REVIEW CLASS 9.

. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences

1. Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and TV.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. would watch
2. I rarely eat ice cream now but I it when I was a child.
A. eat B. used to eat C. would eat D. didn’t use to eat
3. I wish I you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend
4. Would you like and visit me next summer?
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
5. Rick left class early because he a headache.
A. had B. used to have C. was having D. has
6. Sara didn’t hear the phone. She .
A. sleeps B. slept C. used to sleep D. was sleeping
7. The Marconi family to the United States thirty years ago.
A. comes B. came C. has come D. was coming
8. I’ve been feeling better since .
A. the doctor has come B. the doctor comes
C. the doctor coming D. the doctor came
9. The country now known as Myanmar Burma.
A. used to be called B. be called
C. called D. has called
10.“Monica is such a nice person.” “Yes. I wish I her more often.”
A. see B. will see C. saw D. have seen
11.I wish I people with the same interests.
A. meet B. can meet C. could meet D. will meet
12.My mother says she used to a diary when she was young.
A. keep B. use C. write D. preserve
13.The between generations seems to be bigger and bigger than ever.
A. blank B. space C. gap D. distance
14.Our teacher’s is that we set up a project on preservation of our traditional games.
A. offer B. suggestion C. scheme D. order
15.I found the letter in my bag. – I to post it.
A. forgot B. would forget C. was forgetting D. had forgotten
16.Does he tell you how he is getting his new colleagues?
A. on with B. on of C. away with D. out of
17.Unfortunately the new system didn’t our expectations.
 A. catch up with B. bring about C. come across D. come up to
18.The doctors say it’ll take him a long time to get the shock.
A. past B. above C. through D. over
19.I wish you stop interrupting me whenever I speak.
A. will B. would C. could D. might
20.The policeman is happy the kids safe and sound now.
A. finding B. be found C. to find D. have found
21.The children were acting the story of the birth of Jesus.
A. out B. on C. down D. at
22.The manager told me to pass the message I had just read.
A. in B. to C. on D. for
23.Stern insisted that she come downtown so that he could explain this to her .
A. face B. direct C. indirect D. face to face
24.Youngsters love to eat from street for the cheap price.
A. vans B. vendors C. trucks D. business
25.Ben a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn’t.
A. used travel B. used to travel C. used to traveling D. is used to traveling
26.I wish I find the time to do more reading.
A. may B. will C. could D. can
27.When I see the kids playing football, I almost wish I their age again.
A. was B. am C. would be D. could be
28.Where before you moved here?
A. did you use to live B. did you used to live
C. used you to live D. do you use to live
29.I’ve just found 20 dollars in my pocket! !
A. How crazy B. That’s right C. Thanks a lot D. How cool
30.“In the past, marriages used to be arranged by parents.”
“ ”
A. Sure. That’s right. B. I suppose it was.
C. Really? I can’t imagine that D. That’s cool!
READING
I. Read the passage. Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank.
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site (1) _______ 2003, the remarkable Phong
Nha-Ke Bang National Park contains the oldest mountains in Asia, formed approximately
400 (2) ________ years ago. Riddled with hundreds of cave systems - many of extraordinary
scale and length - and spectacular (3) _______ rivers, Phong Nha is a speleologists’ heaven
on the Earth.
 The Phong Nha region is changing fast. Son Trach village (population 3000) is the
main centre, with an ATM, a growing range (4) _______ accommodation and eating options,
and improving transport links with other parts of central Vietnam.
The caves are the region’s absolute highlights, but the above-ground (5) ______ of
forest trekking, the area’s war history, and rural mountain biking mean it deserves astay of
around three days.
1. A. by B. on C. in D. from
2. A. millions B. million C. milions D. milion
3. A. underground B. under C. submarine D. underwater
4. A. of B. in C. on D. under
5. A. attraction B. attractions C. seeing D. seeings
II. Read the passage and answer the questions.
My grandmother is more than ninety years old, which makes her the oldest person in
the whole family. Despite her old age, her memory is still fresh. She always tells us that
many things were different when she was young.
My grandma used to begin her day very early. She used to start a day at 4 . o’clock
while everybody was still in beds. She used to do all the housework by herself. She used to
make clothes for her children and as for her outdoor work, she used to raise chickens and
sheep. She also used to help the males to grow vegetables.
There didn’t use to be many pastime activities. Her hobby used to be listening to the
radio. In the evening all the family used to sit by the fire in the sitting room where all the
family gathered at night to tell tales or discuss family matters as weddings, harvest time or
to assign the next day’s work.
When a member of the family was ill, she used to show him which herbs to use. She
collected them from the near forest or from the mountain. My grandma used to , know so
many effective methods to cure illnesses.
* Questions:
1. How is the memory of the writer’s grandmother?
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2. What time did she use to start her day?
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3. What did she use to do in her pastimes?
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4. Where did her family use to sit in the evening?
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5. What did she usually do when a member of the family was ill?