YENVIEN TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL Full name: ………..
Class: 9…………
CODE : 001
ENGLISH PRACTICE TEST Time: 45 minutes
School year: 2020-2021
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. enough B. laugh C. cough D. plough
2. A. rather B. t h em C. neither D. think
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following question.
3. A. prepare B. repeat C. purpose D. police 4.A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Japanese Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. We should eat ________ and do ________ to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. less and less fat - the more exercise B. less fat - more exercise
C. the less fat - the more exercise D. the least fat - the most exercise 6. Let’s take measures to protect the environment, ________ we?
A. needn’t B. must C. shall D. will
7. The young girl sing ________ .
A. amazing good B. amazing well
C. amazingly good D. amazingly well
8. It was in Ha Noi that I first ________ him.
A. meet B. met C. have met D. had met
9. This road is very narrow. It ________ to be widened.
A. might B. needs C. mustn’t D. may
10. My boss ordered his son ________ impolitely.
A. didn’t behave B. to behave C. not behave D. not to behave 11.The weather was _______ bad _______ we couldn’t go out.
A. such/that B. too/that C. such a/that D. so/that 12.A(n)______ is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface.
A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon 13.Many wild animals are ________ threat ________ extinction.
A. at - of B. on - with C. under - of D. in - with
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
14. They stopped to work because of the hot weather.
A B C D
15.Energy-saving bulbs should use to save electricity.
A B C D
16.Sleeping all day, to eat too much and never going out is unhealthy.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
17.Lisa: “How are things with Sarah?” - Mary: “ ________ ”
A. Not so good. They had a new machine.
B. Yes, certainly. She’ll be here in a moment.
C. Of course. We’re going to have a lovely autumn.
D. Pretty well. She’s just come back from Japan.
18. - Mark: “A car knocked him down.” - Lisa: “ ________ ”
A. How terrific! B. Poor him!
C. Why do you say so? D. What a cheap car!
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. Young people are now getting more and more concerned about environmental problems.
A. worried B. nervous C. hopeless D. uneasy
20.They all watched him without making any noise, waiting for an explanation.
A. silently B. slowly C. carefully D. cautiously
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following question.
21.Pure water is often a fairly rare commodity that requires significant energy to produce.
A. Clean B. Polluted C. Poisonous D. Flawless 22.Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contended with what we do.
A. dissatified B. interested C. shocked D. excited
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.
Street Food Shoulder Poles on Saigon streets
Street food shoulder pole is familiar with Saigon people throughout many years. Nowadays it has become a special thing that makes travelers curious. In small areas of District 1 and District 3, we could count more than 100 vendors who earned money using shoulder poles. A shoulder pole, also called a carrying pole, is a yoke of wood or bamboo, used by people to carry a load. The vendors put their goods in two baskets from each end of the yoke.
In the downtown, we can meet young women with their shoulder poles. The baskets are covered with plastic wrap carefully to protect the foods from the street dust. In a tight space ofone basket, she could mix the ingredients and bake the cake on a small charcoal which was defended by carton. The ready cakes were put in other basket.
In the morning or evening, on rainy or sunny day, Saigon streets are marked by shoulder poles of people from different regions of the country, which has become a unique part of Saigon. It has been said that it isn’t hard to live in Saigon if you work hard. With the carrying pole on shoulders, the vendor has turned it into a “store”. The reason is very simple, they don’t have enough money to open a real store.
Every day these women continue their journey through Saigon streets under the sun and the rain, selling cheap things or street foods to earn money and feed their children.
23.A shoulder pole .
A. is the connection between wood and bamboo B. used to be called a carrying pole
C. is a bar made of wood or bamboo
D. is used to put goods on street vendor’s shoulders 24.Street food shoulder pole is .
A. used by street vendors to carry things B. a characteristic of District 1 and 3 C. used to make foreign travelers curious
D. a way for passer-by to have food
25.All of the following are true about shoulder poles EXCEPT that . A. street vendors can bake cakes there
B. the two baskets have the same function
C. they can contain enough things to serve some customers D. they can be protected from dust
26.All of the following are benefits of shoulder poles EXCEPT that . A. they can help street vendors to sell many things without a store
B. street vendors can support their families with the help of shoulder poles C. it is a way for street vendors to carry goods around the streets
D. women are marked by unique shoulder poles from different regions 27.The word “yoke” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. a piece of wood that is shaped to fit across a person’s shoulders to carry two equal loads B. a wooden bar that is connected to the vehicles or loads so that they can be pulled away C. something that connects two things or people, usually in a way that limits freedom D. a long piece of wood that is fastened across the necks to pull heavy loads
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
No writer in American literature is more famous or more loved than Samuel Longhorn Clements.
(28)______in Missouri in 1835, he grew up on the bank of the Mississippi river and later adopted the (29)_________ Mark Twain. The village environment inspired the two novels (30)______ made him famous:"Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" and ":Life on the Mississippi", told of his adventures on the river (31)________ of that period.
Mark Twain's life as a writer started during the Civil War. At that time he worked as a newspaper man in Nevada and California. His short story "The celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was an immediate (32) _________and his new career began.
28. A. was born B. born C. is born D. be born 29.A. pen name B. surname C. real name D. name 30.A. where B. who C. whose D. which 31.A. ships B. trains C. boats D. planes 32. A. succeeding B. success C. successful D. succeed
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
33. I find it impossible not to worry about Lan.
A. I can’t help feeling worried about Lan.
B. I feel worried about Lan, but I can’t do anything to help.
C. I can’t do nothing to help Lan although I feel worried about her.
D. I’m unable to worry about Lan.
34.People use pesticides and fertilizers. They want to increase crop production.
A. People want to increase crop production, so they use pesticides and fertilizers.
B. Unless people want to increase crop production, they use pesticides and fertilizers.
C. People want to increase crop production because they use pesticides and fertilizers.
D. People want to increase crop production, for they use pesticides and fertilizers.
35.I last heard this song 10 years ago.
A. It has been 10 years when I have heard this song.
B. It was 10 years since I last heard this song.
C. It is 10 years since I last heard this song.
D. It is 10 years when I have heard this song.
36.She usually spends one hour riding her motorbike to work every day.
A. She usually gets to work in one hour every day.
B. It usually takes her one hour to get to work by motorbike every day.
C. She usually goes to work by car once a day.
D. It usually takes her one hour riding her motorbike to her office every day.
37. I don't know the answer, so I can't tell it to you.
A. If I knew the answer, I wouldn't tell it to you.
B. If I knew the answer, I would tell it to you.
C. If I knew the answer, I will tell it to you.
D. If I had known the answer, I would tell it to you.
38.The rent for this apartment is more expensive than we had expected.
A. We had expected such an expensive rent for this apartment.
B. The rent for this apartment is not as cheap as we had expected.
C. We hadn’t expected such a cheaper rent for this apartment.
D. The rent for this apartment is as expensive as we had expected.
39.“You should turn off the lights before going out.” Mr Hoa said:
A. Mrs Hoa suggested that the lights should be turned off before going out.
B. Mrs Hoa suggested we should be turned off before going out.
C. Mrs Hoa suggested that the lights should turn off before going out.
D. Mrs Hoa suggested that we should to turn off before going out.
40. Lan lives in the house. The house is behind my house.
A. Lan lives in the house which is behind my house.
B. Lan lives in the house who is behind my house.
C. Lan lives in the house where is behind my house.
D. Lan lives in the house and which is behind my house.
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