REVISION ENGLISH 9 (UNIT 8 – UNIT 9) I. Listen and fill in the blanks: If you live in an earthquake zone, you should (1) _________ some time to look around your house. Place (2) _______ books on the bottom shelf of your bookshelves. Block the rollers on your fridge and washing machine to prevent them (3) _____ moving. Put hanging potted plants in plastic containers. Check the mirrors in your (4) ______ and bedroom. Make sure they can't move. Don't put your bed next to a window. Planning where you are going to be during an (5) _______ is very important. The first thing to remember is to stay inside. (6) _______ you should sit under a strong table or doorway, or stand in the corner of a room. II. Chose the best answer: 1. On Easter Day , people crowded the streets to watch colorful ________. a. shows b. parades c. contests d. paradises 2. We are going to ________ the anniversary of our 50 th wedding. Please stay and come. a. welcome b. celebrate c. open d. hold 3. Tet is a festival which _________ in late January or early February. a. begins b. causes c. carries d. occurs 4. On Passover, Jewish people celebrate freedom ____ slavery. a. on b. to c. for d. from 5. There are lots of parties ___ Christmas. a. in b. at c. on d. for 6. In 1981, a tornado lifted a baby into the air and ____ safely 100 meters away. a. let it off b. put it down c. take it on d. suck it up 7. She's very kind. She's always ___ towards her employees. a. distinguished b. proud c. considerate d. happy 8. This letter needs ___ immediately. Will you take care of it? a. to send b. sending c. being sent d. send 9. He has already been ___ as a candidate. a. called b. nominated c. remembered d. said 10. Most people you meet will be polite to you ___ you are polite to them. a. in case b. only if c. unless d. if 11. Isn't it time the children ___? a. go to bed b. going bed c. go bed d. went to bed 12. Do you remember the name of the shop __ you bought this dictionary? a. who b. that c. which d. where 13. Mr. Wilson, ____ yesterday, teaches chemistry. a. I met b. whom I met c. that I met d. with who I met 14. The word ___ means “big wind” in Chinese. a. hurricane b. tornado c. typhoon d. tsunami 15. Chocolate and eggs are what children receive _____ Easter. a. at b. on c. in d. with 16. Tet is a good time when family members live ________ get together. a- on b. at c. apart d. outside 17. Tet is a time for families to clean and ________ their homes a. cover b. install c. conserve d. decorate 18. Passover, a Jewish festival is celebrated freedom from __________. a. slavery b. servants c. service d. labor 19. Some people consider Easter a __________ festival rather than a religious festival. a. joyful b. joke c. cheer d. happy 20. Passover is also a / an __________ spring festival. a. ancient b. modern c. new d. disappointed 1 21. Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all __________ people. a. English b. Vietnamese c. Japanese d. Jewish 22. Let me congratulate you _____ winning the prize! a. on b. at c. with d. because of 23. It is very nice _________ you to say so. a. at b. of c.in d. on 24. The show raised thousands of dollars for _________. a. charity programs b. wedding day c. council d. congress 25. My parents’ feelings for me are so strong that the word love can't _______ them. a. describe b. compose c. make d. celebrate 26. Children under the age of 4 cannot always ____________ between the truth and a lie. a.differ b. distinguish c. separate d. sort 27. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated _________. a. national b. nationality c. nationwide d. nation 28. She is so sad because she is not ___________ with her exam result. a. considerate b. generous c. satisfied d. terrific 29. Children can't get to sleep on Christmas Eve because they are too ________. a. excited b. bored c. interested d. worried 30. Auld Lang Syne is the title of a Scottish song ________ means good time long ago. a. who b. which c. having d. with 31. Peter, __________ can compose many pieces of music , sings very well. a. which b. who c. whom d. whose 32. The men and animals ____ you saw on TV are from China. a. who b. whom c. which d. that 33. I saw the boy _______ helped me last week. a. who b. whom c. which d. whose 34. Thuy's grandma turned the television __ to see the weather forecast. a. off b. up c. on d. down 35. A funnel-shaped storms passing overland below a thunderstorm is called a ___. a. typhoons b. tsunami c. tornado d. hurricane 36. The floods have killed hundreds and made thousands _____. a. homely b. homeland c. homeless d. homesick 37. Do you remember Mrs. Lake, ___ taught us English composition? a. who b. whom c. that d. which 38. Is Dr. Brown the person ____ you wish to speak? a. that b. whom c. to who d. to whom III. Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs: 1. His joke made us ___________________________a lot. (laugh) 2. I don't want _____________ care of as if I were a child. (take) 3. They advised him ____________ the street against the red lights. (not cross) 4. I'll have my brother ______________my bicycle. (repair) 5. We ___________for a cafeteria when we met Sue. (look) 6. My father ________________to Ha Not many times. (already/ be) 7. She wishes she ______________take part in the game. (can) 8. Do you have any difficulty in ____________this problem? (solve) 9. It started to rain while you_____________(sleep). 10. He said that he ______________his bicycle the day before. (lose) 11. I didn't feel like _____________so I suggested ___________ (spend) the day in the park. (work) 12. I wish Mom _____________here with us now. (be) 13. This dress will make you ______________fat. (look) 2 IV. Supply the correct form of the word: 1. The _____________Easter Parade has become a popular tradition for Easter Sunday in New York. ( color) 2. Children have too much _____________these days. (free) 3. When work is pleasure, life is joy. When work is duty, life is ____________. (slave) 4. One of the most important ___________ for Vietnamese people is Tet. (celebrate) 5. New Year’s day is a national __________ , so people don’t have to work. (festive) 6. You’ve passed your driving test? ______________ ! ( Congratulate) 7. He has been nominated as the most effective _______in the town charity program.(act) 8. They often take part in charity ___________ organized by the church. (act) 9. Thank you very much for all your___________ . (kind) 10. The streets are filled with ___________ atmosphere when Christmas Day comes. (joy) 11. People sang Auld Language Syne _______ on New Year’s Eve. (joy) 12. He is very ________ towards his friends- he always tries to help if one of them has a problem. ( consider) 13. It’s very _______ of you. You should care about the feelings of others. (considerate) 14. His _________ of the events leading up to the accident is unclear. (describe) 15. I have still not received a _________ answer to my question. (satisfy) 16. Many people consider Mozart to be the greatest _____________ who ever lived. (compose) 17. His failure was ______________, given his poor study habits. (predict) 18. Our _______________ turns out to be correct, (predict) 19. Smoking is _______________ to your health, (damage) 20. ___________________,the typhoon didn't cause any damage on the village, (lucky) 21. A tidal wave brings death and ___________________in its wake. (destroy) 22. Their stated aim was to free women from domestic ___________________ (slave) 23. It was the biggest ___________________of Vesuvius for some years, (erupt) 24. The buildings were _______________ damaged by the fire. (extend) 25. I hope you will join in the Christmas _______________. (celebrate) V. WRITING : 1. The children are lovely. They are playing there. The children who ___________________________________________________________________ 2. The books are on science. They are on the long reading table. The books which ____________________________________________________________________ 3. The little girl was crying. She hurt her knee. The little girl who __________________________________________________________________ 4. The shoes are expensive. They were made in Italy. The shoes which ____________________________________________________________________ 5. Carol had a headache, but she still read until late. Although ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. She is poor, but she lives in happiness. Although __________________________________________________________________________ 7. We’ll finish our placement test in an hour. It’ll take____________________________________________________________________________ 8. People send millions of greeting cards every yesr. Million of greeting cards______________________________________________________________ 9. The novel is very meaningful. I’ve read it twice. The novel which____________________________________________________________________ 10. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. In spite of___________________________________________________________________________ 11. It may rain on your way home, so take a raincoat with you. In case_____________________________________________________________________________ 3 12. The storm destroyed the town completely. The town___________________________________________________________________________ 13. Easter / joyful festival / which / celebrate / many countries / world. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Children / have / special day / express / feelings, memories and love / their parents. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Members of families / have / chance / get together. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Sunday / a day off / so everybody / free / work / study. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 17. Children / give / parents / flowers / send / cards / bring / special cake. ___________________________________________________________________________________ VI. READING COMPREHENSION A. Choose the one option (a, b, c or d) that best completes the The wind controls our planet's weather and climate, but how much do we understand about this complex (1)___, which can kill and spread fear? On the night of 15 October 1987, the south of England was (2)___ by the strongest winds it had known for over two hundred years. (3)___ of over 130 km/h blew through the region. Nineteen people were killed, $1,5 billion-worth of (4)__ was caused and 19 million trees were (5)___ in just a few hours. Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only (6)___ storm force. They are far better known than the much more serious storms of 25 January 1990, (7)___ most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this (8)___, 47 people were killed, even though, (9)___ in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate (10)___. 1. a. air b. climate c. weather d. force 2. a. occured b. caused c. struck d. destroyed 3. a. Gusts b. Blows c. Hits d. Clouds 4. a. hurt b. damage c. injury d. destruction 5. a. let down b. cut down c. blown down d. fallen down 6. a. severe b. serious c. powerful d. dangerous 7. a. that b. where c. which d. when 8. a. occasion b. incident c. accident d. event 9. a. like b. as c. likely d. unlike 10. a. warnings b. treats c. news d. signs Vietnamese's New Year is (1)___ according to the Lunar calendar. It is (2)___ known as the Lunar New Year or Tet. It occurs in (3)___ January or early February. The exact date changes (4)___ year to year. Vietnamese people usually make (5)___ for Tet holiday several weeks beforehand. They clean and decorate their homes, cook special food such as (6)___ rice cakes, and make (7)___ on the family altars. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family (8)___ together for the reunion dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On Tet, people usually (9)___ their new clothes, give one another the Tet season's greetings, and pay (10)___ visits. 1. a. made b. organized c. celebrated d. performed 2. a. officially b. hardly c. exactly d. perfectly 3. a. later b. late c. lately d. latest 4. a. in b. for c. through d. from 5. a. decoration b. expression c. preparation d. celebration 6. a. sticky b. cream c. milky d. sponge (baựnh xoỏp) 7. a. offers b. offerings c. presents d. fruit 8. a. meets b. takes c. gets d. puts 9. a. take on b. get off c. go with d. put on 10. a. mutual (cuỷa nhau) b. regularly c. annual (haứng naờm) d. formal 4 . REVISION ENGLISH 9 (UNIT 8 – UNIT 9) I. Listen and fill in the blanks: If you live in an earthquake zone, you should. serious storms of 25 January 199 0, (7)___ most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this (8)___, 47 people were killed, even though, (9) ___ in 198 7, the weather forecasters. billion-worth of (4)__ was caused and 19 million trees were (5)___ in just a few hours. Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 198 7 were only (6)___ storm force. They are