MIDTERM REVIEW 1 (GRADE 9)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. what b. where c. whose d. which
2. a. writes b. stops c. takes d. drives
3. a. needed b. watched c. stopped d. talked
4. a. beach b. clean c. instead d. leave
5. a. provide b. pollution c. collect d. shore
II. Choose the word whose main stress is not the same as that of the others.
1. a. unpolluted b. volunteer c. disappointed d. refreshment
2. a. environment b. pesticide c. dynamite d. valuable
3. a. plastic b. precious c. provide d. garbage
4. a. environmental b. conservationist c. deforestation d. congratulation
5. a. preserve b. nonsense c. inedible d. achievement
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. Why not __________ garbage bins around the schoolyard to keep it clean.
a. put b. to put c. putting d. we put
2. By sticking labels over the address you can ___________ envelopes.
a. recycle b. reduce c. reuse d. return
3. Because plastic bags are very hard to ________ , they will cause pollution.
a. dissolve b. wrap c. tear d. collect
4. These materials can be _________ into other packaging products.
a. reused b. reduced c. removed d. recycled
5. Crops are sprayed with ____________ to kill insects.
a. fertilizer b. manure c. dung d. pesticide
6. If you go ________ doing that and you'll end ________ in serious trouble.
a. up - with b. on - up c. off - with d. out - up
7. They are trying to save the animals __________ extinction.
a. on b. for c. from d. with
8. I’m disappointed _________ I have failed the exam.
a. that b. with c. about d. at
9. ________ air is one of the many problems we have to solve.
a. Pure b. Polluted c. Fresh d. Pleasant
10. I think putting garbage bins around the schoolyard _____students from throwing trash.
a. makes b. prevents c. reduces d. soils
11. If people _____public transport, there will be less pollution.
a. use b. will use c. can use d. used
12. _________ we miss the last bus, we will have to walk home.
a. As b. When c. If d. Unless
13. Minh's English is excellent. He speaks _______.
a. fluent English b. English fluent c. fluently English d. English fluency
14. He __________to find a job but he had no luck.
a. hardly tried b. tried hardly c. hard tried d. tried hard
15. I'm going to leave now_________________.
a. so that not to be late b. for not to be late c. so as not to be late d. not to be late
16. If the sea water continues to be polluted, many fish species _______extinct.
a. become b. will become c. would become d. have become
17. We postponed the picnic______________.
a. because it rained heavy b. because of the heavily rain
c. because it was heavy raining d. because it was raining heavily
18. Plants __________ if they don't get sun and water.
a. die b. would die c. won't die d. are going to die
19. If they ________ to the mountains next week, they will be able to ski.
a. will go b. go c. are going d. could go
20. I won't be able to attend the meeting __________I'll be on vacation.
a. if b. though c. when d. since
IV. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence.
1. His.............................. (suggest) are very helpful.
2. ______________call for the conservation of the countryside. (conserve)
3. People must learn about keeping the environment ___________ . (pollute)
4. It was very _______ of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it. (care)
5. _______groups want a total prohibition on the dumping of nuclear waste. (environment)
6. I am _____________ that people have spoiled this area. (disappoint)
7. toxic ___________ are all dumped into the water. (pollute)
8. Air ______ is getting more and more serious. (pollute)
9. We shouldn’t use __________water. (pollute)
10. What has our government done to prevent ________________. (forest)?
V. Choose the one option (a, b, c or d) that best completes the passage.
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by (1) ____man pollutes his
surroundings. Man dirties the air with exhaust gases and smoke, (2) _____ the water with
chemicals and other substances, and damages the (3) _____ with too many fertilizers and
pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. For example, people ruin
natural beauty by (4) ____ junk and litter on the land and in the water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems (5) _____ mankind today. Air,
water, and soil arc necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly (6) _____ air can cause
illness, and even d0ad. Polluted water kills fish and other (7) ______ life. Pollution of soil
reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also
brings ugliness (8) ______ man's natural beautiful world.
1. a. that b. whom c. which d. whose
2. a. purifies b. covers c. filters d. pollutes
3. a. soil b. forest c. stream d. beach
4. a. keeping b. dumping c. spoiling d. gathering
5. a. faces b. faced c. facing d. to face
6. a. polluted b. polluting c. pollution d. pollutant
7. a. plant b. animal c. human d. marine
8. a. on b. in c. to d. with
IV. Read the passage carefully and then decide whether the following statements are true
or false.
Every day on radio, on TV, and in the newspapers, we hear, see, or read about many problems in
the world, for example, pollution problems. Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from
fumes released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes, trains, and poisonous gases emitted from
factories .Also, waste is dumped anywhere, even in the city where many people are living
The second pollution problem is sea pollution. Many people earn their living from fishing in the
sea, and the fish they catch feed many people. But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills
and factory wastes that the fish are dying. This pollution is not only killing the fish, but is also
affecting those people who eat fish.
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted. This problem is growing more
difficult every day. We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live.
1. Vehicles and factories account for air pollution.
2. Environmental pollution is one of the world's problems.
3. The sea water is heavily contaminated by oil spills and industrial sewage.
4. Waste is sometimes dumped in the city where many people are living.
5. Pollution has been reduced to the minimum nowadays.
6. A lot of fish are dying because of marine pollution.
V. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. I'll be on vacation next week, so I won't be able to attend the meeting.
Since ________________________________________________________________
2. If you don't start working hard now, you won't be able to pass the final exam.
Unless _______________________________________________________________
3. Someone should take this garbage to the garbage dump soon.
This garbage _________________________________________________________
4. He studies the best in our class.
No one ______________________________________________________________
5. They started learning English four years ago.
They have ____________ _______________________________________________
6. Let's use public buses instead of motorbikes.
Why _____________________________________________________________
7. The film's ending is dramatic.
The film ____________________________________________________________
8. The boy studies very well.
The boy is a _________________________________________________________
9. Work hard or you will pass your exam.
If __________________________________________________________________
10. My brother is not good at playing tennis.
My brother does _____________________________________________________