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VTT _ TERM II TEST_ 21- 22 (Khối 9)
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I. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space or the best answer for the questions given in each sentence (2,5 pts):
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Answers
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1. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
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1. …….
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A. replace
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B. surface
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C. palace
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D. purchase
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2. Which word has a different stress from that of the others?
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2. …….
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A. agreement
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B. elephant
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C. mineral
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D. violent
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3. The girl to ________ we wanted to speak was on holiday last week.
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3. …….
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A. who
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B. which
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C. that
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D. whom
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4. Farmers use chemical feritilizers to ________ the soil rich.
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4. …….
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A. enrich
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B. change
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C. make
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D. let
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5. UFO ________ might be from people’s imagination.
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5. …….
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A. showing
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B. viewing
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C. watching
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D. sightings
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6. ________ the weather forecast predicted there would be a shower, it was sunny yesterday.
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6. …….
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A. Although
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B. Despite
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C. In spite of
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D. So
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7. She stopped them _______ driving home ________ hiding the car keys.
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7. …….
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A. from / by
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B. from / with
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C. by / from
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D. by / with
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8. Nara doesn’t have much money. Therefore, she buys a(n) ________ car.
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8. …….
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A. new
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B. secondhand
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C. immediate
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D. expensive
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9. The rate of unemployment in our country has been increasing alarmingly≠________ for the past 2 years.
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9. …….
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A. worryingly
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B. seriously
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C. slightly
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D. severely
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10. We should reduce our carbon footprint=_________ to help prevent climate change.
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10. …….
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A. evaporation
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B. mitigation
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C. emission
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D. erosion
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II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) for question 15, 16: (0,5pt)
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11. What does this sign say?
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A. Petroleum
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B. Parking spaces
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11. ……
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C. Prayers’ room
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D. Public telephone
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12. What does this sign say?
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A. Anyone can enter.
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B. This is not an entrance.
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12. ……
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C. No one is allowed here.
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D. Do not enter without permission
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III. Read the following text. Decide if the statements from 13 to 16 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 17 and 18. (1.5 pts)
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Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world, electricity is very available at the touch of a switch. Electricity has many uses. The most common use of electricity is providing artificial lighting. In factories, electricity is used to light up the work place. It is also used to operate air conditioners, computers and many other machines. Electricity is also used to power the many appliances that we have in our homes such as appliances include television sets, computers, electric fans, irons and many others. The list is simply endless. Modern man will most probably be lost without electricity.
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Answer
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13. Electricity is the most common form of energy today.
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13. …….
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14. The artificial lighting is being provided by electricity.
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14. …….
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15. Every appliance can operate without the electricity.
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15. …….
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16. Our life can be easy if there were no electricity.
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16. …….
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17. The most common use of electricity is _______ artificial lighting.
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17. …….
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A. supplying
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B. solving
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C. suggesting
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D. saving
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18. What is the passage mainly about?
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18. …….
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A. saving electricity
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B. using electricity
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C. wasting electricity
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D. benefit of electricity
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IV.
- Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)
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Coronavirus germs live in people's throats and mouths. When someone who has the coronavirus coughs or sneezes or breathes out, the germs come (19)_______their mouth intiny drops of water.
Though you can't see the germs, you can sometimes see these tiny drops. In cold (20) ___________,they make a cloud of steam! So if someone else (21)_______breathes in the air with thecoronavirus germs in it, they would probably get the illness.
It's easy to get the coronavirus germs from inside your body on your hands (22)_______you touch your nose or your mouth. If the person with the coronavirusgerms on their hands usesa door, the invisible germs can live on the handle for hours.When someone else opens the door,they (23)_______the germs on their hands too.And if they touch their nose or mouth, thegerms can get into their body.
So you (24) ________ also catch the Coronavirus by touching things that someone with the virus has already touched.
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Answer
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19. A. into
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B. out of
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C. to
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D. because of
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19. …….
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20. A. weather
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B. temperature
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C. climate
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D. region
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20. …….
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21. A. accidentally
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B. generally
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C. decisively
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D. usually
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21. …….
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22. A. what
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B. when
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C. which
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D. unless
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22. …….
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23. A. make
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B. bring
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C. get
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D. search
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23. …….
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24. A. should
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B. need
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C. must
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D. can
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24. …….
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V. WORD FORM: Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to complete each sentence. (1.5 pts)
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25. Who does the mother think _______ the environment? (polluted)
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25. …………………………….
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26. Energy-saving bulbs should be used to save _______ . (electric)
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26. …………………………….
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27. At Passover, all Jewish people celebrate freedom from _______ . (slave)
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27. …………………………….
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28. His father is a _______ man. (generosity)
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38. …………………………….
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29. _______, the typhoon didn’t cause any damage on the village. (fortune)
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29. …………………………….
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30. They are too young and _______ to recognize the danger of drugs. experience)
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30. …………………………….
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VI. Rearrange words/ groups of words in the correct order to make a complete sentence. (1 pt)
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31. will erupt/ we can/ when a volcano/ usually predict/./
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→...................................................................................................................................................................................
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32. are interested/ and natural resources/ and European countries/ in saving money/ North American/./
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→. .................................................................................................................................................................................
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VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (1pt)
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33. They started learning English four years ago.
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→. They have................................................................................................................................................................ .
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34. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William
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→. William suggested ....................................................................................................................................................
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35. Despite their poverty, the children seemed happy.
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→. Though ................................................................................................................................................................... .
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36. John is one of my closest friends. I’ve known him for a very long time.
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→. John .........................................................................................................................................................................
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