This document contains an English proficiency test with multiple choice questions testing vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension. It also includes a sample letter asking for information about an English learning institute with multiple choice corrections. The test and letter cover common topics in learning English as a foreign language including verb tenses, parts of speech, vocabulary, and correspondence.

1. Grade 9 UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. fee B. meet C. need D. pioneer
2. A. order B. border C. tuitor D. dormitory.
3. A. campus B. cake C. capture D. hamburger.
4. A. publish B. cut C. bury D. but.
5. A. fly B. scenery C. slowly D. usually.
Choose the correct word in A, B, C or D.
6. Do you enjoy ___ English?
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learnt
7. I improve my English by doing my _______ everyday.
A. housework B. homework C. network D. hard work.
8. What ____ of learning English do you find the most interesting?
A. sides B. fields C. aspects D. angles
9. Our school has many well _____ teachers.
A.qualified B. qualify C. quality D. qualification
10. I saw your school’s _____ in today’s edition of the Viet Nam News.
A. advertiser B. advertisement C. advertising D. advertise
11. If you want to ______ your English, we can help you.
A. improve B. improving C. improved D. improvement
12. If you study at the Brighton Language Center – UK, you can live in a _____ on campus.
A. dormitory B. hotel C. mobile room D. private room
13. Please phone this number for more _____.
A. matter B. information C. problem D. detail
14. The restaurant has the _____ for serving some of the finest food.
A. repute B. reputed C. reputation D. reputable
15. If we go to the Brisbane Institute of English Australia, we can practice speaking English with
_____ speakers.
A. nation B. national C. native D. natively.
16. She asked me _____ I came from.
A. where B. what C. who D. which
17. She asked me what my name ______.
A. am B. is C. are D. was
18. He _____ me if I could help him.
A. asks B. asking C. asked D. will ask
19. She asked me how I ______ use English in the future.
A. will B. won’t C. would D. wouldn’t
20. He asked me ___ the writer of this book was.
A. what B. who C. whom D. whose
21. I am looking forward to ____ you.
A. see B. seeing C. to see D. seen
22. We usually use an English-Vietnamese dictionary _____ reading.
A. to B. of C. for D. in
23. She asked him what ________.
A. his name is? B. his name is. C. his name was? D. his name was.
24. Mr. Brown asked me if ___________ speak English.
A. I could B. I can C. you could D. you can
25. We like _____ English on TV programs.
A. speaking B. listening to C. writing D. doing
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2. Grade 9 UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.
English is a very useful __(26)__. If we know English, we can go to any countries we
like. We will not find it hard to make people understand __(27)__ we want to say. English
also helps us to __(28)___ all kinds of things. Hundreds of books are _(29)_ in English
every day in many __(30)__. English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all
corners of the __(31)__. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better
___(32)__ and __(33)___ among countries of the world.
26. A. language B. languages C. linguist D. linguistics
27. A. where B. when C. what D. which
28. A. learnt B. learning C. to learn D. learn
29. A. write B. wrote C. written D. writing
30. A. countrified B. countries C. country D. countryside
31. A. school B. class C. word D world
32. A. to understand B. understanding C. understand D. understood
33. A. friend B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendship
Circle the correct sentence in A, B, C or D to make a good letter.
Dear Madam,
34. A. I saw your Institute’s advertisement on Today’s TV program yesterday.
B. I saw your Institute advertisement on Today’s TV program yesterday.
C. I saw your Institute’s advertisement in Today’s TV program yesterday.
D. I saw your Institute’s advertisement on Today’s program TV yesterday.
35. A. I am interested in learning English. B. I am interesting in learning English.
C. I am interest in learning English. D. I am interested in learn English.
36. A. I would like have some information in your Institute.
B. I ‘d like having some information on your Institute.
C. I would like to have some information about your Institute.
D. I would like have some information of your Institute.
37. A. I wanted improving my listening and speaking.
B. I want to improved my listening and speaking.
C. I want to improving my listening and speaking.
D. I want to improve my listening and speaking.
38. A. Could you please give me some information in the length and fees of the courses?
B. Could you please give me some information about the length and fees of the courses?
C. Could you please give me some information of the length and fees about the courses?
D. Could you please give some information for the length and fees in the courses?
39. A. I can complete an English spoken test if necessary.
B. I can complete a speaking English test if necessary.
C. I can complete a test spoken English if necessary.
D. I can complete a spoken English test if necessary.
40. A. I am looking forward to hearing of you.
B. I am looking forward to hear from you.
C. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
D. I am looking forward to hearing about you.
Sincerely,
Ann
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