Nguyen Trai Secondary School. THE SECOND ENGLISH TEST. Class: 9 Time : 45 min. Name : Testing date: . Correcting date: Mark Comments I. Choose the word whose sound is pronounced differently from that of the other three: (1m) 1. A.realize B.organize C.surprise D. promise 2. A. meat B. seat C. reach D. great 3. A. reputation B. scholarship C. disagree D. grammar 4. A. kite B. know C. kitchen D. skill I. Choose the correct word to fill in each of the following sentences: (1, 5ms) 1. They walked up the mountains to _________________the shrine of a Vietnamese hero. A. visit B. travel C. gather D. reach 2. “Let’s go to Vung Tau on the weekend.” - “________________________.” A. That’s a fine day B. That’s a good trip C. Yes, please D. Yes, let’s 3. ____________ is a large building in a college or university where students live. A. Hall B. Campus C. Dormitory D. Institute 4. If you want to do exercises easily , you ____________ words by heart. A. must learn B. learned C. learn D. can learn. 5. She __________ that she was a student in grade 9. A. say B. said me C. say me D. said to me. 6. I must be home …… 7 o’clock because I want to watch the seven o’clock news. A. at B. until C. before D. for III. Give the correct form of the words in bracket (0.5m ) 1. Oxford is a university with an excellent…………… in England ( reputable ) 2. Our school has a lot of well - ………… teachers. ( qualify ) III. Rewrite each sentence so that it means almost the same as the one printed before it: ( 2,5 ms) 1. Study harder, or you will fail in the examination. If ________________________________________________________ 2. “What music do you like best?” she asked me. She asked _________________________________________________ 3. They had to cancel their picnic because the weather was cold. ____________________so___________________________ 4. It’s a pity, they can’t go hiking with us this Sunday. I wish ______________________________________________ 5. She said: “ I’m doing my homework now ”. She said that ______________________________________________ IV. Read the passage and then answer the questions ( 2.5 ): LEARNING ENGLISH Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, and others learn in evening classes. A few learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English. Why do these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Young children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. * Questions: 1. Who in the world learn English every year ? -> ……………………………………… 2. Where do young children learn English ? -> ……………………………………… 3. Why many adults learn English ? - > ……………………………………… 4. How do a few people learn English ? - > ……………………………………… 5. Do some people learn English to read newspapers or magazines in English ? - > …………………………………………………… VI.Listen and decide the following statements are true or false : ( 2ps ): Statements T / F 1.Minh invited Hung to join his family on a day trip to his home village. 2.The journey to the village was not very interesting. 3.They crossed the green paddy fields and a big bamboo forest . 4.They walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. Nguyen Trai Secondary school THE SECOND WRITTEN TEST Name SUBJECT: ENGLISH 9 Class: 9…… Time : 45’ Checking date…………….…… correcting date…… Marks The teacher ‘ s remarks *Choose the word that has a different pronunciation from the others of each group: 1. A. east B. seat C. great D. meat 2. A. picture B. village C. river D. find 3. A. parent B. ten C. when D. entrance 4. A. practiced B. learned C. laughed D. watched * Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern: 5. A. banyan B. hamburger C. pagoda D. scholarship 6. A. dormitory B. reputation C. university D. inspiration II.VOCABULARY - STRUCTURE: (4ms)1. Choose the best word or phrase to fill in each 1.Our father often works night A. on /B. at /C. in /D. for 1. They often go to that to pray. A. shrine / B. store / C. market /D. hotel 2. I’m looking to hearing from you soon. A. for/B. forward / C. after /D. at 3. I wish I on the sunny beach now. A. am /B. would be /C. be /D. were 4. What of learning French do you find most difficult? A. kind B. type C. aspect D. form 5. We can stay in a on campus when studying in the Institute. A. hotel B. dormitory C. restaurant D. private house 6. They have many well teachers there. A. qualify B. qualification C. qualified D. quality 7. I can complete a English if you want. A. speak /B. spoke /C. spoken/D. speaking 2. Put the correct form of the verb in the bracket(2ms) 1. The teacher asked me what my name (be)………………. 2. She asked me if I (like)………………………English. 3. Lan said she (be)…………………. happy to see you. 4. Nguyen Du (write)…………………Truyen Kieu for many years III. READING: (2.5ms) Like other languages, English is always changing, but it changes very slowly. People invent new words, borrow words from other languages and change the meaning of the words as needed. For example, the English word "byte" was invented by computer specialists in 1959. The word "tomato" was borrowed from Nahuati, an American Indian language spoken in Mexico. The word "meat" once referred to food in general. People learn English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language. Most school children learn their first language easily and sometimes other languages as well. Statements True (T) False (F) 1. English is changing very quickly. 2. Some English words are borrowed from other languages. 3. Some English words are invented by computer specialists. 4. "Food" means meat in general. 5. It is not easy for children to learn their first language. IV. WRITING: (2ms)* Rewrite the following sentences: 1. Nga went to bed early because she was tired after the trip. (so) Nga…………………………………… 2. He said, “ I will go to Dalat tomorrow.” He……………………………… 3. Mrs. White asked him, “ How do you go to school?” Mrs. White ……………………………… 4. We can’t go out because of the heavy rain. (wish)We………………………………………… Nguyen Trai Secondary school THE SECOND WRITTEN TEST Name SUBJECT: ENGLISH 9 Class: 9…… Time : 45’ Checking date…………….…… correcting date…… Marks The teacher ‘ s remarks I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the other s.(1m) 1/ a-kite b- know c- kitchen d-skill 2/ a-polite b-candidate c-deposit d-edition 3/ a-amount b-council c-course d-found 4/ a-reputation b-scholarship c-disagree d-grammar II/ Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks (2.0ms) 1/ She has two children to look after , so she is looking for a …… job in her neighborhood. a-part-time b-full-time c-skilled d-low-paid 2/ We see a lot of interesting ………………….on TV every night. a- scholarship b-advertisements c- edition d-reputation 3/ There ……………. no rain here since last month. a-is b-has been c-have been d-was 4/ I must be home …………… 7 o’clock because I want to watch the seven o’clock news. a-at b-until c-before d-for 5/ This school is famous for its well-…………… teaching staff. a- qualified b-qualifying c-qualification d- qualify 6/ The office will be closed ……………. Christmas to New Year. a-at b-from c-on d-between 7/ Lan wishes she …………. to the beach with her parents tomorrow. a-will b-will go c-would go d- went 8/ Everyone felt tired and hungry……… we sat down under the tree and had a snack. a-if b-because c-whether d-so III/ Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting, & correct it.(1m) 1/ Students will take a speak examination at the end of the year ………….…………. A B C D 2/ Sam said that he often goes swimming with you …………… …… A B C D 3/The teacher advised me not spend a lot of time playing games ………………………. A B C D 4/ My children are looking forward to visit their home village again. ……………….……. A B C IV/ Read the advertisement and do the task below (2ms) + Write T (true) or F ( false) for the statements about the advertisement. T / F 1/ They teach English ,German ,Japanese here. ……… 2/ If you don’t know any English words ,you can’t study here …….…. 3/ There aren’t classes from 1:00 P.M to 4:00 P.M …….…. G / F. 168 Pasteur Street *Study English ,German ,and Japanese in the morning and evening * Places available in beginner / intermediate classes. *Modern facilities * Inexpensive fees Courses start November 3 4/ To get more information , you must come to the school . ……… V. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly the same as the first one.(2ms) 1/ Unless you water the plants everyday , they will die. If ………………………………………………………………………………. 2/ “Can you tell me how to send an e-mail, Mai?” said Nam Nam asked ……………………………………………………………………… 3/ Because she was very poor, her children couldn’t go to school. She was so …………………………………………………………………… 4/ “What does your son enjoy doing in his free time?” Tom said to Mrs Parker. Tom asked ……………………………………………………………………… VI/ Listen carefully and complete the missing words(2ms) English is a very (1)…………… language. If we know English , we can go to any countries we (2)………… We will not find it hard to make people (3)………………….what we want to say. English also helps us to (4)…………… all kind of subjects. (5)……………………. of the books are written in English . English has also helps to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread ( 6)………………… understanding and ( 7)……………. among of the ( 8)…………………… in the world. TEST I./ Choose the best answer from A, B and C to fill in the gaps. 1. We have waited for him four hours. A. in B. for C. since 2. She loves to watch the stars night. A. in B. on C. at 3. Linh was out when we came, we left a message. A. so B. since C. when 4. Nam said that he with her parents now. A. live B. living C. lived 5. She wishes we a lot of students in her class. A. knew B. know C. knowing 1. They told me my listening skill. A. improve B. to improve C. improving II./ Rewrite the following sentences , using the cues. 1. “ How far is it to school? ” Nam asked Lan. Nam asked Lan 2. “ Do you get home after 10.30 ? ”.I asked him. I asked him 3. “ I can wait for you outside the office? ” He told me. He told me 4. They do not have the key to open the lab. They wish They wish 5. The holidays were very cheap. They booked one immediately. (SO) III./ Read the text and answer the following questions. Hai is now staying in London. She is studying English for her job. Now she works for an international bank in Ha Noi. She wants to learn English because she thinks English is an interesting and usefull language. Her writing skill is quite excellent, but her listening skill is not very good. When arriving to London, She finds it very difficult to listen to English people because they speak so quickly that she doesn / t understand them, so she needs to improve her listening skill. She hopes she can talk to people from over the world and they can understand her favorite songs. 1. What is Hai studying English for? 2. What skill is she good at? 3. How do people in London speak English? 4. What does she want to improve? 5. Why does she want to improve her listening skill? IV./ Answer the following questions, using the information from yourselves. 1. When did you study English? 2. How do you feel about English? 3. What skills in English are difficult for you? 4. How can you improve your English? TEST 2 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM BÀI KIỂM TRA MỘT TIẾT ĐT 2 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 HỌC KỲ I – NĂM HỌC 2007-2008 I. 1. B. good 3. C. gather 2. D. great 4. A. institute (mỗi từ chọn đúng : 0,25 đ) II 1. B. examination 6. D. between 2. A. visit 7. A. what 3. C. interesting 8. C. at 4. D. What 9. D. Yes, let’s 5. C. so 10. B. You’re welcome (mỗi từ chọn đúng : 0,25 đ) III 1. spoken 4. exactly 2. examiner 5. picnicking 3. interested 6. advertisement (mỗi từ viết đúng : 0,25 đ – từ viết sai chính tả : 0đ) IV. 1. C. or 5. B. plays 2. A. many 6. A. country 3. B. that 7. C. for 4. D. club 8. D. helpful (mỗi từ chọn đúng : 0,25đ) V. 1. C. saw (has seen) 3. D. for (in) 2. A. will (would) 4. A. said (told) VI. 1. If you don’t study harder, you will fail in the examination. 2. I wish I had a laptop. 3. I overslept, so I was late for school. 4. She asked me what music I liked best. (mỗi câu viết đúng: 0,5đ – Sai cấu trúc: 0đ, Sai một lỗi : 0,25đ) HẾT TEST 3 ®¸p ¸n vµ thang ®iĨm C©u I: 3,0 ®iĨm (Mỉi c©u ®óng ®ùoc 0,5 ®iĨm) 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6. B C©u II: 2,5 ®iĨm (Mỉi c©u ®óng ®ùoc 0,5 ®iĨm). 1. Nam asked Lan how far it was to school. 2. I asked him if/whether he got home after 10.30 3. He told me that/ said that he could wait for me outside the office 4. They wish they had the key to open the lab. 5. The holidays were very cheap, so they booked one immediately. C©u III: 2,5 ®iÓm (Mæi c©u ®óng ®ùoc 0,5 ®iÓm) 1. Hai is studying English for her job. 2. She is good at the writing skill. 3. They speak English so/very quickly. 4. She wants to improve her listening skill. 5. Because she wants to understand people in London. C©u IV: 2,0 ®iÓm (Mæi c©u ®óng ®ùoc 0,5 ®iÓm) (Häc sinh tù tr¶ lêi nh÷ng th«ng tin vÒ b¶n th©n m×nh) Answer keys: I. 1. d 2. d 3. a. 4b II: 1a 2. c 3.c 4.a 5.d 6. c II . 1. reputation 2. qualified III. 1. If you don’t study hard, you will fail in the examination. 2, She asked me what music I liked best. 3. The weather was cold so they had to cancel their picnic 4. They wish they could go hiking with us. 5. She said that she was doing her homework then IV Answer the questions. 1. Young children, teenagers and adults in the world learn English. 2. Young children learn English at school. 3. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. 4. A few people learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language on television or among their friends. 5. Yes, they do. VI. Listening 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F *Transcript tape : On Sunday, Minh invited Hung to join his family on a day trip to his home village. The journey to the village was very interesting. They crossed the green paddy fields and a small bamboo forest before they reached a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village. Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank. Hung took a lot of photos to show the trip to his parents.