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LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-29
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Tuesday, June 29, 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. tornado
B. refrigerator
C. carriage
D. disaster

A. hurricane
B. prohibit
C. adventure
D. development


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

A. grades
B. pilots
C. shapes
D. tricks

A. earn
B. earth
C. health
D. heard


QUESTION III. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic:
A. alien
B. meteor
C. pilot
D. astronaut

A. marvelous
B. ridiculous
C. humorous
D. poisonous


QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (3pts)

1. The cans that tourists leave after their refreshment makes the ground dirty. The same meaning is………
A
meals
B
drinks
C
food
D
relax

 2. The pollution in the river increases when raw sewage is poured directly into the water.
A
green
B
fresh
C
untreated
D
uncooked

 3. …………………..is a mass of bubbles of gas and air
A
treasure
B
foam
C
stream
D
hedge

 4. My uncle writes a lot of poems. He’s one of well-known…………….in my town.
A
poet
B
poetry
C
musician
D
poets

 5. I live in Dalat, …………..is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam.
A
who
B
whom
C
which
D
whose

 6. Mr. Smith was tired;………………he took the rest before continuing the work.
A
so
B
however
C
since
D
but

 7. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt…………in the underwater movement of the earth.
A
exchange
B
difference
C
turn
D
shift

 8. My Tho city will………………….temperatures between 240C and 340C.
A
experience
B
suffer
C
occurs
D
take

 9. It looks rainy. So you should ……………… a raincoat
A
describe
B
bring along
C
turn up
D
protect

 10. The animal…………………has one or two horns on its snout is called rhinoceros
A
who
B
whom
C
whose
D
which

 11. Life……………….……….on another planet
A
can find
B
might be found
C
will find
D
must be found

 12. This novel……………………..by Nam Cao in 1954
A
were written
B
was written
C
are writing
D
is written

QUESTION V. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):
In many countries nowadays, electricity, gas, and water are (1)………………. Companies which produce household goods (2)………………. that consumers wand products that both work effectively and save money. In North America, for example, household lighting (3)….................. for 10% to 15% of the electrical bill but this amount can be reduced by replacing an (4)………………. 100-watt light bulb with an energy saving one. Consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb doing so. In Europe, when you buy some (5)…...................

goods such as refrigerators, freezers and washing machines , there is a labeling (6)…………… telling you how energy efficient each model is, so you can compare (7)….................. other appliances and then choose which one to buy .The final result is that these innovations will save money as well as (8)….................. the Earth’s resources


1
A
wanted
B
needs
C
luxury
D
necessities

2
A
know
B
discuss
C
realize
D
compose

3
A
pays
B
accounts
C
sells
D
buys

4
A
ordinary
B
modern
C
costly
D
ultimate

5
A
electricity
B
electrician
C
electric
D
electrical

6
A
planning
B
projects
C
scheme
D
plans

7
A
from
B
with
C
to
D
at

8
A
conserve
B
prohibit
C
fine
D
save