THE 1ST TEST EL 9

FIRST TEST- ENGLISH 9
ANSWER KEY
A. LISTEN (2.5pts)
I. Listen to the passage then answer the questions. (2.0m)
1. How old is Mary? B. 3 years old
2. What color is her hair? C. dark
3. What was she carrying when she was lost? B. a doll
4. Who is waiting for her at the information desk? C. father

II. Fill in the gaps. (0.5pt)
Mary is wearing a……… LONG SLEEVED… WHITE ………....blouse.
Mary is wearing……BROWN.shoes.

B.LEXICAL - GRAMMAR(2.5ms)
I.PHONETICS (0.5m)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5m)
1. d. religion
2. a. school
II. Choose the best answers. (1.5ms)
Wearing ……helps students feel equal in many ways. D. uniforms
Your homework must ……carefully. C. be done
I ……..in this house for six months. A. have lived
I wish I ……………..taller. D. were
The unit of ……..used in the USA is dollar. C. currency
………..you ………….to the National Museum? Yes, twice. D. Have ...ever gone

III. Give correct tenses or forms of the verbs. (0.5m) 1. He (not finish) ……HASN’T FINISHED…….my homework yet? 2. My mother ( buy) …BOUGHT……………….me a pair of jeans last week.
C.READING(2.5pts)

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
Jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world. They are popular almost everywhere - in Japan, France, Indonesia, Canada and Brazil. Rich and poor people wear them. Young people and even some old people wear them , too.
The word “jeans” comes from the word “Genoa”. Mr. Strauss made the first jeans in the United States, but the idea and the kind of cloth came from Europe. The names came from France and Italy.
In the United State, they are the only kind of traditional clothes. In other countries, young people wear them because they want to look modern. Jeans are sign of youth and independence. Everybody wears jeans because everybody wants to be modern, young and independent.

1. True or False? (1m)
Statements
 True
 False

1. Jeans can’t be seen in Asia.
2. Only poor people wear Jeans.
3. Jeans are the traditional clothes in USA.
4. Jeans are the symbol of youth and independence.
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2. Answer the questions. (1.5m)
1. Are jeans popular all over the world? –YES. THEY ARE.
2. Where were the first jeans made? – In the United States
3. Why do people like wearing jeans?- Because everybody wants to be modern, young and independent.

D. WRITING(2.5pts)
I. Complete the paragraph supporting the argument that secondary school students should wear casual clothes. The following outline may help you. (1.5 m)

Vietnamese women should wear the ao dai on special occasions

Outline
Wearing the ao dai:
■ encourages them feel proud of the tradition and customs
■ makes them more beautiful and charming
■ is practical. No need to think of what to wear on any occasions.














II. Rewrite beginning with the words given. (1.0 m)
1. What a pity I can’t speak Bahasa Malaysia.
→ I wish I could speak Bahasa Malaysia
2. Throwing rubbish pollutes the environment.
→The environment is polluted by throwing rubbish.
They were often lazy to study English.
→ They used to be lazy to study English.
4. We started to learn English four years ago. → We have learnt English for four years.