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................. secondary school
first term test

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School year 2008 - 2009
English 9


(Time : 45 minutes)


Name : ...................................................... Class 9A....

Mark




Coments


I. Listening (2pts)
Listen to the passage and put a tick in the appropriate box for true (T), false (F), or NM if the information is not mentioned.
T
F
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1. Practice is the key to fluency in studying foreign language
2. Only advanced learners need practice.
3. Learners can speak English well if they know a lot of grammar rules and words.
4. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills.
5. Some learners find listening and writing the most difficult skills.

II. Reading (2.5pts)
Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box

much other more used buy

have most that with for


Nowadays, more and more people are changing the way they use their television. Some years ago we (1)....................to turn on TV and watch whatever there was. But now we choose the programs we watch (2)..................... more carefully because we have many (3).........................interesting things to do. One result of this change is that we are also becoming (4).........................careful about the actual television set itself. As we watch fewer programs, we want to be sure that we will (5)........................... a really good picture, with bright color and clear sound. Because it will be switched off (6)........................of the time, we also want the television to look good when we are not watching it. So when we (7)........................or rent we look at the outside to make sure it is attractive and will look right (8)...........................other furniture. Of course, we have to pay more (9).........................high quality . However, it seem that the number of people (10)..........................are content to do so is increasing and this should have a good result, because in the end all televisions will have better quality.

III. Language focus (3pts)
Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
1. We....................Da Lat last year.
A. visited B. will visit C. visit D. have visited.
2. We have learnt English.................2003.
A. in B. during C. for D. since
3. My father.....................for the motor-bike factory since 1999
A. worked B. was cooking C. has worked D. is working
4. Your brother doesn’t work in that bank,...........he?
A. is B. does C. doesn’t D. isn’t
5. She might miss the last bus if she......................soon.
A. doesn’t come B. didn’t come C. won’t come D. isn’t coming
6. Our school.......................in 1995
A. built B. was built C. has been buil D. will be built
7. He was sick yesterday,.......................he didn’t go to school.
A. since B. because C. so D. but
8. She likes watching the stars......................night
A. on B. for C. in D. at
9. My teacher asked me if I.......................to school by bike every day
A. am going B. go C. was going D. went
10. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I.....................French
A. know B. have known C. knew D. will know

IV. Writing (2.5pts)
Using the words givento write about the advantages of the Internet.
1. Nowadays/ Internet / increasingly /develop /and become/ part our / daily life
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2. It /provide /great benefits /millions /people / all / the world.
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3. First / all /Internet / be / fast / convenient / way / us / get / information.
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4. We communicate/ friends / relatives / means / e- mail/ chat.
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5. Secondly / Internet / provide / us / unlimited source / entertainment
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6. We / play games / listen/ music/ movies Internet
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7. Thirdly / we / used / Internet / as / effective way / self- study
.........................................................................................................................................8. There / be / many / on –line lessons / on – line schools /