UNIT 1. A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
TEST 1
Gia sư tiếng anh, các bài tập tiếng anh 9 do gia sư biên soạn.
I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. out B. round C. about D. would
2. A. chair B. check C. machine D. child
3. A. too B. soon C. good D. food
4. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
5. A. happy B. hour C. high D. hotel
II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.
1. A. region B. comprise C. Malaysia D. compulsory
2. A. association B. Buddhism C. divide D. together
3. A. enjoy B. religion C. Hinduism D. population
4. A. Chinese B. although C. instruction D. currency
5. A. primary B. religion C. tropical D. friendliness
III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.
1. _________Kuala Lumpur, Ha Noi is a busy modern city
A. As B. Such as C. Like D. Similar
2. The _________destroyed the Central Bank
A. famine B. strike C. capitalism D. earthquake
3. I reserved a table for two, at eight o’clock.
A. set B. bought C. booked D. put
4. Football, chess, and tennis are _________.
A. matches B. games C. plays D. athletics
5. The manager _________ the man to return to work immediately.
A. insisted B. suggested C. demanded D. ordered
6. I wish I ___________his name.
A. knew B. know C. will know D. would know
7. If you have a map along, you ________ get lost.
A. will B. will not C. wouldn’t D. would
8. I told her she could stay with us. That’s what I ___________.
A. said to her B. said her C. told to her D. told
9. He told me he couldn’t go to sleep. That’s what he ________.
A. said me B. talked to me C. told to me D. said to me
10. The English student acts as if he _________Vietnamese perfectly.
A. knows B. knew C. had known D. will know
11. Over the next few days, the girls _______Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.
A. will visit B. visited C. are visiting D. visits
12. When did you _______see him?
A. recently B. already C. last D. lately
13. The car went ________full speed.
A. with B. for C. to D. at
14. Linguistics is the science of _________.
A. medicine B. economics C. languages D. mathematics
15. Let’s have dinner, ________?
A. will he B. shall we C. won’t we D. shan’t we
16. I came ________ an old friend on the street yesterday morning.
A. over B. across C. down D. in
17. Will you see ______ Mr. Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?
A. over B. down C. off D. in
18. Minh’s father often takes him ______ the park every summer.
A. on B. to C. in D. after
19. He _______his father in many ways.
A. takes over B. takes down C. takes on D. takes after
20. I’ll pick you ________at your hotel next Monday.
A. on B. off C. at D. up
21. Your hat doesn’t go ________your clothes.
A. up B. with C. of D. down
22. The plane will ________ at 06.30 so you must be there at 06.00.
A. take after B. take down C. take off D. take up
23. The thieves waited until it was dark enough to ___________his house yesterday.
A. broke into B. broke out of C. broke away D. broke through
24. The bomb missed it mission then __________.
A. went down B. went off C. went through D. went away
25. The earth is a(n) ___________.
A. satellite B. state C. planet D. star
26. I borrowed this coat _________my father.
A. from B. to C. at D. by
27. If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of __________.
A. our B. us C. ours D. we
28. We went by car but the children went _________foot.
A. on B. by C. to D. with
29. Buddhism is an __________.
A. group B. religion C. association D. imagination
30. Lan ________the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam was praying.
A. enjoying B. has enjoyed C. enjoyed D. enjoy
31. I wish I ______ you some money for your rent, but I am broke myself
A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend
32. There are several books by Hemingway on this __________.
A. shelf B. platform C. cupboard D. support
33. I was so tired that I ________asleep in the chair.
A. got B. felt C. went D. fell
34. The players ________to be there at 3 o’clock.
A. told B. were told C. have told D. tell
35. Do you ______me say this in class?
A. let B. allow C. permit D. mind
36. He forced all his children ________hard till midnight.
A. to study B. studied C. study D. studying
37. I am always _________for school.
A. on time B. in time C. at time D. out of time
38. I was having a rest when the volcano_________.
A. exhibited B. exhausted C. exhaled D. erupted
39. We _________ an English exercise.
A. are doing B. did C. have done D. all are correct
40. He usually worn a pair of glasses.
A. He no longer wears a pair of glasses.
B. He used to wear a pair of glasses.
C. He doesn’t wear a pair of glasses any more.
D. All are correct
41. They wanted to know if the woman had died of the rare _________.
A. illness B. pain C. ache D hurt.
42. “ I wish I _________stay longer,” Maryam said to Lan at the end of the week.
A. could B. can C. will D. may
43. Malaysia is divided ________2 regions
A. to B. on C. in D. into
44. Maryam was really ________ by the beauty of Ha Noi.
A. impressed B. impress C. impression D. impressive
45. The United States has a ________ of around 250 million.
A. population B. separation C. addition D. introduction
46. Vietnamese people are very ________ .
A. friend B. friendless C. friendly D. friendship
47. We were having dinner ________ the telephone rang.
A. when B. while C. until D. since
48. I ________call you as soon as I come back home.
A. have B. will C. am D. is going
49. Would you mind ________the door?
A. open B. opened C. opening D. to open
50. My family loves this house. It ____ the family home since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.
A. was B. is C. has been D. will be
IV: Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. I feel really tired. I wish I didn’t go to the party last night.
A B C D
2. I have broken my pencil. May I borrow one of your?
A B C D
3. When I was on holiday last summer, I was going to the beach everyday.
A B C D
4. Tom used to going to school by bus. Now he goes by bike.
A B C D
5. Mary is used to do her homework by herself.
A B C D
6. On winter day, we all used to sit around the fire and told stories.
A B C D
7. The Chinese build the Great Wall over two thousand years ago.
A B C D
8. We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
A B C D
9. In the modern world, people can easily communicate with telephone, radio, and computer.
A B C D
10. The package containing books and records were delivered last week.
A B C D
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
New York – The “ Big Apple”
Our arrival in New York was spectacular. It’s skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty
make a (1)_________sight. New York has a (2) _________of over seven million and it is
probably the world’s most famous city. The inhabitants of the “Big Apple” come from many
(3) _________countries. There are more nationalities in New York(4) _________in any
other places on the earth. It is also has(5) _________tourists than any other city except
London, especially in the summer. (6) _________come from all(7) _________the world and
have a wonderful time. There are so many (8) _________for them to get enthusiastic about –
whether it’s some of the (9) _________museums in the world or the (10) _________little
streets of Greenwich Village.
1. A. sad B. beautiful C. horrible D. cold
2. A. attraction B. impression C. population D. people
3. A. same B. young C. old D. different
4. A. than B. rather C. of D. to
5. A. many B. much C. more D. lots
6. A. Visit B. Visitors C. Workers D. Goers
7. A. in B. from C. over D. of
8. A. attraction B. place C. sights D. area
9. A. good B. better C. best D. nicer
10. A. to charm B. charm C. charmed D. charming
VI: Rewrite sentences, using “I wish………..”
1. I don’t know many English words.
àI wish .................................................................................................................................
2. My friend can not stay with me longer.
àI wish .................................................................................................................................
3. I don’t have time to go around the city.
à I wish.................................................................................................................................
4. We don’t have a computer therefore we cannot get access to the Internet.
àI wish .................................................................................................................................
5. I can not go to the car show at the city show ground
à I wish.................................................................................................................................
VII: Rewrite sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one.
1. Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years.
à That castle ..........................................................................................................................
2. She has never read this book before.
à It is .....................................................................................................................................
3. He failed in the examination last year.
à He did not ..........................................................................................................................
4. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
à This is the first ..................................................................................................................
5. His parents made him study for his exam.
à He was made ......................................................................................................................
6. I don’t really want to go to the museum.
à I’d rather................................................................................................................................
7. The fire has destroyed many houses.
à Many houses .........................................................................................................................
8. May I borrow your pen?
à Would you mind ..................................................................................................................?
9. I started work for the company a year ago.
à I’ve ......................................................................................................................................
10. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
à She left ................................................................................................................................
VIII. Give the correct word formation
1- We like their ___________________ (friendly).
2- The ________________ between Vietnam and China is good. (friend)
3- They seem to be ________________. We dislike them. (friend)
4- There will be a ___________________ in this street. (meet)
5- We saw ___________________ girls there. (beauty)
Can you give me some ________________ the next flights to Florida? ( inform ) .
