ONE-PERIOD TEST Number 2 - Grade 9

ONE-PERIOD TEST NO 2
ENGLISH GRADE 9
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PART I: LISTENING COMPREHENTION (2pts):
I. Listen to the recording twice, then circle the correct answer A,B,C or D to complete the following sentence. (1 pt)
1. At ......in the morning, the bus collected Ba and his family from their home.
A. half past six
B. a quarter to six
C. half past seven
D. ten to six

2. The bus continued north on Highway No I after ……………………………
A. taking some more fuel
B. letting people have breakfast

C. getting out of the garage
D. picking everyone up

3. The people could see a lot of cows and buffalos……………………………..
A. on a smaller road westward
B. before a big store and beside a pond

C. at the fuel station
D. in the opposite direction

4. The big old banyan tree is …………………..from the parking lot.
A. 100 meters
B. 10 meters
C. 500 meters
D. 9 meters

II. Listen to the conversation between Nga and Kate, then decide whether the following statements are True or False. (1 pt)
Statements
True
False

1. Nga is studying English in Brighton.



2. She works for a national bank in Ho Chi minh City.



3. She thinks English is a very useful languages.



4. She hopes she can communicate with anybody that uses English.



PART II: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (2pts)
*Circle the correct answer A,B,C or D to make the sentence completely meaningful.
1. It is wonderful ………………..the weekend in the countryside.
A. spend
B. spending
C. to spend
D. spent

2. She asked me how I………………..use English in the future.
A. used
B. would use
C. will use
D. had used

3. You never drink Coke,…………………………?
A. don’t you
B. do you
C. did you
D. aren’t you

4. Mr. Pike will have appointments from 10:30 am till 11:45, so he will come back home ….11:45
A. after
B. before
C. between
D. up to

5. The math problem is very difficult, ………………….she can’t find out its answer.
A. so
B. because
C. if
D. however

 6. ………………..you stop eating lots of protein, you will gain too much weight.
A. If
B. Since
C. As
D. Unless

 7. My math teacher asked me …………I finished my homework and I answered I did.
A. when
B. whether
C. if
D. B & C are correct

8. I saw your school’s advertisement …………today’s edition of the Vietnam News.
A. on
B. under
C. of
D. in

PART III: PRONUNCIATION (1pt)
* Choose the WORD that is stressed differently from the others in the group. (0,5 pts)
1.
A. collect
B. classify
C. divide
D. combine

2.
A. buildings
B. surroundings
C. meanings
D. teachings

* Choose the WORD which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in the group. (0,5 pts)
1.
A. developed
B. watched
C. walked
D. posted

2.
A. clear
B. dear
C. wear
D. hear


PART IV: READING COMPREHENSION (2pts)
* Pick out ONE best option A,B,C or D to make the passage meaningful. (2 pts)
Van, a student in Ho Chi Minh City, is an (1)…… student in the USA. He is now living (2)…… the parker family on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio. He (3)…… there till the beginning of October.
Mr. Parker grows (4)…… on his farm, while Mrs. Parker works (5)…… at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children. Peter is the same age as Van, and Sam is still in primary school.
Since Van arrived, he (6)…… a lot about life on a farm. In the afternoon, (7)…… he completes his homework, he feeds the chickens and (8)…… their eggs. On weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three boys help him on the farm.
1.
A. exchange
B. graduate
C. co-operate
D. wealthy

2.
A