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Grade: 9 1. It was such an easy question that we all can answer it. The question was.......................................................................................................................... 2. They say she was there yesterday. She is said...................................................................................................................................... 3. I’m tired and sleepy now because I stayed up late last night. If I.................................................................................................................................................. 4. The village is farther than we thought. The village isn’t............................................................................................................................. 5. Unless you start working now, you won’t be able to pass your exam. If you.............................................................................................................................................. 6. They gave me a place to stay and let me use their car. Not only......................................................................................................................................... 7. I was finally able to convince him of its value. I finally........................................................................................................................................... 8. He spends two hours a week taking care of the garden. Taking care of the garden.............................................................................................................. 9. Plane tickets are very expensive. You have to pay............................................................................................................................. 10.There’s usually plenty of sunshine in Southern countries. It’s usually..................................................................................................................................... 11.Lan was late because she walked all the way to school Lan walked.................................................................................................................................... 12.The reason of his leaving early was that the room was very crowded He left early ................................................................................................................................. 13.My absence from school yesterday made the teacher angry The teacher was angry.................................................................................................................. 14.They continued . to walk in spite ofthe rain They went .................................................................................................................................... 15.Look after your sister when your parents are away on business You should ................................................................................................................................... 16.People should stop experiments on animals. Experiments.................................................................................................................................. 17.Ronaldo win the gold ball of FIFA. The gold ball................................................................................................................................. 18.In order to win the prize, he tried hard. He tried hard so as........................................................................................................................ 19.Her father stood in the door way. In the door way............................................................................................................................. 20.He has rarely seen such a big elephant. Rarely............................................................................................................................................ 21.She sat in the armchair quietly. In the armchair.............................................................................................................................. 22.The weather becomes so dangerous that we can’t go anywhere.
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ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST Grade: 9 So dangerous................................................................................................................................. 23.We seldom get good marks. Seldom.......................................................................................................................................... 24.Susan feels proud of her son. Susan’s son................................................................................................................................... 25.Thanh fell because of the banana. The banana.................................................................................................................................... 26.They are accustomed to drinking Coke. They get........................................................................................................................................ 27.He used to go to school late. He doesn’t..................................................................................................................................... 28.The baby cried because of the dog. The baby was................................................................................................................................ 29.The actor interests us a lot. We ................................................................................................................................................ 30.Their father looks after them well. Their father took........................................................................................................................... 31.We felt sad because of the bad result. The bad result............................................................................................................................... 32.The servant had prepared the dinner before we arrived. We had.......................................................................................................................................... 33.The correspondents sent their reports to their newspaper. The correspondents’...................................................................................................................... 34.Hung studies the best in our class. No one........................................................................................................................................... 35.The accident happened yesterday. The accident took.......................................................................................................................... 36.Helen plays the pinano better than Elizabeth. Elizabeth doesn’t.......................................................................................................................... 37.It’s time to shut up the stadium. It’s time for the ............................................................................................................................ 38.Computer systems used to be more expensive than they are now. Computer systems are less............................................................................................................ 39.Our house is older than all the other houses in the road. Our house is the............................................................................................................................ 40.We can’t live without water. If ................................................................................................................................................... 41.The baby cries because the lion looks fierce. The baby cries because of............................................................................................................. 42.May I borrow your pen? Would you mind .......................................................................................................................... 43.Although Judy was severely disable, she participated in many sports. Despite .........................................................................................................................................
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Grade: 9 44.It’s such a pity your sister can come as well. If only ........................................................................................................................................... 45.Although he was not guilty, they executed him. In spite ......................................................................................................................................... 46.If you missed the program, you can’t really judge. Unless you ................................................................................................................................... 47.I never intended to go to the meeting. I never had ................................................................................................................................... 48.The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him. The film star avoided ................................................................................................................... 49.You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs. Jones. Nowhere ....................................................................................................................................... 50.Mary started learning French fives years ago. Mary has ...................................................................................................................................... 51.The last time I saw Daniel was in 1995. I haven’t ....................................................................................................................................... 52.Janet is the best tennis player in the club. No one .......................................................................................................................................... 53.They sent off two players for deliberate fouls. Two players................................................................................................................................... 54. “Where have you been, Sue?” said Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor asked.......................................................................................................................... 55.I have been studying English for three years. I started......................................................................................................................................... Kate played badminton very well. Kate was......................................................................................................................................... 56.We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb the children. So as ............................................................................................................................................. 57.Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth. Elizabeth ...................................................................................................................................... 58.She didn’t say a word as she left the room. She left the room .......................................................................................................................... 59.This will be the orchestra’s first performance outside London. This will be the first time.............................................................................................................. 60.I applied for the job but was turned down. My ................................................................................................................................................ 61.He said, “I wish I knew the answer”. He said that .................................................................................................................................. 62.She is proud of being such a good cook. She prides ..................................................................................................................................... 63.My protests were ignored. Nobody ........................................................................................................................................ 64.I’m sure he tookyour briefcase by mistake.
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ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST Grade: 9 I’m sure he didn’t ......................................................................................................................... 65.It is said that he escaped to a neutral country. He ................................................................................................................................................. 66.The new was so bad that Helen burst into tears. It was............................................................................................................................................. 67.I work in a factory which has more than a thousand employees. There ............................................................................................................................................ 68.Nobody fed the chickens this morning. The chickens................................................................................................................................. 69.It’s Susan’s job to look after the new staff. Susan is responsible...................................................................................................................... 70.The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it. The coffee was too ....................................................................................................................... 71. “Do you know Trang’s address?” he asked me. He asked me ................................................................................................................................. 72.You feel unhealthy because you don’t take any exercise. If you ............................................................................................................................................ 73.I used to go to the cinema on Saturdays. I usually ....................................................................................................................................... 74.They are building a new bridge over the river. A new bridge ................................................................................................................................ 75.Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected. If we ............................................................................................................................................. 76.The film was very amusing, so no one could stop laughing. It was such.................................................................................................................................... 77.Cars cause pollution but people still want them. Although....................................................................................................................................... 78.But for your help I couldn’t do that. If.................................................................................................................................................... People don’t trust him because he tells lies. If he did......................................................................................................................................... 79.Gary danced so badly that people stopped to watch him. Gary was such............................................................................................................................... 80.Nobody has seen them since last week. They ............................................................................................................................................. 81.The programme was good enough to satisfy every of us. The programme was so................................................................................................................. 82.Tom doesn’t drive as fast as he used to. Tom used to ................................................................................................................................. 83.They wanted the doctor to test his eyes. They had ...................................................................................................................................... 84.Because I was very sleepy, I couldn’t finish my homework. I was too........................................................................................................................................
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I went to a dentist and he filled my tooth for me.
Grade: 9 85.I was very tired, but I couldn’t sleep. In spite.......................................................................................................................................... 86.He was sick , so he didn’t go to school. Because of .................................................................................................................................... 87.We could keep on clearing the beach despite the heavy rain. Although ……. 88.When did you start working for this company ? How long...................................................................................................................................... 89.Noone met them at the station. They ............................................................................................................................................. 90.A supermarket is big. The choice is wide The bigger..................................................................................................................................... 91.Poverty is only a part of the problem Poverty is not................................................................................................................................ 92.Michael is a poor tennis player Michael is not............................................................................................................................... 93.She couldn’t keep her eyes open because she was very tired. She was too .................................................................................................................................. 94.I fell asleep because the story was boring. The story was so .......................................................................................................................... 95.The film was very amusing, so no one could stop laughing. It was such.................................................................................................................................... 96.Cars cause pollution but people still want them. Although....................................................................................................................................... 97.But for your help I couldn’t do that. If.................................................................................................................................................... 98.People don’t trust him because he tells lies. If he did......................................................................................................................................... 99.Gary danced so badly that people stopped to watch him. Gary was such............................................................................................................................... 100. The programme was good enough to satisfy every of us. The programme was so................................................................................................................. 101. Tom doesn’t drive as fast as he used to. Tom used to ................................................................................................................................. 102. They wanted the doctor to test his eyes. They had ...................................................................................................................................... 103. I had.............................................................................................................................................. 104. The problem is difficult to solve. It is a. .......................................................................................................................................... 105. She said” I was born in 1992”. She said that ................................................................................................................................ He said: “ If I was you, I wouldn’t do that”
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I had to wait for so long that I got fed up and left.
It’s a six-hour drive from HCM City to Nha Trang
I paid a watchmaker to clean my watch.
“Where does your brother works?” she asked me.
I’m not a millionaire, so I can’t buy you a plane.
ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST Grade: 9 He said that.................................................................................................................................. 106. She said: “ I wish I were a movie star” She said that ................................................................................................................................ 107. Harry pays $50 a week for bed and breakfast Bed and breakfast cost................................................................................................................. 108. I had to wait for such.................................................................................................................... 109. Although it was very noisy, we continued to study our lesson. Despite.......................................................................................................................................... 110. It takes........................................................................................................................................... 111. She spent so much time playing video games. She spent such............................................................................................................................... 112. Every day we throw away millions of kilos of waste paper. Millions of kilos ofwaste paper ................................................................................................... 113. Because German is very difficult , I can’t learn it. German is too................................................................................................................................ 114. The teacheris so good that all of the students love him. He is such...................................................................................................................................... 115. Mr. Green askedsomeoneto park his car this morning. Mr Green had his car.................................................................................................................... 116. Butter is made from milk. Milk is used................................................................................................................................... 117. I had ............................................................................................................................................. 118. They kept the performing animals in iron cages. The performing animals................................................................................................................ 119. couldn’t hear anything because she spoke very softly. She spoke so................................................................................................................................. 120. The children liked to walk in the rain. The children enjoyed.................................................................................................................... 121. She is clever. She can do everything by herself. She is clever ................................................................................................................................. 122. She asked ..................................................................................................................................... 123. Unless he apologizes, I’ll never invite him again. If he .............................................................................................................................................. 124. If I ................................................................................................................................................ 125. Hoa went to bed early because she was tired. Because of..................................................................................................................................... 126. Would you mind waiting for me outside the office? How about.....................................................................................................................................
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It is said that the earth was originally part of the sun
I was sorry I didn’t know how to do it
Where was the dentist’s office ?
If he doesn’t take more care, he will have an accident
I stopped working many times because of the noise
Grade: 9 127. The earth....................................................................................................................................... 128. Bill never does anything if you don’t tell him what to do Unless........................................................................................................................................... 129. Without the sun, there would be no kinds of energy If.................................................................................. 130. I wish............................................................................................................................................ 131. To find the notice board in the hall is easy It’s easy......................................................................................................................................... 132. She is both intelligent and beautiful She is not only.............................................................................................................................. 133. They painted the house green The house ..................................................................................................................................... 134. She showed me............................................................................................................................. 135. People believe that she took part in revolutionary activities. She was believed .......................................................................................................................... 136. Mai’s family was glad to go to Britain. The trip was expensive Despite.......................................................................................................................................... 137. The traffic was so heavy that he could not drive fast. As.................................................................................................................................................. 138. Unless........................................................................................................................................... 139. He is sorry he didn’t watch the games last night Tom wishes................................................................................................................................... 140. He couldn’t come because of his serious illness Because......................................................................................................................................... 141. The river was rough and they didn’t dare to swim across it The river was so ........................................................................................................................... 142. These shoes will have to be repaired They will....................................................................................................................................... 143. We live far from our home. We miss it very much The................................................................................................................................................ 144. The tooth is very decayed. It cannot be kept The tooth is too............................................................................................................................. 145. The noise made............................................................................................................................. 146. Tell me the way to Trafalgar Square Would you mind .......................................................................................................................... 147. They did their homework at 6.They watched the football game on TV at 7 After.............................................................................................................................................. 148.
I don’t understand what the man says.
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I last saw her three years ago.
I will bring some water because I am afraid that there is no water supply.
If he doesn’t take more care, he will have an accident
I stopped working many times because of the noise
ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST Grade: 9 I wish............................................................................................................................................ 149. My relatives live too far from me. I wish............................................................................................................................................ 150. Peter always draws on the wall. I wish............................................................................................................................................ 151. They decided to say goodbye as they didn’t have things in common. Since............................................................................................................................................. 152. I haven’t........................................................................................................................................ 153. They have learnt English for four years. They started.................................................................................................................................. 154. Tom and Mary have worked in that factory since 1990. Tom and Mary started................................................................................................................... 155. How long have you learnt English? When............................................................................................................................................. ? 156. When did you start learning how to cook ? How long..................................................................................................................................... 157. She is typing these documents at the moment. These............................................................................................................................................. 158. In case........................................................................................................................................... 159. Unless........................................................................................................................................... 160. He is sorry he didn’t watch the games last night Tom wishes................................................................................................................................... 161. He couldn’t come because of his serious illness Because......................................................................................................................................... 162. The river was rough and they didn’t dare to swim across it The river was so ........................................................................................................................... 163. These shoes will have to be repaired They will....................................................................................................................................... 164. We live far from our home. We miss it very much The................................................................................................................................................ 165. The tooth is very decayed. It cannot be kept The tooth is too.............................................................................................................................. 166. The noise made.............................................................................................................................. 167. Tell me the way to Trafalgar Square Would you mind ........................................................................................................................... 168. They did their homework at 6.They watched the football game on TV at 7 After............................................................................................................................................... 169. She broke the cup because she was careless. (Using “Because of ”) .......................................................................................................................................................
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"Have you done your homework?" asked the teacher.
I love to play tennis.
If I were you, I would take his advice
“ Don’t damage the trees” he said.
I don’t have much money. I can’t buy a house.
Grade: 9 170. The oil will pollute the sea. People are worried. (Combine this pair of sentences) ....................................................................................................................................................... 171. Everyday thousands of trees are cut down in the world. Everyday people .......................................................................................................................... 172. The teacher asked ........................................................................................................................ 173. The exercise was so easy that all students could do it. It was such ................................................................................................................................... 174. I enjoy .......................................................................................................................................... 175. We spent five hours learning English. It took ........................................................................................................................................... 176. She started working in this company 5 years ago. She has.......................................................................................................................................... 177. I .................................................................................................................................................... 178. He often played the piano at night. He used to .................................................................................................................................... 179. They built that house last month. That house .................................................................................................................................... 180. He is very short. He can’t reach the ceiling.( Use ‘ too...to ‘) He is.............................................................................................................................................. 181. He told me .................................................................................................................................... 182. If I ................................................................................................................................................ 183. What are streets decorated with? ...................................................................................................................................................... 184. What do Vietnamese people often do to prepare for the Tet? ...................................................................................................................................................... 185. When is the Tet holiday in Vietnam? ...................................................................................................................................................... 186. Why do people go to the pagoda? ...................................................................................................................................................... 187. He died of cold and…………………………………( hungry ) 188. She is a woman of considerable…………………….( cultural ) 189. We decided to break with…………….and not send any cards this Christmas. (traditional ) 190. Their………………has lasted a lifetime.( friend) 191. “ Do you understand the saying’ …………………………… is better than cure.( prevent) 192. They were filled with………………………..at the good news.( joyful) 193. …………………………….. on your new job.( congratulate ) 194. After three years in prison, he was finally……………………….( freedom) 195. Sports and games make our body………………………………(strengthen )
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I can’t stand the………………………………smell of bad fish.( please ) In order to win the prize, he tried hard.
Grade: 9 196. 197. He tried hard so as .................................................................................................to win the prize. 198. Her father stood in the door way. In the door way, .....................................................................................................stood her father. 199. He has rarely seen such a big elephant. Rarely ...........................................................................................has he seen such a big elephant. 200. Her mother sat in the armchair quietly. In the armchair .............................................................................................sat her mother quietly.
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