Revision unit 8,9 E 9

REVISION UNIT 8, 9

I- Choose the word which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. tropical B. pacific C. tidal D. city
2. A. hurricane B. occur C. eruption D. abrupt
3. A. invite B.river C. shrire D. primary
4. A. north B.south C.gather D.month
5. A. speaks B. learns C. listens D. sends
II- Choose the word which has the different position of main stress from the others.
1. A. movement B. scientist C. different D. typhoon
2. A. natural B. disaster C. tornado D. volcano
3. A. tornado B. disaster C. huricane D. volcanic
4. A. pacific B. overland C. eruption D. thunderstorm
5. A. typhoon B. blanket C. ladder D. bucket
III- Choose the best option to fill in each blank.
1. That is the policeman ……….. arrested the thief this morning. (who/ what/ where/ which)
2. He has lived in Hanoi …………….. ten years. (on/ since/ for/ at)
3. Do you remember the lesson …………….. is the most difficult. (who/ when/ what/ which)
4. She suggests ……………… the faucet to save water. (fix/ fixing/ fixxing/ fixed)
5. If I have enough money, I (buy) ………… a computer. (buy/ bought/ will buy/ am buying)
6. Please bring some raincoats just ……. case. (in/ on/ at/ to)
7. They ……………... chess when we arrived yesterday. (played/ would play/ play/ were playing)
8. Do you know the man …………… you met yesterday? (who/ whom/ which/ what)
9. What aspects of ………….. English do you find most difficult? (learnt/ learning/ study/ studied)
10. Please let him ………….. with you. (go/ to go/ going/ goes)
11. We learn our mother tongue quite ……………. (easy/ easily/ ease).
12. My friends practice ………… to the radio every day. (listen/ listening / listened)
13. They got up quite late, ……….. they missed their bus. (so/ but / and )
14. They heard a very strange noise ………… midnight. (at / in / on)
15. Last night we came to the show late …….. the traffic was terrible. (though/ despite/ and/ because)
IV- Read the passage choose the correct word in the box to complete each blank in the passage.

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Mother’s Day occurs on the second Sunday in May. It is a public holiday (1) …….. both Britain and America. On that day, children send Mother’s Day cards to their mothers. They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents. Fathers and children do the cooking so that mothers can have a rest.
In the USA, Mother’s Day (2) ………. in 1860s. There was a small town called Pruntytown in the middle of the USA. People in the town fought against each other during a war. After the war, they hated each other. Mrs Ann Reeves Janis wanted the people to make friends with each other again, (3)……… she started “Mother’s Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited all the other mothers in the town and said, “Let us be friends with each other again”.
Her idea succeeded. The same thing happened in other parts of the country. After she (4) ……, her daughter carried on her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s Friendship Day” became “Mother’s Day”.
V. Answer each question.
1. When does Mother’s Day occurs?
- ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2/ What do the children do on Mother’s Day?
- ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3/ What does Mrs Ann Reeves Janis want?
- ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4/ When did “Mother’s Friendship Day” become “Mother’s Day”?
- ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
VI- Indentify the word or phrase underlined A, B, C or D which has mistakes in grammar.
1. Everyone felt tired and hungry although they sat down and took a rest.
A B C D
2. I have been in England during the spring of 1989.
A B C D
3. The bus was crowded with the passengers; though he had to