Practice 4 grade 9

I. Give the correct form of verbs given:
1. Viet Nam .....(be) a country which exports a lot of rice.
2. The house where the dead man was found is being guarded by the police to prevent it from (enter) ........... .
3. Mrs. Parker (be) ........... an English teacher for twenty-nine years. She first (start) ................ teaching English at a small school in the countryside. After (teach) .............. there for ten years, she (move)................ to a big city.
4. They have lived in that house since it (build) ............. .
5. Mary (work) ........... with her own computer when she was a student at university.
II. Multiple choice:
1. He was offered the job ............... his qualifications were poor.
a. despite b. even though c. in spite d. whereas
2. It was raining very ............. so I took my umbrella.
a. wet b. badly c. hard d. firmly
3. Hurry up or you`ll be late _____ school.
A. on B. in C. to D. for
4. May I introduce you _____ Mrs. Brown?
A. for B. with C. to D. of
5. _____ the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.
A. Most of B. Most C. Many D. The number of
6. He`s always busy. He has _____ time to relax.
A. much B. little C. a little D. plenty of
7. Don`t be afraid. This snake is _____ .
A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed
8. Fortunately, the plane landed _____ after the violent storm.
A. safe B. safely C. unsafe D. safety
9. During his _____, his family lived in the United States.
A. child B. childish C. childlike D. childhood
10. She did the job_____ .
A. succeed B. successful C. successfully D. unsuccessful
III. Sound:
1. A. equality B. difficulty C. simplicity D. discovery
2. A. tenant B. common C. rubbish D. machine
3. A. animal B. bacteria C. habitat D. pyramid
4. A. writer B. teacher C. builder D. career
5. A. company B. atmosphere C. customer D. employment
IV. Rewrite the following sentences:
1. Jack London/ life and writings/ represent/ American/ love/adventure
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2. Jack London/ born / San Francisco/ 1876
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3. He/ quit/ school/ fourteen/ become/ sailor
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4. He/ travel/ good/ deal/ during/ short/ lifetime
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5. He/ travel/ many/ place/ Europe/ United States/ Far East
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Answer:

I.
1. is 2. being entered
3. has been/ started/ teaching/ moved
4. was built 5. worked
II.
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. c
5. a

6. b
7. c
8. b
9. d
10. c

III.
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. D

IV.
1. Jack London`s life and writings are thought by many (people) to represent American love of adventure.
2. Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876.
3. He quit/ quitted school when he was 14 and became a sailor/ to become a sailor.
4. He traveled a good great deal during his short lifetime.
5. He traveled to many places in Europe , the US and the Far East.