Tài liệu Đề thi toeic part 9 pdf

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TOEIC 9
1. Sam really wanted a dog, but his parents
wouldn't let him ____ a pet.
a. have
b. having
c. to have
d. has
2. I don't know how you convince your
children to clean up their rooms. I couldn't
get my children ____ up their rooms if my
life depended on it.
a. clean
b. cleaning
c. cleaned
d. to clean
3. Professor Yu _____ each of her students
write an essay describing their future
goals in life.
a. got
b. caused
c. had
d. ordered
4. Debbie's husband hates the opera. But
after days of nagging, she finally ____
him to go see the new production of La
Boheme.
a. had
b. made
c. let

d. got
5. ____ 57 people have died after a
crowded pleasure boat capsized in the
Gulf off the coast of Bahrain.
a. At the least
b. At least
c. At less
d. As least
6. ____ the passengers on board were
foreigners from a construction firm
enjoying an evening dinner cruise.
a. Most
b. The most
c. Almost
d. Most of
7. Chinese police have vowed to clamp
down on pipeline oil theft, even
threatening to _____ the death penalty.
a. impose
b. face
c. abolish
d. suffer



8. According to the police, oil theft ____ the
industry more than 1 billion yuan
($124.6m, £71.8m) and led to 2,877
arrests.
a. charged

b. paid
c. cost
d. offered
9. Many cases were ____ serious that they
had "wrecked" production facilities, senior
police officials told reporters.
a. too
b. so
c. enough
d. such
10. While increased police surveillance had
almost halved the number of thefts, a
significant ____ of thefts were also going
unnoticed.
a. number
b. numbers
c. amounts
d. amount
11. China is currently battling with growing
____ for fuel - a factor which has made
the risk of oil theft a more attractive
proposition.
a. responsibility
b. demand
c. request
d. concern
12. The majority of crude oil thieves are
farmers in the impoverished and remote
regions, who ____ a third as much as
their city dwelling counterparts.

a. win
b. deserve
c. pay
d. earn
13. One popular method ____ to steal oil
involves thieves building a hut and then
drilling into oil pipes beneath the building.
a. uses
b. using
c. used
d. use
14. The price of gold has hit its highest level
for 25 years, ____ more than $588 an
ounce.
a. reaches
b. reached
c. reach
d. reaching

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15. Investors believe that precious metals are
a sound ____ and could outperform
stocks and bonds.
a. investor
b. investment
c. investing
d. invest
16. The price of spot gold rose to $588.70 an
ounce before settling later ____ Thursday
at $587.45.

a. on
b. in
c. at
d. for
17. The price of gold has gone up by ____
$71.10 an ounce or just under 14%, since
the end of 2005.
a. as many as
b. too much as
c. so much that
d. as much as
18. Gold, ____ other precious metals, is
appealing to investors who are
concerned over unpredictable conditions
in the Middle East, dollar instability and
inflation.
a. like
b. likes
c. alike
d. liking
19. India, Brazil and South Africa have
agreed ____ efforts to improve trade
between the three nations.
a. continue
b. continuing
c. to continue
d. continued
20. A plane ____ 19 people has crashed on
a mountainous region, killing all aboard.
a. carrying

b. carried
c. carry
d. carries
21. The ancient Greeks worshiped many
gods within a culture ____ tolerated
diversity.
a. who
b. that
c. whom
d. where
22. ____ other belief systems, Greek culture
recognized no single truth or code and
produced no sacred, written text like the
Bible or the Qur’an.
a. Different
b. Dislike
c. Dissimilar
d. Unlike
23. Stories about the origins and actions of
Greek divinities varied widely, depending
on whether the tale appeared in a
comedy, tragedy, ____ epic poem.
a. nor
b. and
c. or
d. but
24. Greek mythology was like a complex and
____ language, in which the Greeks
could express a vast range of
perceptions about the world.

a. richness
b. enrich
c. richly
d. rich
25. A Greek city-state devoted itself ____ a
particular god or group of gods.
a. for
b. to
c. at
d. with
26. Greek mythology has several
distinguishing ____, in addition to its
multiple versions.
a. characteristics
b. characteristically
c. characterize
d. character
27. The Greek gods resembled human
beings in their form and in their emotions,
____ they lived in a society that
resembled human society in its levels of
authority and power.
a. moreover
b. however
c. and
d. but
28. A crucial ____ existed between gods and
human beings: Humans died, and gods
were immortal.
a. similarity

b. difference
c. contribution
d. role
29. Heroes also ____ an important role in
Greek mythology, and stories about them
conveyed serious themes.
a. acted
b. supported
c. fulfilled
d. played

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30. Japan has plans for a huge Asian free
trade bloc of 16 nations that would help
____ economies in the region.
a. integrate
b. integrating
c. integrated
d. integrates
31. Attempts by Japan to accelerate a
regional tree trade agreement ____ by
difficult relations with China.
a. has been stalled
b. have stalled
c. have been stalled
d. have been stalling
32. Their relationships have been aggravated
by ____ over a visit by Japan's Prime
Minister Junichiro Koizumi's to Tokyo's
Yasukuni shrine.

a. a proposal
b. an agreement
c. an understanding
d. a conflict
33. Millions of Chinese ____ in World War II
by the Japanese and the shrine includes
1,000 war criminals among the dead.
a. have been killed
b. were killed
c. had killed
d. was killed
34. Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro
Hashimoto recently held ____ in Beijing
with the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, in
an attempt to improve relations.
a. talks
b. seats
c. gossips
d. elections
35. Dutch public prosecutors said that ____
investigation into the death of Milosevic
showed that he died of natural causes.
a. its
b. they
c. them
d. their
36. The former Yugoslav leader, on trial for
war crimes, was found dead in his cell in
The Hague ____11 March.
a. in

b. at
c. on
d. since
37. Judas Iscariot's reputation as one of
_____ in history could be thrown into
doubt with the release of an ancient text
on Thursday.
a. the most notorious villains
b. the most notorious villain
c. most notorious the villains
d. the notorious most villains
38. The Gospel of Judas, a papyrus
document from the 3rd or 4th Century
AD, tells the story of Jesus' ____ from the
fallen disciple's point of view.
a. die
b. dying
c. dead
d. death
39. Alleged to be a copy of an even older
text, it casts Judas as a benevolent
figure, ____ Jesus to save mankind.
a. helps
b. helped
c. help
d. helping
40. The early Christian Church denounced
____ teachings as heretical.
a. so
b. such

c. such as
d. as such
41. The 31-page fragile document, ____ in
the Coptic language, was discovered in
Egypt in the 1970s.
a. wrote
b. writing
c. written
d. writes
42. For 2,000 years Christianity ____ Judas
as the treacherous apostle who betrayed
his divine master with a kiss, leading to
his capture and crucifixion.
a. had portrayed
b. has portrayed
c. portrayed
d. portraying
43. According to the Bible, Judas received 30
pieces of silver for the act, ____ died
soon afterwards.
a. but
b. or
c. however
d. despite
44. The Gospel of Judas puts Judas in a
positive light, ____ him as Christ's
favorite disciple
a. identified
b. identifies
c. identify

d. identifying

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45. The Gospel of Judas depicts his betrayal
as the fulfillment of a divine mission to
enable the crucifixion - and thus the
foundation of Christianity - ____ place.
a. taking
b. to take
c. took
d. taken
46. This view is _____ that held by the
Gnostics - members of a 2nd Century AD
breakaway Christian sect, who became
rivals to the early Church.
a. similar
b. the same
c. similar to
d. same as
47. They thought that Judas was in fact ____
of the apostles, acting in order that
mankind might be redeemed by the death
of Christ.
a. the most enlightened
b. the more enlightened
c. most enlightened
d. more enlightened than
48. Gnostic writers are believed to have set
down their contrasting account of Judas'
role in Greek in about 150 AD, ____

some believe that this manuscript may be
a copy of that.
a. furthermore
b. in addition
c. and
d. but
49. Records show ____ the leaders of the
early Christian Church denounced that
version as heretical in about 180 AD.
a. which
b. that
c. whether
d. how
50. In 2000, the Maecenas Foundation for
Ancient Art in Basel Switzerland took
possession of the document, and
translation ____ soon afterwards.
a. begins
b. beginning
c. to begin
d. began
51. Along with a magazine article, the society
will be ____ two books on the Gospel of
Judas.
a. publish
b. publication
c. published
d. publishing
52. The National Geographic TV channel will
be running a special _____ on the

manuscript on Sunday 9 April.
a. two-hour documentary
b. two-hour documentaries
c. two-hours documentary
d. two-hours documentaries
53. Opponents of the outgoing Thai prime
minister say they will keep up their
protests ____ he is removed completely
from political power.
a. until
b. because
c. so
d. if
54. Thaksin Shinawatra won Sunday's
election ____ stepped aside following a
large protest vote.
a. or
b. and
c. but
d. so
55. The opposition, which ____ the poll
accusing Mr Thaksin of corruption and
abuse of power, says it will press on to
"uproot the Thaksin regime".
a. supported
b. boycotted
c. concluded
d. praised
56. ____ Mr. Thaksin has handed power
temporarily to Deputy PM Chidchai

Vanasatidya, many analysts question
whether he is truly stepping from the
political arena.
a. Despite
b. However
c. Although
d. Unless
57. The US economy created 211,000 jobs in
March as the unemployment _____
dropped to 4.7%.
a. speed
b. rate
c. compensation
d. pace
58. Gold prices are continuing to climb amid
investor belief that it offers better ____
than shares or bonds.
a. reimbursements
b. fees
c. expenses
d. returns


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59. Gold futures for June hit $603.10 an
ounce in early trade on Friday, its highest
level ____ January 1981, after breaching
the $600 mark a day earlier.
a. for
b. on

c. at
d. since
60. Analysts are predicting that metal prices
will continue rising as ____ from places
such as China and India outstrip supply.
a. demand
b. request
c. requirement
d. commission
61. Prices have now surged ____ 30% since
the start of November.
a. most
b. mostly
c. almost
d. most of
62. Other commodities such as oil, copper,
zinc, silver and sugar have also risen
recently ____ greater interest from
investors.
a. because
b. because of
c. despite
d. due
63. Oil has risen following concerns over
supplies ____ by geopolitical tension,
notably in Nigeria and Iran.
a. prompt
b. prompting
c. to prompt
d. prompted

64. Investors think metals are a ____
investment than shares, bonds or
currencies, because of uncertainty about
whether interest rates or inflation will
increase.
a. most sound
b. sounder
c. more sound
d. sounder than
65. Capacity today remains relatively ____,
helping to fuel higher prices, as investing
to develop new mines was expensive and
largely unviable in the 1990s.
a. scarce
b. scarcity
c. scarcely
d. scarceness

66. Russia's Gazprom is to take control of
Armenian pipelines and a power station
in exchange ____ setting gas prices at
half of European levels until 2009.
a. of
b. in
c. for
d. at
67. Gazprom would be able to control part of
a 40 km long pipeline, ____ gas from Iran
to Armenia, following this new
arrangement.

a. bring
b. brought
c. bringing
d. would bring
68. The agreement would also allow Russia
____ electricity from the Razdan-5 gas
fired power plant.
a. export
b. to export
c. exporting
d. exported
69. Armenia is strategically ____ to Russia in
the Caucasus and hosts a Russian
military base there.
a. importantly
b. importance
c. imported
d. important
70. Some critics say Russia is using its
energy position an ____ and political tool.
a. economic
b. economical
c. economy
d. economist
71. Gazprom has been trying to raise prices
among its neighbors but has met with
fierce _____.
a. deadline
b. support
c. target

d. opposition
72. Attempts by Gazprom to hike gas prices
from $50 to $230 per 1,000 cubic meters
____ by Ukraine.
a. was rejected
b. were rejected
c. was rejecting
d. were rejecting





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73. Gazprom subsequently cut supplies to
Ukraine on 1 January 2006 due to the
failure to reach ____, worsening relations
with the country.
a. a goal
b. a verdict
c. a destination
d. an agreement
74. South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co.
Ltd. has ____ the U.S. launch of its next-
generation DVD player for a month, to
late June, in order to complete testing.
a. delayed
b. blamed
c. created
d. repeated

75. Japan's Toshiba Corp. last week started
rolling out its HD DVD format players in
Japan, becoming the first company
____next-generation optical disc players
worldwide.
a. offer
b. offered
c. to offer
d. offering
76. Samsung's BD-P1000 model is expected
to be sold at a $999 street price and
include a memory card interface, ____
enables users to enjoy digital still pictures
on a high-definition television.
a. that
b. who
c. whom
d. which
77. Toshiba plans to offer two HD DVD
models in the United States from April,
for $799 and $499, ____.
a. respect
b. respected
c. respectful
d. respectively
78. Fifty-seven countries have a serious
____ of health workers, affecting
children's jabs, pregnancy care and
access to treatment.
a. short

b. shortage
c. shortly
d. shorten
79. 1.3 billion people worldwide lack access
to the most basic healthcare, often
because there is ____ health worker.
a. no
b. not
c. none
d. nor
80. A lack of personnel, combined with a lack
of training and knowledge, is also a major
____ for health systems as they attempt
to respond effectively to chronic diseases
and bird flu.
a. role
b. aid
c. obstacle
d. impact
81. The WHO says that life expectancies in
the poorest countries are half of ____ in
the richest nations.
a. that
b. these
c. this
d. those
82. The WHO says that ____ country needs
to improve the way in which it plans for,
educates and employs its doctors, nurses
and support staff.

a. each of
b. each
c. each of the
d. of each
83. The WHO ____ national leaders to
urgently formulate and implement country
strategies for the health workforce,
backed by international donor assistance.
a. calls for
b. calls in
c. calls off
d. calls back
84. ____ on long-haul flights are being urged
to wear sunglasses in a bid to reduce the
effects of jet lag.
a. Customers
b. Commuters
c. Passengers
d. Pedestrians
85. Scientists in Edinburgh have found that
people can adjust ____ body clocks
when traveling to different time zones by
altering their light patterns.
a. its
b. his
c. her
d. their
86. Jet lag, which causes feelings of ____
and muscle inefficiency, is affected by the
biological clock.

a. sleeping
b. sleepiness
c. sleepy
d. sleeper

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87. The study, ____ by Edinburgh Sleep
Centre for British Airways, monitored
more than 1,000 passengers.
a. conducts
b. conducting
c. conduct
d. conducted
88. Dr. Chris Idzikowski said that without
using sunglasses, ____ took a day to
recover for every hour travelled
westwards.
a. they
b. their
c. it
d. its
89. According to a poll, people are more
ignorant of how HIV is ____ than they
were five years ago.
a. communicated
b. transmitted
c. broadcast
d. influenced
90. ____ rising infection levels in the UK,
12% fewer people know the virus can be

passed on through unprotected sex.
a. In spite
b. Although
c. However
d. Despite
91. The National Aids Trust study found that
some people still believed it could be
passed on through kissing, spitting or
____ toilet seats.
a. share
b. to share
c. sharing
d. shared
92. In London, where HIV rates are the
highest, knowledge of HIV transmission
was lower than anywhere ____ in the
country.
a. also
b. else
c. at all
d. nor
93. Women outlive men everywhere in the
world thanks to ____ deaths in childbirth.
a. much
b. less
c. little
d. fewer
94. In 2002, the World Health Organization
reported male life expectancy exceeded
____ of women in only six countries.

a. that
b. those
c. this
d. these
95. Recent research by Professor Danny
Dorling at Sheffield University found that
this was ____ true anywhere in the world.
a. not longer
b. no longer
c. neither
d. no
96. Scientists have been able to make eye
nerve cells ____ to light by adding a
protein from green algae.
a. responding
b. to respond
c. respond
d. responded
97. _____ my English class is cancelled
again, I'll go and see Lost in Translation
at the cinema.
a. If
b. Unless
c. Although
d. Because of
98. I generally wash up before I go to bed
_____ I'm feeling too tired.
a. if
b. unless
c. as soon as

d. however
99. For nearly 100 years the Panama Canal
has been a key link in international
shipping routes, ____ an estimated 5% of
world trade each year.
a. handle
b. handled
c. handles
d. handling
100. The recent rapid growth of Asian
economies like China and India has led
to a surge in shipping worldwide, and the
canal is now operating at near full ____.
a. ability
b. yield
c. productivity
d. capacity

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1. A
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. A

11. B
12. D
13. C
14. D
15. B
16. A
17. D
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. B
22. D
23. C
24. D
25. B
26. A
27. C
28. B
29. D
30. A
31. C
32. D
33. B
34. A
35. D
36. C
37. A
38. D
39. D
40. B

41. C
42. B
43. A
44. D
45. B
46. C
47. A
48. C
49. B
50. D
51. D
52. A
53. A
54. C
55. B
56. C
57. B
58. D
59. D
60. A
61. C
62. B
63. D
64. B
65. A
66. C
67. C
68. B
69. D
70. A

71. D
72. B
73. D
74. A
75. C
76. D
77. D
78. B
79. A
80. C
81. D
82. B
83. A
84. C
85. D
86. B
87. D
88. C
89. A
90. D
91. C
92. B
93. D
94. A
95. B
96. C
97. A
98. B
99. D
100. D

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