ÔN LUYỆN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9- (AUGUST-2021)

ĐỀ SỐ 2-ONLINE LEARNING
PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each
group.
1. A. Cave B. Have C. Behave D. Pave
2. A. Receipt B. Recall C. Recollect D. Recover
3. A. Card B. Heard C. Hearth D. Heart
4. A. Abuse B. Refuse C. Fuss D. Future
5. A. Adventure B. Future C. Mature D. Figure
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others in the
list.
1. A. Admirable B. Accessible C. Compatible D. respiratory
2. A. Humane B. Unite C. Colleague D. canteen
3. A. Descent B. Dissent C. Discontent D. content
4. A. Eradicate B. Kilometer C. Characterize D. communism
5. A. Technical B. Origin C. Agriculture D. cathedral
LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answer (A, B, C or
D) in the box provided. (15 pts.)
1. A number of oil tankers have been laid ……………. recently.
A. on B. down C. up D. in
2. The inscription on the tombstone had been worn ………by the weather and could scarcely be read.
A. away B. off C. out D. on
3. ………………second thoughts, I’d rather not go out tonight.
A. With B. In C. On D. Under
4. The new hairdryer does not comply ………………British safety standard.
A. to B. with C. against D. on
5. Many books were not available to the public because of government ……………….. .
A. omission B. inhibition C. compensation D. censorship
6. The woman accused of shoplifting was found not guilty and was …………………. .
A. excused B. liberated C. acquitted D. interned
7. He is a(n) …………….authority on the subject.
A. prominent B. expert C. eminent D. quality
8. My car was so old that I could only sell it for ……………… .
A. rubbish B. scrap C. debris D. waste
9. Not only ………………in the project, but he also wanted to become the leader.
A. did Jack involve B. had Jack been involved
C. was Jack involved D. Jack was involved
10. I felt a bit ……………..and seemed to have more aches and pains than usual.
A. out of sorts B. on the mend C. over the worst D. under the fevers
11. The school was closed for a month because of a serious ……………of fever.
A. outcome B. outburst C. outset D. outbreak
12. I don’t think he’s ever been there, ……………….. ?
A. do I B. has he C. have I D. hasn’t he
13. They had a four-day holiday, then began work ……………….
A. on end B. out of bounds C. in proportions D. in earnest
14. He is a tough politician – he knows how to ……………..the storm.
A. run down B. keep up C. ride out D. push back
15. On entering the nursery I stumbled on the wooden blocks ………………..all over the carpet.
A. plunged B. scattered C. settled D. tossed
II. Give the correct form of the word given in parentheses. Write your answer in the box provided. (10
pts.)
1. The attack in the city center last night (EXAMPLE) the kind of behavior amongst young people that many
object to.
2. This matter is very (CONFIDENCE)………………... Don’t discuss it outside the office.
3. You shouldn’t interrupt someone in (SENTENCE)……………………..
4. I want to make sure all my (DEPEND)……….. will be financially secure if I’m incapacitated in any way.
5. There was a heavy (POUR)………… yesterday afternoon which completely ruined the church Garden
Party.
6. There is a risk factor with all medication, but honestly the risk with this particular drug is (NEGLECT)
…….
7. A (DOMINATE)…………… friend is one who likes power.
8. Suddenly without (PROVOKE)………………, the dog sank its teeth into my leg.
9. Street-fights are an everyday (OCCUR) ……………….in this area of the city.
10. I really believe that it would be a major mistake to (CRIME)…………. any drugs that are currently
illegal.
III. Match the verb in box A with the word(s) in box B to form a phrasal verb, and then fill it in each
blank to complete the sentence. Be sure to use the correct verb tense and form. Write your answer in
the box provided.
A put, apprise, go, crease, stem, fall, pull, B from, over, away, off, on, of, up, back on,
center, brood, carry through, in for
1. The problem ____________________________ the government’s lack of action.
2. The argument is_____________________________ whether or not to lower the age limit.
3. Don’t waste time _____________________________ your past failures.
4. I’m afraid there is no milk left; we have to ______________________ dried milk for our tea.
5. Tom got ___________________________ by the music and wouldn’t stop singing.
6. I’m going to stay at university and try to ____________________ getting a job for a few years.
7. Her husband has been ____________________________ the good news about their son.
8. She swims so well that she really should ___________________________ the competition.
9. I almost _____________ when I heard Tim was going to be playing Romeo in the school play.
10. He is in a critical condition in hospital, so we’re all praying he’ll ______________________.
IV. Underline ten mistakes in the following sentences and correct them.
1. Neither of the scout leaders know how to trap wild animals or how to prepare them for mounting.
2. At the start of the seminar, they gave us a number of handouts and a little nice folder to keep them all in.
3. Stephen Crane’s story is a clinical portrayal of a man as an animal trapped by the fear and hunger.
4. Time is precious. Let us do the most of it to enrich our knowledge.
5. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.
6. Because of the snow storm and the road blocks, the air force dropped food close the city.
7. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
8. Our new neighbors had been living in Arizona for ten years before moved to their present house.
9. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today.
10. When I entered the room, I found my younger brother stand on the kitchen table.

V. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.(10 pts)

1. By the time the war is over, thousands of innocent people ( kill)_________.
2. Tom will never forget ( send)______ to a boarding school when he was just 8 years old.
3-4. The accident ( report)_______(cause)________ by a reckless motorist.
5. Many people (invite) ______ to the party couldn’t come because it rained heavily.
6. In her report, she mentioned (treat) ______ at a hospital abroad last year
7. Hardly our teacher (enter)________the classroom when it started to rain.
8. Bi Rain, together with 58 members of the South Korean National Military Symphony Orchestra and 17
traditional musicians, (come)_________to Vietnam since yesterday.
9. The police are stopping all the cars. They (look) _______ for the escaped prisoner.
10. My uncle would rather that I ( not leave) _________ yesterday.

READING
I. Read the following passage and circle the best answer for each blank. Write your answer (A, B, C or
D) in the box provided. (14 pts)
What is the world largest desert? I’m sure the first that …1… to mind is the legendary Sahara – but that’s 3 rd
. It’s actually the desert on the Antarctic …2…, measuring just under 14,000,000kms2, closely followed by
the Arctic desert. Most people living away from deserts associate this kind of …3… with sand, but only 10%
of deserts are actually made up of sand …4….
The term ‘desert’ in fact describes a …5… which receives almost no …6…, meaning rainfall, snow, ice or
hail. The term can also apply to regions where there is greater evaporation of …7… than rainfall. In other
words, more water is absorbed back into the …8… than stays on or within the ground. So, in …9… deserts,
you’re mainly talking about ice sheets and a little rock, not sand, of course. The surface of many other
deserts is comprised of loose rock where the finer particles of dust and sand have been …10… Away.
It may surprise you to know that deserts exist all over the …11…, from the Kalahari in Africa to the Great
Victoria in Australia and so on, and that they …12… just over a fifth of the earth’s land area. The world’s
largest hot desert, the Sahara, actually …13… temperatures of 122 Fahrenheit degrees. Other arid deserts
may not be so hot but in common with the Sahara, they …14… considerably at night.
An issue that is worrying geologists, governments and the people that live on the edges of deserts is the way
they are spreading. You might think that the reason for this is drought – but lack of rain is not the cause.
1. A. jumps B. leaps C. rises D. springs
2. A. country B. continent C. territory D. pole
3. A. terrain B. plain C. horizon D. nature
4. A. hills B. dunes C. piles D. slopes
5. A. base B. landscape C. ground D. soil
6. A. wildlife B. agriculture C. precipitation D. alteration
7. A. moisture B. drops C. dampness D. drizzle
8. A. setting B. atmosphere C. environment D. surroundings
9. A. extreme B. Mediterranean C. typical D. polar
10. A. left B. disappeared C. blown D. removed
11. A. globe B. sphere C. atlas D. orb
12. A. contain B. expand C. cover D. cross
13. A. obtains B. reaches C. stretches D. raises
14. A. cool B. fall C. freeze D. decrease

II. Fill in the gap with one suitable word

RECYCLING PLASTICS
One of the most difficult wastes to recycle is mixed plastics, often used in wrappers and containers. Plastic
manufacturers turn their own offcuts into granules that are melted down for (1)……... They can also reuse
any single, pure thermoplastic materials, such as polythene that are not chemically cross-linked. The British
firm Meyer-Newman of Gwent recycles complete telephones into new ones. But mixed plastics have
unpredictable properties and low structural strength because the different plastics in the mixture are not
bonded at a molecular level the different plastics in the mixture are not bonded at a molecular level. So it is
difficult to (2)……a material with good and predictable properties from mixed plastic wastes.
One answer is compatibiliser. (3)…is an octopus-like molecule in which each arm represents a section of
different polymer, that in turn . is characteristic of a different plastic. Stirred into a (4)……..of molten
plastic, each arm of the octopus grabs and reacts chemically with a molecule of the one polymer in the
mixture. The result is an alloy rather than a mixture. It is strong because of intra-molecular bonding and has
highly predictable properties, so it is potentially reusable.
(5)…..the past two or three years, many plastic manufacturers have developed their own compatibilisers .
But perhaps the most advanced, ‘Bennet’, was produced independently two years ago, after 15 years of
research, by the Dutch engineer Der Groep. His (6)…..is already being used widely, largely in secret as
manufacturers do not want to be seen to be using (7)…. plastics in their quality products .
Bennet is made up of short sections of several polymers representing the arms of octopus, each is able to
link the molecules of a different polymer in the mixture. The reliable strength of the plastic ‘alloys’ made
with Bennet suggests that . they could be used in high-grade, high-cost applications such as car bumpers.
The vehicle recycling industry is keen to recycle more plastics. (8)….the environmental benefits, they fear
that the steady increase in the use of reclaimable plastics will make it (9)…to recover vehicles from the
metals they contain. Some car manufacturers, such as BMW and Mercedes, are now designing products and
requesting components that are easier to recycle: for (10)…, car bumpers made from one material instead of
up to seven
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
There are three valid arguments to support the preservation of endangered species. An aesthetic
justification contends that biodiversity contributes to the quality of life because many of the endangered
plants and animals ars particularly appreciated for their unique physical beauty. The aesthetic role of nature
in all its diverse forms is reflected in the art and literature of every culture, attaining symbolic status in the
spiritual life of many groups. According to the proponents of the aesthetic argument, people need nature
in all its diverse and beautiful forms as part of the experience of the world.
Another argument that has been put forward, especially by groups in the medical and pharmacological
fields, is that of ecological self-interest. By preserving all species, we retain a balance of nature that is
ultimately beneficial to humankind. Recent research on global ecosystems has been cited as evidence that
every species contributes important or even essential functions that may be necessary to the survival of our
own species. Some advocates of the ecological argument contend that important chemical compounds
derived from rare plants may contain the key to a cure for one of the diseases currently threatening human
beings. If we do not protect other species, then they cannot protect us.
Apart from human advantage in both the aesthetic and ecological arguments, the proponents of a moral
justification contend that all species have the right to exist, a viewpoint stated in the United Nations World
Charter for Nature, created in 1982. Furthermore, if humankind views itself as the stewards of all the
creatures on Earth, then it is incumbent upon human beings to protect them, and to ensure the continued
existence of all species. Moral justification has been extended by a movement called "deep ecology", the
members of which rank the biosphere higher than people because the continuation of life depends on this
larger perspective. To carry their argument to its logical conclusion, all choices must be made for the
biosphere, not for people.
1: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. The balance of nature B. The preservation of species
C. The quality of life D. The beauty of the world
2: According to the passage, what do we know from research on global ecosystems?
A. A balance of nature is important. B. Humans have a responsibility to nature.
C. Nature is very diverse. D. Nature represents spiritual values.
3: The author mentions all of the following as justifications for the protection of endangered species
except.......
A. the intrinsic value of the beauty of nature B. the control of pollution in the biosphere
C. the right to life implied by their existence D. the natural compounds needed for medicines
4: What does the author mean by the statement in the first paragraph: "According to the proponents of the
aesthetic argument, people need nature in all its diverse and beautiful forms as part of the experience of the
world"?
A. The world is experienced by nature in various forms that are equally beautiful.
B. People are naturally attracted to beautiful forms father than to different ones.
C. An appreciation of the Earth requires that people have an opportunity to enjoy the diversity and beauty of
nature.
D. Nature is beautiful because it provides varied experiences for people.
5: Which of the arguments supports animal rights?
A. Aesthetic justification B. Moral justification
C. Ecological argument D. Self-interest argument
6: The word "them" in paragraph 3 refers to......
A. human beings B. creatures C. stewards D. humankind
7: It can be inferred from the passage that the author......
A. is a member of the "deep ecology" movement.
B. supports all of the arguments to protect species
C. participated in drafting the Charter for Nature
D. does not agree with ecological self-interest

WRITING
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its meaning stays the same.
1. Although he is old, he often plays tennis.
In spite of .................................................................
2. Tom is not used to working so hard.
Tom is in .................................................................
3. The day was so cold that we stayed indoor.
It ...........................................................................
4. The man was too tired to keep on working.
The man was so..........................................................
5. TV programs attract so many viewers. They can satisfy every taste.
Because....................................................................
6. He is not good at English, He can't get the job.
If...........................................................................
7. Nam washes his car every week.
Nam wishes his car ....................................................
8. He used to wait there all the time.
He used to wait there ...................................................
9. My friend had the storekeeper deliver the book case.
My friend asked ........................................................

II. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its meaning stays the same.
1. I don’t understand one word of this document.(HEAD)
I can’t _____________________________________________________________________.
2. Erika didn’t mention her illness at all. (REFERENCE)
Erika made _________________________________________________________________.
3. Did anything about his behavior seem unusual to you? (STRIKE)
Did anything about his behavior _________________________________________________?
4. He was arrested when they caught him driving a stolen car. (ACT)
Being ______________________________________________________________________.
5. She was just as good as they had thought. (UP)
She definitely ________________________________________________________________.
6. Tony didn’t feel like dancing that night. (MOOD)
Tony _______________________________________________________________________.
7. You’re going to enjoy tonight! (TREAT)
You’re _____________________________________________________________________!
8. Why do you think you are allowed to criticize me like that? (gives)
What do you think ___________________________________________________________?