Achievement Test 2

Achievement Test 2

Teacher In Charge: Nguyen Hoang Duy

ACHIEVEMENT TEST 2

GRADE 9 – TEST DATE: MARCH 28th 2009
TIME ALLOTTED: 90 MINUTES

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE:

Question 1-5: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others:
1.
A. waited
B. needed
C. beloved
D. loved
2.
A. stays
B. says
C. makes
D. takes
3.
A. preparation
B. ever
C. eruption
D. temperature
4.
A. area
B. along

C. abrupt
D. available
5.
A. available
B. safe
C. ladder
D. raincoat
Question 6-30: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space blank:
6. If only I _____ at the seaside with my friends now.
A. am
B. was
C. were
D. will be
7. Without the sun and its light, nothing _____ survive on Earth.
A. can
B. is able to
C. will
D. could
8. –Congratulations on winning the championship! – It is very nice _____ you to say so.
A. to
B. of
C. from
D. with
9. The fruit from the store hasn’t been washed. _____, we have to wash them carefully before eating.
A. But
B. Therefore
C. However
D. Despite
10. Can you tell me the reason for _____ the Valentine’s Day?
A. celebrating

B. celebration
C. celebrated
D. celebrate
11. You should get a doctor _____ your health to see what is wrong with you.
A. checking
B. check
C. to check
D. checked
12. Everything must be done carefully in preparation _____ the event.
A. of
B. for
C. with
D. to
13. _____ has been an increase in the use of Internet all over Vietnam lately.
A. It
B. There
C. Here
D. That
14. Festivals are occasions when people get _____ with those they love and care.
A. along
B. away
C. together
D. off
15. The children are looking forward _____ on their summer vacation.
A. to go
B. to be gone
C. to going
D. going
16. You were very _____ to pay for the drinks last night.
A. active

B. proud
C. good
D. generous
17. Joe used to be a lot faster than he is now, _____?
A. wasn’t he
B. isn’t he
C. doesn’t he
D. didn’t he
18. _____ his dislike of the new uniform, he had no choice but to wear it.
A. Because of
B. Despite of
C. Thanks to
D. In spite of
19. We _____ our neighborhood when that conservationist arrived.
A. cleaned
B. were cleaning
C. are cleaning
D. would clean
20. Oh dear, how _____ your water bills are! We can’t pay them.
A. heavy
B. great
C. enormous
D. small
21. Water, electricity are not luxuries _____ necessities.
A. and
B. or
C. but
D. as
22. It is not widely known that baths use twice as _____ water as showers.
A. much

B. a lot
C. many
D. a lot of
23. Once you _____ the homework, you can watch the cartoons on TV.
A. will finish
B. are finishing
C. have finished
D. finished
24. Bill Gates, _____ is known as the King of computer programs, is famous for his charitable work.
A. that
B. whom
C. who
D. who he
25. Many people were injured when the building _____.
A. collapsed
B. hit
C. struck
D. erupted
26. HCM City is known _____ one of the best commercial centers of Vietnam.
A. for
B. with
C. like
D. as
27. I’ve been _____ for my schoolbag but it is nowhere to be found.
A. finding
B. looking
C. accounting
D. making
28. We have to hurry now or we’ll end _____ being outside the house.
A. in

B. at
C. down
D. up
29. I suggest _____ the raincoats along with us in case of the rain.
A. to take
B. to be taken
C. taking
D. being taken
30. I am going to have a lot of trouble with the test results, _____?
A. am not I
B. aren’t I
C. won’t I
D. shan’t I
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Teacher In Charge: Nguyen Hoang Duy

Question 31-40: Identify the mistake in each of the following sentences:
31. After a ten-minutes discussion with his group, he was chosen to give his ideas to the audience.
A
B
C
D
32. I wish I were free to help you with the exercise at school now but I were not!
A
B
C

D
33. When he arrived home, he was too hungry that he ate all the food left in the fridge.
A
B
C
D
34. The new light-bulb saves much more energy compared with another appliances in the same
category.
A
B
C
D
35. Passover is an ancient spring festival, which is celebrated by Jewish people for freedom of slavery.
A
B
C
D
36. In spite the qualifications he had, he was not chosen for the job.
A
B
C
D
37. There is going to be a parade along Nguyen Hue Street to celebrate Independence Day in Sunday
morning.
A
B
C
D
38. If you want to be successful in any job, remember not to lose hearts!
A

B
C
D
39. The show was very successful thank to the good preparations of the teams.
A
B
C
D
40. A recent disastrous volcano eruption in Japan has taken the lives of more than 10,000 people in
Tokyo.
A
B
C
D
II. WORD FORMATION
Supply the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. I will always be with you, my dear and _____ friend.
TRUST
2. You cannot hide your _____ for her forever. Just go and tell her what’s on your mind.
FEEL
3. We were surprised by the _____ of the electricity bill. We didn’t know we had used that much.
ENORMOUS
4. It is common to see the streets which are _____ with rubbish in Vietnam.
LITTER
5. Various ways have been suggested to reduce _____.
FOREST
6. For most _____, lighting takes up 10% to 15% of the electricity bill.
HOUSE
7. His _____ between the two laptops was not useful as both of them are fake.
COMPARE

8. On his once-a-year vacation, he decided to stay at an expensive and _____ hotel.
LUXURY
9. A _____ earthquake is the power of nature that men are most afraid of.
DISASTER
10. The _____ of the recent tidal waves haven’t been announced yet.
DESTROY
III. READING COMPREHENSION
D)

Question 1-15: Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or
(1)_____ are storms with very powerful turning winds and dark clouds. These winds are perhaps
the (2)_____ on Earth. They (3)_____ speeds of 300 miles per hour. The dark clouds are (4)_____ like a
funnel wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The winds are most dangerous in the center of the
funnel.
Tornadoes are especially common in the United States, but only in certain parts. They take
(5)_____ mainly in the (6)_____ states.
A hot afternoon in the spring is the (7)_____ likely time for a tornado. Clouds become dark.
There is thunder, lightning, and rain. A cloud forms a (8)_____ and begins to twist. The funnel moves
faster and faster. The faster the winds are, the louder the noise is. Tornadoes always (9)_____ in a
northeastern direction. They never last longer than eight hours.
A tornado’s path is narrow, but within that narrow path, it can (10)_____ everything. It can
smash buildings and knock down trees, not to mention it can kill people (11)_____ well.
The worst tornado swept through the states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana in 1925 and
(12)_____ 689 people, although people had been (13)_____ by scientists. Modern weather equipment now
makes it possible to (14)_____ when a tornado is coming. People have a much better chance of
protecting themselves. But ()_____ can stop a tornado from ruining everything in their path.
1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

Hurricanes
heaviest
go
shaping

B.
B.
B.
B.

Typhoons
fastest
reach
shaped

C.
C.
C.
C.
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Cyclones
strongest
run

shape

D.
D.
D.
D.

Tornadoes
hardest
come
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5. A. part
6. A. centric
7. A. best
8. A. funnel
9. A. shift
10.A. collapse
11.A. like
12. A. damaged
13.A. warned
14.A. talk
15.A. anything

Teacher In Charge: Nguyen Hoang Duy

B.

B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.

position
center
least
shape
move
harm
so
harmed
predicted
tell
everything

C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.

C.
C.
C.
C.

place
centered
most
path
run
lift
that
killed
said
say
nothing

D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.
D.

charge

central
worst
way
com
destroy
as
destroyed
told
speak
anyone

Questions 16-20: Read the passage again and decide which statement below is TRUE (T) or
FALSE (F):
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
its path.

A tornado looks like a funnel which is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.
In America, it is not common for tornadoes to appear in central states.
Tornadoes are often seen together with lightning, thunder and rain.
689 people died in the tornado in 1925 because they had not been warned by scientists.
We can use technologies to protect ourselves, but there’s nothing we can do to save anything in

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
1. I haven’t seen my ex-husband for ages.
 It’s _____________________________.
2. It was raining heavily, making him late for school this morning.

 Because of _________________________________________.
3. Why don’t you finish your homework first before you watch the film?
(BE)
 I suggest that ___________________________________________.
4. I advise you to take a rest before continuing with the assignment.
 If I ________________________________________.
5. “Did you arrive home very late last night?” asked Mike’s father.
 Mike’s father _____________________________________.
6. There was too much noise for me to concentrate.
 There was such __________________________.
7. Someone forgot to turn off the fans last night.
 The fans ______________________________.
8. The maid helped Maria look after her children when she was not at home.
 Maria got the _______________________________________________. (TAKE)
9. Tornado is a natural disaster. It does a lot of damage to people’s lives.
 Tornado __________________________________________________. (WHICH)
10. The children can’t wait to go on a picnic next weekend.
 The children are looking _____________________________.

THE END OF THE TEST
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Any student found cheating on the test will be minus 50% of his result.
No dictionary or any kind of documents are allowed while the test is in progress.

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