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LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-9-T
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Wednesday, June 09, 2010. Grade 9

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

A. comprise
B. creature
C. existence
D. experience

A. temperature
B. mysterious
C. spacecraft
D. mineral


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

A. stopped
B. laughed
C. coughed
D. stayed

A. loudly
B. without
C. thousand
D. thought


QUESTION III. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic:

A. oil
B. gas
C. coal
D. solar

A. kilt
B. poet
C. sari
D. veil


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

1. Nowadays, many Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern ...........at work.
A
cloth
B
clothing
C
clothes
D
cloths

 2. It’s possible…………………solar energy for a number of days.
A
 storing
B
to install
C
to save
D
to store

 3. Mrs. Liz gave Mrs. Pike…………………on how to save water.
A
advise
B
advice
C
to advise
D
to reduce

 4. If we pollute water, we’ll have no…………………to use
A
fresh water
B
lava
C
sewage
D
salt water

 5. If we use much…………………on vegetables, the vegetables will become poisonous and inedible.
A
compost
B
materials
C
pesticide
D
trash

 6. ……………..it rained heavily, the festival was great success.
A
Because
B
Though
C
Therefore
D
However

 7. A police officer………………… rescued fifteen people from a fire has received an award
A
whom
B
whose
C
which
D
who

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

 9. These hills were formed by……………eruptions.
A
volcano
B
volcanic
C
abrupt
D
tidal

 10. I suggest …………………… some money for poor children
A
rising
B
collect
C
send
D
 raising

 11. If Mr. Pike were a millionaire, he………………………around the world.
A
will travel
B
traveled
C
would travel
D
can travel

 12. I’m……………………that students have thrown a lot of trash on the school yard
A
excited
B
disappointed
C
interested
D
pleased



QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by using the given words in the box:
The material, called jean, was (1)…………..after the sailors from Genoa in Italy, because they wore clothes made from it In the 18th century jean cloth was made (2)…………… from cotton and workers at that time loved wearing it because the material was very strong and it didn’t wear (3)………… easily. In order to (4)………….the 1960s fashions, (5)……………. made different styles of jeans. Jeans finally became the high fashion clothing. Designers started making their own (6)………….. In 1990s, the worldwide economic (7)………….. got worse, and the sale of jeans stopped growing. However, jeans have never (8)………….. out of fashion, and today young generation is still fond of wearing them.

1
A
called
B
said
C
told
D
named

2
A
seriously
B
carefully
C
completely
D
perfectly

3
A
in
B
out
C
all
D
to

4
A
match
B
modernize
C
deny
D
persuade

5
A
consumers
B
shopkeeper
C
musicians
D
designers

6
A
styles
B
kinds
C
labels
D
sorts

7
A
plan
B
situation
C
scheme
D
project

8
A
been
B
reduced
C
thrown
D
kept


QUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):

Lan and Maryam have been pen pals