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

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. May-28-I
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Friday, May 28, 2010. Grade 9

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

A. collapse
B. slavery
C. priority
D. parade

A. extensive
B. ultimately
C. regularly
D. government


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

A. qualify
B. limitation
C. violent
D. pesticide

A. plumber
B. campus
C. bulb
D. cover


QUESTION III. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic:
A. dormitory
B. campus
C. academy
D. deposit

A. poets
B. evidences
C. musicians
D. authors


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

1. By recycling we can save ...............resources.
A
natural
B
money
C
panel
D
consumers

 2. Our main .............................to export are rice, coffee and rubber.
A
production
B
productive
C
products
D
produces

 3. He is a ......................man who is loved by all friends.
A
foolish
B
considerate
C
ugly
D
jealous

 4. He has written four novels …………………
A
one year ago
B
last year
C
so far
D
Long ago

 5. In Viet Nam, Rice ………………… to Africa every year.
A
is exported
B
exports
C
are exported
D
exported

 6. These designers ………………..inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities for ages.
A
took
B
have been taken
C
take
D
have taken

 7. I’m absolutely sure I turned off TV before leaving. I clearly remember ………………it.
A
to lock
B
lock
C
locking
D
locked

 8. My parents have just bought a country house …………… is full of roses.
A
the garden whose
B
the garden of it
C
which garden
D
whose garden

 9. Hoa was absent …………………… her serious cold.
A
so
B
therefore
C
because of
D
because

 10. Henry failed his examination. …………….; he will have to do the examination again.
A
Therefore
B
However
C
But
D
Because

 11. I took a lot of pictures in HL Bay ……………….. the sky was cloudy.
A
so
B
though
C
since
D
therefore

 12. If I met an alien from outer spaces, I………………. him to my home.
A
will invite
B
invited
C
would invite
D
can invite


QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by choosing A, B, C or D: (2pts)
Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)…………..the world. Some people say that jeans are the "uniform" of (2) .................. But they haven`t always been popular. The story of jeans started almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (3) ..................in Genoa was called "jeanos". The pants were called "jeans". In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. (4) ....................they were so strong, "Levi`s pants" became (5) ................ with gold miners; farmers and cowboys. Six years (6)....................; Levis began making his pants with blue cotton (7) .................called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (8) ................jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.

1
A
over
B
from
C
at
D
to

2
A
young
B
youth
C
adult
D
old

3
A
done
B
sold
C
made
D
take

4
A
However
B
Though
C
But
D
Because

5
A
popular
B
cheap
C
expensive
D
good

6
A
ago
B
later
C
soon
D
lately

7
A
clothes
B
materials
C
cloth
D
clothing

8
A
selling
B
making
C
taking
D