Tan Hop secondary school Testing 1 st period Class: 9 . Time allotted : 45mins Name: Date: Mark Teacher’s comments I. Circle the correct word to complete each sentence . 1.The Malaysian unit of currency is …………… a. ringgit b. rupiah c. kip d. peso 2. It’s so hot. I wish I …………… on the beach now. a. am b. were c. can d. play 3.They have…………… two building this year. a. build b. building c. built d. been built 4.This problem can …………… solved. a. been b. being c. is d. be 5.Wearing uniform helps students feel ……………in many ways. a. equal b. equally c. equality d. fun II. Read the first sentence then complete the second one with the same meaning . 6. Someone gave Mary this present an hour ago. Mary…………………………………………….…………………… . 7. They told me that our teacher was sick. I…………………………………………….…….…………………… 8. They sell jeans all over the World. Jeans……………………………….……….………………… ……… 9. They grow rice in tropical countries. Rice………………………………….……………………….……… . 10. You must do this exercise carefully. This exercise………………………………………………….……… III. Combine these two sentences into one . 11. Our English teacher is the young man. He is sitting at that desk. …………….……………… …………………………………………… 12. This is a beautiful place. I was born there. ….………………………………………………… …………………… . 13. Summer is a beautiful season. We have long holiday on that time. ….…………………………………………………………………………. 14. That is a heavy thing. I can’t carry it. ….…………………………………………………………………………. 15. The woman you met yesterday. She is my aunt. ….………………………………………………………………………… IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: PRESENT PERFECT or PRESENT SIMPLE . John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982 and (16.) one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he (17).a professor. He (18). a senior lecturer since then. He is very well-known in his teaching career. He (19). five books about education. He (20) to Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam to give lectures. He (21). married to his assistant. They (22) two children. In the 1990s they (23) in the suburb of London. They now (24) in the center of the city. In fact, they (25)there since 2003. The end ANSWER KEYS & MARKS Each correct sentence will get 0.4 mark. Total: 10 Mark. I. Circle the correct word to complete each sentence : 1. a. ringgit 7. b. were 8. c. built 9. d. be 10. a. equal II. Read the first sentence then complete the second one with the same meaning : 6./ Mary was given this present an hour ago. 7./ I was told that our teacher was sick. 8./ Jeans are sold all over the World. 9./ Rice is grown in tropical countries 10./ This exercise must be done carefully III. Combine these two sentences into one : 11./ Our English teacher is the young man who is sitting at that desk. 12./ This is a beautiful place where I was born. 13./ Summer is a beautiful season when we have long holiday. 14./ That is a heavy thing which I can’t carry. 15./ The woman whom you met yesterday is my aunt. IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: PRESENT PERFECT or PRESENT SIMPLE : 16. was 17. became 18. has been 19. has written 20. has been 21. is 22. have 23. lived 24. live 25.have lived . went to university in 19 82 and (16 .) one of the best students at that time. In 19 90, he (17 ).a professor. He. Rice………………………………….……………………….……… . 10 . You must do this exercise carefully. This exercise………………………………………………….……… III. Combine these two sentences into one . 11 . Our English