I. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it...

Unit 1 : A visit from a pen pal

HoàngIsChill

23 tháng 7 2021 lúc 16:12

I. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Of all the natural wonders of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls. Located on the Niagara River along the border between the United States and Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists of two falls, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The former is on the US side of the border, in the state of New York, while the latter is on the Canadian side. About 85% of the water in Niagara River flows over the Horseshoe Falls, which is the more impressive of the two falls.

About 10 million people visit the falls each year, most during the summer tourist season. Sightseers can ride steamers up close to the boiling water of the falls, or view them from parks on both sides of the river. Niagara Falls has long been a popular honeymoon destination for newlyweds.

26. Which of the following is entirely on the US side of the border with Canada?

a. Niagara River b. American Falls c. Niagara Falls d. Horseshoe Falls

27. It can be inferred from the passage that Horseshoe Falls _____.

a. is the larger of the two falls

b. is the less impressive fall

c. has 15% of the Niagara River flowing over its edge

d. is in the state of New York

28. According to the passage, people prefer to visit Niagara Falls in the _____.

a. spring b. summer c. fall d. winter

29. Which of the following is not true?

a. According to the passage, Niagara Falls is the most spectacular wonder of the world.

b. Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River.

c. The American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls compose the Niagara Falls.

d. American Falls is the less impressive of the two falls.

30. In the author judgement, _____.

a. Niagara Falls is most beautiful during the summer tourist season.

b. Niagara Falls is a very popular tourist attraction, especially with honeymooners.

c. American Falls is more beautiful than Horseshoe Falls.

d. The waters of the two falls is very hot.

Lớp 9 Tiếng anh Unit 1 : A visit from a pen pal

Khinh Yên

23 tháng 7 2021 lúc 16:14

26. Which of the following is entirely on the US side of the border with Canada?

a. Niagara River b. American Falls c. Niagara Falls d. Horseshoe Falls

27. It can be inferred from the passage that Horseshoe Falls _____.

a. is the larger of the two falls

b. is the less impressive fall

c. has 15% of the Niagara River flowing over its edge

d. is in the state of New York

28. According to the passage, people prefer to visit Niagara Falls in the _____.

a. spring b. summer c. fall d. winter

29. Which of the following is not true?

a. According to the passage, Niagara Falls is the most spectacular wonder of the world.

b. Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River.

c. The American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls compose the Niagara Falls.

d. American Falls is the less impressive of the two falls.

30. In the author judgement, _____.

a. Niagara Falls is most beautiful during the summer tourist season.

b. Niagara Falls is a very popular tourist attraction, especially with honeymooners.

c. American Falls is more beautiful than Horseshoe Falls.

d. The waters of the two falls is very hot.

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c. the fact that Siegel built the first casino d. a famous gangster

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c. might be a quiz show d. should be prohibited

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30. Which of the following is not true?

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I. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

According to the census of 1800, the United States of America contained 5,308,483 persons. In the same year the British Islands contained upwards of fifteen million; the French Republic, more than twenty-seven million. Nearly one-fifth of American people were black slaves; the true political population consisted of four and a half million free whites, or less than one million able-bodied males, on whose shoulders fell the burden of a continent. Even after two centuries of struggle the land still untamed; forests covered every portion, except here and there a strip of cultivated soil; the minerals lay undisturbed in their rocky beds, and more than two-thirds of the people clung to the seaboard within fifty miles of tidewater, where alone the wants of civilized life could be supplied.

26. In the United States of America in 1800 _____.

a. one out of every twenty-five Americans was a black slave

b. one out of every four Americans was a black slave

c. two out of every three Americans were black slaves

d. one out of every five Americans was a black slave

27. What is the true political population in America in 1800?

a. About four-fifths of the population. b. About one-fifth of the population.

c. 5,308,483. d. Less than one million

28. Which of the following is not true?

a. About one-fifth of American people were black slaves in 1800.

b. Two-thirds of the American people live on the seaboard.

c. In 1800, the land was still untamed.

d. In 1800, strips of cultivated land were everywhere.

29. In the context of the paragraph, the word “untamed” means _____.

a. calm b. dangerous c. uncultivable d. bad

30. How long had the struggle to tame the American continent been going on in 1800?

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c. About fifty years. d. Since 1750.

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I. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.It has been the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered; only a few Sunday papers are publishe...

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Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.

It has been the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered; only a few Sunday papers are published.

To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.

Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.

26. What is the best title for the passage?

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27. How important are traditions in Britain?

a. It is slightly important. b. It is more important than in other countries.

c. It is rather important. d. It is somewhat important.

28. In Great Britain, _____.

a. only a few papers are published

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c. all shops and factories are working at Christmas

d. traditions are preserved

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a. In Great Britain all theatres are closed on Sundays.

b. In Great Britain a postman doesn’t work on Sundays.

c. English families like a house with garden better than a modern flat.

d. In Scotland Christmas is a great national holiday.

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I. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.From a European perspective, the first explores were engaged in the settlement and discovery of the new world. However, the history of the United States is but a recent episode (16) _____ comparison with the history of the North America continent and its (17) _____. Between 54 million and 2 million years ago, the continent evolved into the form we know today. At least 15,000 to 20,000 years ago, nomadic hunters began...

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23. a. so like b. example c. such as d. so as

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Chiang Mai, also sometimes written as “Chiengmai”, is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province. It is about 800 kilometers north of Bangkok, among some of the highest mountains in the country. The city stands on the Ping River, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River. In recent years, Chiang Mai has become an increasingly modern city, although it lacks the cosmopolitan gloss of Bangkok. It has many attractions for the thousands of foreign visitors who come to the city each year. Chiang Mai’s historic strength derived from its important strategic location near a southern branch of the ancient Silk Road, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important center for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery particular silver, and woodcarving.

36. Where is Chiang Mai?

a. in the east of Thailand b. in the south of Thailand

c. in the north of Thailand d. in the centre of Thailand

37. Which of the following sentences is NOT true about Chiang Mai?

a. It is the largest city in Thailand.

b. It is the capital city of Chiang Mai Province.

c. It is nearly one thousand kilometers from the capital of Thailand.

d. It is surrounded by high mountains.

38. Chiang Mai is now _____.

a. an ancient city b. famous for its vehicles

c. a quickly developing city d. near the Silk Road

39. Which jewellery is Chiang Mai most famous for?

a. umbrellas b. silver c. woodcarving d. silks

40. The word “significant” in line 1 means _____.

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