Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-016 Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 1. The national ________in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia. A. currency B. climate C. language D. religion 2. ________aspect of learning English do you find most interesting? A. How B. What C. When D. Why 3. It was raining very hard, ________we had to wear our raincoats. A. so B. but C. because D. when 4. She ________a famous singer some years ago. A. is used to be B. used to be C. used to being D. is used to being 5. The material was named ________sailors from Genoa in Italy. A. of B. to C. from D. after 6. Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing ________work. A. at B. on C. in D. for 7. “Shall we go to Vung Tau on the weekend?” – “________.” A. That’s a fine day B. That’s a good trip C. Yes, let’s D. Yes, please 8. Churches, pagodas and temples are places of ________. A. inspiration B. impression C. friendship D. worship 9. Vietnamese children must go to school at the age of 6. This is ________education. A. compulsory B. optional C. official D. primary 10. When we arrived, she was ________the chickens. A. collecting B. playing C. feeding D. helping 11. He ________football on the streets when he was a boy. A. plays B. used to play C. has played D. was playing 12. It rained heavily, ________they still went on the picnic. A. so B. but C. if D. because 13. She ________English here since she graduated from university. A. teaches B. is teaching C. used to teach D. has taught 14. Students live in a dormitory ________campus. A. in B. at C. on D. to 15. “Hello. You must be Maryam.” – “________.” A. Yes, please B. That’s right, I am. C. Yes, here’s Lan D. No, I am Maryam Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. 16. Jean cloth made completely from cotton in the eighteenth century. A B C D 17. She might be late for the exam if she won’t come soon. A B C D 18. My father used to smoking cigarettes, but he doesn’t now. A B C D 19. I would like some informations about your school. A B C D 20. It’s interested that so many people like living in the countryside. A B C D Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 21. It’s time we _____________the bus. (catch) 22. I wish we _________________a good time tonight. (have) 23. Malaysia _________________into two regions. (divide) 24. This is the first time she ________________the Ao dai. (wear) 25. A lot of visitors__________ to The Temple of Literature every day. (come) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses. Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-016 26. She was really impressed by the _____________of Vietnamese people. (friend) 27. They like living ____________in a small village. (peace) 28. The system of traffic in our city should be ______________. (modern) 29. We had an _______________picnic in the Botanical Garden. (enjoy) 30. The band performed very ______________in the concert last night. (impress) Read the passage and choose the best answers. Jeans are the most popular kind of (31)______ in the world. They are popular almost everywhere, in Japan, France, Indonesia and Brazil. Rich people (32)______ poor people wear them. Young people and even some old people wear them, too. In the United States, Jeans are the only kind of (33)______ clothes. In other countries, young people wear them (34)______ they want to look modern. Jeans are (35)______ of youth and independence. Everyone wants to be modern, young and independent when wearing Jeans. 31. A. dress B. clothing C. skirt D. material 32. A. and B. but C. so D. as 33. A. casual B. comfortable C. traditional D. official 34. A. although B. so C. but D. because 35. A. symbol B. design C. fashion D. pattern Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same. 36. They are going to celebrate their wedding anniversary next Sunday. Their _________________________________________________________________________ 37. Study harder or you can’t pass the entrance examination. If you ________________________________________________________________________ 38. “Which book do you buy for me?” Lan asked me. Lan asked _____________________________________________________________________ 39. I started studying in this school four years ago. I have ________________________________________________________________________ 40. What a pity! She isn’t here now. I wish ________________________________________________________________________ Read the text and answer the questions below. The internet started in the 1960s. The USA Department of Defense started it because they wanted a computer network to help the American military. In the 1970s, scientists worked on it. Then in the 1980s, telephone companies made it possible to communicate on the computer network in many more countries. An international computer language was born, and the Net went worldwide. You can use the Internet for many things. You can shop for a car or a house; you can plan a vacation; you can watch a video; you can read an Australian newspaper or a Japanese magazine; you can buy books and CDs from North and South America; you can play chess with a partner in Moscow; or you can just chat with people from all over the world. 41. When did the internet start? _______________________________________________________________________________ 42. Why did the USA Department of Defense start the internet? _______________________________________________________________________________ 43. When did telephone companies make it possible to communicate on the computer network in many more countries? _______________________________________________________________________________ 44. Can you use the internet to plan a vacation? _______________________________________________________________________________ 45. According to the text, what kind of newspapers or magazines can you read? _______________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER