NHỮNG BÀI TẬP AV 9 NÂNG CAO TEST 15

TEST 15
TIME: 150 MINUTES
TOTAL: 100 POINTS

I. Choose the word in each group that has different stress pattern. (5 pts)

1. A. mineral B. mysterious C. material D. minority
2. A. fashion B. device C. socket D. parcel
3. A. celebration B. federation C. imagination D. inspiration
4. A. accessible B. directory C. experiment D. manufacture
5. A. character B. assistant C. precaution D. convenient

II. Choose the best answer for each blank to complete the following sentence (10 pts)
1. Poverty is a problem in many cities …………… whole families can only afford to live in one room.
A. when B. where C. even D. if
2. She spoke quietly to him …………… nobody else could hear a word.
A. because B. unless C. although D. so that
3. He used to sell traditional handicraft, ……………?
A. hasn’t he B. didn’t he C. doesn’t he D. wasn’t he
4. One …………… of our new house is that it has no garden.
A. disadvantage B. dislike C. complaint D. pity
5. Too much exercise can be harmful but walking is good …………… you.
A. for B. by C. to D. with
6. You …………… better be careful not to miss the train.
A. would B. should C. had D. did
7. Would you mind ……………, please?
A. to answer the telephone B. answering the telephone C. answer the telephone D. to the telephone answering
8. The child …………… asleep when he was playing with his toy.
A. fell B. falls C. has fallen D. was falling
9. Even though I was very tired, ……………
A. I couldn’t sleep B. but I couldn’t sleep C. however I couldn’t sleep D. therefore I couldn’t sleep
10. If she …………… English, she …………… the job easily.
A. can speak, will get B. could speak, will get C. can speak, would get D. could speak, would get

III. Complete the passage below by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in bracket. (10 pts)
Let me make a suggestion to help you deal with difficult situations. If, for example, you are taking part in a sports (1. compete) ………………, meeting someone important, or giving a (2. perform) ……………… in front of a large audience, you will probably be quite (3. nerve) ………………, and worry that you will not be as (4. succeed) ……………… as you would like to be.
What you need to do is to prepare (5. self) ………………thoroughly by running through the whole (6. act) ……………… over and over again in your mind, (7. care) ……………… going through every detail.
For example, a famous (8. piano) ……………… imprisoned for seven years for (9. politics) ……………… reasons, could still play magnificently on his release. When asked how he managed to play so well, his (10. explain) ……………… was that he had practiced every day in his mind.

IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the passage below. (10 pts)
In July 1994 Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was struck (1) ……………… 21 pieces of a comet. When the fragment landed in the southern hemisphere of the giant planet, the explosions (2) ……………… watched by astronomers here on Earth. But what if our planet was hit by a comet? The year is 2094. it has (3) ……………… announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two fragments (4) ……………… probably hit the southern hemisphere. On 17 July, a fragment four kilometers (5) ……………… enters the Earth’s atmosphere (6) ……………… a massive explosion. About half of the fragment is destroyed and pieces are scattered through the atmosphere. But the core survives and hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the (7) ……………… of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. An enormous tidal (8) ……………… is created and spreads outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers (9) ……………… hour. Cities on the