Written test 9

Name: ……………………… PERIOD 26 – WRITTEN TEST 2
Class: ………………………. Time: 45 minutes

I/ LISTENING
Listen to the passage and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (2pts)
T / F
1. There are about two thousand different languages in the world. ……..
2. The United Nation has choosen only six languages for business. ……..
3. The six languages are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian,
German and English. ……..
4. English is the language of business, sea, air, sports and science. ……..
5. The speaker has learnt English for five years. ……..
6. She finds that English is easy to learn. ……..
7. It is very difficult for her to learn English grammar. ……..
8. She spends a lot of time practicing listening, speaking and
reading English. ……...
II/ READING
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. (2,5pts)
The first stamp in the world was an English stamp. It was made in 1840. Before that, people paid money to the postman for every letter that they received and the postman did not give the letters to anybody who did not pay him.
An English teacher, whose name was Rowland Hill, thought much about
this. One day, he said that the people who wrote the letter should pay for them, and not the people who got the letters. He then spoke about it to the people in the government. Soon the post offices began to sell little pieces of paper with a stamp on them.
Which country made the first stamp ?
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When did the first stamp appear ?
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Before that, what did people have to do when they got a letter ?
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Did people get the letter if they refused to pay ?
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Who invented the stamp ?
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III/ LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (3pts)
1.My brother …………..English for 6 years.
a.learns b. learn c. has learnt d. have learnt
2. It was very wet …………… I decided not to go.
a. and b. so c. but d. or
3. Your parents …………….. you one hour ago.
a. phoned b. are phoning c. have phoned d. phone
4. They have planned to leave London ………. June 15th.
a. on b. at c. in d. for
5. We have learnt English …………… 2001.
a. in b. during c. for d. since
6. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I………… French.
a.know b. have known c. knew d. will know
7. The church ………… about 100 years ago.
a. was built b. is built c. has been built d.will be build
8. She asked me if I ……….. to school by bicycle everyday.
a. am going b. go c. was going d. went
9. Mr.Long said that he ……… in HCM city.
a. is living b. has lived c. lived d. will live
10. He was sick yesterday, ……………. he didn’t go to school.
a. since b. because c. so d. but
11. Thong Nhat bicycles …………………. produced in VN.
a. are b. have been c. were d. will be
12. We ……… already ……… Huong Pagoda.
a. were…..seeing b.are…..seeing c. have…… seen d. will….see
IV/ WRITING
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce meaningful sentences from the following sets of words and phrases. (2,5pts)
If / you / want / attend / English course / you / pass / written test.
………………………………………………………………………….
She / usually / practice / listen / English programs / TV.
………………………………………………………………………….
Last week / we / have / picnic / near / foot / Ba Den Mountain.
………………………………………………………………………….
Home village / be / 30 kilometers / from / city center.
………………………………………………………………………….
She / not apply / this job / unless / she / have / certification.
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The end./.


Date: ………………………………………………………………………….

PERIOD 27 – CORRECT THE TEST

A/ Đáp án và biểu điểm
I/ Listening
Mổi câu trả lời đúng = 0,25 điểm
1. T 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.F 7.F 8.T
*Tapescript:
Nobody knows how many different languages there are in the world. There are about two thousand. From these two thousand languages the United Nation has chosen onlt six of them for business. They