WRITTEN TEST ( Time : 45 minutes ) Full name : class : 9
I Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others ( 1point )
1. A , flood B, typhoon C, groom D, school 2. A, standard B, carriage C, can D, parade
3. A, expect B, erupt C, decorate D, destroy 4. A, flow B, hobby C, folk D, household
II Choose the best words to complete the following sentences : ( 3 points )
1, Everyone must take part in ...........deforestation . ( prevent / to prevent / preventing / prevented / )
2, She studies hard ......... she is very busy . ( because / since / although / and / )
3, Tam is not ...........with her preparations for her mother’s day .( satisfy / satisfying / satisfaction / satisfied / )
4, After coming home , they cleaned the floor ...........cooked dinner . ( but / however / and / because / )
5, Lan , ........I have known for a long time , is one of my best friends . ( whom / that / who / whose / )
6, Students will not understand their lesson ........they don’t listen to the teacher . ( so / if / and / although / )
7, Thank you for your letter , ........I was happy to get . ( who / which / that / when )
8, He got wet .........he forgot his umbrella . ( and / but / because of / since / )
9, What are you looking .......? – My picture book . I ‘ve lost it . ( at / on / for / in )
10, If we.........wasting water , there will be a shortage of fresh water in future. ( go on/ going on /go off/ will go on
11, I ‘ll give you a lift to the station if .......in a hurry . ( you were / you are / you’ll be / you’d be / )
12, Tam has a big ..........of foreign coins . ( collector / collecting / collectiv e/ collection )
III Use the words given to fill in the blanks to make a meaningful passage : ( 2 points )
collapsed - earthquake –under– disaster – city – inhabitants – above - completely - death .
China said today that there was heavy loss of life in the (1) ..........................which struck Tangshan city yesterday. Survivors ( nguoi song sot ) said Tangshan , an industrial (2)........................of one million people 160 km east of Peking , was (3).......................destroyed . Observers living in Beijing said it appeared that only a small part of the one million (4) ........................escaped (5)....................or injury . Many of the men of Tangshan were working in the mines deep (6) ......................the earth’s surface when the (7) .....................occurred . A lot of people were also working in the city ‘s offices Regrettably , most were killed under falling concrete when the building (8)..................
IV Rewrite the second sentences as dirrected : ( 1.5 points ) :
1, Let’s go out for some drink . => I suggest ..................................................................................................................
2, Lan is my close friend . She has a special talent in art . ( combine 2 sentences using relative clause )
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3, The man was a famous actor . You met him at the party . ( relative clause )
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4, Mr. Quang is 70 years old .He runs 2 km before breakfast . ( although )
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5, We will have no fresh water to use if .........................................................................................................................
6, Do you remember the day ? We left for Hue on that day . ( relative clause )
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V Find and correct the mistakes : (1points ) :
1, The book is rather interesting , and I don’t like it very much . =>
A B C D
2 , I didn’t have time to study , because I failed in the exam . =>
A B C D
3, Their beautiful house , that was bought 10 years ago , is by the river . =>.
A B C D
4,There was a thunderstorm though the plane went on flying . =>
A B C D
VI Listen carefully and complete the following text : (1.5 points )
Tropical rain forests are (1)...........................in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia . Rain forests are very important to the world’s (2)......................... . The Amazon rain forest alone (3).............................about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the earth and produces about the same percentage of the world ‘s oxygen . Some (4).......................believe that the decreasing size of rain foerests will (5)..........................the climate on the earth ,making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life .Saving our rain forests is an ( 6)..................................problem .