TEST-B-U.8-U.9-G9-2011

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. Mar-24
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Saturday, September 17, 2005. Grade 9

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Teacher’s Comment

QUESTION I. listening comprehension (2pts)

A. Listen to the tape twice and fill in the blanks with suitable words you’ve heard: (1pt)
1. Tet is one of the most important………………for Vietnamese people
2. Tet often…………………in late January or early February.
On Passover, Jewish people celebrate…………….from………………….
Easter is a……………festival and it is………………..in many countries

B. Listen to the tape twice and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): (1pt)
People pump…………………….directly into the seas
A
oil
B
fresh water
C
chemical waste
D
raw sewage

Each year, about 6 million tons of………………….are…………….into the sea
A
garbage / throwing
B
garbage / dropped
C
garbage / dropping
D
garbage / falling

Oil leaks from…………….
A
factories
B
land
C
ships
D
accident vessels

Without proper regulations,…………………..let waste materials run directly into the seas
A
people
B
factory owners
C
ships
D
factories


QUESTION II. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others:

A. meteor
B. definitely
C. exchange
D. industry

A. inevitable
B. mirror
C. physical
D. normally

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

A. circle
B. third
C. first
D. considerate

A. celebrates
B. nominates
C. pleases
D. separates


QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences:
1. Everyone must take part in …………… deforestation.
A
prevent
B
preventing
C
To prevent
D
prevented

2. If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures………………
A
Will be killed
B
Will be preserved
C
Will be caught
D
Will be increased

3. The man…………..house is next to mine is a businessman
A
whose
B
who
C
which
D
where

4. Mr. Thomas is very tired……………..he has to prepare the lessons for the following day.
A
therefore
B
so
C
because
D
however

5. For most American households, lighting…................ 10% to 15% of the electricity bill.
A
pays for
B
sells for
C
accounts for
D
wastes for

6. On Passover, people celebrate…………….……..
A
independent day
B
their liberty
C
their happiness
D
Freedom from slavery


QUESTION V. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): (1, 5pts)
A hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As the result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over 90% of the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings. Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would have died.
1. What happened in Tokyo in 1923?
A
Terrible fire
B
tsunami
C
tornado
D
Deadly earthquake

2. What were people doing at that time?
A
Were sleeping
B
Were having lunch
C
Were cooking lunch
D
Were working

3. What happened when it started to shake?
A
Stoves overturned
B
Houses collapsed
C
Fires broke out
D
People were killed

4. They didn’t use fire fighting equipment because………………
A
Didn’t have fire engines
B
water pipes cracked
C
There wasn’t water
D
Firemen were sleeping

5. What was the most damage caused by?
A
collapsing
B
fires
C
cracking
D
earthquake

6. A lot of people…………………………..If the earthquake hadn’t taken place in noon.
A
would have died
B
would have injured
C