Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Taylor Swift Taylor Swift is one of the …………..­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­(81)­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­successful modern pop artists. She was born­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ……………(82)December 13th, 1989. She started her career as a singer at the age of 14. She is not only a wellknown singer but also a …………………(83) . She sings the songs that she composes. Some of the most famous songs of hers are You belong with me, Love story, Mean, …. With the releasing three albums called Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, she was awarded 102 prizes. It was a very big …………….(84) for such a young girl like her and it was worth her effort. Taylor always ………………….(85) to captivate us with her talents and her music.

81. A. most                            B. more                     C. less               D. many

82. A. at                                B. in                           C. on                D. Both B and C are correct

83.A. writer                           B. compose                C. composer          D. write

84. A. succeed                       B. successful              C. succeeded          D. success

85. A. looks                            B. seems                    C. wants                  D. needs

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

   Water is one of our most (1) ______ natural resources. We need (2) ______ it daily to stay alive. We also use water for cooking, cleaning and, of course, splashing and swimming- and for making skating rings in winter! Water is vital to our economy, too- from (3) ______ food to run factories. We also turn the energy of moving water- like Niagara Fall- into (4) ______ power. Like electricity, we expect to have good, clean water at the turn of the tap. It has to travel to us and after we use it, water (5) ______ and return to its source-usually nearby rivers or lakes. All of this activity takes energy. Saving water means saving energy. The less water you use, the less energy is used to pump, treat, distribute and recover it.

1. A. importance       B. important     `        C. unimportance       D. un important

2. A.drink                  B. drinks                    C. drinking               D. to drink

3. A. grow                  B. grows                     C. growing                 D. to grow

4. A. geothermal       B. electric                  C.hydroelectric      D. solar

5. A. is treating         B. is treated               C.treating                   D. treated

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.

YOGA

Yoga is one of the most ancient forms of exercise, originating in India 5000 years ago. Yoga has taken several years to become recognised world-wide, although recently, much more attention has been (36)______ to it because of the ways in which it can benefit health. Yoga can be practised by anyone, at any age, in any physical condition, depending on physical needs. For example, athletes and dancers can practise it to (37)______ their energy and to improve stamina; executives to give a much needed (38)______ to their overworked minds; children to improve their memory and concentration. It's a good idea to (39)______ with a doctor first if you've suffered from any type of injury. None of the exercises should (40)______ you any pain, but it's best to start slowly at first. The best time to practise is either in the morning or in the evening. Beginners find it easier in the evening when the body is more supple.

Điền vào ô 40

A. make

B. do

C. cause

D. result

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.

YOGA

Yoga is one of the most ancient forms of exercise, originating in India 5000 years ago. Yoga has taken several years to become recognised world-wide, although recently, much more attention has been (36)______ to it because of the ways in which it can benefit health. Yoga can be practised by anyone, at any age, in any physical condition, depending on physical needs. For example, athletes and dancers can practise it to (37)______ their energy and to improve stamina; executives to give a much needed (38)______ to their overworked minds; children to improve their memory and concentration. It's a good idea to (39)______ with a doctor first if you've suffered from any type of injury. None of the exercises should (40)______ you any pain, but it's best to start slowly at first. The best time to practise is either in the morning or in the evening. Beginners find it easier in the evening when the body is more supple.

Điền vào ô 37

A. receive

B. return

C. realize

D. restore

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.

YOGA

Yoga is one of the most ancient forms of exercise, originating in India 5000 years ago. Yoga has taken several years to become recognised world-wide, although recently, much more attention has been (36)______ to it because of the ways in which it can benefit health. Yoga can be practised by anyone, at any age, in any physical condition, depending on physical needs. For example, athletes and dancers can practise it to (37)______ their energy and to improve stamina; executives to give a much needed (38)______ to their overworked minds; children to improve their memory and concentration. It's a good idea to (39)______ with a doctor first if you've suffered from any type of injury. None of the exercises should (40)______ you any pain, but it's best to start slowly at first. The best time to practise is either in the morning or in the evening. Beginners find it easier in the evening when the body is more supple. 

Điền vào ô 36

A. put

B. paid

C. allowed

D. provided

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.

YOGA

Yoga is one of the most ancient forms of exercise, originating in India 5000 years ago. Yoga has taken several years to become recognised world-wide, although recently, much more attention has been (36)______ to it because of the ways in which it can benefit health. Yoga can be practised by anyone, at any age, in any physical condition, depending on physical needs. For example, athletes and dancers can practise it to (37)______ their energy and to improve stamina; executives to give a much needed (38)______ to their overworked minds; children to improve their memory and concentration. It's a good idea to (39)______ with a doctor first if you've suffered from any type of injury. None of the exercises should (40)______ you any pain, but it's best to start slowly at first. The best time to practise is either in the morning or in the evening. Beginners find it easier in the evening when the body is more supple.

Điền vào ô 39

A. see

B. check

C. control

D. call

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option to complete each of the following numbered blanks. The moonThe moon beautiful (0).....at.... night. Sometimes the moon looks big and round aboveus. But often.....(1)....is smaller and thinner, like a banana. A lot of hildren want to go there but they......(2)...... . It isn’t .......(3).....very good place. It’s sometimes very cold .......(4)...... sometimes very hot. There is no grass and there isn’t .......(5)......food. There are no animals and people. 1.A. they B. it C. she D. we 2. A. doesn’t B. aren’t C. can’t D. didn’t 3. A. a B. the C.this D. they 4. A. because B. and C. only D. so 5. A. any B. no C. one D. some