UNIT 1.

LOCAL ENVIRONMENT GRADE 9

I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others.
1.         A. out                          B. round                      C. about                      D. would
2.         A. chair                       B. check                      C. machine                  D. child
3.         A. too                          B. soon                        C. good                       D. food
4.         A. though                    B. enough                   C. cough                     D. rough
5.         A. happy                     B. hour                        C. high                        D. hotel
II. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence
below
15. Let’s have dinner, ________?
A. will he                    B. shall we                  C. won’t we                D. shan’t we
16. I came ________ an old friend on the street yesterday morning.
A. over                        B. across                      C. down                      D. in
17. Will you see ______ Mr. Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?
A. over                        B. down                      C. off                          D. in
18. Minh’s father often takes him ______ the park every summer.
A. on                           B. to                            C. in                           D. after
19. He _______his father in many ways.
A. takes over               B. takes down C. takes on                  D. takes after
20. I’ll pick you ________at your hotel next Monday.
A. on                           B. off                          C. at                            D. up
21. Your hat doesn’t go ________your clothes.
A. up                           B. with                        C. of                           D. down
22. The plane will ________ at 06.30 so you must be there at 06.00.
A. take after                B. take down              C. take off                   D. take up
23. The thieves waited until it was dark enough to ___________his house yesterday.
A. broke into               B. broke out of            C. broke away D. broke through
24. The bomb missed it mission then __________.
A. went down             B. went off                 C. went through          D. went away
25. The earth is a(n) ___________.
A. satellite                   B. state                        C. planet                      D. star
26. I borrowed this coat _________my father.
A. from                       B. to                            C. at                            D. by
27. If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of __________.
A. our                          B. us                            C. ours                         D. we
28. We went by car but the children went _________foot.
A. on                           B. by                           C. to                            D. with
29.  Buddhism is an __________.
A.  group                     B. religion                   C. association  D. imagination
30. Lan ________the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam was praying.
A. enjoying                 B. has enjoyed            C. enjoyed                   D. enjoy
31. I wish I ______ you some money for your rent, but I am broke myself
A. can lend                  B. would lend             C. could lend             D. will lend
32. There are several books by Hemingway on this __________.
A. shelf                       B. platform                  C. cupboard                D. support
33. I was so tired that I ________asleep in the chair.
A. got                          B. felt                          C. went                       D. fell
34. The players ________to be there at 3 o’clock.
A. told                         B. were told                C. have told                D. tell
35. Do you ______me say this in class?
A. let                           B. allow                       C. permit                     D. mind
36. He forced all his children ________hard till midnight.
A. to study                  B. studied                   C. study                      D. studying
37. I am always _________for school.
A. on time                   B. in time                    C.  at time                   D. out of time
38. I was having a rest when the volcano_________.
A. exhibited                B. exhausted               C. exhaled                   D. erupted
39. We _________ an English exercise.
A. are doing                B. did                          C. have done               D. all are correct
40. He usually worn a pair of glasses.
A. He no longer wears a pair of glasses.                    B. He used to wear a pair of glasses.
C. He doesn’t wear a pair of glasses any more.          D. All are correct
41. They wanted to know if the woman had died of the rare _________.
A. illness                     B. pain                         C. ache                        D hurt.
42. “ I wish I _________stay longer,” Maryam said to Lan at the end of the week.
A. could                      B. can                          C. will                         D. may
43. Malaysia is divided ________2 regions                
A. to                            B. on                           C. in                            D. into
44. Maryam was really ________ by the beauty of Ha Noi.     
A. impressed               B. impress                   C. impression              D. impressive
45. The United States has a ________ of around 250 million. 
A. population              B. separation               C. addition                  D. introduction
46. Vietnamese people are very ________ .          
A. friend                   B. friendless                  C. friendly                   D. friendship
47. We were having dinner ________ the telephone rang.          
A. when                      B. while                       C. until                                    D. since
48. I ________call you as soon as I come back home.          
A. have                        B. will                         C. am               D. is going
49. Would you mind ________the door?                    
A. open                      B. opened                    C. opening                   D. to open
50. My family loves this house. It _ the family home since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.         
A. was                         B. is                             C. has been                  D. will be
1. Were you aware ________ the regulations against smoking in this area?
A. in B. with C. of D. about
2. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
A. take up B. turn round C. put off D. do with
3. I’m not going out yet. I’m waiting ________ the rain to stop.
A. for B. away C. from D. up
IV. Rewrite sentences, using “I wish………..”
1. She doesn’t send me her recent photos.
àI wish she sent me her recent photos
2. My friend doesn’t have money to repair his bicycle.
à I wish my friend had money
3. My students don’t speak English fluently.
à I wish my student spoke English fluently
4. It won’t be fine tomorrow.
à I wish it would be fine tomorrow
5. My brother can not speak French.
à I wish my brother could speak French