LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. May-19 Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Thursday, July 10, 2014. Grade 9 Marks Teacher’s Comment QUESTION I. (1.5) A. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others: 1. A. correspond B. ultimately C. primary D. rivalry 2. A. economic B. inspiration C. documentary D. dormitory B. Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others. 3. A. found B. source C. surround D. count 4. A. chance B. famous C. tropical D. sale C. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic: 5. A. village B. buildings C. county D. district 6. A. vessel B. academy C. institute D. college QUESTION II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (3pts) 1. Do you like the language center………… ……………in Tuoitre newspaper? 2. Miss Huong said we need to learn this poem………………heart. 3. Tourists spent nearly an hour………………… photos of Vinh Trang pagoda. 4. Oh! I forgot………………………you last night 5. Do you know the lady……… son is standing over there?. 6. The washing machine was very expensive, …………….…we couldn’t afford to buy it. 7. They do not understand the matter; ………………,they didn’t ask for help. 8. The band performed very ………………in the concert last night. 9. Jean cloth was ……………completely from cotton in the 18th century. 10. The books ……………at least by the next Saturday. 11. Buddhism is the official ……….…………of Thailand. 12. Did Harry suggest ……………waste paper for recycling? Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope A advertiser B advertised C advertising D advertisement A to B in C from D by A to catch B caught C catching D to catching A phoning B to phone C phone D phone A who B whose C whom D that A though B because C therefore D so A however B moreover C so D but A bored B impressive C excitedly D impressively A invented B created C made D worn A must return B must have returned C must be returned D will return A region B language C ethnic minority D religion A throwing B collecting C littering D wasting 1 Full name: Class: QUESTION III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): (1pt) 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 before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As the result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire-fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over 90% of the damage was cause by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings. Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would have died. 1. What happened in Tokyo in 1923? 2. What were people doing at that time? 3. What was the most damage caused by? 4. They didn’t use fire fighting equipment because……………… 5. When did the earthquake begin?-………………………… 6. If the earthquake had happened at night, a lot of people………………………… QUESTION IV. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by using the given words in the box: (2pts) Ba lives with his parents in HN. His home village is about 60 km to the North of HN He often spends 2 hours (1)……… by bus. He had a rest there on weekends. The road (2)……… to the village is between green paddy fields. There is a big old banyan tree at the (3)… ……. of the village. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. On the top of the mountain, there is a shrine of a young Vietnamese (4) ……… ….which attracts a lot of (5)……… ….They went boating (6)……… ….the river and picnicking on the river bank (7)……… ….visiting the shrine. A lot of photos were (8)……… ….there to show the trip to his relatives and friends { after, taking; visitors; taken; about; of; in; traveling; viewers; beautiful; entrance } 1 A sailing B running C walking D traveling 2 A which B to lead C leading D led 3 A end B entrance C top D side 4 A hero B god C heroes D soldier 5 A churches B foreign C pagodas D visitors 6 A at B on C in D from 7 A therefore B after C as D since 8 A taken B catch C took D made QUESTION V. Write a short passage about 100-120 words: (2.0 pts) • Write a letter of inquiry to the institution requesting for more information about the courses and fees. Follow the outline below. -How you know the institution -what information you want -Express your interest -Supply more information if necessary -How good your English -End with polite closing → ………………………………………………………………………………………… → ………………………………………………………………………………………… → ………………………………………………………………………………………… → ………………………………………………………………………………………… → ………………………………………………………………………………………… → ………………………………………………………………………………………… → ………………………………………………………………………………………… → ………………………………………………………………………………………… Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope A Terrible fire B tsunami C tornado D Deadly earthquake A Were sleeping B Were having lunch C Were cooking lunch D Were working A fires B collapsing C cracking D earthquake A Didn’t have fire engines B water pipes cracked C There wasn’t water D Firemen were sleeping A At dawn B At night C At midday D In the evening A would have died. B would save C didn’t live D wouldn’t have died 2 Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope 3 . LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. May-19 Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Thursday, July 10, 2014. Grade