Bộ 10 đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 9 có lời giải chi tiết (Đề 8)

SECTION III: READING

Part 1. Questions 56 – 65

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

ACTION SCENES IN FILMS

Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These scenes, which are (56) __________ as stunts, are usually performed by stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely. (57) ________ can crash a car, but if you are shooting a film, you have to be extremely (58) __________ sometimes stopping right in front of the camera and film crew. At an early (59) ___________ in the production, an expert stuntman is (60) __________ in to work out the action scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can go (61) __________ the wishes of the director, although he will usually only do this in the (62) __________ of safety.

Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces better shots, since stuntmen don’t have to (63) _________ in for the actors. Actors like to become (64) _________ in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but without the recent progress in safety equipment, insurance companies would never let them take the risk. To do their own stunts, actors need to be good athletes, but they must also be sensible and know their (65) ___________.If they were to be hurt, the film would come to a sudden halt.

These scenes, which are (56) __________ as stunts, are usually performed by stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely.

. (57) ________ can crash a car,

but if you are shooting a film, you have to be extremely (58) __________ sometimes stopping right in front of the camera and film crew

At an early (59) ___________ in the production,

an expert stuntman is (60) __________ in to work out the action scenes and form a team.

He is the only person who can go (61) __________ the wishes of the director,

, although he will usually only do this in the (62) __________ of safety.

Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces better shots, since stuntmen don’t have to (63) _________ in for the actors.

Actors like to become (64) _________ in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but without the recent progress in safety equipment, insurance companies would never let them take the risk.

To do their own stunts, actors need to be good athletes, but they must also be sensible and know their (65) ___________.

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

Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answers to the questions

Part 2. Questions 66 – 75

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

We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!

Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.

In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.

Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.

The words “held back” in 1st paragraph means “______”.

In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ______.

The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’ ______.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______.

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability teaching

Which of the following statements can best summaries the main idea of the passage?

According to the passage, “streaming pupils” _____.

According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because ______.

What is the problem with the CD player?

Part 3: Questions 76 – 85

Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.

When the day comes give yourself plenty of time to do everything: have breakfast but don't drink (76) _{………………..…….…} much; go to the toilet; arrive on time, but not too early or you will find yourself getting more and more nervous while you wait to start. Try not to talk (77) _{………………..…….…} the exam before you go in.In the exam, calm (78) _{………………..…….…} down by breathing deeply and thinking positively. Read (79) _{………………..…….…} exam questions carefully and underline all of the key instruction words (80) _{………………..…….…} indicate how the questions should (81) _{………………..…….…} answered. If possible start with the ones (82) _{………………..…….…} can do easily to give you confidence. Remember what you've learnt from practising questions and doing mock exams previously and plan your use of time. Don't panic (83) _{………………..…….…} everyone around you seems to start writing furiously straight away and don't be tempted to follow their example.Finally, after the exam, don't join in a discussion about (84) _{………………..…….…} everyone else did, (85) _{………………..…….…} you want to frighten yourself, and drain your self-confidence for the next exam. Above all, remember that exams are not designed to catch you out, but to find out what you know, what you understand and what you can do. 

When the day comes give yourself plenty of time to do everything: have breakfast but don't drink (76) _{………………..…….…} much; go to the toilet

Try not to talk (77) _{………………..…….…} the exam before you go in.

In the exam, calm (78) _{………………..…….…} down by breathing deeply and thinking positively.

Read (79) _{………………..…….…} exam questions carefully

underline all of the key instruction words (80) _{………………..…….…} indicate

how the questions should (81) _{………………..…….…} answered.

If possible start with the ones (82) _{………………..…….…} can do easily to give you confidence.

Don't panic (83) _{………………..…….…} everyone around you seems to start writing furiously straight away and don't be tempted to follow their example.

Finally, after the exam, don't join in a discussion about (84) _{………………..…….…} everyone else did

(85) _{………………..…….…} you want to frighten yourself, and drain your self-confidence for the next exam.

The man is not interested in the leather jacket because:

What is the customer's initial counter offer for the records?

From the conversation, what does the customer probably purchase from the merchant in the end?

Write no more than two words or number for each answer.

Instruction Manual For

Example      electric motorcycle

Model Number:     (6) _{…………………………..}

The motorcycle should travel (7) _{……………………..} km, provided that the battery is charged for (8) _{…………………………..}when the gauge falls below (9) _{…………………………..}volts. The battery weighs (10) _{………………………..}kg, so care is needed when removing it for charging.

Complaint Form

                                                  Name:                          Jessie (11) _{…………………………………..}

                                                  Type of Complaint:    (12) _{…………………………………..}

                                                  Address:                      No. 45 (13) _{…………………………………..}

                                                  Ph. No:                        (14) _{…………………………………..}

                                                  Best time to ring:        (15) _{…………………………………..}

SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR 

Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. 

Choose the best answer to each question

To solve this problem, it is advisable _______

John. “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?”

 Laura. “_______ ”.

A few animals sometimes fool their enemies _______ to be dead.

On _______ he had won, he jumped for joy.

The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several_______ .

When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _______ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso.

His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very_______.

In most_______ developed countries, up to 50% of_______ population enters higher education at some time in their lives.

What chemical is this? It's _______ a horrible smell.

I have told you not to do it_______ .

“You’ve got a great suntan!” – “I went away for a few days to ________ my batteries.”

It’s a shame to fall out so badly with your own ________.

Life’s very easy for you. You were born with a ________spoon in your mouth.

There has been a lot of ________surrounding the government’s proposed scheme.

The youth team really ________themselves in the semi-final.

I personally don’t believe you can ________of his support.

He opened the account with a(n) ________to running up a healthy overdraft.

The ________feeling at the meeting was that we should go ahead.

The estate agent assured us that we could ________the house at any time.

There is little doubt that your daughter has a real ________ with animal.

Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45.

Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.

He hasn't finished the preparation course, so he's not _{…………………………………..}for this job.

She was _{…………………………………..}by the colour of the plant.

At the auction, Elton John's car was _{…………………………………..}at 1 million euros.

The _{…………………………………..}took place next door at 2 am.

The main _{…………………………………..}of this painting are its bright colours and its sense of perspective.

_{…………………………………..}is important in a relationship

Despite his _{…………………………………..}with that type of vehicle, he had an accident because a cat made him crash into a tree.

At the best moment of its empire, Rome had _{…………………………………..}over all the Mediterranean.

Nowadays almost everything can be _{…………………………………..}thanks to the use of technology.

I wish I had the _{…………………………………..}to do that.

Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50

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

During wedding ceremonies in the United States guests are usually silence.

Every candidate under considering for a federal job must undergo a thorough medical examination.

Major advertising companies have traditionally volunteered its time to public service accounts.

Coconut oil produces a soap whom will lather in salt water as well as fresh.

Rudolph Nureyev has become one of the greatest dancer that the ballet world has ever known.

Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55.

Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions.

Why do you insist _{…………….…} going to Spain? We went there last year.

He made a search of the cellar _{…………….…} the help of a torch.

We must dress _{…………….…} for such a formal event like this.

I couldn't make _{…………….…} all the words on the sign because my glasses were dirty.

Tony and Nancy always kiss and make _{…………….…} after their arguments.

SECTION IV: WRITING

Part 1: Questions from 86 to 90.

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

I'd rather not go out this afternoon.

Adele tries hard, but she doesn't get anywhere.

It is thought that the boss is considering raising wages.

His disabilities did not prevent him from sailing around the world.

You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.

The police didn't at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.

Don't press this red button in any circumstances.

Although he was tired, he agreed to play tennis.

She has doubts about her own ability.

He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.

Part 2: Questions from 91 to 92.

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.

She was so beautiful that I couldn't stop looking at her. (eyes)

We are looking forward to watching the program. (wait)

She started taking ballet lessons ten years ago.(been)

They say that a visitor to the national art gallery damaged an 18th century painting. (alleged)

I really don't mind whether Jill chooses to come on holiday with us or not. (difference)

I sincerely promise you that I’m telling you the truth. (bottom)

The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him. (avoid)

He has the ability to become world judo champion. (capable)

The two situations are completely different. (common)

The police now think he invented the story to protect his girlfriend. (made)