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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8.0 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1.A. church B.chemistry C.charitableD.recharge

Question 2.A. amaze  B. decade  C. average  D. arrange

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3.A. document  B. location             C. perspective  D. comedian

Question 4.A. disappointment B. repetition  C. equivalent  D. competition 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction

Question 5.He decided doing the job himself as the cost of repairs to his car was so high.

A            B             C     D

Question 6.Although the fact that he is a technician, he can't fix his son's bike.

                           A                      B                                     C     D

Question 7.If his parents spent more time with him, he would be so spoilt now.

A         B C     D 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

Question 8.She turned ­­________ the new job in New York because she didn’t want to move.

A. on   B. off   C. up    D. down

Question 9. He usually spends hours on the river without________ anything.

A. to catch  B. catch  C. catching   D. caught

Question 10.A ___travels around the Earth to collect information or to communicate by radio, television, etc.

A. telescope  B. spacecraft  C. rocket   D. satellite

Question 11. My grandmother, _____I really love, often tells us many interesting things about life in the past.

A. whom  B. who   C. whose      D. which

Question 12.Immigrants________ to America after 1880 settled mainly in large cities.

A. which came B. they came  C. came   D. who came

Question 13.If you ________ to work for us any more, you ________ quit the job any time.

A. want – need  B. don't want - can C. don't want - need D. want - can

Question 14.The secretary is capable _______working under tight schedule and work well as part of a team.

1. in   B. on   C. with    D. of

Question 15.My father has a trouble with his lungs, ________ he decided to give up smoking.

1. so that  B. so   C. since   D. though

Question 16.On Sunday we decided to go to ______ beach by _______train, but because of _______ threating weather, we went to ______ cinema instead.

A. a - a - the – the B. a - X - a - the  C. the - X - the - the   D. the - the - a - X

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.

Question 17. – “Could you do me a favour, please? ”            - "________ "

     A. Sure. No problem  B. Do you really need help?

     C. No, thank you.  D. Yes, and when’s that?.  

Question 18.– “May I have something to drink, please? ”     -  "________ "

 A.Of course you may  B.Yes, of course. Help yourself 

C.Why do you have to ask?  D.You must help others too.   

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)CLOSESTin meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 19. I didn’t think his comments were very appropriate at that time.

 A. right            B. correct            C.exact D. suitable

Question 20.Many languages learners do not try to learn all the new words they come across.

 A.study B.like C.meet D.understand

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)OPPOSITEin meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 21. Because of the bad weather, there were no take-offs from the airport this morning.

   A. touchdown  B. checkout   C. pile-up   D. check- in

Question 22. He passed the exam as he worked very hard.

   A. lazy  B. busy   C. lazily   D. early

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Language is how people (23)________ with one another. It is a terrific tool. Language is spoken, but it is also written down. Sign language used by many (24)________people is the communication with gestures. We do most of our communication by speaking.

English is (25)________international language in the world, but it is not the world's most (26)________spoken language. There are more than 1.2 billion people speaking Chinese, Arabic is second, and then Hindi, with English in the fourth place. (27)________languages in the top ten are Spanish, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and German.             

Question 23. A. communicate B. introduce C. mention  D. instruct

 Question 24. A. deaf B. blind C. dead  D. alive

 Question 25. A. the most B. most C. the more D. the mostly

 Question 26. A. widened B. widely C. width  D. wide

 Question 27. A. One another B. Another C.Others  D.Other

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Smog is a combination of smoke and fog It occurs when gases from burnt fuel mix with fog on the ground. When heat and sunlight get together with these gases, they form fine, dangerous particles in the air.

Smog occurs in big cities with a lot of traffic. Particularly, in the summertime, when it is very hot, smog stays near the ground. It is dangerous to our breathing, and in smoggy areas, we cannot see very well.

Smog was first discovered in Great Britain in the 19th century, during the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. At that time, people used coal for heating and cooking. Factories also used coal to produce iron

and steel. Smoke mixed with wet, foggy air and turned yellow. The smog often hung over cities for many days. It caused lung diseases and breathing problem. Thousands of people died in London every year.

Today, cities that have a large population and are located in hot, subtropical areas have the biggest smog problems - for example, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Cairo.

28. Where can smog possibly be found?

A. At a place where it is rainy   B. At a place where the traffic is heavy and the weather is foggy

C. In a city where many people smoke  D. Underground

29. In the first paragraph, the word fine is closest in meaning to

A. tiny   B. good   C. harmful  D. shiny

30. What will happen if smog stays close to the ground ?

A. It will disappear in a short time   B. It will make the sky cleaner.

C. It will harm our health and block our sight. D. It will cause many storms.

31. What probably caused the smog in Britain at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

A. There were too many cars in the country.  B. The weather there was too foggy.

C. People smoke a lot at that time.   D. Factories and people used coal as energy.

32. In the third paragraph, the word it refers to ______.

A. iron             B. smog              C. steel                D. smoke

II. WRITING: (2.0 points)

Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways.

Question 33.Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut. He became the first human in the space in 1961.   WHO

=>________________________________________________________________

Question 34.We have to cut down on our driving because there is an oil shortage.          BECAUSE OF 

=>________________________________________________________________

Question 35.She can’t understand me. She is my old acquaintance.  ALTHOUGH

=>________________________________________________________________

Question 36.You will catch a cold if you do not keep your feet dry .UNLESS

=>________________________________________________________________

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.

Question 37.The Skylab was established in 1973. The first Apollo Moon mission was completed in 1969.

=>By the time_________________________________________________________

Question 38.He can't pass the last round of the job recruitment only because his English is not good enough.

=>If_______________________________________________________________

Question 39.People will use the wind and the sun as alternative sources of energy in the future.

=>The wind and the sun__________________________________________________

Question 40. ‘’Why do I have to conduct this research?’’ she asked me.

=>She asked me_______________________________________________________

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KEY FOR NO 1 – GRADE 9

Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways.

Question 33.Yuri Gagarin , who became the first human in the space in 1961, was the Soviet cosmonaut.

Question 34. Because of the oil shortage, We have to cut down on our driving.

Question 35. She can’t understand me althoughshe is my old acquaintance.

Question 36. Unless you keep your feet dry, you will catch a cold

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.

Question 37.By the time The Skylab was established, The first Apollo Moon mission had been completed.

Question 38.He could pass the last round of the job recruitment if his English were good enough.

Question 39.The wind and the sun will be used as alternative sources of energy in the future.

Question 40. She asked me why she had to conduct that research.