School: LuGia Name: ____________________________ Class:9/ Number: TEST English 9 Time: 45’ Date: 13/7/2009 Marks ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Choose the correct answer then fill in the blank : (2.5m) 1) Everyone enjoyed the class party. The _______________ was great. A. room B. population C. feeding D. atmosphere 2) In our country choosing a foreign language to learn at school is _______________. A. comfortable B. wasteful C. intelligent D. optional 3) We must _______________ in touch with each other all the time. A. stay B. keep C. live D. make 4) What is the _______________ of Thailand? – the baht A. currency B. population C. territory D. government 5) It is _______________ for all motorcyclists to wear helmets. A. surprised B. compulsory C. dangerous D. free 6) I haven’t heard from Hoang _______________ A. for many years B. since a long time C. since many years D. many years ago 7) Tourists can find a variety of ______________ fruit in the markets of Thailand. A. region B. tropical C. optional D. additional 8) He failed because he didn’t follow his teacher’s ______________. A. prayers B. instructions C. atmosphere D. climate 9) I have lived here ______________ last year. A. after B. by C. for D. since 10)The committee consists _______________ ten members. A. on B. in C. for D. of II. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting : (0.5m) 1) The ao dai is the tradition dress of Vietnamse women. A B C D 2) All secondary children learn their subjects by English. A B C D III. Read the following passage then answer True (T) or False (F) : (1m) Sydney has a population of 3,700,000. It is Australia’s largest and oldest city, and it is built around the harbor, names Port Jackson. Captain Cook called it this when he sailed to the area in 1770. Sydney wasn’t planned from the start, as many later Australian cities were. It has a tight, congested centre without wide boulevards. But it is a very modern city, with the most energy and style of all Australian cities. Sydney ‘s most famous building, the Opera House, was opened in 1973. Designed in the 1950s by a young Danish architect, Joern Utzon, it is surposed to look like sails in the wind. It took 16 years to build The best place to go shopping is George Street and Pit street. The Post office in on Martin place.The climate in New South Wales is generally warm, though it can be a little cold in winter. There are some of the best beaches in the world, notably Bondi Beach and Manly. Tourist office are open 5 days a week from 9am. to 5pm. Answer:T / F 1) The harbor of Sydney is called Captain Cook. _______ 2) According to the writer, tourists should go shopping on Manly. _______ 3) The climate in New South Wales is generally warm. _______ 4) Sydney is the largest and oldest city in Australia. _______ 1 IV. Choose A,B,C or D to complete the following passage : (1.5m) The word jeans comes from a kind of material that was made in Europe. The material, called jean, was named (1) __________ sailors from Genoa in Italy, because they wore clothes made from it. In the 18 th century jean (2) __________ made completely from cotton and workers at that time loved wearing it because the material was very strong and it did not wear (3) __________ easily. In the 1960s, many university and college students wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to match the 1960s (4) __________: embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In the 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became cheaper. In the 1980s jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their own labels (5) __________ them. Sales of jeans went up and up. But in the 1990s, the worldwide economic situation got worse, and the sale of jeans stopped growing. However, jeans have never been out (6) __________ fashion, and today young generation is still fond of wearing them. 1) A. after B. for C. on D. in 2) A. clothing B. clothes C. cloth D. cloths 3) A. out B. in C. on D. at 4) A.fashions B. fashionable C. fashioning D. fashioner 5) A.in B. for C. at D. on 6) A. in B. of C. for D. at V. Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of words in parentheses : (1.5m) 1) A baby is _________________on its mother. (depend) 2) My mother is very _________________. (religion) 3) One of thee three sons was not pleased with the ___________ of the father’s money. (divide) 4) My first _________________ of Dalat was very good. (impress) 5) Vy is wearing a _________________ red hat. (fashion) 6) He likes wearing _________________ Jeans. (fade) VI. Use the correct tense of verbs : (1m) 1) We decided __________________ our holidays in Nhatrang. (spend) 2) People started __________________the theatre before the end of the play. (leave) 3) My uncle has thought of __________________ his job. (change) 4) She __________________ stamps for over 2 years. (collect) VII. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one: (2m) 1) Poets have mentioned the ao dai in poems for centuries. The ao dai . 2) The design and material used for men were different from those used for women. The design and material used for men were not 3) My hometown doesn’t have any lakes. I wish . 4) ‘Lan, would you like to come and visit me next summer?’ Maryam asked. Maryam invited . __________: embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In the 19 70s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became cheaper. In the 19 80s jeans. not wear (3) __________ easily. In the 19 60s, many university and college students wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to match the 19 60s