TEST-U.1-U.2-G9

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST.
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Thursday, September 19, 2013. Grade 9

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QUESTION I. Listen to the tape twice and state whether the sentences below are TRUE or FALSE: (1pt)

………Ao Dai used to be worn by men and women.
………Nowadays, most of Vietnamese women don’t want to wear it because it’s inconvenient.
………Designers have visited ethnic minorities’ villages to take inspirations for poems.
………Now, Ao Dai has been modernized to become modern and fashionable

I. Choose the best answers (2.5pts :
1. Do you think jeans will be …………………?
A
out of date
B
out of fashion
C
out of work
D
out of order

2. The unit of …….. of Malaysia is the ringgit
A
current
B
currently
C
currency
D
currant

3. Asian people eat rice. Rice ……… in many parts of Asia.
A
is grown
B
are grown
C
has grown
D
have grown

4. Islam is the country’s official ………… in Malaysia
A
language
B
education
C
religion
D
region

5. He can earn money. He won’t depend …….. his parents.
A
to
B
in
C
at
D
on

6. My father used to ………., but now he doesn’t.
A
smoke
B
to smoke
C
smoking
D
smoked

7. She has studied English ………. 4 years.
A
since
B
for
C
in
D
at

8. …………., the Ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women.
A
Tradition
B
Traditional
C
Traditionally
D
Traditioner

9. Wearing ………… helps students feel equal in many ways.
A
casual clothes
B
uniforms
C
fashionable clothes
D
modern clothes

10. These designers ………………..inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities for ages.
A
took
B
have been taken
C
take
D
have taken

II. Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the other. (0.5pt)

1. A.
sale
B.
fade
C.
casual
D.
pray



2. A.
prepared
B.
called
C.
painted
D.
described


III. Read the passage, then fill in the gaps with suitable words (1.5pts):
I believe that it is (1)……..….. to wear uniforms when students are at school. Firstly, (2)………. encourage the children to take pride in being students of the school they are going to (3)……….. they are wearing uniforms with labels bearing their school’s name.
Secondly, wearing uniforms helps students feel (4)…………… in many ways. They all start (5)…………… the same place no matter they are rich or poor. They are really friends to one another (6)………. one school roof.
Last but not least, it is practical to wear uniforms. It doesn’t take you time to think of what to wear every day.
In conclusion, all students, from the primary to high schools should wear uniforms.
1 – A. importance B. unimportance C. important D. unimportant
2 – A. uniforms B. clothes C. shirts D. blouses
3 – A. so B. because C. and D. but
4 – A. happy B. lucky C. equal D. interesting
5 – A. in B. on C. at D. from
6 – A. at B. in C. on D. under

IV. Read the passage, then decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) (1pt) :

Canada is the world’s second largest country. The area is 9,970,610 sq. km. The capital is Ottawa, and the largest city is Toronto. The population of Canada is 31,529,805. About one- third of the people are of British origin. One-fourth is of French origin. The official languages are English and French. The United States accounts for about fourth- fifths of Canada’s exports and supplies more than two-thirds of its imports.

………Canada is the world’s first largest country.
………Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the largest city.
………The population is over 30 million.
………People speak English and French in Canada.

V. Word forms (1.5pts)

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