LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-3-O Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Friday, July 11, 2014. Grade 9 Marks Teacher’s Comment QUESTION I. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others: 1. A. minimize B. environment C. unique D. admirable 2. A. champagne B. encourage C. exchange D. rivalry QUESTION II. Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others. 3. A. teacher B. ready C. speaker D. easily 4. A. terrible B. edition C. examine D. dormitory QUESTION III. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic: 5. A. magazines B. advertisers C. newspapers D. comics 6. A. candidate B. grocery C. bakery D. drugstore QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (3pts) 1. You should use a ……………. to check up the words you want to know about. 2. Tom asked his teacher ………………………………… 3. What ………………….of learning English do you find most difficult? 4. I can complete a …………… … English test if you want. 5. They told him they ……………………… English then. 6. They invited him ………………… to the stadium the following day. 7. Mary asked me ……………………… she could borrow me some money. 8. My father ………………… Beijing several times. 9. She is very interested …………….… learning languages. 10. Jane used ……………………with her grandparents when she was a child. 11. Do you ever wish you on the moon? 12. Let’s wait … …….the rain stops, then we’ll start. Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope A newspaper B textbook C dictionary D brochure A where is New York B where New York was C where New York is D Where was New York A styles B kind C method D aspect A spoken B speaking C spoke D speech A are being learnt B would learning C were learning D are learning A will go B would go C going D to go A whether B unless C because D so A visited B has visited C is visiting D visits A on B of C about D in A lived B living C to live D to living A living B can live C live D lived A when B until C before D for 1 Full name: Class: QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by choosing A, B, C or D: (2pts) I was born in Taiwan, but my father is not Taiwanese. He (1) ………………. from Italy. He worked in Taiwan (2)……………. a businessman and met my mother there. (3) …………… 1998, my family moved to Australia. When we arrived in Melbourne, I didn’t know (4)…………………… I felt lonely. In Taiwan I (5)……… to have a lot of friends, but now I don’t have anyone to talk to. So I decided to look for friends on the Internet. I was (6) …………. to know you and to be one of your friends. I wish we (7) ……………. in the same neighborhood so that we could meet and (8) ………… every day. 1 A come B is coming C came D comes 2 A since B so C as D from 3 A With B In C On D At 4 A anybody B nobody C someone D somebody 5 A has B had C should D used 6 A luckily B unlucky C lucky D luck 7 A living B lived C are D are living 8 A talk B say C speak D tell QUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): There are at least 2,000 different languages in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. It is used by business people, airline pilots and sea captains all over the world. It is also the first language in sports and science. So it is very important to learn English. Chinese is also an important language because it has the greatest number of speakers. There are not only over one billion people living in China today, but also many Chinese people living outside China. Chinese is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken in both Europe and Asia. French is widely understood in Europe and in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia. From more than 2,000 languages, the United Nations has chosen six of them for business. They are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. 1. Which language is the most widely used? A. English B. Russian C. French D. Chinese 2. Who use English? A. sea captains B. airline pilots C. business people D. all A, B & C 3. Where is Russian spoken? A. In Europe. B. In Africa. C. In Asia. D. Both A & C. 4. How many languages have been chosen for business? A. five B. four C. more than six D. six 5. Is English used in sports and science? A. No, it isn’t. B. Yes, they are. C. It isn’t used. D. Yes, it is. 6. Why is Chinese an important language? A. Because the greatest number of people speak Chinese. B. Because many people speak Chinese. C. Because Chinese is easy to learn. D. Because China is a big country. QUESTION VII: WRITING. Write a short passage to tell your friend about the place you visited last summer vacation. -Where / when /whom you went with…. -Food you ate -What you visited -Things you bought -People you met water -What interests you most …………………………………………………………….…………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. …………………………………………………………….…………. …………………………………………………………….…………. …………………………………………………………….…………. Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope 2 Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope 3