Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-009 Which one is pronounced differently? 1. A. there B. thanks C. they D. those 2. A. information B. will C. consuming D. high 3. A. parents B. ten C. when D. mend 4. A. around B. how C. bought D. found 5. A. friends B. collected C. many D. stamps Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 6. Music and painting are ________ subjects. A. option B. optional C. optionally D. optioning 7. The children are playing ________ in the schoolyard. A. happy B. happily C. happier D. happiness 8. I wish they ________ here tomorrow. A. will come B. would come C. come D. came 9. Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing ________work. A. at B. in C. to D. with 10. Peter got ________ quickly and went to school. A. dress B. dressed C. dressing D. dresses 11. It’s ________ to call anyone at night. A. convenience B. inconvenience C. convenient D. inconvenient 12. It rains heavily, ________I can’t go to the movies with you. A. and B. but C. because D. so 13. My father ________ teaching in a small village 10 years ago. A. start B. started C. has started D. is starting 14. Minh wishes he ________ a new bike soon. A. would have B. has C. had D. will have 15. You will pass the exam ________you study hard. A. but B. and C. if D. unless 16. I met him ________ the entrance to the village. A. on B. at C. in D. under 17. Do you collect stamps or other things? – Yes, I’m a stamp________. A. collection B. collector C. collected D. collecting 18. Let’s dance together, ________? The party is so wonderful. A. shall we B. shan’t we C. will you D. won’t you 19. He thinks that ________on the internet is a waste of time. A. chatting B. to chat C. chatted D. to chatting 20. There is an interesting ________about life in the Arctic. A. news B. documentary C. service D. entertainment Choose the underlined parts that need correcting. 21. Nam work as a teacher at Nguyen Tri Phuong School. A B C D 22. He avoids to travel during rush hours. A B C D 23. Dennis used to smoking a lot a year ago. A B C D 24. This problem has been discuss by the police for several months. A B C D 25. We will going to spend our summer holiday in Da Lat next month. . A B C D Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-009 Rewrite the sentences with the same meanings. 26. “Do you still live in Hanoi now?” Nam said to me. Nam asked me___________________________________________________________________ 27. Does your brother use the Internet every day? Your brother____________________________________________________________________ 28. They will have to change the day of the meeting again. The day_________________________________________________________________________ 29. The boy can’t speak to the visitors because he doesn’t know French. The boy wishes___________________________________________________________________ 30. We no longer write to each other very often now. We used________________________________________________________________________ 31. My parents have given me an interesting book. I______________________________________________________________________________ Supply a suitable preposition to each blank. 32. Mai was late ________ school because she got________ late. 33. If we go there we can live________ a dormitory________ campus. 34. I am interested ________ learning English and I’d like some information________ your school. Read the letter carefully then answer the questions below. Dear Mai, I am very pleased that we are going to be pen pals. I will tell you a little about myself and you can do the same when you write to me. I live in an area of London called Maida Vale. It is quite near the center but there are parks nearby where I often take my dog, Mickey, for a walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul. My father works for the post office and my mother has a part- time job as a nurse. I go to the local comprehensive school, where I have a lot of friends. I like most subjects but not all of them. In the evening I sometimes visit friends or stay at home and listen to music and at weekends I like going swimming or horse-riding. At the moment, I am working very hard because I have exams soon, so I spend a lot of time in the library. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Write to me soon! Best wishes, Mary Questions: 35. Where does Mai ’ s pen pal live? _______________________________________________________________________________ 36. Who does she live with? _______________________________________________________________________________ 37. Does her father work for the post office? _______________________________________________________________________________ 38. What are her hobbies at the weekend? _______________________________________________________________________________ 39. Why does she have to work very hard now? _______________________________________________________________________________ 40. What does she ask Mary to do? _______________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-009 Answer keys Rewrite the sentences with the same meanings. 26. “ Do you still live in Hanoi now?” Nam said to me. Nam asked me if I still lived in Hanoi.________________________________________________ 27. Does your brother use the Internet every day? Your brother uses the Internet every day, doesn’t he?___________________________________ 28. They will have to change the day of the meeting again. The day of the meeting will have to be changed again.___________________________________ 29. The boy can’t speak to the visitors because he doesn’t know French. The boy wishes he knew English.____________________________________________________ 30. We no longer write to each other very often now. We used to write to each other.______________________________________________________ 31. My parents have given me an interesting book. I have been given an interesting book by my parents.____________________________________ Supply a suitable preposition to each blank. 32. Mai was late ___for_____ school because she got___up_____ late. 33. If we go there we can live___in_____ a dormitory___on_____ campus. 34. I am interested ____in__ learning English and I’d like some information___about___ your school. 35. Where does Mai ’ s pen pal live? She lives in an area of London called Maida Vale 36. Who does she live with? She lives with her parents and her younger brother, Paul 37. Does her father work for the post office? Yes, he does. 38. What are her hobbies ( at the weekend)? They are going swimming or horse-riding 39. Why does she have to work very hard now? Because she has her exams soon 40. What does she ask Mai to do? She asks Mai to write to her soon Page 3 THE FIRST SEMESTER