PRACTICE 1-ENGLISH 9 - KY 1

PRACTICE 1
I. Choose a word with the bold part pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.
1) a. corresponded b. depended c. divided d. impressed
2) a. separated b. experienced c. published d. surfed
3) a. denied b. well-qualified c. ordered d. faded
4) a. equal b. econonmic c. emigrate d. prevent
5) a. ghost b. tropical c. poet d. locate
6) a. grow b. row c. flow d. plow
7) a. try b. ordinery c. hobby d. energy
8) a. wrap b. trash c. sewage d. crack
9) a. plumber b. pollution c. dump d. unpolluted
10) a. provide b. minimize c. pesticide d. dynamite
11) a. account b. access c. apply d. amount
12) a. control b. commercial c. communicate d. opinion
13) a. documentary b. government c. income d. wonderful
14) a. dormitory b. order c. force d. meteor
15) a. despite b. infant c. exist d. mineral
16) a. disappear b. bear c. nuclear d. year
18) a. atmosphere b. abroad c. association d. another
19) a. weekend b. secondary c. english d. member
20) a. imagine b. visit c. different d. outline
21) a. movie b. do c. woman d. concert
22) a. school b. food c. look d. zoo
II. Rewrite the following sentences, using “I wish….”.
1) I’m sorry the climate in Malaysia is too bad.
2) I’m sorry she never answers my letter.
3) I’m sorry people in Hanoi are not friendly.
4) I’m sorry there are not any green trees in your hometown.
5) I’m sorry there are not any areas for recreation in your village.
6) I’m sorry she did not meet me yesterday.
7) I’m sorry primary school students didn’t learn English three years ago.

8) I’m sorry Vietnamese is not widely spoken in the world.
9) I’m sorry I did not watch the football match between Dong Thap and The Cong last night.
10) I’m sorry everyone talks about my failing final exam.
11) I’m sorry there are not a lot of famous place to travel in Vietnam.
12) Ba’s sorry Ba doesn’t spend much time with children in the orphanage.
13) I’m sorry Khai didn’t like the peace and quiet of the local library last night.
14) I’m sorry my grandmother died three years ago.
15) I’m sorry my brother always get bad grades in study.
16) I’m sorry she studies very well. I want her to help me study, but I am not her classmate.
17) I’m sorry I don’t know her telephone number.
18) I’m sorry my family is very poor. I don’t have enough money to buy clothes.
19) I’m sorry it’s too cold, but I don’t have any coats today.
20) I’m sorry She had to do the chores yesterday, so she didn’t go to the movies.
21) I’m sorry my teacher went to visit me, but I did not stay at home two days ago.
22) I’m sorry my house is very far from the school.
23) I’m sorry my study is very bad in the first semester.
24) I’m sorry he never visits his grandparents in the countryside.
III. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets
1) She wasn’t old enough (be) ……..in my class.
2) She is going to (visit) ……….. me. She’ll be here at Christmas.
3) Would you like (meet) ………..him? He (come) ………..here tomorrow.
4) Which sentence (tell) ………….you that Hoa is older than Nien.
5) I am lucky enough (have) ………….a lot of friends.
6) He (spend) ………….his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage for 15 years.
7) Schoolboys enjoy (play) ………….badminton at break.
8) My friends usually enjoy my sense of humor. However, sometimes my jokes (annoy) ………
them.
9) Nga always (laugh) ………. at me when I says wrong.
10) What do you know about the sun, Tuan? The sun (rise) ………in the east and (set) ………in
the west.

11) Can you tell me anything about the other planets? I know something about the Earth. It (move)
………..around the sun.
12) Last night, Lan (show) ………….Lam around and (introduce) ……………him to many new
friends.
13) I’m going to (see) ………….the movie Dream City at 6.45 this evening.
14) Ok, Hoa. Let’s (meet) ………….outside the theatre.
15) On March 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Bell (bear) …………..in Edinburgh.
16) I’m sorry, but you’ll have to (cook) …………..dinner yourself.
17) There is rice in the cupboard, but you ought to (go) …………to the market.
18) The repairman can’t (fix) …………the washing machine until tomorrow.
19) Why did Hoa go to school late this morning? Because she (watch) …………TV late last night.
20) I didn’t go to school because I had to (stay) ………..home and help my mom. I used to (look)
…………after my younger brothers and sisters.
21) When the farmer returned, he (bring) …………….some straw with him.
22) Language learners should (try) ………different ways of learning the same number of words.
23) Many language learners do not try (learn) ………….all new words they come across.
24) In order to (remember) ………………words better, some learners even write each word and
its use on a small piece of paper.
25) We (receive) …………..our first semester report a few days ago.
26) My math teacher asked me (spend) ………..more time on it. I must (study) …………harder
next semester.
27) I’m pleased (hear) …………you had an enjoyable Christmas vacation.
28) Tim should use this dictionary to find out how (pronounce) …………..Spanish words.
29) Although each nation’s scouting program differs slightly, the three aims, (establish)
…………..in 1907, are the same for the 21
th
century.
30) What (lead) ……………to the Scouting Association crossing the Atlantic in 1910?
31) Scouting began in England in 1907. Two years later an american businessman, William Boyce,
(get) ………….in London.

32) The Y&Y is planning (help) ………….the community by (encourage) …………..all members
to participate in a recycling program.
33) We’re planning young trees and plants (sell) ………….to some schools.
34) We (collect) …………and empty the garbage at Dong Xuan on January 9 from 8a.m to 5p.m.
35) Ba loves (play) ……….soccer, but he doesn’t like (wash) ………….up.
36) Are you new around here? Yes. We (be) ………….here since last week.
37) Is there a restaurant close by? My mother is too tired (cook) …………..tonight.
38) I hope so. How long have you lived here? Oh, we (live) ………….here for about 10 years.