Second Test

ENGLISH 9 SECOND TEST

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. campus relax locate fashion
2. qualify baggy grocery scenery
3. gather there ethnic although
4. ploughed published ordered prayed
5. exchange reach chance champagne

II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Zamenhof invented a new language (1) .............................. Esperanto to improve understanding between (2) ..............................of different countries. He showed Esperanto to (3) ..............................friends to find out (4) ..............................they thought about it. (5) ..............................in the same year he went to study (6) .............................. a university in Moscow. He wanted (7) ..............................improve Esperanto. Zamenhof’s friends then worked hard to spread (8) ..............................new language. They tried to persuade schools throughout the world to teach it. However, only a (9) ..............................people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use (10) ..............................as a foreign language.

III. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.
Ex: He not went camping with his friends last Sunday. 0/ didn’t go
1. Mr. Quang said that he was going to Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow. 1/...............................
2. We wish that it will stop raining, so we can go out. 2/...............................
3. Van and his friends reached Ohio in Saturday evening. 3/...............................
4. If Ba won’t come soon, he might be late for the exam. 4/...............................
5. Paula told me that she is happy to see my sister. 5/...............................

IV. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. Viet got up late .....................he couldn’t catch the first bus.
A. then B. go C. as D. when
2. He can’t earn money .....................he has no job.
A. unless B. until C. if D. without
3. Long wishes he .....................have to clean all the windows.
A. don’t B. doesn’t C. wasn’t D. didn’t
4. We met a lot of people .....................our holiday.
A. during B. while C. for D. at
5. “Where are you going next Sunday?” he asked me.
A. He asked me where am I going next Sunday.
B. He asked me where I am going next Sunday.
C. He asked me where was I going the following Sunday.
D. He asked me where I was going the next Sunday.

V. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning to the first.
1. Practice speaking every day or you can’t improve your English.
If ...................................................................................................................................................
2. John lives in a small flat but he doesn’t like it.
John wishes ..................................................................................................................................
3. “Do your parents still live in Nha Trang now?” said Nam to me.
Nam asked ....................................................................................................................................
4. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very wonderful.
It’s .................................................................................................................................................
5. Nga is pleased to meet her aunt again soon.
Nga is looking ...............................................................................................................................
VI. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. lunch/ is/ now/ cook/ going/ has to/ the market/ she/ to/ Hoa/ so.
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2. whether/ studying/ school/ stranger/ was/ that/ me/ a / at/ asked/ I.
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3. weight/ meat/ want/ shouldn’t/ much/ if / lose/ too/ you/ to/ eat/ you.
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4. between/ Friday/ 4 pm/ a/ and/ on/ meeting/ 9 am/ is/ there.
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5. visit/ London/ that/ summer/ uncle/ Peter/ next/ his/ he/ in/ could/ wishes.
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