PRACTICE TEST 1 – HSG TỈNH ANH 9 (GIAI ĐOẠN 3)

II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (10 pts)
1. I enjoy swimming, but ______, I avoid crowded pools.
A. on the contrary B. on the face of it C. as a rule D. in a nutshell
2. We saw many beautiful birds ______ in the lake.
A. when we are fishing B. while fishing
C. while fished D. fishing
3. No one can function properly if he or she is ______ adequate sleep.
A. took away B. deprived of C. derived from D. run out
4. Could you describe the ways ______ Mr. Stammer has adapted to living in Vietnam?
A. on which B. in which C. at which D. among which
5. I don't have my own room. I have to ______ the bedroom with my elder brother.
A. divide B. share C. separate D. live
6. ______, sheep were then used for wool.
A. Having first domesticated for milk production
B. Having been first domesticated for milk production
C. Because they have been first domesticated for milk production
D. Although they had first domesticated for milk production
7. The burglar is thought ______ in through the bathroom window last night.
A. to be getting B. to have got C. getting D. to be got
8. Jason asked me ______ me the book the day before.
A. if who gave B. if who has given C. who had given D. that who had given
9. The police eventually found the clue that held the ______ to the whole mystery.
A. resolution B. pointer C. key D. lead
10. Jeff seemed to be ______ of remembering anything I told him.
A. unable B. unwilling C. incapable D. inefficient
11. John: “______”
Mary: “I think it’s interesting because it is a good chance for my physical training.”
A. What type of competition did you participate in?
B. What do you think of this competition?
C. Did you enjoy it?
D. When did you participate in it?
12. Jane really ______ to looking after her younger brother.
A. hated B. objected C. refused D. disliked
13. Jacobson is often referred to ______ at the factory.
A. as the best engineer B. be the best engineer
C. by the president to be the best engineer D. as being the best engineer
14. Steffi Graf is a unique athlete ______ is the only tennis player ever to win a “golden” Grand Slam.
A. she B. in she C. in that she D. that she
15. She won the award for ______ her whole life to looking after the poor.
A. paying B. attracting C. causing D. devoting
16. ______ parrots are native to tropical regions is untrue.
A. That all B. All C. Why all D. Since all
17. I would like to______this old car for a new model but I can't afford it.
A. interchange B. exchange C. replace D. convert
18. His emotional problems ______ from the attitudes he encountered as child, I think.
A stem B flourish C root D sprout
19. Before eating, ______ carefully with soap and clean water.
A. you should wash your hands B. your hands should be washed
C. you need washing your hands D. Your hands need washed
20. ______ the flood has receded, people can move back into their homes.
A. Now that B. Due to C. So D. So that

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III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 pts)
1. It is crucial that English (teach) _______ in a more practical way.
2. Without my parents’ financial support, I (not be) _______ so successful now.
3. My children enjoy (allow) _______ to stay up late when there is something special on television.
4. I didn’t do the test well. I (prepare) _______ it very carefully at home.
5. The cowboy (wound) _______ by an arrow fell of the horse.
6. Nam: "The maintenance people didn't remove the chairs from the ballroom."
Huong: "Don't worry. They (move) _______ them before the dance begins."
7-8. It’s high time the local government (do) _______ something about the sewage system which (not
upgrade) ________ for years.
9. (establish) _______ after the World War II, the United Nations has been actively carrying out its
convention to stop wars and bring peace to nations worldwide.
10. (participate) _______ in this kind of campaign many times before, these volunteers were
experienced in teaching children to read and write.
Your answers:
1. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________
2. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________
3. _____________________________ 8. _____________________________
4. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________
5. _____________________________ 10. ____________________________

IV. Provide the correct forms of the words given in the brackets. (10 pts)
Until (1. compare) ______ recent times, science and technology performed different and
separate functions, the progress of one so often (2. complete) ______ realated to the progress of the
other. (3. History) ______ have established that, since the earliest times, the improvements in our way
of life have resulted from an empirical approach, that is a process of trial and error, by which
equipment from and tools are made to satisfy important needs. It is to this approach that we owe the
evolution of technology. Our modern concept of science, both (4. philosophy) ______ and pragmatic
in approach stems from the seventeenth century, when extensive investigations into the natural laws
governing the behavior of matter were overtaken. It was this (5. revolution) ______ style of thought
which led to a science-based technology. (6. Science) ______ knowledge was not in itself seen as a
replacement for the earlier system of trial and error , but it did help the technical (7. innovate) ______
to see which path of experimentation might be more (8. fruit) ______. With the industrialization of the
nineteenth century, the bond between science and technology has been (9. strong) ______. In our own
time ,the mutual (10. rely) ______ of one discipline upon the other has increased still further

Your answers:
1. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________
2. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________
3. _____________________________ 8. _____________________________
4. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________
5. _____________________________ 10. ____________________________

V. The passage below contains 5 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and correct them in the space
provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example (5 pts)

Line 1 The word processor and calculator are with doubt here to stay, and in many respects
2 of our lives are more richer for them. But teachers and other academics are claiming
3 that we are now starting to feel the first significant wave of their effects on a
4 generation for users. It seems that nobody under the age of 20 can spell nor add up any
5 more. Even several professors at leading universities have commented on the
6 detrimental effect the digital revolution has had at the most intelligent young minds in
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 7 the country. The problem, evidently, lies with the automatically spell-check now
8 widely available on word processing software. Professor John Silver of the Sydney
9 University, Australia, said, “Why should we bother learning how to spell correctly or
10 to learn even if the most basic of mathematical sums, when at the press of a button we
11 have our problem answering for us? The implications are enormous.
0. Line 1 with  without
Your answers: 1. Line ______________________________________________________
2. Line ______________________________________________________
3. Line ______________________________________________________
4. Line ______________________________________________________
5. Line ______________________________________________________
VI. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (5 pts)
I was reading an article last week in which the writer described (1) ______ her children has
changed as they grow up. When they were small she had to (2) ______ up with noisy games in the
house or join in interminable games of football in the garden which wore her out. If the house went
quiet, she wondered what the monsters were getting up to, or what crisis she would have to (3) ______
with next. She dreaded the fact that they might (4) ______after her husband, who admitted having (5)
______an uncontrollable child who (6) ______most of time showing off to his friends by breaking
things or getting into fights. What was worse was that everyone else thought he was (7) ______sweet
child, and he got away with the most terrible things. However, she had experienced an even greater
shocked with her children. They had (8) ______out as chess and playing the piano. They never did
anything (9) ______talking it over first, and coming to a serious decision. She had to face up to the
fact that they made her feel rather childish as they got (10) ______, and that in some ways she
preferred them when they were young and noisy.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

VII. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks. (10 pts)
In addition to the challenge to be excellent, American schools have been facing novel
problems. They must (1) ______ with an influx of immigrant children, many of whom speak little or
no English. They must respond to demands (2) ______ the curriculum reflect the various cultures of all
children. Schools must make sure that students develop (3) ______ skills for the job market, and they
must consider the needs of nontraditional students, such as teenage mothers.
Schools are (4) ______ these problems in ways that reflect the diversity of the US educational
system. They are hiring or training large numbers of teachers of English (5) ______ a second language
and, in some communities, setting up bilingual schools. They are opening (6) ______ the traditional
European-centered curriculum to embrace material from African, Asian, and other cultures.
Schools are also teaching cognitive skills to the (7) _____ 40 percent of American students
who do not go on to higher education. In the (8) _____ of a recent report by the Commission on
Achieving Necessary Skills, “A strong back, the willingness to work, and a high school diploma were
once all that was necessary to (9) _____ a start in America. They are no longer. A well- developed
mind, a continued willingness to learn and the ability to put knowledge to work are the new keys (10)
_____ the future of our young people, the success of our business, and the economic well-being of the
nation.”
1. A. cope B. stay C. fight D. do
2. A. what B. that C. whether D. who
3.3. A. basis B. base C. basics D. basic
4. A. discharging B. distributing C. delivering D. addressing
5. A. as B. from C. with D. like
6. A. for B. into C. up D. on

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7. A. nearly B. mostly C. slightly D. fairly
8. A. directions B. words C. minds D. ways
9. A. get B. take C. make D. bring
10. A. at B. for C. to D. in

VIII. Read these passages and match the each passage to its title. There is TWO titles you
needn’t use. (5 pts)
STEPHEN WILLIAM HAWKING
A - Politics
B - Science vs. philosophy
C - Family
D - Religion
E - Primary and secondary school years
F - Disability outreach
G- Future of humanity
1. ______.
Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 in Oxford, England. His mother was Scottish. Despite their
families' financial constraints, both parents attended the University of Oxford, where Frank
read medicine and Isobel read Philosophy, Politics and Economics. The two met shortly after the
beginning of the Second World War at a medical research institute where Isobel was working as a
secretary and Frank was working as a medical researcher. They lived in Highgate; but, as London
was being bombed in those years, Isobel went to Oxford to give birth in greater safety. Hawking has
two younger sisters, Philippa and Mary, and an adopted brother, Edward.
2. ______.
Hawking began his schooling at the Byron House School in Highgate, London. He later blamed its
"progressive methods" for his failure to learn to read while at the school. In St Albans, the eight-year-
old Hawking attended St Albans High School for Girls for a few months. At that time, younger boys
could attend one of the houses.
Hawking attended Radlett School, an independent school in the village of Radlett in Hertfordshire, for
a year, and from September 1952, St Albans School, an independent school in the city of St Albans in
Hertfordshire. The family placed a high value on education. Hawking's father wanted his son to attend
the well-regarded Westminster School, but the 13-year-old Hawking was ill on the day of the
scholarship examination.
3. ______.
"The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws". In an
interview published in The Guardian, Hawking regarded the concept of heaven as a myth, believing
that there is "no heaven or afterlife" and that such a notion was a "fairy story for people afraid of the
dark".
4. ______.
U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Stephen Hawking in the Blue Room of the White
House before a ceremony presenting him and 15 others with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 12
August 2009.
In 2006 Hawking posed an open question on the Internet: "In a world that is in chaos politically,
socially and environmentally, how can the human race sustain another 100 years?", later clarifying: "I
don’t know the answer. That is why I asked the question, to get people to think about it, and to be
aware of the dangers we now face.”
5. ______.
In March 1968, Hawking marched alongside Tariq Ali and Vanessa Redgrave to protest against
the Vietnam War. He is a longstanding Labour Party supporter. He recorded a tribute for the
2000 Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore, called the 2003 invasion of Iraq a "war crime", was
part of an academic boycott of a conference in Israel because of concerns about Israel's policies
towards Palestinians, campaigned for nuclear disarmament, and has supported stem cell
research, universal health care, and action to prevent climate change. In August 2014, Hawking was

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one of 200 signatories to a letter opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to
September's referendum on that issue.

IX. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for the following
questions. (10 pts)
Smallpox was the first widespread disease to be eliminated by human invention. In May, 1966,
the World Health Organization (WHO), an agency of the United Nations was authorized to initiate a
global campaign to eradicate smallpox. The goal was to eliminate the disease in one decade. At the
time, the disease posed a serious threat to people in more than thirty nations. Because similar projects
for malaria and yellow fever had failed, few believed that smallpox could actually be eradicated but
eleven years after the initial organization of the campaign no cases were reported in the field
The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccinations but also to isolate patients with active
smallpox in order to contain the spread of the disease and to break the chain of human transmission.
Rewards for reporting smallpox assisted in motivating removed from contact with others and treated.
At the same time, the entire village where the victim had lived was vaccinated
By April of 1978 WHO officials announced that they had isolated the last known case of the
disease but health workers continued to search for new cases for two additional years to be completely
sure. In may, 1980, a formal statement was made to the global community. Today smallpox is no
longer a threat to humanity. Routine vaccinations have been stopped worldwide.
1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The World Organization B. The eradication of smallpox
C. Smallpox vaccinations D. Infectious disease
2. The word "threat" written in italic could be best replace by _____.
A. debate B. humiliation C. risk D. bother
3. What was the goal of the campaign against smallpox worldwide?
A. to decrease the spread of smallpox worldwide
B. to eliminate smallpox worldwide in ten years
C. to provide mass vaccinations against smallpox worldwide
D. to initiate worldwide projects for smallpox, malaria, and yellow fever at the same time
4. According to the passage, what was the strategy used to eliminate the spread of smallpox?
A. Vaccinations of entire villages B. Treatment of individual victims
C. Isolation of victims and mass vaccinations D. extensive reporting of out break
5. The word "isolated" written in italic is closest in meaning to _____.
A. restored B. separated C. attended D. located
6. How was the public motivated to help the health workers?
A. By educating them. B. By rewarding them for reporting cases.
C. By isolating them from others. D. By giving them vaccination
7. The world "they" written in italic refers to _____.
A. health workers B. officials C. victims D. cases
8. Which statement does not refer to smallpox?
A. Previous projects had failed.
B. People are no longer vaccinated for it.
C. The World Health Organization mounted a worldwide campaign to eradicate the disease.
D. It was a serious threat.
9. It can be inferred that _____.
A. no new cases of smallpox have been reported this year.
B. malaria and yellow fever have been eliminated.
C. smallpox victims no longer die when they contact the disease.
D. smallpox is not transmitted from one person to another.
10. When was the formal announcement made that smallpox had been eradicated?
A. 1966 B. 1976 C. 1978 D. 1980

X. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, beginning with
the words given. (5 pts)

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1. Immediately after his arrival at home, a water-heater exploded.
→ Hardly ______________________________________________________________.

2. Martin may not be very well but she still manages to enjoy life.
→ Martin’s poor ________________________________________________________.
3. Although Nam was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.
→ Despite ______________________________________________________________.
4. This is the quickest way to get into the town centre.
→ There is _____________________________________________________________.
5. I’m sure you were driving too fast.
→ You must ____________________________________________________________.

XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, using the words
given. (5 pts)
1. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm. HAVE
→ We are going __________________________________________ by a local firm.
2. I met her during my stay in London last summer. STAYING
→ I met__________________________________________in London last summer.
3. 'I was going to phone Sarah but I had too much homework to do', said John MEANT
→ John said that ____________________________________ but he'd had too much homework to do.
4. It would be difficult for me to finish the work by the weekend. DIFFICULTY
→ I would __________________________________________ the work by the weekend.
5. We don’t take effective action now, so we can’t save the rainforest. COULD
→ Were __________________________________________ save the rainforest.

PRACTICE TEST 2 – HSG TỈNH ANH 9 (GIAI ĐOẠN 3)

II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (10 pts)
1. Mai is ______ of the two sisters.
A. as beautiful as B. more beautiful C. the more beautiful D. the most beautiful
2. Lan: “The weather is becoming hotter and hotter”.
Mai: “______”.
A. Never mind B. I can’t agree with you more
C. I can’t wait any longer D. Me too
3. You look tired. Why don't we ______ and have a good rest?
A. call it a day B. call on C. call off D. call its name
4. ______, William Shakespeare is the most widely known.
A. With all writers in English B. All writers in English
C. All of the writers in English D. Of all writers in English
5. I walked away as calmly as I could. ______, they would have thought I was a thief.
A. If so B. Or else C. In case D. Owing to
6. I have been looking for this book for months, and ______, I have found it.
A. at last B. in time C. at the end D. at present
7. You may not have to stay the night but take a toothbrush just in ______.
A. case B. time C. order D. preparation
8. For a shortwhile, I managed to catch ______ of the President entering the palace.
A. sight B. vision C. notice D. view
9. Mrs. Finkelstein demanded that the heater ______ immediately. Her apartment was freezing.
A. repaired B. would be repaired C. be repaired D. should be repair
10. David: “Janet, make us some tea, will you?”
Janet: “______”
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 A. No, I won’t B. Sorry, I don’t C. Don’t worry. D. I can’t. I’m afraid.
11. Peter Ahmad and Zongwei were first, second and third ______ in the school cross country race.
A. respectively B. actively C. responsively D. tremendously
12. A number of very interesting proposals have been put ______.
A. across B. down C. forward D. through
13. Although ______ cold climates, they can thrive in hot, dry climates as well.
A. sheep adapted well B. well-adapted sheep
C. sheep, well adapted to D. sheep are well adapted to
14. The shop assisstant was arreseted ______ thefts from the store.
A. in response to B. in connection with C. referring to D. with regard to
15. In his absence, I would like to thank all concerned on my brother's ______.
A. behalf B. part C. business D. interest
16. After listening to all the arguments, I am now of the ______ that there should be no new road.
A. attitude B. opinion C. thought D. idea
17. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to ______ what she missed while she was away.
A. catch up on B. cut down on C. put up with D. take up with
18. Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead through the use of chemicals, ______ ancient Peruvians
did through natural processes.
A. because B. whereas C. even though D. whether or not
19. Tom: “Mrs. Brown passed away yesterday.” -
Mary: “David has told me that. _______.”
A. By God B. God rest her C. God bless D. God save the Queen
20. ______, including climate, mineral content, and the permanency of surface water, wetlands may be
mossy, grassy, scrubby, or wooded.
A. Depending on many factors B. Many factors depending on
C. Factors depending on many D. On many factors depending

III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 pts)
Your answers:
1.2. The girl (wear) ______pink glasses (award) ______ a scholarship 1. _____________________
to Harvard University this morning. 2. _____________________
3. (finish) ______his work, Mark turned off the lights and went home. 3. _____________________
4. He wouldn't be in danger now if he (follow) ______ his parents' 4. _____________________
advice before.
5. Tim only went on a two-day trip. He (not take) ______ so many 5. _____________________
clothes.
6. It is imperative that the letter (send) _____________ at once. 6. _____________________
7. She is said (be) ______ a reserved person, so she finds it extremely 7. _____________________
difficult to socialize with others in her class.
8.9. I (pick) ______ you up when you (arrive) ______ at the airport at 8. _____________________
9 o’clock tomorrow. 9._____________________
10. The last time I saw Mark, he (wear) ______ a green suit. 10. _____________________

IV. Provide the correct forms of the words given in the brackets. (10 pts)
Nowadays, many parents feel (1. comfort) ______ about the rapidly increasing (2. popular)
______ of computers, video games and games consoles. However, it is now (3. wide) ______ believed
among scientists that these new forms of technology can actually be better for young people’s (4.
develop) ______ than the (5. tradition) ______ media such as television. Obviously, the amount of
energy and (6. enthuse) ______ created, for instance, by a play station makes a far greater contribution
to (7. improve) ______ reflexes and eye-to-hand skills than sitting (8. passive) ______ watching TV.
Experts also say that the use of chatrooms, meassaging and email is far more (9. person) ______, often

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watching.
Your answers:
1. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________
2. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________
3. _____________________________ 8. _____________________________
4. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________
5. _____________________________ 10. ____________________________

VI. Each of the following sentences contains ONE error. Underline the error and write the
correct answer in the space provided. (5 pts)
Correction
1. There are many different ways of comparison the culture of one nation
1. _________________
with that of another.
2. Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to
2. _________________
the professor before the class.
3. I was very busy lately since the project of designing the new collection
3. _________________
started.
4. Because there are less members present tonight than there were last
4. _________________
night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote.
5. Women’s movements ensure the full education, develop and
5. _________________
advancement of women

VII. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (5 pts)
Understanding the Teen Years
So when does adolescence start? Everybody's different - there are early bloomers, late arrivers,
speedy developers, and slow-but-steady growers. In (1) ______ words, there's a wide range of what's
(2) ______ normal.
But it's important to (3) ______ a (somewhat artificial) distinction between puberty and
adolescence. Most of us think of puberty as the development of adult sexual characteristics:
breasts, menstrual periods, pubic hair, and facial hair. These are certainly the (4) ______ visible signs
of puberty and impending adulthood, but kids who are showing (5) ______ changes (between the ages
of 8 and 14 or so) also can be going through a bunch of changes that aren't readily seen (6) _____ the
outside. These are the changes of adolescence.
Many kids announce the onset of adolescence with a dramatic change in behavior around their
parents. They're starting to separate from mom and dad and become more independent. At the same
time, kids this age are increasingly aware of how others, (7) ______ their peers, see them and are
desperately trying to fit (8) ______. Their peers often become (9) ______ more important than parents
as far as making decisions.
Kids often start "trying on" different looks and identities, and they become very aware of how
they differ from their peers, which can (10) _____ in episodes of distress and conflict with parents
Your answers:
1. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________
2. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________
3. _____________________________ 8. _____________________________
4. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________
5. _____________________________ 10. ____________________________
VIII. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks. (8 pts)
Since China adopted its open-door (1) _____ approximately twenty-five years ago, Chinese higher
education has begun once again to draw closer to the advanced Western world. China's (2) _____ to
send scholars and students to the United States at the end of the 1970s, after thirty years of hostility
between the two countries, marked a dramatic turning (3) _____ in the nation's educational history.
Today, about 50,000 Chinese students, are studying in the United States, accounting (4) _____ 10
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percent of the total international students in the country. More and (5) _____ Chinese students have
gone to other countries to study. According to statistics from the United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), China (6) _____ more students than any other
country to study abroad. In the other direction, many students from the United States and elsewhere are
going to China to study language, culture, history, traditional Chinese medicine, science, engineering,
and other (7) ______. The increasing number of international students worldwide demonstrates a
relatively quick change in the (8) _____ of global education.
1. A. way B. law C. rule D. policy
2. A. decide B. decisive C. decision D. decider
3. A. point B. spot C. top D. stain
4. A. for B. to C. up D. over
5. A. as B. more C. than D. much
6. A. regards B. mails C. posts D. sends
7. A. matters B. things C. fields D. items
8. A. interfere B. integration C. exchange D. mixture

IX. Read the following text and match headings A-F with paragraphs 1-5. There is one heading
you do not need (5 pts)
FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS
A. Living life through books
B. The hard work of writing
C. Writing about my own life
D. A famous writer?
E. Something better than sport!
F. Unhappy endings

1.
When I was a child I loved reading, and I read anything I could find. But I detested sport, and
even hated going for walks, so I spent most of my time with my nose in a book. I was the only girl in a
family of five brothers, and I was quite quiet - but in the world of my books, I was strong, and
beautiful - the lovely princess with the handsome prince, the girl who fights enormous monsters, the
star ...
2.
As I grew older, books became my life. I didn't need to go out, or watch TV - I lived the highs
and lows of my characters in their fight for success - I worried about the dancer who broke her leg, I
cried when the rider's favorite horse died and I was so happy when the doctor got through floods and
thunderstorms to save the life of a sick child!
3.
Of course, after time, I started to write my own stories. And of course, at first, I wasn't very good
at it! I found it easier to write about sad things, so my first stories were full of disasters, accidents and
deaths. My father read one story and couldn't quite understand why three characters died, a dog had an
accident and a house burned down - and that was all before the end of the fourth page!
4.
Then one day my aunt said should write about my own life. I was in bed with a broken arm, and
even I got bored of books after a while. My aunt came to visit and brought me some paper and a pen.
'Go on,' she said, 'write about your life with five brothers. Tell it like it is.' And so I did. (Luckily, my
right arm wasn't broken, so I could still write!)
5.
Ten years later, my first story was published. And I used those early childhood memories. The
main character is a writer. And guess what? She breaks her arm falling out of a tree, and her aunt
comes to visit - and then she becomes a very famous writer! And me? Well, I'm still waiting ...

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X. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B,C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions (7 pts)
THE HEIGHT OF FASHION
If, like myself, you have recently suspected that women are growing taller these days and wondered
what particular dietary supplements are contributing to this spurt in growth, then be assured - this is no
magical twist to evolutionary development, it is simply the current obsession with shoes. This trend, like
many before it, shows that some people are willing to suffer any amount of pain or discomfort and even
jeopardize their health in the name of fashion.
It may be a cliché, but women especially are quite willing to admit that they are ‘slaves to
fashion’. If we look a long way back in time there was a period when tiny waists were to die for - and
many women nearly did! They wore corsets so tight that they displaced internal organs and even
cracked their ribs. Men were not immune to paying the price for vanity either. In seventeenth-century
Europe the popular male practice of using white face powder to give themselves that pale, interesting
look could be rather dangerous as the early powders contained arsenic!
One of today’s major fashion health hazards is the six-inch heels made popular by celebrities and
catwalk models the world over, despite various public tumbles. It’s certainly true that the extra height
is slimming and glamorous and the high heels make even the dumpiest person’s feet look quite
stunning. What is a problem, however, is when the wearers of such footwear attempt to actually move!
Apart from the likelihood of falling over and twisting an ankle, the possible damage to the body is
significant. It goes without saying that the feet can be badly affected - resulting later in life in distorted
toes and bunions - but the problems can extend to the whole skeleton, as the posture the wearer has to
adopt to stay upright can cause severe back problems. Add to this the fact that the wearer may also be
carrying a fashionably big bag over one shoulder and it’s clear that the poor vertebrae don’t really
stand a chance.
There is one advantage to the fashion for such high heels. Social interaction is obviously restricted
as most wearers can do little more than stand in the same place or sit. This allows the shorter, flatter
footed amongst us to run rings round them at parties!

1. In the first paragraph the writer tells us ______.

A. how to be healthy and look good.
C. how to increase our growth.
B. that external appearance can be the most important thing.
D. high-heel shoes help women grow taller.
2. What happens at parties?
A. Women wearing high shoes are waited upon by shorter and flatfooted ones.
B. More people approach you to start a conversation.
C. High shoes make a good topic of conversation.
D. Other people have the chance to enjoy the occasion.
3. Very high shoes ______.
A. can make some of us look fatter. B. can easily give charm to ankles.
C. can make us look elegant. D. can make people’s feet look ridiculous.
4. What is "it goes without saying" similar in meaning to?
A. it is essential B. it is irrational C. it is obvious D. it is impossible
5. Unhealthy fashion trends ______.
A. are a relatively recent phenomenon. B. can influence both genders.
C. are popular with women. D. cost an excessive amount of money.
6. Wearing high shoes ______.
A. alters our posture dramatically. B. has an immediate effect on our feet.
C. make even human feet look more stunning D. can be dangerous for others.
7. What does the word “they” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. men B. women C. slaves to fashion D. tiny waists

XI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it (5 pts)

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1. He worked very hard, but he was unable to earn enough for his living.
→ Hard-working _____________________________________________________________.
2. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said.
→ She flatly _________________________________________________________________.
3. Many companies were immediately affected by the new regulations
→ The new regulations had _____________________________________________________.
4. The house shouldn’t be left unlocked for any reason.
→ On no ____________________________________________________________________.
5. Paul hates waiting for the bus.
→ Paul can't _________________________________________________________________.

XII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words,
including the word given (5 pts)
1.There is a strong possibility that this species of rhino will become extinct. DANGER
→ The species of rhino is _________________________________________ extinct.
2. I thought Sue’s original plan was to move to Australia. IMPRESSION
→ I ____________________________ was originally planning to move to Australia.
3. The team are determined to finish the race however tough it is. MATTER.
→ The team are determined to finish the race ________________________________.
4. Jill wished she had tried to have a better relationship with her father. GET
→ Jill regretted __________________________________________ well with her father.
5. I hate it when people lie to me, which is why I split up with Simon. STAND
→ I _________________________________ to, which is why I split up with Simon.

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 ANSWER KEYS - PRACTICE TEST 1 – HSG TỈNH ANH 9 (GIAI ĐOẠN 3)
II. (10 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0.5 điểm
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. C
11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. A

III. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0.5 điểm

1. be taught/ should be taught 6. will have moved
2. would not be. 7. did
3. being allowed 8. has not been upgraded
4. should have prepared 9 Established
5. wounded 10. Having participated

IV. (10 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm

1. comparatively 6. Scientific
2. completely 7. innovators
3. Historians 8. fruitful
4. philosophical 9. strengthened
5. revolutionary 10. reliance
V. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm
6. Line 2 more  (much)
7. Line 4 for  of
8. Line 7 automatically automatic
9. Line 10 if Ø
10. Line 11 answering answered
VI. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0.5 điểm
1. how 2. put 3. deal 4. take 5. been
6. spent 7. a 8. grown 9. without 10. older

VII. (10 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C

VIII. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm

1. C 2. E 3. D 4. G 5. A

IX. (10 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D

X. (5 pts) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 1 điểm

1. Hardly had he arrived at home than a water-heater exploded.
2. Martin’s poor health can’t stop/ prevent him from enjoying life.
3. Despite being the stronger of the two, Nam was soon overpowered by his attacker.
4. There is no quicker way to get into the town than this one.
5. You must have been driving too fast.

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XI. (5 pts) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 1 điểm
1. We are going to have our house painted by a local firm.
2. I met her while I was staying in London last summer.
3. John said that he had meant to phone Sarah but he'd had too much homework to do.
4. I would have difficulty (in) finishing the work by the weekend.
5. Were we to take effective action now, we could save the rainforest.

ANSWER KEYS - PRACTICE TEST 2 – HSG TỈNH ANH 9 (GIAI ĐOẠN 3)

II. (10 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0.5 điểm

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. D
11. A 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. A

III. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0.5 điểm

1. wearing 2. was awarded 3. Having finished 4. had followed
5. needn’t have taken 6. ( should) be sent 7. to be 8. will pick
9. arrive 10. was wearing

IV. (10 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm

1. uncomfortable 2. popularity 3. widely 4. development 5. traditional
6. enthusiasm 7. improving 8. passively 9. personal 10. unsociable

VI. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm

1. comparison → comparing
2. it was delivered → he delivered it
3. was → have been
4. less → fewer
5. develop → development

VII. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0.5 điểm

1. other 2. considered 3. make 4. most 5. physical
6. from 7. especially 8. in 9. much 10. result

VIII. (8 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. B

IX. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm

1E 2A 3F 4C 5D

X. (7 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm

1. B 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. B
XI. (5 pts) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 1 điểm
1. Hard-working as/ though he was, he was unable to earn enough for his living.
2. She flatly refused to sleep in the/ that haunted house.
3. The new regulations had an immediate effect on many companies.
4. On no account should the house be left unlocked.
5. Paul can't stand waiting for the bus.

XII. (5 pts) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 1 điểm

1. The species of rhino is in danger of becoming extinct.

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2. I was under/ had/ got the impression that Sue was originally planning to move to Australia.
3. The team are determined to finish the race no matter how tough it is.
4. Jill regretted not trying to get on well with her father.
5. I can’t stand being lied to, which is why I split up with Simon

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