Thang Long Secondary School
English Group 9
REVISION FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER – GRADE 9
(school year 2019-2020)
A. REVISION CONTENTS: From Unit 7 to Unit 11 ( A closer look 2)
I. Topics: Recipes and eating habits; Tourism; English in the world; Space travel and Changing
roles in society.
II. Pronunciation:
-Tone in statements used as questions; in asking for information; in new and known
information; continuing and finishing tones; and agreeing and disagreeing tones.
-Word stress (practise pronouncing words in Glossary, page 86-87)
III. Grammar.
1. Tenses ( active and passive) : (future/present/past) simple - (future/present/past) continuous
– (present/past) perfect
2. Structures:
- Compound and complex sentences
- Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
- Reported speech
- Passive voice (including impersonal passive : it is said that / he is said to ….)
- Suggest + V-ing/clause with should
- Used to do sth - be /get used to doing sth
- Wishes for the present
- Verbs + to-infinitive/ Verbs + V-ing
- Question words before to-infinitive
- Quantifiers / Conditional sentences types 1,2 (including sentences with model
verbs)
- Relative clauses (defining and non-defining relative clauses)
II. Vocabulary:
- nouns, verbs, adjectives… related to the topics of unit 7.8.9.10.11
- phrasal verbs
B. EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE
Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. A. generation B. inhabitant C. fundamental D. revolution
2. A. compose B. ancient C. parade D. predict
3. A. battery B. bureau C. behave D. border
4. A. persuade B. publish C. picnic D. purpose
5. A. volcanic B. consider C. mystery D. creation
6. A. dependent B. economy C. encouragement D. mausoleum
7. A. power B. resource C. solar D. nuclear
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
8. A. suggest B. category C. generous D. energy
9. A. sugar B. put C. push D. butter
10. A. great B. bread C. break D. steak
11. A. vein B. height C. weight D. eight
12. A. check B. chair C. charity D. champagne
13. A. hundred B. humour C. husband D. hurry
14. A. carry B. hard C. card D. yard
Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
15. If he ________ on telling lies, nobody will believe a word he says.
A. goes B. going C. went D. go
16. His parents died when he was young. He was ________ by his grandmother.
A. grown up B. brought up C. growing up D. bringing up
17. Would you please ________ the radio a little bit? I'm concentrating on my work.
A. turn into B. turn down C. turn up D. turn to
18. Mary gave up the job at the advertising agency, ________ surprised everybody.
A. which B. who C. that D. where
19. You have to press the right button. ________ , the machine doesn't work.
A. Because B. Otherwise C. However D. Since
20. Anyone ________ scholastic record is above average can apply for the school
scholarship.
A. whose B. has a C. that has a D. who has a
21. I pick up the piece of paper ________ George had written his address.
A. which B. that C. on which D. on whom
22. ________ he disliked coffee, he accepted a cup from her out of politeness.
A. Although B. Because C. Since D. However
23. We are crossing the meadow ________ we used to fly kites over in our child-hood.
A. which B. where C. when D. what
24. The comfort of the guests, ________ the owners treat almost as members of the
family, always comes first.
A. whose B. that C. which D. whom
25. He is the man ________ I told you about.
A. whom B. A and B C. which D. that
26. If________ my passport, I'd be in trouble.
A. I'll lose B. I would lose C. I lost D. I lose
27. A huge earthquake________ the city of Kobe in Japan in 1995.
A. kicked B. struck C. bit D. clapped
28. I wish to see the factory________ your father used to work.
A. where B. that C. which D. it
29. A book________ tells the story of a person's life is a biography.
A. it B. who C. which D. where
30. Moscow, ________ is the capital of Russia, will be snowy.
A. that B. who C. where D. which
31. If I________ the lottery, I________ you half of the money.
A. win - will give B. would win - gave C. will win-give D. won - would give
32. If Thanh________ rich, he________ around the world.
A. is - will travel B. will be - travels C. would be - traveled D. were - would travel
33. Mrs. Brown,________ son won the first prize in the language contest, feels very
happy.
A. who's B. which C. whom D. whose
34. Be ________ ! He is looking at you.
A. carelessly B. care C. carefully D. careful
35. ________ the misunderstanding, they made a quarrel.
A. Because of B. Otherwise C. Because D. So
36. We haven't seen Jamie ________ 1980.
A. from B. in C. for D. since
37. English is the language most often ________ by people from different countries.
A. using B. to use C. used D. use
38. If I were you, ________ him a my nephew.
A. am treating B. will treat C. would treat D. will have treated
39. The house ________ Shakespeare was born is now open to the public.
A. which B. that C. where D. who
40. I turned down the job, ________ the attractive salary.
A. although B. because C. despite D. because of
41. ________ his old age, he runs three kilometers a day.
A. In spite B. Although C. When D. Despite
42. ________ pretty you look to day!
A. How B. Such C. What D. What a
43. Ba got wet ________ he forgot his umbrella.
A. though B. when C. although D. because
44. If we plant more trees along the street, we ________ more shade and fresh air.
A. would have B. had C. will have D. have
45. If it ________ tomorrow, we won't go to the seaside.
A. will rain B. rains C. rained D. rain
46. She didn't take the job ________ the salary was good.
A. so B. because C. when D. although
47. The street ________ leads to my school is very large.
A. whom B. where C. who D. which
48. Miss Lien, ________ sings very well, is my English teacher.
A. that B. whose C. who D. which
49. We stayed at home ________ it rained heavily.
A. however B. so C. but D. because
50. She got wet in the rain ________ she had a raincoat
A. but B. so C. even though D. because
51. We can protect the environment by ________ air pollution.
A. reduce B. reducing C. to reduce D. reduced
52. In order to save money, we should use public transport ________ cars.
A. except B. besides C. along with D. instead of
53. I am very ________ in the information you have given to me.
A. surprised B. concerned C. worried D. interested
54. She complains noisily about anything ________ she doesn't like
A. about which B. that C. which D. about that
55. She suggests ________ money for the poor in the area.
A. saves B. saving C. to save D. save
56. Tornadoes, the funnel- shaped storms can suck up anything ________ is in their
path.
A. that B. whose C. whom D. who
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write A,B,C or D
57. Unless you understand, I ________ explain it again to you.
A. would B. am C. will D. was
58. If he is careful, he________ get good marks.
A. will B. would C. could D. must
59. ________ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A. Since B. As C. Despite D. Though
60. The car ________ he has just bought is very expensive.
A. that B. who C. whose D. whom
61. Pompeii was completely ________ in A.D.79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
A. construct B. destruction C. construction D. destroyed
62. The man ________ helped us last week is a doctor.
A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
63. The bike ________ is used at the circus has only a wheel.
A. whose B. who C. which D. whom
Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences
64. I'll stop ________ (lend) you money if you waste it on cigarettes.
65. Do try ________ (make) less noise. I'm learning.
66. I regret ________ (say) that I won't be able to come to the party.
67. What about ________ (check) the water pipes ?
68. I look forward to ________ (meet) you after such a long vacation.
69. Remember (turn off)________ the faucets if you don't use.
70. Our teacher (explain)________ to you if you ask him.
71. They are living in an old house which (build)________ in 1960.
72. They really look forward to (see)________ their friends after such a long summer vacation.
There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
73. If we pollute the water, we don't have fresh water to use.
A B C D
74. My friend who you had dinner with him last Sunday wants to meet you.
A B C D
75. If today is Sunday, we'd go to the beach.
A B C D
76. I wish I can go to the cinema with you tonight.
A B C D
77. If I were three inches taller, I will apply for that job.
A B C D
78. The boys promised not to make so many noise the following day.
A B C D
79. Because of it was very noisy, I couldn't know you called.
A B C D
80. He speaks English so good that they accepted him without thinking.
A B C D
81. Mike went to bed as soon as he has finished his homework.
A B C D
82. He is the man who his novel won the first prize last year.
A B C D
83. One of the girls who works for the company has been snacked.
A B C D
Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences.
84. She is ________ because she failed in the final exam. (happy)
85. Air and water ________ can make people fall ill. (pollute)
86. I always drive more ________ at night. (care)
87. You can ________ the amount of gas by traveling by bicycle or public transport. (reduction)
88. Easter is a ________ festival which is celebrated in many countries in the world. (joy)
89. For me, job ________ is more important than money. ( satisfy)
90. A good student must know how to study ________ . (effect)
91. Yesterday, the ________ coast experienced a big storm. (centre)
92. The Christmas tree looks beautiful. It has been ________ by my sisters. (decoration)
93. Minh is ________ that he has had bad marks. (happily)
Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space
The Moon
Long ago lot of people (94)________ the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light
in the sky. And others thought it was a big (95)________ cheese! The telescopes were made. And
men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered (96)________ it was like. They
dreamed of going there. On July 20, 1969, that dream came (97)________ Two American men
landed on the moon. (98)________ names were Neil Amstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing
the men found was that the moon is covered (99)________ dust. The dust is so thick that the men
left (100)________ where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on
the moon. And they could (101)________ there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to
wipe them off. The two men (102)________ rocks to bring back to earth for study. They dug up
dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know. Then they were
off on their long trip (103)________ earth.
94 A. said B. thought C. guessed D. told
95 A. ball B. form C. stone D. round
96 A. what B. that C. how D. which
97 A. true B. real C. untrue D. unreal
98 A. Its B. Their C. Theirs D. His
99 A. by B. for C. to D. with
100 A. prints B. footprints C. fingerprints D. handprints
101 A. remain B. all are correct C. be D. stay
102 A. gave up B. got up C. set up D. picked
103 A. into B. from to C. back to D. onto
Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space
Why does man want to go to other planets (104)________ the Solar System? Just for adventure?
True, (105)________ is adventure in space travel. But a (106)________ to other planets would
also be (107)________ For example, space stations could be built that would give us
(108)________ information about the weather. In space stations (109)________ around the earth,
man could live and study the cloud formation on (110)________ surface. These formations could
tell us what weather to (111)________ in any part of the world at any time (112)________
information would be very useful to pilots, to ship captains, and even to farmers (113)________
must set dates for planting and harvesting.
104 A. of B. in C. on D. at
105 A. this B. that C. it D. There
106 A. drive B. trip C. travel D. fly
107 A. practical B. practice C. practicing D. practiced
108 A. expensive B. wealthy C. valuable D. amused
109 A. moved B. moving C. movable D. moves
110 A. its B. his C. their D. her
111 A. hope B. consider C. believe D. expect
112 A. So B. Those C. These D. Such
113 A. whose B. which C. whom D. who
Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.
114. If the students don't understand my lesson, I will explain it to them again.
Unless______________________________________________________________________
115. Unless you are late again, I will punish you. .
If__________________________________________________________________________
116. Mary is standing by the window. She is my next-door neighbour.
Mary, who__________________________________________________________________
117. Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991. It is a volcano in the Philippines.