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MID-TERM TEST – SEMESTER I – ENGLISH GRADE 9
TEST 1
I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.       A. equal B. fashion         C. champagne                D. match
2.       A. baggy               B. minority         C. style                           D. symbol
3.       A. casual              B. sale                C. sleeveless                   D. slit
4.       A. encourage        B. young            C. proud                        D. enough
5.       A.  hobby             B. honest              C. humor                        D. hole
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences below
1. I haven`t heard from Maria _____. (since many months before, for many months, for many months ago, since a long time)
2. This book is so long that I _____. (haven`t finished it yet, haven`t finished it already, still have finished it, still haven`t finished it already)
3. The dragon _____ the enemies of the Church. (symbolizes, symbols, symbolic, symbolism)
4. She presented her ideas clearly and _____. (logically, logic, logical, logics)
5. Nguyen Du is a famous Vietnamese ________. (poem, poetry, poetic, poet)
6. Malaysia enjoys the tropical ________. (weather, climate, season, country)
7.  In the 1960 a lot of university and college   ________ wore jeans. (pupils, workers, students, goers)
8.  Lan wishes she ______ Maryam someday. (visit, visited, would visit, will visit)
9. The ao dai used for men were different ________ those for women.
(for, from, with, to)
10. Today, the ao dai  looks modern and very _________.
(unfashionable, fashionable, fashionably, fashion)
III. Give the correct form of the verbs
1. Minh wishes he (be) …………………………. better at Math
2. I …………………… (go) to the theater with my family last weekend.
3. They …………………..to Maryam’s farewell party last night. (not come)
4. My father (not smoke) ………………………………………… for 5 years.
5. How long Bob and Mary (be) …………………………………………married?
IV. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Clothes can tell a lot about person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful and fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts. Today, sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800s and today is the cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester.
Questions:
1. Why do some people like very colorful clothes?
.=>……………………………………………………………………………………
2. What kinds of clothes do the other people like to wear?
=>……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Were the clothes of the 1800s as the same as clothes today?
=>……………………………………………………………………………………
4. What do sometimes women wear today?
=>……………………………………………………………………………………
5. What were clothes made from 1800s?
=>………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that the original meanings are unchanged.
1. What a pity you can’t take part in with us.
=> We wish ……………………………………………………………………….
2. Ba doesn’t study hard.
=> His father wishes ……………………………………………………………….
3. People speak Spanish in Argentina.
=> Spanish………………………………………………………………………….
4. They opened the factory at 9 o`clock.
=> The factory……………………………………………………………………….
5. I last saw her two years ago.
=> I haven’t…………………………………………………………………………
============================================================ TEST 2
I/Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
          1. A. pleased             B. advised                      C. played                     D. washed
          2. A. boxes                B. washes                       C. watches                  D. goes
          3. A. wanted              B. booked                       C. laughed                  D. stopped
          4. A. trains                 B. stamps                       C. hotels                     D. caves
II/Choose the word that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
Did he ……………to live in the country when he was young ?
     A. use                   B. used                           C. get used                  D. be used
  2. I wish I …………get good marks for the coming exam.
    A. can                    B. could                         C. should                     D. were
  3. It rained heavily………..while I …………last night.
    A. sleep                 B. slept                           C. sleeping                  D. was sleeping
  4. My brother is very ………..wearing