TIẾNG ANH 9 – FRIENDS PLUS
I. Choose the word / phrase / sentence (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space or best answers the
question given in each sentence.
1. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A. traffic B. ancient C. stadium D. danger
2. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A. factor B. action C. produce D. describe
3. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
A. heavy B. perfect C. unique D. crowded
4. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
A. common B. extinct C. current D. nervous
5. Speaker A: You look absolutely _______ in that dress. How lovely!
Speaker B: Thank you very much.
A. stunning B. terrifying C. exciting D. depressing
6. Speaker A: Could you please explain more about that phrase?
Speaker B: A _______ history is a history that is under the surface that people might not think about.
A. ridden B. driven C. hidden D. proven
7. Speaker A: Where was an ancient hoard found last month?
Speaker B: An ancient hoard was found _______ the farm near the town of Louth last month.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
8. Speaker A: Tell me about your hotel’s facilities. We usually have a big family travelling together.
Speaker B: Our hotel provides excellent _______ facilities for families including spa, pool, jacuzzi
and sauna.
A. expert B. danger C. leisure D. landmark
9. Speaker A: I have claustrophobia. I hope it will soon disappear.
Speaker B: Phobia never _______ if you don’t have the proper treatments.
A. makes up B. takes off C. looked into D. goes away
10. Speaker A: _______ the coins _______ by Richard Mason in 2004?
Speaker B: Probably.
A. Were – discovered B. Were – discover
C. Did – be discovered D. Was – be discovered
11. Speaker A: “Get out of the car”, the man with the gun said to us. Turn this sentence into reported
speech.
Speaker B: _______
A. The man with the gun advised us to get out of the car.
B. The man with the gun reminded us to get out of the car.
C. The man with the gun suggested us to get out
of the car.
D. The man with the gun ordered us to get out of the car.
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, 12. Speaker A: Did you watch the meteor storm last night?
Speaker B: The meteor storm was _______ beautiful that we watched it all night.
A. too B. enough C. such D. so
13. Speaker A: She said she had visited Paris three times.
Speaker B: _______
A. Oh, I wish. B. This is the first time. C. She was hard-working. D. So did she.
14. Speaker A: Do you have any other interests besides reading?
Speaker B: _______
A. This book is a must. B. As its name suggests.
C. Tell me about the book. D. My only hobby is reading books.
II. Look at the sign or the notice. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 15 and 16.
15. What does the sign say?
A. Turn your mobile phone off when not in use.
B. Turn your mobile phone into silent mode.
C. Turn up the volume so that it can be heard more clearly.
D. Turn down the music when you are alone.
16. What does the notice say?
A. People staying at the hotel can arrange activities through
the hotel.
B. The hotel’s holiday advisor accompanies guests on tours.
C. Weekly sightseeing trips start from our hotel.
D. Guided tours can be booked from 8AM to 10PM in the
lounge.
III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
A chamber made of amber panels and gems, and backed with gold leaf, the Amber Room of the
Catherine Palace near St Petersburg was considered an eighth wonder of the world. First (17) _______
in the 18th-century, it was looted by Nazi troops in 1941 and taken to Konigsberg Castle, then part of
Germany, for (18) _______ as a spoil of war. In the final months of the war, with the Russians closing in
on Konigsberg, Hitler ordered the room to be moved again. It (19) _______ seen since. There are many
theories about its whereabouts, including that it was destroyed in Allied firebombing in 1944. The castle
was later razed to the ground on the orders of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Other reports claim
the panels were loaded (20) _______ a German ship that was sunk by a Russian submarine. Hopes that it
might be found in a silver mine or at the bottom of a lake were unfounded. One clue suggests (21)
_______ some of it survived the war. In 1997, a mosaic that formed part of the room was found in the
home of a German soldier who helped to pack it up. A replica of the room, costing millions of dollars,
(22) _______ which took 24 years to build, was opened in St Petersburg in 2003. Meanwhile Polish
divers are preparing to investigate crates spotted on the wreck of another German ship, the Karlsruhe,
sunk by Russian warplanes in 1945 — and which may include some of the missing panels.
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I. Choose the word / phrase / sentence (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space or best answers the
question given in each sentence.
1. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A. traffic B. ancient C. stadium D. danger
2. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A. factor B. action C. produce D. describe
3. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
A. heavy B. perfect C. unique D. crowded
4. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
A. common B. extinct C. current D. nervous
5. Speaker A: You look absolutely _______ in that dress. How lovely!
Speaker B: Thank you very much.
A. stunning B. terrifying C. exciting D. depressing
6. Speaker A: Could you please explain more about that phrase?
Speaker B: A _______ history is a history that is under the surface that people might not think about.
A. ridden B. driven C. hidden D. proven
7. Speaker A: Where was an ancient hoard found last month?
Speaker B: An ancient hoard was found _______ the farm near the town of Louth last month.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
8. Speaker A: Tell me about your hotel’s facilities. We usually have a big family travelling together.
Speaker B: Our hotel provides excellent _______ facilities for families including spa, pool, jacuzzi
and sauna.
A. expert B. danger C. leisure D. landmark
9. Speaker A: I have claustrophobia. I hope it will soon disappear.
Speaker B: Phobia never _______ if you don’t have the proper treatments.
A. makes up B. takes off C. looked into D. goes away
10. Speaker A: _______ the coins _______ by Richard Mason in 2004?
Speaker B: Probably.
A. Were – discovered B. Were – discover
C. Did – be discovered D. Was – be discovered
11. Speaker A: “Get out of the car”, the man with the gun said to us. Turn this sentence into reported
speech.
Speaker B: _______
A. The man with the gun advised us to get out of the car.
B. The man with the gun reminded us to get out of the car.
C. The man with the gun suggested us to get out
of the car.
D. The man with the gun ordered us to get out of the car.
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, 12. Speaker A: Did you watch the meteor storm last night?
Speaker B: The meteor storm was _______ beautiful that we watched it all night.
A. too B. enough C. such D. so
13. Speaker A: She said she had visited Paris three times.
Speaker B: _______
A. Oh, I wish. B. This is the first time. C. She was hard-working. D. So did she.
14. Speaker A: Do you have any other interests besides reading?
Speaker B: _______
A. This book is a must. B. As its name suggests.
C. Tell me about the book. D. My only hobby is reading books.
II. Look at the sign or the notice. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 15 and 16.
15. What does the sign say?
A. Turn your mobile phone off when not in use.
B. Turn your mobile phone into silent mode.
C. Turn up the volume so that it can be heard more clearly.
D. Turn down the music when you are alone.
16. What does the notice say?
A. People staying at the hotel can arrange activities through
the hotel.
B. The hotel’s holiday advisor accompanies guests on tours.
C. Weekly sightseeing trips start from our hotel.
D. Guided tours can be booked from 8AM to 10PM in the
lounge.
III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
A chamber made of amber panels and gems, and backed with gold leaf, the Amber Room of the
Catherine Palace near St Petersburg was considered an eighth wonder of the world. First (17) _______
in the 18th-century, it was looted by Nazi troops in 1941 and taken to Konigsberg Castle, then part of
Germany, for (18) _______ as a spoil of war. In the final months of the war, with the Russians closing in
on Konigsberg, Hitler ordered the room to be moved again. It (19) _______ seen since. There are many
theories about its whereabouts, including that it was destroyed in Allied firebombing in 1944. The castle
was later razed to the ground on the orders of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Other reports claim
the panels were loaded (20) _______ a German ship that was sunk by a Russian submarine. Hopes that it
might be found in a silver mine or at the bottom of a lake were unfounded. One clue suggests (21)
_______ some of it survived the war. In 1997, a mosaic that formed part of the room was found in the
home of a German soldier who helped to pack it up. A replica of the room, costing millions of dollars,
(22) _______ which took 24 years to build, was opened in St Petersburg in 2003. Meanwhile Polish
divers are preparing to investigate crates spotted on the wreck of another German ship, the Karlsruhe,
sunk by Russian warplanes in 1945 — and which may include some of the missing panels.
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