Test D-Thi tuyen-G.10-G.9-2010

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. May-21
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Sunday, May 23, 2010. Grade 9

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

A. luxury
B. resource
C. purpose
D. organize

A. terrific
B. celebrate
C. decorate
D. relative



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

A. reduce
B. dump
C. bubble
D. lunch

A. collect
B. recycle
C. because
D. company


QUESTION III. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic:
A. hurricane
B. flood
C. shift
D. drought

A. preserve
B. produce
C. protect
D. save


QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (3pts)
1. The …...............is the place where people pray and worship.
A
shrine
B
bakery
C
stadium
D
museum

 2. What will you do to………………your friends when they fail?
A
be proud
B
encourage
C
embroider
D
be convenient

 3. John got up late, ………………..he didn’t have time for breakfast..
A
so
B
as
C
though
D
because

 4. Bill’s daughter was named……….……….a kind of tree.
A
with
B
in
C
for
D
after

 5. Ao dai is a traditional dress that is……..………….to Vietnamese women.
A
famous
B
unique
C
popular
D
luxury

 6. A place where people buy food and small thing is called………………………………………
A
grocery store
B
supermarket
C
clinic
D
mosque

 7. Five million bottles of champagne……………………………..in Dalat every year
A
is produced
B
are produced
C
will be produced
D
produces

 8. Tom…………………does this work on time, does he?
A
doesn’t
B
can’t
C
hardly
D
won’t

 9. Mrs. Betty told Kitty that her report….......................home that day.
A
is sent
B
was sent
C
would sent
D
sends

 10. Nam asked his sister…………she saw his schoolbag in her room
A
unless
B
so
C
what
D
whether

 11. Miss Lan works……………an international bank in HN.
A
at
B
from
C
on
D
for

 12. The language……………..by scientist is the same in every country.
A
speech
B
to speak
C
spoken
D
speaking


QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by choosing A, B, C or D: (2pts)
The internet has (1)………………… developed and become part of our everyday life. The internet is a very fast and (2)……………… way to get information. Users can communicate with their friends and relatives by (3)……………. of e-mail or chatting. The internet is a (4)…………..invention of modern life. It makes our

world a small village. People use the internet for many (5)…………: education, communication, entertainment and (6)…………. However, the internet has limitations. It is not only time-consuming and costly but (7)………… dangerous because of viruses and bad programs. Moreover, Internet users sometimes have to (8)……………. various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail or spam, and personal information leaking.

1
A
quick
B
slowly
C
hardly
D
increasingly

2
A
popular
B
famous
C
convenient
D
important

3
A
thank
B
means
C
use
D
taking

4
A
wonderful
B
enormous
C
terrible
D
excited

5
A
reasons
B
types
C
purposes
D
results

6
A
fashionable
B
commerce
C
feelings
D
warning

7
A
also
B
not
C
it
D
very

8
A
feel
B
enjoy
C
spend
D
suffer


QUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):
I have many friends and they all have different ideas of summer vacations. One friend of mine wants to