Grade 9

UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

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Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. school
B. food
C. tooth
D. flood
2. A. go
B. got
C. note
D. so
Which has the stress on the first syllable?
3. A. device
B. Buddhism
C. complete
D. together.
4. A. collect
B. religion
C. Hinduism
D. relation.
Choose a, b, c or d to comptete the following sentences.
5. We_________ in Kuala Lumpur ten years ago.
A. were living
B. have lived
C. use to live
D. lived
6. -When_________ Paul? Three days ago.
A. were you last see
B. do you last see
C. were you last seeing D. did you last see
7. I wish you _________ longer Lan said to Maryam at the end of the week.
A. could stay
B. stay
C. will stay
D. can stay
8. Do you _________ say this in class?
A. allow me
B. permit that I
C. mind if I
D. want me
9. What _________ to Maryam and her pen pal?
A. happening
B. was happened
C. did happen
D. happened
10. The capital of _________ is Kuala Lumpur and it is also the largest city of the country.
A. The Philippines
B. Singapore
C. Malaysia
D. Indonesia
11. We_________ a good holiday last year.
A. made
B. passed
C. had
D. spend
12. Buddhism is a (n)_________.
A. association
B. religion
C. group
D. imagination
13. Miss Hoa is very_________. She goes to church every morning.
A. religious
B. religiously
C. religion
D. religioner
14. Did he _________ live in the country when he was young?
A. use to
B. used to
C. get used to
D. be used to
15. Jame wishes his father _________ here now to help him.
A. is
B. were
C. will be
D. would be
16. _________ Kuala Lumpur, Ha Noi is a busy modern city.
A. In spite of
B. Although
C. Like
D. As
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
17. Tom uses to wear glasses, but he does not now.
A
B
C
D
18. She wishes she can speak English as fluently as her brother.
A
B
C
D
19. Bill and me are in the same class, we are in class 9A.
A
B C
D
20. Malaysia is divided in three regions.
A B
C
D
Circle the correct sentence (a, b, c or d) made from the words given.
21. I /when / was / girl / a / litte / used to / I / get up / 9 o'clock /at /.
A. When was I a little girl, I used to get up at nine oclock.
B. When I was a girl little, I use to get up at nine oclock.
C. When I was a little girl, I used to get up at nine oclock.
D. When I used to get up at nine oclock, I was a little girl.
22. Kuala Lumpur / is / Ha Noi / different /from /?
A. Kuala Lumpur is different from Ha Noi?
B. Is Kuala Lumpur from Ha Noi different?
C. Is Kuala Lumpur different from Ha Noi?
D. From Kuala Lumpur, is Ha Noi different?
23. I /a lot of / met / people / on / holiday / my /.
A. I met a lot of people on my holiday.
B. A lot of people met I on my holiday.
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C. I met people a lot of on my holiday.

D. I met on my holiday a lot of people.
24. There / many / books / are / in / my / school / library /.
A. There many books are in my school library. B. There are many books in my school library.
C. Many books are there in my school library.
D. In my school libbrary are many books there.
25. Lan / and / Maryam / write / usually / to / at least / each orther / once / every / two weeks.
A. Lan and Maryam write usually to each orther at least once every two weeks.
B. Lan and Maryam usually write to at least each orther once every two weeks.
C. Lan and Maryam usually write to each orther at least every two weeks once.
D. Lan and Maryam usually write to each orther at least once every two weeks.
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D. ) that is the same meaning with the italic sentence.
26. What a pity ! You arent here with us now.
A. I wish you arent here with us now.
B. I wish you werent here with us now.
C. I wish you were here with us now.
D. I wish you would be here with us now.
27. He must go now.
A. He wishes he doesnt go now
B. He wishes he didnt have to go now.
C. He wishes he wont go now.
D. He wishes he hadnt to go now.
28. How long is it since you saw Tom?
A. When have you seen Tom?
B. When do you see Tom?
C. When will you see Tom?
D. When did you see Tom?
29. He usually plays the piano at night.
A. He used to play the piano at night.
B. He is used to play the piano at night.
C. He is used to playing the piano at night.
D. He was used to playing the piano at night.
30. When did you buy this car?
A. How long do you buy this car?
B. How long have you buy this car?
C. How long did you buy this car?
D. How long have you bought this car?
Choose a, b, c, or d, to complete the passage.
Singapore is an Island City of about three million people. Its a beautiful _______(31) with lots of
parks and open spaces. Its also a very _______(32) city.
Most of the people _______(33) in high- rise flats in different parts of the Island. The business
district is very modern with _______(34) of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice
older sections. In Chinatown, there_______(35) rows of old shop houses. The Government buildings in
Singapore are very ________(36). They are also very unique and antique. They date from the British
colonial days.
Singapore is famous _______(37) its mamy shopping centers. Most of the _______(38) are duty
free. Singapores restaurants _______(39) Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and
the_______(40) are quite reasonable.
31. A. district
B. town
C. city
D. village
32. A. large
B. dirty
C. smoggy
D. clean
33. A. live
B. are living
C. lives
D. lived
34. A. lot
B. lots
C. many
D. much
35. A. is
B. will be
C. were
D. are
36. A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautify
D. beautifully
37. A. in
B. on
C. at
D. for
38. A. good
B. goods
C. goodness
D. goody
39. A. provides
B. providing
C. provide
D. provided
40. A. priced
B. price
C. prices
D. pricer

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