Practice 1 grade 9

I. Give the correct form of verbs given:
A. -John ..... (1. lose) his job last month and since then he ..... (2. be) out of work.
- Do you know why he ..... (3. lose) his job?
- Because he ..... (4. be) very rude to his boss.
B. Yesterday morning, when I ..... (1. arrive) at the airport, Sophie ..... (2. wait) for me. She ..... (3. wear) a pink dress and ..... (4. look) very pretty.
II. Multiple choices:
1. Mark Twain was born in Missouri _____ (on / for / in) 1835.
2. Fresh air is _____ (of / about / in) great use to our health.
3. He won’t pass the exam _____ (if / unless / or) he works hard.
4. My father often goes to church _____ (with/ at / on) Sundays.
5. Surfing is one way _____ (of / at/ on) spending free time in Australia.
6. They are the children ______ (whose / who / whom) won the match yesterday.
7. Tom has been living here _____ (for/since/ in) six years.
8. We would go camping _____ (although/ if / but) the weather were fine.
III. Sound:
1.
A. sound
B. touch
C. down
D. account

2.
A. design
B. preserve
C. basic
D. physical

3.
A. occupation
B. occasion
C. shake
D. miraculous

4.
A. concerned
B. received
C. attached
D. concealed

5.
A. teacher
B. clear
C. reason
D. mean

IV. Rewrite the following sentences:
1. The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say.
It was ................................................................................................................
2. You’re the worst guitarist in the world.
No one ..............................................................................................................
3. It was a waste of time writing that letter.
I needn’t ............................................................................................................
4. “Let’s check everything once more,” said the man in chief.
The man in chief suggested ..............................................................................
5. Although the fish appears to be harmless, it is quite dangerous.
Contrary ............................................................................................................
6. The students really appreciate the teacher’s sense of humor.
What .................................................................................................................
7. It is acknowledged that Vietnam had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic.
Vietnam is .........................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................
8. He didn’t remember anything about it, and neither did she.
He forgot ...........................................................................................................
9. We couldn’t have managed it if our father hadn’t encouraged us.
If it ...........................................................................................................
10. I wish I had applied for that job.
It is a .................................................................................................................

I.
A
1. lost
2. has been
3. lost
4. was

B
1. arrived
2. was waiting
3. was wearing
4. looked

II.
1. in
2. of
3. unless
4. on

5. of
6. who
7. for
8. if

III.
1. B. touch
2. C. basic
3. D. miraculous
4. C. attached
5. B. clear

IV.
It was such an unexpected remark that she didn’t know what to say.
No one in the world plays the guitar as badly as you (do).
I needn’t have written that letter.
The man in chief suggested checking everything once more.
Contrary to its harmless, the fish is quite dangerous.
What the students really appreciate is the teacher’s sense of humor.
Viet Nam is acknowleged to have had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic.
He forgot everything about it, and so did she.
If it hadn’t been for my father’s encouragement, we couldn’t have managed it.
It is a pity (that) I didn’t apply for that job.