REVISION FOR 9TH GRADERS

I. Pronunciation.
1. A. washed B. talked C. listened D. stopped
2. A. played B. walked C. asked D. watched
3. A. jumped B. wanted C. typed D. stopped
4. A. stayed B. turned C. helped D. played
5. A. attended B. needed C. cheated D. wandered
6. A. tied B. played C. jumped D. stayed
7. A. attacked B. climbed C. matched D. asked
8. A. flowers B. matches C. tables D. pencils
9. A. books B. shoes C. students D. pots
10. A. teachers B. students C. pupils D. lecturers
11. A. colleges B. houses C. misses D. goes
12. A. understands B. sings C. thinks D. throws
13. A. writes B. catches C. runs D. sings
14. A. heat B. beat C. create D. meat
15. A. though B. through C. thank D. thought
16. A. clear B. bear C. wear D. care
17. A. bring B. drink C. side D. sing
18. A. found B. account C. around D. though
19. A. question B. nation C. information D. solution
20. A. happy B. honest C. high D. hat
21. A. sugar B. sweet C. sound D. sky
22. A. hour B. how C. honest D. honour
23. A. sure B. sad C. seem D. song
24. A. church B. machine C. teacher D. children
25. A. chemistry B. mechanic C. chaos D. cheat
26. A. blood B. foot C. cook D. took
27. A. food B. foot C. cook D. good
28. A. nature B. famous C. capture D. face
29. A. drove B. chose C. horse D. hold
30. A. culture B. center C. country D. cattle
31. A. deal B. heat C. dead D. meat
32. A. crazy B. damage C. famous D. table
33. A. chemical B. machine C. chaos D. school
34. A. natural B. tradition C. match D. battle
35. A. marriage B. orphanage C. garage D. damage
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
II.1. Conditionals and Wish
1. If she is lazy to study, she ___________the coming exams.
A. doesn’t pass B. won’t pass C. wouldn’t pass D. hadn’t passed
2. If I ___________ you, I wouldn’t lend her such a large sum of money.
A. is B. were C. would be D. are
3. If he ________ money carelessly, he will be in debt soon.
A. spent B. can spend C. spends D. will spend
4. If I brought the map with me today, I _____________ lost in the jungle.
A. wouldn’t get B. didn’t get C. hadn’t got D. don’t get
5. If it ____________ tomorrow, we will stay at home and watch TV.
A. rain B. rains C. can rain D. will rain
6. What ___________you do if you won the lottery now?
A. can B. would C. will D. did
7. _________ you pick me up if I come over your house tomorrow?
A. Would B. Shall C. Did D. Had
8. What will you do if you _________ free tomorrow?
A. be B. are C. were D. will be
9. If I _____________ to your party yesterday, I would have met my old friends.
A. went B. could go C. had gone D. go
10. Unless he ____________ hard, he won’t be able to pay off his debts.
A. doesn’t work B. worked C. works D. didn’t work
11. I wish you _____________ here with me now.
A. are B. were C. would be D. will be
12. I wish he ______________ such things to me two days ago.
A. didn’t say B. hadn’t said C. couldn’t say D. don’t say
13. You’re always telling lies to me. I wish you ___________ lying to me anymore.
A. will stop B. stopped C. would stop D. stop
14. I got a bad mark in Math today. I wish I ____________ carefully last night.
A. had reviewed B. reviewed C. would review D. could have reviewed
15.Tom plays the piano badly. Tom wish he_____________ the piano well.
A. played B. could play C. can play D. would play
16. I don’t know his phone number. I wish I ___________ his phone number.
A. know B. knew C. could know D. had known
17. It’s raining now. I wish it _____________ now.
A. wasn’t raining B. wouldn’t be raining C. weren’t raining D. didn’t rain
18. He can’t understand the problem. He wishes _____________the problem.
II.2. Tenses
1. My younger brother _______________ me yesterday.
A. visits B. visited C. would visit D. had visited
2. We ________________ close friends since we studied at high school.
A. become B. became C. have become D. would become
3. Jon ___________ English for 2 years.
A. learns B. learned C. will learn D. has learned
4. I ______________ there in 2 minutes. Can you wait for me?
A. am B. would be C. was D. will be
5. When I saw you at the supermarket yesterday, you ________________ fruits.
A. bought B. would buy C. was buying D. had bought
6. While I _______________ TV, a stranger knocked my door yesterday.
A. was watching B. watched C. am watching D. watch
7. My friends ______________in the library at the moment.
A. read B. will be reading C. are reading D. have been reading
8. This is the first time I _____________ this kind of food.
A. eat B. ate C. have eaten D. had eaten
9. My village __________________ dramatically recently.
A. changes B. has changed C. is changing D. will change
10. Two days ago, I _______________ a birthday cake for my close friend.
A. bought B. buy C. have bought D. had bought
11. In 2008, a tornado _________ a lot of damage to our home town.
A. causes B. had caused C. has caused D. caused
12. Last week, I ______________ an English test.
A. take B. have taken C. took D. taken
13. I will call you as soon as I ______________ home.
A. got B. will get C. get D. would get
14. I ________________ my homework yet.
A. don’t complete B. didn’t complete C. couldn’t complete D. haven’t completed
15. Anna often _______________ to school late.
A. go B. will go C. goes D. has gone
16. My life ____________so greatly so far.
A. changes B. is changing C. has changed D. will change.
17. Tom ___________the tree when he fell off.
A. climbed B. would climb C. climbs D. was climbing
18. When I came to her house yesterday, she __________her homework.
A. was doing B. does C. is doing D. has done
19. She _____________ a little bit different recently.
A. looks B. is looking C. looked D. has looked
20. I _______________ TV new last night.
A. watched B. watch C. is watching D. have watched
21. Two hours ago, I __________my old friend at the airport.
A. meet B. met C. was meeting D. would meet
22. At the moment, he ______________a rehearsal at school.
A. makes B. is making C. will be making D. made
23. At present, we ____________an English lesson.
A. are learning B. learn C. have learnt D. would learn
II.3. Gerund/To infinitive/Preposition
1. She is looking forward ____________ you soon.
A. to see B. seeing C. to seeing D. to be seen
2. Huy is good _________ speaking English.
A. at B. of C. about D. on
3. Hoa is _____________ of reading books.
A. interested B. fond C. keen D. amazed
4. We are very interested ______________ taking part in social activities.
A. in B. about C. on D. for
5. Remember to turn ____________ all the lights before you leave the room.
A. down B. off C. on D. up
6. He decided _____________ to the beach tomorrow.
A. going B. to going C. to go D. to have gone
7. He prefers watching TV to ______________ books.
A. read B. reads C. reading D. having read
8. She expects ____________ me tomorrow.
A. to see B. seeing C. having seen D. to be seen
9. Would you mind _____________ me with this exercise?
A. to help B. helping C. help D. helped
10. Would you like ____________ a cup of coffee?
A. to have B. having C. have D. had
11. She is ____________ of her son’s achievement.
A. proud B. keen C. good D. interested
12. Do you enjoy _______________ to music?
A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watches
13. Are you worried ____________ the upcoming exams?
A. in B. for C. about D. on
14. I feel so nervous ________________ the outcome of the interview.
A. about B. for C. on D. in
15. Have you finished _____________ the book on geology?
A. read B. to read C. reading D. being read
16. Are you looking forward _____________your friend this weekend?
A. to meet B. meeting C. to meeting D. meet
17. I didn’t use ___________on a farm when I was a child.
IV. So, too, either, neither.
1. So, too: dùng trong câu khẳng định, để diễn tả sự đồng tình.
So + trợ động từ + S (chủ ngữ): đứng ở đầu.
và S (chủ ngữ) + trợ động từ, + Too.
vd. I like football and so does he. hoặc I like football and he does, too.
2. Neither, either: dùng trong câu phủ định (có NOT)
Neither + trợ động từ + S
S + trợ động từ + not, either.
vd. He doesn’t like sports and neither do I hoặc I don’t, either.
1. I watch TV every day and ______ does he.
A. so B. neither C. too D. either
2. Hoang isn’t a student. I am not, ____________.
A. so B. neither C. too D. either
3. He will come to the party tomorrow and ___________ will I.
A. so B. neither C. too D. either
4. Huy hasn’t finished his homework yet and I haven’t, ____________.
A. so B. neither C. too D. either
V. Indirect Speech
1. He asked me ______________________ then.
A. where do I live B. where did I live
C. where I lived D. where I live
2. She asked me how long ______________ to reach my hometown.
A. does it take B. it takes C. did it takes D. it took
3. She said she __________ to Hanoi the next day.
A. came B. will come C. would come D. had come
4. He said to me that he ____________ English then.
A. is studying B. studies C. was studying D. would study
5. She asked me _________ to Hanoi sooner or later.
A. if I moved B. I moved C. if moving D. I move
VI. Passive Voice
1. This new regulation was _____________ two days ago.
A. pass B. passing C. passed D. to pass
2. The missing child _____________ yet.
A. wasn’t found B. hasn’t found C. hasn’t been found D. isn’t found
3. This book was ______________ in 2000.
A. publish B. published C. publishing D. to publish
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4. She ____________ a bunch of flowers on her 20 birthday party yesterday.
A. is given B. gave C. given D. was given
5. He was unhappy because he ____________ any presents.
A. wasn’t given B. gave C. is given D. gives
VII. Conjunctions
1. _____________ his age, he still run 3 kilometers a day in the morning.
A. Although B. Due to C. Despite D. Since
2. _____________being ill, she continued to help me with my homework.
A. Although B. Due to C. Despite D. Since
3. We went on playing volleyball outside _____________ it was raining heavily.
A. in spite of B. because C. due to D. although
4. He doesn’t study really hard, ___________ he is always on top of his class.
A. although B. so C. but D. because
5. I have always made efforts in my study. ____________, I can’t achieve my study goal.
A. Therefore B. However C. Because D. Since
6. _______________ her illness, she can’t attend class today.
A. Due to B. Because C. In spite of D. Since
7. She was dismissed from work ____________ her irresponsible attitude.
A. in spite of B. due to C. for fear of D. although
VIII. Relative Pronouns/Relative Clause.
1. Thang, _________ sings very beautifully, is one of my best friends.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
2. The teacher to ____________ your parents talked yesterday morning taught me English.
A. who B. whom C. that D. which
3. The cat __________ I bought two days ago is 3 months ago.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
4. That person, ___________ is standing outside the balcony, is my brother.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
5. The church, _____________ the wedding ceremony will be held tomorrow, is very beautiful.
A. which B. where C. that D. who
6. I can’t see the reason _____________ she keeps being absent all the lessons like that.
A. which B. that C. why D. who
7. I have an old friend _______________ name is well-known by most people.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
8. My sister, ____________ is cooking in the kitchen now, is a good person.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
IX. Verb tenses.
1. What you (listen) to when I crossed your room yesterday?
2. She hopes (choose) for the English school team.
3. The standards of living greatly (improve) in recent months.
4. It is very important (learn) English these days.
5. At the moment I (type) a letter for my friend.
6. Last week, my best friend (go) out with me.

****PRACTICE TEST*****
I. Pronunciation
1. A. pulled B. sprayed C. dripped D. warned
2. A. humor B. honor C. happy D. healthy
3. A. ancient B. parade C. chaos D. advance
4. A. minimize B. article C. dynamite D. pesticide
5. A. thunder B. weather C. clothing D. therefore
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. The children are still playing in the yard _______ it’s raining heavily.
A. though B. and C. despite D. but
2. My aunt is the woman _______ is very nice to me.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. which
3. People use the Internet for many _______: education, communication, entertainment, and
commerce.
A. limitations B. purposes C. viruses D. risks
5. Those students often do their tests _______ and get good
result
A. good B. bad C. well D. badly
6. She has _______ free time than her sister.
A. a lot of B. much more C. much D. most
7. You have never met Peter before, _______?
A. haven’t you B. do you C. have you D. don’t
you
 8. Peter: “How lovely your cats are!”
Linda: “_______”
A. I love them, too. B. Really? They are.
C. Can you say that again? D. Thank you. It’s nice of you to say so.
9. Her mother will _______ her children when she is away.
A. take back B. take after C. look back D. look after
10. _______ he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.
A. As B. For C. However D. So
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Would you mind showing me how (use) this printer?
2. When I came home yesterday, my son (cry) loudly.
3. Their father dislikes (watch) sports in his free time.
4. Unless it (rain) tomorrow, we will have a picnic.
5. The newspapers (deliver) to our neighbors’ homes every day.
IV. Give the correct form of the words to complete each of the following sentences.
1. _______ disasters cause much damage every year. NATURE
2. Our art teacher gives us a lot of _______ to paint what we want to. FREE
3. Famous _______ often earn much money by making different fashionable styles.
DESIGN
4. To conserve resources, please _______ these carrier bags. USE
5. The children _______ gathered their things and ran to the station because it was too late.
HURRY
V. Fill each blank in the following sentences with ONE suitable preposition.
1. Women often prefer modern clothes _______ traditional ones.
2. _______ my opinion, humans will never live on other planets.
3. We’ve got to save the rainforests _______ being destroyed.
4. Speaking is the aspect _______ learning English I find most difficult.
5. I’d like to congratulate you _______ your success.

I. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Although no one knows for certain who the original Saint Valentine was, once a year, on
February 14, there is a day in his honor. Some historians believe that the original Saint Valentine
was a priest who lived in the city of Rome about 300 years after the birth of Christ. The emperor
of Rome was not a Christian and refused to allow people to be married in a Christian ceremony.
Saint Valentine didn’t obey the emperor and performed many Christian marriages in spite of the
emperor’s order. When the Romans found out, they sent Saint Valentine to prison and later killed
him. While his romantic efforts to help many Christians in love cost him his life, he was honored
in his own days. But his story has been mostly forgotten after people have come to celebrate
Valentine’s Day as a special time for sweethearts. On Valentine’s Day, people express their
affections by sending Valentine cards to friends, families, boyfriends, and girlfriends.
1. This writing is mostly about _______.
A. Christian marriages B. why we celebrate Valentine’s Day
 C. different kinds of Valentine cards D. the history of Rome
2. Long ago, February 14 was made a special day _______.
A. to honor Saint Valentine B. just for sweethearts
C. for everyone to go out and express love D. to honor the Roman emperor
3. The emperor of Rome _______.
A. was a good Christian and made Valentine a saint
B. established Saint Valentine’s Day in his honor
C. didn’t allow people to be married in a Christian ceremony
D. didn’t believe in marriages
4. St. Valentine was killed because he _______.
A. was a Christian priest
B. was not a follower of Christ
C. had a secret sweetheart, which was illegal
D. performed Christian wedding ceremonies against the emperor’s wishes
5. All the above story of Saint Valentine _______.
A. really happened long ago B. is just a guess from some historians
C. is only an invented story D. cannot be believed at all
VII. Rewrite each of the sentences so that its meaning is similar to that of the original one.
1. Larry hasn’t surfed the Internet for two days.
The last time _____________________
2. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting.
It _______________________________
3. The British eat over thirty million hamburgers each year.
Over thirty million __________________
4. “We’re working on our website tomorrow,” Keith said.
Keith said ________________________
5. She’s rich and famous because the public like her.
If the public_______________________