Thursday, November 3,

2022 ENGLISH 9 (REVIEW)

A Supply the correct word form.
1. The Malaysian.unit of currency is the ringgit. (Malaysia)
2. Malaysia’s…national…….language is Bahasa Malaysia. (nation)
3. English, Chinese, and Tamil are…widely…spoken in Malaysia, too. (wide)
4. What is the language of……instruction……. for primary school children? (instruct)
5. Secondary school……students…… can continue learning in English or Tamil. (study)
6. English is a…compulsory….second language in all secondary schools in Malaysia. (compel)
7. Van is an…exchange….student from Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. (exchange)
8. …Traditionally.., the Ao dai was worn by both men and women. (Tradition)
9. She has made a deep…impression…..on us. (impress)
10. There are a lot of……industrial….zones in Dong Nai Province. (industry)
11. Some designers have taken…inspiration..from Vietnam’s ethenic minorities. (inspire)
12. What have they done to……modernize….the Ao Dai? (modern)
13. There are lines of……poetry…on the Ao Dai. (poem)
14. The…majority…of women nowadays prefer to wear modern clothing at work. (major)
15. The material, called jean, was named after the…sailors….from Genoa in Italy. (sail)
16. The material was strong and didn’t wear out…easily. . (ease)
17. I like neither……embroidered…….jeans nor…painted….jeans. (embroider; paint)
18. In the 1980s, the………sales….of jeans went up and up. (sell)
19. There is a banyan tree at the………entrance……to the village. (enter)
20. The trip to the countryside was……enjoyable…….., wasn’t it? (enjoy)
21. Tokyo is one of……the most liveable……..cities in the world. (liveable)
22. You should go by train, it would be much……cheaper… . (cheap)
23. Universal Studios is by far…the best………place to visit in Singapore. (good)
24. Of the four participants, Bill is……the least………..experienced. (little)
25. I didn’t want to wake anybody up, so I came in……as quietly as………I could. (quietly)
26. Singapore is the second…most popalar………destination in Asia. (popular)
27. The illustration shows some examples of ……fashionable……dress in the late 1840s. (fashion)
28. The disease spread quickly among the poor slum……dwellers……..of the city. (dwell)
29. Nowadays young people want to leave home as soon as they reach……adulthood. . (adult)
30. A good night’s sleep will improve your…concentration….. . (concentrate)
31. Going away to college has made me much more………independent……. . (depend)
32. I have a bad habit of taking on more……responsibilities………..than I can handle. (responsible)
33. Ann suffered from depression and a number of other…emotional…problems. (emotion)
34. He is a very…reliable…….and honest man. (rely)
35. The town’s most popular……attraction…is the Marine Science Museum. (attract)
B Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. pottery b. product c. workshop d. conical
2. a. surface b. layer c. frame d. birthplace
3. a. weather b. thread c. together d.rather
4. a. historical b. system c. landscape d. business
5. a. carved b. impressed c. embroidered d. weaved
6. a. childhood b. champagne c. chapter d. charity
7. a. culture b. popular c. regular d. fabulous
8. a. conflict b. forbidden c. reliable d. determine
9. a. lighthouse b. heritage c. hotel d. hour
10. a. conducts b. returns c. wanders d. wonders
C Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others.
1. a. conical b. attraction c. museum d. department
2. a. employ b. lantern c. impress d. desire
3. a. workshop b. remind c. outskirts d. village
4. a. competition b. generation c. information d. literature
5. a. family b. typical c. grandparents d. embroider
6. a. negative b. determine c. forbidden d. attraction
7. a. access b. wander c. conduct d. travel
8. a. cosmopolitan b. communication c. multicultural d. metropolitan
9. a. acceptable b. affordable c. reliable d. fashionable
10. a. skyscraper b. populous c. financial d. fabulous
D Use a phrasal verb from the list to replace the words underlined.
went on go over got on with getting over looking forward to
think over came across knock down looked after turned down
1. She has never had a good relationship with her sister. Got on with
2. Maria is slowly recovering from her illness. Getting over
3. I found this article while I was doing my project. Came across
4. Could you examine this report and correct any mistakes? Go over
5. He refused the job because it sounded boring. Turned down
6. She continued talking about her trip although everyone found it tiring. Went on
7. I need some time to consider his proposal. Think over
8. My mother says she’s feeling happy and excited about meeting you. Loking forward to
9. The city is going to demolish the old train station and build a new library. Knock down
10. Our neighbour took care of our cats while we were away. Looked after
E Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs given.
set cheer pull find dress take turn go get
1. Kate and her partner are………… setting………up their own printing business.
2. Many of those old buildings will soon be…… pulled …..down.
3. The weather became so bad that they had to……go……..back.
4. You’d better get dressed and………cheer……up. The guests are coming any minute.
5. One of the actors was unwell and couldn’t……go…….on with the performance.
6. They were…dressed……… up in old sheets, pretending to be ghosts.
7. Please………take……..your shoes off before entering the temple.
8. We may never………find……….out the truth about what happened.
9. It has taken me ages to………get……….over the flu.
10. Richard had…………turned…..up on Christmas Eve with Tony.
11. ……Turn………down the volume, please. I am working now.
12. Bright curtatins can……cheer…….up a dull room.
F Fill in the blanks with the words given. There are TWO words that you don’t need to use.
material - kinds - so - but - because - pants - trouser
Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like to wear colorful clothes (1)…………………...they
want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice
clothes, (2)………………. their clothes are not colorful because they don’t want to attract people’s
attention. Today clothes are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. These differences are styles and
(3)…..………... . For example, in the 1800s, all women wore short dresses with long skirts, but today,
they don’t always wear such dresses. They sometimes wear short skirts and even (4)…………….. . In the
1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth such as cotton, wool, silk or linen, but today,
there are many (5)…….………..of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or
polyester.
G Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the passage.
Living in a city has a (1)……………..of drawbacks. First, there are problems of traffic (2)………....and
traffic accidents. The increase (3)…………….population and the increasing number of vehicles have
(4)………………..many accidents to happen every day. Second, air pollution (5)……………affects
people’s health, and it also has a bad (6)……………..on the environment. More and more city dwellers
suffer from coughing or breathing problems. Last but not least, the city is noisy, even at night. (7)
………………pollution comes from traffic and construction sites. Buildings are always being knocked
down and rebuilt. These factors contribute to making city life (8)………………..difficult for its residents.
1. a. amount b.large c. number d. quantity
2. a. calm b. jams c. light d. legacy
3. a. with b. on c. for d. in
4. a. caused b. made c. done d. got
5. a. actively b. negatively c. positively d. weakly
6. a. pressure b. consequence c. influence d. result
7. a. Noise b. Air c. Water d. Soil
8. a. mostly b. very c. much d. more
G Complete the sentences with suitable question words.
1. He doesn’t know……how…to ask for advice about this situation.
2. Be sure………what……to eat when you arrive in Vietnam.
3. They are going to tell me……what…..to do to survive in a storm.
4. I asked Jane to show me……how…..to deal with bullying at school.
5. He wondered……where…….to start revising for the final exam.
6. The rules didn’t specify……who……to speak to in case of an emergency.
7. You need to find out……how…… to overcome stress and worry.
8. I don’t know………who…………to ask for help.
9. I had no idea………what……..to write my home paper about.
10. Tell me……how……..to operate this machine.
H Rewrite the following questions in reported speech, using question word before to-infinitive.
1. “What should we do to help her overcome stress?”
They didn’t know………………………………………………………………………………… .
2. “Should I discuss this matter with my teammates?”
Jonas wondered……………………………………………………………………………………. .

3. “Where should I register for a course on life skills?”

An asked Mary………………………………………………………………………………………. .
4. “How should we find a support center for the homeless?”
James and Lily couldn’t tell………………………………………………………………………….. .
5. “When should we start our campaign?”
They had no idea……………………………………………………………………………………… .
6. “Should I dial 18001567 to ask for advice about family problems?"
Phong was not sure…………………………………………………………………………………….. .
7. When I was a child, I usually went to the local park every Saturday afternoon.
When I was a child, I used…………………………………………………………………………….. .
8. Their teacher make them study very hard.
They……………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
I Combine each pair of sentences, using the word or phrase in brackets.
1. Local people can earn their living by providing tourists with necessary services. (LIVE)
…………….…………………………………………………………………………………………… .
2. That man has a good relationship with his colleague. (GETS)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .
3. Pictures of the suspect were published in all daily papers. (BROUGHT)
………..………………………………………………………………………………………………… .
4. I have no sugar left. (RUN)……………………………………………………………………………. .
5. I will return to Hoi An to have another week of adventure this summer. (COME)
.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
6. She promised to meet me at the cinema this evening, but she didn’t arrive. (TURN)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
7. She entered the room. She knew there was something wrong. (AS SOON AS)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
8. I learn English. I want to study abroad. (SO THAT) ………………………………………………… .
9. You want to knit a hat for your friend. You should watch tutorials on YouTube. (BEFORE)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
10. I had a headache. I wanted to go home. (AS) ………………………………………………………. .
11. I was cleaning out my cupboards. I found these photos. (WHILE)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
12. I went to Malaysia last year. I wanted to experience a whole new world. (IN ORDER TO)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
13. I attended a knitting workshop last Sunday. I don’t know how to knit a scarf. (ALTHOUGH)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
J Change into reported speech.
1. “Our daughter wants to study abroad for a year,” they said.
2. “Have you ever experienced school pressures?” she asked me.
3. “Yesterday I couldn’t watch my favourite cartoon on Disney Channel,” he said.
4. “Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?” Jane asked me.
5. “What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn?” she asked me.
6. “Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?” she told me.
7. “When will you come back home?” my mom asked me.