LONG HAI SECONDARY SCHOOL 45 - MINUTE TEST NAME: ……………………………… SUBJECT: ENGLISH 9 - Test 1 CLASS: ………. WEEK:30 - PERIOD:59 Marks Teacher’s comments A. Listening: Listen to the tape and fill in the blank with one word you hear. (1m) Here is tomorrow’s weather forecast. Ha Noi and areas to the north will be (1)……………. . Ha Noi will (2)………………… . temperatures between 23 0 C and 27 0 C. It will be raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa. The south central coast can expect thunderstorms. Hue will experience (3)……………… between 25 0 C and 30 0 C. There will also be thunderstorms over the central highlands. Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds during the day. Ho Chi Minh City’s temperatures will be (4)…………… 27 0 C and 35 0 C. B. Language focus: (3.5ms) I. Multiple choice: (1.5ms) 1. Can you tell me the reasons for …………………… Mother’s Day? A. celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrates D. celebrating 2. She tried to finish her homework …………. She was tired. A. and B. but C. because D. although 3. The car………………….he has just bought is very expensive. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose. 4. In Australia, a tropical storm is called a ……………. A. typhoon B. hurricane C. cyclone D. tornado 5. We can usually predict when a volcano will …………… A. abrupt B. abruptness C. eruption D. erupt 6. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the ……… A. sun B. earth C. moon D. mars II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other in each group: (1m) Ex: 0. A. bad B. hat C. hate D. had 1. A. flood B. moon C. typhoon D. balloon 2. A. humor B. innovate C. decorate D. compose 3. A. carrier B. carriage C. car D. carrot 4. A. behave B. border C. destroy D. erupt III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English: (1m) 1. Tet is the most important celebrate for Vietnamese people. A B C D 2. The woman whose lives next door to us is a wheathercaster on a local TV station. A B C D 3. Everyone knew more about him because he were a famous actor in 1990. A B C D 4. Phu Quy’s weather will be between 28 0 C and 34 0 C. A B C D C. Reading: I. Read the passage and do exercise below: (1m) Nobody likes staying at home on a public holiday, especially if the weather is fine. Last September my family decided to spend the day in the country. The only difficulty was that millions of other people had exactly the same idea. We moved out of the city slowly behind along line of cars, but at last we came to a quiet country road and, after some times, stopped at a lonely farm. We brought plenty of food with us and we got it out of the car. Now everything was ready so we sat down near a path at the foot of a hill. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up our things and run back to the car as quickly as possible. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. Notice: - sheep (n): Con cừu - path (n): đường đi nhỏ - hill (n): ngọn đồi *Choose true (T) or false (F): (1m) 1. They moved out of the city slowly because the traffic was terrible. ( ) 2. They didn’t bring enough food with them. ( ) 3. They sat down near a path at the foot of the hill. ( ) 4. There was a few sheep coming towards them down the path. ( ) II. Read the passage and do exercises below: Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start properly on 24 December, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks, and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relations. Christmas is a family celebration and many of customs center on children. Children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their presents when they go to bed on Christmas Eve. Chrismas Day is the biggest day of the holiday. On Christmas morning, children open the presents that were in their sacks. Some families go to the church.The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables. 1. Fill in the blank with one suitable word or phrase: (0.5m) a. ………………. cards have already been sent to friends and relations. b. When children go to bed on Christmas, they …………a pillow case or a sack for their presents. 2. Answer the questions: (1.5ms) a. Which festival is the biggest of the year in most of Britain? → …………………………………………………………………………………………. b. What do children do on Christmas morning ? → …………………………………………………………………………………………. c. What food do people prepare for the traditional Christmas dinner? → …………………………………………………………………………………………. D. Writing: (2.5ms) I. Rewrite these sentences below by using the requests in the brackets: (1.5ms) 1. I bought some pencils. They are in different colours. ( Relative clause ) → I ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. He didn’t stop his car. The traffic light turned red. (use: although) → ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Miss Hoa lives next door my house. She is a famous actress. ( Relative clause ) → Miss Hoa, ………………………………………………………………………………. II. Complete the sentences by using given words: (1m) 1. He / finish / his homework / last night / even though / he / tired. …………………………………………………………………………… 2. Last month / the storm / come / with strong wind / heavy rain. …………………………………………………………………………… GOOD LUCK . north will be (1) ……………. . Ha Noi will (2) ………………… . temperatures between 23 0 C and 27 0 C. It will be raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa. The south central coast can expect thunderstorms. Hue. hat C. hate D. had 1. A. flood B. moon C. typhoon D. balloon 2. A. humor B. innovate C. decorate D. compose 3. A. carrier B. carriage C. car D. carrot 4. A. behave B. border C. destroy D. erupt III (4)…………… 27 0 C and 35 0 C. B. Language focus: (3.5ms) I. Multiple choice: (1. 5ms) 1. Can you tell me the reasons for …………………… Mother’s Day? A. celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrates D. celebrating 2.