Grade:9 THE FINAL TEST Which word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others ? 1. A. spray B. trash C. wrap D. mass 2. A. solid B. volume C. solar D. comment 3. A. humor B. hug C. plumber D. erupt Which word has the different stress : 4. A. forecast B. earthquake C. expect D. ancient 5. A. innovation B. distinguish C. celebrate D. separate Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D ) that fits the blank in each sentence : 6. The roof …… under the weight of snow last night. A. collapse B. collapsing C. collapsed D. collapses 7. Kangaroos, which come ……… Australia, have long tails. A. to B. in C. from D. for 8. The man ……… helpes us last week is a doctor. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose 9. Nowadays the ……….can know when a volcano will erupt. A. scientifically B. scientific C. scientists D. science 10. We ……… since we left school. A. don’t meet B. haven’t met C. hasn’t met D. didn’t meet 11. A ………… looks like a funnel. A. typhoon B. thunderstorm C. hurricane D. tornado 12. We ‘re very proud …… our teachers. A. about B. of C. for D. with 13. He is ……….known for his generosity. A. well B. good C. better D. best 14. My brother is the most effective ……… in my town. A. activist B. activists C. activity D. action 15. People ………. take physical exercise can live longer. A. whom B. whose C. which D. who 16. Do not laugh ……… the poor. Help them as much as you can. A. with B. to C. at D. from 17. They want us ……… our classroom more attractively. A. decorate B. to decorate C. decorating D. decorated 18. I wear a hat ……… I do not want to be sick. A. but B. and C. because D. so 19. What can we do to spend less ………… lighting ? A. in B. on C. about D. of 20. Many new air-conditioners will ………… this morning. A. be installed B. be sold C. be cleaned D. All are correct. 21. We should ……….all the electric appliances when leaving our room. A. turn off B. turning off C. turn on D. turning on 22. She told me she ………. Go to Ha Noi the following day. A. has to B. had to C. will have to D. would have to 23. Everyone should ………… forests and environment. A. reduce B. prevent C. protect D. wash 24. We were very ……… that you won the first prize . A. amaze B. amazed C. amazing D. amazement 25. If a disaster ………. In an area, people from other areas will offer help. A. happens B. will happen C. happening D. would happen 26 30 : Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A,B,C or D ) that needs correcting : 26. I like reading books which tells about different peoples and their cultures. A B C D 27. Most of the earthquake in the world occur in the Ring of Fire. A B C D 28. Mrs Yen is looking forward to see your respond about her advice. A B C D 29. Ba who lives on Nguyen Du street like playing the guitar. A B C D 30. I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read and write them . A B C D 31 40 : Choose the word ( A,B,C or D ) that fits each blank in the following passage : Drought is a condition …( 31 ) … becomes when the average rainfall for a fertile area drops far below the normal amount …(32 )… a long period of time. In areas which ….( 33 )… not irritated, the lack of rain …( 34 )…. farm crops to wither and dead. Higher than normal temperatures usually accompany periods of drought . They add to the crop …( 35 )… Forest fires start … ( 36 )…. during drought. The soil of a …( 37 )…. area becomes dry and crumbles. Often the rich topsoil is blown away …( 38 )… the hot dry winds. Streams, ponds and wells often dry up …(39 )…. a drought, and animals suffer and may even die …( 40 )…. the lack of water. 31. A. whose B. who C. where D. that 32. A. to B. for C. from D. at 33. A. is B. are C. was D. were 34. A. causes B. gets C. does D. sends Page 1 Grade:9 THE FINAL TEST 35. A. movement B. development C. amazement D. damage 36. A. ease B. easy C. easily D. difficultly 37. A. rain B. flood C. drought D. storm 38. A. by B. from C. in D. at 39. A. to B. during C. with D. without 40. A but B. if C. because D. because of Choose the item ( A,B,C or D ) that best answers the questions or completes the passage : Scientists have known a lot about the earth. They understand how mountains are made and what a volcano is. The following example is about volcanic eruptions. Mt.Vesuvius in Italy and Mt. St.Helens in the USA are both famous mountains. They are both volcanoes. A volcano is a mountain that is open at the top. Smoke and hot air come out of the hole. Sometimes very hot rock also comes out of the mountain. That can make trouble for people nearby. This is what happened with Mt.Vesuvius and Mt. St. Helens. Hot rock poured out of Mt. Vesuvius and covered the town of Pompeii in 79 AD. Everyone in the town was killed. The Mt. St. Helens volcano didn’t kill many people. 41. A volcano is a mountain that has a hole at the top. 42. Mt.Vesuvius and the Mt.St.Helens are both famous volcanoes in Italy. 43. Smoke, hot rock and hot air can make trouble for all people in USA and Italy 44. The people were killed by the eruption of Mt.Helens less than those by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius. 45. The town of Pompeii was developed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. 46 50 : Word forms 46. The author’s ………………… is communicated through his song. ( happy ) 47. We find Huong very ………………… ( communicate ) 48. All of us have just received a secrete………….…………( communicate ) 49. Everyone admires her …………………as a teacher ( compete ) 50. He came first in the …………………….( compete ) 51. The other ………………………admired him ( compete ) 52. Sony is a big firm which is …………………….in Vietnamese’s market. ( compete ) 53. They provided a plan to attract the customers ……………………….( compete ) 54. The ………… …… between Viet Nam and China is recovered. ( friend ) 55. The boss refused to meet the Union’s …………………… ( delegate )(ñaïi bieåu) 56. We want to make this student a …………… ( present ) 57. She …………………….with me for an hour about the future job yesterday. ( reason ) 58. The ……………… of the moon for the earth causes the tides ( attract ) 59. He has suffered many ……………… in his new job. 60. They got the …………………………of being successful in life. 61. We can only get their by pkane. There is no ……………….( choose ) 62. When he was abroad, he often missed his family and friends. But no one knows his …………… … ( home ) 63. We are …………… interested in AIDS. ( especial ) 64. Women have to keep their ……………… ( gentle ) 65. We all have our ………………….( weak ) 66. His …………… makes him jobless. ( shy ) 67. Your answer is ………………right ( exact ) 68. Everyone admires her ……………….to help the poor. ( ready ) 69. Dick becomes …………… because of his laziness ( job ) 70. I put my book near the desk for …………… ( convenient ) Rewrite: 71. The servant had prepared the dinner before we arrived. We had 72. The correspondents sent their reports to their newspaper. The correspondents’ 73. Hung studies the best in our class. No one 74, The accident happened yesterday. The accident took 75. Helen plays the pinano better than Elizabeth. Elizabeth doesn’t 76, It’s time to shut up the stadium. It’s time for the 77. Computer systems used to be more expensive than they are now. Computer systems are less 78. Our house is older than all the other houses in the road. Our house is the 79. We can’t live without water. If 80. The baby cries because the lion looks fierce. The baby cries because of THE END Page 2 . ……….can know when a volcano will erupt. A. scientifically B. scientific C. scientists D. science 10. We ……… since we left school. A. don’t meet B. haven’t met C. hasn’t met D. didn’t meet 11. A. to spend less ………… lighting ? A. in B. on C. about D. of 20. Many new air-conditioners will ………… this morning. A. be installed B. be sold C. be cleaned D. All are correct. 21. We should ……….all. Sometimes very hot rock also comes out of the mountain. That can make trouble for people nearby. This is what happened with Mt.Vesuvius and Mt. St. Helens. Hot rock poured out of Mt. Vesuvius and