1,5pt Venice Venice is a beautiful city in northeastern Italy.. In Venice, you can visit the famous Piazza San Marco with its world famous basilica, the lovely bridges over the narrow
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TEST OF ENGLISH – GRADE 9 – NUMBER 1 (2017-2018) (Time allowed: 45 minutes) A PHONETICS: ( 1,25 pt ) I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others YOUR ANSWER
1 A pagoda B banyan C gather D relax ……
2 A artisan B urban C craft D cast ……
3 A thread B weave C treat D team ……
II Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other 1 A complicated B experience C prosperity D traditional ……
2 A determine B delicious C forbidden D populous ……
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Choose the best answer to complete each sentence below ( 1.5 pts ) 1 This place is so ………… with the non-stop flow of customers to come and enjoy pho A delicious B convenient C popular D exciting ……
2 Dubai’s Palm Island in the blue ocean is the ……… of a good and sunny life A indicator B view C signal D.sign ……
3 He’ll be very upset if his employer ……… his offer A pulls down B finds out C turns off D turns down ……
4 In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho paintings were difficult to sell and many………… quit their job A craftsmanship B craft unions C craftsmen D crafts ……
5 I love going to this place _ it’s the quietest place in the city
A so that B so C though D as ……
6 The doll has been ……….out of clay A cast B woven C moulded D embroidered ……
II Use the correct form of words given in the brackets to finish the sentences ( 1 pt ) 1 New York is a multi-(culture) ………city It has people from all over the world living in it 2 City authorities are spending (much) ………and (much)……… money on public transport to make it (good)………
3.- What’s the (small) ……….country in the world? - I think it’s Monaco C READING I Read the passage and answer the questions below ( 1,5pt ) Venice Venice is a beautiful city in northeastern Italy It is called ‘The Floating City’ as it is built on 117 small islands This city has no roads Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals Flat-bottomed boats were once the main means of transport, but today motor boats are more popular In Venice, you can visit the famous Piazza San Marco with its world famous basilica, the lovely bridges over the narrow canals, and some of the best museums in Western Europe Los Angeles Los Angeles is the most populous city in California, and the second most populous city in the USA It is a global city, a centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, and fashion The Los Angeles area includes Hollywood, and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music The weather here is usually dry and warm Visitors like to go to the film studios and to drive along Hollywood Boulevard There are also some good beaches near the city, such as Venice Beach 1 Where’s Los Angeles? ………
2 What is special about Venice? ………
3 What can visitors do in Venice?
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4 What is the weather like in Los Angeles? ………
5 Which city is famous for its entertainment industry? ………
6 Which city do you like better? Why? ………
D WRITING I Rewrite each sentence so that its meaning is the same as the sentence given before ( 1 pt ) 1 This exhibition is much more interesting than the last one ->The last exhibition was not ………
2 Peter found the visit to the gallery quite depressing ->He felt ………
3 This book is the least interesting I've ever read ->I have never………
4 Despite the bad weather, we went out for a picnic (although) ->We………
II You receive an email from Elena, your pen pal in the UK She asks you to write to her about your favorite places of interest in your area Write an email telling her about these places: ( 1 pt ) Hello Elena, I really enjoyed reading your email! Now I’m going to tell you all about my favourite places of interest ………
………
………
………
………
………
……… ………
……… When you come to my hometown, I hope I’ll be able to show you some of these places
Bye for now,
E LISTENING ( 1,25 pts ):Listen to Suzanne talking about citylife Listen carefully twice and write the missing word in each gap
Suzanne lives in Bangkok with her husband and two (1)……… Her office is seven kilometer away but it takes her two hours to get there by car every day
"Some cities have problems with (2)………., crime, or bad weather - here we have (3)
……… ……… ," she says Before going to the office, she has to take her children to school - so she sets off at 5 a.m The children sleep until they arrive at school Then Suzanne begins her journey to the office, in the evening the traffic is even worse Traffic moves in the city centre at half a kilometer an hour
In rainy weather it doesn't move at all
But why is it so bad? In the past, more people moved around Bangkok by (4)….………… Now so many people have a car, and there aren't enough roads in the city The Sky train and metro can help a bit, but they are (5)… ……… in range and don't cover all parts of the city
F SPEAKING: ( 1,5 pts )
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KEY OF ENGLISH – GRADE 9 – NUMBER 1 (2017-2018) (Time allowed: 45 minutes) A PHONETICS: ( 1,25 pt ) I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others YOUR ANSWER
1 A pagoda B banyan C gather D relax …… A
2 A artisan B urban C craft D cast …… B
3 A thread B weave C treat D team …… A
II Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other 1 A complicated B experience C prosperity D traditional …… A
2 A determine B delicious C forbidden D populous …… D
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Choose the best answer to complete each sentence below ( 1.5 pts ) 1 This place is so ………… with the non-stop flow of customers to come and enjoy pho A delicious B convenient C popular D exciting …… B
2 Dubai’s Palm Island in the blue ocean is the ……… of a good and sunny life A indicator B view C signal D sign …… C
3.He’ll be very upset if his employer ……… his offer A pulls down B finds out C turns off D turns down …… D
4 In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho painting were difficult to sell and many………… quit their job A craftsmanship B craft unions C craftsmen D crafts …… C
5 I love going to this place ……… it’s the quietest place in the city
A so that B so C though D as …… D
6 The doll has been ……….out of clay A cast B woven C moulded D embroidered …… C
II Give the correct form of verbs ( 1 pt ) 1 New York is a multi-(culture) multicultural city It has people from all over the world living in it 2 City authorities are spending (much) more and (much) more money on public transport to make it (good) better 3.- What’s the (small) smallest country in the world? - I think it’s Monaco C READING I Read the passage and answer the questions below ( 1,5pt ) Venice Venice is a beautiful city in northeastern Italy It is called ‘The Floating City’ as it is built on 117 small islands This city has no roads Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals Flat-bottomed boats were once the main means of transport, but today motor boats are more popular In Venice, you can visit the famous Piazza San Marco with its world famous basilica, the lovely bridges over the narrow canals, and some of the best museums in Western Europe Los Angeles Los Angeles is the most populous city in California, and the second most populous city in the USA It is a global city, a centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, and fashion The Los Angeles area includes Hollywood, and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music The weather here is usually dry and warm Visitors like to go to the film studios and to drive along Hollywood Boulevard There are also some good beaches near the city, such as Venice Beach 1 Where’s Los Angeles? …………In California, USA.………
2 What is special about Venice? …………Built on many islands / has no roads / boats are the main means of transport.…………
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…………They can visit Piazza San Marco / They can visit museums.……
4 What is the weather like in Los Angeles? ………The weather here is usually dry and warm …………
5 Which city is famous for its entertainment industry? ………… Los Angeles is…………
6 Which city do you like better? Why? ………
D WRITING I Rewrite each sentence so that its meaning is the same as the sentence given before ( 1 pt ) 1 This exhibition is much more interesting than the last one ->The last exhibition was not……… as interesting as this one………
5 Peter found the visit to the gallery quite depressing ->He felt … quite depressed by the visit to the gallery / quite depressed about the visit to the gallery ……
6 This book is the least interesting I've ever read ->I have never read a less interesting boring book than this one / read a more boring book than this one … 7 Despite the bad weather, we went out for a picnic (although) ->We …went out for a picnic although the weather is bad ………
II You receive an email from Elena, your pen pal in the UK She asks you to write to her about your favorite places of interest in your area Write an email telling her about these places: ( 1 pt ) Hello Elena, I really enjoyed reading your email! Now I’m going to tell you all about my favourite places of interest ………
………
………
………
………
………
………
……… When you come to my hometown, I hope I’ll be able to show you some of these places
Bye for now,
E LISTENING ( 1,25 pts ):Listen to Suzanne talking about citylife Listen carefully twice and write the missing word in each gap
Suzanne lives in Bangkok with her husband and two(1) ….children… Her office is seven kilometer away
but it takes her two hours to get there by car every day
"Some cities have problems with(2)… pollution…., crime, or bad weather - here we have (3)….traffic jams….," she says Before going to the office, she has to take her children to school - so she sets off at 5
a.m The children sleep until they arrive at school Then Suzanne begins her journey to the office, in the evening the traffic is even worse Traffic moves in the city centre at half a kilometer an hour In rainy weather it doesn't move at all
But why is it so bad? In the past, more people moved around Bangkok by(4)… boat… Now so many
people have a car, and there aren't enough roads in the city The Skytrain and metro can help a bit, but they
are (5)….limited… in range and don't cover all parts of the city
F SPEAKING: ( 1,5 pts )
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