GRADE 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-007 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. artificial B. province C. special D. facial 2. A. clear B. dear C. wear D. hear 3. A. fan B. bad C. catch D. wash 4. A. prefer B. better C. worker D. teacher 5. A. buildings B. schools C. zoos D. markets Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 6. The teacher gave back the papers which ________ marked. A. was B. has been C. had been D. have been 7. Mrs. Ramsay was accustomed ________ in this rickety house. A. by living B. to living C. with living D. living 8. Neither Mary nor her two brothers ________ superstitious. A. is B. was C. are D. have 9. If my candidate had won the election, I ________ happy now. A. am B. was C. would be D. can be 10. I _________ very well with my father now, we never have any arguments. A. go on B. carry on C. get on D. put on 11. People have different ways of preparing _________. A. their exams B. to exams C. for exams D. in exams 12. Lack of sleep can have a noticeable ________ your performance at work. A. effect to B. effect in C. affect on D. effect on 13. I’ve got to see the dentist for a check - up tomorrow; I just hope I don’t need to ________. A. have anything done B. be done something to C. let anything be done D. make something done 14. He climbed up the tree _________ to pick the apples before the wind blew them off. A. so B. in order C. so that D. for 15. Next summer, we’re ________ a swimming pool built in our garden. A. making B. deciding C. letting D. having 16. He turned ________ the light so as not to waste electricity. A. off B. of C. on D. down 17. The old man was very fond ________ telling stories. A. to B. about C. of D. for Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 18. If he speaks more slowly, I could understand him. A B C D 19. I'd like to go out for dinner, but I don’t feel like to eat out tonight. A B C D 20. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn't he? A B C D 21. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left. A B C D 22. I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer. A B C D Give the correct forms of the words in brackets. 23. He is a famous stamp ______________. (COLLECT) 24. There was some new ______________ in the laboratory. (EQUIP) 25. It was an ______________ day. (ENJOY) 26. The accident happens because of driving ______________. (CARE) 27. Some young people today have a very strange ______________. (APPEAR) 28. Her clothes look very modern and ______________. (FASHION) 29. Many designers took ______________ from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities. (INSPIRE) 30. His attempt to break the world record was sadly ______________. (SUCCESS) Choose the most suitable sentence that can be placed each of the given sentences. Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER GRADE 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-007 31. “What do you usually do in your free time?” The examiner asked him. A. The examiner asked him what you usually did in your free time. B. The examiner asked him what I usually did in my free time. C. The examiner asked him what did he usually do in his free time. D. The examiner asked him what he usually did in his free time. 32. Start at once or you will be late for school. A. If you start at once, you will be late for school. B. Unless you start at once, you won’t be late for school. C. You won’t be late for school if you don’t start at once. D. If you don’t start at once, you will be late for school. 33. “We are very happy to see you here”, the students said to Mr. White. A. The students said to Mr. White that they were very happy to see him there. B. The students said to Mr. White that they are very happy to see him here. C. The students said to Mr. White that they were very happy to see him here. D. The students said to Mr. White that they are very happy to see him there. 34. He said that he was going to have a new school bag. A. “I am going to have a new school bag” he said. B. “I was going to have a new school bag” he said. C. “He was going to have a new school bag” he said. D. “He is going to have a new school bag” he said. 35. When was this car bought? A. When do they buy this car? B. When did they bought this car? C. When did they buy this car? D. When were they bought this car? Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question. The media can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the movies and shows that they watch. With high quality programs, TV and video tapes increase the viewers’ knowledge, they can also improve thinking ability. Additionally, it offers language learners the advantage of “real-life” audiovisual instruction and aural comprehension practice at any time of day or night. TV and video can also provide almost everyone with good entertainment. (comprehension: sự thấu hiểu) Nevertheless, there are several serious disadvantages to the visual media. Firstly, some people watch video tapes more hours than they do anything else. Secondly, those who spend more time watching TV than manual work can easily suffer from near-sightedness and obesity. Thirdly, the amount of violence and horror on the screen that have had bad effect on children and teenagers. Finally, people often feel a strange and powerful need to watch TV or play a video tape even when they do not enjoy it or have free time for entertainment. (obesity: bụng phệ) 36. What inferred from the passage is considered FALSE? A. To widen our knowledge we should watch TV as much as possible. B. Watching TV and video is one of the ways to learn other cultures. C. The visual media also have some disadvantages besides their advantages. D. TV and other visual media affect the lives of almost everyone. 37. One of the advantages of TV and video tapes is that it can __________. A. decrease viewers’ knowledge B. widen viewers’ knowledge C. limit viewers’ good entertainment D. reduce viewer’s ability of thinking 38. The media can be very helpful to people __________. A. who spend much time on them B. who carefully choose the programs to watch C. who enjoy them D. who know the way to enjoy them 39. TV is one of the media that presents information and entertainment __________ A. aurally and orally B. aurally C. visually and aurally D. orally 40. Who in the passage can easily suffer from near-sightedness and obesity? A. people who often feel a strange and powerful need. B. people who improve thinking ability. C. people who carefully choose the movies and shows. D. people who spend more time watching TV than manual work. THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER