…………….………..Secondary School
Name: ……….…..……..……………….
Class: ………….………..………………
WRITTEN TEST 1 – ENGLISH 9
Time: 45 minutes
School year: 2017 – 2018

Marks


Teacher’s comments

PART A. LISTENING. (2.5ms) I/ Listen and choose the correct option. (1.25 ms)
1. Mary is …………. years old.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 3
D. 13

2. She was last seen …………. minutes ago.
A. 20
B. 15
C. 30
D. 12

3. Mary has …………. hair.
A. long dark
B. short dark
C. brown
D. blue

4. She may be carrying a ( an ) …………..
A. bag
B. dog
C. umbrella
D. doll

5. If you see Mary, please bring her to …………..
A. the Car fair B. the main entrance C. the Information Desk D. her home
II/ Listen and write the missing words. (1.25ms)
Malaysia is one of the countries of the Association of (1)……………………..…….. East
Asian Nations (ASEAN). It is divided into (2)….……….…………..... regions, known as West
Malaysia and East Malaysia. They are separated by about (3)………………..……… km of the
Sea and together (4)……………….….….. an area of 329,758 sq km. Malaysia enjoys tropical
climate. The Malaysian unit of currency is the (5)……………...……....., consisting of 100 sen.
PART B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5ms)
I. Choose the word that has the underlinedpart pronounced differently from the rest. (0.5m)
1. A. primary B. divide C. comprise D. religion
2. A. stopped B. impressed C. enjoyed D. worked
II/ Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (1.5ms)
1. Jame wishes his father …………. here now to help him.
A. is
B. were
C. will be
D. would be

2. ………….. French with native people yet ?
A. Did you learn
 B. Were you learning
 C. Do you learn
D. Have you learnt

3. Do you wear ……………. costumes on National Days?
A. tradition
B. traditional
C. traditionally
D. traditions

4. I was very impressed…………………the efficiency of the staff.
A. on
B. to
C. by
D. in

5. Her ……………. Jeans look very nice.
A. embroidered
B. embroider
C. embroidering
D. embroidery

6. Ringgit is the unit of …………….in Malaysia.
A. money
B. lesson
C. currency
D. language

III/ Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (0.5m)
1. It isn’t a very good party. Most people (already / go) ……..……………………home.
2. …………….………..….. (not make) such noise in class.
PART C. READING (2.5ms)
I/ Read the passage then decide whether the statements are true (T), false (F) (1 m)
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 realy 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
T
F

1. The writer is living in the Middle East now.



2. The writer felt annoyed when she first wore the traditional dress.



3. After a while, she got accustomed to wearing the traditional costume.



4. The writer doesn’t have to think of what to wear every day.



II/ Read the passage and write answers to the questions that follow. (1,5ms)
Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It’s a beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very clean city.
Most of the people live in high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern with lots of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there are rows of old shop houses. The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days.
Singapore is famous for its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the goods are