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ONE PERIOD TEST 2 – ENGLISH 9th
TIME: 45 minutes





Listen: (2.5ms)
Listen carefully, then write True (T) or False (F):
1. Learning a foreign language and learning to fly are the same in an important way
2. Information about flying from books is enough for someone to fly a plane
3. You can learn English well only by reading books in English
4. Talking to a native speaker can be a good way to speak a foreign language well
5. Practising a foreign language regularly makes you very good at it
Read: (2.5ms)
Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238.000 farms in the UK. More and more farmers leave the land because they can’t earn enough money to survive. Only large farms are economic and because of this most British farms are big. The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.
Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields used to be quite small, divided by hedges which were sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges were pulled up to allow farmers to use modern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European standards
6. British farmers give up farm work because they …………………………………………………….
A. are tired of the farm work B. can’t earn their living by farming
C. want to leave for the city D. are forced to leave the land
7. Most British farms are big because …………………………………
A. there are plenty of land B. farming is now industrialized
C. small farms are uneconomic D. most British farmers are rich
8. The small family farms often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists in order to ………………..
A. show their friendship B. attract more tourists to their farms
C. build up some savings D. improve their earnings
9. Fields on British farms used to be ………..
A. separated from each other by hedges B. full of wild flowers and birds
C. a thousand years old D. all are correct
10. Nowadays most fields in England are ……………………………………….
A. planted by European B. smaller than they used to be
C. larger than fields in Europe D. large by European standards
Languague focus: (2.5ms)
Choose the best answer:
11. I’ve been learning English …………..I was in grade 3
A. before B. since C. until D. after
12. She doesn’t study hard, ………she seldom gets good marks
A. but B. for C. so D. so that
13. If you want to ……….your speaking, you should speak English with friends
A. pass B. describe C. express D. improve
14. Do you know …………………………..?
A. when comes the bus B. when the bus comes
C. when will the bus come D. when does the bus come
15. I wish I ………….to my parents. Now it’s too late
A. listen B. would listen C. have listened D. listened
16. I asked Ann ………..she liked learning Vietnamese
A. did B. has C. whether D. how many
Choose the word or phrase that is not correct in standard English:
17. Gerry called yesterday and said he needed the report right now
A B C D
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
18. A. realize B. organize C. surprise D. promise
Rewrite the sentences:
19. “You shouldn’t give up your job”, Jane told Anne
→ Jane advised ………………………………………………………….
20. Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English
→ If …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Write: (2.5ms)
Write a letter:
Dear Sir,
I / see your school’s advertisement / Tuoi Tre newspaper yesterday
I / interested / learn English and I / like some information / your school
I/ study English/ over four years, but I want / improve/ speaking and listening skill
I / be very grateful if you send details / courses / fees
I look forward / hear / you soon
Your sincerely,
→ Dear Sir,
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