TEST-X-Tuyen lop 10-2010

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-16-Z
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Wednesday, June 16, 2010. 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. meteor
B. definitely
C. exchange
D. industry

A. inevitable
B. mirror
C. physical
D. normally


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

A. circle
B. third
C. first
D. considerate

A. celebrates
B. nominates
C. pleases
D. separates


QUESTION III. Pick out the word that does not belong to the same topic:
A. hamburger
B. snack
C. puppet
D. hot dog

A. poet
B. expect
C. plumber
D. wander


QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences:
1. They had a………………………to their hometown.
A
two-days trip
B
trip of two days
C
two-day trip
D
trip two days

2. Everyone must take part in …………… deforestation.
A
prevent
B
preventing
C
To prevent
D
prevented

3. If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures………………
A
Will be killed
B
Will be preserved
C
Will be caught
D
Will be increased

4. The man…………..house is next to mine is a businessman
A
whose
B
who
C
which
D
where

5. How about………….trees and flowers in our school yard?
A
planting
B
To plant
C
plant
D
planted

6. Mr. Thomas is very tired……………..he has to prepare the lessons for the following day.
A
therefore
B
so
C
because
D
however

7. The businessmen of ancient hired…………… to shout their goods.
A
consumers
B
singers
C
performers
D
criers

8. For most American households, lighting…................ 10% to 15% of the electricity bill.
A
pays for
B
sells for
C
accounts for
D
wastes for

 9. The chair which……………..by my dad yesterday is made in Thailand
A
was bought
B
has just bought
C
will be bought
D
is bought

10. On Passover, people celebrate…………….……..
A
independent day
B
their liberty
C
their happiness
D
Freedom from slavery

 11. A place where people buy food and small thing is called………………………………………
A
grocery store
B
supermarket
C
clinic
D
mosque

 12. Tom…………………does this work on time, does he?
A
doesn’t
B
can’t
C
hardly
D
won’t

QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by using the given words in the box:

Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective (1)…..……… of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy from our sun. At present, most of our (2)…………comes from the use of coal and gas, oil or (3)…..………power. This power could be provided by the sun. One percent of the solar energy that reach the earth is enough to provide (4)..………for the total population. Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar (5)……….are placed on the roofs of our house and the Sun’s energy is used to heat water. The energy can be (6)…..………for a number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy, too. Sweden has an (7) ………solar energy program. There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar energy and cars will use solar power (8)………… of gas by the year 2015

1
A
resources
B
plans
C
fuel
D
source

2
A
power
B
energy
C
electricity
D
factories

3
A
natural
B
nuclear
C
wind
D
water

4
A
energy
B
solar
C
heat
D
electric

5
A
panels
B
battery
C
appliances
D
equipment

6
A
recycled
B
stored
C
invented
D
collect

7
A
important
B
available
C
advanced
D
advice

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