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

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Câu 1:

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

PART 1. You will hear a man called Ian talking on the radio about difficult neighbours. For each question, choose the correct answer.

Why couldn't Isabel sleep?

A. Her flat-mate was too noisy.
B. The phone kept ringing
C. The downstairs neighbor was shouting.
Câu 2:

Isabel was angry because ________.

A. this had happened many times before.
B. the man was shouting at her
C. people were phoning her late at night.
Câu 3:

What happened when Isabel approached the man?

A. He hit her.   
B. He reluctantly apologized
C. He wasn't at all sorry
Câu 4:

Why did Isabel move?

A. The men followed her home from work
B. Nobody would do anything about the man.
C. The renting agency asked her to.
Câu 5:

According to research ________.

A. one in ten people argue with their neighbors.
B. one in ten people are disturbed by noise.
C. one in ten people are forced to move home.
Câu 6:

According to Lisa Dorn ________.

A. modern living conditions cause problems.
B. people no longer know their neighbors.
C. people are more lonely than they used to be.
Câu 7:

SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR

Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. 

Choose the best answer to each question.

There are over 2,000 varieties of snakes, ________are harmless to humans.

A. mostly they
B. most of them
C. most of which
D. which most
Câu 8:

Smoke jumpers are ________descend into remote areas by parachute to fight forest fires.

A. firefighters 
B. when firefighters
C. who, as firefighters 
D. firefighters who
Câu 9:

It was the ragtime pianist Scott Joplin ________the "Maple Leaf Rag," perhaps the best known of all ragtime tunes.

A. wrote  
B. the writer of
C. who wrote   
D. writing
Câu 10:

In geometry, a tangent is a straight line ________a curve at only one point.

A. it touches
B. whose touching 
C. its touching      
D. that touches
Câu 11:

The size and shape of a nail depends primarily on the function ________intended.

A. which it is
B. for which it is
C. which it is for 
D. for which is
Câu 12:

A keystone species is a species of plant or animal ________absence has a major effect on an ecologial system.

A. that its   
B. its
C. whose   
D. with its
Câu 13:

Seals appear clumsy on the land, ________are able to move short distances faster than most people can run.

A. but they 
B. which they
C. they   
D. which
Câu 14:

Most folk songs are ballads ________have simple words and tell simple stories.

A. what      
B. although
C. who   
D. that
Câu 15:

________added to a liquid, antifreeze lowers the freezing temperature of that liquid.

A. That
B. As is 
C. It is   
D. When
Câu 16:

________ through a prism, a beam of white light breaks into all the colors of the rainbow.

A. When shines
B. It shines
C. It is shone 
D. When shone
Câu 17:

Well- ___________child often behaves quite differently from one who did not get good schooling.

A. education
B. educated 
C. educate  
D. educating
Câu 18:

When my grandfather was alive, he ________ morning exercises.

A. used to do  
B. use to do
C. used to doing
D. wasn't used to do
Câu 19:

There is no __________ explanation for what happened.

A. scientifically
B. scientist    
C. science
D. scientific
Câu 20:

–“I’ve passed my driving test.”     –“_____________.”

A. It’s nice of you to say so. 
B. Do you?        
C. Congratulations!  
D. That’s a good idea.  
Câu 21:

We ______ them before the reception yesterday

A. haven't met
B. hadn't met    
C. didn't meet 
D. wouldn't meet
Câu 22:

I could not _____ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.

A. make off
B. take in
C. get along      
D. hold on
Câu 23:

Some sociologists believe that the _____ family is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.

A. basic
B. closed
C. immediate
D. nuclear
Câu 24:

Bill: “I'm having some friends over for lunch this saturday. Would you like to join us?''  Nancy: “_________.”

A. Can I take a rain check?
B. Come on. it's your turn
C. Thanks, but I mustn't  
D. As a matter of fact, I do
Câu 25:

The criminal knows the ________ of successful robberies.

A. trash and treasure
B. part and parcel
C. ins and outs  
D. close all
Câu 26:

To buy this type of product, you must pay half of the money ________, and pay the rest on the day of delivery.

A. in advance
B. in cheque
C. in cash
D. in charge
Câu 27:
The schools teach a (56) ________ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician.
A. large
B. great
C. far
D. lots
Câu 28:
But very few students bother (57) ________it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking.
A. learning
B. to learn  
C. with learning
D. learn
Câu 29:
This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (58) ________your own thoughts

A. interpret

  B. give out
C. transfer    
D. present
Câu 30:

and ideas to them so they will (59) ________understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.

A. both

B. not  
C. as well
D. either
Câu 31:
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (60) ________itself.

A. on

B. for 
C. by 
D. in
Câu 32:

The effectiveness of your job depends (61) ________your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.

A. on most

B. most on
C. much on
D. on much
Câu 33:
Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (62) ________teach

A. quite 

B. hardly   
C. truly 
D. really
Câu 34:
The foundations for skill in expression have to be (63) ________early

A. lied

B. laid
C. lain
D. lay
Câu 35:
an interest in and an ear (64) ________language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression.

A. by

B. in 
C. for
D. of
Câu 36:

If you do not lay these foundations (65) ________your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.

A. during 

B. of
C. for
D. when
Câu 37:

What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce the idea that dietary fat increases the blood cholesterol level.
B. To inform people about the relationship between eggs and cholesterol.
C. To persuade people that eggs are unhealthy and should not be eaten
D. To convince people to eat 'designer' eggs and egg substitutes.
Câu 38:

According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of heart diseases?

A. minerals
B. cholesterol    
C. canola oil  
D. vitamins
Câu 39:

Which of the following could best replace the word 'somewhat'? 

A. in fact   
B. a little 
C. indefinitely
D. a lot
Câu 40:

What has been the cause for changes in the sale of eggs?

A. increasing price 
B. decreased production
C. dietary changes in hens
D. concerns about cholesterol
Câu 41:

According to the passage, one yolk contains approximately what fraction of the suggested daily limit for human consumption of cholesterol?

A. 3/4  
B. 2/3
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
Câu 42:

The word 'portrayed' could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. studied 
B. destroyed
C. tested 
D. described
Câu 43:

What is the meaning of 'back up'?

A. reverse
B. advance 
C. block  
D. support
Câu 44:

What is meant by the phrase 'mixed results'?

A. The results are blended.
B. The results are a composite of things.
C. The results are inconclusive.
D. The results are mingled together.
Câu 45:

According to the passage, egg substitutes cannot be used to make any of following types of eggs EXCEPT?

A. boiled  
B. poached  
C. scrambled
D. fried
Câu 46:

According to the author, which of the following may reduce blood cholesterol?

A. reducing egg intake but not fat intake
B. increasing egg intake and fat intake
C. decreasing egg intake and fat intake
D. increasing egg intake but not fat intake