Pretest-G.10-June-17-2011

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-17-11
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Sunday, December 18, 2005. Grade 9

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Teacher’s Comment

QUESTION I. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others:
A. garbage
B. institute
C. sewage
D. pollute

A. interactive
B. commercial
C. limitation
D. intermediate


QUESTION II. Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others.
A. bath
B. watch
C. want
D. water

A. instead
B. seat
C. weather
D. head


QUESTION III. Pick out the word that does not belong to the same topic:
A. bus
B. coach
C. highway
D. truck

A. tornado
B. prediction
C. tsunami
D. flood


QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences:
1. Poets have taken ………………from the natural beauty.
A
inspirational
B
inspiration
C
inspire
D
inspiring

2. Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work because it is more………
A
careful
B
expensive
C
convenient
D
easy

3. Lan wants to have a trip abroad but it all …………………..on her parents.
A
depends
B
dependable
C
dependent
D
dependence

4. An wishes that he ………………..his parents this summer vacation.
A
would visited
B
will visit
C
can visit
D
could visit

5. These clothes need ……………………immediately.
A
to be washing
B
washed
C
washing
D
to wash

6. The material …………….jean was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy.
A
is called
B
called
C
was called
D
calling

7. The M.U played very well………………..they lost the match
A
because
B
but
C
and
D
therefore

8. They have been pen pals and………………..at least once every two week
A
speak
B
stay
C
take
D
correspond

9. Mary……………..write to me once a week but he doesn’t write any more.
A
used to
B
uses to
C
is used to
D
was used to

10. They ……………..the room with flowers and balloons
A
reduced
B
wrapped
C
congratulated
D
decorated

11. My friends and I will visit an old school…………..……..we used to study over 20 years ago.
A
when
B
who
C
which
D
in which

12. They spent a lot of money on food and clothes. A lot of money…………………on food and clothes.
A
were spent
B
is spent
C
was spent
D
are spent


QUESTION V. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):
Kobe is a major commercial port city in Japan. Agricultural production includes rice and other grains, fruits and vegetables and tea. Shipbuilding and production of rubber are of primary importance to the city. Chemicals, machinery, cars, electrical equipment, textiles, refined sugar, flour and sake are also produced here. On January 17, 1995, a strong earthquake struck below Awaji Island across the bay from Kobe. It was the most deadly earthquake to hit Japan since 1923. The quake caused buildings and bridges to collapse and fires broke out throughout the city. In all, about 5000 people died and more than 21,000people were injured. More than 30,000 buildings were damaged by the quake and the resulting fires, and hundreds of thousand were left homeless
The most important production of Kobe are…………………
A
Rice/ rubber
B
Chemicals/ shipbuilding
C
Machinery/ rice
D
 Shipbuilding/rubber

Kobe had a terrible………………………in 1995.
A
Typhoon
B
earthquake
C
tsunami
D
tornado

What were made to collapse?
A
buildings
B
bridges
C
chemicals
D
A and B

A lot of people and houses were killed and collapsed by…………………..
A
production
B
fire
C
earthquake
D
B and C

When did the earthquake begin?
A
At night
B
In the morning
C
At noon
D
After a day work

People were………………………after the earthquake
A
injured
B
homeless
C
died
D
All are correct


QUESTION VI. Fill