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Daton junior high school REFERENCE EXAM FOR GRADE 9 (THE FIRST TERM UNIT 1 - UNIT 5)
NUMBER II
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. primary B. divided C. comprise D. religion 2. A. impressed B. disappointed C. wished D. stopped
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others:
3. A. primary B. official C. tropical D. literature 4. A. population B. mausoleum C. correspondent D. secondary Choose the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C, or D) that needs correcting:
5. Mr Minh used to driving to work, but now he takes the bus.
A B C D 6. She wishes her parents will come here tomorrow.
A B C D
7. This shirt is the same to the one I saw yesterday.
A B C D
8. I’m very pleasant that we’re going to be pen pals.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
9. - Peter: _______________________
- Dick: “Sorry, Brian is not here”
A. Can I leave a message then? B. Can I take a message then?
C. Can I speak to Brian, please? D. Would you like to leave a message?
10. Neil Armstrong made __________first footprint on the moon.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
11. It is hard ___________ us to persuade him to believe what we said.
A. to B. for C. of D. with
12. We had to………. a lot of problems before the opening ceremony.
A. find out B. look through C. face up to D. deal about 13. I’m looking forward to___________ you soon.
A. see B. saw C. seen D. seeing 14. They ___________an AIDS vaccine yet.
A. haven’t developed C. haven’t been developed B. developed D. hasn’t developed
15. In 2018, I ___________ back to Ho Chi Minh City after 20 years.
A. go B. went C. gone D. was gone
16. You have to use your ________ when you read the story.
A. imagine B. imagination C. imaginative D. imaginatively
17. I was disappointed as the film was ______ than I had expected.
A. less entertaining C. as entertaining B. more entertaining D. entertaining
18. They show me a marble sculpture which was _________made by hand.
A. skilled B. skillful C. skillfully D. skill 19. He wishes he………. the piano.
A. could play B. will play C. can play D. would play 20. Wearing casual clothes makes students__________ self-confident.
A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt
Mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.
A. busy B. crowded C. full D. quite 22. The doctors were astonished at how fast she had got over after the accident A. surprised B. sad C. confident D. glad
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
23. He's been a bit depressed ever since he got his bad exam results.
A. frustrated B. delighted C. stressed D. nervous 24. “The table is too heavy for me to move alone”
A. easy B. old C. bulky D. light
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first language. About the same number use it as a (25) __________ language. It is the English language that is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. 75% of the world mail is in English, 60% of the radio station (26) ________ in English and more than half of the world’s periodicals are printed (27) __________ English. It is the English language that is used as an (28) ________language in 44 countries, and as the language of business commerce and technology in many others. English is now an effective medium of international communication.
25. A. second B. first C. international D. official 26. A. speak B. broadcast C. write D. listen 27. A. by B. in C. as D. of
28. A. official B. compulsory C. optional D. primary
Read the passage carefully. Then decide whether each of the statements below is TRUE (T), or FALSE (F).
Indonesia is an island nation in Southeast Asia. Its official name is the Republic of Indonesia. It is a member country of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The country's total area is 1,904,443 sq km. Like Vietnam and other
countries in Southeast Asia, Indonesia enjoys tropical climate. The rupiah is the official monetary unit of Indonesia, consisting of 100 sen. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta and it is also the largest city in the country. Other big cities are Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, Palembang... The population in 2004 was about 238,500,000.
Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country after China, India, and the United States. Islam, which is over eighty percent of the population practice, is the country's official religion. In addition, there are other religions such as Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism... The national language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is a modified form of Malay. Besides, about 300 other languages and dialects are spoken. English is increasingly used as the language of business.
Statements True False
29. Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia.
30. All the countries in Southeast Asia enjoy tropical climate.
31. Islam is the only official religion in Indonesia.
32. Bahasa Indonesia is the only language spoken in Indonesia.
II. WRITING:
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
33. People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
=>It……….………..
34. “I will decorate my house next week” Mr.Thomas said.
=>Mr.Thomas said ……….……….
35. Living in the city is not as peaceful as living in the countryside.
Living in the countryside ……….
36. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year.
=> I used to ………
37. Minh doesn’t have the key to open the room.
=> He wishes….………
Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways.
38. The holiday was great. The hotel wasn’t very nice. (although)
……….………
39. I don’t have enough money. I can’t buy my favorite book. (If)
……….………
40. His leg was broken. He didn’t take part in the contest yesterday.(Because of)
……….……….……
(Note: 0,25m/ sentence)
