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AC9.1. Practice Test 16

Tiếng anh 9 (Trường THCS Archimedes Academy)

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PROGRESS TEST 16

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. exist B. example C. exhibition D. exam
2. A. concentrate B. confine [Link] D. conceal
3. A. astronaut B. launch [Link] D. autumn

II. Choose the word whose primary stress is placed differently from that of the others.
4. A. continent B. contraction C. continue D. consumer
5. A. laminate B. nominate C. indicate D. barricade

III. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the
corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet.
6. _________by the company that produces the product, it is logical that the report spoke in favour of it.
A. To have written B. To be written C. Having been written D. Writing
7. On the battle field __________.
A. lay the tanks B. the tanks lay C. lied the tanks D. did the tanks lie
8. It is our unquenchable thirst for knowledge and our curiosity for the unknown that have led us to
_________breakthroughs that have altered the course of history.
A. taking B. making C. having D. producing
9. There is a great deal of pressure in the newspaper industry, editors might work a 12-hour day with no __________.
A. come-down B. letdown C. let-up D. crackdown
10. Her maths improved by leaps and ________and she got 90% in her final exam.
A. jumps B. walks C. races D. bounds
11. The thieves struck in the _____ of night when everybody was asleep.
A. dark B. middle C. quiet D. dead
12. The praise of his boss and his colleagues was _____ to his ears.
A. song B. music C. harmony D. melody
13. I'm afraid that argument really doesn't hold _______.
A. water B. sense C. firm D. meaning
14. What do you _______ as the main issues affecting the situation?
A. perceive B. receive C. conceive D. deceive
15. Maria and Jean had a _______ romance — they met and married within two months.
A. hurricane B. whirlwind C. cyclone D. typhoon

IV. For the questions 16 – 18, mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
16. Thanks to the invention of the microscope, biologists can now gain insights into the nature of the human cell.
A. deep understanding B. in-depth studies C. spectacular sightings D. far-sighted views
17. Pensioners have been done out of life savings by bogus insurance salesman.
A. robbed of money B. cheated and thus lost money
C. given some extra money D. asked to donate some money

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18. You will be in a very difficult situation now that he's let the cat out of the bag.
A. concealed the truth B. let the animal go C. revealed the truth D. told a lie

V. For the questions 19 – 20, mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. Mr. Gomm is the person who calls the shots in this company.
A. is of senior rank B. is very strict C. has a low position D. is easy-going
20. Ignore his comments it's not really that bad, he's simply making a mountain out of a molehill.
A. exercising B. mitigating C. exaggerating D. entertaining

VI. For the questions 21 – 28, read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits
the space.
When people enjoy whatever they are doing, they report some characteristic feelings that distinguish the (21.
PLEASURE) ___________________ moment from the rest of life. The same types of feelings are reported in the
context of playing chess, climbing mountains, playing with babies, reading a book or writing a poem. They are the
same for young and old, male and female, American or Japanese, rich or poor. In other words, the nature of enjoyment
seems to be universal. We call this state of (22. CONSCIOUS) ___________________ a flow experience, because
many people report that when what they are doing is (23. SPECIAL) ____________________ enjoyable, it feels like
being carried away by a current, like being in a flow.
At present, (24. LAMENT) ____________________few students would recognize the idea that learning can
be like that. But if educators invested a fraction of the energy on (25. STIMULUS) ____________________the
students’ enjoyment of learning that they now spend in trying to transmit information, we could achieve much better
results. Once students’ motivation is engaged, once they can be (26. POWER) ____________________ to take
control of their own learning and provided with clear (27. FEED) ____________________on their efforts, then they
are on their way to a lifetime of self-propelled (28. ACQUIRE) ____________________of knowledge.

VII. Fill in the gap with a suitable preposition or particle.

29. Personally, I would put no faith ___________ him- he is the most unreliable person I know.
30. They ran _____________economic problems about halfway through the season.
31. The board of directors have tried to put the case ____________his removal from the team.
32. Norwich was 3-1 down with only 2 minutes to go, and there was little they could do to come ____________.
33. The entire team have put __________a good performance.
34. They had a four-day holiday, then began work ___________earnest.
35. I’m busy! I can’t do anything you want ____________ the drop of a hat.

VIII. For questions 36 – 40, complete each of the following sentences with one of the phrasal verbs givien in
the box. Each phrasal verb is used only once. Make any necessary changes.
go ahead wear off phase out bring on bowl over

36. Many nervous breakdowns are _________________by stress.

37. The company was finally given permission to _________________with production of the new drug.
38. Out-of-date computers will be _________________in schools to allow updated models to be introduced.
39. The sight of his bride in her wedding dress just ____________Tom ____________.
40. I hate having injections at the dentist’s. They always take ages __________________ afterwards.

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IX. For questions 41-50, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. Write A, B, C or D in
the corresponding numbered box on the answer sheet.
One of the hazards that electronic media like the television, radio or computers (41)__________ these days is
the (42) __________in book reading.
The concern (43)__________mainly to the younger generations who are strongly (44)__________by the glamour
of the silver screen and, consequently, don’t recognize the importance of acquiring first-hand information from books.
To encourage reading for pleasure and to propagate a while array of publications like encyclopedias, reference
books, manuals or fiction, radical soulutions should be applied. Firstly, more (45)________ought to be put on the
educational (46)________. Youngsters should be made to feel comfortable while reading either for information or self-
satisfaction in public places like airports, buses or on the beach. Secondly, libraries must be subsidized m ore
accurately in order to provide the potential reader with (47)_________choice of publications and to become more
publically active so as to put books at people’s (48)_______rather than keep them under lock and key. Fund collecting
actions organized by libraries might also raise the public awareness of the advantages of becoming (49)_________in
a good book.
Finally, the mass media themselves might contribute substantially by recomending of purchase or valuable best-
sellers and inspiring their viewers to enrich their knowlegde and erudition, and thus help them to (50)________ the
habit of spontaneous everyday reading.
41. A. denote B. play C. arise D. pose
42. A. rarity B. decline C. shortage D. deficiency
43. A. indicates B. affects C. applies D. embodies
44. A. exposed B. tempted C. submitted D. involved
45. A. relevance B. persistence C. emphasis D. focus
46. A. factor B. point C. matter D. ground
47. A. prolific B. ample C. lavish D. lush
48. A. availibility B. usage C. disposal D. benefit
49. A. occupied B. inhaled C. incorporated D. engrossed
50. A. grow B. evolve C. proceed D. develop

X. For questions 51-60, read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Being aware of one’s own emotions – recognizing and acknowledging feelings as they happen – is at the very
heart of Emotional Intelligence. And this awareness encompasses not only moods but also thoughts about those
moods. People who are able to monitor their feelings as they arise are less likely to be ruled by them and are thus
better able to manage their emotions.
Managing emotions does not mean suppressing them; nor does it mean giving free rein to every feeling.
Psychologist Daniel Goleman, one of several authors who have popularized the notion of Emotional Intelligence,
insisted that the goal is balance and that every feeling has value and significance. As Goleman said, “A life without
passion would be a dull wasteland of neutrality, cut off and isolated from the richness of life itself.” Thus, we manage
our emotions by expressing them in an appropriate manner. Emotions can also be managed by engaging in activities
that cheer us up, soothe our hurts, or reassure us when we feel anxious.
Clearly, awareness and management of emotions are not independent. For instance, you might think that
individuals who seem to experience their feelings more intensely than others would be less able to manage them.
However, a critical component of awareness of emotions is the ability to assign meaning to them – to know why we
are experiencing a particular feeling or mood. Psychologists have found that, among individuals who experience
intense emotions, individual differences in the ability to assign meaning to those feelings predict differences in the
ability to manage them. In other words, if two individuals are intensely angry, the one who is better able to understand
why he or she is angry will also be better able to manage the anger.

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Self-motivation refers to strong emotional self-control, which enables a person to get moving and pursue
worthy goals, persist at tasks even when frustrated, and resist the temptation to act on impulse. Resisting impulsive
behavior is, according to Goleman, “the root of all emotional self-control.”
Of all the attributes of Emotional Intelligence, the ability to postpone immediate gratification and to persist in
working toward some greater future gain is most closely related to success – whether one is trying to build a business,
get a college degree, or even stay on a diet. One researcher examined whether this trait can predict a child’s success
in school. The study showed that 4-year-old children who can delay instant gratification in order to advance toward
some future goal will be “far superior as students” when they graduate from high school than will 4-year-olds who are
not able to resist the impulse to satisfy their immediate wishes.
51. Which of the following can we infer from paragraph 1?
A. If people pay attention to their feelings, they will not be able to manage them.
B. If people pay attention to their feelings, they can control their emotions better.
C. People who can manage their emotions will be controlled by them.
D. Some people can understand their feelings better than others.
52. The word “soothe” in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by ______.
A. worsen B. reduce C. weaken D. relieve
53. According to paragraphs 1 to 3, people should be aware of their emotions so that they can ______.
A. stop feeling angry B. manage their emotions appropriately
C. experience feelings more intensively D. explain their emotions to others
54. From paragraph 2, we can see that Daniel Goleman ______.
A. wrote about Emotional Intelligence
B. studied how people manage their emotions
C. trained people to increase their Emotional Intelligence
D. treated patients who had emotional problems
55. All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 2 about our emotions EXCEPT ______.
A. we can manage our emotions B. we should ignore some feelings
C. every feeling is important D. emotions are part of a satisfying life
56. The word “critical” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. indecisive B. inessential C. dynamic D. important
57. The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. intense emotions B. psychologists C. individuals D. individual differences
58. In paragraph 3, the author explains the concept of awareness and management of emotions by ______.
A. giving an example of why people get angry
B. describing how people learn to control their emotions
C. comparing how two people might respond to an intense emotion
D. explaining why some people are not aware of their emotions
59. The word “pursue” in paragraph 4 mostly means ______.
A. be involved in something B. improve or develop something
C. try to achieve something D. find out about something
60. According to paragraph 5, children might be more successful in school if they can resist impulses because they
can ______.
A. have more friends at school B. easily understand new information
C. focus on their work and not get distracted D. be more popular with their teachers

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XI. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow.
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?
The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence

The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand
poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilizations.
This search often known by the acronym SETI [search for extraterrestrial intelligence], is a difficult one. Although
groups around the world have been searching intermittently for three decades, it is only now that we have reached
the level of technology where we can make a determined attempt to search all nearby stars for any sign of life.
A
The primary reason for the search is basic curiosity - the same curiosity about the natural world that drives all pure
science. We want to know whether we are alone in the Universe. We want to know whether life evolves naturally if
given the right conditions, or whether there is something very special about the Earth to have fostered the variety of
life forms that we see around us on the planet. The simple detection of a radio signal will be sufficient to answer this
most basic of all questions. In this sense, SETI is another cog in the machinery of pure science which is continually
pushing out the horizon of our knowledge. However, there are other reasons for being interested in whether life exists
elsewhere. For example, we have had civilization on Earth for perhaps only a few thousand years, and the threats of
nuclear war and pollution over the last few decades have told us that our survival may be tenuous. Will we last another
two thousand years or will we wipe ourselves out? Since the lifetime of a planet like ours is several billion years, we
can expect that if other civilizations do survive in our galaxy, their ages will range from zero to several billion years.
Thus any other civilization that we hear from is likely to be far older on average than ourselves. The mere existence
of such a civilization will tell of that long term survival is possible, and gives us some cause for optimism. It is even
possible that the older civilization may pass on the benefits of their experience in dealing with threats to survival such
as nuclear war and global pollution, and other threats that we haven't yet discovered.
B
In discussing whether we are alone, most SETI scientists adopt two ground rules. First, UFOs [Unidentified Flying
objects] are generally ignored since most scientists don’t consider the evidence for them to be strong enough to bear
serious consideration (although it is also important to keep an open mind in case any really convincing evidence
emerges in the future). Second, we make a very conservative assumption that we are looking for a life form that is
pretty well like us, since if it differs radically from us, we may well not recognize it as a life form, quite apart from
whatever we are able to communicate with it. In other words, the life form we are looking for may well have two green
heads and seven fingers, but it will nevertheless resemble us in that it should communicate with its fellows. Be
interested in the Universe, live on a planet orbiting a star like our Sun, and perhaps most restrictively have chemistry,
like us, based on carbon and water.
C
Even when we make these assumptions. our understanding of other life forms is still severely limited. We do not even
know, for example, how many stars have planets, and we certainly do not know how likely it is that life will arise
naturally, given the right conditions. However, when we look at the 100 billion stars in our galaxy [the Milky Way], and
100 billion galaxies. In the observable Universe, it seems inconceivable that at least one of these planets does not
have a life form on it; in fact, the best educated guess we can make using the little that we do know about the conditions
for carbon-based life, leads us to estimate that perhaps one in 100,000 stars might have a life-bearing planet orbiting
it. That means that our nearest neighbours are perhaps 1000 light years away, which is almost next door in
astronomical terms.

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D
An alien civilization could choose many different ways of sending information across the galaxy, but many of these
either require too much energy, or else are severely attenuated while traversing the vast distances across the galaxy.
lt turns out that, for a given amount of transmitted power: radio waves in the frequency range 1000 to 3000 MHz travel
the greatest distance, and so all searches to date have concentrated on looking for radio waves in this frequency
range. So far there have been a number of searches by various groups around the world, including Australian
searches using the radio telescope at Parkes, New South Wales. Until now there have not been any detections from
the few hundred stars which have been searched. The scale of the searches has been increased dramatically since
1992, when the US Congress voted NASA $10 million per year for ten years to conduct a thorough search for extra-
terrestrial life. Much of the money in this project is being spent on developing the special hardware needed to search
many frequencies et once. The project has two parts. One part is a targeted search using the world's largest radio
telescopes. The American-operated telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and the French telescope in Nancy in France.
This part of the project is searching the nearest 1000 likely stars with high sensibility for signals in the frequency range
1000 to 3000 MHz. The other part of the project is an undirected search which is monitoring all of space with a
lower using the smaller antennas of NASA`s Deep Space Network.
E
There is considerable debate over how we should react if we detect a signal from an alien civilization. Everybody
agrees that we should not reply immediately. Quite apart from the impracticality of sending a reply over such large
distances at short notice, it raises a host of ethical questions that would have to be addressed by the global community
before any reply could be sent. Would the human race face the culture shock if faced with a superior and much older
civilization? Luckily, there is no urgency about this. The stars being searched are hundreds of light years away, so it
takes hundreds of years for their signal to reach us, and a further few hundred years for our reply to reach them. lt's
not important, then, if there`s a delay of a few years, or decades, while the human race debates the question of
whether to reply and perhaps carefully drafts a reply.

Questions 61- 65
Reading Passage has five paragraphs, A-E. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-E from the headings below.
List of Headings
i. Seeking the transmission of radio signals from planets
ii. Appropriate responses to signals from other civilizations
iii. Vast distances to Earth’s closest neighbors
iv. Assumptions underlying the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence
v. Reasons for the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence
vi. Knowledge of extra-terrestrial life forms
vii. Likelihood of lite on other planets
61. Paragraph A _______
62. Paragraph B _______
63. Paragraph C _______
64. Paragraph D _______
65. Paragraph E _______

Questions 66 – 70
Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage? Write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this more than once.

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66. Alien civilizations may be able to help the human race to overcome serious problems
67. The Americans and Australians have cc-operated on joint research projects.
68. So far SETI scientists have picked up radio signals from several stars.
69. The NASA project attracted criticism from some members of Congress.
70. If a signal from outer space is received, it will be important to respond promptly.

XII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given.
71. Romantic films often lead people to assume that their relationships will be a success. RAISE
Romantic films often ______________________________ their relationships.
72. According to the papers, money had been the cause of the Taylors' marital problems. RUN
The newspapers reported that ______________________________ over money.
73. These days people regard that kind of behaviour as normal. COME
That kind of behaviour ______________________________ as normal.
74. Brian was just about to accept a job in a local bank when he was invited to an interview in the USA. POINT
Brian ______________________________ a job in a local bank when he was invited to an interview in the USA.
75. My boss said I should do some work on my French so I could take part in meetings. BRUSH
My boss encouraged ________________________________________ so I could take part in meetings.
76. It would be impossible for us to redecorate the house because we don’t have enough money. QUESTION
Redecorating the house is ___________________________________ because we don’t have enough money.
77. Could you have a quick look at my essay before I give it in? CAST
Could you ___________________________ before I hand it in?
78. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill. SOONER
No ____________________________________________________________________________
79. She herself admits to being rather selfish. ADMISSION
_______________________________________________________________________________
80. When the assembly line was introduced, five hundred workers were dismissed. ADVENT
_______________________________________________________________________________

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