Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-014 Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words. 1. A. think B. that C. their D. there 2. A. primary B. village C. invite D. comprise 3. A. hour B. hobby C. how D. happy 4. A. mended B. invited C. enjoyed D. lasted Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences. 5. The Ao dai is the_______ dress of Vietnamese women. A. modern B. new C. old D. traditional 6. We are good friends. We_______ each other for a long time. A. know B. knew C. has known D. have known 7. In the 18 th century jean cloth completely was made_______ cotton. A. by B. to C. with D. from 8. When she was a little girl, she used to_______ swimming. A. go B. went C. goes D. going 9. We wish you _______ here longer. A. stays B. stay C. stayed D. will stay 10. Mary took a lot of_______ to show the trip to her parents. A. photos B. cards C. sights D. words 11. I don’t use the Internet very often_______ I don’t have much time. A. so B. although C. because D. but 12. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese_______. A. poet B. farmer C. musician D. teacher 13. What do you use the internet ________? A. with B. to C. for D. from 14. Do you ________my smoking in here? A. want B. mind C. worry D. concern 15. Wearing casual clothes makes students________ comfortable. A. feel B. felt C. to feel D. feeling 16. The Malaysian ________is the ringgit. A. monetary B. unit C. unit of currency D. money 17. We wish we ________a plane. A. could fly B. flew C. fly D. did fly 18. She ________to the theater by the Greens last night. A. takes B. took C. was taken D. is taken 19. She describe herself ________a fashion designer. A. as B. by C. like D. in Do as directed. 20. We should invite Lan to the party. (Change into passive) Lan______________________________________________________________________________ 21. She isn’t very good at English. She wishes_________________________________________________________________________ 22. I am sorry I can’t speak English well. I wish ____________________________________________________________________________ 23. “Have you hurt yourself ?”he asked. He asked Susan ____________________________________________________________________ 24. I’d like you to help me shut the door. Would you mind ___________________________________________________________________ Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-014 25. He gets up early in the morning and he’s used to. He’s used to ______________________________________________________________________ Give the correct form of words in brackets. 26. Hoa is looking forward to ____________ her new penpal. (meet) 27. I feel ____________ whenever I wear that shirt. (comfort) 28. There are many ____________ designers at present. (fashionable) 29. Many ____________ have mentioned the Ao dai in their poems. (poem) 30. English is ____________ used in the world. (wide ) 31. He spends 2 hours a day____________ the web. (surf) 32. This restaurant is ____________ for its western meals. (fame) Put the words or phrases in correct orders to make sentences. 33. to be proud / their school/ wearing uniforms / of / encourages students. _________________________________________________________________________________ 34. We / didn’t / wish / it / rain / now. _________________________________________________________________________________ Read and answer the questions. Hanoi is really an interesting city. There are many things that a tourist can do there. There are several museums which tourists can visit. The History museum is on Pham Ngu Lao Street and the War Museum is on Dien Bien Phu Street. Tourists can see stories about Vietnam’s past in both museums. The War museum is full of old weapons and tourists can take photos of them. It is also possible to organize a tour and tourists can hire a small bus or a taxi and go to several villages nearby. There is a village where you can see people making noodles and another where they make silk. Lastly, there is a Snake village where tourists can see live snakes. 35. Are there many museums in Hanoi? _________________________________________________________________________________ 36. Where can tourists see stories about Vietnam’s past? _________________________________________________________________________________ 37. What can they see in the War museum? _________________________________________________________________________________ 38. Can tourists see snakes in Snake village? _________________________________________________________________________________ Fill in each gap with one of the suitable words provided. There are more words than needed. writers-traditional-because-songs-poets-so For centuries poets, (41)______and musicians have mentioned the Ao dai in poems, novels and (42)______. The Ao dai is the (43)______dress of Vietnamese women. It consists of a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants. Traditionally, it was frequently worn by both men and women. The design and material used for men were different from those used for women. Nowadays, women usually wear it, especially on special occasions. However, many Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work, (44)______it is more convenient. a. True or False STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE 39. Traditionally, only women frequently worn the Ao dai. 40. Nowadays, women usually wear the Ao dai at work. b. Gap-Filling 41. ____________ 42. ____________ 43. ____________ 44. ____________ THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER