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TEST 27 – LỚP 9 CHUYÊN

Listen to some extracts. Fill in each of the following blanks with no more than three
words or numbers.
Extract 1
Pelé is considered one of the greatest football payers of all time. He was born in (7)
………………………….……….. in Brazil. As a football player, Pelé was famous for his (8) ………………………….………..

and controlling the ball. He joined a Brazilian Football Club in 1956, and in 1962 he led the team
to its first world cup championship. Pelé became the only player to (9) ………………………….……….. three
World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970. By 1974, Pelé had score 1,200 goals and became a Brazilian
national hero. He played for an American football club for two years before he retired in 1977.
Later Pelé became an international (10) ………………………….……….. for the sport, working to promote
peace and understanding through friendly sport activities.
Extract 2
The Statue of Liberty, one of America's most familiar image, is on an island in New York
Harbour. It is a (11) ………………………….………... Its formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World. It was
a gift to American people from the French to show the (12) ………………………….……….. between the two
nations. This is the statue of a woman who is wearing a loose robe and a crown on her head. Her
right hand holds a burning torch, and her left hand holds a tablet with the date July 4, 1776 on it.
The Statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 metre high. It stands on a stone and concrete base. The base
and pedestal increase the height of the (13) ………………………….……….. to 93 metre. The outside is made of
cooper. Inside, it has an iron frame. The statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then (14)
………………………….……….. to America in 1886. Tourists can visit the statue from 9:30 a.m to 5 p.m daily

(15) ………………………….……….. Christmas Day.

SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
16. All volcanoes ______ smoke, ash, and lava.
A. blow B. emit C. erupt D. release
17. Mary has trouble ______
A. to remember her homework. B. to remembering her homework.
C. remember her homework. D. remembering her homework.
18. The strike was _______ owing to a last minute agreement with the management.
A. called off B. broken up C. set back D. put down
19. The chairman requested that _______.
A. the members studied more carefully the problem.
B. the problem was more carefully studied.
C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied.
D. the members study the problem more carefully.
20. The noise of the typewriter really _______ me off. I just couldn’t concentrate.
A. put B. pulled C. set D. took
21. He didn’t know anyone at the wedding _______ than the bride and the groom.
A. except B. other C. apart D. rather
22. Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually _______ to its original splendor.
A. repaired B. renewed C. restored D. renovated
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23. After so many years, it is great to see him _________ his ambitions.
A. get B. realise C. possess D. deserve
24. The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth _______ a packed lunch.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken
25. When the alarm went off, Mick just turned _______ and went back to sleep.
A. down B. over C. up D. out
26. I shall do the job to the best of my _______.
A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent
27. Helen asked me _______ The film called “Star Wars”.
A. have I seen B. have you seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
28. You are going to come to the party, _______?
A. aren’t you B. do you C. will you D. won’t you
29. “I really don’t like the idea.” – “Neither _______ I.”
A. like B. don’t C. nor D. do
30. Before he got married, Danny always went out on Saturday nights. He never _______ stay in.
A. would B. use to C. used to D. is used to
31. Boy: “What is your greatest phobia?” - Girl: “_______”
A. I'm afraid not. B. Worms, definitely!
C. Probably people who smoke. D. I haven't made up my mind.
32. I wish you ________ me a new one instead of having it ________ as you did.
A. would give / to repair B. gave / to repair
C. had given / to be repaired D. had given / repaired
33. Son: “What is the process of _______, Dad?”
Father: “Well, it involves the heating of liquid such as milk in order to kill harmful bacteria.”
A. industrialization B. pasteurization C. commercialization D. globalization
34. New York and Tokyo are two of the most _______-populated cities in the world.
A. greatly B. densely C. variously D. closely
35. Jackie has given such a great _______ that other dancers in the audience admire him so much.
A. performance B. result C. score D. action
Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
36. Don’t worry about the volcano. It’s been inactive for years. (act)
37. He used the company for unfair ………………………….………... (dismiss)
38. They are very supportive of one another. (support)
39. Jim is very disorganized and not very ………………………….………... (business)
40. You look rather ………………………….………... Are you worried about something? (occupy)
41. When you travel into space, you can eat and drink in weightlessness (weight)
42. The medical tests were inconclusive and will need to be repeated. (conclude)
43. His actions during the crisis were truly ………………………….………... (praise)
44. Your life will change dramatically when you have a baby. (drama)
45. When he became a boss I found him rather unapproachable (approach)
Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55. (1 point - 0.2/ each)
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
51. You shoes are similar to mine but they are not exactly the same.
52. I am surprised at how much money they want to pay him.
53. It’s unreasonable of you to expect her to love you at first sight.
54. The government has set up an inquiry to investigate bribery in local elections.
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55. Your request for an extension of credit is out of question.
SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS)
Part 1. Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being
an employee? The schools teach (56) _______ many things of value to the future accountant,
doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach
the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee (57) _______. But very few
students bother to learn it. This basic skill is the ability to organize and express ideas in writing and
in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to
communicate with people and to (58) _______ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will
(59) _______ understand what you are driving and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (60) _______ itself. You must have something
to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (61) _______ your ability to make
other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (62) _______ teach. The
foundations for skill in expression have to be (63) _______ early: an interest in and an ear (64)
_______ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and
above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not these foundations (65) _______ your school
years, you may never have an opportunity again.
56. A. a great B. large C. a large D. great
57. A. of knowing B. how to know C. knowing D. to know
58. A. transfer B. interpret C. present D. represent
59. A. both B. as well C. either D. not
60. A. on B. by C. in D. for
61. A. on most B. much on C. most on D. on much
62. A. truly B. quite C. really D. hardly
63. A. lied B. lain C. lay D. laid
64. A. for B. by C. if D. in
65. A. when B. for C. of D. during
Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
To date, Canada has produced only one classic children’s tale to rank with Alice’s
Adventures in wonderland and the works of Mark Twain; this was Lucy Maud Montgomery’s
Anne of Green Gables. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clinton, Prince Edward Island. Her
mother died soon after her birth, and when her father went to Saskatchewan to assume a business
position, she moved in with her grandparents in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. There she went
to school and later qualified to be a teacher.
Montgomery wrote the Anne books while living in Cavendish and helping her grandmother at
the post office. The first of the books, Anne of Green Gabbles, was published in 1908, and in the
next three years she wrote two sequels. Like Montgomery, the heroine of the book is taken in by an
elderly couple who lives in the fictional town of Avonlea, and Montgomery incorporated many
events from her life in Cavendish into the Anne books.
In 1911, Montgomery married Evan Macdonald and the couple soon moved to Ontario,
where she wrote many other books. However, it was her first efforts that secured her prominence,
and the Anne books are still read all around the world. Her novels have helped create a warm
picture of Prince Edward Island’s special character. Several movies, a television series, and a
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musical play have been based on her tales, and today visitors scour the Island for locations
described in the book.
66. The main purpose of this passage is to ________.
A. show the similarities between Montgomery’s life and that of her fictional character Anne.
B. contrast Canadian children’s literature with that of other countries.
C. provide a brief introduction to Prince Edward Island.
D. introduce Montgomery and her Anne books.
67. According to the passage, Montgomery was raised primarily ________.
A. by her grandparents B. in an orphanage C. by her mother D. by her father
68. Approximately when did Lucy Maud Montgomery write the two sequels to her book Anne of
Green Gables?
A. From 1874 to 1908 B. From 1911 to 1913
C. From 1908 to 1911 D. From 1913 to 1918
69. The word “elderly” in line 8 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. kindly B. old C. friendly D. sly
70. In the Anne books, the main character lives in ________.
A. the town of Cavendish B. the town of Avonlea
C. Saskatchewan D. Ontario
71. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage about Anne books?
A. They were not as successful as Montgomery’s later works
B. They were influenced by the works of Mark Twain
C. They were at least partially autobiographical
D. They were not popular until after Montgomery had died
72. Ontario was the place where
A. Montgomery wrote other books B. Montgomery got married
C. Montgomery wrote two sequels D. Montgomery became famous
73. The word “prominence” in line 11 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. excellence B. reputation C. effort D. permanence
74. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “character” in line 12?
A. a person in a novel B. nature C. a written symbol D. location
75. All of the following have been based on the Anne books EXCEPT ________.
A. a television series B. movies C. a play D. a ballet
SECTION IV. WRITITNG (4 points)
Part 1: Questions 86 – 95. (2 points- 0.2/ each)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
86. John isn’t intelligent so he can’t do the test well.
 If John were intelligent, he could do the test well
87. They are going to demolish the old hospital soon.
@ The old............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
88. John and Mike got up late this morning.
@ Neither John nor Mike got up early this morning.
89. John has not had his house decorated for over three years.
@ The last time John had his house decorated was over three years ago.
90. I’d prefer you not to bring Andrew with you.
@ I’d rather you didn’t bring Andrew with you.
91. Missing breakfast always gives me a headache.
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@ If I miss breakfast, I always get a headache.
92. Why isn’t this TV set working?
@ What is wrong with this TV set?
93. "I never told anyone about your scheme," she said.
@ She denied having told anyone about my scheme
94. This is the quickest way to gel into the town centre.
 There’s no quicker way than this to get into the town centre.
95. I'll lake a mackintosh because it may rain this afternoon.
 In .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Part 2: Questions 96 – 105. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
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.
96. You must never let anyone use your Identity Card. (should)
@ Under no circumstances should you let anyone else use your identity card.
97. The football club is now being run by an experienced accountant. (taken)
@ An experienced accountant has taken over the running of the football club.
98. Many people believe that Edison has the ability to become world judo champion. (capable)
@ Many people believe that Edison is capable of winning the world championship in judo.
99. Simon really ought to make a decision about his future. (mind)
@ It's high time simon made up his mind about his future.
100. Nick said we should reduce the amount of salt in our food. (cut)
@ We cut down on the amount of salt in our food, according to Nick.
101. People think that bilingual children were disadvantaged in the past. (thought)
@ Bilingual children are thought to have been disadvantaged in the past.
102. I thought you wanted me to invite him. (impression)
@ I was you wanted me to invite him.
103. I was really bored by the film last night. (found)
@ I found the film really boring last night.
104. It is not my fault that the glass broke. (blame)
@ You cannot blame me of having broken the glass.
105. Darius soon recovered after the operation (made)
@ Darius soon ………………………………………………………………………………….after the operation.
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