23._______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.

A. The harder / the better               B. The more / the much

C. The hardest / the best                            D. The more hard / the more good

24. ……….apples are grown in Washington State.

A. Best                 B. The most good                     C. The best                        D. The better

25. The test becomes……….and…………

A. hard/ hard     B. difficult/ difficult                C. harder/ harder D. difficulty/ difficult      

26. His health is getting……….and…………….

A. good/ good                   B. better/ better    C. bad/ bad                        D. well/ well                    

27. The more paper we save,…………preserved.

A. more is wood pulp     B. the more wood pulp is C. wood pulp is            D. the much wood pulp is

V. Complete the following sentences, using double comparative.

1. It becomes …………………… to find a job. ( hard )

2. That hole in your pullover is getting …………………………… ( big )

3. As I waited for my interview, I became ……………………………. ( nervous )

4. As the day went on, the weather got ………………………………... ( bad )

5. As the conversation went on, he became …………………………………….. ( talkative )

I. Choose the answer .

1. The villagers are trying to learn English _____ they can communicate with foreign customers.

A. so that                                           B. in order that                         C. A and B are correct
2. I’ve been to a _____ village in Hue!

A. conical hat making                                    B. making conical hat                 C. making conical hats

3. _____ we had eaten lunch, we went to Non Nuoc marble village to buy some souvenirs.

A. After                                              B. Before                                    C. By the time
4. Do you think that the various crafts remind people _____ a specific region?

A. about                                             B. of                                             C. for

5. _____ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.

A. As                                                   B. Because                                 C. Even though
6. Conical hat making in the village has been passed _____ from generation to generation

A. on                                                   B. down                                                     C. up

7. This department store is an attraction in my city _____ the products are of good quality.
A. when                                             B. because                                 C. though

8. A conical hat is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, _____ all around the world.

A. and                                                 B. but                                          C. so

9. This is called a Chuong conical hat _____ it was made in Chuong village.

A. but                                                 B. so                                            C. since

10. They can’t because we have lots of products. They make some and other people make _____.

A. the rest                                         B. the last                                  C. the other

11. I look forward to _____ you soon.

A. see                                                 B. seeing                                    C. seen

12. It’s a nice place for _____ who love nature and quietness.

A. this                                                 B. that                                         C. those

13. You like history, so Viet Nam National Museum of History is a _____ place.

A. must-see                                      B. must-be seen                                      C. must-be seeing

14. The artisan ______ this statue in bronze.

A. moulded                                       B. cast                                         C. carved

15. The artisans in my village can live _____ basket weaving.

A. for                                                  B. on                                            C. up     

16. There is a big _____of handicrafts made by di­fferent  craft villages.                                                    

A. collect                                                                                                       B. collection                                                                                                                                                            C. collector

17. Last week we had a memorable trip to a new zoo on the ______ of the city.

A. outskirts                                                                                                       B. middle                                                                                                                                                            C. centre

18. Then we had a delicious lunch ______ by Nga and Phuong.

A. prepare                                                                                                       B. to prepare                                                                                                                                                            C. prepared

19. I invited her to join our trip to Trang An, but she ______ down my invitation.

A. passed                                                                                                       B. sat                                                                                                                                                                                                                 C. turned

20. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can keep _____ theirs.

A. on                                                                                                       B. up                                                                                                                                                                                                                 C. up with

1. The city has recently set _____ a library in the West Suburb.

A. up                                                   B. off                                           C. out

2. The last exhibition was not ______ this one.

A. as interesting                              B. more interesting than                       C. so interesting as
3. I don’t think Fred gets _____ with Daniel. They always argue.
A. over                                               B. through                                 C. on

4. This city is developing ______ in the region.
A. as fast as                                       B. faster than                            C. the fastest

5. You should take your hat _____ in the cinema.
A. in                                                    B. over                                        C. off

6. You’re not a safe driver! You should drive ______.

A. careful                                           B. careless                                 C. more carefully

7. Their children have all grown _____ and left home for the city to work.
A. up                                                   B. out                                          C. out of

8. I was disappointed as the film was ______ than I had expected.

A. as entertaining                            B. less entertaining                 C. more entertaining

9. We were shown _____ the town by a volunteer student.
A. up                                                   B. off                                           C. around

10. Let’s take this road. It is ______ way to the city.
A. the shortest                                 B. a shorter                                C. A and B are correct

11. The town council decided to pull _____ the building, as it was unsafe.

A. up                                                   B. over                                        C. down

12. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.

A. busy                                               B. crowded                                C. full

13. She lives in one of the most ______ parts of the city: there are lots of luxury shops there.

A. fashionable                                  B. historic                                   C. comfortable

14. China is _____ far the most populated country in the world.

A. as                                                    B. by                                            C. so

15. Air pollution has a bad influence _____ the environment.

A. at                                                    B. in                                             C. on

16. Karachi in Pakistan is the _____ largest city in the world in population.

A. most                                              B. two                                         C. second

17. Before ______ to the office, she has to take her children to school.

A. go                                                   B. going                                      C. to go

18. Hai Duong is famous _____ its green bean cakes.

A. for                                                  B. of                                             C. with

19. The prospect of doing _____ cheered her up considerably.

A. something different                  B. different something          C. differently something

20. We’ve spent a lot of time _____ around the town.

A. wander                                         B. wandering                            C. to wander

I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.         A. out                          B. round                      C. about                      D. would

2.         A. chair                       B. check                      C. machine                  D. child

3.         A. too                          B. soon                        C. good                       D. food

4.         A. though                    B. enough                   C. cough                     D. rough

5.         A. happy                     B. hour                        C. high                        D. hotel

II. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below

15. Let’s have dinner, ________?

A. will he                    B. shall we                  C. won’t we                D. shan’t we

16. I came ________ an old friend on the street yesterday morning.

A. over                        B. across                      C. down                      D. in

17. Will you see ______ Mr. Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?

A. over                        B. down                      C. off                          D. in

18. Minh’s father often takes him ______ the park every summer.

A. on                           B. to                            C. in                           D. after

19. He _______his father in many ways.

A. takes over               B. takes down C. takes on                  D. takes after

20. I’ll pick you ________at your hotel next Monday.

A. on                           B. off                          C. at                            D. up

21. Your hat doesn’t go ________your clothes.

A. up                           B. with                        C. of                           D. down

22. The plane will ________ at 06.30 so you must be there at 06.00.

A. take after                B. take down              C. take off                   D. take up

23. The thieves waited until it was dark enough to ___________his house yesterday.

A. broke into               B. broke out of            C. broke away D. broke through

24. The bomb missed it mission then __________.

A. went down             B. went off                 C. went through          D. went away

25. The earth is a(n) ___________.

A. satellite                   B. state                        C. planet                      D. star

26. I borrowed this coat _________my father.

A. from                       B. to                            C. at                            D. by

27. If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of __________.

A. our                          B. us                            C. ours                         D. we

28. We went by car but the children went _________foot.

A. on                           B. by                           C. to                            D. with

29.  Buddhism is an __________.

A.  group                     B. religion                   C. association             D. imagination

30. Lan ________the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam was praying.

A. enjoying                 B. has enjoyed            C. enjoyed                   D. enjoy

31. I wish I ______ you some money for your rent, but I am broke myself

A. can lend                  B. would lend             C. could lend             D. will lend

32. There are several books by Hemingway on this __________.

A. shelf                       B. platform                  C. cupboard                D. support

33. I was so tired that I ________asleep in the chair.

A. got                          B. felt                          C. went                       D. fell

34. The players ________to be there at 3 o’clock.

A. told                         B. were told                C. have told                D. tell

35. Do you ______me say this in class?

A. let                           B. allow                       C. permit                     D. mind

36. He forced all his children ________hard till midnight.

A. to study                  B. studied                   C. study                      D. studying

37. I am always _________for school.

A. on time                   B. in time                    C.  at time                   D. out of time

38. I was having a rest when the volcano_________.

A. exhibited                B. exhausted               C. exhaled                   D. erupted

39. We _________ an English exercise.

A. are doing                B. did                          C. have done               D. all are correct

40. He usually worn a pair of glasses.  

A. He no longer wears a pair of glasses.                    B. He used to wear a pair of glasses.

C. He doesn’t wear a pair of glasses any more.          D. All are correct

41. They wanted to know if the woman had died of the rare _________.

A. illness                     B. pain                         C. ache                        D hurt.

42. “ I wish I _________stay longer,” Maryam said to Lan at the end of the week.

A. could                      B. can                          C. will                         D. may

43. Malaysia is divided ________2 regions                

A. to                            B. on                           C. in                            D. into

44. Maryam was really ________ by the beauty of Ha Noi.     

A. impressed               B. impress                   C. impression              D. impressive

45. The United States has a ________ of around 250 million. 

A. population              B. separation               C. addition                  D. introduction

46. Vietnamese people are very ________ .          

A. friend                   B. friendless                  C. friendly                   D. friendship

47. We were having dinner ________ the telephone rang.          

A. when                      B. while                       C. until                                    D. since

48. I ________call you as soon as I come back home.          

A. have                        B. will                         C. am                             D. is going

49. Would you mind ________the door?                    

A. open                      B. opened                    C. opening                   D. to open

50. My family loves this house. It _ the family home since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.         

A. was                         B. is                             C. has been                  D. will be

1. Were you aware  ________ the regulations against smoking in this area?

A. in                          B. with                           C. of                          D. about

2. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.

A. take up                B. turn round               C. put off                  D. do with

3. I’m not going out yet. I’m waiting ________ the rain to stop. 

A. for                        B. away                         C. from                          D. up

IV. Rewrite sentences, using “I wish………..”

1. She doesn’t send me her recent photos.

àI wish .................................................................................................................................

2. My friend doesn’t have money to repair his bicycle.

à I wish.................................................................................................................................

3. My students don’t speak English fluently.

à I wish.................................................................................................................................

4. It won’t be fine tomorrow.

à I wish.................................................................................................................................

5. My brother can not speak French.  

à I wish.................................................................................................................................

UNIT 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT                              GRADE 9

CHOOSE THE ANSWERS. ( PHRASAL VERBS)

1. He is trying to stop smoking.  

A. give off                B. give up                  C. give in                                D. give away

2. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.

A. put on                  B. went off                   C. got out                 D. kept up

3. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying.

A. talk                                    B. quit                                   C. continue             D. stop

4. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.

A. take up                B. turn round               C. put off                  D. do with

5. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.

A. put on                  B. went off                   C. got out                 D. kept up

6. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.

A. Look out              B. Look up                    C. Look on                    D. Look after

7. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.

A. get through                    B. put off                  C. keep up with             D. go over

8. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.

A. turn off                B. take on                     C. get over               D. keep up with

9. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.

A. take up                B. turn round               C. put off                  D. do with

10. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?

A. go along              B. go out                 C. put on                   D. turn up

11. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.

A. calls                                  B. arrives                  C. reports                 D. prepares

12. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.{p ut off: postpone: delay}

A. do                         B. let                         C. delay                     D. leave

13. My father gave up smoking two years ago.

A. liked                                 B. continued             C. stopped                D. enjoyed

14. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.

A. take after                        B. take place                       C. take away             D. take on

15. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to try out my new tape recorder.

A. resemble             B. test                                   C. arrive             D. buy

16. He resembles his father in many ways.

A. turns off              B. takes on                   C. goes over                 D. takes after

17. We’ll buy you a cat, but you must promise to take care of it properly.

A. put on                  B. go off                  C. take after                        D. look after

18. *Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.

A. calls on                B. keeps off                  C. takes in                     D. goes up

19. *Did your son pass the university entrance examination?

A. make up              B. get along             C. go up                    D. get through

20. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport.

A. use up                 B. do with               C. take up                 D. go on

21. I am tired because I went to bed late last night.

A. stayed up                        B. kept off                C. put out                 D. brought up

22. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden.

A. release                 B. stop            &