FRIENDS PLUS 9 - ĐỀ KT THAM KHẢO - UNIT 2

I. PRONUNCIATION

II. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each question.

14. Liam and Rosa are talking about their study.
Liam: “There’s not much time left to choose your last subject for final year. Have you made up your mind yet?”
Rosa: “I know. ______ whether to do business or art.”

Question 14. Liam and Rosa are talking about their study. Choose:

I have thought of speaking

I’m leaning towards

The good thing about this is

I’m in two minds

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III. Look at each sign or notice. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that matches its meaning.

Question 15. What does the sign mean?

Yoga classes start at 9 o’clock every day.

This week’s yoga class is canceled due to the renovation project.

Move gently because there is a yoga class.

Keep talking until the yoga class ends.

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Question 16. What does the notice say?

Martin can submit his registration form after Wednesday.

A meditation workshop is going to be held on Saturday and Sunday.

Lucy asked Martin where the workshop would be held.

Martin and Lucy have decided to join the meditation workshop.

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IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.

It is often not easy to understand people who live an unusual lifestyle because it goes (17) ______ the grain, especially concerns about health. But Don Gorske is a (18) ______ example of one of those who lead a healthy but out-of-the-norms life. Don has eaten 2 Big Macs on a daily basis for over 50 years, and until now, he has consumed more than 30,000 Big Macs. For two decades, he has claimed the world record for the most Big Macs eaten, and has (19) ______ his record to a total of 34,128 Big Mac burgers. (20) ______ the considerable number of burgers he has eaten, he is still relatively healthy – thanks to his six-mile walks around his neighborhood and the (21) ______ of French fries from his order. (22) ______ about 86 kilograms, Don believes that the Big Mac is the reason for his healthy weight.

V. Read the following and do as directed.

Decision-making plays an important role in leading a happy and successful life. Good decisions can lead to benefits while poor choices can result in losses. For those who agonize over every possibility of their choices, they get exhausted from decision fatigue. Charles Darwin is a typical example. In 1838, the English naturalist was on the horns of dilemma – whether to get married or devote his life to science.
To facilitate the process, Darwin made a list of the expected pluses and minuses of marriage. On the left-hand side, he tried to imagine what marital life would be like (“having a constant companion”, and “the likelihood that children would be part of the package”). On the right-hand side, he tried to imagine what it would be like not to marry (“not forced to visit relatives and to bend in every trifle”). Most of Darwin’s list seemed to point him toward a life of staying single. Yet he decided to marry, seemingly putting his sober list of pluses and minuses aside.
Why did Darwin ignore the calm, rational calculus he laid out? Obviously, as social beings, we want to belong to something larger than ourselves. The decisions we made do not just lead to good days or bad days. They define us and determine who we are, who we might aspire to become and who we might come to be. Darwin accepted that daily happiness was less important how he thought he should live his life, and who and what he wanted to become.
From Darwin’s lesson, the advice is to spend less time trying to figure out the best path to get to where you want to go and spend more time thinking about where you want to go in the first place.
(Adapted from How to Make a Decision When There’s No “Right” One by Russ Roberts)
a. Decide whether the following sentences are True or False:

Question 23.Some people are worn out by overthinking their decisions.

True

False

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Question 24.Charles Darwin jotted down the pros and cons of getting married before coming to the final decision.

True

False

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Question 25.His decision was to stay single until his death.

True

False

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Question 26.It can be inferred that we should listen to our emotions when making a tough choice.

True

False

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b. Choose the correct answer to each question:

Question 27. What serves as the best title for the passage?

“Head Choice” versus “Heart Choice”

Decision-making in Business

Marriage – A Sacred Choice You’ve Ever Made

Charles Darwin – Famous English Naturalist

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Question 28. What does the phrase “the process” in paragraph 2 refer to?

decision fatigue

dilemma

decision-making

every possibility

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VI. Supply the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

Question 29.

That each item purchased in the supermarket is wrapped in plastic is a prime example of that worsens plastic pollution in our oceans. (PACKAGE)

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Question 30.

Lauren decided not to use like paper cups, plastic cutlery, and aluminum foil trays in order to protect the environment. (DISPOSE)

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Question 31.

It is of you to play loud music late at night. (CONSIDER)

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Question 32.

On the first day of the conference, she approached the podium, not knowing how the audience would react to her speech. (HESITATE)

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Question 33.

The sound of the music into thinking that there were a lot of people in the house. (DECEIT)

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Question 34.

Marc was of his sister when his parents bought her a new laptop as a reward for her outstanding academic results. (ENVY)

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VII. Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) that indicates the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a meaningful paragraph/letter.

35. a. Jo has lived without cash since she quit her job as a community development officer in 2015.
b. She even wore unused clothes taken from the local charity.
c. At that time, she collected napkins from cafés to use as toilet paper and pieces of unwanted soap.
d. She also built a stove out of old bricks and used twigs for fuel.
e. When interviewed, she said that she saw the value in what others discarded.

Question 35. Choose

b – d – e – c – a

a – c – d – b – e

b – a – c – d – e

a – e – d – c – b

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36. a. All in all, the results indicate that different forms of assessment can be helpful in evaluating students’ abilities.
b. Those in favour said that it is helpful for students to go over what they have learned so that they can remember the lesson.
c. In contrast, those against commented that students are under a lot of study pressure when exams are coming, and teachers cannot assess all aspects of a student through a written exam.
d. In our survey at school, we asked people “Do students need school exams every year?”
e. Of the fifty students who participated, only 40% said ‘yes’ while the others said exams were unnecessary.

Question 36. Choose

d – e – b – c – a

e – c – a – b – d

c – e – b – d – a

a – c – b – d – e

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VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

37. We last met each other at our last meeting in 2020. (TOGETHER)
> > We haven’t (37) in 2020.

Question 37.

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38. Although the weather was bad, they tried to continue their plan for camping. (STICK)
> > Bad (38) their plan for camping.

Question 38.

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39. He became keen on baking after attending a cake-making workshop although he wasn’t interested in cooking. (GOT INTO)
> > Despite his (39) baking after attending a cake-making workshop.

Question 39.

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40. This is the first time I have postponed what I can do. (PUT)
> > Never (40) .

Question 40.

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VIII. Look at the entry of the word “bother” in a dictionary. Use what you can get from the entry to complete the sentences with TWO or THREE words.

Question 41.

you, but can you do me a favor?

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Question 42.

I sent him a text message last night, but he didn’t a reply.

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