Bài tập Tiếng Anh sơ cấp Lớp 9 - Bài số 6

 Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
1. A. hoped B. missed C. washed D. stayed
2. A. major B. day C. pay D. play
3. A. think B. thick C. this D. thanks
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. official B. optional C. primary D. separate
5. A. economic B. embroider C. encourage D. minority
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. A holiday in America can be _________cheap.
 A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
7. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was_________.
 A. succeeded B. successful C. unsuccessful D. success
8. Eric hasn’t found a flat yet, _________he still lives with his parents
 A. if B. although C. therefore D. so
9. If there _________gravity, water wouldn’t run downhill.
 A. was B. is C. were D. are
10. We haven’t seen any _________films recently.
 A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. interestingly
11. I think I_________my door key. I can’t find it anywhere.
 A. lost B. have lost C. am losing D. will lose
12. Jim wants to live _________of his parents.
 A. dependent B. dependently C. independent D. independently
13. Although they are poor, they still live _________.
 A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness
14. We won’t go out _________it stops raining.
 A. if B. unless C. when D. as
15. The phone _________suddenly when Joan was doing the housework.
 A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
16. How many languages are there _________the world?
 A. through B. over C. for D. in
17. The boys looks very proud _________his success at school.
 A. of B. at C. about D. on
18. In spite of _________late, he arrived in time.
 A. he started B. his being started C. he was started D. starting
19. It’s time the children _________here now.
 A. are B. are being C. were D. to be
20. I won’t go _________you explain everything to me.
 A. unless B. although C. because D. if
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. I haven’t seen her when we left school.
 A B C D
22. People know that they should save energy, so they still waste it.
 A B C D
23. After have a bath, he ate supper.
 A B C D
24. Would you mind if I open all of the windows.
 A B C D
25. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work.
 A B C D
Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
1. A. hoped B. missed C. washed D. stayed
2. A. many B. day C. pay D. play
3. A. think B. thick C. this D. thanks
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. official B. optional C. primary D. separate
5. A. economic B. embroider C. encourage D. minority
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. A holiday in America can be _________cheap.
 A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
7. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was_________.
 A. succeeded B. successful C. unsuccessful D. success
8. Eric hasn’t found a flat yet, _________he still lives with his parents.
 A. if B. although C. therefore D. so
9. If there _________gravity, water wouldn’t run downhill.
 A. was B. is C. were D. are
10. We haven’t seen any _________films recently.
 A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. interestingly
11. I think I_________my door key. I can’t find it anywhere.
 A. lost B. have lost C. am losing D. will lose
12. Jim wants to live _________of his parents.
 A. dependent B. dependently C. independent D. independently
13. Although they are poor, they still live _________.
 A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness
14. We won’t go out _________it stops raining.
 A. if B. unless C. when D. as
15. The phone _________suddenly when Joan was doing the housework.
 A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
16. How many languages are there _________the world?
 A. through B. over C. for D. in
17. The boys looks very proud _________his success at school.
 A. of B. at C. about D. on
18. In spite of _________late, he arrived in time.
 A. he started B. his being started C. he was started D. starting
19. It’s time the children _________here now.
 A. are B. are being C. were D. to be
20. I won’t go _________you explain everything to me.
 A. unless B. although C. because D. if
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. I haven’t seen her when we left school. [since]
 A B C D
22. People know that they should save energy, so they still waste it. [but]
 A B C D
23. After have a bath, he ate supper. [having]
 A B C D
24. Would you mind if I open all of the windows. [opened]
 A B C D
25. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work. [fashionable]
 A B C D
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