Bộ 10 đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 9 năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 8)

What reason was NOT mentioned about why his team lost their second game? 

The man's team was winning the final match until ___________.

Which team does the man want to win the World Cup now?

Now that his team is out of the tournament, how is he spending his time?

SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR

Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. 

Choose the best answer to each question.

The information-office at the station ________ that all trains were running about one hour behind time.

The house was sold for £60000, which was far more than its real _____.

Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _______.

When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ________ towards his expenses.

He was a much older tennis player but he had the great ________ of experience.

To get my travelers’ cheques I had to ________ a special cheque to the Bank for the total amount.

Well-mannered children have usually been properly ________ by their parents.

He said he had every ________ in his secretary; she would do the right thing.

I am sorry that I can’t ________ your invitation.

I forgot to ________ him to buy some bread.

________ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.

There is ________ that I may have to go into hospital next week.

This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe it was done ________.

How much would you ________ for repairing my watch?

After the battle, the ________ soldiers were helped by those who could walk.

He hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater ________ in publishing.

________ up children properly is mainly their parents’ duty.

Science has made great ________ during the past 30 years.

Her shoes ________ her gloves; they look very well together.

If you have a ________ to make about the food, I am willing to listen.

         Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (56) ________ as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say.

Facial (57) ________ and tone of voice are obvious

ways of showing our (58) ________ to something, and it may well be that we unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide.

The art of being (59) ________ lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way.

For example, we may understand that they are in fact (60) ________ to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them.

However it is not difficult to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the candidate’s character traits, and (61) ________ stability.

This raises the awkward question of whether job candidates should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually produce (62) ________ results.

For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an objectionable (63) ________  into their private lives.

After all, a prospective employer would hardly ask a candidate to run a hundred meters, or expect his or her family doctor to provide (64) ________ medical information

Quite apart from this problem, can such tests predict whether a person is likely to be a (65) ________ employee or a values colleague?

The title for this passage could be _____ .

The word inexorable in the passage mostly means _____ .

Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as _____ .

The phrase those forms in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT _____.

According to the passage, creatures in the desert _____.

The author mentions all the following as examples of the behaviour of desert animals EXCEPT _____.

The word emaciated in the passage mostly means _____.

The word them means

The word burrows in the passage mostly means _____.

We can infer from the passage that _____ .