Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-015 Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 1. Jeans have become more and more _________with students since 1960. A. famous B. common C. familiar D. popular 2. Do you _________the Internet is useful? A. think B. find C. wish D. guess 3. Mr. Si Hoang took that _________from the royal costumes of Nguyen Dynasties. A. idea B. impression C. inspiration D. information 4. Today’s weather is hot, _________we have to turn on the air-conditioner. A. so B. but C. if D. because 5. Nobody likes this kind of food, _________? A. does he B. doesn’t he C. do they D. don’t they 6. She _________a famous singer some years ago. A. used to be B. is used to be C. used to being D. is used to being 7. “Would you like to go and visit the museum tomorrow?” – “_________.” A. I like to see it B. That’s a fine day C. You must want it D. That would be great 8. “Maryam, this is my friend, Nga.” – “_________” A. Nice to see you again. B. Pleased to meet you. C. How are you? D. That’s right, I am. 9. She has a good _________as a well-qualified teacher. A. collection B. impression C. inspiration D. reputation 10. The image of ao dai is _________in a lot of songs. A. interested B. impressed C. provided D. mentioned 11. Did you use _________your summer vacation in the countryside? A. spend B. to spend C. spending D. to spending 12. We walked _________half an hour to reach the picnic site. A. for B. in C. from D. since 13. The two cities are not different _________some ways. A. from B. to C. in D. with 14. I wish I could visit your village again someday, Ba.” – “_________” A. Have a good trip! B. What a day! C. Yes, of course. D. You’re always welcome! Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. 15. It’s a long time since we have visited the capital. A B C D 16. I’m very pleasant that we’re going to be pen pals. A B C D 17. She enjoys listening to music and go dancing with her friends. A B C D 18. He bought a HB pencil which was made in Japan. A B C D Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 19. Do you enjoy _____________on the Internet? (chat) 20. Work harder or you ______________in the entrance examination. (fail) 21. Why not ___________English with native speakers? (speak) 22. This is the first time she _______________the Ao dai. (wear) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses. Page 1 THE FIST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-015 23. This child is too young and ______________to recognize danger. (experience) 24. A lot of _____________will come to Ha Long Bay soon. (visit) 25. The Internet has helped students study more ________________. (depend) 26. My father has always ________________me in teaching. (courage) Read the passage and choose the best answers. Many people now think that teachers give students too (27)_______ homework. They say that it is (28)_______ for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to students. The (29)_______ is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school. Recently, in Greece many parents complained (30)_______ the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. Most people agree that homework is unfair. A student who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much better position than a student who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents (31)_______ no interest at all in their children's homework. 27. A. many B. much C. more D. less 28. A. necessary B. necessity C. unnecessary D. unnecessarily 29. A. cause B. reason C. purpose D. result 30. A. about B. to C. with D. on 31. A. make B. do C. take D. give Read the passage carefully and decide if the following sentences are True or False. Van is a student from Ho Chi Minh City. He’s participating in a student exchange program, and he is now in the United States. It is the beginning of July now and he is staying with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers from Columbus, Ohio. He’s going to be there till the end of August. Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children. Peter, the elder brother, is the same age as Van, and Sam is the younger one who is in primary school, a level lower than Peter’s. Since his arrival, Van has been learning a lot about life on a farm. He has also been able to improve his spoken English. As soon as he completes his homework, he helps to feed the chickens and collect the eggs. He really enjoys himself spending his summer vacation this way. Write TRUE or FALSE for the statements about the passage: STATEMENTS T F 32. Van is staying with an American family in the countryside. 33. Van is going to be there for three months. 34. Peter and Van are both in primary school. 35. He doesn’t help to feed the chickens and collect the eggs. 36. Van is having a good time learning and working with the Parkers. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same. 37. I don’t have a computer at home. I wish _________________________________________________________________________ 38. The number of people killed in traffic accidents this year is over 100. Already this year, over 100 people __________________________________________________ 39. “What do you usually do in your free time?” said the examiner to her. The examiner __________________________________________________________________ 40. The test was not easy enough for him to get good grades. The test was so _________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE FIST SEMESTER