English 9

PRACTICE TEST 3
Time: 60 minutes
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. a. flood b. typhoon c. groom d. balloon
2. a. locate b. celebrate c. nominate d. private
3. a. hobby b. honest c. humor d. hole
4. a. dynamite b. terrify c. symbol d. deny
5. a. thunder b. earthquake c. gather d. healthy

II. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets in the following sentences.
1. If today (be) . Sunday, we (go) ..to your native village.
2. Look, Lan! You (know).the girl who (talk).to Mrs. Hoa in the
playground?
3. In 1971, two men (claim)..that they (capture).. by aliens.
4. If she (not invite)..me to her birthday party, I (not go).
5. I (write) .to my pen pal two months ago, but I (not receive)..his reply
since then.

III. Read the passage and answer with true (T)/ false (F)/ not given (N).
There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the
most important ones. Two-thirds of the worlds population speaks those languages. More
than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million
people speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a
foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only
the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on
one-fifth of the land area in the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain,
Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.
In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English. More than three-
fourths of the worlds mail is composed in English. More than three-fifths of the radio
stations broadcast programs in English. More than half of the scientific and research
journals are in English. English is the language of international communication.
1. Chinese is the most important language.
2. About 66.6 per cent of the worlds population speak six major languages.
3. Vietnamese speak English as their first language.
4. 75 per cent of the worlds mail is in English.
5. 40 per cent of the worlds radio stations use English.
6. English has more speakers than Chinese.
7. People in India speak English as their second language.
8. People in New Dehli cannot speak English.
9. People in France speak English as their foreign language.
10. People in Australia also speak English.

IV. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capitals
1. Some people think that gods createeruption. VOLCANO
2. Everyone has a number of , but no one has many true friends ACQUAINT
3. We are now fully aware of the .of natural resources. CONSERVE
4. Do you understand the saying ..is better than cure? PREVENT
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5. Their..has lasted a lifetime. FRIEND

V. Read the passage below and choose the correct word for each space.
A WELSH FESTIVAL
Wales has a population of about three millions. English is the main language and
only twenty per cent speak both Welsh and English. Every year (1)August there is a
Welsh-speaking festival. It (2).place in a different town each year so everyone has
the chance for it to be near them. Local people (3) years making plans for when the
festival will be in (4)..town. Each festival is (5)by about 160,000 people.
They travel not only from nearby towns and villages (6).also from the rest of the
British Isles and (7)..from abroad. There are concerts, plays and (8)to find best
singers, poets, writers, and so on. Shops sell Welsh music, books, pictures and clothes as
(9)as food and drink. The festival provides a chance for Welsh-speaking people to be
together fir a whole week, with (10).Welsh language all around them.
1. a. on b. by c. in d. at
2. a. takes b. finds c. has d. makes
3. a. pass b. put c. spend d. do
4. a. our b. their c. his d. its
5. a. arrived b. attended c. joined d. come
6. a. but b. and c. since d. however
7. a. just b. hardly c. quite d. even
8. a. tests b. examinations c. competitions d. races
9. a. long b. far c. good d. well
10. a. one b. a c. the d. some

VI. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same
meaning.
1. If someone doesnt put the coal in, the fire will go out.
Unless.
2. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
In
3. In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.
Although..
4. All visitors to the town fall in love with it.
Everyone who..
5. We dont see our grandparents very often because they live so far away.
If.

VII. Use the suggestions to complete each sentence of the following letter.
Dear Julia,
1. I / sorry / it take / so long / reply / letter.

2. I / just / come back / trip / the north / country.

3. You / be pleased / know / I come / London / next weekend.

4. It seem / long time / since / we last see / other.

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5. I / like / meet you / and / go out / together.

6. I wonder / you like / go / see / film / play.

7. There / be / new Harrison Ford Film / New Century cinema.

8. Perhaps / can go / meal / drink / afterwards.

9. Give / ring later / week / arrange / more definite.

10. I / look forward / hear / you soon.

Love,
Mary

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