KT A9 lan 1-de 2

Saturday, October 4th 2008
The First English Test
Grade 9
Time allotted: 45 minutes



I- Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words (1 pt)

1. A. when B. what C. who D. which
2. A. mosque B. cross C. minority D. grow
3. A. slit B. stripe C. economic D. publish
4. A. tunic B. argument C. buddhism D. flu

II- Fill in each gap with one suitable given words (2 pts)




For centuries poets, writers and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ have mentioned the ao dai in poems, novels and songs. The ao dai is the traditional_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Vietnamese women. It consists of a long silk _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that is slit on the sides and wornover loose pants. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , it was frequently _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by men and women. The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and material used for men were different fromthose used for women. Nowadays, women usually wear it, especially _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _special occasions. However, many Vietnamese women today prefer to wear modern clothing at work, becauseit is more _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

III- Choose the best option (5.5 pts)

Lan used to ……….. up early.
a. get b. getting c. to get d. got
She often goes to the ………… to pray because her religion is Islam.
a. church b. pagoda c. temple d. mosque
In Hanoi Maryam was ………… by the beauty of the city.
a. interested b. impressed c. excited d. attracted
Mai ………… in Hanoi for five years so far.
a. has lived b. is living c. have lived d. lived
I wish you ………… us some day.
a. visit b. will visit c. visited d. would visit
Mary ……………. write to me last year.
a. used to b. uses to c. is used to d. was used to
It’s very kind …………… to say so.
a. in b. to c. for d. of
Vietnamese people are very ……………. and hospitable.
a. friend b. friendless c. friendship d. friendly
She enjoys ………… films very much.
a. to watch b. watch c. watching d. watches
I wish my father ……………. Here now.
a. was b. were c. is d. would be
We have been friend ………… two years.
a. in b. for c. since d. about
Nam is used to …………… Lan now.
a. write b. writing c. to write d. written
She was really _____ by the beauty of the city.
a. impressed b. impress c. impression d. impressive
Nguyen Du is a famous _______ in Viet Nam.
a. musician b. designer c. correspondent d. poet
The Malaysian unit of currency is the _______.
a. ringgit b. baht c. rial d. yen
Ao dai is the ______ dress of Vietnamese women.
a. beautiful b. traditional c. casual d. baggy
The word jeans comes from a kind of material that was made in __________.
a. Asia b. Africa c. America d. Europe.
Jeans _______ all over the world.
a. sell b. sold c is sold d. are sold
They will hold SEA GAMES 22nd _______ Philippines.
a. on b. in c. at d. from
The national language in Malaysia is _____________.
a. Chinese b. English c. Malay d. Tamil
It’s dangerous ………… in this river.
a. swim b. swimming c. to swim d. swam
Wearing uniform helps students …………equal in many ways.
a. fall b. feel c. fell d. felt

IV- Rewrite the following sentences with the words given (1.5 pts)

She often took me to Vung Tau at weekends.
She used
I’m sorry I can’t give you a lift.
I wish
People speak English and French in Canada.
English and French