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

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. May-25-G
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Grade 9

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

A. contest
B. standard
C. complete
D. passage

A. effective
B. celebrate
C. enhance
D. distinguish


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

A. above
B. another
C. month
D. worship

A. arrived
B. gathered
C. relaxed
D. enjoyed


QUESTION III. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic:
A. landslide
B. tornado
C. tsunami
D. destruction

A. extremely
B. snowy
C. rainy
D. cloudy


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

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

 2. In 1990, the................. of jeans stopped growing.
A
sale
B
sell
C
sold
D
selling

 3. They can see a banyan tree at the……………to the village
A
foot
B
temple
C
center
D
entrance

 4. To check how a word is spelt, look it up in a…………………….
A
reference books
B
dictionary
C
library
D
textbook

 5. This newspaper is…………………..every day. It’s a daily newspaper.
A
spread
B
advertised
C
published
D
announced

 6. Thomas often spends a lot of time..........................on the net. His parents say it`s a waste of time
A
chatted
B
to surf
C
surfing
D
chat

 7. ……………………..they stop cutting down tress the climate will change.
A
If
B
Because
C
Unless
D
However

 8. I`m............................that you didn`t tell me about this.
A
excited
B
disappointed
C
interested
D
pleased

 9. Nowadays Vietnamese women……………to wear……………….clothing at work
A
Like / casualty
B
save
C
Dislike / modern
D
Prefer / modern

 10. Everyone must take part in …………….…… deforestation.
A
prevent
B
preserve
C
preventing
D
save

 11. Scientist are looking for an………………way to reduce energy consumption.
A
effect
B
affection
C
effectively
D
effective

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


QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by choosing A, B, C or D: (2pts)
I’m writing to you about the (1)………… of fish catching in the lake behind my house. I’m very worried because people use (2)………….to catch fish. After a short time they left the place, a lot of small fish (3)………...and floated on the water (4)…………... Other animals such as (5)……….and toasts, and even birds also died from electric shock waves. I would suggest the local (6)…………… should prohibit and (7)……...... heavily anyone using this (8)………….of catching fish

1
A
problem
B
way
C
method
D
catching

2
A
pollution
B
electricity
C
waste
D
deforestation

3
A
lived
B
dying
C
died
D
were caught

4
A
land
B
soil
C
bank
D
surface

5
A
frogs
B
buffalo
C
sheep
D
shark

6
A
officers
B
authorities
C
staff
D
police

7
A
allow
B
give
C
fine
D
stop

8
A
solution
B
result
C
convenience
D
way


QUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):
In the USA, people celebrate Mother’s day and Father’s day. Mother’s day is celebration the second Sunday in May. On this occasion, mother usually receives greeting cards and gifts from her husband and children. The best gift for all American Mom is a day