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LANGUAGE FOCUS CK2(GRADE 9)

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Computers offer a much greater degree of ____________ in the way work can be organised.

a)

flexible

b)

flexibility

c)

flexibly

d)

inflexible

2.

She spoke English with a(n) ____________ that I couldn’t understand.

a)

accent

b)

stress

c)

intonation

d)

tone

3.

Louis is virtually bilingual ____________ Dutch and German.

a)

on

b)

in

c)

For

d)

with

4.

She ____________ up some Spanish when she was living in Mexico.

a)

took    

b)

looked

c)

picked

d)

learnt

5.

Teachers provide a model for children to ____________.

a)

allow

b)

behave

c)

change

d)

imitate

6.

Peter can just about get ____________ in German.

a)

up

b)

down

c)

out

d)

by

7.

Sound symbolism means that we often ____________ the meaning of a word from its sound.

a)

guess

b)

judge

c)

imagine

d)

expect

8.

I can have a conversation in Italian, but I’m a ____________ rusty.

a)

bit

b)

lot

c)

very

d)

too

9.

Is English a(n) ____________ language in your country?

a)

mother

b)

official

c)

living

d)

old

10.

He spoke a ____________ of French that we found hard to understand.

a)

slang

b)

jargon

c)

dialect

d)

language

11.

The paintings _________ Mr. Brown has in his house are worth around £100,000.

a)

whose

b)

which

c)

what   

d)

whom

12.

_________ is visiting important and historic places in a city or an area as a tourist.

a)

Travelling      

b)

Sightseeing  

c)

Wandering

d)

Sunbathing

13.

All _________ must complete a visa form upon arrival at Singapore airport

a)

tourists

b)

departures

c)

customers

d)

passengers

14.

The garlic sausage is also sold pre-packed in _________.

a)

slices

b)

stalks

c)

sticks

d)

packets

15.

_________ people never seem to put on weight, while others are always on a diet.

a)

All

b)

One

c)

Few

d)

Some

16.

Travellers are advised to find an alternative _________ during road repairs.

a)

field   

b)

direction

c)

route

d)

itinerary

17.

All food products should carry a list of _________ on the packet.

a)

elements

b)

materials

c)

foods

d)

ingredients

18.

Traditionally, an ‘English breakfast’ is a large cooked breakfast, usually _________ bacon and eggs, toast, baked beans, black pudding, and tea or coffee.

a)

making of

b)

having

c)

consisting of

d)

existing of

19.

If you want to stay slim and healthy, you ______ reduce the amount of fast food you eat every day

a)

may

b)

should

c)

need

d)

would

20.

I have _________ older brother and ____ younger sister.

a)

an... a

b)

an... an

c)

a... a   

d)

a... an

21.

The book ___________ Amelie is reading now is about the Big Bang theory.

a)

which  

b)

who   

c)

where

d)

whose

22.

In winter, many Swedes travel to a country ___________ there’s a lot of sunshine.

a)

which

b)

where

c)

who

d)

whom

23.

This is the space tourism service ___________ is being advertised on our website.

a)

that   

b)

who   

c)

when

d)

where

24.

‘The cinnamon buns ___________ my mother makes are the best in the world!’ he said.

a)

when

b)

that

c)

whose

d)

whom

25.

A spacewalk occurs ___________ an astronaut gets out of a vehicle while in space to do science experiments, or conduct repairs.

a)

who 

b)

what

c)

when

d)

whose

26.

The dance club ___________ Mai often goes to will be doing a performance this Christmas.

a)

when

b)

who    

c)

which

d)

where

27.

Experiencing microgravity on a                     flight is a part of astronaut training programmes.

a)

orbit

b)

ship

c)

mission

d)

parabolic

28.

As soon as the spacecraft                    into space, the crew started to observe the sun.

a)

has travelled

b)

had travelled

c)

travelled

d)

was travelling

29.

Europe’s biggest ISS project is the Columbus science laboratory                astronauts can carry out scientific experiments in weightless conditions.

a)

there

b)

which

c)

where

d)

when

30.

A          is an enormous system of stars in outer space.

a)

comet

b)

galaxy

c)

universe

d)

solar system

31.

In July of 1975, the first US-Soviet joint                  occurred with the Apollo-Soyuz project.

a)

company

b)

relation

c)

mission

d)

performance

32.

The Astronauts Memorial Foundation honours all American astronauts                  have lost their lives on missions or in training.

a)

whom

b)

X

c)

which

d)

who

33.

He’s so brilliant and he can do anything -                 .

a)

out of this world

b)

the sky’s the limit

c)

it’s over the moon

d)

once in a blue

34.

I            down to earth on my first Monday back to school after my holiday in Nha Trang.

a)

come over

b)

come back

c)

come in

d)

come on

35.

Yuri Gagarin made the first space flight                    success attracted worldwide attention.

a)

when

b)

which

c)

whose

d)

where

36.

Aircraft flying in                     arcs create microgravity for tests and simulations that last 20-25 seconds.

a)

straight

b)

oval

c)

circular

d)

parabolic

37.

The launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour               broadcast live this morning.

a)

has been

b)

was being

c)

was

d)

had been

38.

Dan: Do you like to drink tea? Ben: I love coffee, but I only drink tea                           in a blue moon.

a)

one

b)

once

c)

first

d)

only

39.

To walk on the moon, the astronauts had to carry a suitcase                         contained oxygen.

a)

which

b)

it

c)

having

d)

where

40.

Yuri Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in                            .

a)

weightless

b)

gravity

c)

specific gravity

d)

microgravity

41.

I passed all my exam – I'm     !

a)

out of this world

b)

the sky’s the limit

c)

over the  moon

d)

once in a blue moon

42.

The mission                 they are talking about plans to send humans to Mars by2030.

a)

where

b)

X

c)

who

d)

when

43.

“That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really               this world.”

a)

into

b)

out of

c)

over

d)

on

44.

In 2010, Naoko Yamazaki, the second female Japanese astronaut,               on Discovery space shuttle to the ISS alter she               her training at the Johnson Space Center.

a)

had flown – completed

b)

flew – had completed

c)

flew – was completing

d)

was flying – was completing

45.

Do you want to meet my colleague                son is training to be an astronaut?

a)

that

b)

whom

c)

whose

d)

X

46.

For people                    work hard at this company, the sky’s the limit.

a)

which

b)

who

c)

whom

d)

X

47.

Vinasat-1 is Viet Nam’s first telecommunication               , which was launched in 2008.

a)

spacesuit

b)

astronomy 

c)

microgravity

d)

satellite

48.

The first                       was done by Alexei Leonov, a Russia cosmonaut on March 18th, 1965. It was 10 minutes long.

a)

spaceward

b)

spacesuit

c)

spacewalk

d)

spaceship

49.

Pham Tuan said everything                 quite strange although he                   when he was on the ground.

a)

was – had prepared

b)

had been – prepared

c)

was – prepared

d)

was – has prepared

50.

At night the ISS can easily be seen from the Earth, as it flies at the                               of 320 kilometres above us.

a)

attitude

b)

height

c)

level

d)

altitude

51.

She’s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can               everything under the sun.

a)

talk to

b)

talk about

c)

talk with

d)

talk of

52.

The Milky Way is just a                      in the universe and it contains our Solar System.

a)

galaxy

b)

planet

c)

comet

d)

meteorite

53.

Virgin Galactic is the world’s first commercial                   .

a)

spaceship

b)

exploration

c)

space

d)

spaceline

54.

Christer Fuglesang said he enjoyed floating around in the ________ environment.

a)

weightless

b)

quiet

c)

homesick

d)

heavy

55.

Mukai Chiaki, the first female Japanese astronaut,               15 days aboard the space shuttle Columbia in space before it                to the Earth on July 23, 1994.

a)

was spending – was returning

b)

spent – was returning

c)

spent – had returned

d)

– returnedhad spent