English 9 - Test 2 - first term

Full name:…………………………. The test of English
Class 9…


I. Choose the correct answers:
1. This hand book gives us ____ information about members of APEC.
a) add b) additional c) adding d) addition
2. He`s really sleepy today. He wishes he _____ in bed.
a) were b) will be c) is d) have been
3. They now have nowhere to sleep because their house ____ this morning.
a) has been destroyed b) was destroyed c) is destroyed d) destroyed
4. The Greens ______ their house recently.
a) have decorated b) decorate c) are decorated d) decorated
5. A new supermarket is going to ______ in my town.
a) build b) built c) be built d) be build
6. The tourists spend nearly half an hour ______ photos of the bridge.
a) to take b) took c) taking d) have taken
7. ______ you ever been to HongKong?
a) Do b) Did c) Have d) Are
8. My brother studied hard, ______ he completed his exam successfully.
a) so b) although c) because d) as
9. Here`s my essay. ______ it at last.
a) I finish b) I finished c) I`ve finished d) I`m finished
10. As a student, you ought ______ hard to please your parents.
a) to work b) work c) working d) to working
11. I prefer tea ______ coffee. I hate coffee.
a) to b) over c) on d) from
12. When she entered the room, her babies______ quietly.
a) is sleeping b) was sleeping c) slept d) were sleeping
13. Hoa is ______ than her older sister.
a) taller b) tall c) tallest d) more tall
14. His car ______ at the airport last night.
a) has stolen b) stole c) was stolen d) is steal
15. ______ you ______ any good books recently?
a) Do / read b) Have / read c) Did / read d) Has /read
16. Ho Chi Minh City is the ______ city of Vietnam.
a) large b) big c) largest d) larger
17. Their clothes ______ from special materials.
a) are made b) made c) were make d) is made
18. She asked me ______ I wanted to buy any books.
a) that b) whether c) so d) but
19. Huong doesn`t run as fast as she ______ .
a) was b) is used to c) used to d) does
20. The children felt tired ______ they sat down and rested for lunch.
a) that b) so c) because d) because of
II. Rewrite these sentences in indirect speech.
1. “ What’s the name of the school, boy? ” aksed the policeman.
The policeman …………………………………………………………………………
2. “ Do you have any sisters or brothers? ” asked Linda.
Linda asked………..……………………………………………………………………
3. “ I will go to Hue tomorrow” said Nam.
Nam said ………………………..………………………………………………………
4. “The film on TV last night was interesting.” She told.
She told…………………………………………………………………………………
5. “ Where does Mai live? ”
She asked me……………………………………………………………………………
III. Read the text then answer the questions.
The world’s first computer was made at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946 although computer- like machines were built in the 19th centery. Computers were sold commercially for the first time in the 1950s, and a lot of progress has been made since then. Computers now are much smaller and more powerful, and they can be bought much more cheaply.
Computers are used in many fields – in business, science, medicine, education and so on. They can be used to forecast the weather or to control robots which made cars. A lot of dificult calculations can be done very quickly on a computer.
Great numbers of home computers have been sold recently. People know more about computers than they used to. Computers help us much in our work and they are playing a big part in our lives. Many people believe we can look forward to the day when even household jobs like cleaning, ironing, decorating will be done by computer-controlled robots.
1. When and where was the first computer made?
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2. When were computers commercially sold for the first time?
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3. What are computers like now?
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4. In what fields can computers be used?
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5. Why are computers very useful nowaday?
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