TEST U.3-U.4

Le Ngoc Han Lower Secondary School
ENGLISH TEST –Grade 9
Thursday, November 03, 2016
GRADE.9

 ENGLISH-TEST.
Time Allotted: 45 minutes

Marks
Teacher’s Comment


QUESTION I. A. Listen to the tape twice and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word you’ve just heard: (1pt)
1. Nga is ………………… English in London now.
2. She works for an …………………..bank in Ha Noi.
3. She wants to……………………her writing skills
4. She thinks English is useful and an……………….language.

B. Listen to the tape twice and choose the best answer (A,B,C or D): (1pt)
1. After picking everyone up, the bus continued...........................on Highway number 1.
A
west
B
north
C
east
D
south

 2. The bus crossed the bridge and stopped at the gas station to get some……………………
A
more fuel
B
more snacks
C
more food
D
more water

3. Instead of turning left towards a small airport, the bus went in the………………………………
A
green forest
B
maize fields
C
opposite direction
D
bamboo forest

4. The bus dropped everyone off at…………………
A
a big old banyan tree
B
the parking lot
C
the entrance
D
the store


QUESTION II. Pronunciation and Stress syllable: (1.5pt)

Câu 1 :
Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the other

A.
plow
B.
grocery
C.
pagoda
D.
notice

 Câu 2:
Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the other

A.
enjoyed
B.
admired
C.
qualified
D.
relaxed

Câu 3:
Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others

A.
improve
B.
dormitory
C.
persuade
D.
advantage

Câu 4:
Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others

A.
campus
B.
difficult
C.
primary
D.
encourage

Câu 5:
Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic :

A.
beginner
B.
intermediate
C.
advanced
D.
inquiry

Câu 6:
Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the same topic :

A.
candidate
B.
student
C.
examiner
D.
advertisement


QUESTION III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the sentences: (2pts)
1. The first semester exam will be held ……………..………December 25th
A
on
B
in
C
at
D
from

2. All the students are looking forward…………………..their Tet holidays in the countryside.
A
to spend
B
to spending
C
spending
D
spent

3. Tom got up late,…………..he didn’t have time for breakfast.
A
because
B
so
C
and
D
but

4. My sister is a university student, but she works…………………….as a shop assistant in a supermarket.
A
regularly
B
full time
C
carefully
D
part time

5. I haven’t seen Jane………………last year.
A
on
B
for
C
since
D
in

6. Tom asked me If I…………………………….then
A
is cleaning
B
clean
C
cleaned
D
was cleaning

 7. An will live in a….......................If he goes to Australia for his higher study
A
campus
B
academy
C
institute
D
dormitory

8. To check how a word is spelt, look it up in a…………………….
A
reference books
B
dictionary
C
library
D
novel


QUESTION IV. Read this passage and choose the best answer (A, b, C or D): (1pt)
Van, a Vietnamese boy from HCM.C, is an exchange student who is studying in the USA. He lives with the Parkers on a farm 100km outside Columbus, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Parker have 2 children, Peter and Sam. Peter is the same age as Van while Sam still studies in primary school. Since Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about the farm life here. In the morning, he attends his classes. In the afternoon, he often feeds chickens and collects their eggs. Sometimes, he helps Mr. Parker with the farming if he isn’t busy. On Saturday afternoons, the Parkers and Van often watch Peter play baseball. While enjoying the matches,