TEST -H.10-B-2012

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-G
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Friday, June 15, 2012. 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. favorite
B. embroider
C. century
D. atmosphere

A. separate
B. official
C. computer
D. development

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

A. region
B. depend
C. ethnic
D. impress

A. poets
B. occasion
C. convenient
D. compulsory

QUESTION III. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic:
A. sunny
B. slowly
C. cloudy
D. snowy

A. kill
B. waste
C. destroy
D. conserve

QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (3pts)
1. I don’t know why she is friendly to me
A
what
B
where
C
why
D
which

2. They are having an………………………..about what football teams are playing
A
discussed
B
oral
C
argument
D
persuasion

3. The………………..of employees have university degrees
A
primary
B
compulsory
C
necessary
D
majority

4. Lan gave me a handkerchief with my name…………………….on it
A
embroidered
B
embroider
C
embroidering
D
embroiderer

5. Practicing speaking with a native speaker………………..improve our pronunciation.
A
makes
B
help
C
helps
D
encourages

6. Someone must clean this room,………………………………?
A
Mustn’t he
B
Hadn’t they
C
Must they
D
Mustn’t they

 7. Are there places….............................in the intermediate classes?
A
left
B
available
C
rest
D
still

8. I’d love joining your……………………and share experience with you
A
forum
B
test
C
hobby
D
relax

9. My father …………………..for the motor-bike factory since 1995.
A
worked
B
was working
C
has worked
D
is working



10. The teacher said : “This homework……………….carefully”.
A
has to do
B
has to be done
C
had to do
D
had to be done

11. If he ………………..soon, we might miss the last bus .
A
isn’t coming
B
didn’t come
C
doesn’t come
D
won’t come

12. He was sick yesterday,………………..he didn’t go to school
A
because
B
since
C
so
D
but

QUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):
Ba’s home village lies near the foot of the mountain and by a river. Getting to the village is an interesting journey. People have the change to travel between the green paddy fields, cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village. Walking up to the mountain, people can visit the shrine of a young Vietnamese hero and enjoy the fresh air there. Besides, they can also take a boat for sightseeing on the river bank. It’s a wonderful place for resting.
1. Ba’s home village is……………………
A
in the mountains
B
by the sea
C
near the city
D
A&B are correct

2. They have an opportunity …………… ……………the green paddy fields
A
going through
B
traveling
C
to go through
D
walking across

3. They can see a big tree………..the entrance…………village


A
from/to
B
at/in
C
from / to
D
at/to

4. People can visit the…………..of Vietnamese…………on the mountain
A
pagoda / hero
B
shrine / hero
C
mosque /hero
D
church /hero

5. They traveled between.................................and..................................
A
a forest
B
a bamboo forest
C
green paddy fields
D
B&C are correct

6. Before going home they had..................................................
A
a sightseeing boating
B
a picnic
C
a big meal
D
going fishing

QUESTION V. Fill in each numbered blank in this passage with ONE suitable word: (1,5pt)
The word jeans (1)……………… the world. They are popular almost (2)……………… -in Japan, France, Indonesia, Canada and