PRACTICE TEST FOR GRADE 9

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PRACTICE TEST FOR GRADE 9

Question I:Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others:

1 A equal B fashion C champagne D match

2 A economy B occasion C freedom D logical

3 A invite B river C shrine D primary

4 A encourage B proud C enough D young

5 A invited B arrived C mentioned D loved

Question II Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others:

1.A practical B designer C minority D occasion

2.A consist B fashion C design D collect

3.A enjoyment B pagoda C collection D business 4.A economical B federation C itinerary D complication

5.A advertise B deposit C candidate D institute

Question III Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence: She speaks Chinese as as I

A good B better C very good D well

2 Jim is five centimeters than Tom

A taller B tallest C high D tall

3 The harder she works, the _ money she earns

A better B much C more D less

4 Lucy answered the questions _ than Sarah

A intelligent B more intelligently C most intelligent D more intelligent I knew they were talking about me they stopped when I entered the room

A because B so that C despite D therefore

6 The librarian told us not reference books out of the library

A to take B taking C take D took

7 When I came to visit her last night , she a bath

A had B was having C were having D is having

8 He has really worked hard so far, he?

A does B has C doesn’t D hasn’t

9 Nobody liked the film, ?

A does he B doesn’t he C did they D didn’t they

10 the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities

A Many B Most C Most of D The number of

Question IV Provide the correct form of the words in brackets: The cost of the (CARRY) must be paid by the buyer

2 Unfortunately, you will be at a/an (ADVANTAGE) if you can’t drive We were very (EXCITE) about the football match last night

4 Don't worry about the volcano It's been for years (ACT)

5 The water and land around the (CHEMISTRY) factory are seriously polluted I was too (SHAME) to tell the teacher about my stupid mistakes

7 We like the beauty of the city and the (FRIEND) of the people My father gave up smoking because he knows it is very (HARM) The tour guide always tries to make his guests feel (COMFORT) 10 Exercising daily will help you to work (EFFECT)

Question V Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets:

be) _ her obsession ever since she (19 be) _ ten years old, and she (20 own) _ every single one of his records, good or bad

Question VI : Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space:

I live in a small village (1) Henfield - there are about 500 people here I love it because it is (2) and life is slow and easy You never (3) queue in shops or banks The village is clean - people (4) it and don’t throw their rubbish in the streets The air is also (5) because there’s not much heavy traffic It’s much more (6) here than in a city Everyone knows everyone and (7) someone has problem, there are always people who can help There aren’t (8) things I don’t like about Henfield One thing is that there’s not much (9) in the evening - we haven’t got any cinemas or theaters Another problem is that people always talk about (10) and everyone knows what everyone else is doing But I still prefer village life to life in a big city./

1 A was B is C called D name

2 A quietly B quiet C noisy D noisily

3 A had B should C wait D have to

4 A look after B find C think D look for

5 A dirty B not clean C clean D dizzy

6 A friendly B unfriendly C boring D uninteresting

7 A if B and C so D but

8 A much B a little C a few D many

9 A doing B to C jobs D things

10 A another B every one C each other D any one

Question VII: Read the passage and choose the best answer :

Out in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles, are the islands of Hawaii, the fiftieth state of the United States, with its area of 16,700 square kilometers

The first Hawaiians arrived from other Pacific islands sometime around 100 AD Then in 1778, Captain Cook visited Hawaii He put the islands on his maps of the Pacific Ocean Then more ships knew Hawaii and began stopping there for supplies

In 1820, a small group of people from the eastern United States came to teach the Hawaiian people about Christianity They started farms to grow sugar cane and pineapples Because there were not enough people to all the farm work, farm owners brought in Asians - Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos

Later Koreans, Portuguese, and Puerto Ricans also came More people came from the US mainland and from other Pacific islands, and Hawaii became an island with traditions from several countries People from the various nation groups have married each other, so today the groups are partly mixed

Hawaiians are very friendly and always welcome visitors They celebrate traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino holidays as well as holidays from The United states Hawaii is known as the Aloha State “Aloha” mean “hello”, “goodbye”, and “I love you” in Hawaiian

1 Hawaii is _ square kilometers in area

A 3,700 B 1,820 C 16,700 D 2,500

2 More ships knew Hawaii through _ and stopped there for supplies A Japanese visitors B Christopher Columbus C Captain Cook’s maps D Christians

3 In the early 19th century, many Asians were taken to Hawaii _ A to go fishing B to be holidaymakers C to visit attractions D to the farm work Today the various national groups are _

A completely mixed B living in different societies C partly mixed D completely separated According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A Captain Cook came to Hawaii in 1778

B All Hawaiian people have come from Asia C Hawaii is the fiftieth state of the United States.

D Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles

Question VIII : Choose the most appropriate sentence A, B, C and D are sentences which are written using the give words below:

1 It / take / he / two months / get over / his illness A It took two months to him to get over his illness B It took him two months to get over his illness C It took to get over his illness in two months D It took two months for his illness to get over city / destroy / earthquake / 375 / and / again / 551

A The city destroyed an earthquake in 375 and again in 551

3 school / subject / of/ all / the/ prefer/ subjects/ because/ at/ an/ I / English/ it/ is/ interesting A Of all the subjects at school, I prefer English because it is an interesting subject

B Of all at school, I prefer the interesting subjects because it is an English subject C I prefer it at school because English is an interesting subject of all the subject D English is an interesting subject of all the subjects at school because I prefer it school / I / used / now/ foot / to/ go / but / to/ on / I / no longer

A I used to go to school but I no longer on foot now B I no longer go to school on foot but I used to now C No longer I go to school now but I used to on foot D I used to go to school on foot but no longer now

5 I / ask / some boys / where/ go/ but / no one / answer/ me A I asked some boys about where going, but no one answered me B I asked some boys for where I went but no one answered me C I asked some boys where to go, but no one answered me

D I asked some boys about where going to, but no one answered me

Question IX : Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following sets of words and phrases that together make a complete paragraph:

1. Bill Gates / born/ 1995/ Washington State He/ grow up/ rich family

……… 2. His parents/ send/ he/ private school There/ he/ meet/ business partner/ Paul Allen ……… 3. When/ they/ be/ 8th grade, they/ write/ programs/ business/ computers

……… 4. 1973/ Gates/ be accepted/ Harvard University Parents/ happy

……… 5. Two years later/ Gates/ drop out/ of Harvard/ work/ computer program/ his friend Allen ……… 6. 1975 / they/ create / company/ Microsoft/ sell/ their product

……… 7. A few years later/ Microsoft/ become/ giant company

……… 8. By 1990/ Gates/ the youngest/ billionaire/ the United States/ age of 34

……… 9. He/ achieve/ success/ a lot of hard work He/ be/ “ King of Software ”

……… 10 By 1997, he/ the richest/ man/ United States.

……… Question X: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first: If I met the author one day, I'd ask him to sign my copy of this book

Were I ………

2 He always has his nose in a book and never pays attention to what I say

If he didn't ………

3 Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child Only when ……… You are under no obligation to accept their offer

You can please ………

5 Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life Martin's poor ……… The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic

The average ………

7 I don't really like her , even though I admire her achievements Much ……… There were not nearly as many people there as I had expected There were far ……… There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble

You ………

10 This is the best essay I have ever written

Never ………

Question XI: Write a new sentence using the word in brackets Do not alter the word in any way: 1 She always has a good relationship with the children (GETS)

……… 3 He got married without his parents’ knowledge (UNAWARE)

……… 4 I find Harold’s behaviour quite incomprehensible (LOSS)

……… 5 He likes to be addressed as “Professor” (CALL)

……… Question XII: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions:

1 They are looking _ a house _ four bedrooms and a garden Move your chair _ the lights so you can see better

3 I saw several new faces _ the group of returning students He has had many experiences _ his lifetime

5 The child was almost _ himself with fear He said he would come _ a few days

7 It was very good _ you to help your friends with their homework Robert came _ the telephone box and got _ his car

- The End

-Key Question I :

1 A 2 C 3 B 4.B 5 A

Question II :

1 A 2 B 3 D 4.C 5 B

Question III :

1 D 2 A 3 C 4.B 5 A 6 A 7 B 8 D 9 C 10 C

Question IV : CARRIAGE CHEMICAL

2 DISADVANTAGE FRIENDLINESS

3 EXCITED HARMFUL

4 INACTIVE COMFORTABLE

5 ASHAMED 10.EFFECTIVELY Question V :

1.will be doing

2 will be

3 ask

4 belong

5 died

6 have met 7.love 8.has visited suffered 10.borrowed

11.wasn’t working 12.got

13.have worked/have been working 14 went

15 are thinking

16.have always wanted 17 preformed

18.has been 19.was 20 owns

Question VI :

1 C 2 B 3 D 4.A 5 C 6 A 7 A 8 D 9 B 10 C

Question VII :

1 C 2 c 3 D 4.c 5 B

Question VIII :

1 B 2 C 3 A 4.D 5 C

Question IX :

1 Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State He grew up in a rich family.

1 His parents sent him to a private school There he met his business partner, Paul Allen 2 When they were in the eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers 3 In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University His parents were happy

4 Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. 5 In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.

6 A few years latter Microsoft became a giant company

7 By 1990, Gates was the youngest billionaire of the United States at the age of thirty - four, 8 He achieved his success with a lot of hard work He was the “ King of Software ” 9 By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.

Question X :

1 Were I to meet the author one day I would ask him to sign my copy of this book If he didn't have his nose in a book, he might ( sometimes) pay attention to what I say

3 Only when Alice and Charles had ( had) their second child, did they decide to move to a bigger house You can please yourself (yourselves) about whether you accept their offer or not

6 The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic Much as I admire her achievements, I don't really like her

8 There were far fewer people there than I had expected You didn't need to have gone to all that trouble

10 Never have I written such a good essay ( a better essay than this ) Question XI :

1 She always gets on well with the children A quiet holiday would you good His parents were unaware of his marriage

4 I find myself at a loss to understand/comprehend Harold’s behaviour He wants you/ people to call him Professor

Question XII:

1 for / with beside

2 under in

3 among of

4 during out of / into