CHUYEN DE UNIT 1

TEST FOR UNIT 1- ENGLISH 9
I/ Pick out the word that has the different sound from the others:
1. A. mention B. option C. federation D. question
2. A. ghost B. office C. long D. modern
3. A. climate B. divide C. comprise D. notice
4. A. rather B. ethnic C. although D. without
5. A. region B. group C. dialogue D. guitar
II/ Pick out the word that has the different stressed syllable from the others
1. A. atmosphere B. capital C. climate D. activity
2. A. association B. federation C. population D.correspond
3. A. beauty B. museum C. outline D. tamil
4. A. friendliness B. islam C. separate D. puppet
5. A. relative B. territory C. vacation D. currency
III/ Odd one out…
1. A. Bangkok B. Kuala Lumpur C. Singapore D. Brunei Darussalam
2. A. visit B. divide C. separate D. pray
3. A. ringgit B. inch C. feet D. yard
4. A. Marxism B. Buddhism C. Islam D. Christianity
5. A. Malaysia B. Vietnamese C. Chinese D. tamil
IV/ Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. My penpal and I are away from each other, but we always …………..
A. keep in touch B. get on C. go D. write
2. His good behavior made a deep …………… on all the club members
A. impression B. expression C. kindness D. happiness
3. It’s raining again. If only I ………….. an umbrella.(if only = wish)
A. have B. having C. had had D. had
4. It’s a pity you didn’t go on a trip with us. We all wish you …………. With us.
A. could go B. go C. went D. had gone
5. I can’t speak English well. I wish I …………….. English well.
A. can speak B. could speak C. would speak D. spoke
6. My father gets used to …………….. newspaper in the morning.

A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads
7. We have written to each other ……………. last Christmas.
A. for B. in C. since D. at
8. Can you divide this mooncake ………….. four equal pieces.
A. with B. by C. among D. into
9. When I first arrived ………… New York, I didn’t know anyone.
A. into B. at C. in D. to
10. We really enjoyed ………….. local food.
A. have B. to have C. has D. having
V/ Read the passage below and answer the questions
Malaysia is one of the countries of the ASEAN. It is divided into two regions which are separated by
about 640 km of the sea and together comprise an area of 329,758 sq km. Malaysia enjoys tropical climate.
The Malaysian unit of currency is the ringgit.
Kuala Lumpur-The capital city- is the largest city in the country. The population in 2001 was over 22
million. Although Islam is the country’s official religion, there are two other religions such as Buddhism
and Hinduism. The national language is Bahasa Malaysia known simply as Malay. However, English,
Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken. The language of instruction for primary school children is
Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese, or Tamil. Bahasa Malaysia is the primary language of instruction in all
secondary school, although some students may continue learning in Chinese or Tamil. And English is a
compulsory second language.
1) The population of Malaysia in 2001 ………………. over 22 million.
A. is B. are C. has D. had
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2) Malaysia …………….. into two regions by about 640 km of the sea.
A. is dividing B. divides C. is divided D. divided
3) The …………….. of Malaysia is Islam.
A. two regions B. additional religion C. official religion D. capital city
4) West Malaysia and East Malaysia together ……………. an area of 329,758 sq km.
A. separate B. consist of C. comprise D. divide

5) Bahasa Malaysia is simply known as …..
A. Chinese B. Tamil C. Malay D. second laguage
6) …………… is a compulsory second language for secondary school students in Malaysia.
A. Chinese B. Tamil C. Malay D. English
VI/ Give the correct tense/form of the verbs:
1) Albert Maltz was a progressive American writer. He (1. bear) ..........……….. in 1908. He (2.
write) ………………... his first play “PEACE ON EARTH” in 1943. It was against wars, so he (3.
arrest) ……………… by the American police and (4. put) …………….. in prison in 1950.
2) What you (do) ……………. last weekend? - I (go) ………….. to the theater with my family.
3) Maryam and Lan (be) …………….. pen pals for nearly three years.
4) We used (write) …….... to each other every month when we (be)……… at secondary school.
5) Khang (know) …………. a little English, so he wishes he (can) ……………speak it fluently.
6) Maryam (stay) …………… with Lan’s family at the moment. She (be) ……….. Lan’s penpal.
VII/ Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the words.
1. We’re very impressed by the …………… of your town’s people. (friend)
2. Is Buddhism the country’s ……………… religion of Thailand? (office)
3. Should English be a …………….. foreign language in Viet Nam? (compel)
4. Malaysia is a member country of the …………… of South East Asian Nations. (associate)
5. In …………. , there are other religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism in Malaysia. (add)
6. The …………… language is Bahasa Malaysia. (nation)
7. Lan and Maryam ……………… at least once every two week. (correspondence)
8. Lan enjoyed the ……………… atmosphere while Maryam was praying. (peace)
VIII/ Rewrite these sentences in such the way that they keep the same meaning as the old ones.
1. She had finished the report by noon.
→ The report ………………………………………………………………..
2. My younger sister is young. She can’t drive a car.
→ My younger sister ……………………………………………………….
3. Nga was absent from school yesterday.
→ I wish …………………………………………………………………….
4. Someone stole my watch this morning.

→ My watch …………………………………………………………………
5. I am sorry that I didn’t go to the wedding last week.
→ I wish ……………………………………………………………………..
6. Lan isn’t at the meeting today.
→ I wish ……………………………………………………………………..
7. It’s a pity I don’t know his phone number.
→ I wish ……………………………………………………………………..
8. I wasn’t there yesterday.
→ If only ……………………………………………………………………
IX. Translate into English:
1. Hà nội là thủ đô của Việt Nam, nhưng nó không phải là thành phố lớn nhất nước.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Đạo Phật là tôn giáo chính thức của Thái Lan.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Ngôn ngữ để giảng dạy cho học sinh trung học là tiếng Việt Nam và tiếng Anh là ngôn ngữ thứ
hai bắt buộc.
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