ENGLISH EXERCISES for THE 1 ST SEMESTER REVISION GRADE NINE I. Multiple choice Underline the correct words in brackets to complete the sentences 1. The unit of used in Malaysia is the ringgit. ( money / currency / sale / exchange ) 2. English is a………… second language in Malaysia(compulsory / additional / official / national ) 3. I haven’t seen him two years ( since / in / for / on ) 4. The ao dai is the……… dress of Vietnamese women (fashionable / suitable / traditional / material) 5. I am very hungry, I wish I …… some thing to eat (have / had / would has / will have) 6. When I was at school, I …… every night (used to study / study / studied / studying) 7. We are very proud ……………. Our school(in / of / at / about ) 8. We wish we……………… a plane (flew / could fly / fly / did fly) 9. My home village is the place where people plant rice and vegetables a living. ( to / as / in / for ) 10. On the…………… to the town, there is a beautiful wood (direction / street , way / entrance) 11. I knew him…………….I was a child (until / when / as / during) 12. He asked me the washing machine. ( to repair / repair / repaired / repairing ) 13. What is the of your country ? - About 69,000,000 people. ( addition / population / area / popularity) 14. We…………… a bus to the city (carried / took / collected / brought) 15. There is a river………………across the village ( flow / to flow / flowing / flew) 16. (How long / how far / how many / how often)…… does it take to get to Nha Trang city? 17. I wish you me this summer holiday. ( visit / will visit / could visit ) 18. Jean cloth from cotton in 18th century. ( made / has been made / was made ) 19. A house is ………………in this city now ( built / be built / being built / been built) 20. His result is…………….than his friends (gooder / more good / better / more better) II. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the passage. At 6.30 in the morning, the bus (1)………… Ba and his family from their home. After picking everyone (2)……… , the bus continued north on Highway Number 1. It (3) the Dragon Bridge and stopped at the gas station (4)………… some more fuel. Then it left the highway and turn left onto a smaller road westward. This road ran (5) green paddy fields, so the people on the bus could see a (6) . cows and buffaloes. The road ended before a big store beside a pond. Instead of (7) . …….left towards a small airport, the bus ran in the opposite direction. It (8)…………. stay on that road for very long, but turned left onto a road which went (9) . ….a small bamboo forest. Finally, the bus dropped everyone off at the parking lot ten meters (10)……… a big old banyan tree. It parked there and waited for people to come back in the evening. 1. a. took b. collected c. brought d. taken 2. a. on b. off c. up d. in 3. a. acrossed b. crossed c. went d. ran 4. a. to take b. to get c. to give d. to sell 5. a. behind b. in front of c. between d. to the left 6. a. lot of b. much c. a few d. some 7. a. turn b. to turn c. turned d. turning 8. a. don’t b. didn’t c. hadn’t d. wasn’t 9. a. in b. at c. through d. across 10. a. from b. to c. with d. into III. Find a mistake from each sentence 1 What do your father usually wear on the weekend? A B C D 2 Vietnam women today prefer to wear modern clothing at work A B C D 3 Maryam and Lan have been pen pals since over two years A B C D 4. If you want attend the course, you must pass the written examination A B C D 5. I’m looking forward to hear from you A B C D IV. Do as directed in brackets  Make sentences with WISH 1. I don’t have a computer. . 2. I’m not tall enough to play volleyball . 3. I don't want to live in the city 4. It's a pity, I can't play the piano .  Make sentences with IF 1. Stop talking or you can’t understand the lesson 2. Be calm, or you will make a wrong decision 3. Attending the English course will make you improve your English. 4. Why don't you study harder to get good marks as you want ? .  Turn into passive voice 1. People grow rice in tropical countries. 2. Someone stole all our money and passports 3. They have built a new bridge in the city 4. People didn't use the Internet as much as possible.  Turn into reported speech 1. “ What are you going to do tomorrow ? ”, she asked me 2. I said to them “ Will you go shopping with me next week ? ” 3. “ I will help my Mum with housework this weekend ”, said Mary. 4. The teacher said to his student : “ You have to finish all the exercises before next week. ” 5. " Don't talk in class and listen to me cafully ", the teacher said to his students.  Complete the second sentence so that the meaning is similar to the first 1. They have learnt English for ten years They started _______________________________________________________ 2. This test is very difficult . I can’t do it This test is too______________________________________________________ 3. Jane is the best tennis player in the club No one_____________________________________________________________ 4. What is your date of birth ? When ____________________________________________________________ 5. Please wait me up at five o’ clock the following morning I said to my brother “__________________________________________________”  Complete the sentences with tag questions 1. She is beautiful, ______________ ? 2. You can sing an English song, ___________ ? 3. Nobody will support him, ____________ ? 4. Let’s go to the zoo, ____________ ? 5. You are never happy, ____________ ? 6. He doesn’t have any old books, ____________ ?  Write a letter with the guided words: Dear sir, 1. I, see, Institute’s advertisement, Today’s TV program yesterday …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I, be interested, learn English…………………………………………………. 3. I, like, information, Institute…………………………………………………. 4. I, want, improve, reading, writing……………………………………………. 5. you, please, information, length, course, fees, beginners? ……………………………………………………………………………………. 6. I, complete, spoken English test, necessary………………………………… 7. I, look forward, hear, you……………………………………………………… • Pick out the word which is pronounced differently from the others: 1. cure tube sure pure 2. busy bus but bunch 3. invention question information section 4. remote control both corn 5. publish popular documentary refuse 6. however now know town 7. fashion generation situation occasion 8. jean wear cheap meat 9. proud about around would 10. hour hat house hand • Put an accent mark above the main stress: compulsory climate religion tropical economic grocery pagoda dormitory commercial geography engineer traditional however region interesting powerful • Use the correct form of word: 1.This blouse is lovely and very……………………… (fashion ) 2. Fashion…………………….want to change the traditional Ao dai ( design) 3. This restaurant is …………… for its western meals ( fame) 4. Have you seen the new…………………… for Double Rich shampoo? (advertise) 5. radio was…………………… by Marconi ( invent) 6. English is……………………… used in the world (wide) 7. Be………………… when you play games in the Internet (care) 8. That film is very…………………. for you to see (interest) 9. We like the countryside because it’s very less………………….and……….(pollute, peace) 10. We use the Internet to get more ……………………(inform) • Complete the passage with the given words: A. courses B. around C. communication D. much E. improve G.stay H. adults I. especially Millions of people(1)……………………the world want to learn English. Many of them go to the US and other English speaking countries to study at language schools, (2)……………… in the Summer. There are thousands of different schools. They offer(3)……………… for children, teenagers and (4)………………………. If you go to a language school, you should try to speak English as (5)…………………. as possible. Students can (6)…………………… with a local family. This is a good opportunity to (7) …………………… your English and to learn a lot about everyday life.You should try to talk to students from other countries. This will help you to improve your English and it will also show how important English is for international (8)…………………………. V. Matching 1. correspond a. the traditional dress of Vietnamese women 2. television b. a foreign language 3. countryside c. car park 4. “Ao dai” d. exchange letters 5. English e. a type of media 6. parking lot f. an area outside large towns and cities VI. Writing (about 5-10 lines) 1. Write a letter to your family telling about your visiting to a beautiful in your city 2. What do you like to wear casual clothes or uniform to school? Why ? 3. Do you like to live in the city or in the country? Why? 4. How do you study English? Good luck to you! . …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I, be interested, learn English…………………………………………………. 3. I, like, information, Institute…………………………………………………. 4. I, want, improve, reading, writing…………………………………………… main stress: compulsory climate religion tropical economic grocery pagoda dormitory commercial geography engineer traditional however region interesting