Grade 9 Test 1

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. out B. round C. about D. would
2. A. chair B. check C. machine D. child
3. A. too B. soon C. good D. food
4. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
5. A. happy B. hour C. high D. hotel

II. Pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.
1. A. region B. comprise C. Malaysia D. compulsory
2. A. association B. Buddhism C. divide D. together
3. A. enjoy B. religion C. Hinduism D. population
4. A. Chinese B. although C. instruction D. currency
5. A. primary B. religion C. tropical D. friendliness

III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished
sentence.
1. _________Kuala Lumpur, Ha Noi is a busy modern city
A. As B. Such as C. Like D. Similar
2. The _________destroyed the Central Bank
A. famine B. strike C. capitalism D. earthquake
3. I reserved a table for two, at eight o’clock.
A. set B. bought C. booked D. put
4. Football, chess, and tennis are _________.
A. matches B. games C. plays D. athletics
5. The manager _________ the man to return to work immediately.
A. insisted B. suggested C. demanded D. ordered
6. I wish I ___________his name.
A. knew B. know C. will know D. would know
7. If you have a map along, you ________ get lost.
A. will B. will not C. wouldn’t D. would
8. I told her she could stay with us. That’s what I ___________.
A. said to her B. said her C. told to her D. told
9. He told me he couldn’t go to sleep. That’s what he ________.
A. said me B. talked to me C. told to me D. said to me
10. The English student acts as if he _________Vietnamese perfectly.
A. knows B. knew C. had known D. will know
11. Over the next few days, the girls _______Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.
A. will visit B. visited C. are visiting D. visits
12. When did you _______see him?
A. recently B. already C. last D. lately
13. The car went ________full speed.
A. with B. for C. to D. at
14. Linguistics is the science of _________.
A. medicine B. economics C. languages D. mathematics
15. Let’s have dinner, ________?
A. will he B. shall we C. won’t we D. shan’t we
16. I came ________ an old friend on the street yesterday morning.
A. over B. across C. down D. in
17. Will you see ______ Mr. Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?
A. over B. down C. off D. in
18. Minh’s father often takes him ______ the park every summer.
A. on B. to C. in D. after
19. He _______his father in many ways.
A. takes over B. takes down C. takes on D. takes after
20. I’ll pick you ________at your hotel next Monday.
A. on B. off C. at D. up
21. Your hat doesn’t go ________your clothes.
A. up B. with C. of D. down
22. The plane will ________ at 06.30 so you must be there at 06.00.
A. take after B. take down C. take off D. take up
23. The thieves waited until it was dark enough to ___________his house yesterday.
A. broke into B. broke out of C. broke away D. broke through
24. The bomb missed it mission then __________.
A. went down B. went off C. went through D. went away
25. The earth is a(n) ___________.
A. satellite B. state C. planet D. star
26. I borrowed this coat _________my father.
A. from B. to C. at D. by
27. If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of __________.
A. our B. us C. ours D. we
28. We went by car but the children went _________foot.
A. on B. by C. to D. with
29. Buddhism is an __________.
A. group B. religion C. association D. imagination
30. Lan ________the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam was praying.
A. enjoying B. has enjoyed C. enjoyed D. enjoy
31. I wish I ______ you some money for your rent, but I broke myself.
A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend
32. There are several books by Hemingway on this __________.
A. shelf B. platform C. cupboard D. support
33. I was so tired that I ________asleep in the chair.
A. got B. felt C. went D. fell
34. The players ________to be there at 3 o’clock.
A. told B. were told C. have told D. tell
35. Do you ______me say this in class?
A. let B. allow C. permit D. mind

IV: Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written
English.
1. I feel really tired. I wish I didn’t go to the party last night.
A B C D
2. I have broken my pencil. May I borrow one of yours?
A B C D
3. When I was on holiday last summer, I was going to the beach every day.
A B C D

4. Tom used to going to school by bus. Now he goes by bike.

A B C D
5. Mary is used to do her homework by herself.
A B C D
6. On winter day, we all used to sit around the fire and told stories.
A B C D
7. The Chinese build the Great Wall over two thousand years ago.
A B C D
8. We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
A B C D
9. In the modern world, people can easily communicate with telephone, radio, and computer.
A B C D
10. The package containing books and records were delivered last week.
A B C D

V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

New York – The “Big Apple”
Our arrival in New York was spectacular. It’s skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty make a (1)
_________sight. New York has a (2) _________of over seven million and it is probably the
world’s most famous city. The inhabitants of the “Big Apple” come from many (3)
_________countries. There are more nationalities in New York (4) _________in any other
places on the earth. It also has (5) _________tourists than any other city except London,
especially in the summer. (6) _________come from all (7) _________the world and have a
wonderful time. There are so many (8) _________for them to get enthusiastic about – whether
it’s some of the (9) _________museums in the world or the (10) _________little streets of
Greenwich Village.
1. A. sad B. beautiful C. horrible D. cold
2. A. attraction B. impression C. population D. people
3. A. same B. young C. old D. different
4. A. than B. rather C. of D. to
5. A. many B. much C. more D. lots
6. A. Visit B. Visitors C. Workers D. Goers
7. A. in B. from C. over D. of
8. A. attraction B. place C. sights D. area
9. A. good B. better C. best D. nicer
10. A. to charm B. charm C. charmed D. charming

VI: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one.
1. Where is the dentist’s office?
 Could you tell me ......................................................................................................................?
2. How many people are there in our school?
 We want to know .......................................................................................................................?
3. This shirt is too dirty for me to wear.
 This shirt ....................................................................................................................................
4. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.
 I am used to ...............................................................................................................................
5. Would you please give me a hand?
 Would you mind ........................................................................................................................?
6. I can’t understand him because he speaks so quickly.
 If he didn’t ................................................................................................................................
7. The suitcase is so heavy that I can’t carry it.
 It is such .....................................................................................................................................
8. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
 I suggest .....................................................................................................................................
9. How long is it since you last saw Mary?
 When ..........................................................................................................................................?
10. She asked, “How many Japanese students are there in your class, Tom?”
 She asked Tom ..........................................................................................................................

VII. Give the correct word formation

1. We like their ___________________ (friendly).
2. He was turned down for the job because he has not got enough _________(qualify)
3. She will make _________________for us to see that famous singer. (arrange)
4. There will be a ___________________ in this street. (meet)
5. We saw ___________________ girls there. (beauty)
6. Can you give me some ________________ the next flights to Florida? (inform).