Grade 9 TEST 1 I. Choose and circle the word that has the underline part pronounced differently from that the rest. 1. A. polite B. litter C. decide D. crier 2. A. developed B. watched C. walked D. posted 3. A. please B. street C. break D. feel 4. A. ground B. group C. house D. found 5. A. pollution B. rubbish C. income D. truck II. Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to fill in the blank in each sentence. 6. I was born __________1990. A. at B. in C. on D. about 7. What __________the weather like in Da Nang yesterday? A. is B. was C. are D. were 8. I used to go to school __________bicycle, but now I go to school foot. A. by/on B. for/in C. in/on D.on/by 9. He can’t play soccer very well and he wishes he __________play soccer better. A. can B. should C. could D. must. 10. She said the boy __________handsome and very nice. A. are B. is C. was D. were 11. She likes __________TV after doing the homework. A. watch B. watches C. watched D. watching 12. If you want to lose weight, you __________do exercises. A. should B. will C. would D. can 13. I __________to read story when I was a child, but now I’m interested in watching cartoon. A. use B. using C. used D. uses 14. A: __________I help you? –B: No. thanks. I can do it myself. A. Must B. May C. Should D. Has 15. He has learned English __________June. A. for B. since C. in D. on 16. They __________go to Ha Noi tomorrow. A. could B. will C. would D. has to 17. I went to Ho Chi Minh city __________. A. yesterday B. tomorrow C. today D. next week 18. How have you been learning English? A. far B. long C. often D. do 19. The teacher asked me how old __________was. A. she B. I C. he D. we 20. If you want to go fishing, you must __________homework. A. did B. done C. does D. do 21. He enjoys __________volleyball. A. playing B. play C. played D. plays 22. I usually go to school __________6.30 p.m. A. in B. for C. at D. between 23. My __________is a beautiful girl. A. brother B. father C. son D. sister 24. I am a __________. I study in a secondary school. A. doctor B. engineer C. student D. writer 25. He __________he could have a computer. A. wishes B. wish C. should D. must III. Choose the best answer from (A, B, C or D) for each space. It's sometimes said that there is (26)_____new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a well-known (27)_____during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking (28)_____her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (29)_____such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (30)_____trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties, (31)_____, Annabelle noticed to her (32)_____that seventies styles were fashion again. "I was planning to throw all my old clothes 1 Grade 9 (33)_____," she said, "but my daughter (34)_____to a party last week, and guess (35)_____she was wearing-that's right, some of my old clothes!". 26. A. anything B. thing C. everything D. nothing 27. A. writer B. model C. architect D. author 28. A. at B. up C. on D. after 29. A. was wearing B. used to wear C. has worn D. wears 30. A. flaring B. flare C. flared D. to flare 31. A. therefore B. consequently C. moreover D. however 32. A. amusement B. thinking C. humor D. sense 33. A. out B. in C. away D. aside 34. A. has gone B. went C. was going D. goes 35. A. how B. which C. what D. that IV. Find the mistakes in the underlined parts A, B, C or D. 36. The children laughed happy when they heard the funny story. A B C D 37. Last week Hung had an accident because his carelessness. A B C D 38. If the streets will be full of trash, we'll heap it and burn it down. A B C D 39. I'm amazing that Nga won the first prize in the language contest. A B C D 40. She go out with her friends yesterday. A B C D V. Put the word in correct order to make meaning full sentences. 41. Liz / wish/she/be going/ Ha Noi/parents/next sunday. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 42. We/ not used/ wear/ Jeans/ when/ study/ primary school. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 43. Nga/ look/ forward/ meet/ aunt/ again/ soon. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 44. I/ see/ school's advertisement/ TV/ last night. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 45. We/ play games/ listen/ music/ movies/ internet. ________________________________________________________________________________________ VI. Read the following passage carefully then choose the correct answer from (A, B, C or D). The Olympic Games are important international sport events which take place every 4 years in different city. All sport men who take part must be amateur athletes. The twenty second Olympic Games were held in Moscow in the summer of 1980. on the first day of the Olympic Games, Olga Iranov, the 18 years old Soviet gymnast won the Gold medal. 46. What are the Olympic Games? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 47. Who can take part in Olympic Games? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 48. Are the Olympic Games international sport events? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 49. When were the twenty – second Olympic Games held? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 50. Where were the twenty – second Olympic Games held? ________________________________________________________________________________________ TEST 2 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. publish B. cut C. bury D. but. 2. A. fly B. scenery C. slowly D. usually. 3. A. what B. who C. where D. which 2 Grade 9 Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others: 4. A. country B. cousin C. polite D. borrow 5. A. business B. departure C. arrival D. convenient Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 6. I hate________ horror film on TV. A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watches 7. I remember ________ her somewhere when I was at my friend’s party last weekend. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see 8. Excuse me. Can I ________ in this area? A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. to smoke 9. I wish I ________ the exam. A. pass B. can pass C. will pass D. could pass 10. He had an appointment with his friend at 11. 40, so he had to return home ________ 11. 40. A. before B. at C. after D. till 11. He often does his homework ________ the morning. A. on B. at C. in D. for 12. No one knows why the man ________. A. killed B. kills C. is killed D. was killed 13. Students ________ to smoke in many countries. A. don’t allow B. are allowed C. doesn’t allow D. aren’t allowed 14. Vietnam ________ into three regions : the North, the Center and the South. A. divides B. divided C. is divided D. are divided 15. Did he ________ live in the country when he was young? A. use to B. used to C. get used to D. be used to 16. We________ a good holiday last year. A. made B. passed C. had D. spend 17. Buddhism is a (n) ________ . A. association B. religion C. group D. imagination 18. She asked me ________ I came from. A. where B. what C. who D. which 19. She asked me how I ________ use English in the future. A. will B. won’t C. would D. wouldn’t 20. She never go to school at night, ________? A. doesn’t B. does she C. did she D. didn’t Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that needs correcting. 21. When he was a little boy, he used to going swimming. A B C D 22. You don’t like tea, do they? A B C D 23. They spent all morning to learn English yesterday A B C D 24. Swim everyday is a good way of keeping fit. A B C D 25. There are different magazines in this newsagent, aren’t they ? A B C D Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage. Television is one of man’s most (21)_____ means of communication. It brings events and sounds (22)_____ around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President making a (23)_____ or visit foreign country. He can see a war being (24)_____ and watch statesmen try (25)_____ about peace. Through television home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things all over the world. TV even takes its (26)_____ out of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space. In (27)…… to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of 3 Grade 9 programs that are (28)_____ to entertain. In fact,TV provides (29)_____ entertainment programs than any other kinds. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, (30)_____ events and motion pictures. 26. A. importance B. important C. unimportance D. unimportant 27. A. from B. at C. in D. to 28. A. speak B. speaking C. speech D. spoken 29. A. fight B. find C. found D. fought 30. A. bring B. brought C. bringing D. to bring 31. A. viewers B. seers C. lookers D. watchers 32. A. add B. edit C. addition D. editor 33. A. made B. designed C. did D. built 34. A. many B. much C. more D. most 35. A. sport B. sporting C. sported D. sportier Choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D ) that is the same meaning with the italic sentences. 36. Tom has not been seen by my father yet. A. Tom has not seen my father yet. B. My father has not been seen Tom yet. C. My father has not seen Tom yet. D. My father has not yet seen Tom. 37. I often went fishing with my brother when I was a child. A. I used to go fishing with my brother when I was a child. B. I am used to go fishing with my brother when I was a child. C. I often go fishing with my brother when I was a child. D. I used to went fishing with my brother when I was a child. 38. My father can’t give up smoking. A. I wish my father can give up smoking. B. I wish my father can giving up smoking. C. I wish my father couldn’t give up smoking. D. I wish my father could give up smoking. 39. I love listening to pop music. A. I am fond of listen to pop music. B. I am fond of to listen to pop music. C. I am fond of listening to pop music. D. I am fond of listening pop music. 40. Let’s go somewhere for a drink. A. What about going somewhere for a drink ? B. What about to go somewhere for a drink ? C. What about go somewhere for a drink ? D. What about going to somewhere for a drink? TEST 3 I. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. Advertisements are very important in the modern world. Often your T-shirt or jeans show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form of advertising. A special picture or symbol, called logo, is sometimes used. You see logos on many different products. The idea of a logo is that whenever you see it, you think of that product or company. Many people like to buy a product because it is made by a certain company. Some people only buy a product that is made by a famous company. People wear clothes and carry bags that have a famous label to show that they are fashionable and have good taste. It is very common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are only a few seconds long but very attractive. Sometimes, the advertiser uses a slogan because it is easy to say and easy to remember. The idea of advertisements is to try to make you buy the product. They sometimes show rich and famous people using that product. The message is, if you want to feel rich and famous, then buy this product. 1. A logo is a _________. A. company’s name B. special company C. type of product D. company symbol 2. A popular form of advertising is to _________. A. wear jeans B. use logo C. watch TV D. use different products 3. A good slogan is _________. A. easy to remember B. useful to produce C. simple to make D. easy to buy 4. The main purpose of an advertisement is to _________. A. sell you something you do not want B. make you feel rich and famous C. make you buy the product D. pay the TV station 4 Grade 9 II. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. 5. My father _________for the motor- bike factory since 1995. A. worked B. was working C. has worked D. is working 6. I don’t have a computer. I wish I _________ a new one . A. have B. have had C. had D. will have 7. The city theatre _________in 1900. A. built B. was built C. has been built D. will be built 8. The teacher said: “This homework _________carefully” A. has to do B. has to be done C. had to do D. had to be done 9. Thong Nhat bicycles _________produced in Vietnam. A. are B. have been C. were D. will be 10. Your father doesn’t work in that bank, ________ he? A. is B. does C. doesn’t D. isn’t 11. If he _________soon, we might miss the last bus. A. doesn’t come B. isn’t coming C. didn’t come D. won’t come 12. The interviewer asked me why I _________learning English. A. like B. will like C. liked D. would like 13. Tom said that he _________in Leeds in Great Britain. A. has lived B. is living C. were living D. lived 14. He asked me _________. A. what is my phone number B. . what my phone number was C. what was my phone number D. B&C are correct 15. _________Monday morning, there is a meeting between 11 am and 1 pm. A. on B. for C. in D. at 16. He was sick yesterday, _________he didn’t go to school. A. since B. because C. so D. but III. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: 17. A. fee B. meet C. need D. pioneer 18. A. order B. border C. tuitor D. dormitory 19. A. campus B. cake C. capture D. hamburger 20. A. publish B. cut C. bury D. but 21. A. fly B. scenery C. slowly D. usually VI. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern : 22. A. occasion B. pagoda C. embroider D. comfortable 23. A. business B. departure C. arrival D. convenient 24. A. device B. Buddhism C. complete D. together. 25. A. collect B. religion C. Hinduism D. relation V. Reading. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. English is a very useful __(26)__. If we know English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand __(27)__ we want to say. English also helps us to __(28)___ all kinds of things. Hundreds of books are _(29)_ in English every day in many __(30)__. English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of the __(31)__. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better ___(32)__ and __(33)___ among countries of the world. 26. A. language B. languages C. linguist D. linguistics 27. A where B. when C. what D. which 28. A learnt B. learning C. to learn D. learn 29. A write B. wrote C. written D. writing 30. A. countrified B. countries C. country D. countryside 31. A school B. class C. word D world 32. A to understand B. understanding C. understand D. understood 33. A friend B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendship VI. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences 34. Your teacher writes poems and stories, _________she ? A. doesn’t B. didn’t C. don’t D. won’t 5 Grade 9 35. They will buy a new computer , _________they ? A. will B. don’t C. won’t D. do 36. Tam didn’t go to school yesterday , _________he ? A. did B. didn’t C. does D. doesn’t 37. Don’t talk in class, _________you ? The teacher is explaining the lesson. A. do B. don’t C will D. won’t 38. Your mother has read these fairy tales for you many times , _________? A. has he B. has she C. hasn’t he D. hasn’t she 39. I am a bit late for the appointment , _________? A. am B. am not C. isn’t D. aren’t 40. Let’s go out for a walk, _________we? A. do B. don’t C. shall D. will TEST 4 Which one is pronounced differently? 1. A. gather B. there C. ethnic D. although 2. A. region B. group C. gather D. guitar 3. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. divide 4. A. please B. pleasure C. easy D. teacher 5. A. ground B. group C. house D. found Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 6. I used to________ money by delivering vegetables to the city. A. earn B. get C. do D. gain 7. We will play tennis and________ we will have lunch. A. so B. so that C. after D. then 8. It is wonderful________ the weekend in the countryside. A. spend B. spending C. to spend D. spent 9. There is a meeting________ 9 a.m and 4 p.m on Sunday. A. at B. between C. to D. on 10. Would you like________ now or shall we wait until the end? A. go B. to go C. going D. went 11. When I entered the room. The baby ________ quitely. A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. slept D. were sleeping 12. I prefer dogs________ cats. How about you? A. from B. over C. to D. than 13. Vietnam ________ into three regions : the North, the Center and the South. A. divides B. divided C. is divided D. are divided 14. No decision ________ until now. A. is made B. was made C. is being made D. has been made 15. The washing machine ________ for over ten years. A. is used B. has been used C.was used D. is being used 16. The famous picture ________ carefully by the security guards. A. keeps B. has been kept C. is keeping D. kept 17. The report must ________ right now. A. be finished B. is finished C. finish D. be finish 18. Smoking ________ in public. A. should prohibit B. is prohibit C. prohibits D. should be prohibited 19. He met his friend at 11.40 so he returned home ________ 11.40. A. before B. at C. after D. till 20. There is almost no space to sit, ________? A. isn’t it B. is there C. isn’t there D. is it 21. I remember ________ her somewhere. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see 6 Grade 9 22. She asked him what ________. A. is his name B. his name is. C. his name were D. his name was. 23. He ________ me if I could help him. A. asks B. asking C. asked D. will ask Choose the underlined parts that need correcting. 24. Nam work as a teacher at Nguyen Tri Phuong School. A B C D 25. He avoids to travel during rush hours. A B C D 26. Dennis used to smoking a lot a year ago. A B C D 27. This problem has been discuss by the police for several months. A B C D 28. We will going to spend our summer holiday in Da Lat next month. . A B C D Rewrite the sentences with the same meanings. 29. “ Do you still live in Ha Noi now?” Nam said to me.  Nam asked me__________________________________________________________________________ 30. Does your brother use the Internet every day?  Your brother___________________________________________________________________________ 31. They will have to change the day of the meeting again.  The day_______________________________________________________________________________ 32. The boy can’t speak to the visitors because he doesn’t know French.  The boy wishes_________________________________________________________________________ 33. We no longer write to each other very often now.  We used_______________________________________________________________________________ 34. My parents have given me an interesting book.  I_____________________________________________________________________________________ Read the letter carefully then answer the questions below. Dear Mai, I am very pleased that we are going to be penpals. I will tell you a little about myself and you can do the same when you write to me. I live in an area of London called Maida Vale. It is quite near the center but there are parks nearby where I often take my dog, Mickey, for a walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul. My father works for the post office and my mother has a part- time job as a nurse. I go to the local comprehensive school, Where I have a lot of friends. I like most subjects but not all of them. In the evening I sometimes visit friends or stay at home and listen to music and at weekends I like going swimming or horse-riding. At the moment I am working very hard, because I have exams soon, so I spend a lot of time in the library? I am looking forward to hearing from you. Write to me soon! Best wishes, Mary Questions: 35. Where does Mai ’ s penpal live?  ______________________________________________________________________________________ 36. Who does she live with?  ______________________________________________________________________________________ 37. Does her father work for the post office?  ______________________________________________________________________________________ 38. What are her hobbies at the weekend?  ______________________________________________________________________________________ 39. Why does she have to work very hard now?  ______________________________________________________________________________________ 40. What does she ask Mai to do? 7 Grade 9  ______________________________________________________________________________________ THE END Answer keys 35. Where does Mai ’ s penpal live?  She lives in an area of London called Maida Vale 36. Who does she live with?  She lives with her parents and her younger brother, Paul 37. Does her father work for the post office?  Yes, he does. 38. What are her hobbies ( at the weekend)?  They are going swimming or horse-riding 39. Why does she have to work very hard now?  Because she has her exams soon 40. What does she ask Mai to do?  She asks Mai to write to her soon TEST 5 Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. lunch B. kitchen C. technology D. purchase 2. A. bike B. idea C. opinion D. library 3. A. fasten B. tell C. smell D. rest Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. 4. A. family B. disaster C. buffalo D. several 5. A. country B. cousin C. polite D. borrow Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences : 6. Miss Hoa is very________ She goes to church every morning. A. religious B. religiously C. religion D. religioner 7. We________ a good holiday last year. A. made B. passed C. had D. spend 8. This jacket is the kind of things I want. Can I ________? A. wear it B. dress it C. take it off D. try it on 9. When ________? - In 1980 A. is the church built B. was the church built C. did the church build D. has the church been built 10. Vietnam is divided ________ three regions : the North, the Center and the South. A. into B. in C. to D. for 11. The exercise is very difficult, ________ none of us can do it. A. and B. but C. so D. because 12. I wish I ________ the exam. A. pass B. can pass C. will pass D. could pass 13. Our school has many well ________ teachers. A. qualified B. qualify C. quality D. qualification 14. If you want to ________ your English, we can help you. A. improve B. improving C. improved D. improvement 15. The restaurant has the ________ for serving some of the finest food. A. repute B. reputed C. reputation D. reputable 16. She asked me ________ I came from. A. where B. what C. who D. which 17. I improve my English by doing my ________ every day. A. housework B. homework C. network D. hard work. 18. I am completely right, ________ I? A. am B. am not C. are D. aren’t 8 Grade 9 19. She thinks chatting on the Internet is time ________. A. consuming B. consume C. consumer D. consumption 20. -Don’t forget ________ the letter for me ! -I won’t. A. post B. posted C. posting D. to post 21. I remember ________ the door when leaving for school yesterday. A. lock B. locking C. to lock D. locked Choose the underlined parts that need correcting. 22. My brother prefers science fiction films than horror ones. A B C D 23. There’s someone at the door. Are you going to open the door for me? A B C D 24. The students were interesting in taking a field trip to the National Museum. A B C D 25. Can you call me at 7.00 because I leave tomorrow. A B C D 26. You should bring an umbrella in order protect yourself from rain. A B C D II. Reading. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. English is a very useful __(27)__. If we know English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand what we want to say. English also helps us to __(28)___ all kinds of things. Hundreds of books are written in English every day in many __(29)__. English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better ___(30)__ and __(31)___ among countries of the world. 27. A. language B. languages C. linguist D. linguistics 28. A learnt B. learning C. to learn D. learn 29. A. countrified B. countries C. country D. countryside 30. A to understand B. understanding C. understand D. understood 31. A friend B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendship 32. What a pity ! you aren’t here with us now.  I wish__________________________________________________________________________________ 33. He must go now.  He wishes_______________________________________________________________________________ 34. How long is it since you last saw Tom ?  When did_______________________________________________________________________________ 35. He usually plays the piano at night.  He is used to____________________________________________________________________________ 36. When did you buy this car ?  How long_______________________________________________________________________________ 37. there / many /jeans / are / in /my /store /clothing. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 38. haven’t / Sue / We/ a / time / seen / for / long /. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 39. their / not / Browns / moved / flat / have / The / into / new / yet / _______________________________________________________________________________________ 40. being / it / That / unsafe / block / down /of / because / is / flats / pulled / is / 9 Grade 9 _______________________________________________________________________________________ 10 . B. passed C. had D. spend 8. This jacket is the kind of things I want. Can I ________? A. wear it B. dress it C. take it off D. try it on 9. When ________? - In 198 0 A. is the church built B 1 Grade 9 (33)_____," she said, "but my daughter (34)_____to a party last week, and guess (35)_____she was wearing-that's right, some of my old clothes!". 26. A. anything B. thing. clothes!". 26. A. anything B. thing C. everything D. nothing 27. A. writer B. model C. architect D. author 28. A. at B. up C. on D. after 29. A. was wearing B. used to wear C. has worn D.