Kiểm tra lần 2 (Units: 3+4)

Fullname: __________________________ Forty-five minute Test
Class: 9/ Date: /11/2009

A. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D before the word that is pronounced differently from the others: (1m)
1. A. occasion B. of C. option D. official
2. A. union B. until C. unit D. university
3. A. thank B. ethnic C. gather D. thing
4. A. routine B. amount C. count D. house

II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others: (1m)
1. A. village B. language C. dormitory D. university
2. A. invite B. visit C. improve D. agree
3. A. advertise B. express C. remember D. improve
4. A. scenery B. scholarship C. dictionary D. vacation

III. Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D in the following sentences: (2,5ms)
1. I’ll be at home ______ Friday morning. You can phone me then.
A. in B. on C. at D. since
2. We have lived in this village _____ over twenty years.
A. about B. in C. since D. for
3. My sister works _____ a big law firm in the city.
A. in B. at C. for D. with
4. She has two children to look after, so she’s looking for a _____ job in her neighborhood.
A. part-time B. full-time C. skilled D. low-paid
5. _____ we miss the train, we can get the next one.
A. When B. While C. If D. Unless
6. All the students are looking forward _____ their summer vacation in the countryside.
A. to spend B. spend C. to spending D. spending
7. The police officer stopped us and asked us where _____
A. were you going B. are you going C. we are going D. we were going
8. The girl wishes she _____ in Hue for the festival next week.
A. had stayed B. was staying C. could stay D. is going to stay
9. The word “collect” means___________
A. relax B. communicate with C. bring things together D. give food to eat
10. Van is a/an ___________ student who is living with the Parkers in the USA.
A. exchanging B. change C. exchange D. exchanged

B. READING COMPREHENSION
I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the meaning of the passage (1.5ms)




A Vietnamese boy named Van is living ___ (1) ___ the Parker family in the American State of Ohio. Mr. Parker grows ___ (2) ___ on his farm and Mrs. Parker works in a ___ (3) ___ town. They have two children, Peter and Sam. Van often does ___ (4) ___ after school. Sometimes he also helps on the farm. The family ___ (5) ___ on Saturday afternoons and watches Peter play baseball. Van likes the Parkers and he enjoys being a ___ (6) ___ of their family.
1. __________ 2. ___________ 3. __________
4. __________ 5. ___________ 6. __________

II. Read the passage and answer the questions (1m)
After two hours traveling by bus, Ba and his family reached a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack.
After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about thirty minutes to visit Ba’s uncle. Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank before going home late in the evening. It was an enjoyable day.
1. How did Ba and his family get to the village?