Class : 9A . . . . Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENGLISH TEST A Duration: 45 minutes Score: I. Listen to the tape three times. Then do the following tasks: A. True or False: (1.0pts) 1. ________ Ba and his family took a bus at half past six. 2. ________The bus got some fuel at the gas station. 3. ________ The road ended before a big store beside a pool. 4. ________ The bus dropped everyone at a banyan tree. B. Multiple Choice: (1.0 pts) 1. After the bus continued north on Highway Number 1, it crossed the_________________. A. river B. bridge C. Dragon Bridge D. way 2. On the bus, everyone could see a lot of ________________ . A. flowers B. corn C. cows D. people 3. Instead of turning left towards a small airport, the bus went in the _________________ direction. A. right B. left C. back D. opposite 4. Everyone came back home in the ________________ . A. evening B. morning C. afternoon D. night II. Choose the best item (A, B, C, or D )that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2 pts) 1. Mrs. Parker feeds the chickens and ______________ their eggs. A. collects B. grows C. raises D. picks 2. The man asked the little girl where ______________ then. A. she is going B. was she going C. does she go D. she was going 3. If Tim stays up late to play games every night, he ______________ go to school on time. A. Would never go B. has to go C. will never go D. should never go 4. Your new friend called you last night, _____________ _ ? A. doesn’t he B. did he C. didn’t he D. won’t he 5. I didn’t have time to study, ______________ I failed the exam. A. because B. but C. however D. so 6. My friends spend hours ______________ the Net every day. It’s a waste of time. A. exploring B. wandering C. surfing D. A and C are correct 7. Millions of greeting cards ______________ in Britain every year. A. have sold B. was sold C. will sell D. are sold 8. My home village is about 15 kilometers ______________ the west of the city. A. for B. on C. to D. at III. Choose the best item (A, B, C, or D) to complete the passage below: (1.5 pts) (1) _____________ my opinion, the Internet is a very fast and convenient way for me to get information. I can also (2) _____________ with my friends, and my relatives by means of emails or chatting. (3) _____________, I don’t use the Internet very often because I don’t have (4) _____________ time. For me, the Interne is a wonderful (5) _____________ of modern life. It (6) _____________ our world a small village. 1./ A. On B. At C. In D. To 2./ A. communicate B. communicated C. communication D. communicative 3./ A. So B. Therefore C. However D. And 4./ A. most B. many C. more D. much 5./ A. invent B. invention C. inventor D. inventing 6./ A. does B. takes C. helps D. makes IV. Read the passage. Then decide if the following statements are True or False: (1.5 pts) The main reason for worldwide demand for English is its importance as an international language. English is a language which is used in science, media, communication, sports, technology, and so on. English is rapidly becoming popular. Approximately 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue, or native language. About the same number of people use it as their second language. And it’s difficult to get the information of how many people speak it as a foreign language. English is not only a useful tool in many fields but also a good access to the world of knowledge. 1. _______ People need to learn English because it’s an international language. 2. _______ English is only used in science, media, communication, sports, and technology. 3. _______ There are about 400 million people speaking English as their first language. 4. _______ People do not know how many speakers use English as their foreign language. 5. _______ About 40 million people use English as their second language. 6. _______ English helps us in getting access to the world of knowledge. V. Use the correct form of the word in parentheses: (0.5 pts) 1. People use the Internet for education, ___________________ and commerce.( entertain) 2. My father likes watching the news because it’s very __________________ . (inform) VI. Identify mistake: (0.5 pts) 1. The Internet has increasing developed and become part of our everyday life. A B C D 2. Nowadays, viewers can watch a variety of local and international programs in different channels. A B C D VI. Rewrite the sentences: (2 pts) 1. She didn’t complete his math answers yesterday. His ______________________________________________________. 2. Minh doesn’t get good results in his final exam. Minh wishes _______________________________________________. 3. Thu asked Phong, “How often do you help your Mom?” Thu asked Phong how often ___________________________________. 4. We began to attend this course in February. We have __________________________________________________. . Class : 9A . . . . Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date : . . . . . . . . . . . .