MOCK TEST 19- GRADE 9

SECTION I: LISTENING (You will hear twice for each part) -LISTEN ONLINE
Part 1: You will hear a radio interview with a young tennis player, Alice Winters and her coach,
Bruce Gray. For questions 1-6, choose the best answer (A, В or C).
1. What does Bruce say about getting financial help?
A He is surprised by how hard it is to get any.
B He expects that they will get some soon.
C He thinks they can succeed without it.
2. What is Alice’s attitude towards training?
A She enjoys organising it herself.
B She wishes she had more time for other things.
C She sometimes finds it hard to make the effort.
3. What is Alice’s attitude towards her schoolwork?
A She is determined to do well in it.
B It is not the most important thing.
C She is confident of her ability.
4. How does Alice feel about competitions?
A The result is the most important thing.
B Losing weakens her confidence.
C She always expects to win.
5. According to Bruce, what makes Alice exceptional?
A her natural talent for the game
B the amount of effort she puts in
C the way she reacts to other players
6. How does Alice feel about becoming a professional player?
A She is looking forward to the glamorous lifestyle.
B She realises she may not be successful.
C She is worried about getting on with the other players.
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24. C
25. C
26. B
27. A
28. A
29. B
Part 2:
Complete the notes. Write no more than three words of numbers in each space.
A history of plastic bag
1957 introduction of (6) ___(the) sandwich bag
____________
1966 Around one third of packaging in (7) _(the) bread industry
_____ consists of plastic bags
1969 ‘New York City Experiment’:
(8) _____ garbage/trash/refuse or rubbish

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 _________ collected in plastic bags
(9) ___1973_____ Plastic grocery bags first manufactured commercially
2002 New Irish tax of (10) _____15 cents
_________ per carrier bag

Part 3: T or F (LISTEN ONLINE)

11. Peter is new in the company. F
12. . Carla works in marketing. T
13. . Peter plans events for new products. F
14. . Carla is Brazilian. T
15. Peter started his job five years ago. F
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
16. ________ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to
17. ________ you have the money in your account, you can withdraw up to $100 a day.
A. Unless B. Although C. Provided that D. As soon as
18. The witness’s account was not ________ with the facts.
A. matched B. reliable C. confirmed D. consistent =suitable
19. Fortunately, the demonstration ________ to be quite peaceful.
A. turned out B. turned into C. turned up D. turned off
20. She won the award for ________ her whole life to looking after the poor.
A. paying B. devoting C. causing D. attracting
21. Microwaves are used for cooking, telecommunications, and ________.
A. to diagnose medically B. diagnosed medically
C. medical diagnosis D. medical diagnosing
22. I couldn’t ________ them when we climbed the mountain.
A. keep out of B. keep up with C. keep away from D. keep on with
23. The director retired early ________ ill-health.
A. on account of B. ahead of C. on behalf of D. in front of
24. The disappearance of one or several species may result in the loss of ________.
A. biology B. biography C. biodiversity D. biochemistry
25. “I regret ________ so much trouble.” _ “Well. Let’s forget all about that.”
A. caused B. to cause C. having caused D. to have caused
26. He wanted to know where________.
A. I had been B. had I been C. did I been D. I been going
27. I’m not keen on ________control of the project to a relatively newcomer.
A. undertaking B. charging C. entrusting= tin tưởng giao phó D.
allotting
28. There should be an international law encouraging ________.
A. afforestation B. deforestation C. forestry D. reforestation
29. He is not under arrest, nor have the police placed any ________ on his movements
A. obstacle B. veto C. restriction D. regulation
30. She is extremely competent and ________.
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 A. industrial B. industrious C. industry D. industrialized
31. Whatever Jane ________to do, she finishes.
A. gets on B. sees to C. sets out D. looks for
32. When Helen agreed to run the school play, she got more than she ________.
A. came down to B. bargained for C. faced up to D. got round to
33. At the end of the match the players were ________ exhausted.
A. solely B. utterly C. actually D. merely
34. This conversation project looks promising, but it’s still ________.
A. in the early stages B. in advance C. under stress D. at first sight
35. The smell of the kippers cooking ________my breakfast.
A. put me off B. came up against C. gave off D. held up
Part 2: Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
36. He was a decidedly adventurous person. There is no about it. (decide)
37. Her health has worsened considerably since we last saw her. (bad)
38. From the hotel there is a breathtaking view across the canyon. (breath)
39. He told me confidentially that he’s thinking of resigning next year. (confide)
40. I agree with the sentiments so eloquently (=trôi chảy) expressed in David’s wonderful speech.
(eloquence)
41. The lower tax rate is advantageously beneficial to poorer families in this area. (advantage)
42. Chemicals are easily deactivated (bị vô hiệu hoá) if they are laid open in the atmosphere for a
long time. (action)
Part 3: Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
43. In order to get a work as a computer analyst, you need a degree in computer science. job
44. She had so many luggage that there was not enough room in the car for it. much
45. Fountain pens first became commercial available about hundred years ago. commercially
Part 4: Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms.(5pts)
46. I am hoping (pick)__ to be picked _______for the school basketball team next week.
47. Anyone (not/carry)__ not carrying _______an ID will not be admitted into the building.
48. Wilber (stop)__ should have stopped _______smoking and eating meat after his heart attack, but he
didn’t and now he has had a second one.
49. By the time we get to Emma’s house, she (leave)___ will have left ______.
50. He will go to Ho Chi Minh City with a view to (give)_ being given ________a chance of promotion
Part 5: complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use each
one ONCE only. There are TWO extra ones that you do not need to use.
talk round fall out fill out take in fall for draw up crop up

51. An agreement are drawn up and signed by the two parties.

52. Please fill out the enclosed form and send it back as soon as possible.
53. Ruby was really opposed to the idea at the start, but we managed to___talk ____ him ___round____in
the end.
54. He looked so attractive in that black suit that I couldn’t help falling for him.
falling for - mê tít= like
55. The problem with losing weight is that, if you succeed, all your clothes need to be taken in__. .
SECTION III: READING

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Part 1. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
A GREAT COMEBACK
While (56) ________ disappointed after his defeat at Wimbledon last year due to an injury,
the world’s number one decided to undergo an operation; a decision heavily (57) ________ by his
support team. People believed that they had to reset their expectations quite (58) ________, but he
proved them all wrong. The world number one had a big year ahead to prove himself after his
failure to (59) ________ his ranking last year, but he came back at a great level. He admitted he was
fearful about his operation derailing his campaign on the tour this year, but instead we saw a (60)
________ change in his game. He competed extremely well considering the (61) ________ and
didn’t get (62) ________ by the event; his eyes were focused on the ball and his opponent and he
won point after point masterfully. The Spanish tennis star admitted that winning the match today
was (63) ________ to convince the world and himself that reports of the end of his era were (64)
________ exaggerated and he (65) ________ for excellence in his performance.
56. A. finally B. bitterly C. immediately D. specifically
57. A. conflicted B. believed C. influenced D. convinced
58. A. systematically B. suitably C. automatically D. dramatically
59. A. maintain B. include C. achieve D. deflect
60. A. rigorous B. cutting-edge C. tremendous D. partial
61. A. sequences B. circumstances C. approaches D. moves
62. A. involved B. reflected C. confronted D. side-tracked= lạc
hướng, sao nhãng, mất chú ý…
63. A. brilliant B. crucial C. outstanding D. exhausting
64. A. greatly B. positively C. cleanly D. largely
65. A. reached B. strived C. challenged D. slammed
Part 2. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Are organically grown foods the best choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over
conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic
foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and
more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North
American diet is a welcome development . However, much of this interest has been sparked by
sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although
most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material
advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a
result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures
disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for
folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other
wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to
synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to fertilized eggs, that untreated grains
are better than fumigated grains and the like. One thing that most organically grown food products
seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases
consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better
nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers,
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particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic
foods instead
66. The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Proponents B. Inspectors C. Consumers D. Merchants
67. In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to ________.
A. advocates B. products C. advantages D. organic foods
68. The “ welcome development” mentioned is an increase in ________.
A. the amount of health food grown in North American
B. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the number of consumers in North American
D. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
69. According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the terms “organic
foods”?
A. It has been used only in recent years. B. It is seldom used by consumers.
C. It has no fixed meaning. D. It is accepted by most nutritionists .
70. The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. uncontested B. unbelievable C. unverified D. unpopular
71. The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. preserve B. retire C. improve D. monitor
72. Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods ?
A. Advocated of organic food B. Wealthy people
C. Concerned consumers D. Low income consumers
73. The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy
organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because ________.
A. too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods
74. According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than
conventionally grown foods are often ________.
A. wealthy B. mistaken C. thrifty D. careless
75. What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic B. Neutral C. Skeptical D. Somewhat favorable
Part 3: Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap.
Every year people throw away millions of tonnes of plastic bottles, boxes and wrapping
These create huge mountains of waste that are extremely hard to get (76) rid of. Now a new
recycling process promises to reduce this problem by turning old plastic (77) into new.
Scientists have taken (78) a long time to develop their ideas because waste plastic has always
been a bigger problem (79) than substances like waste paper. You can bury plastic, but it takes
many years to break down. If you burn it, it just becomes another (80) form / type / kind of
pollution. A few products, for example bottles, can be re-used, but it is expensive or difficult to do
this with a lot of plastic products.
Now a group of companies has developed a new method (81) of /for recycling that could
save almost (82) all/any plastic waste. Nearly every type of waste plastic can be used: it does (83)
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not have to be sorted. In addition, labels and ink may be left on the products. Everything is simply
mixed together (84) and/then heated to more than 400 degrees centigrade (85) so that it melts. It is
then cooled, producing a waxy substance that can be used to make new plastic products, including
computer hardware.
SECTION IV. WRITITNG
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
86. I am sure he didn’t know that his mother was seriously ill.
@ He couldn’t possibly have known that his mother was seriously ill.
87. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.
@ If I hadn’t lost my passport last week, I wouldn’t be having a lot of trouble now.
88. Paul looks very happy. His father has given him a present.
@ Paul, whose father has given him a present, looks very happy.
89. We have arranged to start the project next weekend.
@ We are starting the project next weekend.
@ We are going to start the project next weekend.
@ We are about to start the project next weekend.
@ We are making arrangement to start the project next weekend.
90. He failed the test because of the difficult questions.
 Had the questions not been difficult, he would not have failed the test.
 Had the questions been easy, he would have passed the test.
 Had it not been for the difficult questions, he would not have failed the test.
Part 2: 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. She has taken it upon herself to take care of her mother. (commited)
 She has commited herself to taking care of her mother.
97. You must accept the fact that she has left you.
=> You must________________________________the fact that she has left you. RESIGN
98. Spending two weeks in hospital was very different from lying on the beach.
=> Spending two weeks in hospital was_________________lying on the beach. CRY
99. Carol has trouble communicating her ideas to other.
=> Carol has trouble________________________________. ACROSS
100. Margaret is said to be a very good cook.
=> Margaret________________________________a very good cook. REPUTATION

97. You must resign yourself to the fact that she has left you.
98. Spending two weeks in hospital was a far cry from lying on the beach.
99. Carol has trouble getting her ideas across.
100. Margaret has a reputation for being a very good cook.

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86. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
@ So dirty is that restaurant that on one wants to eat there.
87. I am sure he didn’t know that his mother was seriously ill.
@ He couldn’t possibly have known that his mother was seriously ill.
88. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.
@ If I hadn’t lost my passport last week, I wouldn’t be having a lot of trouble now.
89. The last time I visited Maryam was in 2012.
@ I haven’t visited Maryam since 2012.
90. Lodon is such a crowded city that we cannot go about quickly and easily.
@ The city of London is so crowded that we cannot go about quickly and easily.
91. Paul looks very happy. His father has given him a present.
@ Paul, whose father has given him a present, looks very happy.
92. We have arranged to start the project next weekend.
@ We are starting the project next weekend.
@ We are going to start the project next weekend.
@ We are about to start the project next weekend.
@ We are making arrangement to start the project next weekend.
93. This is the best laptop I have ever used.
 I have never used such a good laptop before.
 I have never used a better laptop than this.
94. He failed the test because of the difficult questions.
 Had the questions not been difficult, he would not have failed the test.
 Had the questions been easy, he would have passed the test.
 Had it not been for the difficult questions, he would not have failed the test.
95. Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
 Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
Part 2: 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. She has taken it upon herself to take care of her mother. (commited)
 She has commited herself to taking care of her mother.
97. Were Ann not so beautiful a girl, John wouldn't be marrying her. (beauty)
 But for Ann's beauty John wouldn't be marrying her.
98. I was surprised to find out that Martin hadn't married Jane. (surprise)
 It came as a surprise to me that Martin hadn't married Jane.
99. "I wish I'd had the chance to visit Dublin", Peter said. (not)
 Peter regretted not having had the chance to visit Dublin.
100. She would rather watch TV than read books. (to)
 She prefers watching TV to reading books.
101. 'What do you think of the new health centre?' (asked)
 She asked me what I thought of the new health centre.
102. Fiona doesn't like bananas. She doesn't like grapes either. (nor)
 Fiona likes neither bananas nor grapes.
103. It's believed that he was the most handsome boy in our school. (been)
 He is believed to have been the most handsome boy in our school.
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104. Have you decided whether to go to New York or not? (made)
 Have you made up your mind whether to go to New York or not?
105. Susan couldn't get to the date because of the heavy rain. (prevented)
 The heavy rain prevented Susan from getting to the date.
S can’t / couldn’t do sth because of sth
Sth prevent / deter / stop s.o from doing sth

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