Name:…………………………………………….Class:………………Date:………… ENGLISH 9

PRACTICE TEST 1
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. filled
B. wanted
C. needed
D. wicked
2. A. chemistry
B. mechanic
C. scholarship
D. machinery
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary
stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. correct
B. selfish
C. purpose
D. surface
4. A. provide
B. patient
C. plastic
D. pleasant
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
5. The children at the summer camp spent their days canoeing, horseback riding, and learned wilderness survival
skills.
A. at the
B. learned
C. their
D. horseback
6. Two billion dollars were not enough for the victims of the tsunami last year.
A. last
B. for
C. the
D. were
7. Plastic bags will be caused pollution because they are hard to dissolve.
A. bags
B. be caused
C. because
D. dissolve
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. He found everything rather strange, as he _______ abroad before.
A. would never
B. had never been
C. has never been
D. will never be
9. In the modern world, women's _________ roles have been changing.
A. natured
B. naturally
C. nature
D. natural
10. These materials can be_________ into other packaging products.
A. reduced
B. reused
C. recycled
D. removed
11. He wondered________ his sister looked like, because they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
A. why
B. how
C. which
D. what
12. The police are going to look ______ the disappearance of the child.
A. around
B. through
C. into
D. after
13. I hope my friends won't laugh ________ me. I don't like being made fun ________.
A. for / of
B. against / about
C. on / at
D. at / of
14. The Boeing 747 is twice _______ the Boeing 707.
A. as big as
B. as bigger as
C. bigger than
D. more bigger than
15. The______ growth rate of Vietnam reached about 8.0 % in 2007.
A. economics
B. economic
C. economy
D. economically
16. Mary is unhappy because that she hasn't _________ for the next round in the tennis tournament.
A. qualified
B. quality
C. qualification
D. qualifying
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the most suitable respond to complete each of the following exchanges.
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17: Joana: "I'm sorry I've broken your favourite vase." Emma: "_______"
A. Don't worry about it.  
B. Don't mention it. 
C. You're welcome.  
D. It's not your problem.
18: Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” Susan: “_______”
A. You're welcome  
B. I feel very bored 
C. I don't agree. I'm afraid 
D. That would be great
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of
the following questions.
19: His new work has enjoyed a very good review from critics and readers.
A. viewing
B. regard
C. look
D. opinion
20: We have lived there for years and grown fond of the surroundings. That is why we do not want to leave.
A. planted many trees in the surroundings B. haunted by the surroundings
C. loved the surroundings
D. possessed by the surroundings
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of
the following questions.
21: I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
A. unplanned 
B. deliberate 
C. accidental     
D. unintentional
22: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of extraordinary intelligence.
A. moderate
B. remarkable
C. little
D. sufficient
Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same road to work every day? Do you sit in the same place in
class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all
have routines in our lives.
Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in the
morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine.
“Oh yes, I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get up
till quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my teeth. I
have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don't eat anything for breakfast. I
just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.”
Routines are very useful, but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break your
routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different routine to work.
Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life.
23. This passage is mainly concerned with ____________.
A. Jo's timetable
B. our daily activities
C. our usual ways of doing things
D. changes in our lives
24. According to the passage, routines are useful because ___________.
A. we all have them in our lives
B. we can do them in the morning
C. they make a habit of never thinking
D. they save time and energy
25. The word 'loo' in line 9 can best be replaced with __________.
A. sink
B. bedroom
C. toilet
D. balcony
26. What is the main disadvantage of routine?
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A. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas.
B. Routines may change our life
C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing
D. Routines make us do the same things day after day.
27. Which of the sentences is true?
A. People who have routines are unable to think.
B. Routines make our brain creative.
C. We shouldn't break our routines.
D. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.
Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each
of the numbered blanks.
I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (28)_______you about it. I was very
(29)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn't think about the
problems of speaking English (30)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn't communicate with them
because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all
(31)_______we didn't have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation
wasn't. My problem is (32)_______ 'l' and 'r'. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in
Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn't understand when I said “We eat lice”…

28.
29.
30.
31.
32.

A. say

B. tell

C. talk

D. speak

A. exciting

B. excites

C. excited

D. excite

A. after

B. until

C. when

D. while

A. although

B. even

C. because

D. so

A. pronouncing

B. speaking

C. reading

D. telling

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
33. Although / they / prepare / everything / carefully/, / they / not / succeed.
A. Although they have prepared everything carefully, they didn't succeed.
B. Although they prepared everything carefully, they won't succeed.
C. Although they prepare everything carefully, they didn't succeed.
D. Although they prepared everything carefully, they didn't succeed.
34. sister / wish / she / have / mobile phone / call up / relatives.
A. My sister wishes she had a mobile phone to call up the relatives.
B. My sister wishes she has a mobile phone to call up the relatives.
C. My sister wishes she has had a mobile phone to call up the relatives.
D. My sister wishes she had a mobile phone calling up the relatives.
35. It / be / difficult / get in touch / manager / because / he / be / busy / all / day.
A. It is difficult get in touch with the manager because he is busy all the day.
B. It is difficult to get in touch with the manager because he was busy all the day.
C. It is difficult to get in touch with the manager because he is busy all the day.
D. It is difficult getting in touch with the manager because he is busy all the day.
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36. I / be / very / pleased / when / receive / parcel / you / send
A. I was very pleased when I received the parcel (which) you sent me.
B. I will be very pleased when I received the parcel (which) you have sent me.
C. I have been very pleased when I received the parcel (which) you sent me.
D. I was very pleased when I received the parcel (which) you would send me.
37. He / have / orange juice / often / that / he / rather / tired / it
A. He had orange juice so often that he is rather tired of it.
B. He has orange juice so often that he is rather tired of it.
C. He has had orange juice so often that he was rather tired of it.
D. He has orange juice so often that he has been rather tired of it.
38. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me.
A. He asked me how much I thought it will cost.
B. He asked me how much I thought it would cost.
C. He asked me how much do I think it will cost.
D. He asked me how much I think it would cost.
39. It's two years since I last spoke to her.
A. I haven't spoken to her for two years.
B. I haven't spoken to her for two years ago.
C. I didn't speak to her for two years.
D. I haven't spoken to her since two years.
40. My mother used to make us clean the house.
A. We used to being made to clean the house by my mother.
B. We used to be made clean the house by my mother.
C. We used to be made to clean the house by my mother.
D. We used to be made cleaned the house by my mother.

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Name:………………………………………….Class:………………Date:………… ENGLISH 9

PRACTICE TEST 1 – KEY
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. filled
B. wanted
C. needed
D. wicked
2. A. chemistry
B. mechanic
C. scholarship
D. machinery
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress
in each of the following questions.
3. A. correct
B. selfish
C. purpose
D. surface
4. A. provide
B. patient
C. plastic
D. pleasant
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
5. The children at the summer camp spent their days canoeing, horseback riding, and learned wilderness
survival skills.
A. at the
B. learned
C. their
D. horseback
6. Two billion dollars were not enough for the victims of the tsunami last year.
A. last
B. for
C. the
D. were
7. Plastic bags will be caused pollution because they are hard to dissolve.
A. bags
B. be caused
C. because
D. dissolve
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. He found everything rather strange, as he _______ abroad before.
A. would never
B. had never been C. has never been
D. will never be
9. In the modern world, women's _________ roles have been changing.
A. natured
B. naturally
C. nature
D. natural
10. These materials can be_________ into other packaging products.
A. reduced
B. reused
C. recycled
D. removed
11. He wondered________ his sister looked like, because they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
A. why
B. how
C. which
D. what
12. The police are going to look ______ the disappearance of the child.
A. around
B. through
C. into
D. after
13. I hope my friends won't laugh ________ me. I don't like being made fun ________.
A. for / of
B. against / about
C. on / at
D. at / of
14. The Boeing 747 is twice _______ the Boeing 707.
A. as big as
B. as bigger as
C. bigger than
D. more bigger than
15. The______ growth rate of Vietnam reached about 8.0 % in 2007.
A. economics
B. economic
C. economy
D. economically
16. Mary is unhappy because that she hasn't _________ for the next round in the tennis tournament.
A. qualified
B. quality
C. qualification
D. qualifying
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the most suitable respond to complete each of the following exchanges.
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17: Joana: "I'm sorry I've broken your favourite vase." Emma: "_______"
A. Don't worry about it.  
B. Don't mention it. 
C. You're welcome.  
D. It's not your problem.
18: Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” Susan: “_______”
A. You're welcome  
B. I feel very bored 
C. I don't agree. I'm afraid 
D. That would be great
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of
the following questions.
19: His new work has enjoyed a very good review from critics and readers.
A. viewing
B. regard
C. look
D. opinion
20: We have lived there for years and grown fond of the surroundings. That is why we do not want to leave.
A. planted many trees in the surroundings B. haunted by the surroundings
C. loved the surroundings
D. possessed by the surroundings
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of
the following questions.
21: I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
A. unplanned 
B. deliberate 
C. accidental     
D. unintentional
22: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of extraordinary intelligence.
A. moderate
B. remarkable
C. little
D. sufficient
Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same road to work every day? Do you sit in the same place in
class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all
have routines in our lives.
Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in the
morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine.
“Oh yes, I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get up
till quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my teeth. I
have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don't eat anything for breakfast. I
just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.”
Routines are very useful, but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break your
routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different routine to work.
Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life.
23. This passage is mainly concerned with ____________.
A. Jo's timetable
B. our daily activities
C. our usual ways of doing things
D. changes in our lives
24. According to the passage, routines are useful because ___________.
A. we all have them in our lives
B. we can do them in the morning
C. they make a habit of never thinking
D. they save time and energy
25. The word 'loo' in line 9 can best be replaced with __________.
A. sink
B. bedroom
C. toilet
D. balcony
26. What is the main disadvantage of routine?
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A. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas.
B. Routines may change our life
C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing
D. Routines make us do the same things day after day.
27. Which of the sentences is true?
A. People who have routines are unable to think.
B. Routines make our brain creative.
C. We shouldn't break our routines.
D. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.
Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each
of the numbered blanks.
I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (28)_______you about it. I was very
(29)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn't think about the
problems of speaking English (30)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn't communicate with them
because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn't much used at all
(31)_______we didn't have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation
wasn't. My problem is (32)_______ 'l' and 'r'. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in
Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn't understand when I said “We eat lice”…

28.
29.
30.
31.
32.

A. say

B. tell

C. talk

D. speak

A. exciting

B. excites

C. excited

D. excite

A. after

B. until

C. when

D. while

A. although

B. even

C. because

D. so

A. pronouncing

B. speaking

C. reading

D. telling

PART II – WRITING:
Write complete sentences, using the words/phrases given in their correct forms. You can add some more
necessary words, but you have to use all the words given.
33. Although / they / prepare / everything / carefully/, / they / not / succeed.
A. Although they have prepared everything carefully, they didn't succeed.
B. Although they prepared everything carefully, they won't succeed.
C. Although they prepare everything carefully, they didn't succeed.
D. Although they prepared everything carefully, they didn't succeed.
34. sister / wish / she / have / mobile phone / call up / relatives.
A. My sister wishes she had a mobile phone to call up the relatives.
B. My sister wishes she has a mobile phone to call up the relatives.
C. My sister wishes she has had a mobile phone to call up the relatives.
D. My sister wishes she had a mobile phone calling up the relatives.
35. It / be / difficult / get in touch / manager / because / he / be / busy / all / day.
A. It is difficult get in touch with the manager because he is busy all the day.
B. It is difficult to get in touch with the manager because he was busy all the day.
C. It is difficult to get in touch with the manager because he is busy all the day.
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D. It is difficult getting in touch with the manager because he is busy all the day.
36. I / be / very / pleased / when / receive / parcel / you / send
A. I was very pleased when I received the parcel (which) you sent me.
B. I will be very pleased when I received the parcel (which) you have sent me.
C. I have been very pleased when I received the parcel (which) you sent me.
D. I was very pleased when I received the parcel (which) you would send me.
37. He / have / orange juice / often / that / he / rather / tired / it
A. He had orange juice so often that he is rather tired of it.
B. He has orange juice so often that he is rather tired of it.
C. He has had orange juice so often that he was rather tired of it.
D. He has orange juice so often that he has been rather tired of it.
38. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me.
A. He asked me how much I thought it will cost.
B. He asked me how much I thought it would cost.
C. He asked me how much do I think it will cost.
D. He asked me how much I think it would cost.
39. It's two years since I last spoke to her.
A. I haven't spoken to her for two years.
B. I haven't spoken to her for two years ago.
C. I didn't speak to her for two years.
D. I haven't spoken to her since two years.
40. My mother used to make us clean the house.
A. We used to being made to clean the house by my mother.
B. We used to be made clean the house by my mother.
C. We used to be made to clean the house by my mother.
D. We used to be made cleaned the house by my mother.

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