FULL NAME : ENGLISH TEST Marks CLASS : 9A Time allotted : 45' ( I / 1 ) 1/ Choose the correct answer among : ( 3 ms ) 1_ We (go/ went) …………….to the museum last week . 2_ Nguyen Du was a famous(poet/ poem)………… in the eighteenth century . 3_ She(lived / has lived)……………… in Da Lat since 1998 . 4_ My sister enjoys(playing /to play ) ………………the guitar . 5. I wish they (comed / came )……………here now . 6_ Kieu(was writed/ was written)……………… by Nguyen Du . 2/Read the following passage and decide the statements if they are true ( F ) or false ( F ) ( 3 ms ) For many centuries , poets , writers and musicians have mentioned the ao dai in poems , novels and songs . The ao dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women . Traditionally , it was frequently worn by both men and women . The design and material used for men were different from those used for women . Nowadays , women usually wear it , especially on special occasions . However , many Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work , because its is more convenient .Now fashion designers want to change the traditional ao dai . Some have printed lines of poetry on it ; so it looks modern and fashionable .Others have added traditional designs and symbols such as suns , stars , crosses and stripes to the ao dai which is both traditional and fashionable . 1. Poets , writers and musicians have taken inspiration from the ao dai for many centuries . ……… 2. By tradition ,both men and women used to wear the ao dai . . ……… 3. The design and material used for men and women are the same. ……… 4. Nowadays , the ao dai is often worn by women on special occasions and at work . ……… 5. The traditional ao dai has been changed by musicians on these days . ……… 6. Nowadays ,the ao dai looks modern and fashionable because it has been printed lines of poetry on. ……… 3/ Put the sentences into their correct order to make a suitable paragraph . ( 2 ms ) Finally , casual clothes make school more and lively . Secondly , wearing casual clothes gives students freedom of choice . They can choose sizes , colors , and styles of clothes that they like . My opinion is that secondary school students should wear casual clothes . In conclusion ,secondary school students should wear casual clothes because they are convenient , comfortable and fun . Thirdly , casual clothes make students feel self-confident . Firstly , casual clothes make students feel comfortable . …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4/ Fill in each blank in the passage with ONE suitable. Use the words given in the box : (2,5ms) walk famous roses Tourists grow smell from it beautiful In My village is about 50 kilometers . the city center . It is a very and peaceful place where people flowers and vegetables only . It’s very for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes . The air is quite fresh and the smell of the roses makes people feel cool . spring , my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors . . come to visit it so often . Nowadays , with electricity , doesn’t take the villagers much time to water the . And even at night , people can along the path and enjoy the fresh of the flowers . 5/Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are true or false : ( 2,5ms) Every year many people in the world learn English . Some of them are young children ; others are teenagers ; and others are adults . Most people must work hard to learn English . Why do these people want to learn English ? It isn’t difficult to answer the question . Young children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects .Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university . Some adults learn English in evening classes ; others learn English by themselves . Some adults learn English because it is useful for their work ; others learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English . 1. English is learned by young children . . 2. Young children learn English at school . . 3. Teenagers learn English because it is one of their subjects. . 4. All adults learn English in evening classes . . 5. Some adults learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English . 6/ Fill in each blank in the passage with ONE suitable. Use the words given in the box. (2,5ms) walk famous roses Tourists grow smell from it beautiful In My village is about 50 kilometers . the city center . It is a very and peaceful place where people flowers and vegetables only . It’s very for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes . The air is quite fresh and the smell of the roses makes people feel cool . spring , my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors . . come to visit it so often . Nowadays , with electricity , doesn’t take the villagers much time to water the . And even at night , people can along the path and enjoy the fresh of the flowers . 7/Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are true or false : ( 2,5ms) Every year many people in the world learn English . Some of them are young children ; others are teenagers ; and others are adults . Most people must work hard to learn English . Why do these people want to learn English ? It isn’t difficult to answer the question . Young children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects .Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university . Some adults learn English in evening classes ; others learn English by themselves . Some adults learn English because it is useful for their work ; others learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English . 1. English is learned by both young children and teenagers . . 2. Young children learn English because it is one of their subjects . . 3. Teenagers learn English at college or university . . 4. Adults learn English in evening classes or by themselves. . 5. Some adults learn English because it is useful for their work . . 8/ Fill in each blank in the passage with ONE suitable. Use the words given in the box . (2,5ms) walk famous roses Tourists grow smell from it beautiful In My village is about 50 kilometers . the city center . It is a very and peaceful place where people flowers and vegetables only . It’s very for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes . The air is quite fresh and the smell of the roses makes people feel cool . spring , my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors . . come to visit it so often . Nowadays , with electricity , doesn’t take the villagers much time to water the . And even at night , people can along the path and enjoy the fresh of the flowers . 9/ Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are true or false : ( 2,5ms) Every year many people in the world learn English . Some of them are young children ; others are teenagers ; and others are adults . Most people must work hard to learn English . Why do these people want to learn English ? It isn’t difficult to answer the question . Young children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects .Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university . Some adults learn English in evening classes ; others learn English by themselves . Some adults learn English because it is useful for their work ; others learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English . 1. English is learned by both teenagers and adults . . 2. Young children learn English because some of their books are English at school. . 3. Teenagers learn English for their higher studies . . 4. Some adults learn English by themselves . . 5. Adults learn English because it is useful for their work or they want to read newspapers or magazines in English . … . 10/Fill in each blank in the passage with ONE suitable. Use the words given in the box . (2,5ms) walk famous roses Tourists grow smell from it beautiful In My village is about 50 kilometers . the city center . It is a very and peaceful place where people flowers and vegetables only . It’s very for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes . The air is quite fresh and the smell of the roses makes people feel cool . spring , my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors . . come to visit it so often . Nowadays , with electricity , doesn’t take the villagers much time to water the . And even at night , people can along the path and enjoy the fresh of the flowers . 11/ Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are true or false : ( 2,5ms) Every year many people in the world learn English . Some of them are young children ; others are teenagers ; and others are adults . Most people must work hard to learn English . Why do these people want to learn English ? It isn’t difficult to answer the question . Young children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects .Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university . Some adults learn English in evening classes ; others learn English by themselves . Some adults learn English because it is useful for their work ; others learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English . 1. English is learned by young children , teenagers and adults . . 2. Young children learn English because it is useful for their work . . 3. Teenagers learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English . . 4. Some adults learn English in evening classes . . 5. All adults learn English because it is useful for their work . 12/ Read the following passage carefully and decide if the statements are true(T)or false(F): ( 2, ms ) In Western countries , electricity , gas and water are not luxuries but necessities . Consumers want products to work effectively and save money . For most North American households , lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill. However , this amount can be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an energy-saving bulb. These bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs and last eight times longer. In Europe , there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators , freezers , washing machines . The label tells the consumers how efficient each model is, compared with other appliances in the same categories . 1_ What do Western consumers want ? A. They want products to work effectively. B. They want products cheap . C. They want products save money . D. It includes both A and C . 2_ How can North American households spend less money on lighting ? A. They don’t use light bulbs . B. They can use energy-saving bulbs instead of ordinary light bulbs. C. It includes both B and D . D. They don’t turn on light bulbs in the afternoons . 3_ An energy-saving bulb ……………………………………………………………………………………… A. doesn’t last longer than an ordinary bulb . B. lasts as long as an ordinary bulb . C. lasts longer than an ordinary bulb. D. doesn’t as long as an ordinary bulb . 4_ Why do producers have a labeling scheme for refrigerators , freezers , washing machines ? A. They do it so that the labeling scheme helps consumers know how long the household appliances last . B. They do it so that the labeling scheme helps consumers know how cheap the household appliances are . C. They do it so that the labeling scheme helps consumers know how efficient the household appliances are . D. It includes A , B and C . 13/ Fill in each blank in the passage with the suitable word . ( 2, ms ) damages most in pollutes natural pollution harmful surroundings Environmental …… .…………. is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his … .….Man dirties the air with gases and smoke , contaminates water with chemicals and other substances, and … ……………. the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides . Man also ………… .…… his surroundings in various other ways . For example , people ruin …… .….beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and . the water . Environmental pollution is one of the … . serious problems facing mankind today . 14/ With the cues given , write a complaint letter ( 2, 5 ms ) • I / write / you / the noise / apartment 3C. • I / move / apartment 2C / November 1 • Since / I / move in / my upstairs neighbors / play / stereo / every night. • They / play / music / loudly / that / I / not / study / or sleep . • I / be / afraid / I / fail / final exam / next month / if / the noise / not stop . • Please talk / my neighbors / ask / turn down / their stereo / after 21 o’clock . Sincerely yours . Dear Mr Jones , . . . . Please talk to my neighbors and ask them to turn down their stereo after 21 o’clock . Sincerely yours . 15/Read the following passage and do the exercise below (2 ms) Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes burnt to the ground because of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923 . The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals . All the food and stoves fell onto the ground as soon as the earth began to shake . Therefore , small fires occurred and quickly spread . The fire trucks came to help 10 minutes late because many of the streets were too crowded then . As a result , more people were killed in the fires than by the collapse of buildings . 1. _____ Five hundred thousand homes were completely destroyed . 2. _____ The earthquake occurred at night . 3. _____ The fire trucks arrived late because of many crowded streets. 4. _____ The collapse of buildings itself killed the majority of a hundred thousand people. 16/Fill in each blank in the passage with the suitable word ( 2 ms) ( who and on presents decorated celebrate lot buying ) Every year , Christmas falls …………………………………………… December 25 when Christians all over the world ………………………………….………………… the birth of Jesus Christ . Most people celebrate this festival by ………………………….……………………… presents for family members ……………………………….…………………… friends . The streets are also very beautifully …………………………………………………………… with bells , Christmas trees and a …………………………….…………….………… of lights . Many children believe Santa Claus , a kind old man …………………………………………………………………… lives in the North Pole , will give out ………………………………… ………….………… on Christmas Day . 17/ Use the words given to write a complete letter : ( 2 , 5 ms ) Dear Mary, Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party . 1. I / be / afraid / not be able / come . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………… 2. I / many things to do / this week . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………… 3. I wish / can go / party . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………… 4. I ‘d like / send / dictionary / as a gift. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………… 5. I / hope / like it . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………… I wish you a happy birthday party . Yours truly , . in the eighteenth century . 3_ She(lived / has lived)……………… in Da Lat since 199 8 . 4_ My sister enjoys(playing /to play ) ………………the guitar . 5. I wish they. FULL NAME : ENGLISH TEST Marks CLASS : 9A Time allotted : 45' ( I / 1 ) 1/ Choose the correct answer among : (