Điểm NGUYEN TRI PHUONG Junior High School Mã phách
SELECTION ENGLISH TEST
School year 2006- 20027
LEVEL 9
Time allowed: 90 minutes
I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 points)
Listen to the conversation between Ken, a student in Britain, and a travel agent, then circle the best
answers:
1. How many prices does the travel agent give Ken ?
a. Two b. Three c. Four
2. How much does the cheapest flight cost ?
a. £ 560 b. £ 506 c. £ 516
3. How much does the most expensive flight cost ?
a. £ 860 b. £ 806 c. £ 816
4. Which one is Ken interested in ?
a. the cheapest one b. the most expensive one
5. Which days of the week does it go ?
a. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
b. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday.
c. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
6. How many hours does it take ?
a. twenty - two b. twenty - one c. thirty - two
7. How long does it stop over for ?
a. Fourteen hours b. Four hours c. Forty hours
8. How much deposit will Ken have to pay ?
a. £ 50 b. £ 15 c. £ 60
9. When will he have to pay the full price ?
a. Six weeks before he travels
b. Six days before he travels.
c. Six hours before he travels.
10. Ken books the flight ........

12. John wasn ' t at work yerterday. He ........................
a. must have been ill. b. must be ill.
c. must have ill . d. must to be ill.
13. My father has gone away. He' ll be back .......... a week.
a. for b. at c. until d. in
14. The math problem was............difficult for him.............work out.
a. so / to b. too / that c. so / that d. too / to
15. ....................... don ' t visit this part of the town.
a. Most tourists b. Most of tourists c. The most tourists d. Many tourist
16. What she said............... me................... unhappy.
a. made / to feel b. made / feel c. made / felt d. to make / feeling
17. I haven ' t seen her for .................... that I have forgotten what she looks like.
a. so long time b. a so long time
c. a such long time d. such a long time
18. He is the most humorous man .............. I have ever met.
a. who b. whose c. that d. which
19. Do you know all the guests ........................ to the party ?
a. inviting b. invited c. who invited d. were invited
20. How beautiful she is ! She is wearing a ........................................... .
a. silk pretty purple dress. b. dress silk pretty purple.
c. purple pretty silk dress. d. pretty purple silk dress.
B. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in
parentheses. (10 points)
1. The ............................................... you write, the ................................... your mark will be.
( CAREFUL / BAD )
2. It's ................................... to drink the water because it hasn't been ................................ yet.
( POSSIBLE / PURE )
3. The trip was .................................. .......................................... ( EXTREME / ENJOY )
4. I believe in ................................ diseases because ............................... is always better than cure.
( PREVENT )

time for a wash. I like to wash my hair every day as well. Washing up 10. .......................
frequently and keeping clean is one of the pleasures of life.
B. Read the four passages again and circle the right topic that each passage is about :
(10points)
1. This passage is about .................................
a. the seasons b. the weather c. the temperature
2. This passage is about .................................
a. the news b. television c. newspapers
3. This passage is about .................................
a. an accident b. luck and misfortune c. misfortune
4. This passage is about .................................
a. keeping clear b. keeping fit c. keeping clean
C. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with only ONE appropriate word:
(10pts)
Television is an important invention of the twentieth century. It has been ....(1).... popular that now we
can ' t imagine what life would be .....(2) ....... if there were no television.
Television is a major ....(3).... of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world
into millions of homes. Through ....(4)...., viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in
faraway lands.Television ....(5).... our knowledge by introducing to us new ideas ....(6).... may lead us to
new hobbies and recreations.
In addition ....(7).... the news, television provides us with a variety of programs that can satisfy ....(8)....
taste. Most people now seem to like spending their evenings ....(9).... television. It is more convenient for
them to sit at home watching TV ....(10).... to go out for amusements anywhere else.
(1)..........................(2)..........................(3)..........................(4).......................(5).............................
(6)..........................(7)..........................(8)..........................(9)......................(10)............................
IV. WRITING ( 20 points )
A.Rewrite the sentences , using the words given: (10points)
1. That girl ' s mother used to work with mine.
That ' s the girl ....................................................................................................................................
2. They think the thief got in through the bathroom window.

THE END
ANSWER KEY - LEVEL 9
SELECTION ENGLISH TEST
School year 2006- 20027
I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION ( 20 points )
1. b 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. b
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: ( 30 points )
A. ( 10 points )
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. c 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. a
11. d 12. a 13. d 14. d 15. a 16. b 17. d 18. c 19. b 20. d
B. ( 10 points )
1. more carelessly - worse 2. impossible - purified 3. extremely - enjoyable
4. preventing - prevention 5. originally - nationalized
C. ( 10 points)
1. has happened 2. should have come 3. am going to visit / am visiting
4. was knoced - was crossing 5. were going 6. going - have been working
7. painted 8. had followed
III. READING ( 30points )
A. ( 10points )
1. 1. cold → get / feel cold 2. dark → gets / turns / grows dark
2. 3. examined → interviewed 4. to read → reading 5. histories → stories
3. 6. sting → stung 7. by luck → luckily
4. 8. bathe → bath 9. sometime → sometimes10. up → O
B. (10points)
1. b 2. a 3. b 4. c
C. (10pts)
1. so 2. like 3. means 4. television 5. widens / broadens
6. which / that 7. to 8. every 9. watching 10. than
IV. WRITING ( 20 points )
A. (10points)