Name: _________________ WRITTEN TEST 1 Class 9: ______________ Time: 45 minutes I. Choose the best answer: (2ms) 1/ Have you ever eaten vegetarian food . . . . . . . . . . . . ? ( for/ since/ yet/ already) 2/ She wishes she . . . . . . . . a car. It would make life so much easier. ( have/ would have/ had/ had had) 3/ Vietnamese women can continue to wear the . . . . . . . dress, which is now both traditional and fashionable. ( unique/ popular/ common/ casual) 4/ They have . . . . . . . . . . . . in this town for 20 years. ( to live / live/ lived/ living) 5/ We must learn English at school. It’s a(n) . . . . . . . . . subject. (primary/ compulsory/ national/ optional) 6/ Jeans have never been . . . . . . . . . . . fashion, and today young generation is still fond of wearing them. ( out of / in/ of/ by) 7/ He used to work on a ship. He was a . . . . . . . . . . ( poet/ criminal/ sailor/ designer) 8/ The . . . . . . . . of currency used in the USA is dollar. ( money/ dollar/ banknote/ unit) II/ Change the sentences below in to the passive: ( 1 m) 1/ People have finished this bridge for three weeks. 2/ Toan can play volleyball very well. III/ Write these sentences beginning “ I wish …” : ( 1m) 1/ I can’t speak English because I don’t know much English. I wish __________________________________ 2/ I’m very poor. I wish __________________________________ IV/ Match the two halves of these sentences: ( 2 ms) A B Answer 1/ The last bus left 2/ How long 3/ We haven’t seen Rachel 4/ The Prime Minister hasn’t been abroad 5/ John has been asleep in bed 6/ My little brother started school 7/ The receptionist has asked us to wait 8/ The Red Cross started a/ since January. b/ all day. c/ several minutes ago. d/ have you learned English? e/ when he was six. f/ for ages. g/ in the 19 th century. h/ for a few minutes 1 ___ 2 ___ 3 ___ 4 ___ 5 ___ 6 ___ 7 ___ 8 ___ V/ Read the passage, then answer the questions: ( 2ms) I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the local custom of wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time. Questions: 1/ Where did the writer live for a while? 2/ Did she have to obey the local custom of wearing something over her head and wearing a dress that covered her whole body when she went out? 3/ Did she feel uncomfortable when she wore the custom? 4/ What did she think about the custom? VI/ Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks: ( 2ms) Canada is the world’s second largest country. The area is 9,970,610 sq. km. The capital is Ottawa, and the (1)_______ city is Toronto. The (2)_______ of Canada is 31,592,805. About one-third of the people are of British origin. One-fourth are of (3)________ origin. The national language are English and (4)________ . The United States accounts for about four-fifths of Canada’s exports and supplies more than two-thirds of its imports. ASNSWER KEYS I. Choose the best answer: (2ms) 1/ currency 2/ compulsory 3/ since 4/ had 5/ sailor 6/ unique 7/ of 8/ eaten II/ Change the sentences in to the passive: ( 1 m) 1/ Lan has just cleaned the room. The room has just been cleaned by Lan. 2/ He can do the test well. The test can be done well by him. III/ Write these sentences beginning“ I wish …”: (1m) 1/ I don’t know many people in the room. I wish I knew many people in the town. 2/ I’m sorry. I can’t go to the party. I wish I could go to the party. IV/ Match the two halves of these sentences: (2 ms) 1 – b 2 – f 3 – g 4 – h 5 – c 6 – a 7 – e 8 – d V/ Read the passage, then answer the questions: (2ms) 1/ Yes, she did. 2/ She had to obey the local custom of wearing something over my head and …. my whole body. 3/ yes, she did. 4/ She thought You felt really secure, and also you …. what to wear all the time. VI/ Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks: (2ms) Canada is the world’s second largest country. The area is 9,970,610 sq. km. The capital is Ottawa, and the (1) largest city is Toronto. The (2) population of Canada is 31,592,805. About one-third of the people are of British origin. One-fourth are of (3) French origin. The (4) official language are English and French. The United States accounts for about four-fifths of Canada’s exports and supplies more than two-thirds of its imports. Name: _______________ WRITTEN TEST 2 Class 9: ______________ Time: 45 minutes I. Choose the best answer: (2ms) 1/ What is your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? I like sports. ( address/ name/ hobby/ class) 2/ Nam said: “He will be able to . . . . . . . . . . . . .the exams”. ( to pass / pass / passing / passed) 3/ Many people go to the countryside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weekends to have a rest after hard working week. (on / at / in / from) 4/ She. . . . . . . . . . . . . .me what aspect of learning English I found most difficult. (asked / tell / said / told) 5/ The summer holiday in Vietnam lasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September. ( until / to / on / in) 6/ Long asked me “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you ever been to Singapore?” ( Have / Has / Do / Did) 7/ She wishes she . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visit my village again. ( can / could / have / had) 8/ When did you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English? ( learn / learning/ learned / to learn) II. Rewrite or combine sentences as directed: ( 2ms) 1/ I can't get good marks. (use: “ wish clause”) I wish _____________________________________________________________________________ 2 Mai doesn't have free time to visit Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum. (use: “wish clause”) Mai wishes ________________________________________________________________________ 3/ The dormitory was very noisy. Everyone couldn't sleep. (use: “ so. . . . . . .that”) __________________________________________________________________________________ 4/ They didn't want to return home late. They hired a minibus. (use: “so”) __________________________________________________________________________________ III. Change into reported speech: (2ms) 1/ Hai said: “I can speak Chinese”. __________________________________________________________________________________ 2/ She asked Peter: “Are you from America?” __________________________________________________________________________________ 3/ Nam asked me: “What will you do tomorrow?” __________________________________________________________________________________ 4/ He said: “I’m going to Thailand for a few days. I'll phone you later.” __________________________________________________________________________________ IV. Read then answer the question: (2ms) Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on TV, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English. Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls 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 the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English. Questions: 1/ Who must work hard to learn English? _________________________________________________ 2/ Is it easy to answer the question why people learn English? ________________________________ 3/ Why do many adults learn English? ___________________________________________________ 4/ Do teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university? _____________________________________________________________ V. Listen and answer: “ True” or “ False”. Correct if it’s false: (2ms) 1/ Ba studied English well when he was young. ____________________________________________ 2/ He is a student of one university in Ho Chi Minh City now. _________________________________ 3/ He thinks English is a popular subject for every student nowadays. __________________________ 4/ English can help him find a good Job in the future. _______________________________________ THE END ANSWER KEYS I. Choose the best answer: (2ms) 1/ hobbies 2/ pass 3/ on 4/ asked 5/ until 6/ Have 7/ could 8/ learning II. Rewrite or combine sentences as directed:( 2 ms) 1/ I wish I could get good marks. 2/ Mai wishes she had free time to visit the Uncle Ho Mausoleum. 3/ The dormitory was so noisy that everyone couldn't sleep. 4/ They didn't want to return home late so they hired a minibus. III/ Change into reported speech: (2ms) 1/ Ba said he could speak Chinese. 2/ She asked Peter If/ whether He was from America. 3/ Nam asked me what I would do the following day/ the next day. 4/ He said he was going to Thailand for a few days. He would phone me later. IV/ Read then answer the question: (2ms) 1. Most people (Children, teenagers, adults, students) must work hard to learn English. 2. Yes, It is. 3. Because it is useful for their work. 4. Yes, they do. V/ Listen and answer: “ True” or “ False”. And correct if it’s false: (2ms) 1/ F _ not very well 2/ T 3/ F _ a very important subject 4/ T Tape Transcript I am Ba. I am 21 years old. I am from Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen Province. I began studying English when I studied in grade 6. I studied English not very well when I was young. Now I am a student at the Social and Literature Science University in Ho Chi Minh City. Every day I must study English at school and English Center. I think English is a very popular language in the world and also a very important subject for every student nowadays. I think it will be necessary for my job in the future. Therefore I must try my best to study it. I need to improve my listening and speaking. I hope I can speak English well. And I think English can help me find a good job in the future. . accounts for about four-fifths of Canada’s exports and supplies more than two-thirds of its imports. Name: _______________ WRITTEN TEST 2 Class 9: ______________. (4)________ . The United States accounts for about four-fifths of Canada’s exports and supplies more than two-thirds of its imports. ASNSWER KEYS I. Choose the