English 9 – Bài tập Unit 8 ngày 22/3

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1. English 9 – Bài tập Unit 8 ngày 22/3/2020 I. Read the passage and answer the questions. SON DOONG CAVE Location Son Doong Cave is located in Ha Doong Area, Tan Trach Commune, Bo Trac District, Quang Binh Province, in the heart of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Son Doong Cave was first found in 1991 by Ho Khanh, a local man. In 2009, the cave was explored and published by a group of scientists from British Cave Research Association. The World’s Largest Cave The cave is about 200m high, 200m wide and at least 8.5km long. With these tremendous dimensions, Son Doong Cave is much larger than Deer Cave belonging to Gunung Mulu National Park in Malaysia (100m high, 90m wide, 2km long), and has replaced Deer Cave to take pole position as the world’s largest cave. Magnificent Beauty of The Cave Especially, Son Doong consists of two entrances, which is unique among explored caves in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. Exploring the cave, visitors were surprised with spectacular scenery of numerous stalactites of which some giant stalagmites are more than 70m high. Deep inside the cave exists a grandiose tropical jungle called “Garden of Eden” by the explorers. The jungle is home to a diversified system of fauna and flora. Besides, the cave possesses a 2.5km subterranean river with layers of shells agglomerated in the river bed. Not far from the “Garden of Eden” lies an enormous “pearl collection” consisting of tens of thousands of small stone pieces in dry ponds, contributing to magnificent beauty of the cave. 1. Where is Son Doong Cave located? 2. Who discovered Son Doong Cave? 3. What is the three dimensions of Son Doong Cave? 4. How many entrances are there in Son Doong? 5. What is considered to be “Garden of Eden”? 6. How long is the subterranean river in Son Doong Cave? II. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered blank. The Maldives are a group of very small islands in the Indian Ocean, near Sri Lanka. It has the smallest (1) of any Asian countries. There are about 1200 islands and there are people living on 200 of them. About 400,000 people live in the Maldives and 75,000 of them are
2. (2) the capital island, Mai Mai is different from the other islands in the Maldives because it doesn’t have any beaches. In fact, there is a small wall (3) goes around the whole island. It is very easy to get around the islands. When you (4) on the airport island, you can take a dhoni and go to Mai This is a small boat used for (5) around the islands. Dhoni taxis go from the airport island to the capital island every fifteen minutes and (6) midnight every half an hour. You can use these boats to visit other islands, too. The Maldives are a popular place for scuba diving (7) there are many wonderful fish in the water to see. Also, the water is very clear so when you are (8) you can see for more than 50 metres! There are many professional diving schools with instructors. They speak many languages, so you can (9) someone to help you. Of course, that’s not all you can do on these beautiful islands. You can go (10) whale and dolphin, fishing, surfing, snorkeling, hiking or explore the towns. 1. A. population B. nation C. area D. inhabitant 2. A. in B. on C. above D. at 3. A. who B. where C. it D. that 4. A. depart B. travel C. arrive D. leave 5. A. education B. production C. transportation D. translation 6. A. at B. after C. on D. before 7. A. although B. furthermore C. however D. because 8. A. undersea B. underlevel C. underwater D. Underneath 9. A. find B. see C. look D. hold 10. A. playing B. watching C. hearing D. catching III. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part. 1. A. magnificent B. delay C. bank D. travel 2. A. checkout B. erode C. exotic D. decision 3. A. reasonable B. resort C. season D. excursion 4. A. safari B. stalagmite C. lag D. package 5. A. explore B. environment C. resort D. expedition IV.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. safari B. breathtaking C. traveller D. sightseeing 2. A. vacation B. delicious C. excursion D. holiday 3. A. original B. stimulating C. imperial D. geography 4. A. magnificence B. destination C. affordable D. accessible 5. A. habitat B. addition C. fantastic D. discover