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Test name: 9th Grade English Exam

Vocabulary
Choose the correct answer.

1. A: Why do you have to leave the country, Carol?

B: The embassy _______________ my request for a visa extension.
a. didn't give
b. didn't offer
c. denied

2. Nearly everyone on the cruise ship got sick, but nobody knows why. It's a
_______________.
a. coincidence
b. predicament
c. mystery

3. For our children's sake, we must put a stop to drug _______________ once and for all!
a. trafficking
b. inflation
c. famine

4. The entire world was saddened by the _______________ of Gandhi.

a. assassination
b. achievement
c. invention

5. A: Is Pedro going to move to Australia?

B: He said he didn't know. He's feeling quite _______________ about it.
a. enthusiastic
b. uncertain
c. fascinated

6. This TV set is difficult to watch. The picture keeps _______________.

a. jamming
b. flickering
c. crashing

7. A: I'm from Rio de Janeiro.

B: So am I! What a _______________!
a. mystery
b. coincidence
c. predicament

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8. Winning a gold medal at the Olympics is a wonderful _______________.

a. discovery
b. invention
c. achievement

9. A: I was playing the guitar in the park, and a famous music producer hired me.
B: Wow, what a _______________.
a. predicament
b. lucky break
c. coincidence

10. The destruction of the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001, was a
horrifying _______________.
a. assassination
b. terrorist act
c. epidemic

11. A: Ayako is very sad in France. She wants to go back to Japan.

B: I know. She misses her life there. She's terribly _______________.
a. enthusiastic
b. homesick
c. curious

12. A: I don't think being a dog washer is a good idea for a job.
B: Well, can you come up _______________ a better idea?
a. to
b. with
c. on

13. Sarah loves parties and meeting new people. She is _______________ person.
a. a sociable
b. an unreliable
c. an easygoing

14. Please stop all work and leave the building immediately. This is _______________!
a. a triumph
b. a mystery
c. an emergency

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15. It was their _______________ that Francisco's girlfriend arrived to say good-bye just
two minutes after his flight departed.
a. misfortune
b. emergency
c. disaster

Grammar
Choose the correct answer.

16. A: I really want to go skiing this Friday, but I have to work.

B: _______________ ask your boss for the day off.
a. Maybe you could
b. What about
c. Have you thought

17. In order _______________ successful in show business, you really have to be tough.
a. being
b. for being
c. to be

18. This used chair is much cheaper than a new one. Of course, it _______________.
a. is scratched on it
b. keeps scratching on it
c. has a few scratches on it

19. The Soviet Union fell apart _______________ the early 1990s.
a. during
b. to
c. for

20. Sam, can you tell the upstairs neighbor _______________ play his stereo so loudly?
a. that he
b. what time to
c. not to

21. _______________ its geographic location, Hong Kong is a very successful port city.
a. The reason that
b. Since
c. Because of

22. A: I borrowed John's favorite shirt, and now it has a tear in it!
B: You _______________ have borrowed his favorite shirt. That was a really bad idea.
a. wouldn't
b. shouldn't
c. would

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23. _______________ her boyfriend buys her a gift.

a. Tamara loves it when
b. Tamara loves it
c. Tamara loves

24. My girlfriend told me that she wanted a diamond ring, but I _______________ her a
ruby one.
a. already bought
b. have already bought
c. had already bought

25. In order _______________ a country to compete in the world, it needs to have a good
education system.
a. to be
b. to
c. for

26. People who work serving the public _______________ to be friendly to everyone.
a. must require
b. should been allowed
c. ought to be required

27. A: Who do you think you would miss the most if you moved abroad?
B: _______________ I would miss the most are my sister and my brother.
a. Ones that
b. The two people who
c. Something

28. A: I can't believe it. My cat jumped out the window and ran away!
B: You _______________ have left the window open.
a. shouldn't
b. would
c. should

29. A: My boyfriend and I are constantly fighting.

B: _______________ going to see a relationship counselor?
a. Have you thought about
b. It might be a good idea
c. Maybe you could

30. As Terry and Lynne returned to their car, they saw that someone _______________ on
it with spray paint.
a. have written
b. had written
c. writes

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31. War _______________ anymore.

a. mustn't permit
b. mustn't be permitted
c. wasn't permitted

32. A: I'm tired of being alone all the time.

B: _______________ join a club?
a. Have you thought about
b. It might be a good idea
c. Why don't you

33. I'd rather learn a job skill _______________ learn about art.
a. to
b. than
c. for

34. Mom, could you ask Dad _______________ I can use the car this weekend?
a. that
b. who
c. if

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35. Can you ask Erin _______________ going away to college?

a. when she's
b. that she's
c. whether to

Reading
The deadliest epidemic

Read and answer the questions.

When people talk about deadly epidemics, the first one to come to mind is the bubonic
plague. The death rate was 90 percent for people who were exposed to it. The time from
infection to death was less than a week. During the three major epidemics - in the 6th, 14th,
and 17th centuries - there were 137 million deaths. At its worst, the plague killed 2 million
victims a year.

There was a pandemic (an epidemic that is spread worldwide) that was much worse. It
killed at least 25 million people in 18 months' time. It doesn't have a fancy name - you've
probably even had the flu yourself! It was the influenza (flu) of 1918-19, which spread
worldwide right after World War I.

It started on the morning of March 11, 1918, at an army camp in Kansas in the United
States. A cook named Albert Mitchell reported typical flu symptoms - a fever, sore throat,
slight headache, and muscle aches. By noon that day, 107 soldiers were sick. Within two
days, 522 people were sick. Then illnesses on other military bases around the country were
reported. Thousands of sailors were sick. Within a week, the epidemic was reported in
isolated places, such as islands. Within seven days, every American state had been infected.

Then it spread across the Atlantic. By April, soldiers and other people in France were
infected. By mid-April, the disease had spread to China and Japan. By May, the virus had
spread throughout Africa and South America. By the end, more than 25 million people had
died. Some experts estimate that the number of deaths is closer to 40 million.

36. How many people died of the bubonic plague?

a. 2 million per year
b. 90 million per year
c. 137 million per year

37. What is a pandemic?

a. an influenza virus
b. a disease that is spread during a war
c. a worldwide epidemic

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38. Where did the flu pandemic of 1918-19 start?

a. isolated islands in the Atlantic Ocean
b. military bases around the United States
c. a military base in Kansas, in the United States

Making excuses

Read and answer the questions.

Making an excuse is a way to lessen personal responsibility for something that has
happened. It's an attempt to say, "I'm not as responsible as you think." Research shows that
excuses can be beneficial in making people feel better and allowing them to maintain
relationships with others. For example, it's nicer if you give an excuse for not returning a
phone call than if you say, "I didn't call you back because I didn't want to."

But excuses can also have a negative effect. In one study, researchers described various
situations to students and asked them to evaluate the people involved. Here's one of the
situations: A businessman misses an important meeting. He gives the excuse that he was
stuck in traffic. Some of the students were told that a news report said there had been a lot
of traffic. Other students were told that there had been traffic, but that other people at the
meeting had arrived on time.

The study found that when there was no support for the excuse, the students evaluated the
person negatively. They also regarded him or her as ineffective - someone you wouldn't
trust with an important job. They respected the person less. But when the excuse was
supported by evidence, the students evaluated the person much more positively.

The danger is when there is no evidence to support the description. And when people begin
to doubt the excuse, the excuse can backfire and do the opposite of what the person
intended, which is to encourage negative evaluations of his or her character.

39. When is making an excuse beneficial?

a. When it allows someone to maintain a good relationship with someone else.
b. When someone wants to take responsibility.
c. When you don't like someone.

40. When did the students in the study evaluate a person negatively?
a. When someone was ineffective.
b. When someone was stuck in traffic.
c. When there was no support for the excuse.

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41. What can happen if an excuse isn't supported with evidence?

a. It can cause people to trust you.
b. It can cause you to evaluate someone positively.
c. It can cause people to evaluate you negatively.

Too many ads!

Read and answer the questions.

Most people hate commercials. But these days, it seems everything is an advertisement, and
ads are getting harder and harder to escape. Do you think you're avoiding TV commercials
when you change the channel? You are missing some commercials that way, but now there
are ads you can't avoid, right on your favorite TV show!

Have you ever noticed a character on TV drinking a Coca-Cola, wearing an Adidas sweat
suit, stopping at McDonald's for a hamburger, or driving a Nissan car? This is called stealth
advertising, because the viewer is often unaware of it. Furthermore, it's a form of
advertising you can't avoid unless you stop going to movies and watching TV!

Because of technology such as TiVo, TV commercials are becoming less effective. Viewers
can record their favorite shows without commercial interruption. So companies have been
forced to come up with other ways to reach consumers. They pay a lot of money to get their
products on popular TV shows and in movies, because they believe that if you see your
favorite actor using a Toshiba computer, you will want to use one too.

Another technique that companies use is to host a talk show in which a particular product is
featured. You think you are watching real people discuss the product, but they are really
actors paid to say things that will make you want to buy the product. As people find more
ways to avoid advertising, companies are finding new ways to make you wonder: Is it an
ad, or is it real life?

42. What is stealth advertising?

a. an advertisement for McDonald's
b. advertising that a viewer may be unaware of
c. advertising that may be easy to avoid

43. Why are TV commercials becoming less effective?

a. Because actors will use popular products.
b. Because people are going to the movies more often.
c. Because people can record TV shows without advertisements.

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44. What is another form of stealth advertising?

a. watching a popular talk show
b. hosting a fake talk show with actors
c. saying good things about a product

Networking

Read and answer the questions.

People use a variety of techniques to search for a job, including career counselors, a career
center at their school or university, and online or print ads. But did you know that many
jobs are filled even before an ad is posted? So how do you find out about jobs that haven't
even been advertised? People find out about these positions through business networking.

Networking is using people you know to make contacts in the field you want to work in.
Most of us engage in networking all the time. Have you ever asked someone to recommend
a doctor, a hairdresser, or a good plumber? That's a form of personal networking.

Networking is all about connecting with people, keeping in touch with them, and benefiting
from your relationships with them. Start with friends and family. Let them know you're
looking for a job. Ask them if they know anyone in your field who might be willing to talk
to you. Then call that person, introduce yourself, and invite him or her to lunch. Don't ask
for a job, but find out all you can about the field. You can also ask if that person knows
about any openings or leads.

Many people at the top of their fields are excellent networkers. In today's changing job
market, they understand the importance of maintaining a strong and diverse group of
contacts. It's important to keep in touch with people in your field, so they'll think of you
when they hear of that perfect job opening.

45. How do people find out about positions that haven't been advertised?
a. from career counselors
b. from job ads on the Internet
c. from contacts in the field

46. What could be considered personal networking?

a. asking for a job
b. asking if someone knows a good dentist
c. going to a university career center

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47. Why is networking important?

a. Because you can make new friends
b. Because people who network are at the top of their fields
c. Because someone you know might hear about a good job for you

Reusable plastic

Read and answer the questions.

If you throw a plastic bottle away, it can take up to 500 years to decompose. Many people
recycle bottles to avoid filling landfills with plastic. And for each recycled bottle, the
energy savings are enough to power a light bulb for 6 hours! But what happens to plastic
bottles after you take them to the recycling center?

First, the bottles are washed, and all labels are removed. The paper from the labels can be
dried and then recycled into cardboard for boxes and other packages. Then, the clean bottles
are cut into small pieces and melted in a huge pot.

During the melting process, some of the plastic is colored black. This is done by mixing the
plastic with ink from recycled printer cartridges (the same ones you use to print out your
essays for class). The plastic that is not colored black is used to make more bottles, or it is
spun into thread to make carpets or fleece filling for warm jackets, coats, and sleeping bags.

The black plastic is quickly cooled and formed into small beads. Some of this material is
put in bags and sold to plastic factories, where it may be turned into items such as pots for
plants, car parts, and toys. The remaining black plastic beads are melted again and made
into pipes used under roads and highways to drain excess water.

48. What happens to plastic in a landfill?

a. It takes up to 500 years to break down.
b. It saves enough energy for a lightbulb.
c. It is made into cardboard boxes.

49. What is the uncolored plastic used for?

a. more plastic bottles
b. plant pots
c. drain pipes

50. What are the black plastic beads used for?

a. thread for carpets and fleece
b. drain pipes for highways
c. warm coats

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1. c (Unit 3)
2. c (Unit 4)
3. a (Unit 7)
4. a (Unit 10)
5. b (Unit 5)
6. b (Unit 6)
7. b (Unit 4)
8. c (Unit 10)
9. b (Unit 4)
10. b (Unit 10)
11. b (Unit 5)
12. b (Unit 9)
13. a (Unit 1)
14. c (Unit 4)
15. a (Unit 4)
16. a (Unit 9)
17. c (Unit 12)
18. c (Unit 6)
19. a (Unit 10)
20. c (Unit 3)
21. c (Unit 12)
22. b (Unit 13)
23. a (Unit 1)
24. c (Unit 4)
25. c (Unit 12)
26. c (Unit 15)
27. b (Unit 5)
28. a (Unit 13)
29. a (Unit 9)
30. b (Unit 4)
31. b (Unit 15)
32. c (Unit 9)
33. b (Unit 8)
34. c (Unit 3)
35. a (Unit 3)
36. a (Unit 10)
37. c (Unit 10)
38. c (Unit 10)
39. a (Unit 13)
40. c (Unit 13)
41. c (Unit 13)
42. b (Unit 15)
43. c (Unit 15)
44. b (Unit 15)
45. c (Unit 2)
46. b (Unit 2)
47. c (Unit 2)

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48. a (Unit 7)
49. a (Unit 7)
50. b (Unit 7)

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