93 câu hỏi trắc nghiệm thuộc Bộ 10 đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh 9 năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 8)

Câu 1:

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

Part 1: Questions from 1 to 5. (1 point -0.2/ each)

You will hear an interview, in which a businesswoman called, Carla Smith is talking about her life and work. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C for each of the following questions.

Why did Carla change the way she worked?

A. She didn’t enjoy the work she did.

B. She spent very little time at home.

C. She had health problems.

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Chọn B

Câu 2:

What does Carla say about running her own business?

A. She continues to work a lot of hours.

B. It allows her to take more holidays.

C. She earns more than she used to.

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Chọn A

Câu 3:

What changes did Carla make to her exercise routine?

A. She does more exercise than she used to.

B. She does a new kind of exercise now.

C. She exercises at a different time of day.

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Chọn C

Câu 4:

How does Carla feel about her health and eating habits?

A. guilty about having too many snacks

B. delighted that she has discovered new foods

C. surprised that she now feels so much better

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Chọn C

Câu 5:

Where does Carla spend time with her sisters?

A. in her own home

B. at the cinema

C. at the local pool

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Chọn A

Câu 6:

Part 2: Questions from 6 to 15. (2 points - 0.2/ each)

Listen to the conversation betwween Linda and Matt. Complete the notes below. Write one word or a number for each answer.

Moving to Banford City

Example Linda recommends living in suburb of:.........Dalton:.........

Accommodation
• Average rent: (6) £ ………………………… a month

Transport
• Linda travels to work by (7) …………………………
• Limited (8) ………………………… in city centre
• Trains to London every (9) ………………………… minutes
• Poor train service at (10) …………………………
Advantages of living in Banford
• New (11) ………………………… opened recently
• (12) ………………………… has excellent reputation
• Good (13) ………………………… on Bridge Street
Meet Linda
• Meet Linda on (14) ………………………… after 5.30 pm
• In the (15) ………………………… opposite the station

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Moving to Banford City

Example Linda recommends living in suburb of:.........Dalton:.........

Accommodation
• Average rent: (6) £ 850 a month

Transport
• Linda travels to work by (7) bike / bicycle
• Limited (8) parking in city centre
• Trains to London every (9) 30 / thirty minutes
• Poor train service at (10) weekend(s)
Advantages of living in Banford
• New (11) cinema opened recently
• (12) hospital has excellent reputation
• Good (13) dentist on Bridge Street
Meet Linda
• Meet Linda on (14) Thursdayafter 5.30 pm
• In the (15) cafe opposite the station

Câu 7:

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.

The other party has raised a number of __________ to the reforms in the tax system.

A. problems

B. objections

C. difficulties

D. complaints

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Chọn B

Câu 8:

The jury __________ her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.

A. paid

B. gave

C. made

D. said

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Chọn A

Câu 9:

The professor wasn't __________ with the current political affairs in his country after his long stay abroad.

A. familiar

B. present

C. knowledgeable

D. actual

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Chọn A

Câu 10:

It's not easy to make Stanley furious, the boy is very gentle by __________.

A. himself

B. personality

C. reaction

D. nature

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Chọn D

Câu 11:

The Martins have confirmed their strong __________ to charity actions by donating a lump sum of money again.

A. compliance

B. reliance

C. assignment

D. commitment

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Chọn D

Câu 12:

I think he’s from America, ________?

A. do I

B. don’t I

C. isn’t he

D. is he

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Chọn C

Câu 13:

All__________ barristers are expected to study at the Inns of Court

A. hopeful

B. wishful

C. willing

D. prospective

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Chọn D

Câu 14:

Out of the classroom ______ when the school bell rang.

A. run the children

B. do the children run

C. ran the children

D. did the children run

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Chọn C

Câu 15:

The government is determined to ________terrorism.

A. put the stop to

B. put a stop to

C. put stops to

D. put stop to

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Chọn B

Câu 16:

The team had ben trying to win the competition for years. Last year they finally __________.

A. carried away

B. carried it on

C. brought it off

D. brought it on

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Chọn C

Câu 17:

I would like to take this opportunity to__________ my gratitude for your ongoing support.

A. expand

B. extend

C. convey

D. enlarge

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Chọn C

Câu 18:

This book is so interesting that I can’t_________ .

A. pick it up

B. let it down

C. open it up

D. put it down

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Chọn D

Câu 19:

His country has__________ climate.

A. continent

B. continental

C. continence

D. continentally

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Chọn B

Câu 20:

The accident ______ was the mistake of the driver.

A. causing many people to die

B. caused great human loss

C. to cause many people die

D. which causes many people to die

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Chọn A

Câu 21:

The family could not ______ because they had forgotten their passports.

A. check up

B. check out

C. check through

D. check in

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Chọn D

Câu 22:

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

Mary: “______”

A. Of course not. You bet!

B. Well, that’s very surprising.

C. There’s no doubt about it.

D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea.

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Chọn C

Câu 23:

We expected him at eight, but he finally__________ at midnight.

A. came to

B. came off

C. turned up

D. turned in

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Chọn C

Câu 24:

The reviewer ______ Mathew's new novel as a new style of modern science fiction.

A. chewed

B. digested

C. described

D. drew

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Chọn C

Câu 25:

It was so foggy that the climbers couldn’t ______ the nearest shelter.

A. make out

B. break out

C. take out

D. run out

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Chọn A

Câu 26:

If it’s raining tomorrow afternoon, we’ll have to ______ the match till next Sunday.

A. put out

B. put off

C. put up

D. put away

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Chọn B

Câu 27:

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.

Thomas _{…………………………} broke the expensive vase. (accident)

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Thomas accidentally broke the expensive vase. (accident)

Câu 28:

He will have to find a _{…………………………} for his gardener. (place)

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He will have to find a replacement for his gardener. (place)

Câu 29:

It would be _{…………………………} of her for not keeping her promise. (honor)

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It would be dishonorable of her for not keeping her promise. (honor)

Câu 30:

He is in his late 50s and yet his energy seems _{…………………………}. (exhaust)

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He is in his late 50s and yet his energy seems inexhaustible. (exhaust)

Câu 31:

The water in this lake is totally contaminated. It’s _{…………………………}. (drink)

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The water in this lake is totally contaminated. It’s undrinkable. (drink

Câu 32:

She was very _{…………………………} by the results of the final examination. (heart

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She was very disheartened by the results of the final examination. (heart)

Câu 33:

Colleges and universities have been _{…………………………} funded for years. (adequate)

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Colleges and universities have been inadequately funded for years. (adequate)

Câu 34:

We apologize for the _{…………………………} caused to the passengers. (convenient)

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We apologize for the inconvenience caused to the passengers. (convenient)

Câu 35:

The government has recently _{…………………………} the country’s railway systems. (nation)

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The government has recently nationalized the country’s railway systems. (nation)

Câu 36:

The Prime Minister appeared on TV last night to _{…………………………} his new policy. (public)

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The Prime Minister appeared on TV last night to publicize his new policy. (public)

Câu 37:

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 teacher found a great deal of mistakes in his students’ writing.

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The teacher found a great deal of mistakes in his students’ writing. number

Câu 38:

Hardly had he entered the office than he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.

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Hardly had he entered the office than he realized that he had forgotten his wallet. when

Câu 39:

Exercising well is as important to your health as sleep and eating correctly.

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Exercising well is as important to your health as sleep and eating correctly. sleeping

Câu 40:

The Department of Foreign Languages are not located in the new block.

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The Department of Foreign Languages are not located in the new block. is

Câu 41:

If either of you take a vacation, we will not be able to finish the work.

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If either of you take a vacation, we will not be able to finish the work. takes

Câu 42:

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

Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

She told me to find _{…………………………} the name of the new hairdresser.

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She told me to find out the name of the new hairdresser.

Câu 43:

She’s absolutely _{…………………………} the moon about her new job.

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She’s absolutely over the moon about her new job.

Câu 44:

There is no comparison _{…………………………} the losses we made last year to the disaster of this year!

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There is no comparison between the losses we made last year to the disaster of this year!

Câu 45:

Sharon did not attend the meeting because she was _{…………………………} the weather.

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Sharon did not attend the meeting because she was under the weather.

Câu 46:

He is intent on passing the examination, but I’m doubtful _{…………………………} his chances.

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He is intent on passing the examination, but I’m doubtful about his chances.

Câu 47:

The aim of science is to (56) ________ out how the world and everything in it, and beyond it, works

A. open

B. think

C. find

D. look

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Chọn C

Câu 48:

Some people, though, (57) ________ that much of what is done in the name of science is a waste of time and money

A. claim

B. demand

C. tell

D. review

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Chọn A

Câu 49:

What is the (58) ________ in investigating how atoms behave or in studying stars billions of kilometres away?

A. basis

B. cause

C. point

D. sake

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Chọn C

Câu 50:

Science, they argue, is of (59) ________ only if it has some practical use.

A. gain

B. profit

C. advantage

D. value

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Chọn D

Câu 51:

When the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell (60) ________ experiments with electricity and magnetism in the late 19th century,

A. brought on

B. carried out

C. pulled out

D. set off

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Chọn B

Câu 52:

he had no particular end in (61) ________

A. plan

B. idea

C. mind

D. thought

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Chọn C

Câu 53:

and was certainly not (62) ________ to make money; he was simply trying to reveal more about how the world works.

A. reaching

B. aiming

C. targeting

D. designing

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Chọn B

Câu 54:

And yet his work laid the (63) ________ for our modern way of life.

A. sources

B. origins

C. structures

D. foundations

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Chọn D

Câu 55:

Computers, the internet, satellites, mobile phones, televisions, medical scanners all owe their (64) ________ to the fact that

A. existence

B. exist

C. existent

D. existing

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Chọn A

Câu 56:

a scientist (65) ________ the need to understand the world a little better.

A. held

B. felt

C. chose

D. used

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Chọn B

Câu 57:

The passage mainly discusses ______ .

A. how some electronic devices are used in education

B. how to use electronic devices in the classroom

C. what is the best electronic device used in education

D. which electronic device will be used as the textbooks

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Chọn A

Câu 58:

The word "it" in the passage refers to ______.

A. the power

B. the world

C. the rest of the world

D. the main use

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Chọn C

Câu 59:

The phrase "at the mercy of" mostly m eans______ .

A. completely dependent on

B. at request of

C. thankful to

D. under orders

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Chọn A

Câu 60:

According to the passage, cell phones do NOT ______ .

A. help students keep in touch with their friends

B. allow students to capture of memories

C. help students record audio of a lecture

D. enable students to write their assignment

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Chọn D

Câu 61:

The word "which" in the passage refers to ______

A. building better relationships

B. achieving higher self-esteem

C. that relationships lead to higher self-esteem

D. having higher-esteem and lower isolation

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Chọn D

Câu 62:

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "taped "?

A. recorded

B. reviewed

C. streamed

D. seen

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Chọn A

Câu 63:

The phrase "At its heart" mostly refers to ______ .

A. the main function

B. the core part

C. the central unit

D. the best usage

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Chọn A

Câu 64:

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

A. lucky

B. special

C. funny

D. particular

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Chọn C

Câu 65:

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

A. The iPod can be used to make phone calls.

B. The iPod can be connected to the Internet.

C. The iPod can be used to record videos.

D. The iPod comes in different models.

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Chọn A

Câu 66:

Which of the following is true about the Kindle according to the passage?

A. The Kindle is more economical than new textbooks.

B. Everything read on the Kindle is free of charge.

C. The Kindle comes in different models as the iPod does.

D. You cannot listen to music with a Kindle.

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Chọn A

Câu 67:

Keeping food for long periods (76) _{…………………………} time was historically a huge problem.

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(76) of

Câu 68:

This proved especially crucial (77) _{…………………………} times

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(77) at/in

Câu 69:

when agricultural production (78) _{…………………………} severely limited by weather or crop failure.

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(78) was/became

Câu 70:

People commonly used ice to (79) _{…………………………} food fresh but, of course, ice itself melts relatively quickly.

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79) keep

Câu 71:

In 1859 an American, John Mason, (80) _{…………………………} a glass jar with a metal screw-on lid,

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(80) invented / contrived

Câu 72:

creating a perfect seal and making (81) _{…………………………} possible to preserve food that would previously not have remained edible

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(81) it

Câu 73:

Mason’s jar is still (82) _{…………………………} use throughout the world.

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(82) in

Câu 74:

An even (83) _{…………………………} successful method for keeping food by canning

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(83) more

Câu 75:

it in metal containers was perfected between 1870 (84) _{…………………………} 1920 by Englishman Bryan Donkin.

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(84) and

Câu 76:

A breakthrough came in the 1880s with the development of lighter materials (85) _{…………………………} also enabled mass production of cans.

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85) which/that

Câu 77:

SECTION IV. WRITITNG (4 points)

Part 1: Questions 86 – 90. (1 point- 0.2/ each)

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

People say that nuclear energy has caused lots of problems

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Nuclear energy is said to have caused lots of problems.

Câu 78:

You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.

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Should there be any difficulty, you can ring this number.

Câu 79:

I am sorry I didn’t succeed in finding the solution.

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If only I had succeeded in finding the solution.

Câu 80:

We stayed in this hotel last summer vacation.

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It is the hotel where we stayed last summer vacation.

Câu 81:

Although the ticket may seem expensive, it is good value formoney.

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Expensive as / though the ticket may seem, it is good value for money.

Câu 82:

You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.

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The team leader criticized John for not waiting for them.

Câu 83:

I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.

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Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.

Câu 84:

When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.

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On being asked about the strike, the Minister declined to comment.

Câu 85:

I’m absolutely sure that they weren’t playing in this weather.

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They can't have been playing in this weather.

Câu 86:

They thought that John had stolen the diamond.

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The diamond was thought to have been stolen by John

Câu 87:

Part 2: Questions 91 – 95. (1 point - 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.

The teacher postponed the class trip until the summer term. (off)

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The class trip was put off by the teacher until the summer term.

Câu 88:

A famous architect designed Dr Schneider’s house for her. (had)

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Dr Schneider had her house designed by a famous architect.

Câu 89:

Peter, you’ve eaten all the ice cream!” said his mother. (accused)

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Peter’s mother accused him of eating all the ice cream.

Câu 90:

It was wrong of you to borrow my jacket without asking. (ought)

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You ought to have asked me before you borrowed my jacket.

Câu 91:

Jim fell off his bike because he wasn’t watching carefully the way. (paid)

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If Jim had paid (more) attention to the way, he wouldn’t have fallen off his bike.

Câu 92:

She stressed the importance of keeping the family together. (emphasis)

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She put the emphasis on the importance of keeping the family together.

Câu 93:

Someone has just informed me that you're looking for a new job. (been)

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I have just been informed that you're looking for a new job.