UNIT 1
A. PHONETICS:
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others:
1. a. school b. food c. tooth d. flood (1)
2. a. go b. got c. note d. so (1)
II. Choose one word which has the stress on the first syllable.
1. a. device b. Buddhism c. complete d. together (1)
2. a. collect b. religion c. Hinduism d. relation (1)
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
Choose a, b, c or d to comptete the following sentences
1. We ……………..in Kuala Lumpur ten years ago. (1)
a. were living b. have lived c. use to live d. lived
2. When……………………Paul ? (3)
a. were you last seen b. do you last see
c. were you last seeing d. did you last see
3. “I wish you …………………..longer”, Lan said to Maryam at the end of the week. (2)
a. could stay b. stay c. will stay d. can stay
4. Do you ……………………….say this in class ?
(1)
a. allow me b. permit me c. mind if I d. want me
5. What …………………..to Maryam and her pen pal ? (1)
a. happening b. was happened c. did happened d. happened
6 . The capital of …………………….is Kuala Lumpur and it is also the largest city of the
country. (1)
a. the Philippines b. Singapore c. Malaysia d. Indonesia
7. We…………………………..a good holiday last year. (1)
a. make b. pass c. had d. spend
8. Buddhism is a (n)…………………………….. (1)
a. association b. religion c. group d. imagination
9. Miss Hoa is very………………………..She goes to church every morning. (2)
a. religious b. religiously c. religion d. religioner
10. Did he …………………………live in the country when he was young ? (1)
a. use to b. used to c. get used to d. be used to
11. Sam wishes his father ……………….here now to help him. (1)
a. is b. were c. will be d. would be
12. ………………Kuala Lumpur ,Ha Noi is a busy modern city . (1)
a. In spite of b. Although c. Like d. As
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C. IDENTIFY MISTAKES
Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistake by
choosing a, b, c or d:
1. Tom uses to wear glasses ,but he does not now . (3)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2. She wishes she can speak English as fluently as her brother. (3)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3. Bill and me are in the same class ,we are in class 9A. (3)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4. Malaysia is divided in two regions. (1)
(a) (d) (c) (d)
D. READING
Choose a,b,c, or d, to complete the passage:
Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It’s a beautiful ………
(1) …….. with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very ………. (2)…..… city.
Most of the people ………….. (3)……….. in high- rise flats in different parts of the
island. The business district is very modern with ……………..(4)…….. of high new office
buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there.. (5)……
rows of old shop houses . The Government buildings in Singapore are very … .(6)……
and date from the colonial days.
Singapore is famous ……….(7)……. its shops and restaurants. There are many
good shopping centers. Most of the ………(8)………..are duty free. Singapore’s
restaurants ………..(9)………. Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the….(10)
……… are quite reasonable .
1. a. district b. town c. city d. village (2)
2. a. large b. dirty c. smoggy d. clean (3)
3. a.live b. are living c. lives d. lived (1)
4. a. lot b.lots c. many d.much (1)
5. a. is b. will be c.were d. are (1)
6. a.beauty b. beautiful c. beautify d. beautifully (1)
7. a. in b. on c. at d. for (3)
8. a. good b. goods c. goodness d. goody (2)
9. a. sells b. selling c. sell d. sold (1)
10. a. priced b. price c. prices d. pricer (1)
E.WRITING
I . Choose the correct sentence (a, b, c or d) made from the words given :
1. I /when / was / girl / a / little / used to / I / get up / nine o'clock / at .
a .When was I a little girl, I used to get up at nine o’clock. (1)
b. When I was a girl little , I used to get up at nine o’clock.
c. When I was a little girl, I used to get up at nine o’clock.
d. When I used to get up at nine o’clock, I was a little girl.
2. Kuala Lumpur / is / Ha Noi / different /from /? (1)
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a. Kuala Lumpur is different from Ha Noi?
b. Is Kuala Lumpur from Ha Noi different?
c. Is Kuala Lumpur different from Ha Noi ?
d. From Kuala Lumpur , is Ha Noi different ?
3. I / a lot of / met / people / on / holiday / my . (2)
a. I met a lot of people on my holiday .
b. A lot of people met I on my holiday.
c. I met people a lot of on my holiday.
d. I met on my holiday a lot of people.
4. There / many / books / are / in / my / school / library . (1)
a. There many books are in my school library.
b. There are many books in my school library .
c. Many books are there in my school library .
d. In my school library are many books there .
5. Lan / and / Maryam / write / usually / to / at least / each other / once /
every / two weeks . (3)
a. Lan and Maryam write usually to each other at least once every
two weeks .
b. Lan and Maryam usually write to at least each other once every two
weeks .
c. Lan and Maryam usually write to each other at least every two weeks
once .
d. Lan and Maryam usually write to each other at least once every two
weeks .
II . Choose the best answer (a.b.c or d. ) that is the same meaning with the
italic sentence :
1. What a pity ! he isn’t here with us now . (2)
a. I wish he isn’t here with us now .
b. I wish he were’nt here with us now .
c. I wish he were here with us now.
d.I wish he would be here with us now.
2. He must go now . (1)
a. He wishes he doesn’t go now
b. He wishes he didn’t have to go now.
c. He wishes he won’t go now .
d. He wishes he had to go now.
3. How long is it since you saw Tom ? (3)
a. When have you seen Tom?
b. When do you see Tom ?
c. When will you see Tom ?
d. When did you see Tom ?
4. He usually plays the piano at night . (1)
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a. He used to play the piano at night .
b. He is used to play the piano at night .
c. He is used to playing the piano at night.
d. He was used to playing the piano at night.
5. When did you buy this car ? (3)
a. How long do you buy this car ?
b. How long have you buy this car ?
c. How long did you buy this car ?
d. How long have you bought this car ?
……..The end ………..
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ANSWER KEY – UNIT 1
A/ PHONETICS:
I. 1- D 2 - B
II. 1- B 2 - C
B/ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
1- D 2 - D 3 - A 4 - C 5 - D 6 - C
7 - C 8 - B 9 - A 10 - A 11 - B 12 - C
C/ IDENTIFYING MISTAKES :
1 - A 2 - B 3 - A 4 - C
D / READING:
1 - C 2 - D 3 - A 4 - B 5 - D
6 - B 7 - D 8 - B 9 - C 10 - C
E / WRITING :
I. 1 - C 2 - C 3 - A 4 - B 5 - D
II. 1 - C 2 - B 3 - D 4 - C 5 - D
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