LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-16-Y Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Saturday, July 12, 2014. Grade 9 Marks Teacher’s Comment QUESTION I. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others: 1. A. benefit B. institute C. excellent D. adventure 2. 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. 3. A. deforestation B. persuade C. dynamite D. spray 4. A. collapsed B. promised C. increased D. pleased QUESTION III. Pick out the word that does not belong to the same topic: 5. A. festival B. competition C. celebration D. anniversary 6. 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. 2. Ao dai…………………………by poets, writers and musicians for ages. 3. In Malaysia, the language of…………………………for primary schools is Malay. 4. The museum has something to……………………everyone, young and old. 5. Rain comes through because of the……………………in the roof. 6. The Pacific……………………is also known as the “Ring of Fire” 7. Lan is sitting at a bus………………………waiting for the bus. 8. There was a…………………………because of the violent storm. So, we had to light the candles. 9. We can keep……………………for a long time for future use. 10. If I…………………English fluently, my job would be a lot easier. 11. Do you know the boy…………….father taught us Math last year? 12. If we save more paper and recycle waste paper, many trees…………………………… 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 Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope A In addition B Therefore C However D Even though A has been discussed B has been mentioned C has mentioned D has made A direction B management C instruction D development A interested B attend C consist D interest A leak B basket C bucket D panel A Round B Rim C Ring D Resource A carriage B driver C shelter D entrance A power cut B power supply C power electricity D nuclear power A fast food B snack C canned food D seafood A speak B speaking C spoken D spoke A whom B whose C who D that A will be preserved B will be cut C will be destroyed D will be disappeared 1 Full name: Class: 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 available C advanced D advice 8 A fond B proud C turn D instead QUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): The Internet has rapidly developed and becomes part of our daily life. It is a very fast and convenient way to get information. People use the Internet for many purposes: education, communication, entertainment and commerce. The Internet helps people communicate with friends and relatives by means of email or chatting. However, the Internet has limitations. It's time consuming and costly. It's also dangerous because of virus and bad programs. On the other hand, the Internet users sometimes have to suffer various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail, and personal information leaking. So, while enjoy surfing, be alert! 1. The internet is very important in daily life because people can…………………… 2. It is used for…………………………… 3. By ……………………., people can communicate with relatives or friends. 4. The internet also has some limitation. It’s……………and……………… 5. It’s dangerous for users because of………………………… 6. Users have to suffer …………such as spam, junk mail or information leaking ] QUESTION VII: WRITING. Write a “Country Picnic” you joined in last weekend. {-When and where-what you and your friends prepared-How you went there- What you did-How you felt} …………………………………………………………….…………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. ………………………………………………………….……………. …………………………………………………………….…………. …………………………………………………………….…………. …………………………………………………………….…………. …………………………………………………………….…………. …………………………………………………………….…………. Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope A use for entertainment B play games C get information D chat with friends A relaxing B many purposes C watching TV D reading e-newspaper A getting information B chatting C using email D B&C are correct A time consuming B costly C cheap D A&B are correct A Time consuming B costly C Virus and bad program D spam A costly B danger C different risks D bad program 2 It was a beautiful Sunday, Mai and her classmates decided to go on a picnic. They took a bus to the countryside and then they walked about 20 minutes to the picnic sites next to the river. They put down the blankets and laid out the food. After meal they played a lot of games. Late in the afternoon they went shopping. When they looked at the time it was nearly half past six. Everybody hurriedly gathered things and ran to the bus – stop. They were lucky to catch the last bus and arrived home very late that evening. The picnic was wonderful. Created by Do Huu Toan Study and Hope 3 . discussed B has been mentioned C has mentioned D has made A direction B management C instruction D development A interested B attend C consist D interest A leak B basket C bucket D panel A Round B Rim C Ring D Resource A carriage B driver C shelter D entrance A power. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D): The Internet has rapidly developed and becomes part of our daily life. It is a very fast and convenient way to get information.