Grade:9 THE FINAL EXAM 1-3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1- A. fine B. inch C. twins D. since 2- A. why B. quickly C. reply D. try 3- A. sugar B. sale C. sight D. source 4-5. Choose a word that has different stress pattern 4- A. compulsory B. population C. occasionally D. immediate 5- A. center B. institute C. attend D. everything 6-25. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 6. If you want to attend the course, you _____________ the coming written examination. A. can pass B. will pass C. passed D. must pass 7. We won’t go out____________ it stops raining. A. if B. if not C. unless D. when 8. He told me to rest for a while. “ _____________________ for a while”, he said. A. To rest B. Rest C. Do you rest D. Resting 9. She is the woman______________ I wrote. A. to whom B. whom to C. whom D. whose 10. “Do you mind if I sit here?” A. Not at all. B. It is the same. C. How you wish. D. Never mind. 11. The house___________________ five months ago. A. has completed B. completed C. was completed D. has been completed 12. She looks _______________ my mother. A. like B. as C. so D. for 13. _______________ did aunt Maryam come? – By train A. When B. How C. Why D. Where 14. _______________ ! The water here is very deep. A. Be careful B. Take advice C. Foresight D. Care 15. _____________ a good weekend. A. Make B. Spend C. Pass D. Have 16. We have lived in Kuala Lumpur________________. A. since ten years B. for ten years C. since we are ten years old D. when we were ten years old 17. Is there anything good on ______________ the cinema tonight? A. with B. in C. into D. at 18. Liz is very interested______________ mathematics. A. for B. on C. at D. in 19. He turned off the light___________________ waste electricity. A. not B. without C. so that not D. so as not to 20. You are going to the party, _______________? A. aren’t you B. do you C. will you D. won’t you 21. If you want to ________________ your English, we can help you. A. improve B. attend C. take D. give 22. He is a strict _______________________. A. exam B. examine C. examiner D. examination 23. This school has an excellent____________________. A. repute B. reputation C. reputed D. reputable 24. She said that she_________________ learning English with you. A. like B. liked C. liking D. to like 25. She asked me where I ______________________ from. A. came B. come C. to come D. coming 26-30: Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting 26. Your friends (A)went to your native (B)village last (C)weekend, weren’t they?(D) 27. I’d like going (A)out for dinner, (B)but I don’t (C)feel like eating (D)out tonight. 28. Lan wishes (A)that she can go (B)to Singapore to visit (C)her pen pal.(D) 29. My brother didn’t wear (A)that uniform (B)since (C)he left (D)school. 30. Nam asked (A)Mai what can he (B)do to help (C)her.(D) 31-40: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage Most paper is made from wood. When trees are cut down, they are transported (31) . . . . land or water to paper (32) . . . . Here they are cut down (33) . . . . pieces and crushed up. This wood (34) . . . is then dried on a machine and made into paper. Paper- making is an important British (35) . . . . . and paper from Britain is exported to South Africa, Australia and many other (36) . . . . Some of the wood (37) . . . . .in British paper-making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, Norway, etc. One tree is needed for (38) . . . . 400 copies of a typical 40-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain each buy one daily paper, this (39) . . . . . . up over 40,000 trees a day. Trees are being cut down (40) …. . than they are being replaced. 31 A. by B. with C. on D. into 32 A. bins B. mills C. baskets D. dumps Page 1 Grade:9 THE FINAL EXAM 33 A. from B. to C. into D. by 34 A. pieces B. paper C. flour D. pulp(boät giaáy) 35 A. industry B. factory C. company D. household 36. A. things B. countries C. parts D. regions 37 A. worked B. began C. used D. ended 38 A. all B. some C. many D. every 39 A. makes B. uses C. does D. cuts 40 A. fewer B. less C. faster D. more slowly 41- 45: Decide which of the options (A, B, C, or D) is the best answer. Nicola Peet left school at eighteen, went to college and then work at a local airport. After nine months, she went to work for Saudi Arabian Airlines and then she joined British Airways as an air-hostess. Four years later, she got her present job as manager. This is what she told us about her job: “My office is at Heathrow Airport, but I spend 60% of my time in the air, I teach air-hostesses and help them with any problems. I also go to lots of meetings. My hours are usually from 8 am to 9 pm. At work, the first thing I do is to check plane time on my computer and then I speak with some air-hostesses……” 41. Nicola finished school at the age of nine months . 42. After leaving school, Nicola became a college lecturer 43. Nicola’s first job was at a local airport 44. She has been working as a manager after working as an air-hostess for four years. 45. Nicola does most of her work in airplanes. Words Mothers are always………………………….towards their children, aren’t they ? ( protect ) They were……………………………that he refused to help them when necessary. ( surprise ) He is an……………………….story- teller. Every one likes listening his stories. ( amuse ) He came in the room and looked around…………………………….( angry ) ………………………., she manages to sell that motorbike at a high price. ( surprise ) The earthquake damaged a considerable number of houses and left a lot of people……………… ( home ) Don’t ever complain about this and that. No one wants to hears your…………………… ( complain ) In an………………………world there is no poverty and disease. ( idea ) I think most………………… children are……………………enough to write beautiful poems. ( create ) We are talking about the…………………………of natural resources. ( preserve ) 46-50: Choose the sentences (A, B, C, or D) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given 56. “Do you know Trang’s address?” he asked me.  He asked me 57. You feel unhealthy because you don’t take any exercise.  If you 58. I used to go to the cinema on Saturdays.  I usually 59. They are building a new bridge over the river.  A new bridge 60. Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.  If we The film was very amusing, so no one could stop laughing.   It was such Cars cause pollution but people still want them.   Although But for your help I couldn’t do that.   If People don’t trust him because he tells lies.   If he did Gary danced so badly that people stopped to watch him.   Gary was such 66. Nobody has seen them since last week.  They 67. The programme was good enough to satisfy every of us.  The programme was so 68. Tom doesn’t drive as fast as he used to.  Tom used to 69. They wanted the doctor to test his eyes.  They had 70. Because I was very sleepy, I couldn’t finish my homework .  I was too THE END Page 2 . home ) Don’t ever complain about this and that. No one wants to hears your…………………… ( complain ) In an………………………world there is no poverty and disease. ( idea ) I think most………………… children are……………………enough. rest D. Resting 9. She is the woman______________ I wrote. A. to whom B. whom to C. whom D. whose 10. “Do you mind if I sit here?” A. Not at all. B. It is the same. C. How you wish. D. Never mind. 11 years B. for ten years C. since we are ten years old D. when we were ten years old 17. Is there anything good on ______________ the cinema tonight? A. with B. in C. into D. at 18. Liz is very interested______________