Pretest-HKII-April-15--2011

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. April-15
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Saturday, April 16, 2011. Grade 9

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QUESTION I. listening comprehension

A. Listen to the tape twice and fill in the blanks with suitable words you’ve heard:

1. They’ve talked to some…………………about life on the moon.
2. On the moon, it’s………………..because there is no air.
3. There are more than 30,000………………..on the moon.
4. On the moon you weigh………………..of what you weigh on the earth.

B. Listen to the tape twice and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):
1. Why does Thuy’s grandmother ask her to turn up the volume of TV? –Because she wants to watch….
A
a film
B
a tragedy
C
a concert
D
weather forecast

2. The south-central coast can expect……………………
A
thunderstorms
B
clouds
C
rains
D
storms

3. HCM.C’s temperature will be between……………….and…………………
A
270C-320C
B
270C-350C
C
230C-270C
D
250C-300C

4. Thuy’s grandmother asks her to bring along ………………………
A
warm clothes
B
schoolbags
C
A raincoat
D
food and drinks


QUESTION II.
Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced different from the others.

1. A. disappear
B. trace
C. nominate
D. replace

2. A. collapse
B. forecast
C. border
D. warn


B. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others:
1. A. acquaintance
B. abrupt
C. evidence
D. mysterious

2. A. pesticide
B. conserve
C. category
D. terrify


C. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences:
1. ……………………………is a very strong circular winds which suck things up into them.
A
cyclone
B
earthquake
C
tornado
D
typhoon

 2. This product has been ……………….on TV for months.
A
recognized
B
advertised
C
impressed
D
effected

 3. People often………………… the streets on Easter Day to watch colorful parade.
A
march
B
walk
C
crowd
D
gather

 4. Have you seen the photos…………..I took at you birthday last month?
A
who
B
whose
C
whom
D
which

 5. Littering should be………………….., or the environment will be polluted
A
fined
B
prohibited
C
allowed
D
encouraged

 6. If Mr. Thomas earns enough money, his house……………………...
A
will be rebuilt
B
is going to be rebuild
C
is rebuilding
D
will rebuild


QUESTION III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):
More than two hundred years ago, the term “environment pollution” was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to environment. Actually, it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufactures know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying them. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?
1. More than two hundred years ago…………………………
A
the environment was polluted as much as it is today
B
People knew nothing about environmental pollution

C
Air was polluted badly
D
People were faced with pollution.

 2. In former days, people……………………………
A
led a healthy life
B
lived in polluted environment

C
were polluted about pollution
D
drank contaminated water

 3. Nowadays, many people are concerned about ………………………………..
A
the polluted water.
B
the wastes from factories

C
dangerous gases emitted by cars and motorbikes
D
all are correct

 4. Everybody knows that emit dangerous gases ……………
A
so they do not travel by car
B
so they prefer traveling by bicycle

C
but they still prefer