CATLAM JUNIOR SCHOOL TEST 45MS 2009 NAME : ………………………………. ENGLISH9 CLASS : …………………………. MARKS : TEACHER’S REMARKS I/.Choose the correct words or phrases in brakets to complete each sentence (4ms) 1. Have you …………… gone skiing? (ever, for, just, since) 2.We have lived in this town ………………………1998.(in ,for, ever ,since) 3.In the 18 th century jean cloth ………………………… completely from cotton . (made ,was made,has made, was making ) 4. Ann’s birthday is ………………February 14 th .( at, on, in ,for ) 5. Wearing casual clothes makes students ………… self-confident. (to feel, feeling, feel,felt) 6.In the 1970s jeans became cheaper,……………….many people began wearing jeans . (however, so , but, because ) 7.I wish I……………….a car .(have ,had ,has ,have had ) 8. We are good friends. We………………………. each other for a long time. (know, knew, have known ,are knowing ) II/ READING(3ms) 1. Fill in the gaps with the words given in the box : (1m) selling been strong called Jeans are very popular with young people all over the world.Some people say that jeans are the”uniform “of youth .But they haven’t always ……………………popular .The story of jeans started almost two hundered years ago.People in Genoa,Italy made pants were …………’jeans ‘.In 1850,a salesman in Califonia began…………………. pants made of canvas .His name was ‘Levi Strause .’Levi’s pants “ became very popular because they were so ……………… 2. Answer the questions: (2ms) a. When did the story of jeans start ? b. Have jeans always been popular ? c. Who began selling pants made of canvas? d. Do you like wearing jeans ?Why /Why not ? III.Writing (3ms) 1 Rewrite the following sentences ,beginning with the words given (2,5ms) a.I don’t know many people in Phu Cat Town. => I wish b.Life is so complicated . =>I wish c.She has just sung some songs . => Some songs d.We should plan trees in our school . =>Trees e.Lan loves to write letters to her friends => Lan enjoys 3.Write these sentences,using the following sets of the words and phrases: (0,5m) a.We /study English / for / four years . =>……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… b.Wear / uniforms / encourage /students /proud /school ……………………… ………………… ……………….… The End C. ANSWER KEYS I / CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 4,0 ms (0,5 x 8 ) 1.ever 2.since 3.was made 4.on 5.feel 6.so 7.had 8.have known II/ READING 3,0 ms 1/ 1,0m ( 0,25 x 4) (1) been (2)called (3)selling (4)strong 2 / 2,0ms ( 0,5 x 4 ) a - The story of jeans started almost two hundered years ago b - No, they haven’t c - Levi Strause . d – Yes,I do /No,Idon’t .Because It is beautiful. III/ WRITING (3ms) 1/ 2,5ms ( 0,5 x 5 ) a-I wish I knew many people in Binh Duong Town . b-I wish life weren’t so complicated . c-Some songs have just been sung (by her ) d-Trees should be planted in our school . e-Lan enjoys writing letters to her friends. 2/ 0,5m (0,25 x2) a-We have studied English for four years . b-Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud of their school. The End TEST 45 (Period 26) I. Fill in each gap with one word or phrase given in bracket to complete each sentence: (4ms) 1. Jack lived in this city __________ 1995 . ( on , in , at , sice ) 2. We didn’t go on a picnic ________the weather was bad. (however ,but ,so,because) 3. The children enjoy _________ with their friends through computers . ( to chat , chating , chat , chats ) 4. The students ___________ English for four years . (has learned, have learned, learned, learn ) 5. She wishes she ___________ a chance to go abroad . ( has , have ,had ,to have ) 6. The students in grade 9 worked extremely hard , ______________ they pased the exam easily ( so , but , and , if ) 7. They will pass the find exam if they ________ hard . (will study , , studied , study , have stuied ) 8. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese _____________ .( poetry , poet , poetic ) II . Reading: ( 3ms ) 1. Read the passage and answer the questions (2ms ) Every year students in many countries learn English . Some of these students are young children. Others are tennagers and adults . Som learn at school . Others study by themsehes . A few learn English just by hearing the language in film , on TV , in the office or anoy their friends . But not many are are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language . Why do people want to learn English ? It is not difficult to answer that question . Many boys are girls learn English at school as a compulsory subject . Adults learn English because it is useful for their work . Tennagers learn English for their higher studies . Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or mazagines in English . Questions: a. Is English learnt by young children , adults and teenagers ? → …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… b. Where do many boys and girls learn English ? → …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… c. Why do many adults learn English ? → ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… d. What do you learn English for ? → ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Read the passage and decide if the flowing sentenses are True (T) or False (F) 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 3 years old . He has dark , short hair, he’s wearing blue pants, a sort - sleeved. His mother is waiting for him there. Thank you very much . a. A four - year - old boy is reported missing . a. He’s wearing blue trousers , a short - sleeved shirt and black shoes . c. If you see the lost boy , please bring him to Gate two . d. The boy’s mother is waiting for him at Gate one. III. Writing (3ms) 1. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given . (1ms) 2. a. Their parents have just bought a house → A house …………………………………………………………………………………….…… b. Where do you buy this book ? I said to Hoa → I………………………………………………………………………………………………… …. 2. Write there sentences , using the following sets of the words phrases (1m) a. He/ look forward / hear / you. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… b. We / used to / go / picnic / weekends …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences. a. I am interested in learn English. ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… b. The Internet is a very fast and convenience way. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ANSWER KEY I. (4 ms ) 0,5 x8 1. in 2. doesn’t he? 3. chatting 4. have learned 5. had 6. so 7. study 8. poet II. 1 . (0,5 x 4 ) = 2ms a. Yes,it is . b. They learn English at school . c. They learn English because it is useful for their work. d. (Student’s answers) 2. a F (0,25 x 4 = 1ms ) b. T c. F d. T III. Writing 1. 0,5 x2 = 1ms a. A house has just been bought by their parents. b. I asked Hoa where she bought that book . 2. 0,5 x 2 = 1ms a. He looks forward to hearing from you . b. We used to go on a picnic for weekends. 3. 0,5 x 2 = 1ms a. learn → learning b. convenience → convenient. TEST 45 (Period 47) I. Fill in each gap with one word or phrase given in bracket to complete each sentence: (4ms) 1.If she _________enough money , she ‘ll buy her son a motorbike.(will earn ,earns, earn ,to earn). 2.They won’t get hurt themselves and other if they drive their cars ____________ (careful ,careless, carefully, carelessly) 3.Remember to ____________the faucet after use .(turn on , turn off, turn down ,turn up.) 4.Lan suggested___________to the zoo at weekend.(go ,to go,going ,goes) 5.The children eat too much sweet ____________they get toothache easily.(and ,but,because,so ) 6The “Green Sunday “was short ;__________, the students enjoyed it very much. ( and , but, because, however) 7.Her mother took her to the zoo____________showed her some rare animals . ( and , but, because, so ) 8.There was a___________accident on this road. (terrible ,terribly) II.Supply the correct verb forms (2ms) 1.They (buy )___________ an English book since 2000. 2.I(be)__________in trouble if I (lose)____________my passport. 3.Ba (miss)___________the Math test yesterday .Therefore,he will have to do it next week. 4.I think we should (clean )__________up our neighborhood. III.Read the passage and answer the questions (2ms ) Everyone wants to reduce pollution.But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is serious .It is complicated because much pollution is caused by many things that benefit people .For example,exhaust from automobiles causes large percentage of air pollution .But the automobiles provide transportation to millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material that pollutes air and water,but factories give employment to a large number of people. Questions: 1.Who wants to reduce pollution ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.How is the pollution problem ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3.What do factories give a lot of people? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4.What could you do in your school to minimize pollution ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. IV.Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences. 1.You shouldn’t eat quick .It’s not good for your health. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.If pollute increases ,more and more trees will die. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… V.Write these sentences ,using the following sets of the words and phrases. 1.friend /suggest /play but /prefer /play / hide and seek. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.If /it /rain/ she/ stay /home/watch TV. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The end Answers : I.4ms(o,5x 8) 1.earns 2 .carefully 3.turn off 4 .going 5.so 6.however 7.and 8. terrible II.2ms(o,5x4) 1.have bought 2.will be /lose 3.missed 4.clean III.2ms(0,5x4) 1.Everyone 2.It is as complicated as it is serious . 3.Employment 4.Students’answers. IV.1m(0,5x2) 1.Quick -> quickly 2.Pollute -> pollution V.1m(0,5x2) 1.My friends suggest playing chess but I prefer playing hide and seek. 2.If it rains ,she will stay at home and watch TV. The end TEST 45 (Period 59) I. Fill in each gap with one word or phrase given in bracket to complete each sentence: (4ms) 1.At last I’ve found the information that I was looking _________(at ,for , after, up) 2.Tet is a festival ________occurs in the late January or early Ferbuary.(it, what, which , who ) 3._________________she can’t drive , she has bought a car. (Even –Even though-Even if -Even when ) 4.I congratulate Susan ___________passing her exam .(at, on , of ,to ) 5.We lost the match _____________we didn’t play well.(but, and ,because , although) 6.It’s late .It’s time for us ____________home .( go ,going ,to go ,went ) 7.Mary’s eyes are weak .___________she has to wear glasses.(but, however , and ,therefore) 8.I suggest ___________a taxi .(to take , take , taking ,took ) II.Read the passage and answer the questions :(2ms ) Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain Celebrations start properly on 24 December ,Christmas Eve.It is a family celebration and many of the customs centre on children .When they go to bed on Christmas Eve,children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their presents .While the children are asleep, so the custom goes. Father Christmas ,or Santa Clause,come (but only to children who have been good )Father Christmas climbs down the chimmey and puts presents in the sacks that the children have left out . Questions: 1.On which day does Christmas begin ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2.What do children do before going to bed on Christmas Eve ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3.How does Father Christmas enter the house ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4.What celebration do you like best ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… III.Rewrite these sentences as directed in brackets . 1.We couldn’t get tickets . We queued for an hour .(Though) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.The map is out of date .You were looking at it .(relative pronoun ) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3.The man is Anna’s brother . He just walked past .( relative pronoun ) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4.Nam will buy a car if she (pass)____________her test. 5.The bank manager kept me waiting for half an hour .(passive ) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… IV.Write the sentences using the words given . 1.Although /Lan /like /chocolate /try /not /eat. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.She /not /go / class /because/ ill yesterday. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… V.Find and correct mistakes . This festival is celebration in Israel. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The end Answers : I.4ms(0,5x8 ) 1. for 2 which 3.Even though 4. on 5. because 6. to go 7. therefore 8 taking II.2ms(0,5x4) 1. 24 December 2. Children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their presents . 3. Father Christmas climbs down the chimmey 4. (students’ answers) III.2,5ms(0,5 x5) 1. Though we queued for an hour , We couldn’t get tickets. 2. The map which you were looking at is out of date . 3. The man who just walked past is Anna’s brother . 4. passes 5. I was kept waiting for half an hour by the bank manager . IV.1m(0,5x2) 1.Although Lan likes chocolate ,she tries not to eat. 2.She did not go to class because she was ill yesterday. V.0,5 Celebration =>celebrated . CATLAM JUNIOR SCHOOL TEST 45MS 20 09 NAME : ………………………………. ENGLISH9 CLASS : …………………………. MARKS : TEACHER’S REMARKS I/.Choose the correct words or. (4ms) 1. Have you …………… gone skiing? (ever, for, just, since) 2.We have lived in this town ……………………… 199 8.(in ,for, ever ,since) 3.In the 18 th century jean cloth ………………………… completely from cotton. phrase given in bracket to complete each sentence: (4ms) 1. Jack lived in this city __________ 199 5 . ( on , in , at , sice ) 2. We didn’t go on a picnic ________the weather was bad. (however