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BINHTAN SECONDARY SCHOOL

GRADE 9
TEST

I.Choose the word that has underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5pt)
1.
A. caused
B. closed
C. raised
D. increased
2.
A. good
B. foot
C. school
D. book
*Answers: 1.___________2.__________
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently the others. (0.5pt)
3.
A.benefit
B. recycle
C. logical
D. grocery
4.
A.extensive
B. celebrate
C. symbolize
D. mineral
*Answers: 3.___________4.___________
III.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5pts)
5. Since I walked to the office every day, my shoes wore________very quickly.

A. on
B. out
C. off
D. down
6. The local authorities are trying to ______ people to use public buses instead of motorbikes.
A. achieve
B. provide
C. reduce
D. persuade
7. Students have to wear uniforms in Vietnam,_________?
A. haven’t they
B. do they
C. don’t they
D. aren’t they
8. _____is the process of making something dirty or impure.
A. Pollution
B. Preparation
C. Transformation D. Population
9. In recent years, ______ has seriously made the climate change in many parts of the world.
A. water pollution B. environment
C. recycling
D. deforestation
10. He didn’t have much money, ______ he bought a lot of things at the shop for Tet.
A. or
B. but
C. and
D. so
11. “Would you like some bread?” “ _________. I’m full.”
A. Yes, please
B. All right

C. No, thanks
D. Never mind
12. It is some months ______ the tsunami happened.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. since
13. I don’t spend much time _____ the Net. I’m too busy with my homework.
A. going
B. surfing
C. swimming
D. making
14. “Hi, Tom. ________?” “ Not bad. And you?”
A. How’s everything? B. What do you do? C. What’s everything? D. How do you do?
*Answers: 5.____6.____7._____8._____9.____10.____11._______12.______13.______14._____
IV. Choose the correct meaning of the following sign : (0.5pt)
15. This picture gives us:
A. warning on keeping personal hygiene
B. notice on a serious disease
C. instructions to avoid 2019-Covirus
D. guides to stay
clean and healthy
16. What does this sign mean?
A. School ahead.
B. Slippery Road
C. Pedestrian crossing
D.
Roundabout

*Answers: 15._______

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V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5pts)
17. They are trying to ________________their newspaper.
(popular)
18. It was your___________ to leave matches where children could get them.
(care)
19. Do you agree with the __________ of friendship between Viet Nam and Singapore? (enhance)
20. The beach is full of all kinds of_____________________.
(pollute)
21. People are talking about the _______________circles on the fields in Great Britain. (mystery)
22. He is an _________doctor who just graduated from the medical school last year.
(experience)
* Answers: 17. __________________18.__________________19.________________
20. __________________21.__________________22.________________
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answers: (1.5pts)
One good reason for people to learn a foreign language is work. If your work involves regular
contact with (23) ____of foreign languages, being able to talk to them in their own languages will help
you to communicate with them. It may also help you to make sales and to negotiate and secure
contracts. Knowledge of foreign language may also increase your chances of (24) ____a new job,

getting a promotion or a transfer overseas, or of going on foreign business (25) ____.Many Englishspeaking business people don’t bother to learn other languages because they believe (26) _____most of
the people they do business with in foreign countries can speak English, and if they don’t speak
English, interpreters can help. The (27) _____of foreign language knowledge puts the English speakers
at a disadvantage. In meetings, for example, the people on the other side can discuss things among
themselves in their own language without the English speakers understanding, and using interpreters
slows everything down. In any socialising after the meetings, the locals will probably (28) ____ more
comfortable using their own language rather than English.
23. A. talkers
B. sayers
C. tellers
D. speakers
24. A. looking
B. finding
C. applying
D. offering
25. A. trips
B. journeys
C. tours
D. holidays
26. A. what
B. when
C. that
D. how
27. A. use
B. study
C. fluency
D. lack
28. A. know
B. feel
C. behave

D. come
*Answers: 23._______24.________25._________26.________27._________28.___________
VII. Read the passage. Decide if the statements from 29 to 32 are True or False, and choose the
correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 33 and 34 (1.5pts)
It is 11: 59 PM on December 31. In just a minute, New Year’s Day begins with a bang! Horns
and noisemakers blow. People drink champange. People kiss and hug each other. They say, “ Happy new
Year!” everyone says good-bye to the old year and hello to the new one.
New Year’s Eve is December 31. It is not a national holiday, so people often go to work on this
day. But in the evening, many people go to parties. They stay up late and wait for the new year. They eat,
drink, and dance. Some parties are at home. Other parties are at restaurants. In New York City, thousands
of people wait outside in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. They celebrate the new year with a lot of
noise.
January 1 is New Year’s Day. It is national holiday, so most people don’t have to go to work.
Most people have a quiet day with family and friends. Some people have headaches because they drank
too much alcohol the night before. Many Americans are concerned about drinking and driving. Drinking
and driving is dangerous and illegal. On New Year’s Eve, many cities have free buses and taxis so
people don’t have to drive.
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Many Americans watch television on New Year’s Day. In the morning, there are parades on TV.
After the parades, there are college football games. One popular game is the Rose Bowl game in
California. Millions of football fans watch this game.
On January 1, people think about the new year. Many people make solutions. They decide to

make changes in their lives. Some people promise to exercise more. Some decide to stop smoking.
Others decide to lose weight. If people don’t keep their New Year’s resolutions, they can try again next
year.
29. New Year’s Eve is celebrated with a lot of noise.
30. Most people don’t often go to work on December 31 .
31. Rose Bowl game is watched in California by millions of handball fans .
32. There is a lot of public concern about drinking and driving on New Year’s Eve.

________
________
________
________

33. The phrase “ with a bang” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following ?
A. in a very exciting way B. with a lot of noise
C. with a loud noise
D. in a noisy way
34. Which of the following is not true?
A. New Year’s Day is a national holiday.
B. Americans usually watch TV on New Year’s Day.
C. In many cities, people can take a taxi or a bus free of charge on New Year’s Eve.
D. On January 1, people have to make changes in their lives.
*Answers: 29._______30.________31.________32._______33._____________34._____________
VII. Rearranging sentences (0.5pt)
35. comes from a kind / was in Europe / The word jeans /of material that/./
36. response from your company / I look forward / you and seeing good / to hearing from/./
*Answers:
35. _____________________________________________________________________________
36. _____________________________________________________________________________
IX. Rewrite the sentence so that they mean almost the same as the ones printed before them

(1.0pt)
37. The boy feels sick because he eats too many cakes.
38. “Why don’t you have a mechanic check your car once a year.” Mary’s husband said to her.
39. Having nowhere else to go, Mr Brown tried to sleep in the station waiting room.
40. Hue, the former capital of Viet Nam, is acknowledged as The World’s Cultural Heritage.
*Answers:
37. If the boy ____________________________________________________________________
38. Everybody___________________________________________________________________
39. Because Mr Brown_______________________________________________________________
40. Hue, which___________________________________________________________________
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BINHTAN SECONDARY SCHOOL

GRADE 9
KEYS----TEST

I.Choose the word that has underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5pt)
1.
A. caused
B. closed
C. raised
D. increased
2.
A. good

B. foot
C. school
D. book
*Answers: 1.____D_______2._____C______
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently the others. (0.5pt)
3.
A.benefit
B. recycle
C. logical
D. grocery
4.
A.extensive
B. celebrate
C. symbolize
D. mineral
*Answers: 3._____B______4.______A_____
III.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5pts)
5. Since I walked to the office every day, my shoes wore________very quickly.
A. on
B. out
C. off
D. down
6. The local authorities are trying to ______ people to use public buses instead of motorbikes.
A. achieve
B. provide
C. reduce
D. persuade
7. Students have to wear uniforms in Vietnam,_________?
A. haven’t they
B. do they

C. don’t they
D. aren’t they
8. _____is the process of making something dirty or impure.
A. Pollution
B. Preparation
C. Transformation D. Population
9. In recent years, ______ has seriously made the climate change in many parts of the world.
A. water pollution B. environment
C. recycling
D. deforestation
10. He didn’t have much money, ______ he bought a lot of things at the shop for Tet.
A. or
B. but
C. and
D. so
11. “Would you like some bread?” “ _________. I’m full.”
A. Yes, please
B. All right
C. No, thanks
D. Never mind
12. It is some months ______ the tsunami happened.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. since
13. I don’t spend much time _____ the Net. I’m too busy with my homework.
A. going
B. surfing
C. swimming
D. making

14. “Hi, Tom. ________?” “ Not bad. And you?”
A. How’s everything? B. What do you do?
C. What’s everything? D. How do you do?
*Answers: 5._B__6._D_7._C_8._A__9._D_10._B_11._C_12._D__13._B__14.__A___
IV. Choose the correct meaning of the following sign : (0.5pt)
15. This picture gives us:
A. warning on keeping personal hygiene B. notice on a serious disease
C. instructions to avoid 2019-Covirus
D. guides to stay
clean and healthy
16. What does this sign mean?
A. School ahead.
B. Slippery Road
C. Pedestrian crossing
D.
Roundabout

* Answers: 15 __C___

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V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5pts)
17. They are trying to ________________their newspaper.
(popular)
18. It was your___________ to leave matches where children could get them.
(care)
19. Do you agree with the ___________of friendship between Viet Nam and Singapore? (enhance)
20. The beach is full of all kinds of_____________________.
(pollute)
21. People are talking about the ____________circles on the fields in Great Britain.
(mystery)
22. He is an ____________doctor who just graduated from the medical school last year. (experience)
* Answers: 17. popularize
18. carelessness
19. enhancement
20. pollutants
21. mysterious
22. inexperienced
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answers. (1.5pts)
One good reason for people to learn a foreign language is work. If your work involves regular
contact with (23) __of foreign languages, being able to talk to them in their own languages will help you
to communicate with them. It may also help you to make sales and to negotiate and secure contracts.
Knowledge of foreign language may also increase your chances of (24) __a new job, getting a promotion
or a transfer overseas, or of going on foreign business (25) __. Many English-speaking business people
don’t bother to learn other languages because they believe (26) ___most of the people they do business
with in foreign countries can speak English, and if they don’t speak English, interpreters can help. The
(27) __of foreign language knowledge puts the English speakers at a disadvantage. In meetings, for
example, the people on the other side can discuss things among themselves in their own language
without the English speakers understanding, and using interpreters slows everything down. In any
socialising after the meetings, the locals will probably (28) ____ more comfortable using their own
language rather than English.

23. A. talkers
B. sayers
C. tellers
D. speakers
24. A. looking
B. finding
C. applying
D. offering
25. A. trips
B. journeys
C. tours
D. holidays
26. A. what
B. when
C. that
D. how
27. A. use
B. study
C. fluency
D. lack
28. A. know
B. feel
C. behave
D. come
*Answers: 23.__D___24.___B__25.__A___26.__C__27.___D__28.____B___
VII. Read the passage. Decide if the statements from 29 to 32 are True or False, and choose the
correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 33 and 34. (1.5pts)
It is 11: 59 PM on December 31. In just a minute, New Year’s Day begins with a bang! Horns and
noisemakers blow. People drink champange. People kiss and hug each other. They say, “ Happy new
Year!” everyone says good-bye to the old year and hello to the new one.

New Year’s Eve is December 31. It is not a national holiday, so people often go to work on this day.
But in the evening, many people go to parties. They stay up late and wait for the new year. They eat,
drink, and dance. Some parties are at home. Other parties are at restaurants. In New York City, thousands
of people wait outside in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. They celebrate the new year with a lot of
noise.
January 1 is New Year’s Day. It is national holiday, so most people don’t have to go to work. Most
people have a quiet day with family and friends. Some people have headaches because they drank too
much alcohol the night before. Many Americans are concerned about drinking and driving. Drinking and
driving is dangerous and illegal. On New Year’s Eve, many cities have free buses and taxis so people
don’t have to drive.
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GRADE 9

Many Americans watch television on New Year’s Day. In the morning, there are parades on TV.
After the parades, there are college football games. One popular game is the Rose Bowl game in
California. Millions of football fans watch this game.
On January 1, people think about the new year. Many people make solutions. They decide to make
changes in their lives. Some people promise to exercise more. Some decide to stop smoking. Others
decide to lose weight. If people don’t keep their New Year’s resolutions, they can try again next year.
29. New Year’s Eve is celebrated with a lot of noise.
30. Most people don’t often go to work on December 31 .
31. Rose Bowl game is watched in California by millions of handball fans .
32. There is a lot of public concern about drinking and driving on New Year’s Eve.

________
________
________
________

33. The phrase “ with a bang” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following ?
A. in a very exciting way B. with a lot of noise
C. with a loud noise
D. in a noisy way
34. Which of the following is not true?
A. New Year’s Day is a national holiday.
B. Americans usually watch TV on New Year’s Day.
C. In many cities, people can take a taxi or a bus free of charge on New Year’s Eve.
D. On January 1, people have to make changes in their lives.
*Answers: 29.__TRUE__30.__FALSE__31.___FALSE__32.___TRUE_33.___A__34.__D___
VII. Rearranging sentences (0.5pt)
35. comes from a kind / was in Europe / The word jeans /of material that/./
36. response from your company / I look forward / you and seeing good / to hearing from/./
*Answers:
35. The word jeans comes from a kind of material that was in Europe.
36. I look forward to hearing from you and seeing good response from your company.
IX. Rewrite the sentence so that they mean almost the same as the ones printed before them (1.0pt)
37. The boy feels sick because he eats too many cakes.
38. It’s necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.
39. “ Is there a taxi coming now?” asked my friend.
40. Hue, the former capital of Viet Nam, is acknowledged as The World’s Cultural Heritage.
*Answers:
37. If the boy didn’t eat too many cakes, he wouldn’t feel sick.
38. Mary’s husband suggested that her car should be checked by a mechanic.
39. Because Mr Brown had nowhere else to go, he tried to sleep in the station waiting room.

40. Hue, which was the former capital of Viet Nam, is acknowledged as The World’ Cultural Heritage.
THE END OF THE TEST

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