<\/span><\/h2>\nS\u1ede GD&\u0110T V\u0128NH PH\u00daC<\/p>
\u0110\u00c1P \u00c1N \u0110\u1ec0 THI HSG ANH T\u1ec8NH V\u0128NH PH\u00daC 2024-2025<\/p>
M\u00f4n: Ti\u1ebfng Anh 9<\/p>
Th\u1eddi gian l\u00e0m b\u00e0i: 150 ph\u00fat (kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 th\u1eddi gian ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec1)<\/p>
Th\u00ed sinh l\u00e0m b\u00e0i tr\u00ean gi\u1ea5y thi<\/p>
________________________________________<\/p>
A. LISTENING<\/p>
Section 1<\/p>
1. C <\/p>
2. A <\/p>
3. (The) Main Gateway <\/p>
4. (the) (16\/sixteen) flower beds <\/p>
5. (a\/the) (raised) pond <\/p>
6. (a\/the) Mosque <\/p>
7. C <\/p>
8. river <\/p>
9. (supply) tanks <\/p>
10. fountains <\/p>
Section 2<\/p>
11. C<\/p>
12. B<\/p>
13. A<\/p>
14. A<\/p>
15. C<\/p>
Section 3<\/p>
16. special dance<\/p>
17. copying<\/p>
18. basic ideas<\/p>
19. grammar<\/p>
20. consonants<\/p>
21. awareness<\/p>
22. more information<\/p>
23. characteristics<\/p>
24. large communities<\/p>
25. contact<\/p>
________________________________________<\/p>
B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR<\/p>
Section 1: Multiple choice<\/p>
1. C <\/p>
2. C <\/p>
3. A <\/p>
4. A <\/p>
5. C <\/p>
6. B <\/p>
7. C <\/p>
8. B <\/p>
9. B <\/p>
10. B <\/p>
11. D <\/p>
12. D <\/p>
13. B <\/p>
14. C <\/p>
15. B <\/p>
16. D <\/p>
17. A <\/p>
18. D <\/p>
19. B <\/p>
20. A <\/p>
Section 2: Word formation<\/p>
21. decisive<\/p>
22. irresponsibly<\/p>
23. purposefully<\/p>
24. Hyperactive<\/p>
25. enlarged<\/p>
26. explanation<\/p>
27. impurities<\/p>
28. commemorates \/ memorializes \/ memorialises<\/p>
29. personified<\/p>
30. absenteeism<\/p>
Section 3: Error correction<\/p>
31. will come \u2192 comes<\/p>
32. many \u2192 much<\/p>
33. better \u2192 best<\/p>
34. such \u2192 so<\/p>
35. they are called \u2192 (which\/that are) called<\/p>
36. of \u2192 with<\/p>
37. imaginary \u2192 imaginative<\/p>
38. reliance \u2192 reliability<\/p>
39. permissible \u2192 permissive<\/p>
40. status \u2192 state<\/p>
________________________________________<\/p>
C. READING COMPREHENSION<\/p>
Section 1: Multiple choice<\/p>
1. A <\/p>
2. C <\/p>
3. D <\/p>
4. C <\/p>
5. B <\/p>
6. A <\/p>
7. D <\/p>
8. C <\/p>
9. D <\/p>
10. B <\/p>
Section 2: Fill in the gaps (one word)<\/p>
11. but<\/p>
12. which \/ that<\/p>
13. surfing<\/p>
14. each<\/p>
15. few<\/p>
16. entered<\/p>
17. common<\/p>
18. period<\/p>
19. publication<\/p>
20. so<\/p>
Section 3: Multiple choice<\/p>
21. C<\/p>
22. C<\/p>
23. B<\/p>
24. A<\/p>
25. C<\/p>
26. D<\/p>
27. D<\/p>
28. A<\/p>
29. B<\/p>
30. C<\/p>
Section 4: Matching & T\/F\/NG<\/p>
31. v<\/p>
32. x<\/p>
33. i<\/p>
34. iv<\/p>
35. viii<\/p>
36. vii<\/p>
37. F<\/p>
38. NG<\/p>
39. F<\/p>
40. T<\/p>
________________________________________<\/p>
D. WRITING<\/p>
Section 1: Sentence rewriting<\/p>
1. In the end, I had no regrets about taking an English course last summer. <\/p>
2. Our two sons get on \/ along well with each other. <\/p>
3. We had to return home because we had run out of money. <\/p>
4. She is in \/ of two minds about finding \/ about whether (or not) to find a new job. <\/p>
5. This morning’s test came out of the blue for every one of us. <\/p>
6. This company is said to have been one of the most reliable in the country. <\/p>
7. Without absolute secrecy, the mission would not have succeeded \/ have been successful \/ a success \/ would have failed \/ would have been a fail. <\/p>
8. She can’t have done it on purpose. <\/p>
9. The more he admires her, the more he loves her. <\/p>
10. Under no circumstances will I (ever) trust him again. <\/p>
Section 2: Essay (about 250 words)<\/p>
Marking scheme:<\/p>
1. Task Response: 5 points <\/p>
2. Coherence and Cohesion: 5 points <\/p>
3. Lexical Resource: 5 points <\/p>
4. Grammatical Range and Accuracy: 5 points <\/p>\n
S\u1ede GI\u00c1O D\u1ee4C V\u00c0 \u0110\u00c0O T\u1ea0O<\/p>
V\u0128NH PH\u00daC<\/p>
(\u0110\u1ec1 thi c\u00f3 10 trang)\t<\/span>K\u1ef2 THI CH\u1eccN H\u1eccC SINH GI\u1eceI L\u1edaP 9 THCS<\/font><\/p>N\u0102M H\u1eccC 2024 – 2025<\/p>
\u0110\u1ec0 THI M\u00d4N: TI\u1ebeNG ANH <\/p>
Th\u1eddi gian l\u00e0m b\u00e0i: 150 ph\u00fat, kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 th\u1eddi gian ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec1<\/p>
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H\u1ecd, t\u00ean th\u00ed sinh: ……………………………………………………………….. <\/p>
S\u1ed1 b\u00e1o danh: ……………………………………………………………………. <\/p>
PART A: LISTENING (Each recording will be played TWICE)<\/p>
Section 1<\/p>
Questions 1-10<\/p>
You will hear an extract from an audio guide to the Taj Mahal. While you listen, complete the tasks below. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
Questions 1-2: Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.<\/p>
1. Who is buried in the tomb of the Taj Mahal?<\/p>
A. the emperor Shahjahan\t<\/span>B. the wife of Shahjahan\t<\/span>C. the emperor and his wife<\/font><\/p>2. Where did the white marble come from?<\/p>
A. India\t<\/span>B. China\t<\/span>C. Persia<\/font><\/p>Questions 3-6: Label the plan below by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.<\/p>
<\/p>
3. __________<\/p>
4. __________<\/p>
5. __________<\/p>
6. __________<\/p>
Question 7: Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.<\/p>
7. What is the purpose of the Rest House?<\/p>
A. a place for the poor to stay<\/p>
B. a meeting place for pilgrims<\/p>
C. an architectural feature<\/p>
Questions 8-10: Complete the flow chart below by writing NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.<\/p>
How running water is provided<\/p>
Water taken from the 8. __________ by bullocks.<\/p>
Water channelled into the 9. __________<\/p>
Water piped to the 10. __________<\/p>
Section 2<\/p>
Questions 11-15<\/p>
Listen to the recording and choose the correct letter, A, B, or C to complete the sentences or answer the questions that follow.<\/p>
11. Dartfield House school used to be __________.<\/p>
A. a tourist information centre<\/p>
B. a private home<\/p>
C. a local council building<\/p>
12. What is planned with regard to the lower school?<\/p>
A. All buildings on the main site will be improved.<\/p>
B. The lower school site will be used for new homes.<\/p>
C. Additional school buildings will be constructed on the lower school site.<\/p>
13. The catering has been changed because of __________.<\/p>
A. long queuing times<\/p>
B. changes to the school timetable<\/p>
C. dissatisfaction with the menus<\/p>
14. Parents are asked to __________.<\/p>
A. help their children to decide in advance which serving point to use<\/p>
B. make sure their children have enough money for food<\/p>
C. advise their children on healthy food to eat<\/p>
15. What does the speaker say about the existing canteen?<\/p>
A. Food will still be served there.<\/p>
B. Only staff will have access to it.<\/p>
C. Pupils can take their food into it.<\/p>
Section 3<\/p>
Questions 16-25<\/p>
You will listen to part of a radio talk for young people about animals communicating with each other. For questions 16-25, write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided.<\/p>
Bees do a (16) __________ to communicate where to find food.<\/p>
Although parrots seem to speak, they are only (17) __________ the human sounds.<\/p>
Primates can communicate a few (18) __________ using simple sounds.<\/p>
Monkeys have not been observed to use any kind of (19) __________.<\/p>
Although dolphins can make vowel sounds, they cannot accurately imitate our (20) __________.<\/p>
Amazingly, dolphins demonstrate (21) __________ of when phrases should be used.<\/p>
The sounds made by whales contain (22) __________ than human speech.<\/p>
The songs of the bottle-nosed whale have many of the (23) __________ of human speech. <\/p>
The unique grammatical nature of human language arose due to life in (24) __________.<\/p>
Indeed, a young child needs enough (25) __________ with other people to develop speech.<\/p>
PART B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR<\/p>
Section 1: Choose the correct option marked A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
1. Mike would prefer to pursue his studies __________ to look for a job.<\/p>
A. rather than starting\t<\/span>B. to starting<\/font><\/p>C. rather than start\t<\/span>D. than to start<\/font><\/p>2. __________ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday.<\/p>
A. If Peter driven\t<\/span>B. If had Peter driven<\/font><\/p>C. Had Peter driven\t<\/span>D. Unless Peter had driven<\/font><\/p>3. According to the fire chief, it still isn\u2019t clear where the fire __________ but he believes that it might have started in the storeroom. <\/p>
A. started\t<\/span>B. starts\t<\/span>C. had started\t<\/span>D. has started<\/font><\/p>4. __________ a sharp bend ahead, Jack pressed hard on the brake pedal to slow down.<\/p>
A. Having seen\t<\/span>B. To have seen\t<\/span>C. Seen\t<\/span>D. To see<\/font><\/p>5. My father supposes, __________, that he will be retiring at 60.<\/p>
A. like most people did\t<\/span>B. like most people do<\/font><\/p>C. as do most people\t<\/span>D. as most of people<\/font><\/p>6. David was deported on account of his expired visa. He __________ it renewed.<\/p>
A. must have had\t<\/span>B. should have had\t<\/span>C. needn\u2019t have had\t<\/span>D. mightn\u2019t have had<\/font><\/p>7. Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and __________.<\/p>
A. the others are not\t<\/span>B. another is inexperienced<\/font><\/p>C. the other is not\t<\/span>D. other lack experience<\/font><\/p>8. If the size of the workforce can be easily and rapidly altered __________ market fluctuations, profits will be maximized.<\/p>
A. in terms of\t<\/span>B. in response to\t<\/span>C. in reply to\t<\/span>D. with respect to<\/font><\/p>9. __________ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.<\/p>
A. That we refer to\t<\/span>B. What we refer to\t<\/span>C. To which we refer\t<\/span>D. What do we refer to<\/font><\/p>10. __________, 70 per cent alcohol is more effective than 100 per cent alcohol.<\/p>
A. An antiseptic used\t<\/span>B. When used as an antiseptic<\/font><\/p>C. An antiseptic when used\t<\/span>D. How an antiseptic is used<\/font><\/p>11. – Nancy: \u201cAre you going to buy a new computer or just continue using the old one?\u201d<\/p>
– Mary: \u201c__________\u201d<\/p>
A. That\u2019s impossible.\t<\/span>B. Yes, I\u2019d like one. Thank you.<\/font><\/p>C. Yes, I am.\t<\/span>D. Neither. I am going to lease one.<\/font><\/p>12. – Ken: \u201cDidn\u2019t you go to the conference?\u201d – Rosie: \u201c__________\u201d<\/p>
A. No, I went there with my friends.\t<\/span>B. That sounds nice, but I can\u2019t.<\/font><\/p>C. Don\u2019t worry. I\u2019ll go there.\t<\/span>D. I did, but I didn\u2019t stay long.<\/font><\/p>13. __________ individuals are those who share the same hobbies, interests, or points of view.<\/p>
A. Light-hearted\t<\/span>B. Like-minded\t<\/span>C. Even-handed\t<\/span>D. Open-minded<\/font><\/p>14. My daughter has a very sunny __________, unlike my son who is often moody and uncommunicative.<\/p>
A. behaviour\t<\/span>B. condition\t<\/span>C. disposition\t<\/span>D. nurture<\/font><\/p>15. My decision to leave university after a year is the one I now __________ regret.<\/p>
A. harshly\t<\/span>B. painfully\t<\/span>C. keenly\t<\/span>D. heavily<\/font><\/p>16. He __________ laughing when he realized his mistake.<\/p>
A. held up\t<\/span>B. turned down\t<\/span>C. broke into\t<\/span>D. burst out<\/font><\/p>17. It\u2019s essential to __________ deadlines when we work in a fast-paced industry.<\/p>
A. meet\t<\/span>B. manage\t<\/span>C. reach\t<\/span>D. fulfil<\/font><\/p>18. It __________ me as strange that my front door was open when I got home.<\/p>
A. seemed\t<\/span>B. occurred\t<\/span>C. appeared\t<\/span>D. struck<\/font><\/p>19. The job requires excellent communication skills and an ability to think on your __________.<\/p>
A. teeth\t<\/span>B. feet\t<\/span>C. hands\t<\/span>D. lips<\/font><\/p>20. You will have to __________ if you want to pass the final exam.<\/p>
A. pull your socks up\t<\/span>B. work miracles<\/font><\/p>C. burn your fingers\t<\/span>D. keep your hand in<\/font><\/p>Section 2. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
21. I must say that Mike is __________. He has a great ability to make quick and effective decisions in very challenging situations. (DECIDE) <\/p>
22. His boss told him off because he had behaved __________. (RESPONSIBLE)<\/p>
23. The athlete strode __________ towards the starting line, knowing that he could win the race. (PURPOSE)<\/p>
24. __________ children often have poor concentration and require very little sleep. (ACTIVE)<\/p>
25. Police will have all of the pictures __________ in an attempt to identify the thieves. (LARGE)<\/p>
26. The teacher gave the children a detailed __________ of the story. (EXPLAIN)<\/p>
27. The bottled water is carefully checked to remove any __________. (PURE)<\/p>
28. This statue __________ the soldiers who died in the war. (MEMORY)<\/p>
29. The sun and the moon are often __________ in poetry. (PERSON)<\/p>
30. It is hard to argue with the suggestion that happy workers are more productive or that cutting stress at work will reduce __________. (ABSENCE)<\/p>
Section 3. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions, then correct them. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
31. Please (A) remain in (B) your seat until the plane (C) will come to a (D) complete stop.<\/p>
32. I never let my sons (A) eat (B) many junk food (C) because it has some adverse effects (D) on their health.<\/p>
33. There were a (A) number of excellent poems (B) entered for the competition, but the (C) better poem of (D) all was written by a ten-year-old boy.<\/p>
34. The Green campaign has had (A) such great an impact on people around the world that they (B) have started to (C) clean up their surrounding (D) polluted areas.<\/p>
35. (A) Some snakes have hollow teeth (B) they are called fangs that they (C) use to poison (D) their victims.<\/p>
36. Police (A) said the thieves were (B) obviously well acquainted (C) of the alarm (D) system at the department store.<\/p>
37. The (A) architects have made (B) imaginary use of glass and (C) transparent (D) plastic up to now. <\/p>
38. Given its recent (A) cancellations of (B) numerous flights, many people have (C) expressed doubts about the (D) reliance of the airline.<\/p>
39. It\u2019s a very (A) permissible school where the (B) children are (C) allowed to do (D) whatever they want.<\/p>
40. Public speaking is (A) quite a (B) frightening experience for many people as it can produce a (C) status of mind similar to (D) panic.<\/p>
PART C. READING<\/p>
Section 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
THE VACUUM CLEANER<\/p>
Until about 250 years ago, households did not take dirt (1) __________ they do now – it was a fact of life, and that was that. Cleaning often consisted of an annual ritual called \u2018spring cleaning\u2019 when the furniture was moved aside, and all the linen products in the house were cleaned. Carpets and rugs were taken outside, hung on ropes and had the dust (2) __________ out of them – an exhausting and messy process.<\/p>
The industrial revolution brought about a major change – as new products became available to make homes cleaner, a corresponding interest in \u2018domestic hygiene\u2019 appeared in households. This in turn led to the development of further products, (3) __________ was the vacuum cleaner.<\/p>
(4) __________ has it that when one of the first vacuum cleaners was demonstrated, a kindly scientist took the proud inventor aside and (5) __________ a bit of advice that was to become crucial to the future evolution of the product – \u2018make it suck, not blow\u2019.<\/p>
The first vacuum cleaners appeared in the 1860s in the United States. They were operated by hand pumps and were almost as (6) __________ as spring cleaning. It was only when electric motors had become sufficiently (7) __________ to become portable that vacuum cleaners became common household items. Most of today\u2019s major (8) __________- including Electrolux and Hoover – were born in the 1920s. <\/p>
The household dirt that vacuum cleaners suck up is (9) __________ dead skin cells – humans shed millions of cells every day. A much smaller proportion comes from dust and soil (10) __________ into the house from outside.<\/p>
1.\t<\/span>A. as seriously as\t<\/span>B. as serious as\t<\/span>C. more serious than\t<\/span>D. more seriously<\/font><\/p>2.\t<\/span>A. cleaned\t<\/span>B. taken\t<\/span>C. beaten\t<\/span>D. sucked<\/font><\/p>3.\t<\/span>A. most of which\t<\/span>B. one of them\t<\/span>C. which\t<\/span>D. one of which<\/font><\/p>4.\t<\/span>A. Story\t<\/span>B. Epic\t<\/span>C. Legend\t<\/span>D. Tale<\/font><\/p>5.\t<\/span>A. offers\t<\/span>B. offered\t<\/span>C. offering\t<\/span>D. to offer<\/font><\/p>6.\t<\/span>A. laborious\t<\/span>B. hard\t<\/span>C. nefarious\t<\/span>D. straining<\/font><\/p>7.\t<\/span>A. scientific\t<\/span>B. forward\t<\/span>C. technological\t<\/span>D. advanced<\/font><\/p>8.\t<\/span>A. brand\t<\/span>B. marks\t<\/span>C. makes\t<\/span>D. trademarks<\/font><\/p>9.\t<\/span>A. much\t<\/span>B. the most\t<\/span>C. utmost\t<\/span>D. mostly<\/font><\/p>10.\t<\/span>A. that carried\t<\/span>B. carried\t<\/span>C. carrying\t<\/span>D. carry<\/font><\/p>Section 2. Read the following passage and think of a word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word for each space. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. <\/p>
When does a word become a word? For the staff of the Oxford English Dictionary, it is not a philosophical question, (11) __________ a practical one. Words are space, time and money. A researcher at Kingston University, London, recently described his fascination at discovering a vault full of millions of \u201cnon words\u201d (12) __________ failed to make the grade. They included \u201cwurfing\u201d, the act of (13) __________ the Internet at work; \u201cpolkadogde\u201d, the awkward dance performed by pedestrians trying to pass (14) __________ other on the street; and \u201cnonversation\u201d, a pointless chat. \u201cWhat you have to remember,\u201d says Fiona McPherson, senior editor of the OED\u2019s new words group, \u201cis that once a word has gone into the dictionary, it never comes out. So words have to pass a (15) __________ basic tests before they can be deemed to have (16) __________ the language. They have to have been around a reasonable amount of time and be in (17) __________ use.\u201d <\/p>
First published in 1928, after a gestation (18) __________ of more than 50 years, the OED is authoritative, scholarly, but never complete. As soon as the original dictionary was completed, work began on a second edition, published in 1989. New editions keep on being scheduled for (19) __________ without delay. \u201cThe internet has made our work both easier and harder,\u201d says McPherson. \u201cBeing able to store words electrically is godsend. On the other hand, there are (20) __________ many potential outlets for new words that it is far more difficult to keep track of changes in the language.\u201d <\/p>
Section 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.<\/p>
In the course of its history, human inventions have dramatically increased the average amount of energy available for use per person. Primitive peoples in cold regions burned wood and animal dung to heat their caves, cook food, and drive off animals by fire. The first step toward the developing of more efficient fuels was taken when people discovered that they could use vegetable oils and animal fats in lieu of gathered or cut wood. Charcoal gave off more intensive heat than wood and was more easily obtainable than organic fats. The Greeks first began to use coal for metal smelting in the 4th century, but it did not come into extensive use until the Industrial Revolution.<\/p>
In the 1700s, at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, most energy used in the United States and other nations undergoing industrialization was obtained from perpetual and renewable sources, such as wood, water streams, domesticated animal labor, and wind. These were predominantly locally available supplies. By mid-1800s, 91 percent of all commercial energy consumed in the United States and European countries was obtained from wood. However, at the beginning of the 20th century, coal became a major energy source and replaced wood in industrializing countries. Although in most regions and climate zones wood was more readily accessible than coal, the latter represents a more concentrated source of energy. In 1910, natural gas and oil firmly replaced coal as the main source of fuel because they are lighter and, therefore, cheaper to transport. They burned more cleanly than coal and polluted less. Unlike coal, oil could be refined to manufacture liquid fuels for vehicles, a very important consideration in the early 1900s, when the automobile arrived on the scene.<\/p>
By 1984, non-renewable fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, provided over 82 percent of the commercial and industrial energy used in the world. Small amounts of energy were derived from nuclear fission, and the remaining 16 percent came from burning direct perpetual and renewable fuels, such as biomass. Between 1700 and 1986, a large number of countries shifted from the use of energy from local sources to a centralized generation of hydropower and solar energy converted to electricity. The energy derived from non-renewable fossil fuels has been increasingly produced in one location and transported to another, as is the case with most automobile fuels. In countries with private, rather than public transportation, the age of non-renewable fuels has created a dependency on a finite resource that will have to be replaced. <\/p>
Alternative fuel sources are numerous, and shale oil and hydrocarbons are just two examples. The extraction of shale oil from large deposits in Asian and European regions has proven to be labor consuming and costly. The resulting product is sulfur-and nitrogen-rich, and large-scale extractions are presently prohibitive. Similarly, the extraction of hydrocarbons from tar sands in Alberta and Utah is complex. Semi-solid hydrocarbons cannot be easily separated from the sandstone and limestone that carry them, and modern technology is not sufficiently versatile for a large-scale removal of the material. However, both sources of fuel may eventually be needed as petroleum prices continue to rise and limitations in fossil fuel availability make alternative deposits more attractive.<\/p>
21. What is the main topic of the passage?<\/p>
A. Application of various fuels\t<\/span>B. Natural resources and fossil fuels<\/font><\/p>C. A history of energy use\t<\/span>D. A historical review of energy rates<\/font><\/p>22. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that __________.<\/p>
A. coal mining was essential for primitive peoples<\/p>
B. the Greeks used coal in industrial productions<\/p>
C. the development of efficient fuel was a gradual process<\/p>
D. the discovery of efficient fuels was mostly accidental<\/p>
23. The phrase in lieu in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.<\/p>
A. in spite\t<\/span>B. in place\t<\/span>C. in every way\t<\/span>D. in charge<\/font><\/p>24. The phrase the latter in paragraph 2 refers to __________.<\/p>
A. coal\t<\/span>B. wood\t<\/span>C. most regions\t<\/span>D. climate zones<\/font><\/p>
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25. The author of the passage implies that in the 1700s, sources of energy were __________.<\/p>
A. used for commercial purposes\t<\/span>B. used in various combinations<\/font><\/p>C. not derived from mineral deposits \t<\/span>D. not always easy to locate<\/font><\/p>26. According to the passage, what was the greatest advantage of oil as fuel?<\/p>
A. It was a concentrated source of energy.<\/p>
B. It was lighter and cheaper than coal.<\/p>
C. It replaced wood and coal and reduced pollution.<\/p>
D. It could be converted to automobile fuel.<\/p>
27. According to the passage, the sources of fossil fuels will have to be replaced because __________.<\/p>
A. they need to be transported\t<\/span>B. they are not efficient<\/font><\/p>C. their use is centralized\t<\/span>D. their supply is limited<\/font><\/p>28. It can be inferred from the passage that in the early 20th century, energy was obtained primarily from __________.<\/p>
A. fossil fuels\t<\/span>B. nuclear fission<\/font><\/p>C. hydraulic and solar sources\t<\/span>D. burning biomass<\/font><\/p>29. The author of the passage implies that alternative sources of fuel are currently __________.<\/p>
A. being used for consumption\t<\/span>B. being explored<\/font><\/p>C. available in few locations\t<\/span>D. examined on a large scale<\/font><\/p>30. The word prohibitive in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.<\/p>