Bài tập môn Tiếng anh 9 - Năm học 2023-2024 - Hoang Thi May (Có đáp án)

 By Hoang Thi May -Nham Bien 1: 2023-2024
Ex1. Match each of the following headings with its suitable paragraph. There are three 
extra headings which you do not need to use. Write your answers in the space provided. (5 
points) 
1. ______
 Telephone, television, radio, and the telegraph all help people communicate with each 
other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For 
example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in Japan or Argentina. An 
international soccer match comes into the home of everyone with a television set. News of a 
disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, 
help is on the way.
2.______
 How has speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has 
become smaller. Of course, this does not mean that the world is physically smaller. Two hundred 
years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on 
ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth 
centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas. This time difference 
influenced people's actions. For example, one battle in the war of 1812 between the English and 
the United States armies could have been avoided if the warring sides had known that a peace 
agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six 
weeks to reach America. During those six weeks, the large and serious
Battle of New Orleans was fought and many lives were lost.
3.______
 An important part of the history of the world is the history of communication. In 
prehistoric times, people had limited knowledge of the world. They had little information about 
geography, the study of the Earth. People knew very little beyond their small groups except what 
was happening near their homes. Later, people were organized into villages, and verbal 
communication between small towns was possible. Still, the people’s knowledge was limited 
because they had no outside information. Kingdoms and small countries then developed, with a 
king directing the people. Cities developed, too, but still communication was limited to the small 
geographical area of the country. Much later in history, after the invention of the printing press, 
many more people learned to read, and communication was improved.
4. ______
 In this modern age, communication is so fast that it is almost instant. People's lives have 
been changed because of the immediate spread of news. Sometimes the speed is so great that it 
does not allow people time to think. For example, leaders of countries have only minutes, or, at 
most, hours to consider all the parts of a problem. They are expected to answer immediately. 
Once they had days and weeks to think before making decisions.
5. ______
 The speed of communication demands a new responsibility from all people of the world. 
People in different countries must try harder to understand each other. An example is that people 
with different religions must try to understand each other's beliefs and values, even if they do not 
accept them. Sometimes their cultures are quite different. What one group considers a normal 
part of life is strange to another culture. In some cases, a normal part of one culture might be bad 
or impolite to people of another culture. That kind of difference is a possible basis for 
misunderstanding. People must learn not to judge others, but to accept them as they are. As the 
world grows smaller, people must learn to talk to each other more effectively as well as 
communicate more rapidly.
 List of Headings
A. A disadvantage of fast communication
B. High speed of communication and its benefits
C. Our shrinking world By Hoang Thi May -Nham Bien 1: 2023-2024
D. Communication devices
E. A brief history of communication development
F. Modern communication and a change in thinking pattern
G. The changing world resulting from fast communication
H. Modern communication and expected responsibility
Your answers: 
 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
Ex2. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. 
 The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918
The Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918, which caused around 50 million deaths worldwide, 
remains an ominous warning to public health.
Paragraph A. 
Before and after 1918, most influenza pandemics developed in Asia and spread from there to the 
rest of the world more or less simultaneously. Historically data are inadequate to identify the 
geographic source of the 1918 virus. The name 'Spanish' influenza merely reflects that Spain, 
which was neutral in World War I, did not censor their news agencies from publicizing the 
severity of the pandemic in the country, and this made it seem to other countries that the disease 
was worse there.
Paragraph B. 
The pandemic did not occur evenly over 1918 and 1919, but came in three severe waves. The 
first, or so-called spring wave, began in March 1918 and spread unevenly through the United 
States, Europe, and possibly Asia over the next six months. Illness rates were high, but death 
rates in most locales were not appreciably above normal. A second or autumn wave spread 
globally from September to November 1918, was highly fatal and, in many nations, a third wave 
occurred in the early 1919. Clinical similarities led contemporary observers to conclude initially 
that they were observing the same disease in the successive waves. The differences between the 
waves seemed to be primarily in the much higher frequency of complicate, severe, and fatal 
cases in the last two waves. These three extensive pandemic waves of influenza within one year, 
occurring in rapid succession, with only the briefest of quieter intervals between them, were 
unprecedented.
Paragraph C. 
All of these deaths caused a severe disruption in the US economy. Claims against life insurance 
policies skyrocketed, with one insurance company reporting a 745 per cent rise in the number of 
claims made. Small businesses, many of which had been unable to operate during the pandemic, 
went bankrupt. The world economy as a whole was not significantly affected and the 1920's 
actually heralded a growth boom, until the 1929 Wall Street Crash. The US had a great 
influence on world economics and, although over 650,000 people died in the US, it could have 
been a lot worse. Throughout history, influenza viruses have mutated and caused pandemics or 
global epidemics. In 1890, an especially virulent influenza pandemic struck, killing many 
Americans. Those who survived that pandemic and lived to experience the 1918 pandemic 
tended to be less susceptible to the disease and so a lot more Americans live than would 
otherwise the case. 
Paragraph D. 
The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic had some curious features. Firstly, overall, nearly half of 
the influenza-related deaths in the 1918 pandemic were in young adults of 20 to 40 years of age, By Hoang Thi May -Nham Bien 1: 2023-2024
a phenomenon unique to that pandemic year. The 1918 pandemic is also unique among influenza 
pandemics in that the absolute risk of influenza death was higher in those under 65 years of age 
than in those over 65. Influenza is usually more dangerous for the very young and the old, as 
their immune systems are weaker. Secondly, the pandemic was particular widespread in the 
colder winter month. Finally, in 1918, three separate recurrences of influenza followed each 
other with unusual rapidity, resulting in three explosive pandemic waves within a year's time.
Paragraph E. 
In its disease course, the 1918 pandemic was different in degree, but not in kind, from previous 
and subsequent pandemics. Despite the extraordinary number of global deaths, most influenza 
cases in 1918 were mild and essentially indistinguishable from influenza cases today. Although 
laboratory experiments on influenza genes from the 1918 virus suggest that the 1918 and 1918-
like viruses seem to be as sensitive as other typical virus strains to today's anti-influenza drugs 
and even with today's prevention knowledge, the return of a pandemic virus similar to the virus 
of 1918 would likely kill over 100 million people worldwide, as the ease of travel in today's 
globalized society would aid the movement of the virus. However, although some characteristics 
of 1918 pandemic appear unique, scientist have concluded that, since it happened once, similar 
or more favorable conditions could lead to another equally devastating pandemic.
Choose the correct headings for sections A- E from the list of headings below. Write your 
answers in the boxes provided. (5 points)
 Lists of Headings
 i. The course of the pandemic 1. Paragraph A
 ii. Unusual aspects 2. Paragraph B
 iii. Origins of the name 3. Paragraph C
 iv. Economic effects 4. Paragraph D
 v. The risks today 5. Paragraph E
 vi. Inadequate vaccines
 vii. Influenza in the war zone
Your answers: 
 1. Paragraph A: 2. Paragraph B: 3. Paragraph C: 4. Paragraph D: 5. Paragraph E:
Ex3. Seven phrases/clauses have been removed from the following passage. Read the 
passage and choose from the phrases/clauses A–H the one which fits each gap (1 – 5). There 
is one extra phrase/clause which you do not need to use. Write your answer in the 
numbered boxes. There is an example (0).
 A. shopping is a way of getting out and meeting people
 B. for most of us in today’s busy world
 C. than it did on the screen
 D. without leaving the house
 E. from what it was
 F. if you are already using it for business
 G. or make a phone call
 H. where you can see
 You no longer need to leave your house in order to shop! In fact, you don’t even have to post a 
letter (0) ______ you simply use the Internet. More and more shops are connecting to the Internet (1) By Hoang Thi May -Nham Bien 1: 2023-2024
_____ what you would like to buy on your screen in your own living room. I’m not suggesting you 
should get onto the Internet simply to be able to shop. However, (2) _____, study, or other reasons, you 
might find it useful. Just imagine, no more driving in traffic, no more trying to find a place to park, no 
more queuing in shops. Now you can buy everything from a new garden seat to a gold ring (3) _____.
 Of course there are disadvantages. If you live on your own, especially if you don’t work or 
perhaps don’t leave the house much, (4) _____. Also, if you don’t actually go to the shop, you can’t try 
to get another 10% off the price! Another problem could be if you are buying clothes – you may need 
to return some things if they don’t fit properly or if the color looks different (5) _____ .
 However, (6) _____, time is what we haven’t got enough of. Shopping on the Internet is 
probably not less expensive but it is simple, good fun and above all, it’s quick!
Your answers:
 0. G 1....... 2........ 3........ 4........ 5.......
Ex4. For questions 66 – 70, read the text carefully, then choose from the phrases A to 
F below the one which fits each gap. There is one extra phrase you DO NOT need. 
Write your answers in the Answer Sheets. (1.0 pt)
 All in the mind
 Memory isn’t like a muscle, something specific you can exercise. It’s a way of 
organising information in your brain. So (1) _______, you need to change and reorganise 
the way you think and this will help to support how your memory works.
 Short-term memory is limited, and (2) _______ about seven items (numbers, 
names, objects, etc.) at a time. So when given a string of numbers to remember such as 
123957001969, break it into chunks: 12 39 57 00 19 69 or even 1239 5700 1969. These 
will be easier to memorise than individual digits (3) _______. The chunks will be even 
more memorable if you can attach a meaning to some or all of them. For example, you 
might be able to link them to the age of someone you know, an address or a famous date 
(e.g. 1969, the first moon landing). These linked meanings can then form a story to help 
remember a really long sequence.
 Another (4) _______ information relies on images. A classic way of remembering 
a person’s name is to try and imagine it (or something associated to it) on the person’s 
face. For less obvious names, (5) _______. Psychologists have found that the more 
unusual and vivid the image is, the better it works.
 A. because there are fewer of them D. you’ll have to get more creative
 B. technique for memorizing E. to improve your memory
 C. fondness for meaning F. most people can only remember