Bài tập luyện thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

TEST 1: Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL
Village life
In 1997, tired of the noise and (1) ........................ of the city, best-selling	POLLUTE
author Will Smith and his family moved out to Chersey, a
picturesque village in the Suffolk countryside, with 53
(2) ....................... and one shop. Three years later they sold their 	INHABIT
(3) ........................ 16th century cottage and moved back to London,	BEAUTY
where they now live in a smart new (4) ....................... on the outskirts	NEIGHBOUR
of the city. So what happened? “Chersey seemed an idyllic place 
to live,” explains Will, “a quiet, (5) ...................... old village in extremely	PEACE
(6) .................... surroundings. However, we soon became aware of	PLEASE
the (7) ........................ of village life. With so little to do in Chersey, and 	ADVANTAGE
because the buses were so (8) ......................, our teenage children 	FREQUENT
became (9) .......................... on us to take them everywhere in the car.	DEPEND
As for our own social life, the neighbors were rather cold and
(10) ....................., so we felt very isolated and lonely. It was not	FRIEND
the rural idyll we had expected.”
TEST 2:Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL.
A new hobby
I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) ......................, so I	INTEREST
thought I’d see if there was a club or (2) ........................... in my area. I looked	ASSOCIATE
everywhere but, (3) ............................, the nearest club was 80 kilometers	FORTUNE
away. So, without any (4) .............................., I decided to form my own club.	KNOW
It was very hard in the beginning – I didn’t have any (5) ........................... and I	EQUIP
had to convince a few people that it was an (6) ........................... way to keep	ENJOY
fit. I organised a small (7) ............................., which was a lot of fun, and things	COMPETE
started to grow from there. Now we’ve got a full – time (8) ......................... and	TRAIN
our (9) ........................... come from all over the country. One of our members	OPPOSE
was even a bronze (10) .............................. in the national championship!	MEDAL
TEST 3: Complete the passage below by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets:
	The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the (1)(refuse) ................................ of the inhabitants of No. 13 to have any form of communication with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise (2)(pollute) ...................................... Every evening, the (3)(think) .................................. neighbors used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (4)(neighbor) .........................................was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what (5)(act) ....................................... to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any (6)(suggest) ........................................... as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was (7)(make) ....................................... to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them (8)(polite) ........................................ to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be (9)(success) ......................................, as the inhabitants of No. 13 refused to talk to them. So on the (10)(advise) ................................... of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court
TEST 4: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
Kids watch more TV
	A study into children's television (0) viewing habits reveals	VIEW
that children whose parents have a high level of (1) _________________	EDUCATE
tend to watch less television than children from less educated
family(2) ________________ . The report also suggests that a high rate of	BACK
TV watching among children in poorer (3) _________________ areas	SUBURB
and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre,
is often due to (4) _________________ and a lack of other kinds of	POOR
(5) _________________ in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports	ENTERTAIN
(6) ________________ offer children in urban centre a wider range	ACTIVE
of pastimes, which leads to far (7) ______________ hours being spent	FEW
in front of the box. (8) ______________, comedies and adventure films	COMMERCE
are children's (9) _______________ programmes, while twenty per cent	FAVOUR
of children said they preferred (10) _______________ films and thrillers.	VIOLENCE
TEST 5: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. 
The holiday of a lifetime
If you want a truly(1) .................................. (MEMORY) holiday , book with us now! We 
can offer you a (2) .................................. 	(person service that no other company can. Our expert staff will provide you with useful (3) .................................. 	(inform) about all of the (4) ................................. (history)buildings and areas that you can visit. On some excursions, for a small (5) ................................ (add) change, we can even provide you with your own individual guide. A trip with us will give you an insight into the (6) ............................... (cultural) of the region. We try to make sure that nothing is (7) .........................(miss)in order to make your trip a (8) ................................ (marvel) one that you will talk about for ages. We have 
something to offer both those (9) .................................. (look) for a peaceful time taking it easy, and more (10) ................................. (energy) people looking for the adventure of a lifetime. 
TEST 6: Use the words in capital to form a word that fits in the spaces 1–8 in the text. 
 	(0) Original Olympic Games began in Ancient Greece in	ORIGIN 
BC 776 in Olympia. The Games were very popular and were held 
(1) ................................. every four years until AD 393 when they were 	REGULAR 
stopped by the Roman Emperor. The modern games were started 
again in Athens in 1896.
 The Games have become the World’s most important international 
athletics (2) ...................... , in which the best athletes spend years training 	COMPETE
in (3) ..................................... for this great event. Sports range from 	PREPARE
basketball to horse riding. Perhaps the most (4) ....................... track and CHALLENGE
field event is the decathlon. Athletes take part in ten different running, 
jumping and throwing events.
 Almost every nation sends a team to the Olympic Games and 
one of the ideas is that the Games encourage (5) ............................... 	FRIEND
between countries. (6) ............................. sports lovers travel thousands of 	DEDICATE
miles to watch the Games and most (7) ........................... athletes want the 	AMBITION
chance of winning an Olympic medal. Such an (8) .............................. can 	ACHIEVE
make them known throughout the world. 
TEST 7 :Read the passage below and use the correct form of the words given. 
One of the major (1. ENVIRONMENT) .concerns in today’s world is the growing list of (2. DANGER). plants, animals and birds. The (3. BIG) ..threat of all to wildlife is, of course, man, who must take action now to prevent the (4. APPEAR) of these species. Whales, tigers and elephants all (5. REQUIRING) greater protection as hunters threaten to drive them to extinction. (6. SIMILAR), more effective measures are suggested to stop (7. GLOBE).. warming, which has led to the (8. LOSE). of important natural habitats. Fish too, are increasingly at risk from high level of river and sea (9. POLLUTE), caused by oil spills and toxic effluent. Stricter government controls will help in the fight to save our wildlife and a greater public (10. AWARE) of the issues should be involved. 
TEST 8: Provide the correct form of the words given (10p):
The environment - our responsibility
 These days it is (0). impossible..... to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being (1) ............. and the future looks bad . What can each of us do ?
 We can not clean up our (2) .............. rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the 
(3) .............. of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem while (4)............... search for answers, and laws are passed in nature’s (5) .................... .
 It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (6) .................., but some steps are easy to take : cut down the amount of (7).............. ...you do, or use as little plastics as possible . 
It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces (8)................ bills . We must all make a personal (9)................ to work for the future of our planet if we want to (10)............... a better world for our grand - children . 
0. possible
1. threat
2. pollution
3. appear
4. science
5. defend
6. complete
7. drive
8. house
9. decide 
10. sure
TEST 9: Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL. (0) has been done as an example. 
 Let me make a suggestion to help you deal with difficult situations. If, 
for example, you are taking part in a sports (0) ....competition....., meeting
COMPETE
someone important, or giving a ...(1) ................................... in front of a large 
 PERFORM
audience, you will probably be quiet, ..(2) .............................., and worry that
 NERVE
you will not be as ..(3) ................................ as you would like to be.
 SUCCEED
 What you need to do is to prepare yourself thoroughly by running through the
whole activity over and over again in your mind, (4)............................. going 
 CARE
through every detail. For example, a famous pianist, (5)............................. for 
 PRISON
seven years for (6)................................ reasons, could still play magnificently 
 POLITICS
on his release. When he was asked how he managed to play so well, his 
(7) ...................................... was that he had practiced every day in his mind.
EXPLAIN
TEST 10: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space at the same line. Number 0 has been done as an example.
According to experts, doing puzzles keeps our brain fit and (0) ____________. As well as gaining (1) _______________ from finding the correct answer to a difficult problem, we give our brain a good (2) _______________ in the process. To help us do this, all sorts of handheld “brain games” are now available in the shops, and the most (3)_______________ games have sold in their millions.
What’s more, people (4) _______________ that the more they play the games, the easier it is to find a (5) _______________ to the problems posed. They find this as proof that there has been an (6) _______________ in the power of their brain. Unfortunately, however, this may be a false (7)_______________.
Some (8) _______________ argue that the brain gets better at any task the more often it is repeated. In other words, the improvement in the (9) ______________ of the brain is something that happens naturally.
So, although these games are obviously fun to play, it remains (10) ___________ whether they are actually helping to boost brainpower or not.
HEALTHà healthy
SATISFYà ______
WORKà ________
SUCCESSà _____
COVERà ______
SOLVEà ________
IMPROVEà _____
IMPRESSà _____
SCIENCEà _____
PERFORMà ____
CERTAINà _______
TEST 11: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
 SCHOOL REPORT
 Margaret started English Literature this term, and I am
afraid that her (1) _________________to the subject has not been	INTRODUCE
entirely (2) _____________ . She has not shown much enthusiasm, 	SUCCESS
and does not always pay (3) ________________ in class. Her assignments	ATTEND
are often (4) _________________, because she is so untidy, and	READ
because of her (5) ________________to check her work thoroughly.	FAIL
She failed to do any (6) _______________before the end of term test, 	REVISE
 and had poor results. She seems to have the (7) _________________	 MISTAKE
idea that she can succeed without studying. She has also had many
(8)______________________ and has frequently arrived late for	ABSENT
class. This has resulted in several (9) ______________. Although	PUNISH
Margaret is a (10) _______________student in some respects, she	GIFT
has not had a satisfactory term.
TEST 12: Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the spaces. There is an example at the beginning.
Example: 0. amusement
The days when people would go to a zoo simply for (0. AMUSE) _______ are long ago. Today, when we place greater (1. IMPORT) _______ on the survival of animals in the wild, zoos have duty to inform the public and improve our (2. KNOW) _______ of the environment and the problems faced (3. WORLD) _______ by large numbers of animals. Today's zoos also play a role in the (4. PROTECT) _______ of threatened species, breeding animals for release in the wild. Many zoos also fund (5. SCIENCE) _______ research into animals and their behavior. The way animals are treated in zoos has changed, too. Many intelligent animals suffer from (6. BORE) _______ in captivity and their keepers now try to improve the (7. PSYCHOLOGY) _______ state of the animals in their care. They do this by, for example, providing the animals with a (8. VARY) _______ of different food or by changing the animals' (9. DAY) _______ routine. Although some critics of zoos remain (10. CONVINCE) _______ , there can be no doubt that animals in zoos today enjoy a more comfortable existence than in the past.
TEST 13: The word in capital letters at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill in the blank in this way. 
 Some recent research into (01) ______________ (CONVERSE) between men and women has produced results which will surprise few women. Men are always interrupting women when they talk. One (02) _____________ (RESEARCH) feels that men regard female talk as a kind of conversational (03) ______________ (HOUSE). They expect women to play a (04) ______________ (SUPPORT) role. So a man interrupts in a display of dominance or control. Men also have a much more (05) ______________ (PLEASANT) listening style. Whereas a woman uses gestures or say: "mm", a man will say such thing as "right" or "okay" thus settle the stage for an (06) ______________ (INTERRUPT). Conversation of this kind, then, hardly has (07) ______________ (MEAN) communication. Male talk is often (08) _____________ (ARGUE) while women are more tentative, asking more questions and tending to build up their replies on what the other person had said. The research would indicate that women are better (09) ______________ (LISTEN) than men. Yet, listening secretly to conversation between groups of women, one has the (10) ______________ (IMPRESS) of several simultaneous monologues into which no man would be able to get a chance to speak.
TEST 14: Fill in the gap with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
Apart from television, the cinema is the most popular form of
(0) entertainment for most people because it is still relatively	ENTERTAIN
(1) ....................................... Hollywood is, of course, the capital of the	EXPENSE
(2) ...................................... cinema industry. Hollywood movies make up	NATION
(3) ...................................... 75% of all the films we watch at our local 	ROUGH
cinemas. Although we may find it difficult to remember the names 	of	
(4) ................................. and French film stars, Hollywood stars, such as	ITALY
Sylvester Stallone and Meryl Streep are (5) ...................................... names	HOUSE
all around the world. Moreover, only Hollywood seems to make certain
kind of films (6)...................................... .	SUCCESS
(7) ............................ are one example but we can also include westerns	MUSIC
although for a time "spaghetti westerns" were quite (8) ............................	 FASHION
with cinema goers. But cowboys and Indians are really a Hollywood
(9) ...................................... and they are still going strong after all these	 SPECIAL
years. Such films, however, have not remained (10) .............................	TOUCH
by time and changes in attitudes. The cowboys are no longer always the goodies 
TEST 15: Complete the following paragraph by filling in each numbered gap with an appropriate form of the word in block capitals (1 p ) :
 The clothes we wear can be a form of communication. Clothes, like a  (1) language, give out a message. This can be very simple, for example, when we wear clothing for keeping warm, or perhaps to attend a  (2) ceremony, announce our (3) views or just look sexy, it isn’t always this simple, however . (4), as with speech, our reasons for making any statement have a .. (5) to be double or multiple. The man who buys an expensive coat may simultaneously want it to offer ..(6) from bad weather, and magically surround him with the qualities of an (7) film star.  (8), people rarely succeed in satisfying both these requirements at once. Even (9) both these could actually be made by one single coat, this (10) item of clothing may not be available, and if it is, we may not be able to afford it.
 1. SPEAK
2. GRADUATE
3. POLITICS
4. FORTUNE
5. TEND
6. PROTECT
7. NATION
8. NATURE
9. SUPPOSE
10. IDEA
TEST 16:Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. The first one has been done for you :(0)
WHERE TO EAT
It’s hard to find a place to eat which satisfies the whole family. (0) Perfection is not an easy thing to find when it comes to restaurants. I remember my parents taking me as a child to the most (1)...................................... restaurant they could find. They didn’t think it was worth spending a lot of money on someone who had no table manners! 
Today the choice of restaurants is so great, however, that total 
(2) ............................ is rare. It’s difficult to explain exactly what I’m looking for in a restaurant. It’s certainly not (3) ...................................... surroundings, although I must admit that I’m usually (4) ................................ to go into a place which looks dirty or dingy. In these days of fast food, it takes a lot of (5) ...................................... to persuade my own children that a bowl of salad is every bit as tasty as a burger and chips! Some parents I know (6) ....................................... taking their children to fast food restaurants, but I’ve always made an effort to go and see just what’s available in those places. I can’t honestly say that some of the experiences were so good that they were (7) ...................................... , but at least I feel I have given the fast food chains a try. I would like to be able to say that we go out to dinner once a week. (8) ....................................... , this is not the case. We either seem to be too busy, or decide that it’s more (9) ............................ to have a family meal at home, which is probably for the best! But one thing is certain, I am still as (10) .................................. about food as I ever was, and intend to remain so!
PERFECT
EXPENSE
DISAPPOINT
LUXURY
WILLING
DETERMINE
LIKE