TEST-Y-Tuyen lop 10-2010

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-16-Y
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. benefit
B. institute
C. excellent
D. adventure

A. entertainment
B. interactive
C. celebrate
D. introduce


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

A. deforestation
B. persuade
C. dynamite
D. spray

A. collapsed
B. promised
C. increased
D. pleased


QUESTION III. Pick out the word that does not belong to the same topic:
A. festival
B. competition
C. celebration
D. anniversary

A. American
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. Asia


QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences:
1. I have a lot of homework to do. ……………, I have to work on a book report.
A
In addition
B
Therefore
C
However
D
Even though

2. Ao dai…………………………by poets, writers and musicians for ages.
A
has been discussed
B
has been mentioned
C
has mentioned
D
has made

3. In Malaysia, the language of…………………………for primary schools is Malay.
A
direction
B
management
C
instruction
D
development

4. The museum has something to……………………everyone, young and old.
A
interested
B
attend
C
consist
D
interest

5. Rain comes through because of the……………………in the roof.
A
leak
B
basket
C
bucket
D
panel

 6. The Pacific……………………is also known as the “Ring of Fire”
A
Round
B
Rim
C
Ring
D
Resource

 7. Lan is sitting at a bus………………………waiting for the bus.
A
carriage
B
driver
C
shelter
D
entrance

 8. There was a…………………………because of the violent storm. So, we had to light the candles.
A
power cut
B
power supply
C
power electricity
D
nuclear power

 9. We can keep……………………for a long time for future use.
A
fast food
B
snack
C
canned food
D
seafood

 10. If I…………………English fluently, my job would be a lot easier.
A
speak
B
speaking
C
spoken
D
spoke

 11. Do you know the boy…………….father taught us Math last year?
A
whom
B
whose
C
who
D
that

 12. If we save more paper and recycle waste paper, many trees……………………………
A
will be preserved
B
will be cut
C
will be destroyed
D
will be disappeared

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