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THE FIRST SEMESTER ENGLISH TEST
Grade 9 ( 2009- 2010)

 Class:9
Full name:………………………………..
 Time: 45 minutes
No 93001




I/.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others(1pt)

1.a. how
b. town
c. power
d.slow

2 a. stopped
b.laughted
c.walked
d.stayed

3. a.ghost
b. notice
c.nose
d.cold

4. a.mosque
b. novel
c.soil
d.comic


II. Choose the best answer to complte the following sentences(3pts)
1. The girl was afraid………. the tiger.
a. about b.in c. on d.of
2.My brother……….. English for 6 years
a. learns b. learn c.has learnt d.have learnt
3. She drove so……… that she had an accident.
a.careful b carefully c.careless d.carelessly
4. We have many well………….. teacher here.
a.qualify b.quality c. qualified d. qualification
5. If you study at The Briton Language Center, you can live in a…….. on campus.
a. domiroty b.mobile room c. hotel d.private room
6.I saw school’s………in today’s edition of the Vietnam News
a.advertise b. advertisement c. advertiser d. advertising
7. I can complete a…………English test if you want.
a.speak b.spoke c.spoken d.speaking
8.He………….me whether I liked classical music or not.
a.ask b. asks c.asked d. asking
9. They asked me who the editor of this book…………….?
a.is b.are c.was d.were
10. She told me………… go to Hanoi the following day.
a.will have to b.would have to c.has to d.had to
11.Minh wishes he……….. a new bike.
a. would have b.has c.had d.will have
12.I wish you………….it again.
a. didn’t do b.won’t do c. don’t do d.wouldn’t do
III. Read the passage then answer the questions(2pts)
The first stamp in the world was an English stamp.Itwas made in 1840. before that,people paid money to the postman for every letter that they received and the postman did not give the letter for anybody who did not pay him.
An English teacher, whose name was Rowland Hill, thought much about this. One day, he said that the people whose wrote letter should pay for them, and not the people who got letters. He then spoke about it to the people in the government. Soon the post offices began to sell litte pieces of paper with stamp on them.
Questions:
1. Which country made the first stamp?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.When did the first stamp appear?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.Did people get the letter if they refused to pay?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.Who invented the stamp?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

IV.Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning(2pts)
1. I’m sorry I can’t tell you the truth.
=> I wish ……………………………………………………………………………….
2.The teacher has told the pupils the funny story.
=> The pupils……………………………………………………………………………
3.’’ Why did you come back, Tom? ” he asked me
=> He asked me…………………………………………………………………………
4. It is very useful to speak English fluently.
=> Speaking English…………………………………………………………………..

V.Listen to the passage and fill in the missing words (2pts)
There are four people in Jane’s family. They have very (1)……………. hobbies. Her dad likes reading(2) ………… because he can get the latest news(3)……………morning. However her mom enjoys watching(4)………….and reading magazines. She can spend hours reading articles about(5)………….. and cooking. Unlike her Mom and Dad. Her brother only(6)………………exploring websites
about airplanes.Jane is(7) ……………in listening to music on the FM radio, she also likes music programes on TV every (8)………………

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