TEST 4

CLASS 9/___
NAME: …………………………




Listening (2 ms)
Listen to the following weather forecast and fill in the table with the missing information.
TOMORROW’S WEATHER FORECAST
AREA
Weather
Temperature



Lowest
Highest

North
……
230C
……

Thanh Hoa
……….



South-central coast
thunderstorms



Hue

……
……

Central highlands
……



South
……
……
350C

Reading (2.5 ms)
Read the passage carefully. Then do the exercises below.
Almost countries in the world have a day for children to think of their mothers. Viet Nam is no exception. Vietnamese people choose Lunar July 15th as a day to appreciate all mothers and we have a special name for this occasion, the Vu lan season.
On this day, people often go to pagodas to pray for the best things their mothers. It is a tradition that every child wears a rose on his or her shirt. Those whose mothers are still alive wear red roses and those whose mothers pass away wear white roses. A Vietnamese musician wrote a song named Bong Hong Cai Ao to praise all mothers. He compared mothers to the sun, the smile and the stars. On this occasion, everyone hopes to wears red roses since the greatest happiest of all. To Vietnamese people, is to have a mother alive.
Vietnamese people are proud of this traditional celebration because it is a characteristic of a culture based on sentimental value.
appreciate (v) cảm kích
characteristic (n): nét đặc trưng; đặc điểm
Decide whether the sentences are True or False. (1m)

True
False

Viet Nam has no Mother Day.



The Vu lan season is an occasion to be grateful to mothers.



All children wear red roses on this occasion.



The Bong Hong Cai Ao was composed to praise all mothers




Answer the questions. (1,5 ms)
When is the Mother’s Day in Viet Nam?
……………………………………………………………… ……………………………….
What are mothers compared to in the song Bong Hong Cai Ao? ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
How do Vietnamese people feel about this celebration? Why?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………

Language focus (3.5 ms)
Complete the passage below by using your own one word. (1m)
(1)……………………….there are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important (2)………………………for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which (3)………………………in late January or early February. It is the time for family members (4)……………………… live apart try to be together at Tet.
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences below. (1.5 ms)
According to the weather ………. , it will be foggy tomorrow.
A. prediction
B. program
C. forecast
D. foreshadow

2. ………. is a joyful festival when people usually crowd the streets to watch colorful parades.
A. Mid-fall festival
B. Easter
C. Christmas
D. Passover

3. Let me ………………you ………. your nomination, Nam.
A. congratulate/ for
B. congratulation/for
C. congratulation /on
D. congratulate/on

4. Funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm are called …
A. tornadoes
B. hurricanes
C. cyclones
D. tornado

5. Nha Trang’s temperatures …….between 190C and 250C tomorrow.
A. will have
B. will be
C. has
D. can have

6. “You are a great dancer, Doris!” “Thanks, Rita. _______.”
.
A. That’s very nice of you to say so C. Well done
B. Let’s have a celebration D. I’m an awful dancer

Combine these pairs of sentences into ones, using the words in brackets. (1m)

The teacher reminded her not to talk so much in class. She kept on doing that. (however)
………………………………………………………………………………………
Mrs. Thoa is generous to the poor. She is not rich. (even though)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
The chair is broken. You are sitting on it. (Relative Clause)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
The tigers and the women were from Africa. You saw them on TV yesterday. (Relative Clause)
…………………………………………………………………………………….

Write (2 m)
Use the suggested words to write a paragraph about a natural disaster.
It / 2 o’clock / last Sunday afternoon. I /watch TV / my sister /do her homework. All / sudden, all the lights / go out/ and I/ scared. My sister/ be in a panic / call out / my parents, who / talk quietly / next room. The next minute, we / hear / loud noise/