Garde 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-017 Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences below. 1. Let’s ________the Brighton Language center. A. to attend B. attending C. attended D. attend 2. He thinks that ________on the internet is a waste of time. A. chatting B. to chatting C. chating D. to chat 3. We will go ________ a picnic next week. A. in B. at C. on D. to 4. There is a shrine________ the top of the mountain near my uncle’s house. A. on B. in C. to D. at 5. What do you think about his ________ of coins? A. collect B. collector C. collection D. collective 6. Maryam was ________by the kindness and the friendliness of Vietnamese people. A. impressed B. impress C. impressing D. impresses 7. I wish I ________more time to stay here with you longer. A. can have B. had C. have D. will have 8. When a school girl, she used ________past the rice paddy on her way to school. A. walk B. walked C. to walk D. walking 9. Nam ________a scholarship last year. A. can be awarded B. is awarded C. will be awarded D. was awarded 10. If we go to study on a campus, you can stay in a________. A. house B. hotel C. dormitory D. apartment 11. The film was so boring, ________he turned off the TV and went to bed early. A. because B. so C. but D. and 12. Hoa’s mother hardly watches music programs on TV, ________. A. doesn’t she B. do she C. don’t she D. does she 13. Could you ________TV, please? I want to watch the news. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn left 14. My mother wishes she ________healthy. A. was B. is C. were D. had 15. They ________the big old tree before lunchtime. A. came B. reached C. arrived D. went Find the best choice to complete the passage below. Television (16)______very popular since it appeared a few decades ago. Millions of viewers across the world are interested in (17)______T.V programs almost all day long every day. There (18)______ programs of all kinds to attract viewers of all ages, such as cartoons for children and movies for film lovers. People can also enjoy programs of important events broadcast live on T.V. It is exciting when we can enjoy (19)______a match at the football world cup when it is actually taking place. So, it is not strange for us (20)______why there is a TV set in every home today. 16. A. has been B. was C. is D. will be 17. A. watch B. watching C. watched D. to watch 18. A. is B. was C. are D. were 19. A. watched B. watch C. to watch D. watching 20. A. seeing B. to see C. saw D. see Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 21. He studied hard, but he passed the exam easily. A B C D Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER Garde 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-017 22. Because of she was sick, she couldn’t go to school yesterday. A B C D 23. She took many pictures to show the trip for her parents. A B C D 24. They are living in that house for several years. A B C D 25. It’s dangerous swimming in this river. A B C D Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 26. Don’t forget ________________the letter for me, will you? (send) 27. Would you mind ________________the radio down? (turn) 28. This film gives me a good________________. (impress) 29. They spend all morning ________________the lessons. (learn) 30. They felt ________________after the trip to the countryside. (health) Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 31. Maryam doesn’t have a longer vacation in Vietnam. Maryam wishes she ______________________________________________________________ 32. I last saw him two years ago. I haven’t _______________________________________________________________________ 33. People have used the Internet all over the world. The Internet has _________________________________________________________________ 34. What about going to the cinema tonight? Shall we _______________________________________________________________________ 35. “Why don’t you go with me now?”, he asked me He asked me why ________________________________________________________________ Read the following passage and answer the questions below. Although I have a car, I prefer to travel by train, especially if I have to make a long journey. As the train travels at speed through the countryside, I can relax, drink a cup of coffee, read a book or just gaze out of the window. Sometimes, the movement of the train makes me fall asleep, something you couldn’t do while driving a car. The trouble is that I hate waiting on cold stations and get angry when I have to waste time looking for a taxi or a bus at the beginning or the end of my journey. (gaze: nhìn đăm đăm/ at speed: fast or quickly) Questions 36. What can the writer do when sitting on the train? _______________________________________________________________________________ 37. Does the writer like traveling by train? _______________________________________________________________________________ 38. What makes the writer fall asleep? _______________________________________________________________________________ 39. What’s the trouble when traveling by train? _______________________________________________________________________________ 40. Which transportation do you like best? Why? _______________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER Garde 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-017 ANSWER KEYS Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 26. Don’t forget ___to send___the letter for me, will you? (send) 27. Would you mind ___turning___the radio down? (turn) 28. This film gives me a good_impression__. (impress) 29. They spend all morning _learning_the lessons. (learn) 30. They felt __healthy__after the trip to the countryside. (health) Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 31. Maryam doesn’t have a longer vacation in Vietnam. Maryam wishes she had a longer vacation in Vietnam.__________________________________ 32. I last saw him two years ago. I haven’t seen him for two years.____________________________________________________ 33. People have used the Internet all over the world. The Internet has been used all over the world.__________________________________________ 34. What about going to the cinema tonight? Shall we go to the cinema tonight?__________________________________________________ 35. “Why don’t you go with me now?”, he aksed me He asked me why I didn’t go with him then.___________________________________________ Read the following passage and answer the questions below. Although I have a car, I prefer to travel by train, especially if I have to make a long journey. As the train travels at speed through the countryside, I can relax, drink a cup of coffee, read a book or just gaze out of the window. Sometimes, the movement of the train makes me fall asleep, something you couldn’t do while driving a car. The trouble is that I hate waiting on cold stations and get angry when I have to waste time looking for a taxi or a bus at the beginning or the end of my journey. (gaze:nhìn đăm đăm/ at speed: fast or quickly) Questions 36. What can the writer do when sitting on the train? He can relax, drink a cup of coffee, read a book or just gaze out of the window.______________ 37. Does the writer like traveling by train? Yes, he does.____________________________________________________________________ 38. What makes the writer fall asleep? The movement of the train makes him fall asleep.______________________________________ 39. What’s the trouble when traveling by train? He hates waiting on cold stations.___________________________________________________ 40. Which transportation do you like best? Why? I like traveling by bike because it is economical._______________________________________ Page 3 THE FIRST SEMESTER