Two department stores have just been built in the areaA. Reading: 2.5 pts * Read the passage then answer the questions: All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those
Trang 1ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ I - TIẾNG ANH 9 (SGD)
I Choose the best word to complete the sentence :
1 What do you use the internet (to /from/with /for )
2 Do you my smoking in here?(want /worry /mind /concern )
3 Wearing casual clothes makes students comfortable (to feel /feel/feeling /felt)
4 The Malaysian is the ringgit(monetary unit/unit of currency/money /1&2 are correct)
5 Which sentence is correct?
A Two department stores have just been built in the area
B Two department stores have just built in the area
C Two department stores have been just built in the area.
6 We wish we a plane (flew/could fly /fly /did fly )
7 She to the theater by the Green last night (takes/took /was taken /is taken )
8 She describe herself a fashion designer (as /by in /from)
9 Vietnamese people are very and hospitable (friend /friendly /friendless
10 They haven’t kept in touch with each other (over 2 years /2 years ago /for 2 years /since
2 years )
II Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the words
1 English is used in the world (wide )
2 He spends 2 hours a day the web (surf)
3 This restaurant is for its western meals (fame)
III Complete the sentence with a correct tag
1 We had a good time ,……… ? 3 You don’t like football, ?
2 Let’s go somewhere for a drink ,………? 4 I am late, ?
IV Rewrite the sentences
1 I am sorry I can’t speak English well
I wish ………
2 “Have you hurt yourself ?”he asked
He asked Susan ………
3 I’d like you to help me shut the door
Would you mind ……… ?
4 He gets up early in the morning and he’s used to
He’s used to ………
1/ I wish I could speak English well
2/ He asked Susan if she had hurt herself
3/ Would you mind shutting the door?
4/ He’s used to getting up early in the morning
V Building sentences: 1 you /enjoy/ watch /action film ?
2 wear /uniform /help /students /feel/equal /many ways 1/ Do you enjoy watching action films?
2/ Wearing uniform helps students feel equal in many ways
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Hanoi is really an interesting city There are many things that a tourist can do there There are several museums which tourists can visit The History museum is on Pham Ngu Lao Street and the War Museum is on Dien Bien Phu Street Tourists can see stories about Viet Nam’s past in both museums The War museum is full
of old weapons and tourists can take photos of them
It is also possible to organize a tour and tourists can hire a small bus or a taxi and go to several villages nearby There is a village where you can see people making noodles and another where they make silk Lastly, there is a Snake village where tourists can see live snakes
1 Are there many museums in Hanoi?
2 Where can tourists sees stories about Viet Nam’s past?
3 What can they see in the War museum?
4 Can tourists see snakes in Snake village?
……… EDUCATION OFFICE
……… Secondary School
FIRST SEMESTER EXMINATION
(Time allowed: 60 minutes) Name:……… Class: …………
I Language focus.
1 Phonetics (1pts)
* Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1 a federation b impress c ethnic d depend
2 a currency b busy c compulsory d puppet
3 a official b come c capital d secondary
4 a instruction b Islam c soil d correspond
2 Grammar, structures and vocabulary: (2.5pts)
1 Last night I was watching TV ………the bell rang
2 This is a machine ……… to cut the grass
a which used b which is used c which use d which is using
3 ……… you Chinese food yet?
a have eaten b have eat c have ate d has eaten
4 I went to the countryside……… the weekends
5 Nam wish he ………… visit Hanoi again
6 If he ……… hard, he will pass the exam
7 He asked me where I ……… ………
8 ………you……… a letter to Lan yet?
a have wrote b have written c have write d has written
9 Many woman today prefer wearing modern clothing traditional clothing
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II Speaking:
Give the questions for the following answers: (1.5pts)
a What are you going to do on your vocation ?
b Who lives there ?
c How far is it from here to your home ?
d How do you usually get to your home ?
e Do you love your hometown ?
f What do you usually do in your free time ?
1 ……….………?
I usually travel by train
2 ………?
I’m not sure I think it’s about 850 km
3 ………?
I’m going home
4 ………?
Oh yes, I really love it
5 ………?
My grandparents, my parents
6 ……….?
I play football
III Reading: (2.5 pts)
* Read the passage then answer the questions:
All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful sentences In written languages, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules for combining those characters In spoken languages, meaning is expressed through a system of sounds and rules for combining those sounds Word order is more important in English than it is in some other languages Like other languages English is always changing, but it changes very slowly People invent new words, borrow words from other language, and change the meaning of the words as needed People learn English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language Most schoolchildren learn their first language easily – and sometimes other language as well
1 What kinds of rules do all languages have? ………
………
2 How is meaning expressed in written languages?
……… ………
3 How is meaning expressed in spoken languages?
….……… ………
4 What is more important in English in comparison with some languages?
….……… ………
5 How do people learn English and language in general?
….……… ………
IV Wrting.
*Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them: (2.5pts)
1 France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876
The Statue
2- “Do you know the name of the person who first climbed Mount Everest?”
He said
3- She last ate this kind of food in January
She hasn’t
Trang 44- Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure.
My brother enjoys
5- Have you ever played a computer game before?
Is this
ỦY BAN NHÂN DÂN ……… ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I – LỚP 9 – NH 2007 - 2008
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC MÔN KIỂM TRA : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 60 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
Họ và tên học sinh: Giám thị 1
Số báo danh Lớp: Giám thị 2
Trường: STT: Số phách:
-Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Giám khảo I Giám khảo II Số phách:
STT :
(Học sinh làm bài ngay trên giấy đề thi )
(1-4) Listen to the trip to Ba’s village Then check True or False: (1pt)
T F
1 The bus collected Ba and his family at the bus stop
2 The people on the bus could see buffaloes and cows
3 A big store is next to a small airport
4 It is ten meters from the parking lot to the banyan tree
(5-12) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2pts)
5 Churches, pagodas and temples are places of _
A inspiration B impression C friendship D worship
6 Vietnamese children must go to school at the age of 6 This is _education
A compulsory B optional C official D primary
7 When we arrived, she was the chickens
8 He _football on the streets when he was a boy
9 It rained heavily they had to cancel the picnic
10 She English here since she graduated from university
A teaches B is teaching C used to teach D has taught
11 Students live in a dormitory campus
12 “Hello You must be Maryam.” – “ _.”
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13 She was really impressed by the _of Vietnamese people (friend)
14 We had an _picnic in the Botanical Garden (enjoy)
15 The government should _the system of traffic (modern)
16 The band performed very in the concert last night (impress)
(17-20) Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: (1pt)
17 My father used to smoking cigarettes, but he doesn’t now _
A B C D
18 Mrs Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a near town _
A B C D
19 I would like some informations about your school
A B C D
20 It’s interested that so many people likes living in the countryside _
A B C D
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(21-28) Read the passage and choose the best answers: (2pts)
For every season – winter, spring, summer, and fall – there are new clothes and new fashions in the stores Colors and styles keep (21) _ One season black is the “in” color, (22) _the next season everyone is wearing orange or pink or gray One season tight-fitting clothes are fashionable, and the next season (23) clothes are “in”
The length of women’s skirts goes up (24) down from year to year Each season there is always a “correct” length and (25) _your skirt is just a little too long or too short some people will think that you are very unfashionable
Keeping up (26) the fashions can be very expensive So one way to (27) _money is never to throw your old clothes out If you wait long enough, the clothes that are out of style today will be back (28) style tomorrow “Yesterday’s clothes are tomorrow’s new fashions.”
(29-32) Read the carefully and decide if the following sentences are True or False: (1pt)
A little boy is reported missing He was last seen ten minutes ago near the entrance to Dam Sen Park His name’s Nam and he is three years old He has short dark hair He’s wearing blue pants, a short-sleeved shirt and black shoes If you see Nam, please bring him to Gate One His mother is waiting for him there Thank you
Write TRUE or FALSE for the statement about the passage: T F
30 He’s wearing blue trousers, a short-sleeved shirt and black shoes
31 Please bring the lost boy to Gate One if you see him
32 The boy’s grandmother is waiting for him at Gate One
(33-36) Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: (2pts)
33 People have used the Internet all over the world
The Internet
34 What a pity she isn’t here now
I wish _
35 You must pay attention to the lesson , or you won’t understand it
If _
36 “How many languages can you speak?” She asked me
She asked
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