Đề thi HK1 TA9 quận thanh xuân 08- 09

THANH XUAN DISTRICT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
THE FIRST- TERM FINAL ENGLISH EXAM
FOR THE 9th GRADE
School year: 2008- 2009
The time allowance: 45 minutes


I. Listen and complete the following passage: (2pts)
Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh city, is an (1) student in the USA. He is now living with the Parker family on a ( 2) 100 kilometers (3) Columbus, Ohio. He will stay there till the (4) of October.
II. Choose the correct answer: (2pts)
1. I can’t go to the movies with you. I have to___ for a test
A. study B. read C. work D. write
2. At my school the children have to wear a special___.
A. clothes B. style C. clothing D. uniform
3. My teacher said we needed to learn this poem___ heart.
A. in B. on C. by D. with
4. You___ more exercises if you___ to keep fit.
A. can make/ want B. ought to do/ wanted
C. should take/ want D. might/ want
5. Please let Tom ___ with you.
A. to go B. going C. go D. goes
6. I’m looking ___ to hearing from you.
A. at B. up to C. after D. forward
7. We have lived in this town ___1998
A. for B. in C. since D. during
8. When I entered the room, the baby___ quietly
A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. slept D. Were sleeping
III. Read the passage below adn fill in the gaps, using the given words: (2pts)
Another parent system finally same uniform students way other

In many secondary schools in Britain, wearing a school (1) is compulsory. There are many advantages to this (2) . The main advantage of school uniform is that they give a common identify to the (3) . Even when the students are on their (4) home, everyone knows which school they go to. (5) advantage is that if all the students in a school wear the (6) type of clothes, they tend to look smart when they are all together. (7), students whose (8) can’t afford nice clothes look the same as everyone else and so don’t feel inferior ( thấp kém).
Make questions from the given words and answer: (2pts)
9. What/ compulsory/many secondary schools/ Britain?
10. What/ main advantage / school uniform?
IV. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning: (2pts)
1. Please don’t interrupt me all the time( Would you mind……………………….
2. He last met me a year ago ( He hasn’t …………………………………………
3. I’m sorry I can’t help you( I wish ………………………………………………
4. He’d rather stay at home than go to the movies( he prefers…………………….

KEY FOR THE TEST

I. 1. exchange 2. farm 3. outside 4. beginning
II. 1.A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.B
III. 1.uniform 2.system 3.students 4.way 5.another 6.same 7.finally 8. parent
9. what is compulsory in many secondary schools in Britain?
10. what is the main advantage of school uniform?
IV.
Would you mind not interrupting me all the time
He hasn’t met me for a year
I wish I could help you
He prefers staying at home to going to the movies