TEST-X-Tuyen lop 10-2010

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-13-X
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Tuesday, June 15, 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. prevent
B. install
C. suggest
D. solar

A. energy
B. appliance
C. pesticide
D. minimize


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

A. depend
B. poet
C. equal
D. region

A. movies
B. leaves
C. grades
D. misses


QUESTION III. Pick out the word that does not belong to the same topic:
A. road
B. fuel
C. path
D. highway

A. extreme
B. giant
C. enormous
D. huge


QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences:
1. They visit the……………..Of Vietnamese hero on the mountain.
A
shrine
B
grocery
C
church
D
supermarket

2. Liz got up late,……………she didn’t have enough time to have breakfast.
A
because
B
but
C
and
D
so

3. Miss Lan works……………an international bank in HN.
A
from
B
for
C
on
D
at

4. I have been learning English……………I was six
A
for
B
from
C
when
D
since

5. Buy this kind of energy……………..bulb and you won’t spend as much as money on electricity.
A
standard
B
saved
C
saving
D
consuming

 6. He’s been one of the most…………………….in the “Keep Our City Clean” campaign.
A
scientist
B
activists
C
volunteer
D
conservationist

 7. We can protect our environment and save a lot of money by buying……………..products.
A
unused
B
used
C
recycling
D
recycled

 8. Because plastic bags are hard to…………….., they will cause pollution.
A
dissolve
B
reduce
C
experience
D
deny

 9. ………………..are used to kill insects and weeds so as to help crops grow better.
A
Treasure
B
Dynamite
C
Pesticides
D
while

 10.……………..the pollution in that river is awfully bad, the water is not fit to drink.
A
Although
B
Because of
C
Since
D
Therefore

 11. If……………………continues, many areas around Mekong Delta will be flooded.
A
littering
B
recycling
C
deforestation
D
conservation

 12. In a few years’ time, our house will be………..……by solar energy.
A
installed
B
heated
C
built
D
stored

QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by using the given words in the box:Among the festivals (1)……………… by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also


known (2)……………… the Mid August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten (3)……………… this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful (4)……………… lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are (5)……………… like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to them the moon shines the (6)……………… on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed (7)……………… the house and women make offerings of fruit and (8)……………… cakes to the Moon Goddess.

1
A
celebrated
B
made
C
held
D
set

2
A
like
B
as
C
such as
D
since

3
A
in
B
for
C
on
D
from

4
A
wood
B
metal
C
gold
D
paper

5
A
shaped
B
built
C
made
D
painted

6
A
darkness
B
brightest
C
lightest
D
nicest

7
A
inside
B
beside
C
outside
D
between

8
A
sticky
B
birthday
C
wedding
D
moon

QUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute