Practice test 01- grade 9

Practice 01
Grade 9
I. Rewrite these sentences with the same meaning
1. I must go home right now because he forgot the report at home
Because
2. Because he is lazy, he can not get any good marks
Because of
3. I am sorry, I can’t finish this assignment today
I wish
4. It is a pity, he didn’t remember to bring you the camera
We wish
5. I apologized for not picking you up this morning
I wished
6. I regretted that I didn’t hear your opinion about the way to solve this problem
I wish
7. I am sorry that I can’t help you find the car keys because I need to go now
I wish
8. You had better discuss with your parents about the university that you are going to study
You
9. Because of low salary, he has to work overtime until 10 p.m
Because
10. I don’t catch up with the bus because I usually arrive at the bus stop late.
If
11. What a pity! He didn’t listen to what his parents had told
He wishes
12. We are not interested in enjoying our summer holiday at home all day
We don’t like
We are fond

II. Choose the best answer
1. We can not swim in this lake................... its depth
A. because of B. because C. so that D. so
2. ................. being tired, he must go to bed early
A. despite B. although C. because D. because of
3. If he.................. earlier, he ..................... a good seat
A. comes/will have B. came/would have C. had come/would have had
4. If I ............... about the address, I.................... you a letter today
A. know/will send b. knew/would send C. had known/would have sent
5. I wish the teacher.................... to my class late today
A. would come B. came C. had come D. hadn’t come
6. I wish I had a computer
A. I used to have a computer B. I have a computer but I don’t use it
C. I don’t have a computer but I want to have one C. I don’t like computer
7. I have felt better since .....................
A. the doctor has come B. the doctor comes
C. the doctor is coming C. the doctor came
8. Last night I heard the knock, I went out and.................. door
A. opened B. opening C. was opening D. would open
9. She is a beautiful girl. “ Yes, I wish I.................... her more often”
A. see B. will see C. saw D. have seen
10. She didn’t hear the ring because she..............................
A. sleeps B. slept C. used to slept D was sleeping
11. I..............able to play tennis since I..............my arm.
a. wasn’t/ broke b. haven’t been/ had broken
c. wasn’t/ had broken d. haven’t been/ broke
12. Fax machine.............send for receive letter quickly.
a. is use for b. used to c. is used to d. used for
13. The program must be new. I..........................it before.
a. have never been seen b. have ever seen
c. have never seen d. have seen
14. I don’t know why Susan didn’t go to the meeting. She said........................
a. She will definitely go b. She was definitely going
c. she had definitely gone d. she is definitely going
15. The librarian asked us...........................so much noise.
a. don’t make b. not make c. not making d. not to make
16. “I’m taking my driving test tomorrow”. When I saw Rachel, she said.............................
a. she was taking her driving test the next day
b. she is taking her driving test the follwing day
c. I was taking my driving test tomorrow
d. she was taking the driving test tomorrow
17. “You look beautiful in that dress”. Last night she told me.........................
a. you look beautiful in that dress b. you looked beuatiful in that dress
c. I will look beautiful in this dress c. I looked beautiful in that dress
18. “What did your grammar teacher want to talk to you about?”. I did badly on the last test. She...................................studied for it.
a. said why hadn’t I b. said why I hadn’t
c. asked why hadn’t I d. asked why I hadn’t