LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-7-R Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Friday, July 11, 2014. Grade 9 Marks Teacher’s Comment QUESTION I. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others: 1. A. region B. activity C. musician D. convenient 2. A. majority B. complete C. encourage D. favorite QUESTION II. Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others. 3. A. teacher B. weak C. week D. great 4. A. advised B. praised C. practiced D. closed QUESTION III. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic: 5. A. Spanish B. Britain C. Russian D. German 6. A. voyage B. journey C. trip D. vacation QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (3pts) 1. You should take bottles, newspapers to a recycling center so that they can be used again. 2. At the entrance to the village stands a big old banyan tree. 3. Watching TV,……………is said to be an unhealthy pastime, is Tom’s favorite hobby. 4. Each of poor students………………………a new schoolbag and 20 notebooks last week. 5. Not one of the girls in this class……………………short hair. 6 , my mother was ill, she had to cook the meals for us. 7. The stream is………………with foam. 8. If you want to……………………the course, you must pass the spoken test. 9. Everyone must take part in………………………….deforestation. 10. Passover is a festival…………………………people celebrate freedom from slavery. 11. Mary wanted an evening job that would allow her to…………………… her children during the day. 12. I’ll bring a raincoat just in case. I hope my friends………………………me Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope A reprocessing B riding C cycling D collecting A opening B enter C fence D hedge A that B which C who D whose A is going to be given B were given C was given D are given A have B had C having D has A Because B Despite C Although D Since A full B harmed C damaged D covered A attend B occur C inform D nominate A cutting B exporting C preventing D recycling A who B on which C where D whose A look for B look after C look at D look up A won’t laugh at B laughed C didn’t laugh D can laugh 1 Full name: QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by using the given words in the box: Kobe is a major commercial port city in Japan. Local agricultural (1)………. includes rice and other grains, fruits and vegetables, and tea. Shipbuilding and production of rubber goods are of primary (2)………. to the city. Chemicals, machinery, railway cars, electrical equipment, textiles, refined sugar, flour, and sake are also (3)…………… here. On January 17, 1995, a strong earthquake struck below Awaji Island (4) …………… the bay from Kobe. It was the most (5)…………… earthquake to hit Japan since 1923. The quake caused buildings and bridges to collapse and fires broke out (6)…………… the city. In all, about 5000 people died and (7)……………. than 21,000 people were injured. More than 30,000 buildings were damaged by the quake and resulting fires, and hundreds of thousands were (8)…………… homeless. 1 A production B damage C religion D activities 2 A important B importance C export D import 3 A product B productive C produced D production 4 A to B from C into D across 5 A deadly B death C anxious D died 6 A form B throughout C at D to 7 A much B many C more D lots of 8 A destroyed B collapsed C burnt D left QUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): 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 18 th century jean cloth was made completely from cotton and workers at that time loved wearing it because the material was very strong and it didn’t wear out easily. In the 1960s, many university and college students wore jeans. Embroidered jeans, painted jeans were made to match the 1960s’ fashion. People started wearing more and more in 1970 because they became cheaper In 1980s jeans became high fashion clothing, when designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sale of jeans went up and up. But in 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 jeans. 1. Jean was………… ………………the sailors from Genoa, Italy 2. Workers liked to wear jean cloth because the material was……………………………… 3. A lot of university students wore jeans …………… ………………… 4. Many people began wearing jeans because they…………………………… 5. In………………… Jeans became………………………… 6. Because of the crisis of worldwide economic situation, …………… …of jeans stopped growing. QUESTION VII: WRITING. Give your opinion about students should wear uniforms or casual clothes when they are at schools. -wearing casual clothes. -feel self-confident -feel comfortable -school more colorful and lively -freedom of choice -easy to wear and cheap …………………………………………………………….…………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. …………………………………………………………….…………. Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope A made B worn C bought D named after A strong B could hardly wear out C cheap D A&B are correct A In the 18 th century B In 1960 C In 1970 D In 1990 A became inexpensive B became expensive C became popular D became fashionable A 1980/cheaper B 1980/high fashion C 1990/out of fashion D 1990/unpopular A The prize B The popularity C The sale D The product 2 …………………………………………………………….…………. …………………………………………………………….…………. Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope 3