Tests AV9 2008 - 2009

Name: _________________ WRITTEN TEST 1
Class 9: ______________ Time: 45 minutes

I. Choose the best answer: (2.5ms)
1/ Lan stayed at home and . . . . . . . . . . . . her mom yesterday. ( helps/ helped/ is helping/ will help)
2/ Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They . . . . . . . . . . each other twice a month. (are writing/ write/ has written/ wrote)
3/ We must learn English at school. It’s a(n) . . . . . . . . . . subject. (primary/ compulsory/ national/ optional)
4/ Jeans have never been . . . . . . . . . . . fashion, and today young generation is still fond of wearing them. ( out of / in/ of/ by)
5/ Mr. Tuan used to work on a ship. He was a . . . . . . . . . . . . ( poet/ criminal/ sailor/ designer)
6/ The . . . . . . . . . . of currency used in Malaysia is Ringgit. ( money/ dollar/ banknote/ unit)
7/ Have you ever eaten vegetarian food . . . . . . . . . . . . ? ( for/ since/ yet/ already)
8/ She wishes she . . . . . . . . . a car. It would make life so much easier. ( have/ would have/ had/ had had)
9/ Vietnamese women can continue to wear the . . . . . . . dress, which is now both traditional and fashionable. ( unique/ popular/ common/ casual)
10/ They have . . . . . . . . . . . . in this town for 20 years. ( to live / live/ lived/ living)
II/ Change the sentences below in to the passive: ( 1 m)
1/ They have already finished their work. ( ________________________________________________.
2/ Nam can play soccer very well. ( ________________________________________________.
III/ Write these sentences beginning “ I wish …” : ( 1m)
1/ I’m sorry I can’t go to the movie. ( I wish _____________________________________________.
2/ Ann isn’t here and I need to see her. ( I wish _____________________________________________.
IV/ Match the two halves of these sentences: ( 1.5 m)
A
B
Answer

1/ How long
2/ We haven’t seen Rachel
3/ My little brother started school
4/ The Red Cross started
5/ The receptionist has asked us to wait
6/ John has been asleep in bed
a/ in the 19th century.
b/ since January.
c/ for a few minutes
d/ have you learned English?
e/ all day.
f/ when he was six.
1 ___
2 ___
3 ___
4 ___
5 ___
6 ___

V/ Read the passage, then answer True or False . And then correct the false sentences: ( 2ms)
I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the local custom of wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time.
Statements:
( 1/ The writer lives in the Middle East now. ( ____________________________________________.
( 2/ She was very annoyed at the custome. ( ____________________________________________.
( 3/ She felt confident and safe when she wore the custom. ( ________________________________.
( 4/ She didn’t have to think about what to wear everyday. ( _________________________________.
VI/ Listen to the report on a little boy lost and answer the questions: ( 2ms)
1/ What is he wearing?
( _________________________________________________________________________________.
2/ Who is waiting for him at the Gate One?
( _________________________________________________________________________________.

Good luck to you!
A little boy is reported missing. He was last seen ten minutes ago near the entrance to Dam Sen Park. His name’s Nam and he is three years old. He has dark, short dark hair. He’s wearing blue pants, a short-sleeved shirt and black shoes. If you see Nam, Please bring him to Gate One. His mother is waiting for him there. Thank you very much.
ASNSWER KEYS

I. Choose the best answer: (2ms)
1/ currency 2/ compulsory
3/ since 4/ had
5/ sailor 6/ unique
7/ of 8/ eaten
II/ Change the sentences in to the passive: ( 1 m)
1/ Lan has just cleaned the room.
( The room has just