DE KT 1TIET AV 9 LAN 2 NAM 13-14

Class:…………….
Name:…………………………… TEST FORTY-FIVE MINUTES

I.Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage.( 2p)
“ Speech is one of the most (1)________ ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just (2)________ noises. To talk or to be understood by other people, we have to master a language, that is, we have to use combinations of sound that (3)________ for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language is very important. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only 2,000 words are needed to speak (4)________ quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can express, and the more precise you can be (5)________ their meaning.
Words are the main things we use (6)________ what we want to say. The way we say the words (7)________ also very important. One tone of voice can express (8)________ emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry for instance.”
A. importance B. unimportance C. important D. unimportant
A. make B. making C. to make D. makes
A. stood B. stands C. standing D. stand
A. to it B. them C. it D.with them
A. for B. of C. in D. about
A. expressing B. in expressing C. for express D.to be expressed
A. is B. are C. will be D. was
A. much B. many C. few D. little
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0,5p)
1.A. picnic B. shrine C. sightseeing D. hike
2.A. computer B. include C. introduce D. institute
III. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.(0,5p)
A. mountain B. weekend C. enjoy D. gather
2. A. exchange B. scenery C. towards D.compose
IV. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.(1.25p)
1. Mrs. Paker works part-time ……….. a grocery store in a nearby town. (2)
A. on B. under C. at D. above
2.It was an enjoyable weekend. We went back to our hometown. (2)
A.Boring B.pleasant C.comfortable D.surprising
3.It took us two hours ………… the village by bus. (3)
A.to come B.to reach C.to get D.to arrive
4. I ---------- you tomorrow (1)
A.call B. calls C. will call D.called
5. Her parents ------------- T.V now (1)
A.is watching B.are watching C.watch D.watching
V. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. (0.75)
1.The gate is painted once a year
A.They paint the gate once a year.
B.They painted the gate once a year.
C.They are painting the gate once a year.
D.They are painted the gate once a year.
2.They use cars and trucks to carry food to market.
A.Cars and trucks are used to carrying food to market.
B.Cars and trucks are used to carry food to market
C.Cars and trucks are use to carry food to market
D.Cars and trucks used to be carried food to market
3.She.............. to the theater by the Greens.
A.often takes B.is often took C.is often taken D.is often taking.
VI. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.(2,5)
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried.
The village green is a wide stretch of