3500 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE GRADE 9

Test 1
I. Pronunciation
1. a. fat b. cat c. table d. sat
--> c
2. a. hit b. tide c. sit d. did
--> b
3. a. fed b. left c. bet d. these
--> d
4. a. color b. hole c. go d. toe
--> a
5. a. these b. free c. scene d. bed
--> d
6. a. peace b. meat c. instead d. leader
--> c
II. Find the mistakes
7. Our train will arrive to Hue at noon.
a. will arrive
b. to
c. at
d. noon
-> b
8. Don`t enter to this mysterious cave.
a. Don`t
b. enter
c. to
d. mysterious
-> c
9. An European gentleman is waiting for my boss in the hall.
a. An
b. is waiting
c. for
d. in
-> a
III. Grammar and Vocabulary
10. I know the .......................... to the post office.
a. book
b. lunch
c. walk
d. way
--> d
11. Why didn`t you go camping last week? If you ........................ there, you would have had a lot of fun.
a. were being
b. have been
c. had been
d. was being
-> c
12. His trick made me furious.
a. extremely angry
b. hot
c. not very happy
d. too sad
--> a
13. - Will you do me a favor?
- Yes ............................. great pleasure.
a. at
b. of
c. with
d. in
-> c
14. Can you ..................... me a good French restaurant?
a. recommend
b. praise
c. say about
d. answer
--> a
15. What .................... if you had had a day off yesterday?
a. would you have done
b. would you do
c. will you do
d. you would have done
-> a
16. He will .......................... his brother to the zoo with him.
a. give
b. take
c. like
d. catch
--> b
17. Long is working in a bicycle firm. He ............................. there since 1978.
a. had worked
b. has been working
c. were working
d. was working
-> b
18. She often hires the van to transport her goods.
a. the heavy car
b. the coach
c. the small truck
d. the big motorbike
--> c
19. ............................ everything before the visitors came?
a. Had they prepared
b. Were they preparing
c. Have they prepared
d. Are they preparing
-> a
20. The boys were clapping their hands and cheering loudly.
a. enjoying himself
b. crying loudly
c. observing the scene
d. shouting congratulations
--> d
21. What games did you like .................................?
a. best
b. well
c. rather
d. better
-> a
22. Will you .......................... me how to play tennis?
a. learn
b. call
c. need
d. show
--> d
23. I ......................... that he was an English teacher.
a. am thinking
b. thought
c. am being thought
d. was thinking
-> b
24. There are only ordinary flowers in this garden.
a. common
b. good-looking
c. famous
d. gently
--> a
25. This is a good athlete ......................... performance is admired by many people in the world.
a. whom
b. which
c. whose
d. who
-> c
26. The ball .......................... the fence and into the classroom.
a. hit
b. shot
c. kicked
d. went over
--> d
27. The test becomes ...................... and ....................
a. hard / hard
b. harder / harder
c. hardest / hardest
d. harder / hard
( b
28. Abdul was badly frightened by a stranger in the market.
a. surprised
b. embarrassed
c. worried
d. terrified
--> d
29. Is her health getting ........................... and ...........................?
a. bad / bad
b. good / good
c. worse / worse
d. more / more
-> c
30. Mrs. White