TEST U6-7-G.9-2012

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-25
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Saturday, February 18, 2012. Grade 9

Marks
Teacher’s Comment

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

1. A. mineral
B. funnel
C. destroy
D. celebrate

2. A. humor
B. plumber
C. abrupt
D. ultimately

QUESTION II. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others:
1. A. predict
B. damage
C. occur
D. collapse

2. A. minimize
B. temperature
C. ordinary
D. conserve

 QUESTION III. Pick out the word that does not belong to the same topic:
A. Islam
B. Buddhist
C. Jewish
D. Hindus

A. grocery
B. scenery
C. bakery
D. stationery


QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences:
1. The government………………… the earthquake victims with food, clothes and medicine
A
gave
B
offered
C
carried
D
provided

 2. A person who is an expert in a particular area of work or study is called………………
A
lecturer
B
expert
C
astronaut
D
accountant

 3. Some kinds of food are wrapped with banana leaves. The same meaning with the underlined word is……………
A
served
B
cooked
C
covered
D
provided

 4. She has been……………as the president of our company.
A
developed
B
nominated
C
happened
D
decorated

 5. People often………………… the streets on Easter Day to watch colorful parade.
A
crowded
B
crowding
C
march
D
crowd

 6. Everyone must take part in …………… deforestation.
A
prevent
B
prevented
C
to prevent
D
preventing

 7. All the students are looking forward…………………..their Tet holidays in the countryside.
A
to spend
B
to spending
C
spending
D
spent

 8. There is nothing to worry about,……………….?
A
is there
B
isn’t there
C
is it
D
isn’t it

 9. I haven’t seen Jane………………Monday.
A
on
B
for
C
since
D
in

 10. Susan used to walk……………the mosque on her way to the primary school
A
through
B
past
C
from
D
towards

 11. “Thank you very much for a lovely party”-………………….
A
Thanks
B
Have a good day
C
You’re welcome
D
Cheers.

 12. His pronunciation causes me a lot of................................
A
difficulties
B
difficult
C
difficulty
D
difficultly

QUESTION V. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): (1,5pts)
Let’s follow the scientists to the moon. The life on the moon is very interesting. There is no river or air on the moon. It is all silent because there is no air on the moon. Of course there will be no music, no sound. At night, it is very cold. The temperature rises 1500C below zero. But during the day, the temperature rises to 1000C
above zero. And here is something very interesting to know: on the moon you weigh one-sixth of what weigh on the Earth. If you weigh 50 kilos, on the moon you will weigh only a little more than 8 kilos. You will be able to jump very high, even higher than an Olympic Champion. You can take very long steps as well. And … May be you won’t sleep very well because one day on the moon last for two weeks.
There is no sound or music on the moon because there is no………………….
A
river
B
lake
C
water
D
air

What is the temperature at night on the moon?-It is………………
A
-1000C
B
1000C
C
-1500C
D
1500C

Your weight will be…………………..of your weight on the earth.
A
A quarter
B
One-eighth
C
One-fifth
D
One-sixth

 4. What can you do on the moon?-We can………………………………………
A
Jump very high
B
Take a long steps
C
Sleep very well
D
A&B are correct

 5. The temperature raises to 1000C…………………………
A
In the evening
B
At noon