Test-S-Tuyen lop 10-G.9-2010

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. June-8-S
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Saturday, July 12, 2014. Grade 9
Marks Teacher’s Comment
QUESTION I. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others:
1. A. correspond B. communicate C. achievement D. distinguish
2. A. majority B. complete C. encourage D. favorite
QUESTION II. Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from
the others.
3. A. covered B. showed C. dressed D. sleeved
4. A. alien B. adult C. amount D. appear
QUESTION III. Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic:
5. A. linguistics B. mathematics C. physics D. scientists
6. A. protect B. destroy C. conserve D. save
QUESTION IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (3pts)
1. According to the ……………… forecast, it’ll be sunny tomorrow.
2. Have you ever met the man…………………Mary’s sister?
3. We……………………to the soccer match last Sunday because of the rain.
4. Nadal………………………tennis player since he was 16.
5. Many accidents…………………………by dangerous driving so far.
6.Tim is too young to drive a car. He wishes he…………………a car.
7. Susan asked me how many students……………………in my class.
8. What ……………you………………If you were in London now?
9. The material used for men’s aodai is different from that used for women’s
10. Helen and I have corresponded once every month for 2 years.
11. ………………….456 to New York is now boarding at gate 4.
12. ……………………………is a very strong circular winds which suck things up into them.
QUESTION V. Fill in the blanks in this passage with proper words by using the given words in the box:
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climate

B
weather
C
meteor
D
season
A
who married
B
who is married
C
whom married
D
who was married
A
can’t go
B
won’t go
C
didn’t go
D
don’t go
A
had been
B
is
C
was
D
has been

A
caused
B
are caused
C
are being caused
D
have been caused
A
drives
B
driving
C
could drive
D
is driving
A
there were
B
there are
C
were there
D
are there
A
will / do
B
do / do
C
did / do

D
would / do
A
pattern
B
tunic
C
cloth
D
style
A
wrote
B
called
C
sent
D
met
A
flying
B
flight
C
flew
D
flyer
A
Cyclone
B
Tidal wave

C
Typhoon
D
Tornado
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Full name:
Class:
There has been a revolution in the (1)………. of newspapers. Not many years ago, newspapers
were being (2)………. using techniques unchanged for over hundred years.
The journalists gave their stories to a typist, (3)…………… prepared them for an editor, who
passed them on (4)…………… the printer. The printer, who was a very skilled man, set up the type.
This was then collected to make the 5)……………. When the pages were complete, the printing
machines could be started.
Nowadays what happens? The journalists type their stories into a (6)……………. The
computer checks their spelling, plans the page, and shapes the (7)…………… When the pages are
ready, another computer may control the printing.
There can be (8)…………… doubt about it, producing a newspaper in an entirely different
management now
1
A field B fond C proud D world
2
A produce B producing C produced D product
3
A whom B who C whose D that
4
A to B in C for D at
5
A print B computer C reader D pages
6
A shop B stall C computer D store

7
A reader B articles C story D legend
8
A no B not C none D nothing
QUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):
More than two hundred years ago, the term “environment pollution” was quite strange to people. They
lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite different.
People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to environment. Actually, it is
man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody knows that motorbikes
and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot
or by bicycle. Manufactures know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, but they do
not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our
health, but no one wants to spend time burying them. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?
1. More than two hundred years ago…………………………
A the environment was polluted as much as it is today B People knew nothing about environmental pollution
C
Air was polluted badly
D
People were faced with pollution.
2. In former days, people……………………………
A
led a healthy life
B
lived in polluted environment
People knew nothing about environmental pollution
C
were polluted about pollution
D
drank contaminated water
People were faced with pollution.

3. Nowadays, many people are concerned about ………………………………
A
the polluted water.
B
the wastes from factories
C
dangerous gases emitted by cars and motorbikes
D
all are correct
4. Everybody knows that emit dangerous gases ……………
A
so they do not travel by car
B
so they prefer traveling by bicycle
C
but they still prefer traveling by car.
D
but they prefer traveling on foot
5. Factory owners ……………………………
A
know nothing about pollution.
B
have no awareness of pollution
C
treat wastes from factories safely
D
Don’t spend money on treating the wastes safely
6. It’s harmful to our health …………………………
A
if rubbish is spread over our area

B
if we don’t scatter our rubbish
C
if we spend time on gathering rubbish
D
if rubbish is buried
QUESTION VII: WRITING.
• Which do you like better, watching TV or reading newspaper? Why or Why not?
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