Test for the first term

THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Subject: English 9 - Time: 45minutes
Full name: ……………………………………………………
Overseer signature 1: …………… …………….
School: - Code: ………
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I. Listen. Then fill in the blank with one word you hear. (2 ms)
Hoa’s home village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a (1)_________ . Getting to the village is an (2)_________ journey. People (3)_________ a chance to travel between the (4)_________ paddy fields, cross a small (5)_________ forest before they reach a big old (6)_________ tree at the (7)_________ to the village.
Walking up the mountain, people can visit the (8)_________ of a young Vietnamese hero and enjoy the fresh air there. Beside, they can also (9)_________ a boat for sightseeing in the river or have a (10)_________ on the riverbank. It’s a wonderful place for resting.
II. Choose the best answer: (3 ms)
1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is a large building in a college or university where students live.
A. Campus B. Hall C. Institute D. Dormitory
2/ We have lived in this town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998.
A. for B. since C. ago D. in
3/ He wishes he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . an engineer.
A. is B. was C. were D. will be
4/ This exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by you carefully.
A. must do B. must done C. must be done D. must
5/ When Loan was on holiday in Nha Trang, she loved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the sea.
A. to swim B. swimming C. swim D. swam
6/ A: You don’t like watching sports programs on TV, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?
B: No, I don’t.
A. do you B. don’t you C. aren’t you D. are you
7/ If you feel tired, you … …
A. should lie down B. ought lie down
C. had better to lie down D. should to lie down
8/ Why … … go to Brisbane Institute of English to study?
A. We should B. We should not C. don’t we D. we don’t
9/ Don’t worry, Mom. I am … … a good time here.
A. being B. doing C. making D. having
10/ .….… first three months in the Brighton Language Center in the UK left him penniless.
A. When the B. In the C. It was the D. The
11/. … … is that the center offers courses on the weekend
A. Many people don’t realize C. that many people don’t realize
B. What many people don’t realize D. Because many people don’t realize
12/ We read your advertisement … … today’s edition of the Bangkok Post.
A. in B. at C. on D. from.
13/ While the front door … …, please use the side entrance.
A. repairs B. is repairing C. is repaired D. is being repaired
14/ I am going to have my car … … tomorrow evening
A. wash B. washing C. washed D. being washed
15/ Do you know … … ?
A. When comes the bus C. when will comes the bus
B. when does the bus come D. when the bus come

III. Rewrite the following sentences as directed in the parentheses: (1 m)
1/ They have finished that work for two weeks. (Change into the passive)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
2/ She asked me: “Do you often go to school by bike?”. (Change into reported speech)
→ _________________________________________________________________________
IV. Write a letter of inquiry to request for more information about the length of the course and fees, using the cues given: (1,5 ms)
Dear Sir,
1/ I/ see/ Institute’s advertisement/ today’s TV program.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
2/ I/ interested/ learning English.
→ _________________________________________________________________________
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