ENGLISH 9 - REVISION

I. CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION:
1. Vietnamese homes are _______ with the yellow blossoms of the Hoa Mai in the south while the rosy peach blossoms of the Hoa Dao are used in the North on let holidays.
A. decorated B. celebrated C. described D. predicted
2. Every year we ______ the National Day on September 2nd.
A. congratulate B. occur C. celebrate D. behave
3. Dalat has a cool climate; the annual average _______ is 18oC.
A. temperature B. highland C. volume D. forecast
4. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 lasted 30 seconds, _______ more than 50,000 buildings and killed about 6,500 people.
A. lifted B. collapsed C. erupted D. destroyed
5. A tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers an hour is ______.
A. a hurricane B. a cyclone C. a typhoon D. all are correct
6. A tornado looks like a _______ .
A. thunderstorm B. tide C. shift D. funnel
7. People _______ live in glass houses shouldn`t throw stones.
A. who B. whom C. which D. what
8. Easter is a festival _______ occurs in late March or early April.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
9. Alexander Fleming, _______ discovered penicillin, received the Nobel Prize in 1945. A. which B. whom C. who D. that
10. If you _______ this letter now, she_______ it tomorrow.
A. send / receive B. sent / would receive C. send / will receive D. sent / received
11. They asked (A) me where was (B) I going to spend (C) my vacation that surnrner (D).
12. My brother enjoys (A) to read (B) detective stories (C) in his (D) free time.
13. The secretary which (A) sits next to (B) you can give (C) you information (D).
14. The new shopping mall is advertised as a place_______ you can find just about anything you might want to buy,
A. where B. which C. in where D. in that
15. Ninety per cent of ________ occur around the Pacific Rim known as the" Ring of Fire".
A. earthquakes B. typhoon C. thunderstorm D. tornadoes
16. We ________ since we left school.
A. don`t meet B. won`t meet C. haven`t met D. didn’t meet
17. According to the weather ________ ,it will be raining tonight.
A. forecast B. forecaster C. forecasted D. forecasting
18. It snowed in Lang Son ________ the winter 2002.
A. of / in B. in / of C. at /for D. for / at
19. Pompeii was completely ________ in A.D. 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
A. to destroy B. destroy C. destroyed D. destroying
20. Kangaroos, which come ________ Australia, have long tails.
A. to B. in C. from D. for
21. Neil Armstrong, ________ walked on the moon, lived in the USA.
A. Which B. Who C. whom D .whose
22. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
A active B. ancient C. celebrate D. nominate
23. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. abrupt B. behave C. border D. collapse
24." Where is your brother work?" She asked me. A. She asked me to find where my brother works. B. She asked me to find where my brother worked.
C. She asked me where my brother works. D. She asked me where my brother worked.
25. Despite the heavy snow, we got home on time. A. Although it snowed heavily, we got home on time.
B. The heavy snow prevented us from getting home on time.
C. Because it snowed heavily, we got home on time.
D. It snowed heavily, however,` we got home on time.
26. The teacher told the students______________.
A. he is tired and wants to go home. B. he is tired and wanted to go home.
C. he was tired and wants to go home. D. he was tired and wanted to go home.
27. Tornadoes are_________ storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm.
A. funnel - shaped B. circle - shape C. tropical D. snow

II. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS A tsunami is a series of huge waves that happen after an