BÀI KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I – TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 Năm học 2005 - 2006 Thời gian: 45 phút – (không kể thời gian giao đề) Họ và tên: Giám thò 1: . Ngày sinh: Giám thò 2: . Lớp .Trường . Điểm Lời phê I.Choose the best words to complete the sentences by circling the letter A, B or C (2points) 1/.The Children .their grandparents for a long time. A- Didn’t see B- haven’t seen C- don’t see 2/.Are you proud .your country and its tradition? A- about B- of C- for 3/.Wearing helps studens feel equal in many ways. A- Suits B- casual clothes C- uniforms 4/.She wishes she .swim weel. A- Can B- could C- will 5/.Vietnamese people are very . A- Friend B- friendly C- friendship 6/.These studens went to school late, .? A- didn’t they B- don’t they C- did they 7/.The internet is convenient for us to .with our friends. A- Communicate B- spend C- invent 8/.He asked me I played soccer. A- What B- who C- if II.Match the answers in column B with correct question in column A. (2 points) Column A 1/.What are you studying? 2/.Do you like learning English? 3/.When did you start learing English? 4/.Where are you studying? 5/.Why did you choose that center? 6/.How did you learn to speak English so well 7/.Are most of your books in English? 8/.Are you going to visit England? Column B A- Yes, all of them are. B- Yes, I am.Probablynext year. C- My parets speak English a lot at home D- Yes, I do. E- A year ago. F- English. G- heard it was verygood H- At Youth Center. …… F……. D … E…… …H …… G……. C ……… A B III.Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackeks. (2points) 1/.They (work) have workek_in that firm for ten years. 2/.His son (return) returned_______home a week ago. 3/.He enjoys (play) playing_______football in his freetime 4/.If she (need) need____________a computer, she can borrow mine. IV.Read the first sentence then writes the second one. Start the second sentence with the given words. (2points) 1/. It’s a piti. I can’t play the piano. - I wish I could play the piano . 2/. They build the church in 18 th century. - The church has been build in 18 th century 3/. “Can you speak English?” Mr. Brown asked. - Mr. Brown asked me If I could speak English 4/. “What do you usually do in your free time?” The examiner asked. - The examiner asked me What I usually in my free time . V.Read the following passage and answer the questions below. (2points) Like other languages, English is always changing, but it changes very slowly. People invent new words, borrow words fromother languager and change the meaning of words as needed. For example, the English word “byte” was envented 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 fool in genrral People learns English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the languge. Most children learn their first language easily and sometime other lnguge as well. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F). Write the T or F at the end of each sentence 1/.English is changing very quickly.F 2/.Some English words are borrowed from other languages.T 3/.Some English words are envented by computers.T 4/.It is not easy for children to learn their first languge. T . tradition? A- about B- of C- for 3/.Wearing helps studens feel equal in many ways. A- Suits B- casual clothes C- uniforms 4/.She. very . A- Friend B- friendly C- friendship 6/.These studens went to school late, .? A- didn’t they B- don’t they