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PRACTICE ENGLISH TEST UNIT 9
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. cold B. photo C. continent D. poster
2. A. city B. capital C. nice D. excite
3. A. tomorrow B. tower C. crowd D. around
4. A. postcard B. come C. home D. so
5. A. programme B. sport C. most D. show
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Quoc Tu Giam is regarded as the first national _________ of Viet Nam.
A. capital [Link] C. temple D. school
2. Asia is Earth's largest and most populous ___________ .
A. island [Link] C. ocean D. continent
3. Canada is one of 23_________ in North America.
A. countries B. landmarks C. capitals D. cities
4. The Sydney Opera House was the youngest building to achieve UNESCO World
________ listing.
A. Town B. Property C. Heritage D. Tower
5. Ben Thanh Market is a famous________ of Ho Chi Minh City.
A. museum B. monument C. landmark D. square
6. What is______ time for tourists to visit your city?
A. the least [Link] worst [Link] good [Link] best
7. _________ a nice day! Shall we go swimming?
A. How B. When C. What D. Which
8. Our city is very crowded. How about _________ ?
A. yours [Link] C. your D. me
9. I love my football club. Does Phong like _________?
A. our [Link] C. my [Link]
10. _________ street is short and narrow.
A. Our [Link] C. ours D. we are
11. The book is_______ , but you are welcome to read it.
A. my B. mine C. yours D. you
12. _______ bike is dirty,and I can’t tell what colour it is.
A. Your B. Yours C. You D. you are
13. Your country is much bigger than________ .
A. our B. ours C. their D. yours
14. _______ dog is so friendly. It never barks.
A. They B. Their C. Theirs D. They are
15. My house is near______house, so I usually go there and play badminton with her.
A. his B. her C. she D. Hers
16. __________watch TV too much.” - I see
A. Not B. Do C. Don’t D. Did
17. ________films did you see last week?”
– “Only one.”
A. What B. Which C. Who D. How many
18. There is one bedroom in my house, but there are two in ______
A. they B. their C. theirs D. them
19. I first_________ Melbourne in 2003.
A. went B. have been C. have gone D. visited
20. My brother is afraid of water,________ he can’t swim.
A. because B. but C. and D. so
21. ____________ is your favourite tennis player?”
– “I don’t like tennis.”
A. What B. Which C. Who D. Where
22. ____________ eat too much salt. It’s not good for you.
A. Do B. Don’t C. Please D. Can’t
23. ________ is she so sad?”
– “Because she can’t watch her favourite f ilm.”
A. Why B. How C. What D. When
24. The ____ continent in the world is Antarctica.
A. most coldest B. colder [Link] [Link] cold
25. I______ him for three months, and now we are best friends.
A. have known B. am knowing C. knew [Link]
26. She______ to South America before, so she wants to visit it.
A. has ever been B. wasn't [Link] never been [Link]
27. They are among people I have ever met.
A. more friendly B. most friendly C. friendliest D. the most friendly
28. How many cities in Viet Nam______ up to now?
A. do you visit B. have you visitedC. were you visited [Link] you visit
29. Cities can provide________ health and education services.
A. most the convenient B. the most convenient
C. most convenient D. the best convenient
30. It's not coffee, but tea is_____ drink in Britain.
A. more popular B. most popular
C. more popular than D. the most popular
[Link]
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each of the gaps to complete the
following text.
Sydney is the (1) of the state New South Wales in Australia. It is the
largest, oldest, and perhaps the (2) beautiful city in Australia. Sydney has a
population of 4.5 million. Its Harbour is one of the largest in the world, and famous
(3) the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. The streets in the city centre
are narrow (4) many art galleries, restaurants, pubs, but the streets in
Paddington are (5) ___ and houses are big.
1.A. home B. site C. capital D. village
2.A. more B. most C. less D. fewer
3.A. with B. for C. in D. at
4.A. on B. at C. to D. with
5.A. narrow B. short C. long D. wide
II. Read the passage, and then choose the correct answers.
Tokyo is the capital of Japan. In Tokyo, there are always too many people in
the place where you want to come.
People are very polite even when they often spend a long time on traffic jams.
Tokyo is different from London when you want to walk to a place.
During the day, most people travel to work by train. Tokyo people buy six
million train tickets every day. Although they are usually crowded, Japanese trains
are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train, everybody
in a seat seems to be asleep whether the journey is long or short.
The worst time to be in the street at night is about 11.30 when the nightclubs are
closing and everybody wants to go home.
[Link] is different from London because .
A. it has a larger population B. it is a noisy city
C. it is more difficult to walk to somewhere D. its people are friendly and more polite
[Link] does the writer think the worst time to go into the street?
A. When the nightclubs are closing. B. At 8.00 am.
C. When the trains are full. D. At 11.30 am
[Link] does the writer think of Japanese trains?
A. They are very nice and comfortable. B. There are not enough trains.
C. They often run late. D. They leave and arrive on time.
[Link] London trains, every British in a seat .
A. reads a newspaper B. looks like being asleep
C. talks with other people D. looks out of the window.
[Link] statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Most people in Tokyo travel to work by train.
B. It is very difficult to go around in Tokyo.
C. When Japanese people are on traffic jams, they are not polite.
D. Trains in Tokyo are very good - they always leave and arrive on time.
D. WRITING
I. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.
1. She/ start/ drive/ 1 month ago.
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2. we/ begin/ eat/ when/ it/ start/ rain.
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3. I/ last/ have/ my hair/ cut/ when/ I/ leave/ her.
__________________________________________________________.
4. Last time/ she/ call/ me/ be/ 5 months ago.
__________________________________________________________.
[Link] Nang/ attract/ lots/ tourists/ because/ it/ most beautiful/ beaches/ Viet Nam.
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[Link] An/ famous/ old houses and buildings/ traditional crafts.
__________________________________________________________.
[Link] of Literature/ one/ Ha Noi's/ famous/ landmarks.
__________________________________________________________.
[Link]/ lion's head/ fish's body/ symbol/ Singapore.
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9. the/ Yesterday/ Temple of Literature/ visited/ we.
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[Link]/ of/ is/ one/ the/ Hoi An / popular/ most/ tourist attractions/ in
__________________________________________________________.
II. Rearrange the words / phrases to have complete sentences of a postcard.
Dear Ann,
1. We’re / time / great / here / having / a / in Cambodia / !
__________________________________________________________.
2. The / lovely / weather / is / .
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3. The / good / is / food / .
__________________________________________________________.
4. local / friendly / The / are / people / .
__________________________________________________________.
5. Yesterday / we / Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom / visited / .
__________________________________________________________.
6. fabulous /They’re / so / !
__________________________________________________________.
7. Send / to your mum and dad / our love / .
__________________________________________________________.
With love,
Ha and Phong
III. Write a complete postcard using the cues given.
Hi Jane,
[Link]/ be/ great city.
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2. The weather/be/ fine/ sunny/ all the time.
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3. The food / be/ cheap/ delicious.
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4. The people/be/ friendly and hosputable.
__________________________________________________________.
5. The hotel/ be/ small/ but comfortable.
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6. Yesterday/ we/ visit/ the hitoric/ monuments.
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7. Tomorrow/ we/ going on a trip / along Huong / River.
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8. I / buy/ a nice present/ you/ yesterday.
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9. You must/ visit/ this city/ someday.
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You’ll love it.
Bye for now!
Cheer,
Quynh Anh
IV. Write a postcard of about 50-60 words about your holiday in a city. Use the
quetions below.
a. What city isit?
b. What is it like (The weather; the people, the food...)
c. What can you see and do there?
d. How do you feel about it? ....
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