Bài tập môn Tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 4: Life in the past

UNIT 4 :	LIFE IN THE PAST
Name: 
I . Choose the word whose underline part is pronouced differently from the others.
1. A. books	 B. clubs	 C. hats	 D. stamps
2. A. which B. what C. who	D. why
3. A. community	 B. computer	 C. museum	D. custom
4. A. impolite	 B. night	 C. tradition	D. slight
5. A. education	 B. question	 C. pollution	D. collection
6.A. populated	 B. loaded	 C. wanted	D. lived
II . Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1.A. people B. enough C . picture D. father
2.A. depend B. begin C .agree D. happen
3. A. father	 B. enjoy	C. attend 	 D. depend
4. A. determine	B. pagoda	C. fabulous	 D. convenient
5. A. enjoy 	B. picture	C. develop 	 D. determine
6. A.picture 	B. people 	C.agree 	 D. visit
7.A. people B. enough C . picture D. father
8.A. depend B. begin C .agree D. happen
9. A. father	 B. enjoy	C. attend 	 D. depend
10. A.picture 	B. people 	C.agree 	 D. visit
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
We can learn how ______ banh chung at Tet.
A. make 	B. to make 	C. making D.made
Men used ______ the bread winner of the family.
A. be	B. to be	C. to being	D.to 
Should we try to ______ every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out?
A. preserve	B. act out	C. entertain	D. open
The children in my home village used to go ______, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.
A. on foot 	B. bare-footed 	C. playing around D .played around
At night they used to entertain ______ by telling and acting out stories.
A. them	B. their	C. themselves	D. themself
There is usually a ______ gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is
changing so fast.
A. generation 	B. value 	C. age D.old
It must be incredible travelling by dogsled. I wish I ______ it.
 A. can do	 B. could did	 C. could do	D.can done
Every nation has respect for their long-preserved ______.
A. behaviours 	B. practices 	C. traditions D.traditonal
Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, ______ were far away from each other.
A. which	B. where	C. that	D.where
In Viet Nam, ______ often refers to age and social position, not to wealth.
A. seniority 	B. tradition 	C. generation D.culture
I also passed______ on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages.
A. in	B. on	C. down	D. at
Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common __ in many Asian countries.
 A. behavior 	B. practice 	C. tradition D. cultural
She used to live in an igloo: a domed house ______ from blocks of ice.
A. to build	 B. built	C. building	 D.to built
I wish people in the world ______ conflicts and lived in peace.
A. don’t have	B. doesn’t have	C. didn’t have D. didn’t having
I have told you many times ______ the door open.
A. not leave	B. not to leave	C. to not leave	D. not to leaving
I wish my friends spent less time ______ computer games and more time outdoors.
A. play	B. to play	C. playing	D. played
The farmers in my home village ______ rice home on trucks. They used buffalo-driven carts.
A. used to transport B. used to be transported C. didn’t use to transport D. used to transport
A ______ is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.
A. loudspeaker	B. radio	C. television	D.computer
I suppose it was a special occasion, ______?
A. was it	B. wasn’t it	C. don’t I	D.doesn’t I
He could be f red for his rude ______ towards the VIP guest.
A. behaviour 	B. practice	C. tradition	D.practices
IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
1. When he came, I watched a football match on TV.
 A B C D
2. When Andrew saw the question, he were knowing the answer immediately.
 A B C D
3. Mai has stayed on her uncle's farm for last week.
 A B C D
4. I'm looking forward to hear from you .
 A B C D
5. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion.
 A B C D
6. Would you mind if I ask you a private question? 
 A B C D
V. Put the correct form of the verb in brackets. 
1. My sister used (go) _______ to school by bike when she was a child.
2. My father often ( watch) ______________ TV in the evening.
3. Minh enjoys (play) _______________ basketball in the afternoon.
4. I (learn) _______________ English since 2004.
5. The children in my village used to ( go)_________________ bare- footed to school
6. My mother was cooking dinner when I (come) __________ back home yesterday.
7.I wish I ( know) ______________her address.
8.I usually (go) __________ to the cinema on Saturdays.
9. I don’ know many English words. I wish I (know) _________more English words.
10. My brother used to ( go ) ______________ to work by motorbike. Now he cycles.
10. We (go) ______________ to Lan’s birthday party last night.
11.I usually (go) __________ fishing on Saturdays.
12.Last night , my brother ( play) __________ games with his friends.
13.He (go) __________ to school by bus everyday.
14.They ( not come ) __________ to the birthday party last night.
15.Nam (learn) __________ English 8 years ago.
16. My father likes ( work) __________ as a volunteer for that orphanage.
17.I wish I ( be ) ____________________________ taller
18. __________ you (buy) __________a new bike yesterday?.
19. Last night we (go) __________ to Lan’s birthday party.
20.I wish I ( can) _____________ speak English well.
21.I wish I (meet) ____________her now
22.I wish he (not leave) _____________here. 
23.I wish I ( live) . near my school.
24.I wish I ( know) . his address.
25.I wish I ( be ) . taller.
26.I wish I ( be )a doctor when I grow up
VI.Complete the passage with the words from the box.
 However with save Therefore of and
 In Western countries, electricity, gas and water are not luxuries but necessities. Companies now realize that consumers want products that will not only work effectively, but also (1)........ money. For most North American households, lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill (2)................................, this amounts can be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an energy saving-bulb. These bulbs use a quarter (3)............................................ the electricity of standard bulbs and last eight times longer. (4)................., consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb. In Europe, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines (5)................................... tumble dryers. The label tells the consumers how much energy efficiency each model has, compared (6)........................... other appliancies in the same catelogy
VII.Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
 Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books had excellent memory and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say "Genius was I percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration". When he died on October 18, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1.When was Thomas Edison born?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Did he have difficulty in hearing?
____________________________________________________________________________
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. How long did he use to work every day?
_____________________________________________________________________________	
VIII. Change this direct speech into reported speech.
1. “I like English very much” She said 
She said that__________________________________________________________________
2. “We went out last week ” he said
He said that __________________________________________________________________
3. “I’m learning English ” Nga said
Nga said that __________________________________________________________________
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She said
She said that __________________________________________________________________
5. “I come from Thanh Hoa city” he said 
He said _______________________________________________________________________
6. “I didn’t go to the party” she said
She said __________________________________________________________________
7. “Nam will come later” He said
He said ______________________________________________________________________
8. “I haven’t eaten breakfast” She said
She said ____________________________________________________________________
9. “I can help you tomorrow” she said
She said _____________________________________________________________________
10. “I am very happy” : She said
She said _____________________________________________________________________
IX. Change these direct questions into reported speech.
1. “What is your name ?”
She asked me _________________________________________________________________
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me __________________________________________________________________
3. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me__________________________________________________________________
4. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me __________________________________________________________________
5. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me __________________________________________________________________
6. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me __________________________________________________________________