ENGLISH EXERCISES for THE 1
ST
SEMESTER REVISION
GRADE NINE
I. Multiple choice
Underline the correct words in brackets to complete the sentences
1. The unit of .......... used in Malaysia is the ringgit. ( money / currency / sale / exchange )
2. English is a………….. second language in Malaysia(compulsory / additional / official /
national )
3. I haven’t seen him ...... two years ( since / in / for / on )
4. The ao dai is the………..dress of Vietnamese women (fashionable / suitable / traditional /
material)
5. I am very hungry, I wish I …….. some thing to eat (have / had / would has / will have)
6. When I was at school, I …….. every night (used to study / study / studied / studying)
7. We are very proud ……………. Our school(in / of / at / about )
8. We wish we………………..a plane (flew / could fly / fly / did fly)
9. My home village is the place where people plant rice and vegetables ...... a living. ( to / as /
in / for )
10. On the……………..to the town, there is a beautiful wood (direction / street , way /
entrance)
11. I knew him…………….I was a child (until / when / as / during)
12. He asked me ...... the washing machine. ( to repair / repair / repaired / repairing )
13. What is the ...... of your country ? - About 69,000,000 people. ( addition / population / area /
popularity)
14. We……………..a bus to the city (carried / took / collected / brought)
15. There is a river………………across the village ( flow / to flow / flowing / flew)
16. (How long / how far / how many / how often)……..does it take to get to Nha Trang city?
17. I wish you ...... me this summer holiday. ( visit / will visit / could visit )
18. Jean cloth ...... from cotton in 18th century. ( made / has been made / was made )
19. A house is ………………in this city now ( built / be built / being built / been built)
20. His result is…………….than his friends (gooder / more good / better / more better)

5. I’m looking forward to hear from you
A B C D
IV. Do as directed in brackets
 Make sentences with WISH
1. I don’t have a computer. ...........................................................................................
2. I’m not tall enough to play volleyball.......................................................................
3. I don't want to live in the city..................................................................................
4. It's a pity, I can't play the piano.................................................................................
 Make sentences with IF
1. Stop talking or you can’t understand the lesson
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2. Be calm, or you will make a wrong decision
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3. Attending the English course will make you improve your English.
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4. Why don't you study harder to get good marks as you want ?
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 Turn into passive voice
1. People grow rice in tropical countries.
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2. Someone stole all our money and passports
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3. They have built a new bridge in the city
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4. People didn't use the Internet as much as possible.
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 Turn into reported speech
1. “ What are you going to do tomorrow ? ”, she asked me
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2. I said to them “ Will you go shopping with me next week ? ”

3. I, like, information, Institute………………………………………………….
4. I, want, improve, reading, writing…………………………………………….
5. you, please, information, length, course, fees, beginners?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
6. I, complete, spoken English test, necessary…………………………………..
7. I, look forward, hear, you………………………………………………………
• Pick out the word which is pronounced differently from the others:
1. cure tube sure pure 2. busy bus but bunch
3. invention question information section 4. remote control both corn
5. publish popular documentary refuse 6. however now know town
7. fashion generation situation occasion 8. jean wear cheap meat
9. proud about around would 10. hour hat house hand
• Put an accent mark above the main stress:
compulsory climate religion tropical economic grocery pagoda dormitory
commercial geography engineer traditional however region interesting powerful
• Use the correct form of word:
1.This blouse is lovely and very……………………… (fashion )
2. Fashion…………………….want to change the traditional Ao dai ( design)
3. This restaurant is …………….. for its western meals ( fame)
4. Have you seen the new……………………..for Double Rich shampoo? (advertise)
5. radio was……………………..by Marconi ( invent)
6. English is………………………..used in the world (wide)
7. Be………………….. when you play games in the Internet (care)
8. That film is very…………………. for you to see (interest)
9. We like the countryside because it’s very less………………….and……….(pollute, peace)
10. We use the Internet to get more ……………………(inform)
• Complete the passage with the given words:
A. courses B. around C. communication D. much
E. improve G.stay H. adults I. especially
Millions of people(1)……………………the world want to learn English. Many of them go to