English Test 9 potx

English Test 9.
I. Choose the best answer for each question and then write it in the column Answers ( from 1 to 10).
Answers
1. There are many _______ on TV where a team of people have to answer questions. 1
a. riddles b. inquiries c. puzzles d. quizzes 2
2. Finding the money is just one of the problems ________ in buying a house. 3
a. gathered b. united c. mixed d. involved 4
3. _________ I say, please treat it in confidence. 5
a. That b. That which c. Whatever d. Which 6
4. He ________ walking for several hours and was very tired. 7
a. is b. has been c. was d. had been 8
5. “ Do all the farmers grow rice?” “ ________________” 9
a. Some farmers grow rice, and other farmers grow vegetables. 10
b. Some farmers grow rice, and other of farmers grow vegetables.
c. Some farmers grow rice, and others grow vegetables.
d. Some of farmers grow rice, and others of farmers grow vegetables
6. Mr Nam is the most __________ speaker _________ .
a. boring I have ever known b. bored I have ever known
c. boring I had ever known d. bored I had ever known
7. “ How are the pictures?” “ A number of the pictures ________ excellence”
a. is b. are c. do d. does
8. “ ________ is it from your house to the museum?” “ Ten kilometers”
a. How long b. How far c. How often d. How
9. David feels _______ again after his illness but he cannot work _________.
a. strong hard b. strong hardly c. strongly hard d. strongly hardly
10. They worked hard ________ they might be well – prepared for the examination.
a. because b. since c. then d. so that

II. Choose the underlined word with different sound and then write it in the column Answers ( from 11 to 15)
Answers
11. a. thin b. than c. they d. there 11

12. a. ache b. charity c. archeology d. chaos 12
13. a. storage b. encourage c. garage d. shortage 13
14. a. whole b. whoop c. whose d. white 14
15. a. bound b. ground c. bounce d. cough 15
III. Give the correct form of word given and then write it in the column Answers ( from 16 to 25 )
Answers
16. There’s not much __ in this flat because of the large windows and thin walls.(PRIVATE ) 16
17. The noise _______ as the plane goes farther away. ( LESS ) 17
18. He still has great talent, but he has lost ________ in himself. ( UNFAITHFUL) 18
19. Unfortunately, the film got ___________ reviews. ( FAVOUR ) 19
20. He lost in the election because he was a weak and _______ leader. ( DECIDE ) 20
21. My new car has ___________ back seats. ( REMOVE ) 21
22. The car in front braked __________ and I crashed into it. ( EXPECT ) 22
23. The police car collided with a fire _________. ( ENGINEER) 23
24. Government should help to make rents _______ to students. ( AFFORD )
24
25. John is a child with ____________. ( BRIGHT ) 25
IV. Find a suitable word in each sentence and then write it in the column Answers ( from 26 to 35 )
Answers
One thing about London which every visitor from abroad admires is the large (26) __ of parks. 26
They are lungs of London which are (27) ______ green islands of peace. They play an important 27
part in helping to (28) ________ the city’s character. 28
The best known parks are, of course, the central ones: St James’s Park, Hyde Park, Regent’s 29
Park, and Kensington Gardens which have many attractions. Hyde Park has the Serpentine, a 30
little lake, which is a good place (29) _____ swimming or rowing, and Speakers’ Corner where 31
one may get up and say anything (30) _______ pleases. In Regent’s Park there are the zoo and 32
the Open – Air Theatre. 33
Kensington Gardens has the Round Pond which is used by “ dry land sailors” of all ages to 34
(31) _____ every kind of model yacht. St James’s Park boasts a truly elegant lake (32) _____ 35
which live a great variety of wild ducks and, (33) ____ from these individual attractions, (34 ) ______ park has

a greater or lesser expanse of well – kept grass. Here, in fine weather, can be seen hundreds of lucky people
who have escaped for a while (35) ______ the noise and bustle of the town.
V. Read the passage carefully and write the answers ( from 36 to 40).
Cats seem to be able to sense earthquakes. Josie, who lives in California, warned her family of a tremor in
1971. She woke her owner, Mr and Mrs. Miller at 5.50 am by jumping onto the bed and running around. When
the Millers followed her out of the house, Josie ran off. The earthquake was only a small one, but the cat raised
the alarm every time there was a tremor after that. In 1949 a bill to stop cats from going out at night was passed
by Adlai Stevenson, Governer of Illinois. The bill required cat owners to keep their pets indoors at night. Any
cat found out on the streets was to be locked up by police if they could catch it first.
36. What did Josie do for its owner in 1971?
37. What did she do after the 1971 tremor?
38. What is the passage primarily concerned?
39. When was a bill to stop cats from going out at night passed?
40. What was the cat found out on the streets to be done ?
VI. Rewrite the sentences starting with the words given without changing their meaning ( from 41 to 50 ).
41. I’d rather you didn’t wear jeans to the office.
I’d prefer
42. They didn’t accept any of the applicants for the job.
None
43. It looks as if he’s running away from your fierce dog.
He appears
44. He rapidly became so successful that his friend turned against him.
He made
45. But for your help I should have failed.
If
46. In spite of all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
Although
47. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.
It had been
48. The holiday in Dien Bien was wonderful. She spent only a short time there

She wishes
49. The train journey from Ha Noi to Hai Phong takes two hours.
It is a
50. You can use it as long as you like, and it will not wear out.
No matter
VII. Use the given words to write a complete sentence. Words can be changed or added but not omitted
51. Language / not / necessary / private / property / who / use.

52. English / speak / first language / the US / Australia / areas / world.

53. unreasonable / regard / language / possession / particualr nation.

54. This / not / say / English / use / greater number / speaker / other languages.

55. this respect / easy / outnumber / Chinese.

56. English / most international / languages.

57. It / provide / ready access / world scholarship / world trade.

58. It / understand / more wide / languages.

59. Millions / men / women / four continents / have / English / first language / many / use / second language

60. English / belong / who / use / it.