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

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

Part 1: Questions from 1 to 6. (1.2 points -0.2/ each)

Listen to an interview with journalist Adam Green. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each of the following questions.

Adam first became interested in space when

Part 2: Questions from 7 to 15. (1.8 point - 0.2/ each)

Listen to some extracts. Fill in each of the following blanks with no more than three words or numbers.

Extract 1

Pelé is considered one of the greatest football payers of all time. He was born in (7) _{………………………….………..} in Brazil. As a football player, Pelé was famous for his (8) _{………………………….………..}  and controlling the ball. He joined a Brazilian Football Club in 1956, and in 1962 he led the team to its first world cup championship. Pelé became the only player to (9) _{………………………….………..}  three World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970. By 1974, Pelé had score 1,200 goals and became a Brazilian national hero. He played for an American football club for two years before he retired in 1977. Later Pelé became an international (10) _{………………………….………..} for the sport, working to promote peace and understanding through friendly sport activities.

Extract 2

The Statue of Liberty, one of America's most familiar image, is on an island in New York Harbour. It is a (11) _{………………………….………..}. Its formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World. It was a gift to American people from the French to show the (12) _{………………………….………..} between the two nations. This is the statue of a woman who is wearing a loose robe and a crown on her head. Her right hand holds a burning torch, and her left hand holds a tablet with the date July 4, 1776 on it. The Statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 metre high. It stands on a stone and concrete base. The base and pedestal increase the height of the (13) _{………………………….………..} to 93 metre. The outside is made of cooper. Inside, it has an iron frame. The statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then (14) _{………………………….………..} to America in 1886. Tourists can visit the statue from 9:30 a.m to 5 p.m daily (15) _{………………………….………..} Christmas Day.

He was born in (7) _{…………………..} in Brazil.

As a football player, Pelé was famous for his (8) ……………….. and controlling the ball.

Pelé became the only player to (9) ………three World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

Later Pelé became an international (10) _{………………………….………..} for the sport, working to promote peace and understanding through friendly sport activities.

It is a (11) _{………………………….………..}. Its formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World.

It was a gift to American people from the French to show the (12) _{………………………….………..} between the two nations.

It stands on a stone and concrete base. The base and pedestal increase the height of the (13) _{………………………….………..} to 93 metre

The outside is made of cooper. Inside, it has an iron frame. The statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then (14) _{………………………….………..} to America in 1886

Tourists can visit the statue from 9:30 a.m to 5 p.m daily (15) ………………………….……….. Christmas Day.

Adam did his research by

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 first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach (56) _______ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee (57) _______. But very few students bother to learn it. This basic skill is the ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (58) _______ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (59) _______ understand what you are driving and be persuaded.

Of course, skill in expression is not enough (60) _______ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (61) _______ your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.

Expressing one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (62) _______ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be (63) _______ early: an interest in and an ear (64) _______ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not these foundations (65) _______ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.

The schools teach (56)_______ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician

Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee (57) _______.

This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (58) _______ your own thoughts

ideas to them so they will (59) _______ understand what you are driving and be persuaded.

Of course, skill in expression is not enough (60) _______ itself. You must have something to say in the first place

The effectiveness of your job depends (61) _______ your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.

Expressing one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (62) _______ teach.

The foundations for skill in expression have to be (63) _______ early

an interest in and an ear (64) _______ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression

If you do not these foundations (65) _______ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.

What surprised Adam about the rubbish in space?

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

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

To date, Canada has produced only one classic children’s tale to rank with Alice’s Adventures in wonderland and the works of Mark Twain; this was Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clinton, Prince Edward Island. Her mother died soon after her birth, and when her father went to Saskatchewan to assume a business position, she moved in with her grandparents in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. There she went to school and later qualified to be a teacher.

         Montgomery wrote the Anne books while living in Cavendish and helping her grandmother at the post office. The first of the books, Anne of Green Gabbles, was published in 1908, and in the next three years she wrote two sequels. Like Montgomery, the heroine of the book is taken in by an elderly couple who lives in the fictional town of Avonlea, and Montgomery incorporated many events from her life in Cavendish into the Anne books.

         In 1911, Montgomery married Evan Macdonald and the couple soon moved to Ontario, where she wrote many other books. However, it was her first efforts that secured her prominence, and the Anne books are still read all around the world. Her novels have helped create a warm picture of Prince Edward Island’s special character. Several movies, a television series, and a musical play have been based on her tales, and today visitors scour the Island for locations described in the book.

The main purpose of this passage is to ________.

According to the passage, Montgomery was raised primarily ________.

Approximately when did Lucy Maud Montgomery write the two sequels to her book Anne of Green Gables?

The word "precise" in line 13 is closest in meaning to _______.

According to paragraph 3, which of the following is most important for an effective survey?

The word "exercise" in line 15 is closest in meaning to _______.

The word "indispensable" is closest in meaning to ______.

It can be inferred from the passage that one reason that sociologists may become frustrated with questionnaires is that _______.

According to the passage, one advantage of live interviews over questionnaires is that live interviews _______.

The word "probe" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.

Rubbish causes so much damage in space because

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

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

MY HOME TOWN

I was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (76) _{……………………..}during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (77) _{……………………..}longer the trade centre that it used to (78) _{……………………..}. It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour used to be visited (79) _{……………………..}over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (80) _{……………………..}full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.

          The old city centre is small, which (81) _{……………………..}it very easy to explore (82) _{……………………..}foot. A river neatly divides the town, (83) _{……………………..}only physically but in spirit as well. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past.

          It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (84) _{……………………..}high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (85) _{……………………..}you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir.

It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (76) _{……………………..}during the last five centuries.

However, nowadays, it is (77) _{……………………..}longer the trade centre

that it used to (78) _{……………………..}.

It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour used to be visited (79) _{……………………..}over 2,000 ships a week,

that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (80) …………………….. full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.

The old city centre is small, which (81) _…………

it very easy to explore (82) _{……………………..}foot.

A river neatly divides the town, (83) _{……………………..}only physically but in spirit as well.

It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (84) _{……………………..}high quality antiques

However, (85) _{……………………..}you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir.

What does Adam say about the number of accidents in space?

What happened to spacestation Skylab as it fell to earth?

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.

All volcanoes ______ smoke, ash, and lava.

Mary has trouble ______

The strike was _______ owing to a last minute agreement with the management.

The chairman requested that _______.

The noise of the typewriter really _______ me off. I just couldn’t concentrate.

He didn’t know anyone at the wedding _______ than the bride and the groom.

Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually _______ to its original splendor.

The train service has been a _______ since they introduced the new schedules.

The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth _______ a packed lunch.

When the alarm went off, Mick just turned _______ and went back to sleep.

I shall do the job to the best of my _______.

Helen asked me _______ The film called “Star Wars”.

You are going to come to the party, _______?

“I really don’t like the idea.” – “Neither _______ I.”

Before he got married, Danny always went out on Saturday nights. He never _______ stay in.

Boy: “What is your greatest phobia?” - Girl: “_______”

I wish you ________ me a new one instead of having it ________ as you did.

Son: “What is the process of _______, Dad?”

      Father: “Well, it involves the heating of liquid such as milk in order to kill harmful bacteria.”

New York and Tokyo are two of the most _______-populated cities in the world.

Jackie has given such a great _______ that other dancers in the audience admire him so much.

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.

Don’t worry about the volcano. It’s been ………………………….……….. for years. (act)

He used the company for unfair ………………………….………... (dismiss)

They are very …………………….. of one another. (support)

Jim is very disorganized and not very ……………._.. (business)

You look rather ……….. Are you worried about something? (occupy)

When you travel into space, you can eat and drink in …………._.. (weight)

The medical tests were ………………….., and will need to be repeated. (conclude

His actions during the crisis were truly ………………………….………... (praise)

Your life will change ………….. when you have a baby. (drama)

When he became a boss I found him rather ………….. (approach)

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.

The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved.

Antarctic blue whales can be 100 foot long and weigh more than any dinosaur that ever lived.

It seems difficult for us having a trip abroad at the moment.

Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world.

Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago.

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

Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

You shoes are similar ……………………..mine but they are not exactly the same.

I am surprised ……………………._. how much money they want to pay him.

It’s unreasonable …………………….. you to expect her to love you at first sight.

The government has set …………………….. an inquiry to investigate bribery in local elections.

Your request for an extension of credit is …………………….. of question.

SECTION IV. WRITITNG (4 points)

Part 1: Questions 86 – 95. (2 points- 0.2/ each)

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

John isn’t intelligent so he can’t do the test well.-> If John..................

They are going to demolish the old hospital soon.-> The old .....................

John and Mike got up late this morning.-> Neither......................

John has not had his house decorated for over three years.-> The last ................

I’d prefer you not to bring Andrew with you.-> I’d rather ...............

Missing breakfast always gives me a headache.-> If................

Why isn’t this TV set working?-> What................

"I never told anyone about your scheme," she said.-> She denied....................

This is the quickest way to gel into the town centre.-> There’s..............

I'll lake a mackintosh because it may rain this afternoon.-> In ...............

Part 2: Questions 96 – 105.(2 points - 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.

You must never let anyone use your Identity Card. (should) -> Under …………………. let anyone else use your

The football club is now being run by an experienced accountant. (taken)-> An experienced accountant ……………………….running of the football club.

The football club is now being run by an experienced accountant. (taken)-> An experienced accountant …………….running of the football club.

Simon really ought to make a decision about his future. (mind)-> It's high time simon ……………………………….about his future.

Nick said we should reduce the amount of salt in our food. (cut)-> We ……………….of salt in our food, according to Nick.

People think that bilingual children were disadvantaged in the past. (thought)-> Bilingual children……………….in the past.

I thought you wanted me to invite him. (impression)-> I was ……………………….you wanted me to invite him.

I was really bored by the film last night. (found)-> I …………………….last night.

It is not my fault that the glass broke. (blame)-> You cannot …………………….the glass.

Darius soon recovered after the operation (made)-> Darius soon …………………….after the operation.