Họ và tên: Đỗ Thành Minh

Lớp: 9/4
TEST 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1p).
1. A. thank B. they C. these D. than
2. A. walks B. cups C. students D. pens
3. A. talked B. watched C. lived D. stopped
4. A. stream B. leather C. cream D. dream
II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence (2.5ps).
5. We used to …………… past the market on the way to school.
A. walk B. walked C. walking D. have walked
6. Remember to turn …………… the light when leaving the office.
A. off B. on C. down D. in
7. Ho Chi Minh City is the …………… one in the country.
A. larger B. large C. largest D. largely
8. Lan is very tired. ……………, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However
9. I suggest …………… some money for poor children.
A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising
10. Have you ever …………… a letter to the local authorities to complain about the public transport in
your town?
A. wrote B. writing C. written D. write
11. When are you …………… vacation with your family, Lan?
A. on B. by C. with D. to
12. If you …………… late, you wouldn’t finish your work.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
13. Huong wishes she …………… free time to visit her close friend in hospital.
A. to have B. had C. have D. having
14. I think I’ve lost my new hat. I’ve …………… it everywhere but I can’t find it.
A. looked out B. looked in C. looked on D. looked for
III. Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.
(0,5p)
15. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries. (read => reading)
A B C D
16. My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games. (spending => spend)
A B C D
IV. Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions. (1p)
Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times. His first voyage brought him fame and
popularity - he discovered a new continent (17). But he had enemies who wanted to get rid of him. On his
second voyage the Government of the country that Columbus himself discovered threw him into prison.
He was sent back to Spain as a prisoner. But Columbus succeeded in proving that the lies his
enemies spread about him were untrue, and the Spanish Government gave him four ships to start on a new
voyage. But this third voyage was unfortunate from the beginning. The ships were met by terrible storms
and the time he reached the shores of Haiti, Columbus lost three of them. The remaining ship was about to
go down when Columbus reached the island.
It took Columbus almost a year to return to Spain. He was unhappy, disappointed and broken in
health. Worst of all, everyone forgot his achievements. He died in poverty (18) in 1506 without knowing
that he discovered a new world (19). Before Columbus died, another traveller named Amerigo Vespussi
returned to Spain. He travelled along the coast of the land that Columbus discovered, and he proved that it
was not the coast of India, as Columbus thought, but unknown continent.
For a long time the new continent was called the New World. But at last, they decided to name it
America, in honour of Amerigo, whose voyage showed it was not India. America was discovered by
Columbus in 1492 (20). It was named America in 1506, the year in which Columbus died.
17. Columbus was famous and popular for.......
A. his three voyages B. discovering a new world
C. having many enemies D. being thrown into prison
18. When he returned to Spain, Columbus lived.......
A. very happily B. in good health C. in poverty D. a better life
19. Columbus died in 1506 without knowing that he himself......
A. had reached a new continent B. had discovered the coast India
C. showed the world the unknown continent D. proved the new land to be America
20. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Columbus thought he had come to the coast of India.
B. People did not recognize Columbus' achievement.
C. The new continent was named after Amerigo.
D. The new continent was discovered by Amerigo.

V. Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word for each of the blanks (1p)
As a child, Phong always dreamt of going (21) ______ to study. After he graduated from high school, his
parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally (22)
______ true. 
When he first arrived in the country, Phong’s English was not very good and sometimes he did not (23)
______ what other people said. He also had difficulties in class because he was not familiar with the new
teaching and learning method. He felt lonely in this new place, and missed all his buddies in Viet Nam.
The food there was so different (24) ______ what his mum used to cook for him. And for the first time in
his life, Phong had to think about his finances, and to plan his spending carefully. But Phong was young
and enthusiastic. He learnt to adapt to this new environment. After two years, Phong is now very fluent in
English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different
countries. He is even good at being able to earn money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a
restaurant.
21. A. travelling B foreign C. up D. abroad
22. A. become B. came C. turned D. come
23. A. understand B. like C. care D. consider
24. A. from B. for C. as D. about
VI. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. (2ps)
25. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.
-> Minh spends 2 hours doing hís homework every day.
26.We were late for school because of the heavy rain.
-> Because it rained heavily, we were late for school.
27. Our mother used to make us clean the house.
-> We used to be made to clean the house by our mother.
28."I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it." she said.
-> She said that she was working in a restaurant, and didn’t care much for it.
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one using the word in
brackets . Do not change the given words in any ways. (2ps)
29. It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday. (MUST)
Must this work be finished by Monday?.
30. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice. (WISH)
I wish I had taken my doctor’s advice.
31. The bread is so stale we can’t eat it. (ENOUGH)
The bread is not fresh enough for us to eat.
32. Who does this bag belong to? (WHOSE)
Whose bag is this?.
__________THE END__________