TEST FOR UNIT 1 – GRADE 9

I.Choose the correct word to fill in each of the following sentence:

1.It was a boring weekend, I………………………do anything. ( did - don’t do - didn’t do – would do )

2.Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They………………….each other twice a month. ( are writing - write - has written – wrote )

3.Lan enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere……………………..Maryam was praying ( when – during – while – wrote)

4.Lan enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere…………….Maryam was praying (when – during – while – where)

5.I rarely eat ice cream now, but I ………………it when I was a child. (eat – used to eat – am eating – ate)

6.Nam wishes he ………Thanh some money for her rent, but he’s broke himself.(can lend – would lend – could lend – lend)

7.Would you like………..and visit me next summer? (to come – coming – came – come)

8.We must learn English at school. It’s a(n)…………..subject. (primary – compulsory – national – optional)

II.Complete the passage with the suitable words:

It was a fine day(1)when I starts out on the last part of my walk around the coast of Britain. The sun was (2)……………………
and a light wind (3)………………… blowing from the south-west. I was pleased that it (4)……………….raining. I(5)…………………..
along the cliff top and then down into the lovely little fishing village of Wellburn, past a café (6)…………………people were
having morning coffee. Three miles past Wellburn I (7)……….down for five minutes and (8)………………….a drink. Now it (9)
……………….getting warmer, so I (10)…………………..off one of my sweaters. I (11)…………………..stop for long because I
wanted to reach Seabury by lunch time. (12)……………………..I finally got there, it (13)………………………just after half past
twelve.

III.Make the questions for the answers:

1………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Last vacation I went to see my pen pal Lan.

2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

She lives in Ha Noi, Viet Nam.

3. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

We have been pen pals for over two years.

4. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

We did a lot of sightseeing and visited some interesting places in Ha Noi.

5. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Yes, of course. I visited Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum twice.

6. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Ha Noi is quite old and peaceful. I was really impressed by the beauty of the city.

7. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Yes, I enjoyed the trip very much.

IV.Choose the correct form of the verbs

1.Mary met/was meeting her husband while she worked/was working in the States.

2.Why does Warren keep shouting at people? He wasn’t being/ didn’t used to be so bad tempered.

3.How long is it since you had/ used to have a holiday?

4.The government provided/ used to provide much more help for disabled people than they do now.

5.I wish I am living / lived in a big city. It’s so boring in the country.

6.Did you buy/ Have you bought anything at the antiques sale yesterday?

7.Sandra paid/was paying for her things when she heard/was hearing someone call her name.

8.When he was younger, my uncle was/ used to be a national swimming champion.

9.The only time I ever rode/ was riding a horse, I used to fall off/ fell off in the first minutes.

10.You’re always tired. I wish you don’t go/ didn’t go to bed so late.

V. Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Cross the mistake and then correct it.

1.The hotel were very expensive.

2.Malaysia is divided in two regions.

3.I came not to the party last night.

4.We had our dinner when the phone rang.

5.They didn’t used to like each other.

6.I wish I were be a millionaire.

7.In 1989 I left university and started work.

8.English are wide spoken in Malaysia.

VI.Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets.

1.There were lights on the spacecraft. (had)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2.I had my old coat on. (wearing)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3.It isn’t true that I made a mistake. (didn’t)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4.No one told me about the change of the plan. (know)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5.When I was a child we lived in Briton. (used)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6.My friend was the winner of the competition. (won)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7.Is it a fact that the Romans built this wall? (did)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

8.She’s sorry she can’t play the piano. (wishes)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

VII.Read the letter. Then answer the questions

Dear Mai,

I’m very pleased that we’re going to be pen pals. I’ll tell you a little about myself, and you can do the same when you
write to me.

I live in an area of London called Maida Vale. It’s quite near the centre, but there are parks nearby where I often take my
dog, Mickey, for a walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul. My father works for the post office and my
mother has a part-time job as a nurse.

I go to the local comprehensive school, where I have a lot of friends. I like most subjects, but not all of them! In the
evening I sometimes visit friends or stay at home and listen to music, and at the weekends I like going swimming or
horse riding.

At the moment I’m working very hard because I have exams soon, so I’m spending a lot of time in the library!

I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Write soon!

Best wishes, Mary.

1.What’s Mai’s pen pal’s name?........................................................................................................................................

2.Where does she live? .............................................................................................................................

3.Who does she live with? .............................................................................................................................

4.What do her parents do? .............................................................................................................................

5.What school does she go to? .............................................................................................................................

6.What are her hobbies? .............................................................................................................................

7.Why does she have to work very hard now?.........................................................................................................

8.What does she ask Mai to do? .............................................................................................................................

VIII.Match the words in column A to its definition in column B

1.penpal a.the system of money used in a country

2.mosque b.a large impressive tomb.

3.climate c.someone who you regular write friendly letters

to but have never met.
4.religion
d.a building in which Muslims worship
5.currency
e.believing in a god
6.compulsory
f.the regular pattern of the weather conditions
7.mausoleum
g.required by the rule