SonLoc Secondary School ENGLISH TEST FOR BEGINNING SCHOOL YEAR Grade 9 Mark Class 9 Full name : I. Which underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1.0 ®) 1. A. do B. no C. go D. so 2. A. like B. time C. music D. light 3. A. teacher B. please C. seat D. learn 4. A. thank B. their C. the D. that 5. A. cleaned B. played C. enjoyed D. wanted II. Circle the best option (a,b , c or d) to complete the sentences. (1.5 ®) 1. Do you mind if I ____________ the window? A. open B. opened C. opening D. to open 2. I have played tennis ____________ 4 years. A. in B. on C. for D. since 3. He said he ___________ listening to pop music. A. like B. likes C. liking D. liked 4. Lan is ______________ in playing computer games. A. excited B. fond C. interested D. keen 5. The teacher asked us ______________ noise in class. A. to not make B. not to make C. don't make D. didn't make 6. _________________ to come to my house for lunch? A. Do you mind B. Would you mind C. Do you like D. Would you like III. Give the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. (2®) 1. Last night they (watch) _______________________ the news on TV. 2. They often (go) ______________________ to school by bus. 3. He used (live) ______________________ in the countryside when he was young. 4. We (not see) ___________________________ her for three years. 5. Would you mind (wait) ________________ here? IV.Combine a question in colum A with one answer in colum B . (1®) A B 0. What's your name? 1. Did you watch TV last night? 2. Would you like to go out for lunch? 3. How long have you lived here? 4. Do you know how to use a computer? 5. Do you mind if I sit here? A. Yes, I do. B. Yes, I'd love to. C. No, I don't mind. D. No, I didn't. E. My name is Nga. F. For 4 years. 1 0 - E 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - V. Rewrite the following sentences using the cues . (2.5 ®) 1. They clean the house every day -> The house is ……………………………………………………………………… 2. " Do you like English?" Hoa asked me. -> Hoa asked me if I ………………………………………………………………… 3. Can you turn on the TV? -> Would you mind ……………………………………………………………………… 4. I last saw him 2 years ago. -> I haven't ………………………………………………………………………… 5. He said, " I want to live in a big city." -> He said he……………………………………………………………………………… VI. Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions (2.0 ®) _ I enjoy walking. It's a good exercise and it get me out of the town and into the country. I go every Sunday and it doesn't matter to me if it's cold, windy, rainy or a beautiful sunny day. I just love to get away from people and be alone for a few hours. I always leave home at the same time every Sunday and walk over the hills to a little village in the country. The walk isn't very long, only about an hour, but it's quite hard work because I have to walk up the hill and down the other side. Walking in the country really helps me to enjoy fresh air, have a good health and love our natural beauty. 1. How often does the writer go walking? _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Does he go walking when the weather is bad? _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Where does he often go walking to? _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What benefits can he get from walking in the country _______________________________________________________________________________ THE END 2 I. Which underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1®) 1. A. sky B. why C. city D. my 2. A. proud B. about C. around D. would 3. A. say B. can C. gray D. may 4. A. snowed B. played C. stayed D. visited 5. A. who B. what C. white D. which II. Circle the best option (a,b , c or d) to complete the sentences. (2 ®) 1. We ________________ here for 15 years. A. are living B. were living C. lived D. have lived 2. Would you mind if I ______________music? A. play B. playing C. played D. will play 3. Thank you for inviting me to the _______________ festival. A. cooking-rice B. rice-cooking C. rice-cooked D. cook-rice 4. My friend said he would go on a trip to Ha Long Bay ____________________. A. tomorrow B. the following day C. the next day D. B & C are correct 5. The man _____________ to my English teacher is my father. A. speaks B. speaking C. spoken D. spoke 6. The English book which I bought yesterday is very ________________ . A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interests III. Give the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.(1,5 ®) 1. When my father was young, he used (smoke) _____________________ 20 cigarettes a day. 2. Look! That car (run) _____________________ very fast. 3. We (not hear) ________________________ anything from him since he left school. 4. When he came, I (take) ________________________ a bath 5. Lan (not meet) ______________________ Hoa since she came to the USA. IV Rewrite the following sentences using the cues (2 ®) 1. " Do you go to school by bus?" Ba asked me. -> Ba asked me 2. It took us ten days to finish this work. -> We spent 3. People have recycled waste paper for many years. -> Waste paper _ 4. Could you tell me how to get to the station? -> Would you mind V.Use the cues to complete the sentences.(1,5 ®) 1. The telephone / invent / Graham Bell / many years ago. _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. She / strong enough / carry / that heavy bag. 3 _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Miss Huong / asked / Hoa / work / harder / her English pronunciation. _______________________________________________________________________________ VI. Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions.(2 ®) I enjoy walking. It's a good exercise and it get me out of the town and into the country. I go every Sunday and it doesn't matter to me if it's cold, windy, rainy or a beautiful sunny day. I just love to get away from people and be alone for a few hours. I always leave home at the same time every Sunday and walk over the hills to a little village in the country. The walk isn't very long, only about an hour, but it's quite hard work because I have to walk up the hill and down the other side. Walking in the country really helps me to enjoy fresh air, have a good health and love our natural beauty. 1. How often does the writer go walking? _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Does he go walking when the weather is bad? _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Where does he often go walking to? _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What benefits can he get from walking in the country? _______________________________________________________________________________ The end 4 . SonLoc Secondary School ENGLISH TEST FOR BEGINNING SCHOOL YEAR Grade 9 Mark Class 9 Full name : I. Which underlined part is pronounced differently. ______________________ to school by bus. 3. He used (live) ______________________ in the countryside when he was young. 4. We (not see) ___________________________ her for three years. 5. Would you. ________________ here for 15 years. A. are living B. were living C. lived D. have lived 2. Would you mind if I ______________music? A. play B. playing C. played D. will play 3. Thank you for inviting