TA DANH SECONDARY SCHOOL FIRST SEMESTER TEST (ENGLISH 9)

I/ Listen: Nga is talking to Kate about her studying English. Listen to their conversation twice. Then choose True (T) or False (F) for the statements: (1.0m)
Nga works for a national bank in Ha Noi. ________
She learned English at school and university. _______
She needs to improve her writing. _______
Her listeng is good. ________
II/ Circle the word which is pronounced differently from the others: (0.5m)
1. A. visited B. wanted C. ended D. liked
2. A. secondary B. religion C. design D. region
* Circle the word that has different stress pattern: (0.5m)
3. A. depend B. enjoy C. listen D. divide
4. A. century B. vacation C. freinliness D. million
III/ Give correct form of the verbs in brackets: (1.0m)
My mother always (get) ………………. up early in the morning.
I ( not watch ) ……………………. Television yesterday.
We ( learn ) ……………………… English since 2007
Nam used to ( visit ) …………………… me on Sundays last year.
IV/ Use the correct form of the words in brackets: (0.5m)
We like living in the countryside because the people are (friend) ______________
Tet is the most important (celebrate) ________________ for Vietnamese.
V/ Complete the sentences with suitable prepositions: (0.5m)
Goodbye! See you ………….. Monday.
They usually go to their home village at least once …………. the summer.
VI/ There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes (A, B, C, or D): (0.5m)
Mai and Lan don’t like watching news, are they?
A B C D
2. Hoa worked very hard, but she passed her exam.
A B C D
3. If you want to lose weight, you shouldn’t do exercise regularly.
A B C D
4. Lan use to walk past the mosque on her way to primary school.
A B C D
VII/ Read the passage carefully. Then circle the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences from the passage: (1.0m)

My village is about 50 kms from the city center. It is a very beautiful and (1)............ place where people (2)................. flowers and vegetables only. It’s very famous (3)…………… its pretty roses. The air is quite fresh ; however, the smell of the roses (4) …………… people feel cool.
1. A. polluted B. busy C. peaceful D. noisy
2. A. buy B. grow C. develop D. pick
3. A. of B. on C. to D. for
4. A. makes B. taste C. enjoy D. breathe

VIII/ Read the passage careully. Then answer the following questions: (2.0ms)
Last Sunday, Nam went on excursion to Oxford. He got up early and took a bus, so he arrived there on time. In the morning, he visited the National Gallery, Big Ben and Hyde Park. In the afternoon, he bought a dictionary and a small disc with the word “Oxford University”. He met some English students in the bookshop. He was happy to practice speaking English with many foreigners. Although he felt a bit tired, he had a nice day.
Where did Nam go last Sunday ?
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How did he go there ?
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Did he visit Big Ben or buy a dictionary in the morning ?
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Why was he happy ?
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IX/ Rewrite the following sentences with the words given: (2.0ms)
People speak English as the first language in Australia.
English.............................................................................................................................
Tom doesn’t have a computer at home, and he’d love to.
Tom wishes ……………………………………………………………………………
Jean said to me, “ Which class are you in ?”
Jean asked me ……………………………………………………………………….
I started living here two years ago.
I have..............................................................................................................................

Answer key

I/ 1.F (b), 2. T (b), 3. T (b), 4. F (b->h)
II/ 1. D (b), 2. A (h) 3. C (b) 4. B (b)
III/ 1. gets (b), 2. didn’t watch (h), 3. have learned (b), 4. visit (h)
IV/ 1. friendly (h) 2. celebration (vd)
V/ 1. on