English 9

PRACTICE TEST 5
Time: 60 minutes
I. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern.
1. a. occasion b. religion c. federation d. collection
2. a. economic b. encourage c. embroider d. experience
3. a. puppet b. unique c. tunic d. notice
4. a. objection b. opinion c. official d. optional
5. a. compulsory b. convenient c. correspond d. communication

II. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. Were very impressed by the ..(friend) of your towns people.
2. Liverpool is an .. (industry) city in the north of England.
3. Is Buddhism the countrys (office) religion of Thailand?
4. Should English be a .. (compel) foreign language in Vietnam?
5. This handbook gives us . (add) information about ASEAN countries
6. We have to follow all of Uncle Hos(teach)
7. I have just bought a (type). My sister is a professional .. (type).
8. They did it without any. (arrange).
9. Tom has a fine (collect) of butterflies.
10. That is not a good . (compare).

III. Choose the correct answer to fill in each blank.

More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their (1)language. Another 300,000 speak it as a
(2)..language. No one knows how many people speak it as a(n) (3)..language. Chinese is the
only (4).with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of (5).,
more than one billion people. More people study English than any (6)..language. English is (7)
.language of aviation, commerce and education. (8).to English, a lot of people from the
Third (9)..have chances to change their lives. Despite the appearance of Esperanto, which used to
be thought the world official language, English is still the most (10)language.
1. a. one b. first c. important d. minor
2. a. second b. two c. secondary d. official
3. a. abroad b. out c. foreign d. national
4. a. tongue b. linguistics c. language d. voice
5. a. Chinese b. China c. Beijing d. Great Wall
6. a. another b. others c. other d. ordered
7. a. an b. a c. the d. one
8. a. Due b. Thanks c. Since d. As
9. a. Country b. Thanks c. Space d. Earth
10. a. nation b. national c. international d. globe

IV. Choose the best answer to each sentence.

1. We wish we..a good time tomorrow.
a. have b. will have c. would have d. had
2. They wish they..win this match.
a. can b. should c. could d. may
3. Peter wishes he..in Vietnam now.
a. were b. is c. are d. would be
4. Daisy would rather.tennis.
a. to play b. play c. played d. playing
5. Susan would rather..My Linhthis song.
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a. sing b. to sing c. sang d. sung
6. Whos that? Peter, your grandson, ..Canada.
a. of b. from c. off d. to
7. She wishes.you again.
a. met b. would meet c. to meet d. meet
8. He said that he.back soon.
a. came b. would come c. comes d. will come
9. If only tears.laughters.
a. was b. were c. is d. are
10. Its time for youthe door.
a. to close b. closed c. close d. closing

V. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.

1. The rain was hard so we stayed at home.
If the rain
2. You did not come so we felt sad
If you
3. He could not go to Da Lat last week.
He wished
4. Her son got sick yesterday.
She wishes.
5. Son felt homesick because he lived in Bulgaria.
If Son.
6. The baby cries because the lion looks fierce.
The baby cries because of
7. Mary feels full because she always eats much
Mary has
8. Mekong is the longest river in Indochina.
No river.
9. Hung runs faster than Thang.
Thang does not run
10. Minh was very tired so she left the class early.
If Minh.

VI. Put the following words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. solar energy / save / fossil fuels / resources / instead of / we / natural / by / can / using.

2. should / the amount / your / uses / you / of / family / reduce / electricity.

3. showers / can / neighbor / because / water / my / taking / save / suggests / they.

4. the sun / the roof / solar panels / on / of / the energy / installed / a house / from / are / to receive.
5. before / you / energy / preparing / turning on / the kitchen / save / food / by / in / carefully / the stove
/ can.

6. love / TV / do / has to / homework / would / to / but / his / Minh / watch / he.

7. turn off. / when / must / the classroom / remember / you / the fan / to / leave / you.

8. shouldnt / time / suggest / turn on / the lights / the same / you / that / all / at / I.

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9. have to / use / instead / much / pay / energy-saving / how / if / two / we / bulbs / do / we?

10. every month / family / of / save / so / my / aware / some money / saving / can / is / energy / we.

VII. Read the following letter and then choose the best answers.
Dear Joanna and Paulo,
I just wanted to tell you that I arrived here safe and sound. Your father was fine. He was a bit
lonely while I was away, but it was nice to dins out how much we missed each other. Hes really a
good man. You know, he was sick while I was visiting you, but he never told us because he didnt want
us to worry. He was probably right. Anyway, hes better now, although I wish he would take better care
of himself.
How are you, Paulo? How I admire your ability to learn languages! I must tell you how nice it was to
come home to Brazil where everyone in the streets speaks Portuguese. I realize now how much energy
it took to speak English. And Joanna, keep me informed of your plans. I wish your father could meet
Michael.
Your father wants to add a few words at the end of the letter. Take care of yourselves, and please write
when you get a minute.
Love, Mama

Your mother had a wonderful time with you both, but Im glad to have her back home. Paulo
one of my clients, Mr. Cortisoz, will be in New York next week. If it is not too much trouble, Id like
you to do whatever you can to make his stay more pleasant. If he doesnt call you, fine. Ill be in New
York on business in October. Ill see you both then.
Take care, Papa

1. While Paulos mother was visiting him,.

a. she was sick
b. she missed Joanna very much
c. she tried to find out how much she missed her husband.
d. she missed her husband very much.
2. Paulos father didnt tell his wife and children that he was sick.
a. because he wanted to take better care of himself.
b. because he didnt want to make his wife worry.
c. because he was too weak to write.
d. because he was afraid his wife would not let him go to New York.
3. Paulos mother.
a. believes that her son is good at languages. b. admires her own ability to learn languages.
c. doesnt know how to her son learns languages.
d. wants to know how many languages her son learns.\
4. Paulos mother realizes that
a. it is very boring to learn English. b. one has to spend a lot on English.
c. one has to work hard to master English.
d. one doesnt know how much energy it takes to learn English.
5. Paulos father thinks that..
a. there will be a lot of trouble if Mr. Cortisoz comes to New York.
b. his son shouldnt call Mr. Cortisoz when he arrives in New York.
c. his son will like Mr. Cortisoz because he is a pleasant client.
d. his son should help Mr. Cortisoz to have a good time in New York.

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