Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM 2010-2011 Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences. 1. Malaysia is divided _________two regions known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia. A. into B. on C. between D. from 2. Bahasa is the primary language of instruction in all Malaysian secondary schools _________it is a compulsory second language. A. because B. but C. and D. although 3. I don’t have a sister. I wish I _________one. A. will have B. would have C. can have D. have 4. The population of Malaysia in 2001 _________over 22 million. A. is B. are C. was D. were 5. The traditional Ao Dai _________more popular recently. A. becomes B. has become C. became D. will become 6. You look stranger than you were ten years ago. I _________ you since then. A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. have seen D. don’t see 7. I hope to see you_________ summer. A. next B. last C. previous D. on 8. I usually stay in bed_________10 a.m. _________ Sundays. A. at/on B. on/in C. at/at D. until/on 9. She is sick today, _________she won’t go to school. A. but B. so C. however D. though 10. My cousin passed the exam _________he studied hard. A. so B. because C. but D. though 11. _________, you should do morning exercises every day. A. If you want to get fit B. Unless you want to get fit C. If you wanted to get fit D. Unless you wanted to get fit 12. I’m not as tall as you. If I _________as tall as you, I’d be a fashion model. A. was B. were C. am D. will be 13. If you don’t want to make your parents disappointed with you, you _________study harder. A. must B. might C. won’t D. will 14. Tam: Must you go to school early? – Lan: No, _________. A. mustn’t B. must C. needn’t D. couldn’t 15. Your mother loves you much, _________? A. does she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. didn’t she 16. You won’t come to my birthday party tonight, _________? A. will you B. won’t you C. did you D. do you 17. I don’t like _________football, but I enjoy _________it. A. to play/to watch B. playing/watching C. playing/to watch D. to play/to watching 18. Mary: Do you like football? –Tom” _________. A. No, I hate it B. I think you like it C. Yes, thanks D. No, thanks 19. Ba: Oh dear! I weigh 60 kilos! – Lan: _________. A. Congratulations! B. Really? You should go on a diet. C. Sorry! I don’t know D. Eat more meat and candy, please! 20. Tam: Can you lend me your book, Lan? – Lan: _________. A. Yes, I can B. Yes, you can C. No, thanks D. Here you are Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 21. A. cough B. enough C. though D. laugh 22. A. rented B. wanted C. needed D. climbed 23. A. churches B. clothes C. buzzes D. watches Read and choose the correct answer to fill in each blank. Dear Mr. President, I’m writing (24)______you about the problem of fish catching in the lake behind my house. It (25)______ safe and relaxing if they considered fishing as a hobby in their free time. However, using electricity and explosive to catch fish is illegal and evil. What I am really worried is that catching fish by Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM 2010-2011 electricity and explosive (26)______not only many fish (27)______ other animals such as frogs, toasts and even birds also die from electric shock waves. I think that local authorities (28)______prohibit and fine heavily anyone using these ways of catching fish. I hope that you will have some urgent actions on this problem soon. Kind regards, Tam Nguyen 24. A. for B. to C. with D. about 25. A. will be B. can be C. would be D. may be 26. A. have made B. made C. has made D. make 27. A. but B. but also C. also D. but as well 28. A. can B. should C. will D. would Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following sentences. Nowadays jeans are becoming more popular with many young people. However, the number of those who know the origin of this word is very small. In fact, “jeans” comes from a kind of material, called jean, was made in Europe. The material was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy because they wore clothes made from it. In the 18 th century, jean cloth was completely made from cotton and workers at that time loved wearing it because the material was very strong and it didn’t wear out easily. In the 1960s, many university students and college students wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to match the 1960’s fashions like embroidered and painted jeans. In 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became cheaper. In 1980s jeans finally became high fashion clothing when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their labels on them. Sales of jeans went up and up. But in the 1990s the worldwide economic situation got worse, and the sales of jeans stopped growing. However, jeans have never been out of fashion and today young generation is still fond of wearing them. 29. The history of the word ‘jeans’_________________. A. is known by many people B. isn’t still known by many people C. is known by only a few of young people D. is known by only a few of elderly people 30. ‘Jean’ was named after__________________. A. sailors from Genoa in Italy B. a material made in Europe C. an Italian word which means ‘cotton’ D. a material made in Asia 31. Workers in the 18 th century liked wearing jeans because________________. A. they were made from cotton B. they were made from very strong material C. they were cheap D. they were old 32. Many different styles of jeans were designed in the 1960s because______________. A. they needed to match the fashion at that time B. traditional jeans became out of fashion C. traditional jeans were sold slowly D. traditional jeans weren’t sold 33. The highest number of jeans which were sold in ______________. A. the 1970s B. the 1980s C. the 1990s D. the 1960s Rewrite the sentences as directed. 34. People speak English all over the world. English is ________________________________________________________________________ 35. “How are you?” My teacher asked me_______________________________________________________________ 36. “I will go to Da Lat tomorrow.” She said that ______________________________________________________________________ 37. I am too poor to go to school. I wish I __________________________________________________________________________ 38. I want to pass the exam. So, I must study hard. Because I _________________________________________________________________________ 39. The last time I met her was five years ago. I haven’t__________________________________________________________________________ 40. Nobody has cleaned the room for a week. The room_________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER