Grade:9 THE FINAL EXAM 1 5 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. a. charity b. lunar c. congratulate d. carriage 2. a. compose b. purpose c. generous d. acquaintance 3. a. claimed b. walked c. laughed d. helped Choose the word that has the different stress : 4. a. considerate b. distinguish c. predict d. sticky 5. a. Jewish b. Easter c. humor d. occur Choose the word or phrase (a,b,c,d) that bests fits the blank space in each sentence. 6. We lost the match _________ we played well. a. but b. and c. because d. although 7. Auld Lang Syne ________ on New Year’s Eve. a. sang b. sings c. is to sing d. is sung 8. I visited the city _________ my father talked about a. where b. which c. what d. it 9. I congratulate Mai _________ passing the exam. a. about b. in c. for d. on 10. It took hours to free the victims _______ the collapsed buildings. a. for b. in c. from d. away 11. It’s late. It’s time for me _______ home. a. going b. went c. to go d. go 12. I like ______ on the beach. I always spend my holiday ______ a. to lie/ to sunbath b. lying/ to sunbath c. lying/ sunbath d. lying/ sunbathing 13. We must learn English at school. It’s a (n) ______ subject a. primary b. compulsory c. national d. optional 14. There is a river ______ across the village a. running b. lying c. flowing d. reaching 15. They put ______ the blanket and laid ______ food. a. in/ on b. down/ over c. down/ out d. on/in 16. It’s very crowded here. I wish _____________________ a. there were a few people b. there is no one c. there weren’t so many people d. there was somebody here. 17. When I rang Tessa sometime last week, she said she was busy _______. a. today b. that day c. this day d. the day 18. The teacher asked me ______ a passage into Vietnamese a. translate b. to translate c. translating d. translated 19. Quiet, please. The head master would like to _____ a few words. a. talk b. say c. tell d. mention 20. I’ve known him _______ I left school. a. when b. before c. until d. since 21. ________ we miss the train, we can get the next one. a. when b. while c. if d. unless 22. Maria’s English is excellent. She speaks English __________. a. very perfect b. perfective c. perfectively d. perfectly 23. Nobody can deny the benefits of Internet in our life. a. therefore b. so c. however d. besides 24. I’ll be in trouble if I _______ my passport. a. lose b. will lose c. lost d. would lose 25. Crops are sprayed with _______ to kill insects. a. fertilizer b. manune c. dung d. pesticide 16  30 Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that needs correcting. 26. It’s late. It’s a time for us going home. A B C D 27. I thought I recognized the assistant which served us. A B C D 28. The twentieth century was a time when there was a lot of important events. A B C D 29. Tom has got the job. You must congratulate him for his success. A B C D 30. The cooker who is in the kitchen doesn’t work any more. A B C D 31 38 Choose the word or phrase (a,b,c,d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Although there are many (31) _________ through out the year. Tet (32) _________ the lunar New Year holiday is the most (33) _________ celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival (34) _______ occurs in late January or early February. It is a time for families (35) _______ and decorate their homes and enjoy (36) _______ food such as sticky rice cakes. Family members (37) _______ live apart try to be together (38) _______Tet. 31. a. celebrations b. activities c. information d.news 32. a. and b. but c. or d.because 33. a. beautiful b. important c. interesting d. interested Page 1 Grade:9 THE FINAL EXAM 34. a. what b. who c. which d. whom 35. a. clean b. to clean c. cleaning d.cleaned 36. a. special b. especially c. specially d. expecial 37. a. what b. which c. who d. whom 38. a. in b. on c. at d.for 39  44 Decide which of the options (a, b, c, d) in the best answer: More than two hundred years ago, the term environmental pollution was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufactures know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution? 39. More than two hundred years ago people knew nothing about environmental pollution. 40. In former days, people were worried about pollution. 41. Nowadays, many people are concerned about the pollution of the environment. 42. Everyone knows that cars emit dangerous gases, but they still prefer traveling by car. 43. Factory owners treat wastes from their factories safely. 44. It’s harm for our health if we spend time burying rubbish . Word forms 45. There are many ……………………… who work on this farm ( employ ) 46. We want to ………………………….our city ( beauty ) 47. They took a ……………………… horse trip to the river ( leisure ) 48. We must get rid of the …………… which slows our development ( poor ) 49. He is a …………………soccer player ( promise ) 50. She sings very ……………………… ( promise ) 51. White is the color of ………………( pure ) 52. The floor is …………… ( sand ) 53. English is not the ……………………of the US and Britain. ( possess ) 54. There are many …………………….…of English ( vary ) 55. His project is convinced by a scientific …………………………….( demonstrate ) 56  70 Rewrite 56. May I borrow your pen?  Would you mind 57. Although Judy was severely disable, she participated in many sports.  Despite 58. It’s such a pity your sister can come as well.  If only 59. Although he was not guilty, they executed him.  In spite 60. If you missed the program, you can’t really judge.  Unless you 61. I never intended to go to the meeting.  I never had 62. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.  The film star avoided 63. You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs. Jones.  Nowhere 64. Mary started learning French fives years ago.  Mary has 65. The last time I saw Daniel was in 1995.  I haven’t 66. Janet is the best tennis player in the club.  No one 67. They sent off two players for deliberate fouls.  Two players . 68. “Where have you been, Sue?” said Mrs. Taylor.  Mrs. Taylor asked . 69. I have been studying English for three years.  I started . 70. Kate played badminton very well.  Kate was . THE END Page 2 . strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to. spend my holiday ______ a. to lie/ to sunbath b. lying/ to sunbath c. lying/ sunbath d. lying/ sunbathing 13. We must learn English at school. It’s a (n) ______ subject a. primary b. compulsory c 17. When I rang Tessa sometime last week, she said she was busy _______. a. today b. that day c. this day d. the day 18. The teacher asked me ______ a passage into Vietnamese a. translate b. to