Bộ 10 đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh 9 năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 9)

SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)

Part 1: Questions from 1 to 5. (1 point -0.2/ each)

You will hear a representative, from EasyTravel Travel Agency, explaining to some customers the benefits of her company. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each blank.

The company deals mostly with_________.

SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS)

Part 1. Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

THE DANGERS OF DIETING

Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (56) ________ of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (57) ________this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered. Many people see fad diets (58) ________harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (59) ________the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.

Although permanent weight loss is the (60) ________, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even (61) ________weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some (62) ________results, long-term results are very rare. (63) ________, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. (64) ________ being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (65) ________a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.

Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (56) ________ of overweight people is at a new high.

As people frantically search for a solution (57) ________this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered.

Many people see fad diets (58) ________harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them.

Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (59) ________the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.

Although permanent weight loss is the (60) ________, few are able to achieve it.

Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even (61) ________weight.

While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some (62) ________results, long-term results are very rare.

(63) ________, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets.

(64) ________ being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes.

This results in a situation (65) ________a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.

Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

      The ocean bottom- a region nearly 2.5 times greater than total land area of the Earth- is a vast frontier  that  even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago , the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,6000 meters deep. Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earth’s surface, deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans , in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer space.

      Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century, the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation’s Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil gas industry, the Dad’s drill ship , the Glomar  Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean’s surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock from the ocean floor.

      The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15 –year research program that ended in November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world . The Glomar Challenger’s core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will problem look like millions of years in the future. Today , largely on the strength of  evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger’s voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth.

      The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger  have also yielded information critical to understanding the world’s past climates . Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past climates. This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic change-information that may be used to predict future climates

The author refers to the ocean bottom as a “frontier” because it ________.

The word “inaccessible” is closest meaning to ________.

The author mention outer space in the first paragraph because________.

Which of the following is True of the Glmmer Challenger ?

The word “extracting” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ________.

The word “strength” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

The DSDP can be said to be ________ in terms of geological exploration.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling Project?

The overseas consultants deal mostly with_________.

Part 3: Questions 76 – 85.(2.0 points- 0.2/ each).

Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap.

When did it all start?

        Back in my grandparents’ days, it was assumed that the key factor in marketing a product was (76) _{………………..……} quality; everything was made to be durable. And just (77) _{………………..……} all other consumers at that time, my grandparents valued this and, believe it or (78) _{………………..……}, they still own the same kitchen appliances they bought nearly forty years (79) _{………………..……}. But fast forward forty years, things (80) _{………………..……} changed and marketing has almost nothing to do with the product. It is the customer (81) _{………………..……} has become the driving force (82)_{………………..……}all business strategies. Technological developments and economic growth have played a vital role in transforming all aspects of (83) _{………………..……} lives including industries. The irony of it (84) _{………………..……} is that the goal of manufacturers is not to make something that lasts for years to come and this is (85) _{………………..……} business is today.

Back in my grandparents’ days, it was assumed that the key factor in marketing a product was (76) _{………………..……} quality; everything was made to be durable.

And just (77) _{………………..……} all other consumers at that time,

my grandparents valued this and, believe it or (78) _{………………..……},

they still own the same kitchen appliances they bought nearly forty years (79) _{………………..……}.

But fast forward forty years, things (80) _{………………..……} changed and marketing has almost nothing to do with the product.

It is the customer (81) _{………………..……} has become

the driving force (82)_{………………..……}all business strategies.

Technological developments and economic growth have played a vital role in transforming all aspects of (83) _{………………..……} lives including industries.

The irony of it (84) _{………………..……} is that the goal of manufacturers is not to make something

that lasts for years to come and this is (85) _{………………..……} business is today.

For deserts and gorges, customers should come in the_________.

Trips to regional locations are good because_________.

SleekLine buses are particularly known for their _________.

Part 2: Questions from 6 to 15. (2 points - 0.2/ each)

You will hear two teachers, Andrew and Katie, discussing the coming excursion of their language class. Fill in each blank with no more than two words or numbers.

School Excursion

SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)

Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)

Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.

In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions ________ in the northern parts of the country.

My sister is a woman of________ age.

People are encouraged to take bottles to bottle-banks, and only shops in supermarkets which use ________ packing

He left the country ________ arrest if he returned.

She has changed so much that I didn’t ________ her right away.

She ran in a marathon last week but ________ after ten kilometers.

________ individuals are those who share the same hobbies, interests, or points of view.

As the clouds drifted away, the pattern of the fields was clearly ________ from a height.

________ stay the night if it's too difficult to get home.

________ the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment.

There was________ evidence to bring charges against the man.

The size of the pop-star's personal fortune was the subject of much ________ in the press.

Many a leader________fallen due to pride.

If you want a good flat in London, you have to pay through the________for it

Employees who have a ________are encouraged to discuss it with the management

Nathalie seems very tough at work She's a different person at home, ________.

________, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.

Salaries have not ________ inflation in the last few years.

I know you didn't want to upset me but I'd sooner you ________ me the whole truth yesterday.

The dawn redwood appears ________ some 100 million years ago in northern forests around the world.

Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each)

Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.

India is quite diverse, both politically and _{…………………………….} . (religion)

Over 600 workers were made ……………………………. redundant.(compulsory)

This car uses a lot of petrol. It's terribly _{…………………………….}. (economy

Unfortunately, there were several _{…………………………….} to our plan. (advantage)

All members of our team played _{…………………………….}, so we lost the game. (success)

We were shocked by the ……………………………. of the staff of that firm.  (friend)

I am afraid you have been …………………………….. She no longer works for us. (inform)

The animals appeared _{…………………………….} when the flames surrounded them. (control)

There must be some _{…………………………….}; he should have been here by now. (understand

Despite many …………………………. advances, Many schools aren’t equipped with computers.(technique)

Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50. (1 point - 0.2/ each)

Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.

After said good bye to my parents , I went to school with my sister.

The old woman cannot remember the place which she kept her savings.

The longer the children waited in the long queue, the more impatiently they became.

New sources of energy have been looking for as the number of fossil fuels continues to decrease.

The science of medicine, which progress has been rapid lately, is the most important of all sciences.

Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55. (1 point - 0.2/ each)

Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

Paul is directly responsible _{…………………….} the efficient running of the office.

The company offered assurances that it does not experiment _{…………………….} animals.

I feel very thankful to my old friend _{…………………….} giving me this appointment

They revealed that he had supplied terrorist organization _{…………………….} weapons.

Resumption of the talks is indicative _{…………………}an improving relationship between the countries.

SECTION IV. WRITITNG (4 points)

Part 1: Questions 86 – 90. (1 point- 0.2/ each)

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.

I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money.

I am sure he didn’t know that his mother was seriously ill.

That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.

I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.

It is extremely difficult for them to cut down on smoking.

I have seldom heard such a talented singer.

You ‘d better not swim too far from the shore,” the lifeguard said to us

It was such an interesting film that no one wanted to leave the cinema.

The architect has drawn some plans for an extension to the house.

Dick could not pass the examination because the questions were too difficult.

Part 2: Questions 91 – 95.(1 point - 0.2/ each)

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.

They last employed new staff back in January. (taken)

Tom was once a very rich man. (deal)

It was Anna’s first promotion. (been)

They suspended Jack for the next two matches. (banned)

I couldn’t go to work because of the transport strike. (deterred)

“I didn’t make fun of lan after the party” Joe said. (denied)

I met your sister by chance at the airport last week. (ran)

John participated in a swimming competition last week. (part)

I enjoyed myself at your bithday party last night. (fun)

We decided that we wouldn’t go with him to the airport after all. (see)