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ENTRY TEST - GRADE 9

Time: 30 minutes

I. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences by circling A,B,C or D.

1. My sister studies harder in order to ……… good grades.

A. to get B. getting C. get D. got

2. Ha Long Bay was chosen one of the new seven _____ of the world in 2011.

A. wonders B. bays C. seas D. mountains

3. Calm______and tell me what happened.

A. out B. down C. in D.up

4. I enjoy _____ to music.

A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. for listening

5. Do you mind if I ______ your atlas for a minute?

A. borrow B. will borrow C. am going to borrow D. borrowed

6. His wife ______ five years ago.

A. die B. dies C.died D.was dying

7. Would you mind _____ here for just a minute?

A. to wait B. waiting C. about waiting D. waited

8. I came in the classroom while Mrs. Phuong _____ Geography.

A. teaches B. taught C. have taught D. was teaching

9. Minh showed Thao how _____ computer.

A. to use B. use C. using D. used

10. Ba asked his teacher………………… he could read the story.

A. if B. whether C. do D. A and B are correct

II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English

1. I think you are enjoying the party tomorrow.

A B C D

2. I don’t enjoy going on vacation as much as I uses to.

A B C D

3. Would you mind to give me some advice about buying a computer?

A B C D

4. You ought to improving your French before going to work in Paris.

A B C D
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5. They lived at Barker Street two years ago.

A B C D

III. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

We (1) _____ to Thailand for our summer vacation last year. It was our first (2) _____ to Asia. We loved it.
We went to the (3) _____ market very early one morning. We didn’t buy anything there; we just looked.
Another day, we went to Wat Phra Keo, the famous Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It was really (4) _____.

1. A. go B. went C. are going D. will go

2. A. vacation B. holiday C. trip D. a & b

3. A. float B. floated C. floating D. floats

4. A. interested B. interesting C. bored D. boring

VI. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

1. They planted the trees along the streets last week

à The trees………………………………………………………………………..

2. People play football all over the world.

à Football………………………………………………………………………...

3. Can you turn on the TV, please?

 Do you mind...................................................................................................?

4. Can I go to the movies?

 Would you mind ……………………………………………………………?

5. Nga said “I am interested in learning English.”

à Nga said that………………………………………………………..................

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