GHK -G9

Tan Thoi Lower Secondary School
Name: ……………………………….
Class: 9A
THE MID-TERM EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
TIME: 60 MINUTES
MARKS


A. LISTENING (1,5ms)
Listen to the conversation between Harry and Jinko, then choose the correct answer.
What time will Jinko be arriving at the airport?
A. 2:00 pm B. 3:00 am C. 3:00 pm
Harry can’t pick Jinko up because he ……………..at that time.
a. is studying b. has a meeting c. is at Mary’s house
How does Jinko prefer going to the bus station?
A. By bus B. By taxi C. By train
What direction is Jinko taking from the park?
A. Go straight ahead B. Turn right C. Stop right there and wait for Harry
Where is Harry`s house?
A. Between the park and the bank
B. Between the primary school and the bus station
C. Between the primary school and the bank
Who can Jinko ask if she cannot find Harry`s house?
A. The bank security officer
B. The park security officer
C. The school security officer

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer among a, b, c or d (4pts)
Her jacket is made ________ very soft leather.
a. by b. of c. with d. in
I wish I ______ as tall as my brother.
a. am b. be c. were d. have been
The road to our village ______ as soon as possible.
a. should be widened b. will be widen
c. has to be widen d. must widened
English is a compulsory ______ language in Malaysia.
a. first b. second c. native d. official
These shoes don’t ______ me. They’re much too big.
a. suit b. match c. pass d. fit
a. prayed b. impressed c. designed d. embroidered
Is anyone ______ to fish in this river?
a. born b. let c. allowed d. admitted
I usually ______ jeans and a T-shirt on the weekend.
a. put b. take c. get d. wear
People will laugh ______ you if you wear that silly tie.
a. of b. about c. at d. on
None of the pictures are the same. They are all very different with each other.
a b c d
Some designers have taken ______ from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.
a. liking b. hobby c. inspiration d. interest
Tom ______ write to me until last year. Now he sends me e-mail.
a. is used to b. uses to c. used to d. gets used to
Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
a. inspiration b. economic c. situation d. material
The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
a. consists of b. divides c. takes d. have
I ______ in the same company since I left school.
a. work b. worked c. have worked d. had worked
Wearing casual clothes gives students ______ of choice of colors and styles.
a. comfortable b. liking c. freedom d. convenient

C. READING COMPREHESION
Read the following passage and choose the best answers. (2pts)
Levi Strauss, a young ___17___ from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the middle of the Gold Rush, thousand of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Levi Strauss came to sell canvas to these ___18___. Canvas is a heavy fabric, so Levi Strauss thought the miners could use the canvas for tents.
One day Strauss heard a miner ___19___ that he couldn’t find clothes ___20___ for the work he was doing. Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it ___21___ pants. These pants were ___22___ the miners needed. In one day Strauss sold all the pants he had made.
Strauss wanted to improve his pants. He wanted to make them even better. He bought a fabric that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes,