TEST 1

Nguyen Dang Dao Secondary School Teacher’s comment:
Name: ……………………. Mark:
Class: 9
English test (45 minutes) _ Number 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. (1 pt)
1.
A. worked
B. cleaned
C.watched
D. stopped

2.
A. think
B. then
C. than
D. though

3.
A. angry
B. language
C. addition
D.passage

4.
A. televisions
B. blankets
C. cups
D. desks

II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (2 pts)
1. The weather was bad, ................ we didn`t go on a picnic.
A. but
B. because
C. so
D. however

2. The restaurant has the .................. for serving some of the finest food.
A. repute
B. reputation
C. reputed
D. reputable

3. Ba has to walk to school, so he wishes he .............. a bicycle.
A. had
B. has
C. will have
D. having

4. He told me he .................leave the city the following day.
A. will have to
B. had to
C. would have to
D. has to

5. The teacher asked me ..................... a passage into Vietnamese.
A. to translate
B. translate
C. translating
D. translated

6. There is a river ................... across the village.
A. running
B. lying
C. flowing
D. reaching

7. We have many…………………and native teachers in our center.
A. good- qualify B. well-qualifying C. good-qualified D. well-qualified
8. On Tuesday morning, there is a meeting ………….11am and 1pm.
A. At B. in C. between D. from
III.Give the correct form of the word in bracket:(1 pt)
1. Please phone this number for more ........................... . (inform)
2. He is a strict ............................ . (examine)
3. There is a ............................. lot near my house. (park)
4. You should write a letter of ...................... to that institute. (inquire)
IV. Give the correct form of the verb in bracket (1 pt).
1. If she (need)................... a computer, she can borrow mine.
2. Hoa never seems to get tired. I wish I (have) ...................... her energy.
3. If he (not hurry) ........................, he may miss the train.
4. I can`t go out because I (not do) ......................... my homework yet.
V. Fill in the gaps with the word given in the box, then answer the questions:(3pts)
college difficult evening hard language
newspapers studies subjects teenagers useful

 Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are (1) ...................... . Many are adults. Some learn at school, others learn in (2) ......................... classes. A few learn English by themselves or just by hearing the (3) …………… on television or among their friends. Most people must work (4).......................... to learn English. Why do these people want to learn English? It isn`t (5) ....................... to answer that question. Young children learn English at school because it is one of their (6) ........................ . Many adults learn English at school because it is (7) .......................... for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher (8) ......................... because some of their books are in English at (9) ....................... or university. Other people learn English because they want to read (10) ............................ or magazines in English.
Questions:
1. Do all people learn English at school?
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2. Why do young children learn English at school?
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3. How can a few people learn English if they don`t go to English classes?
..........................................................................................................................
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4. For what do teenagers often learn English ?
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5. Why do you learn English?
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VI. Transformation writing: (2 pts)
1. "How long does the course take?" she asked me.
She asked me ............................................................................. .
2. "Do you like to play this game?" they asked him.
They asked him ........................................................................... .
3. Work hard or you can`t pass the exam.
If ................................................................................................... .
4. Hoa passed the exam because she worked hard.
Hoa worked hard, ......................................................................... .
5. "Look at this picture and describe it," the teacher said.