Pretest-E-9-2009

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST.
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Saturday, April 18, 2009. Grade 9

QUESTION I. Listen to the tape twice: (2pts):

A. State whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE:
……….Mr. Brown divided conservationists into three groups.
……….Group one collects garbage among the rock.
……….Group two checks the beach and shore.
……….Garbage bags are going to be collected and taken to the garbage dump by Mr. Jones
……….They will make this beach clean and beautiful If they work hard.

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B. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
1. Our scientists are looking for a cheap, clean…………………...
A
Convenient power
B
Effective power
C
Strong power
D
Nuclear power

2. Most of electricity comes from the use of……………....or nuclear power.
A
Wood, water
B
machines
C
Coal, gas, oil
D
Solar energy

3. …...............of solar energy is enough to provide power for the total population.
A
One percent
B
Two percent
C
Ten percent
D
Three percent

4. Solar panels………………on the roof of a house.
A
Are bought
B
Are given
C
Are taken
D
Are installed

5. In Sweden, cars will use solar power instead of gas in………………
A
2005
B
2015
C
2025
D
2050


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A. Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. scout B. shout C. without D. through
2. A. latest B. major C. safe D. relative
3. A. junk B. popular C. suffer D. adult
4. A. love B. women C. come D. some

B. Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others:
1. A. industry B. explore C. peaceful D. relative
2. A. purpose B. resource C. luxury D. organize
3. A. authority B. prohibit C. dormitory D. environment
4. A. convenient B. tropical C. atmosphere D. climate
QUESTION II. Vocabulary and Grammar
-Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences:

The novel…………writer is unknown is very interesting.
A
which
B
who
C
whom
D
whose

Liz isn’t satisfied with her preparations for her New Year……………....she has decorated her house.

A
even though
B
because
C
however
D
Instead of

Jackie Chan has been…................as the most effective……………in the town charity program.

A
Considered/student
B
Nominated/activist
C
Awarded/collector
D
Nominated/contestants

On Passover, Jewish people celebrate……………from………….

A
Freedom/liberty
B
Slavery/freedom
C
Freedom/slavery
D
Independence/freedom




The bike ……………….is used at the circus has only one wheel.

A
whom
B
which
C
who
D
whose

The man………...................helped us last week is a doctor
A
which
B
whose
C
where
D
who

A funnel-shaped storm passing over land below a thunderstorm is called a………………

A
cyclone
B
tornado
C
Tidal wave
D
volcano

Can you………………what the weather will be like on the weekend?
A
predict
B
announce
C
warn
D
suggest


Many people become…………….because of the natural disasters every year

A
homeland
B
Home sick
C
homeless
D
homework


10. 90% of……….….occur around the Pacific Rim known as the “Ring of the fire”
A
earthquakes
B
typhoons
C
thunderstorms
D
tornadoes

In 1995, a huge earthquake……..……the city of Kobe in Japan.
A
strike
B
struck
C
blew
D
cracked

Easter is a festival……………..occurs in the late March or early April
A
where
B
whose
C
which
D
who


QUESTION III. Reading Comprehension
Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words:
Although there are many (1)…………………….,throughout the year, Tet or Lunar New