Thi tuyen sinh lop 10-K-June-23-2009-2010

Le Ngoc Han Lower Secondary School
ENGLISH TEST –Grade 9
Full name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class:…………………. Topic: June-L-24-09

Question I. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others:

1
A
believe
B
interest
C
combine
D
enjoy

2
A
continue
B
inherit
C
symbolize
D
consider

Question II. Pick out the word that is pronounced different from the others:

1
A
save
B
began
C
paper
D
waste

2
A
villages
B
gates
C
plants
D
cups

Question III. Odd one out of the others:

1
A
humor
B
literature
C
history
D
Geography

2
A
stream
B
pond
C
waterfall
D
meteor


Question IV. Choose the best option (a, b, c or d) for the sentences below:

1. They have produced less good…………………………a shortage of electricity.
A. thanks B. because C. so as D. though
2. This is a(n)…………………….subject. You can choose another one
A. optional B. unique C. compulsory D. important
3. Wishes will come true if people make them when seeing a………………………….
A. meteor B. mass C. model D. mineral
4. The internet has become a major force in……………………………..
A. journalism B. deforestation C. direction D. parking
5. Why………………more and more foreign investors come to VN since 1995?
A. do B. did C. would D. have
6. We can burn trash to reduce the amount of garbage we…………………………
A. prevent B. bear C. prohibit D. produce
7. Why………………………… daily to keep strong in space?
A. don’t excise B. not excising C. not excise D. not to excise
8. After picking us up, the bus………………………to the north on Highway No 1.
A. dropped B. continued C. ended D. relaxed
9. The boys were walking along the river bank when they ……………………a UFO.
A. see B. have seen C. saw D. were seeing
10. Pesticides are chemicals………………………….are used to keep insects away from plants.
A. where B. who C. that D. whom
11. The bus left the highway and turned left into a smaller road………………….
A. banyan B. paddy C. pond D. westward
12. One way of developing your writing …………………………is to use sentence pattern
A. skill B. territory C. information D. skillful

Question V. Fill in each numbered blank in the passage with ONE suitable word:

For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others (1)……………………., find the whole idea while terrifying although (2)……………… is no more dangerous than any other form of travel. Some (3)………………. Say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most “(4)…................... happened during take-off and landing when a pilot’s (5)……………….are vitally important. The people whose job is to look after the (6)……………-the stewards and stewardesses-play an (7)……………..in helping passengers to feel safe and comfortable. No other form of travel involves waiting on people (8)………………….. quite the same way

1
A
therefore
B
however
C
then
D
In fact

2
A
Composing
B
flying
C
climbing
D
skating

3
A
experts
B
plumbers
C
designers
D
inventors

4
A
flashlights
B
earthquakes
C
eruption
D
accident

5
A
creatures
B
samples
C
decisions
D
spacecrafts

6
A
cabins
B
newspapers
C
magazines
D
passengers

7
A
part
B
event
C
flight
D
shape

8
A
by
B
in
C
with
D
on


Question VI. Read this passage and choose the best answer for each question:

People begin to learn a language in different ways. Even a baby does differently. The way of contacting a language affects a way to use it. A baby learns his native tongue naturally