Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-010 Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. 1. Mrs. Hoa is a Buddhist. She usually goes to ________ to pray for her luck. A. church B. pagoda C. temple D. mosque 2. Tuan wishes his father ________ here now to help him. A. will be B. is C. would be D. were 3. Last night, we ________ our children to the biggest zoo in town. A. took B. brought C. got D. carried 4. Many designers took ________ from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities. A. inspire B. inspired C. inspiration D. inspiring 5. He finished his exercises on time. A. His exercises were finish on time B. His exercises were finished on time C. His exercises are finished on time D. His exercises was finished on time 6. This test must be done ________. A. care B. careful C. carefully D. careless 7. It’s raining heavily outside, ________ I can’t go to the movies with you. A. because B. and C. so D. but 8. She asked me where I ________ that car. A. buy B. bought C. will buy D. can buy 9. He said that he ________ learning English with you. A. liked B. to like C. liking D. like 10. Going swimming in the summer is very interesting, ________it? A. is B. isn’t C. are D. aren’t 11. Peter will be here soon, ________? A. will he B. won’t he C. is he D. isn’t he 12. They enjoyed ________ football after school. A. to play B. playing C. played D. play 13. The internet is available in our life, so we can ________ get access to it. A. easily B. easy C. uneasily D. uneasy 14. We were really ________ by the beauty of Ha Long Bay. A. impress B. impressed C. impression D. impressive 15. They have lived in Ho Chi Minh City ________ three years. A. to B. at C. in D. for 16. Jeans ________ all over the world. A. sell B. sold C. is sold D. are sold 17. He hasn’t seen her ________ last year. A. since B. for C. at D. in 18. I wish you ________ noise in class. A. don’t make B. didn’t make C. won’t make D. isn’t make 19. Like Vietnam, Malaysia is a ________ country. A. tropical B. tropic C. tropics D. tropically 20. Did he ________ live in the country when he was young? A. use to B. used to C. get used to D. be used to 21. Wearing ________ helps students feel equal in many ways. A. clothes B. ties C. jackets D. uniforms 22. English ________ all over the world. A. speaks B. is being spoken C. is spoken D. spoke 23. We had a picnic on the river ________ before going home. A. side B. bank C. part D. place 24. They ________ me if I could speak Japanese. A. told B. said C. talked D. asked 25. “I have something to show you now,” he said to me. Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-010 A. He told me that he has something to show me then. B. He told me that he has something to show you then. C. He told me that he had something to show you now. D. He told me that he had something to show me then. 26. They use cars and trucks to carry food to the market. A. Cars and trucks are used to carrying food to the market. B. Cars and trucks are used to carry food to the market. C. Cars and trucks are use to carry food to the market. D. Cars and trucks are used to carried food to the market. Read the text then answer the following questions. Last summer, Mary visited Lan, a friend from England to her home village in Do Son. The village is located near the sea. They stayed at Lan’s uncle’s house. It is a small house on the waterfront. Every morning, they got up very early and walked along the shore breathing the fresh air. When the sun was warm enough, they went swimming then they lay down on the sand and took a sunbath. There were a lot of people who came there for their holidays. When they were thirsty, they went to a small restaurant near the beach to buy some coconuts to drink. At lunch and dinner time, Lan’s uncle cooked a lot of seafood for them. The food was fresh and really delicious. Mary enjoyed the food very much. After three days, they returned to Hanoi. Mary said to Lan: “It is the most wonderful holiday in my life. I wish I could stay longer in Do Son with you.” * Questions: 27. When did Mary visit Lan? _______________________________________________________________________________ 28. Where is Lan’s home village? _______________________________________________________________________________ 29. Where did Lan and Mary stay? _______________________________________________________________________________ 30. What did they do every morning? _______________________________________________________________________________ 31. What did they have for lunch and dinner? _______________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same. 32. I can’t play the piano. I wish__________________________________________________________________________ 33. “Where does Mai live?” he asked me He asked me ____________________________________________________________________ 34. They have built two department stores this year. Two department stores ____________________________________________________________ 35. You must do this homework carefully. This homework __________________________________________________________________ 36. “I will leave here next month,” he said. He said_________________________________________________________________________ 37. I can’t give you a ride because I don’t have a motorbike If_____________________________________________________________________________ 38. My sister bought this book yesterday. This book ______________________________________________________________________ 39. “ Do you like foreign films?” She asked me ___________________________________________________________________ 40. Mai is late for school. Mai wishes _____________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-010 * Questions: 27. When did Mary visit Lan? Mary visited Lan Last summer_____________________________________________________ 28. Where is Lan’s home village? Her home village is in Do Son._____________________________________________________ 29. Where did Lan and Mary stay? They stayed at Lan’s uncle house___________________________________________________ 30. What did they do every morning? Every morning, they got up very early and walked along the shore breathing the fresh air_____ 31. What did they have for lunch and dinner? They had seafood.________________________________________________________________ Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same. 32. I can’t play the piano. I wish I could play the piano._______________________________________________________ 33. “Where does Mai live?” he asked me He asked me where Mai lived.______________________________________________________ 34. They have built two department stores this year. Two department stores have been built this year._______________________________________ 35. You must do this homework carefully. This homework must be done carefully.______________________________________________ 36. “I will leave here next month,” he said. He said he would live there the following month._______________________________________ 37. I can’t give you a ride because I don’t have a motorbike. If I had a motorbike I could give you a ride.___________________________________________ 38. My sister bought this book yesterday. This book was bought by my sister yesterday.__________________________________________ 39. “ Do you like foreign films ?” She asked me if liked foreign films.__________________________________________________ 40. Mai is late for school. Mai wishes she weren’t late for school._______________________________________________ Page 3 THE FIRST SEMESTER