Bài tập tiếng ANh lớp 9

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PASSAGE C (30 pts)
Did you know that if you want your pet cat to live as long as (16) you should choose an ordinary female cat,
keep a close (17). on her in spring and summer, and make sure that she is not black or black and white? It has
been discovered that (18)_ cats wander further from home, and of the large number of cats killed on the roads in
spring and summer, a surprisingly (19) percentage are black or black and white. Did you know, too, that domestic
cats (20) their owners as fellow members of the cat family and make many more sounds to us than they do to
(21) cats when living in groups? They have worked (22)_ that we communicate by sound and so learn a
vocabulary we will understand to (23) their message over.
The way cats have learned to live with, and be (24)
abilities or their mental independence, is a good (25)
A study of (26)
after by man, without losing their hunting and killing
for studying them, some scientists say.
suburban cats in Barking in Essex showed that outside the home they adopted the same
(27) and exploring habits as wild cats, the female cats covered a territory limited to house and garden, (28)_
male cats traveled over an area ten times as large.
Though many people think the (29)_ , a cat is very practical about defending its territory. Its attitude depends
on its confidence about the cat it faces following the (30) of its previous meetings. Females and young males
often hide when fierce adult males turn up on their territory.
PART FOUR. Reading Comprehension (40 pts)
Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage.
PASSAGE A
The stylistic innovation in paining known as Impressionism began in the 1870's. The Impressionists wanted to
depict what they saw in nature, but they were inspired to portray fragmentary moments by the increasingly fast pace
of modern life. They concentrated on the play of light over objects, people, and nature, breaking up seemingly solid
surfaces, stressing vivid contrast between colors in sunlight and shade, and depiction reflected light in all of its
possibilities. Unlike earlier artists, they did not want to observe the world from indoors. They abandoned the studio,
painting in the open air and recording spontaneous Impressions of their subjects instead of making outside sketches
and then moving indoors to complete the work form memory.
Some of the Impressionists' painting methods were affected by technological advances. For example, the shift
from the studio to the open air was made possible in part by the advent of cheap rail travel, which permitted easy and
quick access to the countryside or seashore, as well as by newly developed chemical dyes and oils that led to
collapsible paint tubes, which enabled artists to finish their paintings on the spot.
Impressionism acquired its name not from supporters but from angry art lovers who felt threatened by the new
painting. The term "Impressionism" was born in 1874, when a group of artists who had been working together organized
an exhibition of their paintings in order to draw public attention to their work. Reaction from the public and
press was immediate, and derisive. Among the 165 paintings exhibited was one called Impression: Sunrise, by Claude
Monet (1840-1926), Viewed through hostile eyes, Monet's painting of a rising sun over a misty, watery scene seemed
messy, slapdash, and an affront to good taste. Borrowing Monet's title, art critics extended the term "Impressionism"
to the entire exhibit. In response, Monet and his 29 fellow artists in the exhibit adopted the same name as a badge of
their unity, despite individual differences.
From then until 1886 Impressionism had all the zeal of a "church", as the painter Renoir put it. Monet was
faithful to the Impressionist creed until his death, although many of the others moved on to new styles.
1. What aspect of painting in the nineteenth century does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) The impact of some artists' resistance to the fast pace of life
2.
3.
(B) The differences between two major styles of art
(C) A technological advance in the materials used by artists
(D) A group of artists with a new technique and approach to art
The word "depict" in line 2 is closest in meaning to
(A) reorganize
(B) deform
(C) represent
(D) justify
According to the passage, which of the following was one of the distinguishing characteristics of Impressionist painting?
(A) The emphasis on people rather than nature scenes (B) The way the subjects were presented from multiple angles
(D) The depiction of the effects of light and color
(C) The focus on small solid objects
4. Which of the following is a significant way in which Impressionists were different from the artists that preceded
them?
(A) They began by making sketches of their subjects
(C) They preferred to paint from memory
5. The word "advent" in line 9 is closest in meaning to
(A) achievement
(B) acceptance
6. The exhibition of paintings organized in 1874 resulted
(A) attracting attention from the public
(C) an immediate demand for the paintings exhibited
7. The word "affront" in line 17 is closest in meaning to
(A) insult
(B) encouragement
8. The rejection of the Impressionist exhibition by critics
(A) The small number of paintings on display
(B) They painted their subjects out-of-doors
(D) They used subjects drawn from modern life
(C) arrival
in all of the following EXCEPT
(B) a negative reaction from the press
(D) creating a name for a new style of painting
(C) was in favor of a traditional style of painting
10. The word "others" in line 21 refers to
(A) art critics
(D) advantage
(C) return
(D) credit
was caused by which of the following?
(B) Lack of interest in exhibitions by young artists
(C) The similarity between all the paintings exhibited
9. The author mentions Renoir in line 20 to give an example of an artist who
(A) became as famous as Monet
(D) Anger about seemingly poorly painted art
(B) was consistently praised by art critics
(D) described the enthusiasm of the Impressionists for their work
T(B) fellow artistsable free of chartCorindian studecup) new styles