choose the best one(A,B,C or D)to complete the sentences or replace the underlined word. 1)I wish he.....................

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Linh

9 tháng 3 2020 lúc 14:34

ĐỀ LUYỆN VÀO 10 I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. nursery B. work C. excursion D. certificate 2. A. application B. apply C. applicant D. applicator II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. economy B. economics C. technologically D. institution 4....

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ĐỀ LUYỆN VÀO 10

I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. nursery B. work C. excursion D. certificate
2. A. application B. apply C. applicant D. applicator
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. economy B. economics C. technologically D. institution
4. A. university B. international C. agricultural D. philosophy
III.Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
5. The _______ ingredient in every meal of Vietnamese people is fish sauce.
A. particular B. natural C. active D. essential
6. Vegetables, especially leafy green ones, are _______ sources of calcium.
A. rich B. attractive C. numerable D. a lot
7. Each member of the family has a small bowl and _______ which allow him or her to take food
from the table throughout the meal.
A. pots B. chopsticks C. knives D. pans
8. On the Cao Lau noodles in Hoi An were some meat _______ mixed with fried noodles served
with vegetables and bean sprouts.
A. slices B. shares C parts D. cuts
9. One special feature of cuisine in Southern Vietnam is short cooking time which aims to
_______ the freshness of food.
A. protect B. keep C. save D. store«
10. Drinking enough water is a vital part _______ it keeps your body functioning properly.
A. but B. although C. because D. or
11. If I could speak Spanish, I _______ next year studying in Mexico.
A. will spend B. had spent C. would have spent D. would spend
12. Kate, with _______ I studied in the middle school, is now a student in Canada.
A. that B. who C. whose D. whom
13. Not every student is aware of _______ of the English language.
A. importance B. an importance C. its importance D. the importance
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
14. After she had bought himself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle.
A B C D
15. After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book.

A B C D

16. Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice because those clothes that a
A B C
person likes are rarely the one that fit him or her.

D

V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following
exchanges.
17. A: “Why don’t we make a cake for Mom on Mother’s Day?”

B: “___________”
A. Sure, let’s plan on it. B. Thanks, I’d love to.
C. To make her happy. D. Great! I’d like some flowers.
18. A: “What gifts should I bring to a dinner party in Vietnam?”
B: “___________”
A. I don’t care. B. You should arrive on time.
C. Dress casually. D. Just some fruits or cakes.
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. The government took big steps to prevent gender inequality.
A. increase B. avoid C. promote D. cause
20. Those people who have enough courage and will are likely to be successful.
A. energy B. motivation C. bravery D. desire
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. Then the strangest thing happens – Will and Marcus strike up an unusual friendship.
A. cover up B. give up C. make up D. remain
22. He’ll give Joe a red rose and a lovey-dovey poem he wrote.
A. lovesick B. romantic C. tragic D. wild
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions.
The Southeast Asian Games owes its origins to the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games or
SEAP which was first (23)__________ in Thailand in 1959. At the first time only six countries (24)
__________ in the games. Laung Sukhumnaipradit, the then Vice-President of the Thailand
Olympic Committee. Proposed that a regional sports (25)__________ would help promote
cooperation, understanding and relations among countries in the Southeast Asian region.
At the 8th SEAP Games in 1975, the SEAP Federation considered the inclusion of Indonesia
and the Philippines. The two countries were formally (26)__________ in 1977, the same year
when SEAP Federation changed its (27)__________ to Southeast Asian Games Federation
(SEAGF), and the games were known as the Southeast Asian Games. Brunei was admitted at
the 10th SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, and East Timor at the 22nd SEA Games in Hanoi,
Vietnam.
23. A. happened B. held C. taken D. made
24. A. participated B. met C. presented D. hosted
25. A. even B. event C. show D. perform
26. A. attended B. consisted C. admitted D. committed
27. A. slogan B. title C. organize D. name
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
You can do a few things to make homework less stressful. First, be sure you understand the
assignment. Write it down in your notebook or day planner if you need to, and don’t be afraid
to ask questions about what is expected. It is much easier to take a minute to ask the teacher
during or after class than to struggle to remember later that night! If you want, you can also
ask how long the particular homework assignment should take to complete so you can plan
your time.
Second, use any extra time you have in school to work on your homework. Many schools
have libraries that are specifically designed to allow students to study or get homework done.
The more work you can get done in school, the less you will have to do that night.
Third, pace yourself. If you don’t finish your homework during school, think about how
much you have left and what else is going on that day, and then plan your time. Most middle
students should have between 1 and 3 hours of homework a night. If it is a heavy homework
day, you will need to devote more time to homework.

No one is expected to understand everything, and maybe you need some help. The first
place to turn for help is your teacher. But what if you don’t feel comfortable with your teacher?
If you are in a big enough school, there may be other teachers who teach the same subject.
Speak to other teachers directly and you may be in luck. Sometimes it just helps to have
someone explain something in a different way. Moreover, you might also be able to get some
help from another student. If there is someone you like who is a good student, think about
asking that person if you can study together.
28. The most important thing that you should do when you get your assignment may be
________.
A. to know when you hand it in
B. to understand it and its requirements
C. to know how long it takes to complete it
D. to remember it in order to plan the time
29. If you have any free time left at school, you should ________.
A. use it to do your homework in the library
B. spend time with your friends
C. use it to understand the assignment
D. use it to make your day planner
30. When students need some help, they should ________.
A. never ask other teachers for help
B. always turn to their own teachers for help
C. ask any good students at the subject in your school
D. go to their teachers or other teachers teaching the same subject
31. The main idea of the first three paragraphs is ________.
A. to get help when you need it
B. to do homework immediately

C. to create a homework plan
D. to ask your teachers for more explanation

32. According to the passage, all of the following are correct EXCEPT that ________.
A. it takes a student more than three hours a night if there is much homework
B. it is good to have the explanation in a different way
C. you only do your homework at home between 1 and 3 hours a night
D. it is very useful to take a minute to ask the teacher during or after class
X. Rewrite the sentences using the provided word and keep meaning as that of the root one.
33. We invited a pop star onto the talkshow, but he didn’t turn up.
 The pop star ...................................................................................................................................
34. Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
 Despite .............................................................................................................................................
35. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
 No sooner ........................................................................................................................................
36. You feel tired now because you didn’t sleep very well last night.
 Had .....................................................................................................................................................
XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word in brackets.
37. “Why don’t you ask her yourself?” I said to Tom. (SUGGESTED)
 ..............................................................................................................................................................
38. How long is it since you last saw Mary? (WHEN)
 ..............................................................................................................................................................
39. The fight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours. (TOOK)
 ..............................................................................................................................................................
40. She asked, “How many Japanese students are there in your class, Tom?” (THERE WERE)

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Lớp 9 Tiếng anh TEST 1

Dang Van An

12 tháng 7 2018 lúc 21:24

Giup minh vs nha!! One day in 1963, a dolphin named Elvar and a famous astronomer, Carl Sagan, were playing a little game. The astronomer was visiting an institute which was looking into the way dolphins communicate with each other. He was standing at the edge of one of tanks where several of these highly intelligent, friendly creatures were kept. Elvar had just swum up alongside him and had turned on his back. He wanted Sagan to scratch his stomach again, as the astronomer had done twice befor...

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One day in 1963, a dolphin named Elvar and a famous astronomer, Carl Sagan, were playing a little game. The astronomer was visiting an institute which was looking into the way dolphins communicate with each other. He was standing at the edge of one of tanks where several of these highly intelligent, friendly creatures were kept. Elvar had just swum up alongside him and had turned on his back. He wanted Sagan to scratch his stomach again, as the astronomer had done twice before. But this time Elvar was too deep in the water for Sagan to reach him. Elvar looked up at Sagan, waiting. Then, after a minute or so, the dolphin leapt up through the water into the air and made a sound just like the words "More!"

The astonished astronomer went to the director of the institute and told him about the incident.

"Oh, yes. That´s one of the words he knows," the director said, showing no surprise at all.

Dolphins have bigger brains in proportion to their body size than humans have, and it has been known for a long time that they can make a number of sounds. What is more, these sounds seem to have different functions, such as warning each other of danger. Sound travels much faster and further in water than it does in air. That is why the parts of the brain that deal with sound are much better developed in dolphins than in humans. But can it be said that dolphins have a "language", in the real sense of the word? Scientist don´t agree on this.

1/ The dolphin leapt into the air because

A. Sagan was too near the water

B. it was part of the game they were playing.

C. he wanted Sagan to scratch him again

D. Sagan wanted to communicate with him

2/ "Dolphins" brains are particularly well developed to

A. help them to travle fast in water

B. arrange sounds in different structures

C. respond to different kinds of sound

D. communicate with humans through sound

Read the text on the tight about the invention of semaphore. Five sentences have been removed. Choose from sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (l-4).There is one extra sentence which you do not need. There is an example at the beginning (0).

A Using ropes, these could be moved to form 49 different shapes that could be recognized easily.

B The main problem was that it could not be used during the night or on foggy days.

C These messages could be sent very quickly.

D The new republic faced enemies on all sides in the form of the forces of Britain, Austria, Holland, Prussia and Spain.

E In August 1794, it carried its first message, the news of Napoleon's victory at Le Quenoy.

F A system was built between London and the south coast, and other countries followed.

War has been called 'the mother of invention', and this was certainly true in the French Revolutionary wars in 1792. 1 | D | What the Revolutionary Government urgently needed was a reliable system of communication.

Claude Chappe, who was a priest and an engineer, had developed a telegraph system, but had not been able to test it fully. However, his brother Ignace was a member of the government, and arranged for Claude's system to be tested. It turned out to be a great success and started a new form of high-speed communication.

The two brothers had a series of towers built 5 to 10 km apart. At the top of each tower was a tall wooden mast, and they attached one horizontal and two vertical wooden beams to this mast. Claude called this system 'semaphore', which comes from the Greek meaning 'bearing a sign'. 2 ( )

Operators in each tower watched neighbouring towers through a telescope and then passed the message on to the next one in the line. The first line stretched from Paris to Lille, a distance of 2.40 km. 3 ( ). At an average speed of three signals a minute, it was carried in 20 minutes, more than 90 times faster than messengers on horseback.

Once the value of Chappe's system was understood, it soon became the standard method of communication in Europe. 4 ( ). By the time the electric telegraph was developed, France had more than 550 semaphore towers stretching 4,800km.

Unfortunately, Chappe's system had some disadvantages. 5 ( ) The towers were also expensive to maintain and the cost of staff was high. In the end, Chappe was depressed by these criticisms of his inventions and by claims from other engineers that they had invented semaphore, and he committed suicide in 1805.

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Lớp 9 Tiếng anh TEST 1

Nguyễn Hoàng Băng Nhi

10 tháng 5 2019 lúc 15:54

Activity 1 Change these sentences into passive voice 1 the floowd happened early this morning in QB province and now the government is sending aid to the flood victims. 2 the earthquake struck the city and destroyed completely thousands of buildings and houses 3 our government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake 4 when the typhoon happened, they had moved most of people there to safe area 5 the storm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with his friends Acti...

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Activity 1 Change these sentences into passive voice
1 the floowd happened early this morning in QB province and now the government is sending aid to the flood victims.
2 the earthquake struck the city and destroyed completely thousands of buildings and houses
3 our government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake
4 when the typhoon happened, they had moved most of people there to safe area
5 the storm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with his friends
Activity2 turn these sentences into direct speech from reported speech
1 my friends wanted to know if he would stay there with me some more days
2 I wondered if they were going to build a new school in that area the following year
3 they wanted to discover what made the new land different from other
4 people wondered why the security of the earth would be threatened

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Lớp 9 Tiếng anh TEST 1

Trần Gia Huy

1 tháng 4 2020 lúc 12:05

Choose an option that needs correcting. (CHỌN MỘT LỖI SAI A,B,C OR D CẦN ĐƯỢC SƯA) 1.Nam is going to be invite to the birthday party by Hoa. A: GOING B: BE C: INVITE D: BY 2.A new school will be built very soon? A: NEW B: WILL C: BE D: BUILT 3.These doors should locked before 9 p.m A: THESE B: SHOULD C: LOCKED D: BEFORE II Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. I...

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Choose an option that needs correcting. (CHỌN MỘT LỖI SAI A,B,C OR D CẦN ĐƯỢC SƯA)

1.Nam is going to be invite to the birthday party by Hoa.

A: GOING B: BE C: INVITE D: BY

2.A new school will be built very soon?

A: NEW B: WILL C: BE D: BUILT

3.These doors should locked before 9 p.m

A: THESE B: SHOULD C: LOCKED D: BEFORE

II

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. I’m in the hospital! I’ve broken my leg! But don’t worry. I’ll be all right. I’ve been here since last Sunday. I had an accident at a football match. I tried to kick the ball but I kicked the goal post! The pain was quite bad, so Dad brought me to the hospital the same day. I had a small operation three days ago. The nurses and doctors have been so nice, but the food’s disgusting. I prefer Mum’s cooking! goal post (n) cột gôn operation (n) ca phẫu thuật

QUESTIONS Where is the writer?

(4 Điểm) a.He’s going on a vacation. b. He’s at home. c. He’s in the hospital. d. He’s at school.

20.Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. I’m in the hospital! I’ve broken my leg! But don’t worry. I’ll be all right. I’ve been here since last Sunday. I had an accident at a football match. I tried to kick the ball but I kicked the goal post! The pain was quite bad, so Dad brought me to the hospital the same day. I had a small operation three days ago. The nurses and doctors have been so nice, but the food’s disgusting. I prefer Mum’s cooking! goal post (n) cột gôn operation (n) ca phẫu thuật

QUESTIONS What has happened to him?

(4 Điểm) a.He has had a cold. b. He has broken his leg.. c. He has had an accident. d. b & c are correct III.VIẾT LẠI CÂU SAU, DẠNG TÍNH TỪ THEO SAU BỞI MỘT " TO INFINITIVE" VÀ " A NOUN CLAUSE" 1.I was delighted to get the best results in the final exams. I was delighted that........................................................................ 2.I am very sad that I cannot join the school football team. I am very sad not...................................................................... 3.His students lost the game, so Mr.tan was very disappointed. Mr.Tan was very disappointed that..............................................................

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Lớp 9 Tiếng anh TEST 1

Nam Cung Nhật Phương

14 tháng 6 2019 lúc 15:19

Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence. 1. Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the.......of making Dong Ho paintings. A. manufacture B. activity C. craft D. production 2. There was no....in continuing for him the race was over. A. value B. worth C. point D. profit 3. .....a large number of the country’s crafts villages are suffering from a shortage of human resources and difficulties in building brand recognition, many international organ...

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Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.

1. Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the.......of making Dong Ho paintings.

A. manufacture B. activity C. craft D. production 2. There was no....in continuing for him the race was over. A. value B. worth C. point D. profit 3. .....a large number of the country’s crafts villages are suffering from a shortage of human resources and difficulties in building brand recognition, many international organizations have had projects to help them. .A. Even B. Although C. However D. But 4. Vietnamese traditional.....is done with a simple hammer and chisel .A. sculptured feature B. sculptor C. sculpture pieces D. sculpture 5. This cloth.....very thin. A. feels B. touches C. holds D. handles 6. It was only.......he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school. A. until B. when C. since D. then 7. .......a majority of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises do not have in-house designers or specialized design staff, they have to hire freelance designers. A. While B. Since C. Due to D. Despite the fact 8. Now, at the age of over 80, the artisan is leaving the craft to his descendants with the desire to.....this ancient craft. A. change B. consider C. preserve D. reserve 9. For that artisans, making the paintings is a career......it supports the life of many generations of the family .A. because of B. although C. so that D. because 10. The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu,.....in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple. A. to cast B. to be vast C. cast D. casting 11. Her business must be going rather well, by.....the car she drives .A. deducing B. deciding C. inferring D. judging 12. I’m afraid this vase is anything but antique - In fact, it’s...... .A. pointless B. worthless C. meaningless D. hopeless 13. He couldn’t .......his father that he was telling the truth. A.admit B.confide C,trust D,convince

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Lớp 9 Tiếng anh TEST 1

mira Nguyen

3 tháng 4 2020 lúc 11:51

1. If people solve the problem of smoke from vehicles and factories, the air _____ pure and fresh. A. is B. was C. will be D. would be 2. If you post false information on the Internet, you _____fined. A. gets B. got C. would get D. will get 3. I believe that if all the people...

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1. If people solve the problem of smoke from vehicles and factories, the air _____ pure and fresh. A. is B. was C. will be D. would be 2. If you post false information on the Internet, you _____fined. A. gets B. got C. would get D. will get 3. I believe that if all the people _____ the government’s instructions, we ____COVID-19 from spreading. A. don’t follow/ will prevent B. followed/ will prevent C. follow/ would prevent D. follow/ will prevent 4. Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people _____ the same language? A. spoke B. speak C. had spoken D. will speak 5. If our schools are still closed because of the pandemic, we _____to study online. A. wouldn’t B. would try C. tried D. will try 6. If I ____you, I ____many subjects online instead of playing video games. A. was/ will study B. am/ will study C. were/ would study D. am/ would study 7. If people need more paper, more trees _____. A. will cut down B. cut down C. will be cut down D. are cutting down 8. My English is not good. If I ___ English well, I ___ able to get a good job in a foreign company. A. speak/ can be B. spoke / were C. speak/ were D. spoke/ would be 9. If everybody _____to the fight against COVID-19, we will win soon. A. contribute B. contributes C. are contributing D. is contributed 10. If people protect the forest, a lot of trees _____. A. will be preserved B. will preserve C. preserve D. would preserve 11. If you were me, what _____? A. you would do B. will you do C. do you do D. would you do 12. People don’t trust him because he tells lies. A. If he tells lies, people won’t trust him. B. If he didn’t tell lies, people would trust him. C. If he doesn’t tell lies, people will trust him. D. If he told lies, people wouldn’t trust him. 13. The government limits travel and close contact among people, so we can prevent COVID-19 from spreading. A. If the government didn’t limit travel and close contact among people, we couldn’t prevent COVID-19 from spreading. B. If the government doesn’t limit travel and close contact among people, we can prevent COVID-19 from spreading. C.If the government doesn’t limit travel and close contact among people, we could prevent COVID-19 from spreading. D. If the government limited travel and close contact among people, we couldn’t prevent COVID-19 from spreading. 14. Wear a face mask when you are with many people, or you will be at risk. A. If you wear a face mask when you are with many people, you will be at risk. B. If you don’t wear a face mask when you are with many people, you will be at risk. C. If you didn’t wear a face mask when you are with many people, you would be at risk. D. If you don’t wear a face mask when you are with many people, you would be at risk. 18. We/ should/ maintain/ personal space/ avoid/ crowds/ if/ we/ want/ be/ safe/ now. A. We should be maintained personal space and avoid crowds if we want to be safe now. B. We should maintain personal space and avoid crowds if we want to be safe now. C. We should maintain personal space and avoid crowds if we wanted to be safe now. D. We should maintain personal space to avoid crowds if we want be safe now. 19. Her English/ not/ be/ rusty/ she/ used/ more often. A. Her English wouldn’t be rusty if she uses it more often. B. Her English wouldn’t be rusty if she has used it more often. C. Her English wouldn’t be rusty if she is using it more often. D. Her English wouldn’t be rusty if she used it more often. 20. If people/ solve/ problem/ smoke from vehicles, the air/ be pure and fresh. A. If people solved the problem of smoke from vehicles, the air is pure and fresh. B. If people solve the problem of smoke from vehicles, the air was pure and fresh. C. If people solve the problem of smoke from vehicles, the air will be pure and fresh. D. If people solve the problem of smoke from vehicles, the air would be pure and fresh.

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Lớp 9 Tiếng anh TEST 1

Võ Hoàng Oanh

20 tháng 2 2020 lúc 12:20

Giúp em với ạ :(( THE MODERN OLYMPICS In 1896, the modern Olympics began. Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France was the father of the modern Olympics. He (1)..................... that international games would be a good way to create peace and good feelings (2)..................... people from different countries. Because the early Olympics had begun in Greece, King George I of Greece was invited to (3)..................... the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. More than 50,000 people attended....

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Giúp em với ạ :(( THE MODERN OLYMPICS In 1896, the modern Olympics began. Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France was the father of the modern Olympics. He (1)..................... that international games would be a good way to create peace and good feelings (2)..................... people from different countries. Because the early Olympics had begun in Greece, King George I of Greece was invited to (3)..................... the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. More than 50,000 people attended. The modern Olympic Games were (4)..................... from the early Olympics in a (5)..................... of important ways. First of all, there was no (6)..................... any connection with religion. Second, the Games were not limited to Greeks. They were international, and one of the main goals was to promote world peace and (7)..................... among people from different countries. England, France, Germany, Denmark, Hungary, Switzerland, and the United States sent teams to the 1896 Olympics. After that, athletes continued to (8)..................... in games every four years except for three times during time of war: The First World War (9)..................... the Olympic meeting of 1916, and the Second World War stopped the 1940 and 1944 meetings. Sometimes individual countries have chosen (10)..................... to send their athletes to the Olympics. In this way, they make a political statement of some sort to the world. 1. A. found out 2. A. between 3. A. open 4. A. various 5. A. great B. believed B. both B. host B. similar B. figure B. almost C. recognized C. all C. hold C. different C. deal C. longer C. considering C. beat C. made C. no D. told D. among D. organize D. varied D. number D. any D. sympathizing D. compete D. permitted D. neither 6. A. more 7. A. understanding B. realizing 8. A. fight 9. A. stopped 10. A. none B. struggle B. prevented B. not

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Lớp 9 Tiếng anh TEST 1

Đặng Huỳnh Trâm

4 tháng 3 2018 lúc 20:01

Giúp mình nhé The perception of today’s youngsters as media-savvy cynics could hardly be further from the truth. Instead, this generation of keen consumers may turn witty advertising into an endangered species. Julia Day reports The youth of today are cynical, media-savvy, seen it all, done it all, wouldn’t-be-seen-dead-in-the-T-shirt types who appreciate only the most achingly trendy adverts, TV shows and magazines, right? Wrong: that was so last generation....

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The perception of today’s youngsters as media-savvy cynics could hardly be further from the truth. Instead, this
generation of keen consumers may turn witty advertising into an endangered species. Julia Day reports

The youth of today are cynical, media-savvy, seen it all, done it all, wouldn’t-be-seen-dead-in-the-T-shirt types
who appreciate only the most achingly trendy adverts, TV shows and magazines, right? Wrong: that was so last generation.

Today’s youngsters don’t “get” clever ads, are not in the least suspicious of commercials ercials, don’t know the difference between newspapers’ political stances, or TV channels, and they don’t mind admitting it. In short, they are not half as media, marketing and advertising literate as we might have thought, according to new research
commissioned by five media groups – Guardian Newspapers, Channel 4, Carlton Screen Advertising, media buying
agency OMD, and Emap Advertising.

As a result media companies and advertisers are going back to basics to arouse the interest of 15- to 24-year-olds with instant impact messages, plain product pictures, bigger posters, annoying jingles, celebrity endorsements and repetitive ads. Today’s youth are a far cry from today’s thirtysomethings who grew up as commercially-naive kids weaned on the cold war, no national commercial radio, three national TV stations, grant-funded higher education, sponsorship-free Glastonbury festivals and regular strikes and student protests.

Now a lifetime of MTV, the internet, dawn-till-dusk advertising and PlayStation gaming has created a generation
so used to being bombarded with fast-turnover information, they filter it instantly without paying much attention to its meaning. This is a generation of “thoroughbred consumers” says Stuart Armon, managing director of 2cv: research, the company that conducted the so-called Roar research into the media habits of the nation’s youth. “Previous generations were suspicious of advertising, they might have liked ads, but they wouldn’t necessarily buy the product. But this generation has been consuming since they were born. They don’t see any reason to be suspicious,” says Armon.

One young panellist in the focus group research embodied this attitude: “If the advert is good, you think their
product will be good because the more they can spend on advertising, the more money they are obviously getting for
their product.” Armon says the trend has become more pronounced over the seven years that the continuous tracking
study has been running, but has reached a peak in the latest round of interviews with 600 youngsters.

“Advertising is accepted and expected. Young people don’t see anything wrong in being sold to and think that if a product is in a TV ad, it must be good. It’s a myth that they are interested in clever ads – they are not willing to decipher complicated mmessages, they want simple ones.” Many panellists dramatically illustrated this point by revealing they thought Budweiser’s “Real American Heroes” ad, ironically celebrating “Mr foot-long hot dog inventor”, was an ad for hot dogs rather than beer, even though the ad might not be aimed at them.

However, many loved Heineken’s ironic ad featuring Paul Daniels singing Close to You, purely because it made
them laugh. “They are looking for an instant message. If it’s not there, they don’t take any notice. And they literally,
and naively, believe celebrities in ads really use the products they are advertising,” says Armon. A girl panellist from Birmingham commented: “In some of the Nike ads they’ve got all these well-known footballers. You think, ‘Oh my God, they’ve got everybody famous there.’ You think it must be good if they want it.”

The youngsters only read newspapers for the celebrity gossip and sport, rather than news, and couldn’t distinguish between papers’ political stances. They also failed to distinguish between TV channels – they access TV through programmes, not channels, for example watching Sky because The Simpsons is on, not because it’s Sky.

The results of the research deeply worry Sid McGrath, planner at the ad agency that made the infamous “You’ve
been Tango’ed” ads, HHCL and Partners. But they do not surprise him. “My worry is that the youth of today are not
being called upon to flex their intellectual muscles enough,” he says.

“There is instant gratification everywhere – in food it’s Pot Noodles or vending machines, even their pop icons are one-dimensional figures delivered on a plate. Young people are living vicariously through other people’s lives and are not asking for much at the moment. A lot of stimulation is ‘lean back’ – it doesn’t require as much involvement as it used to.”

He says advertising is changing as a result: “Lots of the most popular ads at the moment are happy, clappy, fun.
Easy to digest. They’ve got notice or inclination to decode ads.” One reason behind the shift, McGrath believes, is that young people want relief from the traumas of real life: “Advertising is becoming the opium of the masses rather
than the educator.”

16. Research shows that, compared with the previous generation, young people today are _____.
A. less perceptive B. more sensitive C. more worldly-wise D. better informed
17. In paragraph 3, the word ‘stances’ is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. attitudes B. situations C. functions D. places

18. According to new research by five media groups, today’s youngsters are _____.
A. able to understand the language of advertising
B. unable to ‘read’ the messages in the many forms of advertising
C. bright enough to do some research before buying something
D. a bit wary of adverts
19. Advertisements aimed at the present young generation _____.
A. are using a variety of new techniques B. are technologically sophisticated
C. are making use of old techniques D. are becoming more subtle
20. It can be inferred that celebrity endorsements are advertisements _____.
A. that show viewers how to become famous
B. that famous people like watching
C. where famous people say they use and like certain products
D. where viewers are invited to take part in a phone-in progra e
21. Young people seem to believe that costly advertising _____.
A. makes no difference to the popularity of the product B. is the mark of a good quality product
C. means the product is probably overpriced D. does not inspire customer confidence
22. According to Stuart Armon, youngsters today pay more attention to an advert _____.
A. if its message is i ediately obvious B. if it is on their favorite TV channel
C. if it gives them something to think about D. if it has a witty element
23. Sid McGrath is concerned that young people these days _____.
A. are encouraged to eat too much B. are given too many choices
C. are not required to drink D. do not get enough exercise
24. The author uses the phrase ‘living vicariously’ in the penultimate paragraph to mean that young people _____.
A. want to become more sophisticated than other people
B. do not imitate people around the
C. do not rely on their own feeling or senses to understand the world around the
D. want to be independent of other people
25. According to McGrath, many advertisements today are adapting to satisfy youngsters’ desire to _____.
A. understand their problems B. see the funny side of their problems
C. forget their problems D. find solutions to their problems

BÀI 2:

There was nothing unusual about Wellington Street, or so I thought as I was growing up. The cobbled street, one
of four identical streets next to each other, was calm, apart from the occasional sound of raised voices from the pub on the corner. Everybody said hello to each other, although rarely much more than that. It was the kind of street that in the past had covered the whole of the north-west of England, affordable housing for the workers, the kind of street that used to be the heart of a community. Now it was a relic, unchanged while the modern world went on around it.

The first time I got a sense that my childhood world was not going to remain the same forever was when a letter
arrived from the local council saying that a meeting was being held locally to discuss the development of the area. I
remember wondering why areas had to be developed and I asked my father. He said that people just liked changing
things for the sake of it but my mum interrupted him and explained that the houses needed modernizing. Even then I
could see this as another move in their ongoing argument about money and location. Mum, with her keen sense of
social position and always very aware of what the neighbours thought, wanted to move into a better house, which Dad took to mean a more expensive house.

The evening of the meeting came around and my dad and I went along. It had already started when we got there
and one of the councilors was trying to explain the plans, although the general reaction from the audience was far from positive. I don’t remember the details, but I remember some shouting, until finally one of our neighbours stood up and said that he wasn’t giving his permission for any of it. I remember the councilor saying then, ‘We don’t need permission. We’re telling you, not asking you.’

The mood when we got home was tense. Although she tried to hide it, I think Mum was secretly quite pleased.

Dad sat and frowned at the TV for a while, before Mum brought him a cup of tea. I was surprised when it was he who broke the silence after a minute or two and said, ‘There are one or two nice places up around Ladybride.’ Mum said nothing. She just sipped her tea and looked at me and smiled.

46. The writer describes the street as a place where _____.
A. people felt they were part of a co unity B. people resisted the fast pace of motion life
C. everyone quietly got on with their own life D. everyone could afford their own house
47. Streets of this kind had been built in the past because they were _____.
A. comfortable B. long-lasting C. traditional D. cheap
48. What did the writer NOT understand when the letter arrived?
A. why things had to change B. why his parents were arguing
C. who had organised the meeting D. where they were going to live next
49. Why didn’t the writer’s father want to move house?
A. He knew why the area had to be developed.
B. He didn’t understand why they wanted to change things.
C. He didn’t want to live in a modern house.
D. It would cost them more.
50. Why did the mother’s mother want to move house?
A. She liked to impress other people. B. She didn’t like the neighbours.
C. She knew it would annoy the writer’s father. D. She thought the local council would help.
51. During the meeting, most people were _____.
A. shocked by what they learned B. unhappy about the proposals
C. sympathetic to the councilor D. confused by the explanation
52. Why was the writer surprised by what his father said?
A. He knew that his father was watching television.
B. He thought that it would upset his mother.
C. He knew that what his father said was wrong.
D. He thought his mother would have made the suggestion.
53. According to the passage, who would make a final decision on the development of the area?
A. People in the area B. The councilors C. Home owners D. The writer’s father
54. What would be the most suitable title for this extract?
A. An unhappy childhood B. A difficult marriage C. The wrong decision D. Changing times
55. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. people at the meeting supported the plan to develop the area
B. everybody in the area wanted to modernize their house
C. the writer said that he didn’t give permission for the development
D. the writer’s father finally agreed to move the house

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Giải giúp mình với ! PART I: (3.0 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter you choose. 1. Your plan was completely _______. It didn’t work at all. A. used B. useful C. useless D. usefully 2. Claire wanted to make tea, _______ she heated some water. A. so B. but C. although D. so tha...

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PART I: (3.0 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter you choose.

1. Your plan was completely _______. It didn’t work at all.

A. used B. useful C. useless D. usefully

2. Claire wanted to make tea, _______ she heated some water.

A. so B. but C. although D. so that

3. A man from our village, ________ children I teach, was on T.V. last night.

A. who B. whom C. where D. whose

4. I am responsible for the preparation,________?

A. aren’t I B. am I C. am not I D. don’t I

5. _____ I use your car?- Of course. Here’s the key.

A. May B. Must C. Need D. Should

6. “Would you like a glass of green tea?”

A. No, let’s not. B. No, I don’t. C. No, thanks. D. No, I wouldn’t.

7. Peter behaved so badly at the party. I wish I _______ him.

A. do not invite B. did not invite C. had not invited D. would not invite

8. That car runs at _______ speed of 180 miles _______ hour.

A. the / an B. a / the C. a / a D. the / a

9. We need _______ money to send our son to Oxford University.

A. a large sum of B. a few of C. many D. lot of

10. Mary was the_______________ of the three sisters.

A. clever B. clever as C. cleverer D. cleverest

11. I didn’t have an umbrella, so I got wet.

A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet.

B. If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet.

C. I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.

D. Had I had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.

12. The president refused to make any judgement ______ the situation.

A. on B. with C. about D. to

13. I am fed ______ hanging around here with nothing to do.

A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by

14. The test is taking place ______ a week’s time.

A. in B. at C. for D. on

15. You can borrow this car if you promise to look ______ it carefully.

A. into B. at C. after D. up

PART II: (2.0 pts) Fill each gap in the passage with one suitable word from the box. Write your answers in the space provided under this passage.

barely created destroyed drop every

widespread factors natural pests from

Famine is a prolong food shortage that causes (1)________ hunger and death. Throughout history, famine has truck at least one area of the world (2) ________ few years. Most of the developing nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America have (3)________ enough food for their people. Millions in these countries go hungry. When food production or imports (4) ________ for any reason, famine may strike and thousands or millions of people may die.

Many famines have more than one cause. For example, the great Bengal famine of 1943 in Eastern India was caused by both (5)________ and historical events. World War II (6)________ a general food shortage and let to the cutoff of rice imports from Burma, which had been occupied by the Japanese. Then a cyclone (7)________ much farmland. Famine struck, and more than one and a half million persons died.

Nearly all famines result (8)________ crop failures. The chief causes of crop failure include drought, too much rainfall and flooding, and plant diseases and (9) ________. Many other (10) ________ may also help create a famine.

Your answers:

1 _______________________ 6 _______________________

2 _______________________ 7 _______________________

3 _______________________ 8 _______________________

4 _______________________ 9 _______________________

5 _______________________ 10 _______________________

PART III: (2.5 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed verb in the numbered spaces provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.

I woke up while the flight attendant (0. serve ) breakfast. I (1.come) home after a long time abroad. I had been away for over twenty years. I wondered whether things (2.change) much. The plane landed and the bus (3. take) us to the terminal building. After I (4. collect) my luggage, I walked out of the baggage hall. I had a big surprise. Almost half my family (5. be) there to meet me. It was wonderful.

“You (6. not recognize) the old town,” my sister told me. “Almost everything (7. change) since you last saw it. The old town hall (8. destroy) by a fire about five years ago. They (9.build) a new one at the moment. They (10. build) it for the past three years in fact, but they haven’t finished it yet.

0. was serving

1/_____________

2/_____________

3/_____________

4/_____________

5/_____________

6/_____________

7/_____________

8/_____________

9/_____________

10/_____________

PART IV : (1.0 pt): Identify the words or phrases ( A, B, C, or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Circle the letter you choose.

1. When a patient’s blood pressure is much higher than it should be, a doctor usually

A B C

insists that he will not smoke.

D

2. First raise your hand, and then, you should repeat after me.

A B C D

3. It is believed that pollute is one of the main causes of species extinction.

A B C D

4. People should organize different activities to protect these rarely animals.

A B C D

5. The important thing is to believe that the problems can be solve and not to give up

A B C D

PART V: (1.0 pt) Read the following passage and circle the answers A, B, C or D which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage.

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classroom.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use email to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all!

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students

a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”

1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _____.

A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet

C. work at home D. connect them to libraries

2. Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks?

A. They don’t really talk.

B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers.

D. None of the above reasons is correct.

3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.

B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything.

4. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _____.

A. attend lectures on information technology

B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world

D. have free laptops

PART VI: (2.0 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided below.

1. We were very pleased with the ( WARM) of his welcome.

2. I feel like a (STRANGE) in this city.

3. It’s my (RESPONSIBLE) to postpone the meeting.

4. (POLITE) is an important factor in communication.

5. A pharmacist’s job requires him or her to work (CARE) and quickly.

6. Tom was accused of stealing some (CONFIDENCE) documents.

7. Scientists consider it (BELIEVE) that gods create volcanic eruption.

8. Tom spoke ( BREATH) because he was so excited.

Your answers:

1 _______________________ 5 _______________________

2 _______________________ 6 _______________________

3 _______________________ 7 _______________________

4 _______________________ 8 _______________________

PART VII: (2.0 pts) Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word, A, B, C, or D to fill in each gap.

Can you imagine what Thomas Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be invented and built before electric lamps could really _____(1)______ by all; machines to _____(2)______ the electricity each home ; things ____(3)_____ it certain that the electricity in the wires did not ____(4)_____ fires; things to send electricity ____(5)_____ the right places.

Everything that was ____(6)_____ had to be thought of and ____(7)____ by Edison and the men who worked with him. There was no place where they could buy the things they ____(8)____ . Edison made 360 inventions or ___(9)_____ in order to send electric power to ____(10)____ it was wanted.

1. A. use B. used C. be used D. be using

2. A. measure B. test C. obtain D. take

3. A. make B. to make C. making D. to be made

4. A. like B. put C. start D. begin

5. A. to B. by C. at D. in

6. A. obtained B. accepted C. tried D. needed

7. A. building B. built C. was building D. build

8. A. need B. are needing C. were needing D. needed

9. A. less B. least C. much D. more

10. A. whoever B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever

SECTION II: WRITING (6.5 pts)

PART I: (2.5 pts) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. We like to lie on the beach all day.

® We enjoy __________________________________________________

2. My mother never allows me to go out alone at night.

® My mother never lets_________________________________________

3. If you don’t start working hard now, you won’t be able to pass the final test.

® Unless_____________________________________________________

4. I was sick with the flu, I still had to study for the test.

à Although___________________________________________________

5. The tea is too hot for me to drink.

® It is such___________________________________________________

6. You forgot to switch on the washing machine, didn’t you?

® You didn’t__________________________________________________

7. Anne could not go to university because of her financial difficulties.

® Because Anne_______________________________________________

8. The doctor suggested we should walk every day for extra exercise.

® The doctor recommended us____________________________________

9. The book was interesting to most children.

® Most children_______________________________________________

10. “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.

® The journalist asked__________________________________________

PART II: (4.0 pts) In about 150-180 words, write a composition on this topic.

“The important of reading books”

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