ENGLISH 9 TEST NUMBER 1 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. notice B. comic C. respond D. rock 2. A. pollute B. nuclear C. humor D. tunic 3. A. Easter B. Please C. beach D. ready 4. A. earth B. gather C. ethnic D. think 5. A. amount B. route C. shout D. round II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. 6. A. spacecraft B. volume C. parade D. standard 7. A. separate B. applicant C. minimize D. consumer 8. A. communicate B. well-qualified C. minority D. correspondent 9. A. economical B. deforestation C. intermediate D. documentary 10. A. chopstick B. conclusive C. congratulate D. occasionally III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes (A, B, C or D) 11. The typhoon may damage the water pipes they supply our home. A B C D 12. Tom enjoys festivals in Vietnam despite he doesn’t understand Vietnamese cultural very much. A B C D 13. You have never used a computer before, have you? A B C D 14. Minh asked me how far is it from the airport to my house. A B C D 15. I wish I can go to the cinema with you tonight. A B C D IV. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. 16. Islam is the country’s official ________ in Malaysia. A. region B. religion C. language D. currency 17. The word jean comes from a kind of ________ that was made in Europe. A. animal B. equipment C. plant D. material 18. The Parkers ________ maize, rice on their farm. A. grow B. raise C. increase D. feed 19. If you want to ________ your English, I can help you. A. develop B. go up C. improve D. enlarge 20. Internet is a wonderful ________ of modern life. A. invention B. discovery C. exploration D. result 21. I think the best way to reduce garbage is to ________ and recycle things. A. rebuild B. reuse C. rename D. replace 22. In my family, lighting ________ for 20% of the electricity bill. A. wastes B. collects C. saves D. accounts 23. My father’s ________ is always the family. A. priority B. achievement C. capacity D. growth 24. Family members ________ live apart try to be together at Tet. A. they B. who C. whom D. which 25. If Thanh ________ rich, he ________ around the world. A. is – will travel B. will be - travels C. were-would travel D. would be-travel 26. I suggest that we ________ some canned food. A. should buy B. will buy C. shall buy D. must buy 27. It’s raining. ________, Mr. Binh has to go to work. A. Because B. But C. Therefore D. However 28. My brother dislikes ________ to rock music. A. listen B. listening C. to listen D. to listening 29. Uncle Hung said that he ________ leave the next day. A. has to B. had to C. will have to D. has had to 30. Maryam and Lan ________ pen pals for over three years. A. are B. were C. would be D. have been V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. New Year’s Eve is the holiday (31) ________ New Year’s Day, on December 31, the last day of the (32) ________ year. In modern (33) ________, Western countries usually celebrate this day with a party (34) ________ culminates with a group countdown to the midnight hour. Party hats, noisemakers, fire crackers and (35) ________ champagne are fairly common during this holiday. Many municipalities also offer fireworks (36) ________ and other noisy ways to usher in the new year. Places (37) ________ Berlin, Chicago, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, London, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Toronto, and Tokyo are well-known (38) ________ their New Year’s Eve (39) ________. New Year’s Eve is also a work holiday in some countries, (40) ________ as Australia, Argentina, Brazil, France, Mexico, the Philippines, and Venezuela. 31. A. before B. under C. follow D. during 32. A. moment B. current C. recent D. early 33. A. periods B. times C. phases D. eras 34. A. it B. when C. which D. who 35. A. throwing B. cooking C. eating D. drinking 36. A. displays B. exhibitions C. explosives D. destructions 37. A. as B. like C. just D. same 38. A. to B. with C. for D. into 39. A. considerations B. presentations C. organizations D. celebrations 40. A. so B. such C. just D. since VI. read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question. Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau) is a volcano near the Indonesian island of Rakata in the Sunda Strait. It has erupted repeatedly in known history. The best known of these events occurred in late August 1883. The 1883 eruption ejected more than six cubic miles (25 cubic kilometers) of rock, ash, and pumice, and made the loudest sound ever recorded by human beings – the sound was heard as far way as Perth in Australia (very far), and the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius (very far). Many thousands of people were killed and injured by the eruption, mostly in the tsunami (giant wave) which followed the explosion. The eruption destroyed two-thirds of the what was then the island of Krakatoa. New eruptions at the volcano since 1927 have built a new island, called Anak Krakatau (child of Krakatoa). 41. What does the word “repeatedly” in line 2 mean? A. again and again B. very quickly C. very loudly D. day by day 42. What occurred for Krakatoa in late August 1883? A. It started erupting B. The eruption of the volcano C. The death of the volcano D. It stopped erupting 43. Where is Perth? A. In Indonesia B. In Australia C. In Rodrigues D. Mauritius 44. What followed the explosion of the volcano? A. The tornado B. The earthquake C. The typhoon D. The tsunami 45. What has been built by eruptions at the volcano since 1927? A. A child of Krakatoa B. A giant wave C. A island D. An explosion VII. Choose one option that best completes the second sentence. 46. It’s ages since Mai last wrote to me. Mai …………………………………………………………………………… A. didn’t write to me for ages. B. wasn’t written to me since ages. C. hasn’t written to me for ages. D. wouldn’t write to me since ages. 47. It’s a pity I don’t know the way to the station. I wish …………………………………………………………………………. A. I know the way to the station. B. I knew the way to the station. C. I can know the way to the station. D. I have known the way to the station. 48. “I’m having a birthday party next Sunday,” Mary said. Mary said …………………………………………………………………… A. I am having a birthday party next Sunday. B. she is having a birthday party next Sunday. C. she is having a birthday party the following Sunday. D. she was having a birthday party the next Sunday. 49. Keep our environment clean or we won’t enjoy a healthy life. If we ………………………………………………………………………… A. don’t keep our environment clean, we won’t enjoy a healthy life. B. won’t keep our environment clean, we don’t enjoy a healthy life. C. didn’t our environment clean, we wouldn’t enjoy a healthy life. D. keep our environment clean or we would enjoy a healthy life. 50. In spite of being tired, Tam finished his homework. Even though ………………………………………………………………… A. Tam was tired, he finished his homework. B. being tired, Tam finished his homework. C. Tam is tired, but he finished his homework. D. tired, however he finished his homework. . ENGLISH 9 TEST NUMBER 1 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. notice B. comic C. respond D or D) 11 . The typhoon may damage the water pipes they supply our home. A B C D 12 . Tom enjoys festivals in Vietnam despite he doesn’t understand Vietnamese cultural very much. A B C D 13 . You. B. equipment C. plant D. material 18 . The Parkers ________ maize, rice on their farm. A. grow B. raise C. increase D. feed 19 . If you want to ________ your English, I can help you. A. develop