Luong The Vinh Secondary School MOCK TEST – GRADE 9 Time allowed: 45 minutes
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: ( 8 pts)
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. subject B. lunar C. erupt D. suffer
2. A. creature B. freedom C. appear D. peaceful
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
3. A. encouragement B. economic C. energetic D. disappointment 4. A. despite B. dentist C. destroy D. describe
Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
5. He draws inspiration ______ ordinary scenes and simple places that he knows and loves.
A. for B. in C. of D. from
6. I’ve studied English_____ nearly three years.
A. in B. for C. since D. over
7. You’d better take your raincoat with you ___________ the weather changes. It could rain before you get home again.
A. now that B. even if C. only if D. in case
8. I had considerable difficulty_______her to leave.
A. persuade B. to persuade C. persuading D. for persuading 9. We spent a year ______ this house.
A. build B. to build C. building D. built
10. ‘What’s in the newspaper today?’ ‘I don’t know. I_______it yet.’
A. don’t read B. haven’t read C. didn’t read D. won’t read 11. Global communication was transformed by the__________ of the Internet.
A. discovery B. development C. invention D. investment 12. If Luke______ more attention in class, he would get better results.
A. pays B. paid C. had paid D. would pay
13. Do you know_______?
A. what wrong was it with B. what’s wrong with it C. what wrong was with D. it what wrong is it with
Mark lhe letler A, B, C, or D on your answer sheel to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of lhe following questions,
14. Maths and English are compulsory subjects on this course.
A. interesting B. required C. difficult D. optional 15. In Africa, many children die from not having enough food.
A. poverty B. starvation C. drought D. malnutrition
Mark lhe letler A, B, C, or D on your answer sheel to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of lhe following questions:
16. Their migration may be postponed if fog, clouds, or rain hides the stars.
A. cancelled B. spoiled C. continued D. endangered
17. The best time to visit is during the dry season, from October to April, when the hard forest rain is over.
A. plastic B. simple C. relaxed D. soft
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
18. There are some exchange students live in the dormitory on campus.
A B C D
19. If we expect to pass this examination, we have to study more careful . A B C D 20. There’s no point to talk to such a narrow – minded person like him.
A B C D
Mark the lelter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheel to indicate the most suilable rcsponse to complete each of lhelollowing exchanges.
21. –“______________?” –“He’s tall and thin with blue eyes.”
A. What does John look like B. Who does John look like C. How is John doing D. What does John like
22. –“What will we do when we want to call the Fire Service?” –“______________”
A. Dial 113 B. Dial 114 C. Dial 115 D. Dial 116
Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Books are written to provide knowledge and good books enrich the (23)_________ . By putting ourselves under the influence of superior mind, we improve our (24)____ powers. (25)_____
good books we learn that people everywhere are the same, in all ages and in all classes. This knowledge improves our love of others and helps us to live in peace with them. We also understand that the world was made not only for man alone but for every creature that can feel hunger and thirst, (26)______ and cold. Though it may be possible for us to travel throughout the world and see things (27)_____ today, it is not possible for us to see things that happened in the past. But good books help us to see not only into the remote regions of the world today but also the world in ưhich our ancestors live.
23.A. mind B. health C. nerves D. head
24. A. knowledge B. physical C. mental D. natural
25. A. With B. Through C. On D. In
26. A. hot B. cool C. warm D. warmth
27. A. happen B. to happen C. happening D. happened
Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersey, in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.
In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to produce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited ‘Marry Had a Little Lamb’ into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.
28. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Thomas Edition’s Many Inventions
B. Improvement in the Telephone and Telegraph C. A Research in Edition’s Laboratory
D. An Accidental Invention
29. In what year did the invention of phonograph occur?
A. 1876 B. 1877 C. 1878 D. not mentioned 30. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
A. A telegraph repeater B. A telegraph diaphragm C. A telephone repeater D. A telephone diaphragm 31. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
A. With a telephone needle and a recorder B. From a recording of a telegraph
C. With only a telegraph repeater
D. From a combination of telephone and telegraph parts
32. According to the passage, how did Edition test his new invention?
A. He made improvement to the machine. B. He used a carbon transmitter.
C. He read a children’s rhyme. D. He reproduced the audience’s voice.
II. WRITING
Choose the best sentence A, B, C or D) made from the given cues.
33. If you/ stay/ late/ tired/ tomorrow//
A. If you are staying late, you can feel tired tomorrow.
B. If you stay late, you will feel tired tomorrow.
C. If you stayed late, you would feel tired tomorrow.
D. If you stay lately, you are going to feel tired tomorrow.
34. English/ speak/ almost/ part/ the world/
A. English is spoken in almost every part of the world.
B. English is speaking in almost every part in the world.
C. English is spoken in almost all parts in the world.
D. English has spoken in almost every part of the world.
35. We/ celebrate/ Mother’s Day/ as/ show/ love/ gratitude/ mothers//
A. We celebrate Mother’s Day such as to show love and gratitude to our mothers.
B. We celebrate Mother’s Day so as to show the love and gratitude for our mothers.
C. We celebrate Mother’s Day so as to show love and gratitude to our mothers.
D. We celebrate Mother’s Day as well as show the love and gratitude to our mothers.
36. throw/ thousands/ tons/ rubbish/ forest/ every year//
A. People throw thousands tons of rubbish into the forest every year.
B. People are throwing thousands of tons of rubbish in the forest every year.
C. People throw thousands of tons of rubbish into the forest every year.
D. People threw thousands tons of rubbish in the forest every year.
Rewrite the sentences so that they arethe same in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
37. We should do something about the air pollution.
Something______________________________________________________
38. The last time he wrote to his parents was two months ago.
It’s____________________________________________________________
39. Do few students learn Russian nowadays?
Few students_____________________________________________________ ? 40. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.
I am ____________________________________________________________
ANSWER KEY I.
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. B 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. B
11. C 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. B
16. C 17. D 18. C 19. D 20. B
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. B
26. D 27.C 28. D 29. B 30. A
31. D 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. C
36. C
37. Something about the air pollution should be done.
38. It’s two months since he wrote to his parents.
39. Few students learn Russian nowadays, don’t they?
40. I am used to getting up early in the morning.
