Hsg 9

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (2 marks).
1. I … a letter to my friends(A. posted B. isussed C. collected D. published)
2. We can’t go camping today. The weather is ...(A. fine B. warm C. snowy D. sunny).
3. The prupose of the examination was to ... the students’ knowledge of the
subject.(A. try B. inspect C. prove D. test)
4. She asked me ….I like chocolates.(A. if B. and C. that D. but)
5. He used to walk a long way to work. Now he …………. to work.
A. still walks B. no longer walks C. walks D. did not walk
6. This is the place where the car turned …….(A. on B. off C. up D. over).
7. Tom’s ….finished his homework.(A. just B. frequently C. often D. usually)
8. The children . to the zoo.(A. were enjoyed to take B. enjoyed being taken C. were enjoyed talking D. enjoy taking.)
9. Let’s go, ………….we?(A. don’t B. shall C. will D. do}
10 The synonym of the verb “deny” is …(A permit B .refuse C allow D admit.
II. There are 5 mistakes in the passage below. Write out the mistakes and correct them
In 1783, two French brothers built the first balloon to take people into the air. One
hundred and twenty years lately, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an
engine and flew in it. This was in the United States. Then, in 1918, the US Post Office
begun the first airmail service. Aeroplanes changed a much in the next thirty years. Then, in
1950s, aeroplanes became much faster because they had jet engines. In 1976, Concorde was
build in the UK and France. It is the fastest passenger plane in the world and it can fly at
2500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London to New York is only four hours. Today
millions of people travel on aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world without them.
Mistakes Correct words
Ex: 0. lately later
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III. Supply correct form of the verbs in brackets (2 marks).
I had two accidents last month. First, my friend and I were riding on our bicycles
and it (1) ……………………. (rain).We (2) …………………….(ride) fast because we (3)
……………………. (want) to get home. I (4) …………………….(turn) the corner when
suddenly, a cat (5) …………………….(run) in front of my bike. I tried (6)
…………………….(stop), but I fell and (7) ……………………. (break) my arm. Then a
few days after that, I (8) …………………….(walk) up the stairs in my apartment when I
(9) ……………………. (hurt) my ankle. Fortunately, I (10) …………………….(not break)it ,but it wasn’t a good month.
IV. Fill in the blanks with correct form of the words given in brackets. (2 marks).
The families in our street are slowly being driven mad by the (1)
…………………….(refuse) of the inhabitants of No 13 to have any form of (2)
……………………. (communicate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as
noise (3) ……………………. (pollute). Every evening the (4) ……………………. (think)
neighbors used to turned up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (5)
……………………. (neighbor) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what (6)
……………………. (act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any (7)
……………………. (suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A (8)
……………………. (decide) was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in
No 13 and ask them (9) ……………………. (polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. (10) ……………………. (Fortunately), the visit did not turn out to be
successful,as the habitants of No 13 refused to talk to them, so on the advice of local police,
the matter is now in the hands of the court.
V. Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition. (1 mark).
1. I get tired ……………………. doing the same thing everyday.
2. Many Vietnamese women like wearing morden clothing ……………………. work.
3. When the Jones arrived ……………………. London. It was very cold.
4. Are you busy ……………………. your homework?
5. I couldn’t meet Mrs. Chi because she’s …………………….
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