TEST-@2-Tuyen Lop-10-2010

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-182
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Friday, June 18, 2010. 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. distinguish
B. minimize
C. provide
D. predict

A. equality
B. arrangement
C. ultimate
D. improvement

QUESTION II. Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others.
A. separate
B. energy
C. precious
D. equal

A. government
B. religion
C. logical
D. generous

QUESTION III. Pick out the word that does not belong to the same topic:
A. competitor
B. candidate
C. direction
D. attendant

A. minority
B. government
C. committee
D. authority

QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences:
1. How much time do you spend ………………. the web each day?
A
surf
B
surfing
C
to surfing
D
surf

2. Everyone enjoyed the class party. The ………………….. was great.
A
atmosphere
B
population
C
feeding
D
room

3. The Internet has …………………. developed in every field.
A
increased
B
increasingly
C
increasing
D
increases

4. The price of ………………….has gone up again.
A
electric
B
electrical
C
electricity
D
electrician

5. If we ………………..wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water in a few decades.
A
look after
B
go on
C
turn on
D
look for

6. “My boss made me work overtime again.” “If I were you, I …………….my job.”
A
will quit
B
would quit
C
quit
D
can quit

7. On my mum’s birthday my dad gave her roses ……………..were very sweet and beautiful.
A
who
B
whom
C
which
D
whose

8. I am ……………….that you are working hard for the coming exam.
A
pleasure
B
pleasing
C
pleased
D
please

 9. Nowadays, people are ……………… our environment seriously by many ways.
A
polluted
B
be polluting
C
pollute
D
polluting

10. Are you looking forward ……………………your parents again?
A
to meet
B
to meeting
C
meeting
D
met

 11. “ …………………” means a piece of land full of rubbish.
A
junkyard
B
treasure
C
hedge
D
stream

 12. ……. the area around the beach is full of trash, no one wants to go swimming or sunbathing there.
A
If
B
Therefore
C
Because of
D
Because

QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by using the given words in the box:
Ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, has been (1)…..……… In many poems, novels and songs. it is a long silk tunic that is (2)…………, oh the sides and worn over loose pants. Vietnamese women usually wear it, especially on special (3)…..……… such as Tet, Teachers’ day, or Wedding Anniversary. Nowadays, some fashion designers have made it more and more beautiful by (4)..……… the traditional Ao Dai. Some of them print (5)………. of poetry on it, or they add the (6)…..………, such as sun, stars, crosses, and stripes to the Ao Dai. The Ao Dai becomes the national clothing, just like Kimono in Japan. Every morning thousands of schoolgirls in white Ao Dai make the streets (7) …………… nicer. Vietnamese women continue to wear this (8)………… and fashionable dress.

1
A
mentioned
B
bought
C
made
D
modernized

2
A
cutting
B
slit
C
peeling
D
slitting

3
A
holiday
B
festival
C
occasions
D
exchange

4
A
fashionable
B
modern
C
invent
D
changing

5
A
lines
B
words
C
poems
D
songs

6
A
model
B
patterns
C
picture
D
modal

7
A
Look for
B
Look at
C
look
D
Look up

8
A
new
B
suitable
C
matching
D
unique

QUESTION VI. Read this passage and state whether the statements are TRUE