Test-UNIT-6-B-G.9-2010

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. Jan.C.1
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Saturday, March 13, 2010. Grade 9
QUESTION I. listening comprehension (10pts)

A. State whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE:
……….. Our oceans are going to be polluted
……….. People pump sewage directly into the sea
……….. Ships drop about six tons of garbage each year.
………. Oil leaks from the ship accident
………. Waste materials from factories don’t cause the pollution of the oceans

B. Listen to the tape twice and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): (1pt)
Mr. Brown and other people are volunteer…………………………
A
cleaners
B
conservationists
C
students
D
plumbers

All of them are on the beach to clean up the……………………….

A
shore
B
sands
C
among the rocks
D
All are correct


Who has to take garbage bags to the garbage dump?
A
Group 1
B
Mr. Brown
C
Mr. Jones
D
Mrs. Smith


How many plastic bags are given to each group?
A
15
B
15
C
25
D
5


What will happen if they work hard?-They will make the beach………….and……………
A
dirty
B
polluted
C
beautiful / clean
D
spoiled


QUESTION II. Pronunciation & Stress syllable: (1.5pts)

*Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others:
A. energy B. pesticide C. separate D. enormous
A. polluted B. mechanic C. surprise D. electricity

**Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the others:
A. but B. dump C. reduce D. summer
A. happened B. minimized C. recycled D. reduced

***Odd one out of the others:
A. snowy B. extremely C. cloudy D. sunny
A. panel B. gas C. coal D. oil

QUESTION III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (1.5pts)
Joe didn’t get good mark………..………....he played video games too much.
A
so
B
because
C
but
D
and

My father was….........................that I didn’t get good grade in the last semester.
A
disappoint
B
disappointed
C
disappointing
D
to disappoint

Solar power is considered the…………….……energy.
A
effect
B
effecting
C
effective
D
effectively

If Helen finishes her homework, she……….….pass the next exam.
A
isn’t
B
won’t
C
can’t
D
will

Unless Paul………..……harder, he’ll get a bad grade.
A
study
B
studied
C
studies
D
Will study

6. Students often leave……..…………on the ground after having a picnic
A
foam
B
trash
C
refreshment
D
pesticides


QUESTION IV. Fill in the blanks with proper words by using the given words in the box: (1.5pts)
Mrs. Ha received her water bill yesterday, and she was rather surprised at the large sum of money she had to pay for the (1)……………… of water her family used last month. That was 200,000 VN dong. It was (2)………………. So Mrs. Ha was worried about it. She asked Mrs. Mi, her next-door neighbor, for some useful advice. Mrs. Mi told her that she should get (3)………………. showers instead of baths because baths used twice as (4)…................... water as showers. In addition, she should always (5)……………..to turn off the faucets because a (6)…..................faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month.
1
A
number
B
amount
C
sum
D
part

2
A
small
B
low
C
cheap
D
enormous

3
A
taking
B
spending
C
to take
D
to using

4
A
many
B
a lot
C
much
D
plenty

5
A
remember
B
conclusion
C
a word
D
using

6
A
old
B
dripping
C
useless
D
new

QUESTION V. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): (1,5pts)
Our oceans are becoming extremely polluted. Most of this pollution comes from the land, which means it comes from people. Firstly, there is raw sewage, which is pumped directly into the sea. Secondly, ships drop about six million tons of