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(1)THE THIRD TEST OF ENGLISH 9.
Time allotted: 45 minutes A>VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: ( 4.5ms )
I/ Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences ( 2ms )
1. They always their work _ ( care/ careful/ carefulness/ carefully )
2. There is too much traffic , the air is polluted (However/ Since/ But/ Therefore )
3. Who is going to _your children when you’re at work ? ( look up/ look for/ look after/ look out )
4. _ put the garbage bins around the school yard ? ( W hy don’t we/ I suggest/ How about/ Let’s )
5. Mai wants to go home she feels sick ( because/ and/ but/ or )
6. If we pollute the water, we _ no fresh water to use ( have/ to have/ had/ will have ) 7. I suggest _ showers to save water ( take/ taking/ took/ to take )
8. I’m _ that you’ve passed the examination ( happy/ happily/ happiness/ unhappy ) II/ Fill in each gap with a suitable word The first letter of each word is given ( 1.5ms )
1 A dripping faucet can w……… 500 litters of water a month Vehicles account for air p……… in the cities
3 S……… energy can be cheap and clean
III/ Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first ( 1m ) Hoa is tired She stayed up late watching TV
Hoa is ……… Nam said : “ Let’s get a plumber to check the cracks in the pipes”
Nam suggested ……… B> READING COMPREHENSION ( 3ms )
I/ Read the following passage, then decide the following statements are true(T) or false(F) ( 2ms ) Many people still believe that natural resources will never be used up Actually, the world’s energy resources are limited Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left However, we also should use them economically and try to find out alternative sources of power According to Professor Marvin Burnham of the New English Institute of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas before it’s too late, and nuclear power is the only alternative
However, many people not approve of using nuclear power because it’s dangerous What would happen if there was a serious nuclear accident? Radioactivity causes cancer may badly affect the future generations
The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources as economically as possible Natural resources will never run out
2 The world’s energy resources are limited We don’t know exactly how much fuel is left We shouldn’t waste fuel
5 According to Professor Marvin Burnham, solar energy will be used as a substitute for natural resources All people agree to use nuclear power as an alternative energy
7 Radioactivity from nuclear power causes cancer and may have bad effect on the future generations Natural resources should be used as much as possible
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1 Are the world’s energy resources limited or not ?
……… What is the only alternative ?
……… C> WRITING With the cues given, write a complaint letter ( 2.5ms )
Dear Mr President ,
1 I/ write/ you/ the noise caused/ Karaoke shop/ near/ house They/ play/ music/ loudly/ that/ I/ not study/ evening I/ also/ not sleep/ night
4 I/ suggest/ they/ lower/ volume/ when/ it/ 9p.m
5 I/ look forward/ hear/ you and see/ how you/ deal with/ problem Yours faithfully,
( your signature )