THE TEST OF THE GRADE 9

UNIT 9. NATURAL DISASTERS

I. PHONETICS
* Choose the word that has a different pronunciation or stress from the others
of each group:
* Pronunciation :
1. A. grandma B. disaster C. match D. damage ( 1)
2. A. weather B. meat C. between D. beat ( 3)
3. A. volume B. thunder C. result D. number ( 1)
* stress :
4. A. disaster B. nature C. thunderstorm D. tropical ( 1)
5. A. sunny B. highland C. typhoon D. flashlight ( 2)
II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
* Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences :
1/ A(n)______ is a very heavy fall of snow, usually with a strong wind. ( 1)
A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon
2/ A(n) ______ is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface. ( 1)
A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon
3/ A(n) ______ is a mountain with a large opening at the top of through which
gases and lava are forced out into the air, or have been in the past. ( 1)
A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon
4/ A(n) ______ is a violent tropical storm with very strong wind. ( 1)
A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon
5/ ______ is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, such as
the temperature, and if there is wind, rain, sun, etc.( 3)
A. Climate B. Temperature C . Degree D. Weather
6/ ______ is the regular pattern of the weather conditions of a particular place.( 3)
A. Climate B. Temperature C . Degree D. Weather
7/ A ______ is a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a circle.(3)
A. tidal wave B. tornado C. famine D. flood
8/A ______ is a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.( 1)
A. tidal wave B. tornado C. famine D. flood
9/ A ______ is a very large ocean wave that is caused by a storm or an earthquake,
and that destroys things when it reaches the land.( 1)
A. tidal wave B. tornado C. famine D. flood
10/ The report ______ that prices will rise by 3% next month. ( 2)
A. tells B. speaks C. talks D. forecasts
11/ The old man ______you wanted to see was away on holiday yesterday.(2)
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
12/ Miss Lien, ______ sings very well, is my English teacher.( 2)
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
 13/ Everything ______ he said was true.( 1)
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
14/ Where is the cheese ______ was in the fridge? ( 1)
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
15/ We’d like to travel to a city ______ there is a lot of sightseeing. ( 1)
A. whose B. when C. where D. why
III. READING
* Read the following passage carefully, and then complete it with the most suitable
words provided
DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT ?
Some volcanoes are always (1) ______. They are called active volcanoes.
Mount Etna in Italy is an active (2) ______.
Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are (3) ______
extinct volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes
(4) ______ have a hot spot under them. They (5) ______erupt anymore.
Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, (6) ______ they could erupt again.
These are called dormant volcanoes.
Scientists try to figure out (7) ______ volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard
and dangerous work. Scientists drill into volcanoes. They (8) ______ maps of the inside
of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study volcanoes (9) ______ space. Scientists
have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not (10) ______ to tell what a
volcano might do.
1. A. erupting B. running C. going D. firing ( 1)
2. A. mountain B. volcano C. river D. hill ( 1)
3. A. named B. thought C. called D. said ( 2)
4. A. any longer B. any more C. not more D. no longer( 3)
5. A. won’t B. can not C. should not D. may not ( 1)
6. A. and B. or C. but D. so ( 1)
7. A. where B. why C. that D. when ( 1)
8. A. do B. create C. build D. make ( 3)
9. A. in B. from C. into D. out of ( 2)
10.A. easy B. difficult C. able D. good ( 1)
IV. WRITING
A. Choose A, B, C or D to have a poster:
“ HOW TO PREPARE FOR A TYPHOON”
1. A. Going swimming in a river with friends. ( 1)
B. Buying some canned food, rice, candles and matches.
C. Going shopping with family when it is raining very heavyly.
D. having dinner at a restaurant.
2. A. Fixing the leak in the roof . ( 1)
B. Do not prepare the house.
C. Playing football in the park.
D. Buying a lot of books.
 3. A. Preparing a big vase of flowers. ( 1)
B. Going to the zoo to watch animals
C. Buying a lot of souvenirs.
D. Filling all buckets with water.
4. A. Sleeping in the yard. ( 1)
B. Cutting all trees around the house.
C. Tying the roof to the ground with pegs and ropes.
D. Do not look after the children.
5. A. Checking all the window and door latches. ( 1)
B. Do not wash the blankets and clothes.
C. Painting the house with lively colors.
D. Buying a ticket to watch a football match.
B. Choose the A, B,C or D to complete the sentences :
6. What was the name of the horse _________________________ ? ( 2)
A. it won the race.
B. which won the race.
C. who won the race.
D. whom won the race.
7. Is that the reason why I should come ______________________? ( 2)
A. on times.
B. at time.
C. in times.
D. on time.
8. The man _________________________ , is the secretary. (3)
A. which you have just spoken
B. whose you have just spoken
C. to whom you have just spoken
D. to who you have just spoken
9. It is the village where you ______________________, isn’t it ? ( 3)
A. used to living
B. used to live
C. use to live
D. use living
10. The police have caught the man ________________________ .( 1)
A. who stole my motorbike.
B. whose stole my motorbike.
C. whom stole my motorbike.
D. which stole my motorbike.

THE END
 ANSWER KEY – GRADE 9 ( UNIT 9 )

I. PHONETICS
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. C
II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
1. A 11. B
2. B 12. A
3. C 13. D
4. D 14. D
5. D 15. C
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. D
III. READING :
1. A 6. C
2. B 7. D
3. C 8. D
4. D 9. B
5. B 10. A
IV. WRITING :
1. B 6. B
2. A 7. D
3. D 8. C
4. C 9. B
5. A 10. A

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