THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST - GRADE 9 (2011-2012)

TRUC THAI SECONDARY SCHOOL THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST- GRADE 9 (2011-2012)
TIME: 45 (minutes)
Full name: …………………………………………. Class 9C

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COMMENTS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently: (1,0 pt)
1. A. publish B. tunic C. subject D. love
2. A. hike B. style C. stripe D. slit
3. A. grow B. plow C. now D. house
4. A. order B. course C. ghost D. cross
5. A. notice B. mosque C. grow D. poetry
II/ Vocabulary and grammar: (2,0 pt)
1. Van feeds the chicken, Sam gardens, ______ Peter collects eggs.
A. and B. though C. or D. because
2. It rains very heavy, ____ we don’t go fishing.
A. therefore B. and C. because D. so
3/ The first semester examination will be held ___ December 10th, 2011.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
4. She has taught English here _____ 10 years.
A. last B. in C. since D. for
5. We use the ______ to find the information.
A. TV B. radio C. Internet D. newspaper
6. I can’t hear the radio. Please turn _____ the volume.
A. up B. on C. down D. off
7. Let’s go to Vung Tau on the weekend.
A. that’s a fine day B. yes, please C. That’s a good trip D. Yes, let’s
8. Let’s go to the movie, ……………?
A. do we B. don’t we C. shall we D. shan’t we
III. Supply the correct tenses or forms of the verbs in the brackets: (1,0 pt)
1. John (live)______________in Ho Chi Minh City for 5 years.
2. If you want to be healthy, you (do)______________ morning exercises.
3. My father used to (work) ________________ for that company when he was young.
4. I (see) __________________ you tomorrow.
5. My father started (teach) _______________ in a small village 10 years ago.
IV. Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers: (1,0 pt)
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves .A few learn English because just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. According to the writer. English is learned by . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
A. young children B. adult C. teenagers D. all are correct
2. Most people learn English by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A. themselves B. hearing the language on television
C. working hard on the lessons D. speaking English to their friends
3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A. at home B. in the offices C. in evening classes D. at school
4. Teenagers learn English because . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A. it’s useful for their higher studies C. it’s one of their subjects .
B. they want to master it.