Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo Gia Lai TEST 3 GRADE 9 TIME ALLOTED: 45 ms Name:____________________________________ Date: ___________________ I. Phonetic:(1m) Circle the word (a, b, c or d) that is pronounced differently from the others in the line (1m) 1. a. what b. who c. where d. when 2.a. worked b. cleaned c. watched d. stopped 3.a. hour b. around c. bought d. found 4.a. thing b. they c. there d. than II. Lexico-Grammar: (3 ms) Circle the correct answer (a, b, c, or d) of the following sentences: 1. He used to work on a ship. He was a ___________ a. poet b. designer c. sailor d. teacher 2. We have lived in this town ___________1998 a. since b. for c. at d. on 3. I prefer dog ___________ cat. a. of b. to c. for d. in 4. I wish I ___________ a car. It would make life so much easier. a. have b. will have c. had d. have had 5. She moved to France but we still keep___________ . a. in touch b. up with c. communicate d. make friends 6. Tom ___________ for Nha Trang last week. a. leaves b. leave c. left d. has left 7. In the 1980s, jeans became cheaper, ___________, they were not popupar among Vietnamese youth. a. so b. and c. therefore d. however 8. Wood, oil, coal, petrol and gas are all different kinds of ___________. a. fuel b. alcohol c. trip d. material 9. Listening is an important ___________ in learning English, but I am not good at it. a. label b. skill c. language d. subject 10. The ___________ of the program is to find out the cause of road accidents. a. purpose b. reason c. source d. cause 11. ___________ bore me most when I get access to the Internet. a. assignments b. junk mails c. websites d.viruses 12. Lan never sees him, __________she ? a. don’t b. do c. does d. doesn’t 13. The boys hated ___________ rice for breakfast. a. have b. had c. having d. to have 14. Would you like . ___________ and . ___________ me next summer. a. coming - visiting b. to come - visit c. to come - visiting d. coming - to visit III. Reading (2ms) Read the following passage and answer the questions: In order to request telephone service in the United States, either call or visit your local telephone store. A sales representative will be glad to show you samples of the designs and colors available. Simply choose the design and color that you prefer, and leave your name, address, and employer’s name with the sales representative. Students with scholarships should provide their sponsor’s name instead of an employer’s name. A fifty dollar security must be paid prior to telephone installation, and may be made by check, cash, Master card, or Visa. On the date that your telephone is to be installed, a responsible person, such as an apartment manager, must be at home to unlock the door for the serviceman. Questions: 1. What can people do to request telephone service in the United States? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. How much do you have to pay before the telephone is installed? __________________________________________________________________________ Fill in the blank with a proper word to complete the summary. If you want to request telephone service in America, you can (1)___________or visit your local telephone store. There, you can choose the (2)_____________ and colors you like. Another thing to do is to leave name, (3)_____________, and work place with the sales representative. The amount of 50 USD has to be (4) ____________before your telephone is installed. Check, cash, Master card, or Visa may be used for the payment. This is a very simple procedure, isn’t it? IV Writing: Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings are kept the same as the original ones. 1. They are going to send me a message. I am __________________________________________________________________ 2. “What are you doing now, Tam?” The teacher said The teacher ____________________________________________________________ 3. “Can you use a computer?” Bill asked Tom ______________________________________________________________________ 4. We can’t visit your village this week. We wish _____________________________________________________________ Finish the letter of inquiry to the Language Center, using the cues given. You can make any change or addition if neccsary: 88 Pham Van Dong St. Gia Lai Province, Vietnam September 22, 2008 Dear Sir, I/ read/ advertisment/your language center/ in/ today’s edition/ Tuoi Tre Newspaper. ______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ I/be/ interested/ learn/ English/ and / I would like/ some more information/ your courses/ ______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ I / be/ Grade 9 student. English/ be / rather good at school,/ but/I /want/ improve/ listen/speak/skills/. You/ please send / details/ the course?. I/ have/ complete/ placement test? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ I/look/ forward/ hear/ from you. ___________________________________________________________________________ Yours faithfully, Tran Van Dung . b. designer c. sailor d. teacher 2. We have lived in this town ___________ 199 8 a. since b. for c. at d. on 3. I prefer dog ___________ cat. a. of b. to. d. make friends 6. Tom ___________ for Nha Trang last week. a. leaves b. leave c. left d. has left 7. In the 198 0s, jeans became cheaper, ___________, they