UseofEnglish 9 grade.

Use of English

Time: 45 minutes

Task 1

For questions 1-15, read the text and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word that shouldn’t be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) in the appropriate box on your answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word down in the appropriate box on your answer sheet.

Hello, Doc!

0. This day might start as an ordinary one with cereal and chocolate √

00. milk for the breakfast. And there he is, Your Little Brother, babbling the

1. and smiling at you with a happy smile of his… "Yourlittle brother is going

2.to the doctor," your mom tells you. But why to take him to the doctor when

3. he is not sick? Regular checkups are a smart idea for kids. These

4. visits happen when they are being feeling fine and are sometimes

5. called “well-child” visits as because the kids are well. Get it?It is

6.a chance for of the doctor to see that your brother is growing and

7. developing normally. It is also a chance for your parents to talk with the

8.doctor about the any issues, such as safety or nutrition, so they can

9. help you all stay healthy. And it gives you a chance to ask any

10.questions you might to have about your health as well. You could

11. wonder, for instance, if you are weigh the right amount.A checkup

12. may start when a nurse has calls your family from the waiting room. He

13.or she might start by checkingyour brother’s weight and height,

14.as well as his blood pressure and maybe his temperature yet. And now

15. it is time to go see your family doctor or GP, that is, a general practitioner.

Task 2

For questions 16-23, use words in the box to form to form one wordthat fits in the same numbered space in the sentence. Write the new word in the correct box on your Answer Sheet.

16. honest19.talk22. inject

17.use20. special23. imagine

18. differ21. person

16.You’d better not ask your mum to do your homework, it is … .

17.My opinion is, it is absolutely … to buy this guide book. George has a new, up-to-date version.

18.How can you be so … ?! Your best friend is in hospital after a car crash.

19. We thought Catherine was supposed to be quite reserved, but actually we found her pretty … .

20.If you need some really good equipment for going fishing, you should go to a … shop. They definitely have lots of necessary things.

21.Her beautiful looks and expensive clothes cannot conceal very unpleasant … of hers.

22.Once you have made up your mind about a trip to an exotic country, make sure you have had proper … from your doctor.

23.I wish I had your … . I would be one of the best writers or liars in the world!

Task 3

For questions 24 - 30, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning. Mark your answers on your Answer Sheet.

School board are all for cell phone use? No, not really

According theExaminer newspaper in Washington, DC, (0)Bat a Maryland high school are considering (24) … students to use cell phones during lunch to allow students and parents to coordinate after-school(25) … . Students currently can (26) … cell phones at school but cannot use them at any time during school hours. Sponsors of the change believe the change will not (27) … with teaching during class.

Though one board member (28) … the change because she believes students will continue to use phones after lunch. Apparently, she thinks students can turn off phone when they arrive in the morning, but not when they leave lunch period. The board member also (29) … teachers will have to become cell phone police, taking time (30) … from their teaching. With the change, there might be a few phone rings during the class period after lunch.

0 / A / chiefs / C / officials
B / administrators / D / leaders
24 / A / authorizing / C / allowing
B / tolerating / D / granting
25 / A / plans / C / proposals
B / schemes / D / systems
26 / A / bear / C / carry
B / hold / D / bring
27 / A / intrude / C / inhibit
B / interfere / D / tamper
28 / A / resists / C / disagrees
B / objects / D / opposes
29 / A / fears / C / dreads
B / worries / D / doubts
30 / A / off / C / out
B / away / D / behind

TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET

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