forward ..8... from you. Write soon
Best wishes,
Mary
a. please 	b. pleased 	 c. pleasing 	d. Pleasure
a.called 	b. is called c. be called 	d. calling
a.which	 b. where 	c. when	 d. what
a half – time b. free – time 	c. part- time d. spare – time 
a. visit 	 b. come 	c. stay 	 d. correspond 
a. in 	 b. to 	c. at 	 d. for
a. work 	 b. worked 	c. am working d. has worked 
a. hear 	 b. to hear 	c. hearing d. to hearing
IV . Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answer a,b, c, d
IsAustralia the world’s largest island or its smallest continent? Actually, it’s both. In fact, Australia is the only country that is also a continent . Although rouh\ghly the sire of the United states mainland, Australia has a population of about 16.5 milion people . That males this island nation one of the least densely populated cuontries. What ethnic groups make up the Australia 
Population ? The majority of australian are of English , Irish , Italian, Greek, Dutch, and Polish descent. However, over the past 50 years, some four million PP from more than 120 cuontries have made Australia their home ,\. This includes a large number of Asian and African immigrants
In addion to being the smallest, Ausralia is also the driest in habited continent. Lush green pasture may be typical in sheep farming areas . However , most of the land , particularly in the Outback, is so arid that PP are unable to live on it in its undeveloped stete. That explain why most Australian live in metropolitanareas , many of which line the coast , and why Australia is considered one of the world’s more urbanized countries
The passage manily discusses the....
a. history of Australia b. population of Australia 
c. growth of Australia d. Geographical featrures of Australia 
2. According to the passage, Australia is one of the cuontry that .
a. is larger than the Us b. has a large population 
c. has the most population d. has the least population.
3. Million people from many cuontries
a. emigrated to Au b. built their houses in Au
c. left Au for Asia and Africa d. lived in Au 
4. Why do most Au live in metropolian areas?
a. Because most of the land is used for sleep farming
b. Because most of the land is very dry
c Because most of the land is covered with green pastures 
d Because most of the land is already being cultivated
5 . Which of the following sentences is not true?
a. Au is the world’s smallest continent 
b. Many of Au ‘s presen inhabitants ae descended from English, Irish , Italian , Greek , Dutch, and Polish
c. Most of the Au ‘s land has beeb used for agriculture , industry, or building
d. The majority of Au ‘s population live in or near the coast
V. Write complete sences using the suggested words
1. Maryam and Lan/ been / pen pals / over two years
2. Maryam/ impressed/ the beauty/ HN
3. Maryam’s first day / HN / Lan / took her / Hoan Kiem lake.
Key. 
1.b2.d3.c4.b5.d6.a7.d.8.c 9.b 10a
1.C. (cuold) 2. D( got)
1.b 2.a3.b 4.c 5.a 6.c 7.c 8.d 
1.d 2d 3.a 4.b 5.c
1. Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years
On Maryam’s first day in Ha Noi, Lan took her to Hoan Kiem lake 
Maryam was impressed by the beauty of Ha Noi
Date: 15 /10/ 2012
Lesson 2	 Clothing
Chủ đề
Trang phục.trang phục truyền thống 
Ngữ pháp và cấu trúc:
Ôn tập : câu bị động 
EX Traditionally, the Ao dai was frequently worn by men and women.
Câu gián tiếp : Three people said they liked their uniorm
Thời hiện tại hoàn thành 
I have already seen the Reunìication Palace
Từ vựng:
Danh từ chỉ quần áo , trang phục
Một số tính từ mô tả đặc điểm và tính chất của trang phục
complete the sentenced with the correct form of the words in brackets
The ao dai is the dress of VietNamese woman ( tradition)
Traveling by subway is fast, .. , and cheap.( convenience )
The program examine the role of women in ... society ( modernize)
Dreams are a rich source of .... for some writers ( inspire)
Don’t you believe in.. betweeen men and women?( equal)
I need you ther to offer words of ..( encourage)
She offered him an... handkerchief. ( embroider)
It’s To wear T- shirts and faded jeans.( fashion)
I wear my school uniform with.. ( proud)
The worldwide. Situation is getting worse and worse (conomy)
Put ever, never, for or since into each gap
I haven’t seen Keith. Christmas
She ‘s been in China.. a long time, but she’s visited the Great Wall
He ‘s worked for this company. Many years, .. 1976, I guess
We’re been friends.. we were children, and I’ve.. met his parents
I’ve known him .over ten years
We haven’t had a . last summer . Have youhad a barbecue
His wife , carrie, is a designer. She has her own studio.. six mothss, ... 8th june
My uncle has been my house .yesterday. Have you. Met him? No..
I’ve known him . Ages, but I haven’t seen him I was at university
Sue has lived in london The last few years but she’s gone to big ben . Have you gone there?
Complete the sentence , using the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
I ( study) at Le Hong phong from 1998 to 2001 
We ( not see) Jack for a long time . It’s twenty years since we last ( see) him
My brother ( play) happily in the park when I found them 
 ( Bill/ arrive) home yet? Yes. He ( arrive) three hours ago
The children..( play) happily in the park when I found them
I ( like) cowboy movie since I was a child
I’ll come and see you before I.( leave) for the United States
We.( Have) fuor tests so far this semester
As soon as Martina saw the fire, she (phone) the fire department.
I saw Lisa at the station when I ( go) to work this morning but she.( not/ see) me
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the passive form
Somebody has cleaned the room
They cancelled all flights because of fog
Bill is using the computer at the moment
they pay designers a lot of money
When did they decorate your kitchen?
We have to test these products
Somebody was recording our conversations
How do people pronounce this word?
The police will tow away cars left here
The situation is serious. We must do something before it’s too late
V Put a preposition into each gap
1. The boy looks very proud. His suceess at school
2. I think it’s necessary.. .students to wear uniforms when they are.school
3. Shall we go for a pinic tomorrow ? It depends .. .the weather
4. The park was named .. a young hero , Le Van Tam
5. In the 18th century jearn cloth was made .completelycotton
VI. Read the passage, and then decide whether the following statements are true or false
I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out , I had to obey the local custom of wearing somithing over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole boby . At first , I found it a real secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time
1. The writer is living in the Middle East now
2. The writer felt annoyed when she first worethe tradition al dress
3. after a while , she got accustomed to wearing the traditional dress
4. The write doesn’t have to think of what to wear every day
Key:
I, 1 traditional,2convenient, 3modern 4, inspiration, 5 equalty, encouragement, embroiderd, fastionable, pride
II. 1since, 2 for , never,3 for , since 4 since , never, 5 for, never, 6 since, ever7 for, since,8 since ever , never
for, since 10 for ,never , ever
III. 1. studied, 2 haven’t seen- saw, 3 has worked 4, were playing 5 has Bill arrived – arrived 6. have liked 7 leave 8 have had 9 phoned 10 was going – didn’t see
IV.1 the room is clearned ny sb
All flights were cancelled because of fog
The computer is being used by Bill at the moment
designers are paid a lot of money
Whaen was your kitchen decorated?
These products have to be tested
Our conversations were being recorded
How is this word pronounced?
Cars left here will be towed away by the police
10. Something must be done before it’s too late
V. 1,of, 2for,at, 3on, 4after 5 from
VI. 1f, 2t 3t 4f
Date: 20/10/2012
Lesson5 3
I.Choose the word whose or phrase ( a, b, c, d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence
1 Many women today prefer wearing modern clothing traditional clothing
a. to b. with c. from d. on
2. Anina is fond  playing the piano
a. with b. on c. in d. of
3. My mother has’nt worn Ao dai  at least ten years
a. in b. on c. for d. since
4. She bought a dress with a floral..
a. stripe b. line c. symbol d. pattern
5. She wore a cream silk dress that she .. herself
A. dressed b. designed c. produced d. preferred 
6. What is the  of your dress ?Is it made of silk?
a. design b. material c. clothing d. fashion
7. The sea .. many of the artist’s later paintings
a. produced b. designed c. inspired d. attracted
8. Jean cloth is very strong and hardy.
a. wears out b. puts on c. takes off d. tears at
9. Jeans are very . With young people all over the world
a. favorite b. suitable c. popular d. famuos
10 He’s only 24 , but he’s already achieved . Fame
a. wordly b. worldliness c. worldwide d. world- class
II. Use the correct form of the word given to complt\ete each sentence
1.These clothes are atractive but entirely ( practise)
2May pp enjoy the pleasure and  of living downtow ( convenient)
3.Trinh Cong Son is on of the most well – known.. in Viet Nam ( music)
4.I like wearing loose.. clothes( comfort)
5,.He was  dressed in jeans and a T- shirt( casual)
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A,B, C,D) that best completes the passage
Traditionally , ao dai was frequent worn by both men and 
 A B C D women
2. When I last saw John , he hurried to his English club and did not 
 A B C have time to talk
 D
3He let the letter falling onto the floor
 A B C D
4. We couldn’t use ous our classroom yesterday because it was 
 A B Cbeing painting
5.I’ve had my Seiko watch for my eighteenth birthday
 A B C D
IV Read the text carefully , then decide whether the following statements are true or false
Jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world . They are popular almost every where and with everybody . They are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well . But what do you know about the history of jearns?
Who made the first jeans?
In 1850 Levi Strauss, a young immigrant from Germany, arrived in san Francissco . He came to sell canvas, a heavy fabric used for tents , to gold miners .One day Strauss saw that the miners needed strong clother for word. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pant . There pants were very strong and lasted a long time . The pants even better, so he started making his pants from cotton cloth that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This Fabric came from Nimes to make , a city in france , and was called denim . Denim was popular in the fitteenth century. Christopher Columbus used denim for the sails of his ships . Sailors in Genoa. Mr. Strauss made the first jeans in the United States, but their name and their kind of cloth came from Italy and france
Jeans were invented by an Americen
Levi Strauss turned strong cancas cloth which he was originally going tp sell for tents into pants
The purpose of producing jeans was to provide gold miners strong clothes for work.
To make his pants better, leve Strauss substituted a cotton cloth from France called denim
Blue jeans used to be the most popular pants worldwide
Write complete sentence using the suggestyed words
the 18th century/ jean cloth/ completely/ made/ cotton
Sandra/ worked/ the company/ three years/ now
A new style of jeans /just/introduced/ the USA
Key
I.1a, 2d, 3c, 4d, 5b, 6b, 7c, 8a, 9c, 10c
II. 1.unpractical 2.convenience 3. musicians 4. comfortable 5. casually
III. 1. B frequently 2.B was hurrying 3. B was 4. D painted 5 C since
IV 1. F 2.T 3. T 4.T 5.F 
1. In the 18th century, jean cloth was completely made from cottn
Sandra has worked / has been working in the company for three years now
A new style of jeans has just been introduced in the USA
Date:27/10/2012
Lesson 4
Mục tiêu :
1. Chủ đề: 
- Nông thôn , một số hoạt động và sinh hoạt của người dân ở làng quê
2. Ngữ pháp và cấu trúc:
- Ôn tập : thời hiện tại đơn
 Câu giả định với Wish
- Cách dùng giới từ chỉ thời gian ( on, in at, for, after )
After two hour traveling by bus , they reached a big old tree
- Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ kết quả 
 Na woke up late so she didn’t have time for breafast 
Từ vựng miêu tả cuộc sống và sinh hoạt của người nông dân ở vùng quê
- Giớ từ , liên từ
I.Choose the word or pharase (a, b, c,d)
 weekends , the three boys helped Mr . P arker with farm work
From b. in c. since d. on 
My home village is about 30kms the north of city
in b. from c. to d. at
He is now living with his family a farm
in b. on. C. at d. from
4.Many tourists visit the  of a historical hero on the mountain
a. church b. mosque c. shrine d. temple
5. We had an .. student from Spain staying with us last year
a. exchange b. interchange c. university d. abroad
6. My brother is a university student , but he works as a waiter in the evenings
a. all the time b. full – time c. part- time d. sometime
7. Ok. I’ll meet you at the main  to the Plaza at six o’clock
a. arrival b. access c. highway d. snack
8. everyone felt tired and hungry , so they sat down and took a(an)
a. relax b. enjoyment c. rest d. snack
9. When she  the top of the stairs , her heart was prounding
A. went b. breached c. stepped d. traveled
10. Wespent an enjoyable evening boating in the river
a. pleasant b. boring c. comfortable d. free
II. Use the correct from of the word given to complete each sentence 
Children seem to have lost their. In reading ( enjoy)
Most of the . Have lived here all their lives ( village)
She listens to classical music for ( relax)
I find this piece of music very. ( rest)
He made a .. of roman coins and medals ( collect)
III.Read the text carefully,then choose the correct answer a, b, c, d.
Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the UK . More and more farmers leave the land because they can not earn enough money to surveve . Only large farms are economic and because of this most British farms are big . The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.
 Farming methods in Britain have also changed . Fields used to be quite small , divided by hedges were pulled up to allow farms to use modern machinery. Now most field in England are large by european standards
British farmers give up farm work because they.
are tired of the farm work b. farming is now industrialized 
want to leave for the city d. most British farmes are rich
Most British farmers are big because
there are plenty of land b. farming now industrialized
build up some savings d. most British farmers are rich
The small family farm often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to tuorists in order to.
show their friendship b. attract more tourists to their farms 
build up some saving d. improve their earnings
Fields on British farmers used to be. 
separated from each other by hedges b. full of wild flowers and birds 
a thuosand years old d. all are correct
5 . Nowadays most fields in England are.
a. planted by European b. smaller than they used to be 
c. large than fields in Europe d. large by European standards
IV. Write:
last weekend/ my family/ two- day trip/ home village
we/ start/ the journey/ early/ morning
after 3 hours/ travel/ bus/ reach/ old/ banyan/ entrance/ the village
everyone/ feel/ tired/ sit/ under/ the tree/ take/ rest
after that/ we/ start/ walk/ the village/ twenty minutes/visit/ my grandparents’hourse
we/ spend/ enjoyable/ weekend/ the cuontry
we/ all/ fell/ happy and healthy/ the trip.
Key
1.d, 2.c, 3.b, 4.c, 5.a, 6.c, 7.d, 8.c,9.b,10.a
1. enjoyment, 2.villagers, 3.relaxation, 4. restful, 5. collection
1.b, 2.c, 3.d, 4.a, 5.d
IV.1. Last weeken my familyhad a two- day tripto our home village
2.We started the journeyvery earlyin th morning
 3.After 3 hours traveing by bus,we reached an old banyan at the entrance to the village
4. Everyone feel very tired, so we sat under the treeto take a rest
After tha we started to walkinto the village about twenty minutes to vsit my grandparents’hourse
we spent an enjoyable weekend in the cuontry
we all felt happy and healthyafter the trip.
Date: 15/11/2012
Lesson 5.: Learning a foreign language
Comeplete the sentence with an approriate word from the box
 advertisement scenery aspect reputation dormitory, level, heart,dictionary, 
You’d better learn by all the new words
What. Of learning english do you find difficult?
Most foreign students live in on campus
His novel won the Booker pprize and established his.
You can take the exam at intermediate or advanced..
If you want to sell your car , why not put an in the daily paper?
On the way, we stopped three times to admire mountain.
I’ve never seen this word before. Use a to look it up
Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense
I.. ( be) Swiss. I( come) to London six months ago to learn english. I ( not meet) many E people yet , only my teachers, I ( start) learning E at school in Switzerland whe