2ND TERM TEST- GRADE 9

ABC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST FOR 2ND TERM- GRADE 9
TIME ALLOWANCE: 60 MINUTES
NAME:.................................................
CLASS:...........................
I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. passed B. watched C. played D. washed
2. A. proud B. about C. around D. would
3. A. market B. depart C. card D. scare
4. A. entrance B. paddy C. bamboo D. banyan
5. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby
II – Choose the best answer from the four options given to complete each sentence.
6. Tomorrow we`ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
7. If you get up early, you_________late.
A. weren`t B. wouldn`t be C. aren`t D. won`t be
8. Mary can not remember the name of the restaurant_________she ate her favorite roasted duck.
A. which B. whose C. whom D. where
9. If I were a flower, I_________a sunflower.
A. was B. were C. will be D. would be
10. It is nearly 3 months_________he visited his parents.
A. while B. during C. since D. when
11. _________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.
A. Increased B. Increasing C. The increase D. To increase
12. Have you ever met the man________Mary’s cousin?
A. who married B. who is married C. whom married D. who was married
13. They are living in a house that________in 1930.
A. is built B. was built C. built D. was building
14. I’m learning English ________I want to get a good job after school.
A. but B. because C. so D. therefore
15. She’d love to take part in the evening class. ________, she has to look after the baby in the evening.
A. Therefore B. However C. but D. Although
16. My sister is very fond________eating chocolate candy.
A. at B. about C. of D. with
17. I suggest________a short cut through the park. It’ll take much less time.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
18. That earthquake, which measured 6.9 on the Richter________, completely destroyed the buildings.
A. band B. scale C. table D. plan
19. It’s the village________I was born.
A. where B. which C.when D. whether
20. The city ________ she comes from is a famous tourist place.
A. where B. which C. when D. why
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
21. Mr.Brown`s team has lost the game.He looks very sad.
Mr. Brown, whose_____________________________________________________.
22. They have just sold that old house.
That old house_________________________________________________________.
23. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
Although______________________________________________________________
24. Unless he takes these pills, he won’t get better.
If____________________________________________________________________.
25. What about organizing a charity event to raise money.
I suggest we___________________________________________________________.
IV. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (26)_________opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.
A supermarket is different (27)___________other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (28)__________ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (29)__________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: