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

If you don't manage to exercise as much as you should _______.

To improve your mood you should ________.

The survey ________.

You should always ________.

The doctor says ________.

Part 2. You will hear a tour guide giving information about an old British house. For each question. fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

- The house was built in the (7) _{……………………..………..}

- The Reynold family lived in the house until (8) _{……………………..………..}

- The servants had rooms in the (9) _{……………………..………..}

- The art collection is in the (10) _{……………………..………..}

- George Reynold was a (11) _{……………………..………..}

- George's son Michael died from (12) _{……………………..………..}

- Wife died while giving birth to their (13) _{……………………..………..}Emily.

- George's brother died in a (14) _{……………………..………..}riding accident.

- George died of a heart attack at the age of (15) _{……………………..………..}

SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR

Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36.

Choose the best answer to each question.

As a citizen, it is normal to _________ to the laws and rules made by the society.

He attempted to _________the painting from the gallery but he was caught.

Once the computer virus was removed, a lot of information ________.

Telecommuter boosters will often mention _________convenient it is for people wishing to cut down on their work hours.

A: “Will the Jackson be invited?”–                   B: “I_________.”

I read the contract again and again ___________avoiding making spelling mistakes.

In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists __________that the building of the bridge be stopped.

Anyone ordering a new MP3 player _________ the end of the month will receive a free extra set of headphones.

I enjoyed reading that story. It was rather sad, _________.

My job is so ________ that I don’t think I’ll be able to take a summer break.

A number of students ________ for a rise since last year

I have been fascinated by _________ since I was at secondary school.

She has difficulty ________ and ________ English.

Her mother’s illness cast a cloud__________her wedding day

I don’t really___________winter sports very much

The meeting was _______ off at the last minute because the papers were not ready.

There are still, however, rather a lot of obstacles to ________.

__________ the barrier at the side of the road, the car would have crashed into the valley below.

She has quite a good _____ of English.

According to the _____ of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intend to leave.

Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45.

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

There are some _{……………………..………..}to every grammatical rule.

The engineering sector achieved significant _{……………………..………..}last year

I have a _{……………………..………..}of old records from my grandma.

He'll _{……………………..………..}be coming later.

Eric Clapton's guitar solos are _{……………………..………..}.

It was one of the most _{……………………..………..}plays I've seen recently.

In her time, Marilyn Monroe was a very _{……………………..………..}actress

It's _{……………………..………..}to tell whether he's lying or not.

He's no worldwide star, but he had very humble _{……………………..………..}. 

They took _{……………………..………..}of noise levels inside the building.

Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50

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

Caroline refused taking the job given to her because the salary was not good.

While the brows were away on holiday, their house was broke into.

Why don’t you congratulate our son about passing his final exam?

There is such few ink that it will be impossible tofinish addressing the envelopes.

I found it wonderfully to travel abroad.

Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55.

Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions.

Have you heard? Sam's got engaged _………..Susan.

Let me run _….……..a few of the benefits our scheme offers you.

I think that …………..the circumstances it would be a good idea if you stayed at home for a few days.

Therefore, _………..accordance with our regulations, you will be issued with a formal written warning.

Following the financial scandal he left the job _{………....}disgrace.

A recent survey of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (56) _______ of a second language acquisition.

Their advice may prove invaluable for those (57) _______ a language course.

One suggestion is that you (58) _______ whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language?

The major (59) ________ will be your own time and effort.

Therefore, you must be sure that the course on offer leads to a (60) _______qualification.

Also, be realistic in your (61) ________.

Do not be deceived (62) _______ thinking that the most expensive courses are the best.

(63) _________ around to get the best possible value for money.

(63) _________ around to get the best possible value for money.

Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by rolling on a (64) ________ course

Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology her chances of (65) ________ progress were high.

Electrical conductivity is ________.

According to the passage, a metal can conduct electricity due to ________.

The word “outermost” in paragraph 1 mostly means ________.

The atoms of a metal can bond together because ________.

Salt in its solid state is not able to conduct electricity because ________.

The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

Water is a poor conductor because it contains ________.

We can have problems when touching electrical devices with wet hands because ________.

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?

These days it is impossible to open a newspaper (76) _{…………………..……..} reading about the damage we are doing to the environment.

The earth is being threatened (77) _{…………………..……..}

the future looks bad (78) _{…………………..……..} can each of us do

We cannot clean (79) _{…………………..……..} our polluted rivers and seas overnight.

Nor we can stop the(80) _{…………………..……..} of plants and animals.

But we can stop adding to the problem (81) _{…………………..……..} scientists look for answer.

It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (82) _{…………………..……..} but some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as possible

It is also easy to save (83) _{…………………..……..},

which also (84) _{…………………..……..} household bills.

We all make a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to ensure a better world (85) …………………..…….. our grandchildren.

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.

It was careless of you to allow your 16-year-old son to drive your car.

I shall never lend John any money, no matter what happens.

“You broke my bicycle, Minh!” said Hoa.

I regret not buying any tickets for the concert.

Tim looks nothing like his father.

They only heard about the changes to the wedding plans when they arrived at the avenue.

“Why can’t you do your work more carefully?” Helen’s boss said to her.

Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports.

No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door.

Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.

Part 2: Questions from 91 to 95.

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.

I don’t intend to apologize to either of them. (intention)

“It was my fault to break your vase yesterday” said Jane to her brother. (admitted)

You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not.

I find driving on the left in England very strange. (acustomed)

She always has a good relationship with the children. (gets)

They tried very hard to finish by midnight. (best)

It was proposed that a new orphanage should be built. (forward)

It’s been months since I last spoke with Paul. (contact)

She was going to hand in her notice when the boss decided to promote her. (point)

Mary used to think that she would become a famous actress in Hollywood. (impression)