Bài tập Tiếng Anh sơ cấp Lớp 9 - Bài số 2

 Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
1. A. south B. drought C. southern D. cloudy
2. A. ancient B. dangerous C. tail D. animal
3. A. shaped B. hired C. experienced D. laughed
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. 4. A. typhoon B. disaster C. temperature D. experience
5. 5. A. eruption B. tornado C. predict D. snowstorm
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. A tropical storm is called a _________in North and South America when it gets 120 km per hour.
 A. typhoon B. hurricane C. tornado D. cyclone
7. Nowadays scientists can predict when a volcano will _________, can’t they?
 A. break B. erupt C. work D. act
8. You’d better take an umbrella _________it rains.
 A. due to B. although C. because of D. just in case
9. The most _________earthquake in Japan occurred in 1923.
 A. damage B. destroyed C. disastrous D. danger
10. Tornadoes can suck up anything that is _________their path.
 A. on B. in C. along D. under
11. A large number of people _________in 1995 when a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan.
 A. was killed B. were killed C. had been killed D. killed
12. The volcanic eruption in the Philippines in 1991 was _________one.
 A. the world largest B. the largest world C. the largest of the world D. the world’s largest
13. We should buy some candles in case there is _________.
 A. a water cut B. a gas cut C. a power cut D. no electricity off
14. Have you ever seen something that was _________by lightning?
 A. strike B. stroke C. stroked D. struck
15. I can’t hear the news on television well. Can you turn _________the volume a bit?
 A. on B. up C. down D. off
16. There will be thunderstorms _________the central highlands.
 A. on B. above C. over D. in
17. She doesn’t want to be laughed _________by others.
 A. in B. on C. with D. at
18. I didn’t remember _________off the light before going to bed. It is still on this morning.
 A. to turn B. turning C. turn D. turned
19. During an earthquake, you should sit under a strong table or stand _________the corner of a room.
 A. in B. at C. on D. near
20. The scientists _________invention was a success became famous.
 A. who B. whose C. which D. that
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. It is normal for students to be nervous when they were preparing for a new school year.
 A B C D
22. Hurricanes almost never occur during this time of year.
 A B C D
23. This is the best place which I think of for our holiday.
 A B C D
24. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater moving of the Earth. 
 A B C D
25. The teacher felt angrily when he saw what was happening in the classroom.
 A B C D
Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER1 Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
1. A. south B. drought C. southern D. cloudy
2. A. ancient B. dangerous C. tail D. animal
3. A. shaped B. hired C. experienced D. laughed
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. 4. A. typhoon B. disaster C. temperature D. experience
5. 5. A. eruption B. tornado C. predict D. snowstorm
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. A tropical storm is called a _________in North and South America when it gets 120 km per hour.
 A. typhoon B. hurricane C. tornado D. cyclone
7. Nowadays scientists can predict when a volcano will _________, can’t they?
 A. break B. erupt C. work D. act
8. You’d better take an umbrella _________it rains.
 A. due to B. although C. because of D. just in case
9. The most _________earthquake in Japan occurred in 1923.
 A. damage B. destroyed C. disastrous D. danger
10. Tornadoes can suck up anything that is _________their path.
 A. on B. in C. along D. under
11. A large number of people _________in 1995 when a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan.
 A. was killed B. were killed C. had been killed D. killed
12. The volcanic eruption in the Philippines in 1991 was _________one.
 A. the world largest B. the largest world C. the largest of the world D. the world’s largest
13. We should buy some candles in case there is _________.
 A. a water cut B. a gas cut C. a power cut D. no electricity off
14. Have you ever seen something that was _________by lightning?
 A. strike B. stroke C. stroked D. struck
15. I can’t hear the news on television well. Can you turn _________the volume a bit?
 A. on B. up C. down D. off
16. There will be thunderstorms _________the central highlands.
 A. on B. above C. over D. in
17. She doesn’t want to be laughed _________by others.
 A. in B. on C. with D. at
18. I didn’t remember _________off the light before going to bed. It is still on this morning.
 A. to turn B. turning C. turn D. turned
19. During an earthquake, you should sit under a strong table or stand _________the corner of a room.
 A. in B. at C. on D. near
20. The scientists _________invention was a success became famous.
 A. who B. whose C. which D. that
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. It is normal for students to be nervous when they were preparing for a new school year. [are]
 A B CD
22. Hurricanes almost never occur during this time of year. [of the year]
 A B CD
23. This is the best place which I think of for our holiday. [that]
 A BCD
24. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater moving of the Earth. [movement]
 A B CD
25. The teacher felt angrily when he saw what was happening in the classroom. [angry]
 A B C D
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