De thi hsg tieng anh 9

I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (3,5pts)
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. Circle your choice. (2,0pts)
1. Tom: “When can I have my car back?” – Mary: “I think it’ll ……… late this afternoon.”
A. finish
B. have finished
C. be finished
D. be finish

2. I didn’t think my interview went very well, but I guess it must have. Despite all my anxiety, I ……… for the job I wanted. I’m really going to work hard to justify their confidence.
A. was hiring
B. got hiring
C. hired
D. got hired

3. Maria is scared of living on her own in a big city.
A. fond
B. bored
C. tired
D. frightened

4. Nick: “Is Laura here?” – Don: “No, she ……… home.”
A. goes
B. went
C. has gone
D. had gone

5. You can borrow the car ……… you promise to drive.
A. while
B. as long as
C. so that
D. for

6. ………… the furniture ……………… arrived yet.
A. None … has
B. None … have
C. None of … has
D. None of … have

7. Bread is made ………… bread flour and yeast.
A. from
B. in
C. by
D. of

8. Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants ……… to global warming.
A. attribute
B. stem
C. contribute
D. spark

9. Mrs. Chi’s office is the second door ………
A. on the right
B. on right
C. to your right
D. in your right

10. Dr. Sales is a person …………..
A. in whom I don’t have much confidence
C. whom I don’t have much confidence in him

B. in that I don’t have much confidence
D. I don’t have much confidence

11. To register is:
A. to pay your bill in a hotel.
C. to leave your luggage in a hotel.

B. to record your name in a hotel.
D. to have a meal in a hotel.

12. The more time you spend practising English, …….. command of it you will have.
A. the fewer
B. the better
C. the good
D. the less

13. Report it to ……… you see at the police station.
A. whomever
B. whenever
C. however
D. whatever

14. Jessica is a beautiful but very arrogant girl. She always looks …….. other people.
A. into
B. up to
C. after
D. down upon

15. I came ……… a reference to Makonde carving when I was an art student.
A. across
B. into
C. over
D. for

16. When we put up the shelves in the kitchen, it was very simple. We just had to …….. a few holes in the wall.
A. stab
B. drill
C. pierce
D. saw

17. His father is a very good friend of ……….
A. them
B. their
C. theirs
D. themselves

18. The suit he bought is somewhat ……… yours.
A. as
B. similar
C. like
D. alike

19. Do not adjust your picture. There is at technical fault.
A. There is something wrong at the TV station.
C. You should switch off your TV.

B. There is something wrong with the TV.
D. You should call an engineer.

20. Mind your head.
A. Watch out for falling bricks.
C. Remember to cover your head.

B. Avoid this doorway.
D. Remember to lower your head.

Part 2: Complete each sentence with a word from the box. (1,0pt)
feet
numerous
retired
accomplish
non-renewable

suppose
spaceships
earthquake
accent
annoying

1. It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their …….…………
2. Even though ……………… have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon without special suits.
3. Like oil, it is a fossil fuel and is thus a …………………… source of energy.
4. Our new apartment is on a very busy street. I ………………… we’ll get used to the noise, but at the moment we find it very ………..………….
5. After many years of hard work, he ………..…………
6. People commonly complain that they never have enough time to …………………… task