Name:... Written Test 3 Class: 9... Subject : English 9
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Identidy your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D:
1. A. reduce B. publish C. club D. plumber
2. A. conserve B. convert C. model D. consumer
3. A. institute B. pollute C. nuclear D. dump
4. A. spoiled B. polluted C. divided D. collected 5 . A. plates B. cakes C. mates D. places II. Choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D:
6. I didn't go to the concert with him last night because I had to …….. my younger sister.
A. look after B. look out C. look at D. look into 7. There are …….. methods and inventions to use solar energy
A. energy – saving B. saving – energy C. energy – saved D. saved - energy 8. Viet got up late, ... he couldn't catch the first bus.
A. then B. when C. as D. so 9. …... he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.
A. For B. Thus C. So D. As 10. They suggested ……… some money to help poor children.
A. collect B. to collect C. collecting D. should collect 11. If you ………. hard , you'll get good mark on this test.
A. will work B. work C. worked D. works 12. I want everybody to listen ... .
A. care B. carefully C. careless D. careful 13. If you study hard, you ………... pass the exam.
A. will B. could C. would D. have to 14. Doctors suggest that everyone ……….. exercise regularly.
A. take B. takes C. to take D. taking 15. I am writing to you ... the problem of fish catching.
A. of B. at C. for D. about 16. We have lived in Vinh Phuc……….. over 20 years.
A. in B. For C. from D. since 17. He asked me if I ... with my parents.
A. lived B. live C. to live D. am living
18. Children enjoy ... to traditional stories.
A. listen B. to listen C. Listening D. listens 19. I’m happy __________ all the exams.
A. is passing B. to pass C. passed D. pass
20. We __________ dinner when my friends arrived yesterday evening.
A. is having B. have C. were having D. was having III. Find the mistake in each sentence.
21. He speaks English quite slow.
A B C D
22. I suggest to help elderly people and war invalids with their chores.
A B C D 23. It’s very hot today. I wish I was on the beach now.
A B C D
24. She has worked in this company since I am a child.
A B C D
25. You usually spend your free time playing games, do you?
A B C D
IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Britain will soon ban smoking in cars with children. Britain’s government wants (26)_____ the harm cigarette smoke does to children. New laws will cut the chances of chilren passive smoking. This is when someone breathes in the (27)_____ from other people’s cigarettes. Many studies say passive smoking can almost be as (28)_____ as actually smoking a cigarette. The British government says that it has looked at search poiting out that children who sit in smoke-filled cars have (29)_____ problems.
It is particularly bad in cars because there is so little space, so the car fills with smoke very quickly.
(30)_____ agrees with the new law. Some lawmakers argue that it takes away the freedom for people to smoke in their own car. However, Britain’s health minister states that the health of children is more (31)____ than the freedom to smoke.
26. A. reduce B. to reducing C. to reduce D. reducing 27. A. gas B. tobacco C. smell D. smoke 28. A. harmful B. heavy C. careless D. tired 29. A. traffic B. housing C. health D. economic 30. A. Everyone B. No one C. Not everyone D. Every lawmaker 31. A. important B. useful C. serious D. interesting V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we do not make an effort to protect them.
There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive, and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is disappearing. More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and harm the wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones left, unless we can solve this problem.
32. What does the word “extinct” in line 2 mean?
A. dead B. no longer in existence
C. not in a place because of illness D. suffering from a mental or physical handicap 33. According to the passage, one of the reasons that people hunt animals is ____.
A. they want their fur or other valuable parts of their bodies B. they want to kill them
C. they want to sell them as pets D. they consider this a sport
34. What do farmers use to help them grow better crops?
A. rubber B. powerful chemicals C. plants D. water
35. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Human beings are the most successful animals on earth.
B. If we can solve the problem, we will soon be the only ones left.
C. Farmers use chemicals in order to grow better crops.
D. Chemicals pollute the environment.
36. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Birds Are in Danger!
B. The Threat to the Environment C. The Most Successful Animals D. Protect Our Earth!
VI. Rewrite the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
37. Unless he hurries, he will miss the show.
=> If ……….
38. Because she didn’t feel well, she went to the clinic.
=> Because of ………..
39. The children's singing was really beautiful.
=> The children sang ………
40. What about orgnizing a charity event to raise money?
=> I suggest we ………
*Matrix:
Content Identification Understanding Production Total
M.C WR M.C WR M.C WR
I/ Phonetics 05
0,25 05
1,25 II/ Vocabulary,
grammar, structure
07 0,25
07 0,25
06 0,25
20
5,0
IV/ Reading 03
0,25 04
0,25 03
0,25 10
2,5
V/ Writing 02
0,25
03
0,25
05
1,25
Total 12
3,0
19 4,75
09
2,25
40
10,0
*Answer keys:
Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 điểm.
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D
6. A 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. C
11. B 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. D
16. B 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. C
21. D 22. B 23. C 24. C 25. D
26. C 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. C
31. A 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. B 36. B
37. If he doesn’t hurry, he will miss the show.
38. Because of not feeling well, she went to the clinic.
39. The children sang beautifully.
40. I suggest we should orgnize a charity event to raise money
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