Name: …………………. THE FIRST FORTY-FIVE MINUTE TEST Class: 9A… Subject: English Marks: Comments: I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1m) 1. A painted B. played C. mentioned D. lived 2. A. family B. village C. baggy D. casual 3. A. so B. know C. show D. who 4. A. spend B. she C. pen D. men II.Choose the best answer for the following sentences(2ms) 5. I wish I taller A. am B.could C. was D. were 6. Wearing helps students feel equal in many ways A. suits B. casual clothes C. uniforms D. jeans 7. The Ao dai is the ………….dress of VietNamese women A.tradition B. traditional C.traditionally D.by tradition 8. My father in this factory since 1990 A. works B. has worked C. have worked D. worked 9. I used to to school last year A.walk B. walking C. walked D. to walk 10. The classroom………….everyday by the students A.is cleaning B.is cleaned C.was cleaned D. has been cleaned 11. Lan often out after dinner A. go B. goes C. went D. going 12. He this movie on TV last Sunday A. see B. has seen C. sees D. saw III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.(1m) In my opinion, Students should wear (13)………… when they are at school Firstly, uniforms encourage students to be proud (14)……… being students of the school they are going to (15)…………they are wearing the uniforms with the labels bearing the school’s name Secondly, wearing uniforms helps students feel equal in many ways (16)………………, wearing uniforms is practical . You don’t have to think of what to wear everyday Therefore, all students from primary to secondary school should wear uniforms 13 A. school uniforms B. casual clothes C. jeans D. night clothes 14 A. at B. in C. of D. for 15. A. if B.because C. when D. so 16. A.conclusion B. In conclusion C. Final D. Finally IV.Read the text carefully then do the exercises below: Viet Nam is located in the eastern part of the southeast Asia . With an area of about 330.000 square kilometers, It has a population of around 87 million people . Viet Nam is shaped like the letter S .It is divided into three parts in term of climate and weather : North , Central and South . The capital city is Ha Noi . It is located in the north and is home to over six million people . The largest city in Viet Nam is Ho Chi Minh City with a population of more than seven million people . It is located in the south . The Viet language is recognized , however , as a official language and universal means of communication for all inhabitants of Viet Nam . Agricultural is the most important section of the economy and its main agricultural products are rice . Viet Nam has produced more than any other countries except Thailand and India . *True or false . Tick in the right column.(1m) Statements True False 17 Viet Nam is one of the countries of the southeast Asia 18 Ha Noi is the biggest city in Viet Nam 19 The official language in Viet Nam is VietNamese 20 Viet Nam has produced the most rice in the world *Answer the following questions :(2ms ) 21.Where is Viet Nam? 22. How many people are there in Viet Nam ? 23. What is the biggest city in Viet Nam ? Where is it? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 24.What is the main section of the economy in Viet Nam? …………………………………………………………………………………………… V. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.(1m) 25.My father takes me to the Dam Sen Park when we were in Ho Chi Minh City. A B C D 26. Some designers have modern the ao dai by printing the lines of poetry on it. A B C D 27. A lot of people like wearing jeans because they have never been out of fashionable A B C D 28.I think it is necessary for students to wear school uniforms when they are on school A B C D VI.Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings (2ms): 29. The students must do the test carefully The test 30. They have used the cars for five years . The cars 31. I don’t have a computer . I wish 32. His house is far from the school . He wishes ANSWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 25 26 27 28 Name: …………………. THE FIRST FORTY-FIVE MINUTE TEST Class: 9A… Subject: English Marks: Comments: I.Choose the best answer for the following sentences(2ms) 1. Hoa often out after dinner A. goes B. go C. went D. going 2. Wearing gives students freedom of choice. They can choose the colors and the fashion they like. A. suits B. casual clothes C. uniforms D. jeans 3. The Ao dai is the ………….dress of VietNamese women A.tradition B. traditionally C. traditional D.by tradition 4. I………… French food yet. A.don’t eat B.didn’t eat C. won’t eat D. haven’t eaten 5. I used to to school last year A.walk B. walking C. walked D. to walk 6. The classrooms………….everyday by the students A.are cleaned B.is cleaned C.was cleaned D. has been cleaned 7. He wishes he good at English A. is B.could C. was D. were 8. He Hue with his family last summer holiday. A.visit B.visits C.visited D. has visited II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.(1m) In my opinion, Students should wear (9)………… when they are at school Firstly, uniforms encourage students to be proud (10)……… being students of the school they are going to (11)…………they are wearing the uniforms with the labels bearing the school’s name Secondly, wearing uniforms helps students feel equal in many ways (12)………………, wearing uniforms is practical . You don’t have to think of what to wear everyday Therefore, all students from primary to secondary school should wear uniforms 9 A. jeans B. casual clothes C. school uniforms D. night clothes 10 A. at B. of C. in D. for 11. A.so B. if C. when D. because 12. A. Finally B. Final C. In conclusion D. conclusion III. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1m) 13. A played B. painted C. mentioned D. lived 14. A. family B. casual C. baggy D. village 15. A. who B. know C. show D. so 16. A. spend B. pen C. she D. men IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.(1m) 17.My father took me to the Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum when we are in Ha Noi A B C D 18. I think it is necessary for students to wear school uniforms when they are on school A B C D 19. A lot of people like wearing jeans because they have never been out of fashionable A B C D 20. Some designers have modern the ao dai by printing the lines of poetry on it. A B C D V.Read the text carefully then do the exercises below: Viet Nam is located in the eastern part of the southeast Asia . With an area of about 330.000 square kilometers, It has a population of around 87 million people . Viet Nam is shaped like the letter S .It is divided into three parts in term of climate and weather : North , Central and South . The capital city is Ha Noi . It is located in the north and is home to over six million people . The largest city in Viet Nam is Ho Chi Minh City with a population of more than seven million people . It is located in the south . The Viet language is recognized , however , as a official language and universal means of communication for all inhabitants of Viet Nam . Agricultural is the most important section of the economy and its main agricultural products are rice . Viet Nam has produced more than any other countries except Thailand and India . *True or false . Tick in the right column.(1m) Statements True False 21 Viet Nam is one of the countries of the southeast Asia 22 There are 87 million people live in Ho Chi Minh City 23 Viet Nam has produced the most rice in the world 24 The official language in Viet Nam is VietNamese *Answer the following questions :(2ms ) 25.Where is Viet Nam? 26. How many people are there in Viet Nam ? 27. What is the biggest city in Viet Nam ? Where is it? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 28.What is the main section of the economy in Viet Nam? …………………………………………………………………………………………… VI.Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings (2ms): 29. He doesn’t help me. I wish 30. My house is far from the school . I wish 31. Bell invented the telephone in 1876 The telephone 32. They have used the computers for ten years . The computers ANSWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 KEYS : I. Phonetics :(1m) 1. A 2.B 3.D 4.B II. Vocabulary and structures :(4ms) 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A 6,D 7.B 8.D III.Reading :(3ms) 1.TRUE 2.FALSE 3. TRUE 4.FALSE 1.There are around 80 million people . 2.The largest city in Viet Nam is Ho Chi Minh City with a population of more than five million people . It is located in the south . IV. Writing :(2ms) 1.The telephone was invented in 1876 2. their car has been used for five years . 3.I wish I had a computer 4.He wishes his house were near school. . wish 31. Bell invented the telephone in 18 76 The telephone 32. They have used the computers for ten years . The computers ANSWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23. five years . The cars 31. I don’t have a computer . I wish 32. His house is far from the school . He wishes ANSWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 25 26 27 28 Name: ………………… pronounced differently from the others.(1m) 13 . A played B. painted C. mentioned D. lived 14 . A. family B. casual C. baggy D. village 15 . A. who B. know C. show D. so 16 . A. spend B. pen C. she D. men IV.