ĐẠ M’RONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASS: 9A… FULL NAME…………………………… Đề chính thức TEST 45’ -TEST NUMBER: 4 th SUBJECT: ENGLISH 9 DATE : …. / …. / 2010 MARKS TEACHER’S REMARKS I. LISTENING: * Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) : (2pts) ………1. Christmas day is one of the biggest holidays. ………2. Children open the presents that were in their stockings on Christmas evening. ………3. All families go to church on Christmas morning. ………4. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and other vegetables. ………5. Christmas pudding is served after the roast turkey. ………6. after the dinner people usually pull crackers. ………7. The crackers are small rolls of paper that have gifts, jokes, and party hats inside, ………8. people drink a small quantity of beer, wine and spirits. II. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (3pts) A. Circle A, B, C or D before the best answer: (2pts) 1. It’s very nice ………… you to say so. A. in B. on C. of D. at 2. I live in Da Lat, ………… is one of the most beautiful cities of Viet Nam. A. who B. which c. whom D. whose 3. Can you tell me the reasons for ………… the Mother’s Day? A. celebrating B. celebration C. celebrate D. celebrated 4. Pompeii was completely ………… in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. A. to destroy B. destroy C. destroyed D. destroying 5. Hue will have temperatures ………… 23 0 C and 27 0 C. A. at B. between C. in d. with 6. Peter, ………… can compose many pieces of music, sings very well. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose 7. Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all ………… people. A. English B. Vietnamese C. Japanese D. Jewish 8. Last night, we came to the show late ………… the traffic was terrible. A. although B. but C. and d. because B. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (1pt) 1. There are many ………… ……throughout the year. (celebrate) 2. Tet is a ………………………… festival of the Vietnamese people. (joy) 3. I’m very ………………………… of my father. (pride) 4. She isn’t happy with her ……………… for Tet. (prepare) III. READING: (2.5pts) A. Fill in the blanks with suitable words given: (1pt) Tet who most is Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the (1) …………. important celebration in Viet Nam. (2) ……… is a joyful festival which occurs in late January ot early February. It (3) ………… a time for families to clean and decorate their houses, wear new clothes and enjoy special food such as sticky rice cakes. Family members (4) …………….live apart try to be together at Tet B. Read the sentences below them choose the correct natural disasters: (1.5pts) 1. Suddenly the ground shook beneath our feet and the tall building opposite the college began to sway. Windows and doors rattled, and several bookcases in the college library came crashing down. A. hurricane B. volcano C. tornado D. earthquake 2. Over 50,000 people in Ethiopia have died of starvation last year. Questions are being asked concerning the delay in the supplies of rice and grain, which were recently sent to them. A. earthquake B. volcano C. famine D. flood 3. Flames swept through the the block of offices, burning everything inside. Two hours later only the empty shell of the building remained. A. fire B. typhoon C. volcano D. famine 4. The river overflowed in several places and huge areas of farming land are now several feet under water. Boats are being used to rescure people in nearby villages. A. earthquake B. flood C. tsunami D. cyclone 5. The winds have already strengthened considerably and the sea is now rough indeed. As result, ferries across the harbor have stopped sailing and all large ships have put out to see. A. tidal wave B. volcano C. typhoon D. fire 6. Smoke poured out of the crater but no one expected an eruption. A week later, however, red hot lava began to flow down the side of the mountain. A. tsunami B. volcano C. hurricane D. earthquake * famine (n) nạn đói * tsunami (n): IV. WRITING: A. Rewrite these sentences: (1pt) 1. We went to Ha Noi to watch the parade on National Day last year. We live in Thai Binh. (Although) =>…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. It snowed in Lang Son in the winter of 2002. Lang Son is on the Ki Cung River. (Which) =>…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. My friend Tam can sing English songs. Tam is good at Music. (Who) =>…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. She looked up at the stars. They were twinkling in the sky now. (Which) =>…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… B. Use the cues given to write a story: ( 1.5 pts) • It / be / beautiful day • Hoa / be / outside / play / her dog, Mina • All of a sudden / dog / behave strangely • She/ keep / run around / in circles • Hoa / run / home / with / dog/ tell / her mother / what Mina / do • Hoa’s mother-Mrs Nga / tell Hoa / she / hear / on TV / there /be / typhoon coming • Mrs Nga / gather / her family / tell / they / find / shelter / in the home. • Suddenly / sky / become / very dark • Storm /come / with strong winds / heavy rain • Mrs Nga / family / be / scared • But / soon / storm / finish / Everyone / be / glad • What / clever dog / Mina ! She / save / Hoa from/ catch / in typhoon. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… *****The end***** . stockings on Christmas evening. ………3. All families go to church on Christmas morning. ………4. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and other vegetables. ………5 people. A. English B. Vietnamese C. Japanese D. Jewish 8. Last night, we came to the show late ………… the traffic was terrible. A. although B. but C. and d. because B. Supply the correct form of the verbs. / beautiful day • Hoa / be / outside / play / her dog, Mina • All of a sudden / dog / behave strangely • She/ keep / run around / in circles • Hoa / run / home / with / dog/ tell / her mother