THI THU TUYEN 10 09 10

ENGLISH TEST FOR GRADE 9
Time allotted: 60 minutes
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I/ Pick out the word that has MAIN STRESSED syllable different from the others ( 0.5 m )
1) relative develop dangerous popular
2) opinion convenient information increasingly
II/ Pick out the underlined syllable is PRONOUNCED differently from the others ( 0.5 m )
1) tidal shift pipes provide
2) behave edit destroy erupt
III/ Pick out the word that has DIFFERENT TOPIC ( 0.5 m )
1) national social material traditional
2) cyclone tornado tidal waves campus
IV/ Choose the suitable words ( 3 ms )
1) Earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, and tidal waves are called natural………..
A. resources B. disasters C. energy D. illness
2) Is this the boy……….the Bakers want to meet?
A. which B. where C. who D. whom
3) I wish Phong, one of my closest friends,……….here with us at the moment.
A. is B. was C. were D. will be
4) I asked my younger brother……….some more wine for the party.
A. buys B. to buy C. bought D. buying
5) I suggest………. to the New Age Movie Theater for a change this time.
A. going B. to go C. go D. we will go
6) My Mom was very tired this morning,………., she had to do all the housework by herself.
A. moreover B. so C. therefore D. however
7) Everyone seems to be……….on the first 3 days of the New Year.
A. separate B. disappointed C. violent D. joyful
8) Don’t throw trash onto the water if you want to……….water pollution.
A. protect B. reduce C. damage D. dissolve
9) The solar energy is considered as a cheap, clean and………..source of energy.
A. traditional B. polluted C. nuclear D. safe
10) Has Miss Moon……….typing my thank-you letters?
A. finish B. finishing C. finishes D. finished
11) Yesterday Lan asked Diep if she……….use the office phone.
A. can B. could C. may D. must
12) My eldest sister broke the vase because she was very………...
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
V/ Replace each number with one word ( 2.0 ms )



What do you know about our sun? As you know, the sun can be an (1) source of power. Solar energy doesn’t (2) pollution. A lot of (3) in the world are already using (4) energy. It is possible to (5) solar energy for a number of days. Solar panels are (6) on the roof of a house to receive the energy from the (7). We can save natural (8) by using solar energy instead coal, gas and oil.
VI/ Read the passage, then say if the sentences below TRUE or FALSE ( 1.5 ms )
The word jeans comes from a kind of material that was made in Europe. The material, called jean, was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy, because they wore clothes made from it. In the 18th century jean cloth was made completely from cotton and workers at that time loved wearing it because the material was very strong and it did not wear out easily. In the 1960s, many university and college students wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to make the 1960s’ fashion: embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In the 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became cheaper. In the 1980s jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans went up and up. However, in the 1990s the worldwide economic situation got worse, and the sale of jeans stopped growing. However, jeans have never been out of fashion, and today young generation is still fond of wearing them.
1) The material that was used to make jeans first came from………..
A. Asia B. Genoa in Italy C. America D. Africa
2) In the 18th century,