97 câu hỏi trắc nghiệm thuộc Bộ 10 đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 9 có đầy đủ đáp án (Đề 8)

Câu 1:

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?

A. to welcome its new members

B. to commemorate its 10th anniversary

C. to celebrate the award it received recently

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Đáp án: B

Câu 2:

What’s the audience of this speech?

A. journalists

B. local residents

C. school children

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Đáp án: A

Câu 3:

Why is the speaker most proud of the skating rink?

A. Because two world champions have been trained there.

B. Because people in this area are fitter than the rest of the country.

C. Because they have encouraged local school children to participate more in sports.

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Đáp án: C

Câu 4:

The complex has recently opened a new venue for

A. the unemployed.

B. mothers with babies.

C. pensioners

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Đáp án: A

Câu 5:

What does the complex plan to do next year?

A. extend opening hours

B. expand the space

C. sell fitness equipment

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Đáp án: C

Câu 6:

What does the complex encourage people to do?

A. become a coach

B. be on the committee

C. work as volunteers

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Đáp án: B

Câu 7:

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) _{……………………..}

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HOTEL RESERVATION

Example

Location: north from the coast

Four-bed room available in (7) August

Room price:

• in high season: (8) € 77.50/77.5

• cheaper if you booked (9) 1 month in advance

Meal included in price: (10) breakfast

Must bring your own: (11) towels

Hotel facilities:

• a lounge with a variety of books

• (12) games room

• (13) internet

Activities available:

• collect (14) shells

• hire (15) bicycles

Câu 8:

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__________

A. wouldn't be discovered

B. wouldn't have been discovered

C. can't have been discovered

D. can't be discovered

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Đáp án: B

Câu 9:

It was not good to walk outside in ___________.

A. such a fearful cold

B. such fear coldness

C. such fearful cold

D. so fearful a cold

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Đáp án: C

Câu 10:

Mary: “Do you think it will rain?” Jenny: “Oh! ________”

A. I don’t hope.

B. I hope not.

C. I don’t hope so

D. It’s hopeless

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Đáp án: B

Câu 11:

It is believed _____________ causes insomnia.

A. too much caffeine which

B. that too much caffeine

C. it in too much caffeine

D. too much caffeine that

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Đáp án: B

Câu 12:

The train accident _____________ the other train’s departure by a few hours.

A. sent back

B. called off

C. delayed

D. retained

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Đáp án: C

Câu 13:

____________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.

A. Being not

B. Not having been

C. Have not been

D. Having not been

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Đáp án: B

Câu 14:

In America, when a woman and a man are introduced, shaking hands is up to a woman.

A. depends on

B. replies on

C. waits on

D. congratulates on

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Đáp án: A

Câu 15:

A few diseases are still_________ in the world.

A. treatable

B. untreatable

C. treated

D. untreated

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Đáp án: B

Câu 16:

That beautiful girl died of an________ morphine.

A. overweight

B. overhear

C. overdo

D. Overdose

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Đáp án: D

Câu 17:

He ____________ me to believe that they had left the district.

A. made

B. led

C. assured

D. confirmed

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Đáp án: B

Câu 18:

He was completely___________ by her tale of hardship.

A. taken away

B. taken down

C. taken in

D. taken up

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Đáp án: C

Câu 19:

Uncle Ho’s desire was that our country might______ other countries in the world.

A. be fed up with

B. make use of

C. keep pace with

D. take grand for

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Đáp án: C

Câu 20:

Sarah is a young girl with________ and a straight nose.

A. almond-shaped eyes

B. almond-eyed shape

C. eyes shaped almond

D. almond-shape eyed

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Đáp án: A

Câu 21:

You shouldn't ___________ to your teacher like that. It was very rude.

A. have talked

B. talk

C. have be talked

D. talked

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Đáp án: A

Câu 22:

Don’t bother me while I___________.

A. am working

B. was working

C. will work

D. will have completed

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Đáp án: A

Câu 23:

Oh, no! My wallet has been ____________

A. robbed

B. picked

C. stolen

D. theft

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Đáp án: C

Câu 24:

- “Shall I put the books on the floor?” “No, I want to keep the_______

A. tidy room

B. room tidily

C. room is tidy

D. room tidy

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Đáp án: D

Câu 25:

His parents have always wanted Phillip to set a good ________ to his younger brothers both at school and at home.

A. form

B. model

C. pattern

D. guidance

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Đáp án: B

Câu 26:

You may feel sure the casting will be done perfectly, just ________ your trust in me and you will see I'm right.

A. lay

B. forward

C. grant

D. allow

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Đáp án: A

Câu 27:

The instructor warned the students______ swimming alone in the pool.

A. not

B. from

C. about

D. out of

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Đáp án: C

Câu 28:

Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.

My mother always complains about my _{……………..………..}. (tidy)

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Đáp án: My mother always complains about my untidiness

Câu 29:

We were defeated because we were _{………………….……..}. (number)

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Đáp án: We were defeated because we were outnumbered

Câu 30:

My mother is very _{…………………….…..} about Chinese history. (know)

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Đáp án: My mother is very knowledgeable about Chinese history

Câu 31:

She's suffered a good deal of _{…………………………..} over the years. (fortune)

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Đáp án: She's suffered a good deal of misfortune over the years.

Câu 32:

These measures are intended to help the _{……………………….……..}. (advantage)

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Đáp án: These measures are intended to help the disadvantaged

Câu 33:

His _{……………….…………..} arrival surprised all his friends and family. (expect)

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Đáp án: His unexpected arrival surprised all his friends and family

Câu 34:

Since I am an _{……………….…………..} driver, I think you should drive. (experience)

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Đáp án: Since I am an inexperienced driver, I think you should drive

Câu 35:

_{……………………..…………..} are fighting against the hunting of whales. (environment)

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Đáp án: Environmentalists are fighting against the hunting of whales

Câu 36:

This is the latest _{……………….…………..} on birth control of the government. (pronounce)

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Đáp án: This is the latest pronouncement on birth control of the government.

Câu 37:

In _{……………….…………..} with the rules of the competition, the team was disqualified. (accord)

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Đáp án: In accordance with the rules of the competition, the team was disqualified.

Câu 38:

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.

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Đáp án: I'm boring and I wonder if you can tell me what to do for fun. bored

Câu 39:

Her absent from work without any permission made the boss so angry that he threatened to sack her.

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Đáp án: Her absent from work without any permission made the boss so angry that he threatened to sack her. absence

Câu 40:

Even on the most careful prepared trip, problems will sometimes develop.

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Đáp án: Even on the most careful prepared trip, problems will sometimes develop. Carefully

Câu 41:

When collected in large numbers, money for charity could be of great use.

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Đáp án: When collected in large numbers, money for charity could be of great use. Amount

Câu 42:

The Concord could fly across the Atlantic without refueling and carrying 11 tons of freight.

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Đáp án: The Concord could fly across the Atlantic without refueling and carrying 11 tons of freight. carry

Câu 43:

Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

One major disadvantage _{……….…………..} the area is the lack of public transport.

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Đáp án: One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport.

Câu 44:

He resigned _{……………………..} the company in order to take a more challenging job.

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Đáp án: He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

Câu 45:

It must be kept _{……………………..} mind that we shall have to be present before eight tomorrow.

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Đáp án: It must be kept in mind that we shall have to be present before eight tomorrow.

Câu 46:

The year-end party was _{…………………..} of this world. We had never tasted such delicious food.

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Đáp án: The year-end party was out of this world. We had never tasted such delicious food.

Câu 47:

The police have been looking into Harris's possible involvement _…………a series of robberies.

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Đáp án: The police have been looking into Harris's possible involvement with a series of robberies.

Câu 48:

Without transportation, our modern society could not (56) ______.

A. establish

B. exist

C. take place

D. happen

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Đáp án: B

Câu 49:

We would have no metal, no coal and no oil nor would we have any (57) ______ made from these materials

A. producers

B. production

C. products

D. productivity

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Đáp án: C

Câu 50:

(58) ______ we would have to spend

A. Even

B. Besides

C. Although

D. However

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Đáp án: B

Câu 51:

most of our time (59) ______ food

A. rising

B. taking

C. buying

D. raising

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Đáp án: D

Câu 52:

food would be (60) ______ to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our neighborhood

A. connected

B. focused

C. limited

D. related

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Đáp án: C

Câu 53:

Transportation also (61) ______ our lives in other ways

A. influences

B. makes

C. affects

D. effects

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Đáp án: C

Câu 54:

Transportation can speed a doctor to the (62) ______ of a sick person, even if the patients’ lives on an isolated farm

A. way

B. part

C. body

D. side

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Đáp án: D

Câu 55:

It can take police to the (63) ______ of a crime within a moments of being noticed.

A. scene

B. place

C. location

D. site

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Đáp án: A

Câu 56:

Transportation (64) ______ teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests

A. brings

B. fetches

C. enables

D. gets

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Đáp án: C

Câu 57:

In time of (65) ______ transportation can rush aid to persons in areas stricken by floods, families and earthquakes.

A. disasters

B. accidents

C. problems

D. wars

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Đáp án: A

Câu 58:

This passage is mainly about ________.

A. how to prevent pandemic diseases.

B. pandemic diseases.

C. pandemic diseases throughout history.

D. why pandemics happen.

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Đáp án: B

Câu 59:

According to paragraph 1, how are diseases a natural part of life on Earth?

A. They prevent pandemics.

B. They help control the population.

C. They help the world grow quickly.

D. They kill too many people.

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Đáp án: B

Câu 60:

Based on the information in the passage the term pandemics can best be explained as ________.

A. diseases with no cure

B. a deadly kind of flu

C. diseases that spread quickly and kill large numbers of people

D. new diseases like SARS or the Marburg virus

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Đáp án: C

Câu 61:

According to the passage, what causes pandemics?

A. Changes in a disease that the body cannot fight

B. Careless doctors who do not watch the spread of diseases

C. Population growth that the world cannot support

D. The failure to make new medicines

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Đáp án: A

Câu 62:

According to the passage, all of the following are true of the 1918 flu pandemic EXCEPT that ________.

A. it involved a new kind of flu virus

B. it killed over 25 million people

C. it was the last pandemic in history

D. it took a little over a week to kill its victims

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Đáp án: C

Câu 63:

The word it in the passage refers to ____.

A. disease

B. flu virus

C. pandemics

D. bodies

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Đáp án: B

Câu 64:

Which of the following is mentioned as a common feature of all pandemic diseases?

A. They spread from people to people very slowly.

B. They may kill many people very quickly.

C. They do not kill people very quickly.

D. They kill all the victims.

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Đáp án: C

Câu 65:

According to paragraph 3, why hasn't Marburg virus become a pandemic?

A. It is not a deadly disease.

B. It does not spread from person to person easily.

C. Doctors have prevented it from becoming a pandemic.

D. It kills people too quickly.

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Đáp án: D

Câu 66:

The word monitor in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.

A. fight

B. prevent

C. watch

D. avoid

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Đáp án: C

Câu 67:

The author mentions SARS in order to ________.

A. give an example of a highly dangerous disease.

B. suggest that SARS will never become a pandemic.

C. give an example of the successful prevention of a pandemic.

D. suggest that there may be a new pandemic soon.

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Đáp án: C

Câu 68:

Mickey Mantle was one of (76) _{……………….……..} greatest baseball players of all times

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Đáp án: Mickey Mantle was one of (76) the greatest baseball players of all times.

Câu 69:

From the time Mantle began to (77) _{……………….……..} professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968

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Đáp án: From the time Mantle began to (77) play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968

Câu 70:

baseball was the most popular (78) _{……………….……..} in the United States

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Đáp án: baseball was the most popular (78) game/sport in the United States.

Câu 71:

Mantle was a fast and powerful (79) _{……………….……..}

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Đáp án: Mantle was a fast and powerful (79) player/athlete

Câu 72:

who could bat both right-handed (80) _{……………….……..} left-handed

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Đáp án: who could bat both right-handed (80) and left-handed.

Câu 73:

He won game after game, one World Series championship (81) _{……………….……..} another, for his team

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Đáp án: He won game after game, one World Series championship (81) after another, for his team.

Câu 74:

He was a wonderful athlete, (82) _{……………….……..} this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him

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Đáp án: He was a wonderful athlete, (82) but this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him.

Câu 75:

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

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Đáp án: Or perhaps it was because America always loves a “natural”: a person who wins without seeming to try, (83) whose talent appears to come from an inner grace.

Câu 76:

But (84) _{……………….……..} many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life full of problems.

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Đáp án: But (84) like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life full of problems.

Câu 77:

He played without complaint despite constant pain (85) _{……………….……..} injuries

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Đáp án: He played without complaint despite constant pain (85) from injuries.

Câu 78:

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 _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

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Đáp án: It came as no surprise (to me) that Harry had failed his driving test.

Câu 79:

The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.

Had it not _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

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Đáp án: Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star, the party would not have been a success.

Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star, the party would have been a failure

Câu 80:

“Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert.

Robert offered _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

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Đáp án: Robert offered to help Carlo (to) do the dishes.

Câu 81:

"That's a lovely new dress, Jean" said her mother.

Jean's mother complemented _{.......................................................................................................................}

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Đáp án: Jean's mother complemented on Jean’s / her a lovely new dress.

Jean's mother complemented her / Jean on wearing a lovely new dress.

Câu 82:

You may be disqualified if you don’t obey the regulations.

Failure _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

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Đáp án: Failure to obey the regulations may lead to/result in disqualifications

Câu 83:

“Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said.

She flatly _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

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Đáp án: She flatly refused to sleep in that haunted house.

Câu 84:

She wore a hearing-aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well.

She wasn’t so _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

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Đáp án: She wasn’t so deaf/hard of hearing that she couln’t hear the phone.

Câu 85:

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

Helen’s boss criticized _{........................................................................................................................................................}

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Đáp án: Helen’s boss criticized her for not doing her work more carefully.

Câu 86:

We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.

Only _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

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Đáp án: Only after / when all the guests had gone home could we relax / were we able to relax.

Câu 87:

Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.

No sooner _{.........................................................................................................................................................................}

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Đáp án: No sooner had he been/was he appointed to the post than the new editor fell ill.

Câu 88:

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.