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ENGLISH NINE TEST (UNIT 1) A PHONETICS
I Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
1 A tropical B climate C official D combat A divided B arrived C seemed D prayed A dull B result C compulsory D pull A depend B region C impress D ethnic A moon B school C Liverpool D took
II Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words A capita! B secondary C continue D currency A recreation B museum C correspond D entertain A, friendliness B peaceful C notice D comprise A primary B optional C Hinduism D religion 10 A currency B compulsory C atmosphere D interesting B VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS
I Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence 11 The Singaporean unit of is dollar
A length B height C volume D currency 12 Buddhism is the official of Thailand
A region B religion C language D capital 13 Lan and Maryam are pen pals They at least once every two months A write B correspond C exchange D visit 14 A person with whom one becomes friendly by corresponding is a
A writer B pen-name C pen-friend D pen-writer 15 They really enjoy the peaceful in Vietnam
A impression B atmosphere C faces D expression 16 Is physical education in your school?
A additional B national C traditional D compulsory 17 Vietnam is one of the countries of the of Southeast Asian Nations
A Affection B Association C Federation D Administration 18 The language of Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia
A national B international C country D continental 19 Malaysia is divided into two , known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia A sections B regions C nations D places 20.My grandmother is very She goes to pagoda every week
A religion B religious C relation D relative II Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence
21 They were reunited after a of more than 20 years (separate) 22 Everyone was very to me (friend) 23 He plays an part in politics (act)
24 He has been the BBC's political for many years, (correspond) 15 We were most by the beauty of the landscape (impress) C GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
I Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence 26 I have a pen pal in Malaysia We each other at least once a month
A comprise B consist of C divide D correspond with 27 The children were into four groups for the game
A separated B separating C separate D to separate 28 She was really impressed the friendliness of the local people
A with B by C in D on
29 I wish I more time to finish the work
A have B am having C was having D had 30 He seems the Vietnamese food
A enjoying B to enjoy C be enjoyed D enjoyed 31 This small dictionary 80,000 words
(2)2 32 The book often units
A comprises B consists C makes D has 33 Islamic people usually go to the to pray
A pagoda B mosque C temple D church 34 This is a difficult problem I wish I the answer
A know B knew C had known D would know
35 It's raining heavily now If only I an umbrella
A have B having C had D had had
II Choose the underlined part among A, By C or D that needs correcting 36 I have broken my pencil May I borrow one of your?
A B C D
37 John used to going to school by bus Now he goes by bicycle A B C D
38 We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to this city A B C D
39 When I was on holiday last summer, I was going to the beach every day A B C D
40 Do you ever wish you live in a castle? A B C D D READING COMPREHENSION
I Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage: People often call New York "The Big Apple" Why? In the 1920s and 1930s, I jazz musicians (41) wanted to work in New York
"There are a lot of apples on the trees," they said, "but (42) you take New York City, you take The Big Apple!" and they want some today, (43) ! More than twenty million people (44) New York every year, (45) of them say it is the most (46) city in the world
When visitors think (47) New York, they usually think about Manhattan, an island 21.5 kilometres long and 3.7 kilometres (48) But New York has five "boroughs": Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island The city (49) 10,000 kilometres of streets, and seven million (50) more people live there
41 A who B all C that D they
42 A before B once C when D until
43 A also B well C so D too
44 A go B visit C come D arrive
45 A one B lots C each D much
46 A excited B exciting C excite D excitement 47 A about B for C to D with 48 A narrow B high C wide D large
49 A is B has C gets D takes
50 A and B or C but D with
II Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about this passage
Chiang Mai, also sometimes written as "Chiengmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province It is about 800 kilometres north of Bangkok, among some of the highest mountains in the country The city stands on the Ping River, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River In recent years, Chiang Mai has become an increasingly modern city, although it lacks the cosmopolitan gloss of Bangkok It has many attractions for the thousands of foreign visitors who come to the city each year Chiang Mai's historic strength derived from its important strategic location near a southern branch of the ancient Silk Road, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery particular silver, and woodcarving
51 Where is Chiang Mai?
A in the east of Thailand B in the south of Thailand C in the north of Thailand D in the centre of Thailand 52 Which of the following sentences is NOT true about Chiang Mai? A It is the largest city in Thailand
B It is the capital city of Chiang Mai Province
(3)3 53.Chiang Mai is now
A an ancient city B famous for its vehicles C a quickly developing city D near the Silk Road 54 Which jewellery is Chiang Mai most famous for?
A umbrellas B silver C woodcarving D silks 55.The word "significant" in line means
A ancient B large C important D developed E WRITING
I Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 56 Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia
A No other city in Malaysia is as large than Kuala Lumpur B No other city in Malaysia is as large as Kuala Lumpur C Any other city in Malaysia is large than Kuala Lumpur D All are correct
57 He started going to school in 2000
A He has been a student since 2000 B He has been a student in 2000 C He has been a student for 2000 D He is a student since 2000
58 West Malaysia and East Malaysia are separated by about 640 kilometres of the sea A About 640 kilometres of the sea separating West Malaysia and East Malaysia B About 640 kilometres of the sea separates West Malaysia and East Malaysia C About 640 kilometres of the sea separate West Malaysia and East Malaysia D About 640 kilometres of the sea separated West Malaysia and East Malaysia 59 I spent half an hour writing the letter
A I wrote the letter half an hour ago
B Half an hour ago was a short time for me to write the letter C It took me half an hour to write the letter
D I should write the letter in half an hour
60 Tâm Vy wishes she spent her summer holiday in Sweden A Tâm Vy is spending her summer holiday in Sweden
B Tâm Vy doesn't want to spend her summer holiday in Sweden C Tâm Vy spent her summer holiday in Sweden
D Tâm Vy has little chance to spend her summer holiday in Sweden II Use the cues given to write a letter
Dear Mum,
61 I / arrive / Tan Son Nhat Airport/ last Friday morning 62 Tâm Vy / meet / me/ airport/ take/ home/ taxi
63 Afternoon / we / go/ market/ near Tâm Vy's house/I/ buy/ gifts/ you, Daddy and Tom 64 Tâm Vy / take / me / Da Lat / three days ago
65 I / see / peach blossoms/ there/ like/ Tokyo
66 I / now/ Nha Trang Beach here / wonderful / food / wonderful too
67 I / enjoy swim / sea / eat / seafood / but / Tâm Vy / only like / make / sand castles 68 We / leave / Ho Chi Minh City / tomorrow
69 I hope / I / take / a boat trip / Mekong River / before / come back / London / July 70 I / very happy / enjoy / so much here
Hope to see you again soon Yours,
Mary
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ANSWER KEY TO TEST (UNIT 1)
1 C D D B D 11.D 13 B 15.B 17.B 19 B A B C D 10 B 12 B 14 C 16 D 18 A 20 B 21 separation 22 friendly 23 active 24 correspondent 25 impressed
26 D 27 A 28 B 29 D 30 B 31 C 32 B 33 B 34 B 35 C 36 D (your yours)
37 A (going go)
38 A (get used to used to) 39 C (was going went) 40 B (live lived) 41 B 43 D 45 B 47 A 42 C 44 B 46 B 48 C
49 B l.C 53 C 55 C 57 A 59 C 50 B 52 A 54 B 56 B 58 B 60 D Sentence building
Dear Mum,
61 I arrived at Tan Son Nhat Airport last Friday morning 62 T6am Vy met me at the airport and took me home by taxi
63 In the afternoon, we went to a market near Tâm Vy’s house and I bought a lot of gifts for you, Daddy, and Tom
64 Tâm Vy took me to Da Lat three days ago 65 I saw a lot of peach blossoms there, like in Tokyo
66 I'm now in Nha Trang The beach here is wonderftil, and the food is wonderful
67 I enjoy swimming in the sea and eating seafood, but Tâm Vy only likes making sand castles 68 We'll leave for Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow
69 I hope I can take a boat trip along the Mekong River before coming back to London in July 70 I'm very happy and enjoy myself so much here Hope to see you again soon
Yours, Mary