Bộ 10 đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 9 có đầy đủ đáp án (Đề 8)
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SECTION I: LISTENING
Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct letter from A, B or C for each of the following questions.
What is the purpose of the talk?
to welcome its new members
to commemorate its 10th anniversary
to celebrate the award it received recently
What’s the audience of this speech?
journalists
local residents
school children
Why is the speaker most proud of the skating rink?
Because two world champions have been trained there.
Because people in this area are fitter than the rest of the country.
Because they have encouraged local school children to participate more in sports.
The complex has recently opened a new venue for
the unemployed.
mothers with babies.
pensioners
What does the complex plan to do next year?
extend opening hours
expand the space
sell fitness equipment
What does the complex encourage people to do?
become a coach
be on the committee
work as volunteers
Listen to the recording twice. Complete the notes below. Write no more than two words or numbers for each answer.
HOTEL RESERVATION Example Location: north from the coast Four-bed room available in (7) …………………….. Room price: • in high season: (8) € …………………….. • cheaper if you booked (9) …………………….. in advance Meal included in price: (10) …………………….. Must bring your own: (11) …………………….. Hotel facilities: • a lounge with a variety of books • (12) …………………….. room • (13) …………………….. Activities available: • collect (14) …………………….. • hire (15) …………………….. |
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
Had the drought not lowered the reservoir the ancient village__________
wouldn't be discovered
wouldn't have been discovered
can't have been discovered
can't be discovered
It was not good to walk outside in ___________.
such a fearful cold
such fear coldness
such fearful cold
so fearful a cold
Mary: “Do you think it will rain?” Jenny: “Oh! ________”
I don’t hope.
I hope not.
I don’t hope so
It’s hopeless
It is believed _____________ causes insomnia.
too much caffeine which
that too much caffeine
it in too much caffeine
too much caffeine that
The train accident _____________ the other train’s departure by a few hours.
sent back
called off
delayed
retained
____________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
Being not
Not having been
Have not been
Having not been
In America, when a woman and a man are introduced, shaking hands is up to a woman.
depends on
replies on
waits on
congratulates on
A few diseases are still_________ in the world.
treatable
untreatable
treated
untreated
That beautiful girl died of an________ morphine.
overweight
overhear
overdo
Overdose
He ____________ me to believe that they had left the district.
made
led
assured
confirmed
He was completely___________ by her tale of hardship.
taken away
taken down
taken in
taken up
Uncle Ho’s desire was that our country might______ other countries in the world.
be fed up with
make use of
keep pace with
take grand for
Sarah is a young girl with________ and a straight nose.
almond-shaped eyes
almond-eyed shape
eyes shaped almond
almond-shape eyed
You shouldn't ___________ to your teacher like that. It was very rude.
have talked
talk
have be talked
talked
Don’t bother me while I___________.
am working
was working
will work
will have completed
Oh, no! My wallet has been ____________
robbed
picked
stolen
theft
- “Shall I put the books on the floor?” “No, I want to keep the_______
tidy room
room tidily
room is tidy
room tidy
His parents have always wanted Phillip to set a good ________ to his younger brothers both at school and at home.
form
model
pattern
guidance
You may feel sure the casting will be done perfectly, just ________ your trust in me and you will see I'm right.
lay
forward
grant
allow
The instructor warned the students______ swimming alone in the pool.
not
from
about
out of
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
My mother always complains about my ……………..………... (tidy)
We were defeated because we were ………………….……... (number)
My mother is very …………………….….. about Chinese history. (know)
She's suffered a good deal of ………………………….. over the years. (fortune)
These measures are intended to help the ……………………….……... (advantage)
His ……………….………….. arrival surprised all his friends and family. (expect)
Since I am an ……………….………….. driver, I think you should drive. (experience)
……………………..………….. are fighting against the hunting of whales. (environment)
This is the latest ……………….………….. on birth control of the government. (pronounce)
In ……………….………….. with the rules of the competition, the team was disqualified. (accord)
Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
I'm boring and I wonder if you can tell me what to do for fun.
Her absent from work without any permission made the boss so angry that he threatened to sack her.
Even on the most careful prepared trip, problems will sometimes develop.
When collected in large numbers, money for charity could be of great use.
The Concord could fly across the Atlantic without refueling and carrying 11 tons of freight.
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
One major disadvantage ……….………….. the area is the lack of public transport.
He resigned …………………….. the company in order to take a more challenging job.
It must be kept …………………….. mind that we shall have to be present before eight tomorrow.
The year-end party was ………………….. of this world. We had never tasted such delicious food.
The police have been looking into Harris's possible involvement …………a series of robberies.
Without transportation, our modern society could not (56) ______.
establish
exist
take place
happen
We would have no metal, no coal and no oil nor would we have any (57) ______ made from these materials
producers
production
products
productivity
(58) ______ we would have to spend
Even
Besides
Although
However
most of our time (59) ______ food
rising
taking
buying
raising
food would be (60) ______ to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our neighborhood
connected
focused
limited
related
Transportation also (61) ______ our lives in other ways
influences
makes
affects
effects
Transportation can speed a doctor to the (62) ______ of a sick person, even if the patients’ lives on an isolated farm
way
part
body
side
It can take police to the (63) ______ of a crime within a moments of being noticed.
scene
place
location
site
Transportation (64) ______ teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests
brings
fetches
enables
gets
In time of (65) ______ transportation can rush aid to persons in areas stricken by floods, families and earthquakes.
disasters
accidents
problems
wars
This passage is mainly about ________.
how to prevent pandemic diseases.
pandemic diseases.
pandemic diseases throughout history.
why pandemics happen.
According to paragraph 1, how are diseases a natural part of life on Earth?
They prevent pandemics.
They help control the population.
They help the world grow quickly.
They kill too many people.
Based on the information in the passage the term pandemics can best be explained as ________.
diseases with no cure
a deadly kind of flu
diseases that spread quickly and kill large numbers of people
new diseases like SARS or the Marburg virus
According to the passage, what causes pandemics?
Changes in a disease that the body cannot fight
Careless doctors who do not watch the spread of diseases
Population growth that the world cannot support
The failure to make new medicines
According to the passage, all of the following are true of the 1918 flu pandemic EXCEPT that ________.
it involved a new kind of flu virus
it killed over 25 million people
it was the last pandemic in history
it took a little over a week to kill its victims
The word it in the passage refers to ____.
disease
flu virus
pandemics
bodies
Which of the following is mentioned as a common feature of all pandemic diseases?
They spread from people to people very slowly.
They may kill many people very quickly.
They do not kill people very quickly.
They kill all the victims.
According to paragraph 3, why hasn't Marburg virus become a pandemic?
It is not a deadly disease.
It does not spread from person to person easily.
Doctors have prevented it from becoming a pandemic.
It kills people too quickly.
The word monitor in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
fight
prevent
watch
avoid
The author mentions SARS in order to ________.
give an example of a highly dangerous disease.
suggest that SARS will never become a pandemic.
give an example of the successful prevention of a pandemic.
suggest that there may be a new pandemic soon.
Mickey Mantle was one of (76) ……………….…….. greatest baseball players of all times
From the time Mantle began to (77) ……………….…….. professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968
baseball was the most popular (78) ……………….…….. in the United States
Mantle was a fast and powerful (79) ……………….……..
who could bat both right-handed (80) ……………….…….. left-handed
He won game after game, one World Series championship (81) ……………….…….. another, for his team
He was a wonderful athlete, (82) ……………….…….. this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him
Or perhaps it was because America always loves a “natural”: a person who wins without seeming to try, (83) ……………….…….. talent appears to come from an inner grace
But (84)……………….…….. many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life full of problems.
He played without complaint despite constant pain (85) ……………….…….. injuries
SECTION IV. WRITITNG
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
It came .........................................................................................................................................................................
The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
Had it not .........................................................................................................................................................................
“Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert.
Robert offered .........................................................................................................................................................................
"That's a lovely new dress, Jean" said her mother.
Jean's mother complemented .......................................................................................................................
You may be disqualified if you don’t obey the regulations.
Failure .........................................................................................................................................................................
“Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said.
She flatly .........................................................................................................................................................................
She wore a hearing-aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well.
She wasn’t so .........................................................................................................................................................................
“Why can’t you do your work more carefully?” Helen’s boss said to her.
Helen’s boss criticized ........................................................................................................................................................
We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.
Only .........................................................................................................................................................................
Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.
No sooner .........................................................................................................................................................................
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.
People don’t want to buy cars with large engines any more. (call)
There is ………………………………………………………………..….……..cars with large engines.
You’d feel better if you had a quiet holiday. (do)
A quiet holiday ………………………………………………………………..….……..
The shop was closed for a week while they decorated it. (done)
While it ………………………………………………………………..….…….. the shop was closed for a week.
I should have concentrated more during the lesson. (attention)
I now wish ………………………………………………………………..….…….. during the lesson
Sue got the builders to repair and decorate her house this summer. (up)
Sue ……………………………………………………………..….…….. by the builders this summer.
We've postponed the lunch until next week. (off)
The lunch …………………………………………………………..…….. until next week.
The police think he invented the story. (have)
He is …………………………………………………………..…... up the story
She is often driven to the supermarket by her neighbour. (lift)
Her neighbour often …………………………………………………..….…….. to the supermarket.
He is not sure whether to go or not (minds)
He is ………………………………………………………………..…….. whether to go or not.
I'm sure he didn't understand what I was saying to him. (misunderstood)
He ………………………………………………………………..…..what I was saying to him.
