PRACTICE TEST 06 FOR GRADE 9.

1, 2023
I.PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of
the following questions.
1. A. link B. handkerchief C. donkey D. handful
2. A. mineral B. miniature C. minor D.minimum
3. A. dislikes B. exchanges C. completes D. escapes
4. A. remedy B. expectancy C. sensor D. renewable
5. A. process B. discussion C. stress D. assistant
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the
following questions.
6. A. acceptance B. confidence C. apologize D. diversity
7. A. consume B. proportion C. conscious D. empower
8. A. impatient B. arrogant C. familiar D. uncertain
9. A. forgettable B. philosophy C. humanism D. objectively
10. A. suffer B. differ C. prefer D. offer
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1 : Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your
answer A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes.
1. You can leave the vegetables but eat as __________ of the meat as you can.
A. much B. more C. most D. many
2. I couldn't __________ laughing when he fell in the pool with all his clothes.
A. give up B. afford C. stand D. help
3. Heavier fines should be imposed on those people who _________ litter.
A. drop B. dump C. throw D. waste
4. You have very high blood _________, Mr. David.
A. tension B. infection C. pressure D. level
5. Ms Higgins usually writes business letters on her boss's __________.
A. authority B. name C. reference D. behalf
6. Don't go out until you _________ cleaning all the rooms in the house.
A. have finished B. will finish C. had finished D. finished
7. Under no circumstances _________ open the door to strangers.
A. must you not B. you may not C. shouldn't you D. are you allowed to
8. The bank director has been arrested on ________ of fraud allegations.
A. reason B. suspicion C. account D. means
9. A number of scientists and nature lovers have ______ to performing experiments on animals.
A. refused B. disagreed C. objected D. protested
10. __________ your expertise, I don't agree with your theory.
A. As much do I respect B. Much though I respect
A. Although much I respect B. So much as I respect
11. Apologize to your sister ______ you'll be made to stay in your room alone for the whole day.
A. or else B. nevertheless C. regardless D. as with
12. It's the only map we have. ___________ that you don't lose it.
A. Think B. Mind C. Bother D. Regard
13. This skyscraper is known __________ since the eighties.
A. to be building B. having been built C. to build D. to have been built
14. This handwriting is _________. I can't read what it says.
A. eligible B. illiterate C. illegible D. liable
15. It doesn't make much ___________ to send a message in a bottle.
A. right B. sense C. well D. reason
 Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the
column on the right. (0) has been done as an example
MOBILE LIBRARY'S WINNER
The city's new mobile library has won an award at a (0) _________ (NATION) 0._____ national _____
meeting of mobile library providers. The award is for the (1) _________ 1. _________________
(STAND) design of this new vehicle.
The stunning external design, which features photographs of people using
libraries, uses the catchphrase "The Book Stop Here", and coordinates with
the attractive (2) __________ (PUBLIC) leaflets, postcards and posters which 2. _________________
give details about the library routes and stops.
The new library went into (3) _____ (SERVE) in April and has been very well 3. _________________
received by the public. Both visits and loans of books have increased (4)
_____ (CONSIDER) since the new vehicle began operating. Comments have 4. _________________
included "It's such a friendly-looking library", " I couldn't wait to look inside!"
and "Thanks for all the (5) ________ (WONDER) new books". 5. _________________
The mobile library is an air-conditioned, state-of-the-art vehicle, which is fully
networked for using information technology if (6) _____ (REQUIRE). The air 6. _________________
suspension allows the vehicle to be (7) ____ (LOW) for easy access and 7. _________________
ensures (8) _____ (STABLE) when parked. The internal layout was designed 8. _________________
with major input from the library staff, who insisted that décor was bright and 9. _________________
(9) ____ (COLOUR). The library carries up to 3,000 books, CDs and DVDs for 10. ________________
all ages and (10) ___ (INTERESTED), and much of the stock is brand new.

Part 3: The passage below contains 8 mistakes. UNDERLINE the mistakes and WRITE THEIR
CORECT FORMS in the spaces provided in the column on the right.
It is hard for most everyone, but especially the young, to imagine a world with
television. We have learned to expect that all the important news of the day, 1. __________________
worldwide will be there by the touch of a button. In times gone by, only the 2. __________________
literate knew what was going on in the world, and then only after a long delay. 3. __________________
But now it is possible for any of us to watch world event as they occur. Nothing 4.__________________
has shortened the distance that divides our private lives from the outside world 5. __________________
to such an extent as television. 6. __________________
Time and again, television transports us to the habitats of rare animals, and we 7. __________________
may identify with them. Concern for damage with the environment extends far 8. __________________
and wide. We worry about the influence of technology not just in our cities but 9. __________________
on us people. Increasing, we see us as part of the planet rather than in isolation. 10._________________
There was once the prerogative of scholars is now accessible to countless _
people through the medium of television. Because this form of popular
education can be regarded as superficial, it represents a broadening of
knowledge.
Part 4 : Complete each sentence with suitable prepositions or particles.
1. I hope this award will make ___________ your disappointment at not winning first prize.
2. The bridge is __________ repair, so we'll have to go a different way.
3. She's not very good at putting her views ___________.
4. The holiday didn't live __________ our expectations.
5. When I was a child, it would never have occurred to me not to comply ___________ the rules.
6. We don't hold ___________ much hope that the price will fall.
7. Many pensioners find it hard to get __________ their small pensions after their retirement.
8. It’s no use crying _____________ spilt milk
9. Without a fridge, fresh food will go ____________ very quickly.
10. I turned ____________ at the meeting but the others didn’t come.
III. READING
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
The future of the daily newspaper is in danger. With changes in people's reading habits and financial
concerns, it seems that more and more of us are turning (1) _________ from the traditional daily
newspaper as a means of getting our information and going online or to TV news for the (2) _________
and main stories instead. Does this mean that newspapers will (3) ________ become a thing of the
past?
Many experts believe that newspapers will survive in some forms in the future (4) _________ the
convenience of the internet, their main rival. The main reason for thinking this is that a large percentage
of the population is over 35 and has a strong newspaper reading habit. For many of these people,
reading newspapers is not simply a way of getting the information about (5) _________ events but part
of a traditional routine. For them, catching up with the main stories electronically from news websites or
TV news (6) ________ will never be a real substitute for turning the pages of a paper on the train or at
the table.
However, the main competition for newspapers (7) _________ from their own online versions. Access
to these is currently free of charge but for how much longer? Many newspaper corporations are (8)
________ that the only way forward for all newspapers is to charge customers to read the online
versions. Apparently, surveys (9) _________ that as many as 48% of British and American consumers
are prepared to pay for this service, although they are not prepared to pay very much! Would you be
willing to pay for online access to news websites or should it continue to be free for everyone? Can you
(10) ________ a world without newspapers? Post your comment below.

1. A. out B. over C. away D. forward

2. A. titles B. signs C. descriptions D. headlines
3. A. shortly B. next C. lately D. early
4. A. although B. however C. despite D. but
5. A. modern B. current C. late D. ultimate
6 A. emissions B. sendings C. hearings D. broadcasts
7. A. gets B. goes C. gives D. comes
8. A. accepted B. insisted C. convinced D. chosen
9. A. tell B. show C. allow D. describe
10. A. imagine B. predict C. believe D. fancy
Part 2: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and write your
answers in the corresponding boxes provided below the passage.
April Fools’ Day
On April Fools’ Day, people in many countries play tricks on each other. Usually, the (1) ________
involve making friends believe something ridiculous. On this day you could, for (2) ________, tell a friend
there is a huge spider on their shoulder. If they believe you, you have succeeded in fooling them, and (3)
________ if you only trick them for a second, you have the right to shout “April Fool!”
This day, 1st April, is also known (4) ________ All Fools’ Day. In some countries, such as Ireland or
Cyprus, you can only try to fool someone before 12 noon. If you do play tricks (5) ________ midday, you
become the fool instead.
But how did this tradition begin? Some say April Fools’ Day originated in France when that country
adopted the new Gregorian calendar. In the previous calendar, New Year was celebrated (6) ________
25th march until 1st April, rather (7) _________ on 1 st January, as in the Gregorian calendar. Some
people refused to follow the new calendar, and continued to celebrate the New Year in spring. Other
people made (8) _________ of them and laughed at them (9) _________ they were old-fashioned and
didn’t want to change. Now, April Fools’ Day has become a global tradition, and no one is safe! People
play tricks on (10) ________, not just on those who don’t want to change with the times.
Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) for each question.
 You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their
actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to
them. Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to
others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it
does in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions.
According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand
substantially the same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans
share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the
human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of
people in such far- flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United
States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea , and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and
his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear,
anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures
in both the context and intensity of emotional displays – the so called display rules. In many Asian
cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses – especially negative ones-
while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless of
culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree , in people’s behavior. From their
first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings.
The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to
facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s
faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a
basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some
emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us
that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what
emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might
indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate
joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences
emotional expressions.
1. According to the passage, we respond to others by _________.
A. observing their looks B. watching their actions
C. observing their emotional expressions D. looking at their faces
2. Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether __________.
A. different cultures have similar emotional expressions.
B. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar.
C. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth.
D. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar.
3. The word “ evolved” in line 3 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. reduced B. increased C. simplified D. developed
4. Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of ____________.
A. lacked many main ingredients
B. researchers on universal language
C. researchers who can speak and understand many languages
D. investigators on universal emotional expressions
5. Smiles and frowns __________.
A. are universal expressions across cultures
B. do not convey the same emotions in various cultures
C. are not popular everywhere
D. have different meanings in different cultures
6. The biggest difference lies in __________.
A .how long negative emotions are displayed
B. how intensive emotions are expressed
C. how emotional responses are controlled
D. how often positive emotions are shown
7. Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to _______
A. control their emotions
B. display their emotions openly
C. conceal their positive emotions
D. change their behaviour
8. Young children _______.
A. spend a long time learning to read others’ emotions
B. are sensitive towards others’ emotions
C. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions
D. take time to control their facial expressions
9. The phrase “ this evidence” refers to ____________.
A. the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions
B. human facial expressions
C. a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions
D. the fact that children can control their feelings
10. The best title for the passage is _____________.
A. Cultural universals in emotional expressions
B. Ways to control emotional expressions
C. Review of research on emotional expressions
D. Human habit of displaying emotions

IV. WRITING
1. I didn't find it hard to answer their questions. (difficulty)
I ______________________________________________ their questions
2. Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the fight from escalating. (been)
Had it _____________________________________________ of the police, the fight would have
escalated.
3. Bob often mistrusts people when he first meets them. (tendency)
Bob ______________________________________________ people when he first meets them.
4. George had to try for months before he finally got a job. (did)
Only after ______________________________________________ George finally get a job.
5. I’m disappointed with the Fishers’ new album when I compare it to their previous one. (comparison)
I think the Fishers’ new album is _______________________________________ their previous one.