UNIT 1 - TEST

English 9 – June 2009 UNIT 1 : A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL I. Pronunciation: 1. A. bad B. day C. sad D. catch 2. A. invite B. visit C. divide D. climate 3. A. above B. puppet C. touch D. worship 4. A. three B. thank C. that D. think 5. A. mosque B. notice C. comprise D. impress 6. A. mention B. option C. question D. federation 7. A. region B. group C. dialogue D. guitar 8. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. divide 9. A. religion B. official C. primary D. instruction 10. A. industrial B. atmosphere C. interesting D. literature II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence: 1. Mathematics and Literature are _______________________subjects in high schools. A. additional B. optional C. compulsory D. religious 2. They were welcomed by friendly ______________________in Vietnam. A. air B. atmosphere C. impression D. instruction 3. They ____________________with each other for a year before they got married. A. comprised B. impressed C. depended D. corresponded 4. She often goes to the ______________________to pray because her religion is Islam. A. mosque B. pagoda C. church D. temple 5. We visited Ho Chi Minh’s _____________________last summer. A. Temple B. Tomb C. Mausoleum D. Monument 6. The national _____________________in Malaysia is Malay. A. language B. currency C. religion D. climate 7. They knelt down in a place of worship and _______________________for peace. A. added B. separated C. said D. prayed 8. Vietnamese people are very ______________________and hospitable. A. reserved B. official C. friendly D. quiet 9. During the year she was abroad, they _______________________by letter. A. said hello B. kept together C. kept in touch D. lost contact 10. The United States has a(n) _______________________of around 250 million. A. population B. addition C. instruction D. territory 11. If you have any trouble , ask _________________ help . a. to b. for c. with d. on 12. She was born _____________ September 15 th . a. in b. at c. on since 13. The children are playing ____________ in the school yard . a. happiness b. happy c. happily d. happier 14. The Smiths enjoyed the ___________ atmosphere in Vietnam . a. peacetime b. peace c. peaceful d. peacefully 15. Mai often goes to the ___ to pray because her religion is Buddhism . a. temple b. mosque c. church d. pagoda III. Matching each word to its definition: A B 1. climate A. area of land that belongs to a country. 2. comprise B. number of people who live in a country. 3. optional C. showing kindness and pleasantness. 4. territory D. write letters to and receive them from sb. 5. separate E. make somebody feel admiration and respect. 6. compulsory F. normal weather conditions of a region. 7. impress G. that you can choose or not choose. 8. friendliness H. consist of, have as parts or members. 9. correspond I. divide, stop being together. 10. population J. obligatory, that must be done by law. IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable prepositions: 1. Maryam was really impressed __________________the beauty of Ha Noi. 2. They have been pen pals __________________over two years. 3. All secondary school children learn __________________English. 4. What do you often do ___________________the weekends? 5. Malaysia is divided ___________________two regions. 1 English 9 – June 2009 6. It seems very difficult ___________________her to have a trip abroad. 7. He doesn’t depend ___________________his parents. 8. The band consists ___________________a singer, two guitarists and a drummer. 9. They correspond ___________________each other once every two weeks. 10. The two cities are the same ___________________some ways. V. Supply the correct word form: 1. She made a deep _____________________on the members of her class. (impress) 2. There are students of 30 different ____________________at the International School. (nation) 3. Reducing the size of classes may improve ______________________standards. (educate) 4. Their _______________________made me happy. (friendly) 5. There hasn’t been any ______________________between them for years. (correspond) 6. It was the first country to be _____________________in the area. (industry) 7. We enjoyed the _____________________atmosphere in Hanoi. (peace) 8. Some parts of the world seem to be experiencing _____________________changes. (climate) 9. All the newspapers praise the _____________________ of the firemen . ( brave ) 10. She’s deeply ______________________and goes to church twice a week. (religion) 11. People with very _________________ skin shouldn’t go sunbathing for long periods . ( sense ) 12. A machine could do this much more ________________ . ( easy ) 13. Thousands of people have been made __________________ by the war . ( home ) 14. The group called “ Friends of the Earth “ is concerned about the _______ of the natural environment . ( conserve ) 15. Computers are useful tools because they can process information at an ___________ rapid rate . ( extreme ) VI. Supply the correct tense of the verb in brackets , then turn the sentences into negative and interrogative : 1. The children ( play ) ______________ basketball now . …………………………………………………………………. 2. She usually ( cook ) ______________ dinner for the family . ……………………………………………………………. 3. The children ( have ) ______________ the final test next month . ………………………………………………………. 4. They ( read ) ________________ this interesting book several times . ………………………………………………… 5. Lan ( buy ) ________________ some flowers for her teacher last Sunday . …………………………………………… 6. The Pikes ( have ) _____________ dinner at 7 o’clock last night . …………………………………………… ……… 7. His classmates ( wait ) _______________ for him since 8 o’clock . …………………………………………………… 8. This book ( write ) ________________ for children last year . ………………………………………………. …………. 9. This new car ( make ) _______________ from Japan . …………………………………………………………………… 10. The Browns ( live ) ________________ in Birmingham for 10 years . ………………………………………………… VII. Write WH- questions for these answers : 1. Ho Chi Minh city is about 120 km far from Vung Tau . – How ……………………………………………………………. 2. My children watched TV two hours last night ._ How ……………………………………………………………………… 3. It took him half an hour to drive to his office . _ How ……………………………………………………………………… 4. The weather was so nice and warm . What …………………………………………………………………………………. 5. She visited many interesting places yesterday . _ What …………………………………………………………………… 6. The students enjoyed the natural beauty of Da Lat . _ What ………………………………………………………………… 7. Her parents left for Hanoi two days ago . _ Where ………………………………………………………………………… 8. The little played the piano very well . _ How ………………………………………………………………………………. 9. They missed the bus this morning because they got up late . _ Why ………………………………………………………. 10. Lan sent the greeting cards to her friends yesterday . _ When ……………………………………………………………… VIII. Rewrite the following sentences , beginning with “ S + wish / wishes … “ 1. I miss the cartoon on TV . _ I wish …………………………………………………………………… 2. Lan cannot meet her friend . _ _ She wishes ………………………………………………………… 3. They don’t know how to speak Chinese . _ They wish ……………………………………………… 4. Their teams don’t play very well. _ They wish ……………………………………………………… 5. She doesn’t get good marks . _ She wishes …………………………………………………………. 6. It’s cold . _ I wish …………………………………………………………………………………… 7. I live in a big city , and I don’t like it . _ I wish ……………………………………………………. 2 English 9 – June 2009 8. I have to work tomorrow . _ I wish …………………………………………………………………. 9. There are many people here . _ I wish ……………………………………………………………… 10. Mary isn’t here . _ I wish …………………………………………………………………………… 11. Peter always draws on the wall . _ I wish ………………………………………………………… 12. My sister eats too little food . _ I wish ……………………………………………………………… 13. My best friend will leave for Bangkok tomorrow . _ I wish ………………………………………… 14. My little brother makes a lot of noise when he comes back from school . _ I wish …………………………………… 15. We can’t live together forever ! _ I wish …………………………………………………………… IX . Complete the dialogue with appropriate word: Peter : Do you have any friends (1)___________________the new school yet? Mary : Actually, I don’t. Do you think you can help me (2)____________________one? Peter : Hmm. What kind (3)___________________guys do you like? Mary : Oh, I like guys who are (4)_____________, active and has (5)____________ sense of humor. You know… like you! Peter : OK. What else? Mary : Well, I (6)____________________someone to whom I can (7)____________________ easily. Peter : I think I know just the (8)___________________for you. Nick Walker. Do you know him? Mary : No, I (9)____________________think so. Peter : Let me arrange for you to meet him, and you can tell me (10)__________________you think. X . Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the box: bridges – countryside – important – industries – pleased population – shopping – special – university – where I was born in Newcastle, a city in the Northeast of England. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a (1)________of about 200,000 people. There is a cathedral and a (2)_______. There are five (3)________over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest (4)_________centers in the world, the Metro Center. A few years ago, the main (5)_________were ship building and coal mining, but now the chemical and soap industries are more (6)_________. I moved from Newcastle ten years ago, but I often return. I miss the people who are so warm and friendly, and I miss the wild, beautiful (7)___________near the city, (8)_____________there are so many hills and streams. People who are born near the River Tyne have a (9)_________name. They are called “Geordies”. I am very (10)__________to be a “Geordie”! XI . Read the passage and fill in the blank with the words from the list below: LIVERPOOL Liverpool is Britain’s second biggest port, (1)_________London. It stands on the banks of the river Mersey in NorthWest England. It has a population of nearly 500.000. Liverpool’s most (2)__________musicians are the Beatles. In the 1960s this British rock group was popular all (3)_______the world. They had 30 top ten hits. They were all born (4)_______Liverpool and (5)______the group there in 1959. They first played at a night club (6)_______the Cavern and then traveled the world. (7)________of them, Paul Mc Cartney, is now the (8)_____musician in the world. Many tourists (9)____Liverpool to see the homes (10)____the Beatles. 1. A. before B. after C. behind D. below 2. A. fame B. famous C. infamous D. famously 3. A. in B. on C. over D. above 4. A. from B. with C. on D. in 5. A. start B. started C. starting D. to start 6. A. called B. calling C. call D. to call 7. A. Some B. None C. All D. One 8. A. rich B. richer C. richest D. enrich 9. A. come B. go C. return D. visit 10. A. of B. from C. by D. for XII . Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: 1. It seems very difficult to me to have a trip abroad. A B C D 2. Mai and me would like to join the English speaking club. A B C D 3. She enjoys the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam was praying. A B C D 3 English 9 – June 2009 4. She wishes he will stop making noise when she is working. A B C D 5. Would you like to come and visit to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum next year ? A B C D 6. This book consists about three parts: introduction, development and conclusion. A B C D 7. There is an English examination in Friday November the twentieth. A B C D 8. “Can you help me with my homework?” – “I wish I could but I couldn’t.” A B C D 9. He used to smoking cigarettes, but he doesn’t now. A B C D 10. When will you spend your summer vacation? In Nha Trang. A B C D 11. Hung will be punish for coming late . A B C D 12. We shall have to stop soon because the car are almost out of petrol . A B C D 13. Lan used to go to the cinema in Sunday evening . A B C D 14. Oxygen plays an important role in maintaining live . A B C D 15. Few airports in the United States are as modern as that in Atlanta . A B C D 16. These students have improved their grades because of their participates in the test review class . A B C D 17. Tet is a majority event in Vietnam because it is our traditional holiday . A B C D 18. Are you sure that this amount of money include service as well ? A B C D 19. Could you bring me the book you lend me last week on your way to school ? A B C D 20. I really don’t know how many parts the area is divided in so I can’t tell you . A B C D XIII. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: 1. Her father doesn’t smoke any longer. Her father used _____________________________________________________ 2. How long is it since you saw him? When _____________________________________________________________ 3. He doesn’t have a computer. He wants to have one so much. He wishes __________________________________________________________ 4. Please keep quiet in the classroom. I’d rather you _______________________________________________________ 5. Finishing this test in half an hour is difficult for me. It’s _______________________________________________________________ 6. I’m sorry she can’t come here. I wish _____________________________________________________________ 7. He is poor, but he leads a dignified life. Although ___________________________________________________________ 8. No longer do humans depend on nature completely. Humans ____________________________________________________________ 9. He started to give up smoking last month. He has _____________________________________________________________ 10. I haven’t written to him since 2005. The last time ________________________________________________________ THE END 4 . lost contact 10 . The United States has a(n) _______________________of around 250 million. A. population B. addition C. instruction D. territory 11 . If you. …………………………………………………………………… 10 . The Browns ( live ) ________________ in Birmingham for 10 years . ………………………………………………… VII. Write WH- questions for these answers : 1. Ho Chi