LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. May-20 Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Thursday, July 10, 2014. Grade 9 Marks Teacher’s Comment QUESTION I. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others: 1. A. luxury B. resource C. purpose D. organize 2. A. terrific B. celebrate C. decorate D. relative QUESTION II. Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others. 3. A. reduce B. dump C. bubble D. lunch 4. A. collect B. recycle C. because D. company QUESTION III. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic: 5. A. hurricane B. flood C. shift D. drought 6. A. preserve B. produce C. protect D. save QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (3pts) 1. The … is the place where people pray and worship. 2. What will you do to………………your friends when they fail? 3. John got up late, ……………… he didn’t have time for breakfast 4. Bill’s daughter was named……….……….a kind of tree. 5. Ao dai is a traditional dress that is…… ………….to Vietnamese women. 6. A place where people buy food and small thing is called……………………………………… 7. Five million bottles of champagne…………………………… in Dalat every year 8. Tom…………………does this work on time, does he? 9. Mrs. Betty told Kitty that her report… home that day. 10. Nam asked his sister…………she saw his schoolbag in her room 11. Miss Lan works……………an international bank in HN. 12. The language…………… by scientist is the same in every country. QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by choosing A, B, C or D: (2pts) The internet has (1)………………… developed and become part of our everyday life. The internet is a very fast and (2)……………… way to get information. Users can communicate with their friends and relatives by Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope A shrine B bakery C stadium D museum A be proud B encourage C embroider D be convenient A so B as C though D because A with B in C for D after A famous B unique C popular D luxury A grocery store B supermarket C clinic D mosque A is produced B are produced C will be produced D produces A doesn’t B can’t C hardly D won’t A is sent B was sent C would sent D sends A unless B so C what D whether A at B from C on D for A speech B to speak C spoken D speaking 1 Full name: (3)……………. of e-mail or chatting. The internet is a (4)………… invention of modern life. It makes our world a small village. People use the internet for many (5)…………: education, communication, entertainment and (6)…………. However, the internet has limitations. It is not only time-consuming and costly but (7)………… dangerous because of viruses and bad programs. Moreover, Internet users sometimes have to (8)……………. various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail or spam, and personal information leaking. 1 A quick B slowly C hardly D increasingly 2 A popular B famous C convenient D important 3 A thank B means C use D taking 4 A wonderful B enormous C terrible D excited 5 A reasons B types C purposes D results 6 A fashionable B commerce C feelings D warning 7 A also B not C it D very 8 A feel B enjoy C spend D suffer QUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): I have many friends and they all have different ideas of summer vacations. One friend of mine wants to travel to many places where she can meet new people and enjoy their music. Therefore, she is interested in learning languages. A few friends of mine like helping other people and sightseeing. They volunteer to work in charity groups who help the flood victims, the children in the orphanage or the elderly people who live in nursing houses. I myself don’t like traveling for pleasure. I have to help my mom with the odd jobs and take care of my younger sister and brother. My parents are workers so they have to work hard to support the family and our schooling. However, I have a favor during the summer holidays; I am permitted to stay up for late TV movies, which are often very interesting. 1. The writer’s friends have……………………… 2. One friend of the writer is fond of……………… 3. Some of the writer’s friends…………………to work in………….groups. 4. Who do they often help?-They often help………………… 5. What does the writer often do at home? –The writers often…………………… 6. The writer is………………to watch………………. QUESTION VII: WRITING. Write a letter to tell your family about city or town in VN where you are visiting. • First paragraph: say when you arrived and who met you at the bus (train) station. • Second paragraph: Talk about: Place you’ve visited; food you’ve eaten; things you’ve bought. • Third paragraph: Tell how you feel; say what interest you most; mention you return home Dear……………. …………………………………………………………….…………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. …………………………………………………………….…………. …………………………………………………………….…………. …………………………………………………………….…………. ………………………………………………………….……………. Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope A Same ideas B Difficult ideas C Different ideas D Nothing idea A drawing B talking C Learning languages D traveling A Want/conservation B Like/recycling C Dislike/charity D Volunteer/charity A Elderly people B orphans C victims D All are correct A Does the chore B Looks after his sister and brother C Watches films D A&B are correct A Allowed/TV movies B Permitted/novels C Taken/play D Forbidden/TV movies 2 With love, Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope 3 . LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. May-20 Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Thursday, July 10, 2014. Grade