Unit 2 + Unit 3 (Grade 9)

Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

• skyscraper
  

• populous
  

• financial
  

• fabulous
  

Answer explanation

financial nhấn âm 2.
Còn lại nhấn âm 1

Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others

• frustrated

• confident

• delighted

• embarrassed

Answer explanation

Confident nhấn âm 1
Còn lại nhấn âm 2

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in (bracket: trong ngoặc)
The population of the city is expanding (a)   than earlier predictions. (Fast)
(Population: dân số; expand: mở rộng, tăng lên; earlier predictions: dự đoán trước đó)

Answer explanation

có chữ "than" phía sau.
Nên chúng ta cần So sánh hơn
Faster than

Although Betty just moved to the boarding school last month, she _______ her new friends quickly.
(Mặc dù Betty mới chuyển tới trường, cô ấy nhanh chóng ..... với bạn mới)

• gets up

• gets on with

• turns down

• turns off

Answer explanation

Nhanh chóng làm quen với bạn mới

Get on with: làm quen với

Japan is the ___________ developed country in the world. 

(developed country: nước phát triển)

• A. most second
• B. second in most
• D. two most
• C. second most

Answer explanation

In the world: dấu hiệu cho So sánh nhất.
Khi có thứ hạng: Second (hạng 2), third (hạng 3)
=> The second most developed; The third most developed

I was disappointed as the film was (a)   than I had expected. (interesting)
(disappointed: thất vọng; expected: đã kì vọng)

Answer explanation

Vì thất vọng nên ta phải dùng so sánh kém hơn:
=> Less interesting
=> Less: ít hơn; More: nhiều hơn

Phrasal verb
Many of those old buildings will soon be (destroyed)_______ down.

• turned

• took

• pulled

• gone

Answer explanation

Những tòa nhà cũ bị phá hủy

Destroy = pull down

Phrasal verb
She (continued)________ talking about her trip although everyone found it tiring.
(Although .... it tiring: mặc dù mọi người đã thấy mệt)

• went back

• turned up

• looked forward to

• went on

Answer explanation

Continue = Go on -> Went on (thì quá khứ)

Huy got a bad mark for his English test. He must have been really _________.

(bad mark: điểm thấp)

• B. relaxing

• C. interested

• A. disappointed
• D. happy

Answer explanation

Relaxing, interested, happy đều là tính từ chỉ sự vui vẻ.
Huy bị điểm thấp => disappointed (adj): thất vọng

4. This street was renowned (= famous) for its ___________ sports stores, but it's starting to go

downhill (=bad).

• easy-going

• frightening

• fashionable

• annoying

Answer explanation

sports stores (cửa hàng thể thao)
Cửa hàng thì thường đi với
Fashionable (adj)
Fashionable store: cửa hàng hợp thời trang.