ENGLISH 9 TEST NUMBER 2 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. trick B. tidal C. pipe D. climate 2. A. exchange B. champagne C. champion D. charge 3. A. moon B. typhoon C. flood D. roof 4. A. trust B. bulb C. dump D. pull 5. A. hiked B. striped C. claimed D. collapsed II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. 6. A. creation B. mystery C. volcanic D. consider 7. A. receipt B. profit C. language D. commerce 8. A. economy B. encouragement C. dependent D. mausoleum 9. A. federate B. impressive C. designer D. location 10. A. affect B. replacement C. humorous D. description III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes (A, B, C or D) 11. Lam said that he was leaving for the capital tomorrow. A B C D 12. If I were three inches taller, I will apply for that job. A B C D 13. I can’t find the book which Lan lent it to me last week. A B C D 14. How about to use public buses instead of cars? A B C D 15. We should prepare food careful before turning on the stove. A B C D IV. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. 16. The man said that he was _______ by aliens and taken aboard a spaceship. A. stolen B. captured C. gathered D. argued 17. When a tropical storm reaches 120kph, it is called a _______ in North and South America. A. hurricane B. cyclone C. typhoon D. tsunami 18. Passover is _______ in Israel and by all Jewish people. A. connected B. equipped C. celebrated D. constructed 19. My neighbor’s house is _______ by solar energy. A. widened B. heated C. cooked D. surrounded 20. The teacher divided our class ________ three groups. A. between B. among C. with D. into 21. _______ to the Internet, we can get the laENGLISH 9 TEST NUMBER information around the world. A. Thanks B. Together C. Apart D. In addition 22. I’m learning English because I want to read newspapers ________ English. A. by B. with C. in D. on 23. Many people go to the countryside to have a ________ after a hardworking week. A. sleep B. rest C. quiet D. silence 24. My father ________ to work in Ho Chi Minh City. A. used B. is used C. was used D. got used 25. I ________ this pair of jeans since October. A. wore B. was wearing C. has worn D. was worn 26. We _______ using energy-saving products. A. agree B. persuade C. convince D. suggest 27. Mr. Pitt still lives in a small flat _______ having a lot of money. A. although B. even C. in spite D. despite 28. Mrs. Brown, _______ son won the first prize in the language conENGLISH 9 TEST NUMBER , feels very happy. A. who’s B. whom C. whose D. which 29. You should have a dictionary to _______ the words that you don’t know their meanings. A. look up B. look for C. look into D. look after 30. If he _______ late, we will go without him. A. comes B. came C. will come D. would come V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Coal is a black solid fossil fuel. It is usually very (31) _______. Coal is made of 65%- 95% carbon. It also has hydrocarbons and some other compounds in it. It is (32) _______ from the remains of plants that lived millions of years ago. Coal can be burned for energy or (33) _______. About two-thirds of the coal mined today is burned in power stations to make (34) _______. Burning it is not as common as it used to be, (35) _______ it causes much pollution. Natural gas is a mixture. It (36) _______ mainly of hydrocarbons. The main component is methane. Natural gas is often found in the ground (37) _______ with petroleum. Most natural gas is burned (38) _______ to produce energy. It burns with a clean blue flame. It causes (39) _______ pollution. The main use of natural gas is to produce electricity. It is also used as (40) _______ for cars, cooking gas and to make fertilizers. 31. A. soft B. hard C. loose D. difficult 32. A. formed B. done C. founded D. made 33. A. hot B. hotter C. hotENGLISH 9 TEST NUMBER D. heat 34. A. mass B. product C. electricity D. powder 35. A. because B. but C. therefore D. however 36. A. consists B. mixes C. combines D. depends 37. A. apart B. together C. addition D. except 38. A. actively B. honestly C. strangely D. directly 39. A. few B. little C. many D. a lot 40. A. light B. fire C. fuel D. food VI. read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question. A UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) is any object flying in the sky which cannot be identified by the person who sees it. Sometimes the object is investigated. If people can still not figure out what the object is after an investigation, it is called a UFO. If they figure out what the object is, it can no longer be called a UFO because it has been identified. Even though UFOs can be anything, people often use the word UFO when they are talking about alien spacecraft. Flying saucer is another word that is often used to describe an unidentified flying object. Studies estimate that 50%-90% of all reported UFO sightings are identified later. Usually 10%-20% are never identified. Studies also show that very few UFO sightings are hoaxes (people trying to trick other people). Most UFOs are actually natural or man-made objects that looked strange. *)%-90% UFOs are identified as one of three different things: 1. astronomical causes (for example: planets, stars, or meteors) 2. aircraft 3. balloons 10%-20% of UFOs are other causes (such as birds, clouds, mirages, searchlights, etc.) 41. What does the word “figure out” in paragraph 1 mean? A. observe B. explain C. calculate D. require 42. Another word used to describe a UFO is _________. A. spacecraft B. astronaut C. flying saucer D. cooking oil 43. How many percents of all reported UFO sightings are not identified? A. 10%-20% B. 20%-30% C. 30%-50% D. 80%-90% 44. Most of UFOs are identified as one of the following things except _________. A. stars B. balloons C. clouds D. rains 45. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A. UFO means Unidentified Flying Object. B. UFO is often used to talk about alien spaceships. C. Many UFO sightings are hoaxes. D. Over half of all reported UFO sightings are identified. VII. Choose one option that best completes the suggested sentence. 46. Neil Armstrong / who / first / walk / moon / live / USA/. A. Neil Armstrong, who first walked on the moon, lived in the USA. B. Neil Armstrong who first walked in the moon lived in the USA. C. Neil Armstrong, who first walks on the moon lives in the USA. D. Neil Armstrong who first has walked in the moon lived in the USA. 47. Daily / newspapers / publish / Germany / 1650 / not / it / ? / A. Daily newspaper will be published in Germany at 1650, won’t it? B. The daily newspaper published in the Germany in 1650, didn’t it? C. One daily newspaper is published in Germany on 1650, isn’t it? D. A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1650, wasn’t it? 48. Teacher / ask / me / if / speak / English / fluent /. A. The teacher asks me if I speak an English fluent. B. The teacher asked me if I spoke English fluently. C. The teacher asks me if I can speak English fluent. D. The teacher asked me if do I speak English fluently. 49. We / worried / that / people / not / stop / throw / trash / along / street/. A. We worried that people not stop throw the trash along a street. B. We can worried that people aren’t stop throwing trash along the street. C. We are worried that people don’t stop throwing trash along the street. D. We were worried that people didn’t stop to throw trash along the street. 50. Everyone / feel/ hurry / so / sit / down / under / tree / and / have / snack/. A. Everyone feel hungry, so he sits down under a tree and has snack. B. Everyone felt hungry, so we sat down under a tree and had a snack. C. Every one felt hungry, so they sat down under a tree and had a snack. D. Everyone feels hungry, so you sit down under a tree and have snack. . with D. into 21 . _______ to the Internet, we can get the laENGLISH 9 TEST NUMBER information around the world. A. Thanks B. Together C. Apart D. In addition 22 . I’m learning English because. C. in spite D. despite 28 . Mrs. Brown, _______ son won the first prize in the language conENGLISH 9 TEST NUMBER , feels very happy. A. who’s B. whom C. whose D. which 29 . You should have a dictionary. ENGLISH 9 TEST NUMBER 2 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. trick B. tidal C. pipe D. climate 2. A. exchange