Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-006 I. Choose the word that has the underline part pronounced differently from that the rest. 1. A. polite B. litter C. decide D. crier 2. A. developed B. watched C. walked D. posted 3. A. please B. street C. break D. feel 4. A. ground B. group C. house D. found 5. A. pollution B. rubbish C. income D. truck II. Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to fill in the blank in each sentence. 6. I was born __________1990. A. at B. in C. on D. about 7. What __________the weather like in Da Nang yesterday? A. is B. was C. are D. were 8. I used to go to school __________bicycle, but now I go to school __________foot. A. by/on B. for/in C. in/on D. on/by 9. He can’t play soccer very well and he wishes he __________play soccer better. A. can B. should C. could D. must 10. She said the boy __________handsome and very nice. A. are B. is C. was D. were 11. She likes __________TV after doing the homework. A. watch B. watches C. watched D. watching 12. If you want to lose weight, you __________do exercises. A. should B. will C. would D. can 13. I __________to read story when I was a child, but now I’m interested in watching cartoons. A. use B. using C. used D. uses 14. A: __________I help you? –B: No. thanks. I can do it myself. A. Must B. Can C. Should D. Has 15. He has learned English __________June. A. for B. since C. in D. on 16. They __________go to Ha Noi tomorrow. A. could B. will C. would D. has to 17. I went to Ho Chi Minh City __________. A. yesterday B. tomorrow C. today D. next week 18. -How __________have you been learning English? –Just for three weeks. A. far B. long C. often D. do 19. The teacher asked me how old __________was. A. she B. I C. he D. we 20. If you want to go fishing, you must __________homework. A. did B. done C. does D. do 21. He enjoys __________volleyball. A. playing B. play C. played D. plays 22. I usually go to school __________6.30 a.m. A. in B. for C. at D. between 23. My __________is a beautiful girl. A. brother B. father C. son D. sister 24. I am a __________. I study in a secondary school. A. doctor B. engineer C. student D. writer 25. He __________he could have a computer. A. wishes B. wish C. should D. must III. Choose the best answer from (A, B, C or D) for each space. It's sometimes said that there is (26)_____new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a well- known (27)_____during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking THE FIRST SEMESTER Page 1 Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-006 (28)_____her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (29)_____such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (30)_____trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties, (31)_____, Annabelle noticed to her (32)_____that the 1970s styles were fashion again. "I was planning to throw all my old clothes (33)_____," she said, "but my daughter (34)_____to a party last week, and guess (35)_____she was wearing-that's right, some of my old clothes!". 26. A. anything B. thing C. everything D. nothing 27. A. writer B. model C. architect D. author 28. A. at B. up C. on D. after 29. A. was wearing B. used to wear C. has worn D. wears 30. A. flaring B. flare C. flared D. to flare 31. A. therefore B. consequently C. moreover D. however 32. A. amusement B. thinking C. humor D. sense 33. A. out B. in C. away D. aside 34. A. has gone B. went C. was going D. goes 35. A. how B. which C. what D. that IV. Find the mistakes in the underlined parts A, B, C or D. 36. The children laughed happy when they heard the funny story. A B C D 37. Last week, Hung had an accident because his carelessness. A B C D 38. If the streets will be full of trash, we'll heap it and burn it down. A B C D 39. I'm amazing that Nga won the first prize in the language contest. A B C D 40. She go out with her friends yesterday. A B C D V. Put the word in correct order to make meaning full sentences. 41. Liz / wish/she/be going/ Hanoi/parents/next Sunday. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 42. We/ not used/ wear/ Jeans/ when/ study/ primary school. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 43. Nga/ look/ forward/ meet/ aunt/ again/ soon. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 44. I/ see/ school's advertisement/ TV/ last night. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 45. We/ play games/ listen/ music/ movies/ internet. ____________________________________________________________________________________ VI. Read the following passage carefully then choose the correct answer from (A, B, C or D). The Olympic Games are important international sports events which take place every 4 years in different city. All sports men who take part must be amateur athletes. The twenty second Olympic Games were held in Moscow in the summer of 1980. On the first day of the Olympic Games, Olga Iranov, the 18-years-old Soviet gymnast won the Gold medal. 46. What are the Olympic Games? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 47. Who can take part in Olympic Games? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 48. Are the Olympic Games international sports events? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 49. When were the twenty-second Olympic Games held? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 50. Where were the twenty-second Olympic Games held? THE FIRST SEMESTER Page 2 Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-006 ______________________________________________________________________________ V. Put the word in correct order to make meaning full sentences. 41. Liz / wish/she/be going/ Hanoi/parents/next Sunday. Liz wishes she was going to Hanoi next Sunday.___________________________________________ 42. We/ not used/ wear/ jeans/ when/ study/ primary school. We didn’t used to wear jeans when studying at primary school._______________________________ 43. Nga/ look/ forward/ meet/ aunt/ again/ soon. Nga looks forward to meeting her aunt again soon._________________________________________ 44. I/ see/ school's advertisement/ TV/ last night. I saw your school’s advertisement on TV last night._________________________________________ 45. We/ play games/ listen/ music/ movies/ internet. We play games and listen to music on the internet.__________________________________________ VI. Read the following passage carefully then choose the correct answer from (A, B, C or D). The Olympic Games are important international sports events which take place every 4 years in different city. All sports men who take part must be amateur athletes. The twenty second Olympic Games were held in Moscow in the summer of 1980. On the first day of the Olympic Games, Olga Iranov, the 18-years-old Soviet gymnast won the Gold medal. 46. What are the Olympic Games? They are important international sports events_____________________________________________ 47. Who can take part in Olympic Games? All sports men who are amateur athletes can take part in Olympic Games.______________________ 48. Are the Olympic Games international sports events? Yes, they are.________________________________________________________________________ 49. When were the twenty-second Olympic Games held? They were held in Moscow._____________________________________________________________ 50. Where were the twenty-second Olympic Games held? They were held in the summer of 1980.___________________________________________________ THE FIRST SEMESTER Page 3