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Dong Da Secondary School . THE SECOND TEST OF ENGLISH 9.
Name: …………………………………………… Time allotted: 45 minutes.
Class: …………… ( 2008 – 2009 )

I> LISTENING: Listen and choose the correct option. ( 2.5ms )
I have never been to the (0) countryside . I was born and grew up in the (1)___________and what I have known about the countryside was through stories , TV and (2)______________.
My classmates have told a lot about their (3) ____________ places. I always feel sad every time I see the (4)____________ on their faces.
I once asked my parents to take me to the country. They promised and forgot. They are so busy at (5)_____________.
Sometimes, I plan an imaginary (6)_____________ to my home village. I (7)___________ for myself what I will do, whom I will see, and where I will (8)___________. However, they are all my (9)__________.
But I never feel hopeless. I am sure I will one day know what my friends do today. There’s always chance for anybody who is (10)_____________ .
A. countryside B. country C. city
A. town B. country C. city
A. newspapers B. books C. notebooks
A. home B. house C. hotel
A. happy B. happiness C. unhappiness
A. walk B. work C. world
A. travel B. journey C. trip
A. plan B. play C. plough
A. go B. travel C. visit
A. plans B. dreams C. study
A. patient B. impatient C. polite

II> READING: Read the passage and answer the questions. ( 2.5ms )
In the United States of America , the national language is also English. Four hundred years ago, some English people sailed to North America to live there, and they brought the English language to this new country. Now in the United States of America people speak American English. Most of the words are the same in American and British English, but the American people say some English words not like people do in England.
Canada is to the North of the United States of America. In Canada, many people speak English because they also came from England many years ago. But in some parts of Canada they speak French. The people living in these parts came from France.
What language is spoken in the USA ? ( ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Who brought English language to this new country?
( ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Are most of the words the same in American and British English ?
( ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
What languages are spoken in Canada ?
( ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Why do people speak French in Canada ?
( ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

III> LANGUAGE FOCUS: Choose the best option to complete these sentences. (2.5ms)
Mai worked hard, …………………………… she passed the final exam easily. ( because / so / so that / but )
Andy has worked in that company …………………………………… 1998. ( in / for / since / on )
We are going to send some ………………………………… students for the program. ( exchange / exchanging / exchanged / to exchange )
Did you use to do a ………………………………… job when you were at the university? ( full-time / part-time / half-time / in time )
I’m looking forward ………………………………… from you soon. ( hear / to hear / to hearing / hearing )
You can come ……………………………… you want. ( because / if / so / unless )
She asked me …………………………………………………… ( where did I come from? / where did I come from. / where I came from? / where I came from. )
If you …………………………………… to attend the course, you have to pass the exam. ( will want / should want / may want / want )
What ………………………………… of learning English do you find most difficult? ( side / field / aspect / angle )
…………………… go to the Thang Long Language Center. ( Let’s / Why don’t we / What about / How about)

IV> WRITING: Rewrite these sentences. ( 2.5ms )
What about playing badminton together ?
( Why ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
They don’t have the key to open the lab.
( They wish ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
We took a rest under the tree because we felt tired. ( so )
( …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
She asked: “Can you tell me what Mrs Thanh is going to do now, Tuan?”
( She asked Tuan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
He told me that he would go to Hue with his father the following week.
( He said: “…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………”



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Dong Da Secondary School . THE SECOND TEST OF ENGLISH