Test No2 - Grade 9

WRITTEN TEST 2 FOR GRADE 9
Time allowed: 45 minutes
Name:………………………………………………………Class: 9A…..
I. Supply the correct tense form of the verbs in brackets: (2 ms)
1. My brother (come)……………… home late last night. He (not get)………….….. up yet .
2. While he (write)……………. a letter, the telephone (ring)………………… .
3. The students (play)………………….. badminton at the moment.
4. The children usually (visit)………………… their grandparents at weekends.
5. If he (have)……………… a lot of money, he will buy computer.
6. Phong doesn’t have a new bike, he wishes he (have)……………… a new bike.
II. Complete the sentences with the best words in brackets: ( 2 ms)
My mother has to learn English (for / of / from) her work.
(Watch / watching / watched) television is also means of learning English.
We learn our mother tongue quite (easy / easily / ease).
My friends practice (listen / listening / listened) to the radio every day.
The boys often go skiing (at / in / on) winter .
They got up quite late (so / but / and) they missed their bus.
They heard a very strange noise (at / in / on) midnight.
The farmers were working (on / at / in) the farm when we came.
III. Read the text then answer the following questions.(2,5 ms)
To really understand a culture, you must speak a language. There is a trend to learn English all over the world now. It is true that English has become the international language of business, aviation and communication. Most leading countries in the world speak English. If we know English we can communicate and read books in English. We can learn and understand more about the modern technology and science from these advanced countries.
But how to learn English well? My teacher advises me that I should use English as often as I can. That means I should speak English with my friends regularly, learn by heart all the new words, write English words as much as possible, watch TV programs, listen to English tapes or English programs on the radio, read short stories or newspapers in English, do more grammar exercises in grammar books, use a dictionary to look up new words, etc….
What about you? How do you learn English?
* Questions
1. What must you do to really understand a culture?
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2. What is there all over the world now?
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3. Is it true that English has become the international language of business?
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4. Why do we learn English?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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5. What does the writer’s teacher advise him to learn English well?
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IV. Match the questions in column A with the answers in column B : ( 1,0ms )

A
B

1. What are you studying?
2. Why do you think most people learn English?
3. Do you like learning English?
4. When did you start learning English?
5. How did you learn English well?
a. English
b. Two years ago
c. Very often it is to get a better job.
d. Yes, I do. I love it

e. I practice speaking a lot.


* Answer:…………………………………………………………………………..
V. Rewrite these sentences , beginning with the suggested words or phrases ( 2,5 ms)
“This picture is very nice,” my uncle said.
My uncle said
They built this house five years ago
This house ……………………………………………………..………..
“Will you be free tomorrow?”
She asked me …………………………………………..…………………
What a pity! I can’t speak English fluently.
I wish
“Why are you learning English?”
=> He asked me ……………………………………………………………. .
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