Test – Grade 9 (School year: 2010-2011) Question I. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs 1. I asked Lan whether She ( 1. want) ( 2. read) funny stories. 2. You ever (3. meet) phong? – Yes. I (4. meet) him two days ago. 3. When my mother (5. come) home from work, my sister (6. cook) dinner. 4. She (7. not /receive ) … the letter you (8. send)…him yesterday yet 5. Na asked me if I (9. be ) free the next day. 6. I (10. hear) someone (11. knock) at the door early this morning. 7. Before he let us go, he (12. make) us (13. promise) (14. not tell) anyone what we (15. see) 8. I (16. come ) here in 2000 and I (17. not/move) to anywhere since then. 9. How fast you( 18. ride) your bike when the accident ( 19. happen)? 10. It is time we (20. work) harder on English. 1……………… 2……………… 3……………… 4……………… 5……………… 6……………… 7……………… 8……………… 9……………… 10…………… 11…………… 12…………… 13…………… 14…………… 15…………… 16…………… 17…………… 18…………… 19…………… 20…………… Question I: choose the best answer. 1. She hasn't finished the letter A. already B. just C. yet D. never 2. Would you like to play chess? - Sorry, I can't . I .my homework . A. doing B. do C. will do D. haven’t done 3. Color television . …………. in 1982. A. invented B. was invent C. was invented D. has invented 4. She was ill ………. she got wet. A. and B. so C. because D. however 5. The bank closes at 4.30pm so you have to come there …… 4.30pm. A. at B. before C. after D. between 6. The film will take …… from 7a.m to 10 p.m. A. place B. up C. over D. off 7. Ba woke up late, …… he didn’t have time for breakfast. A. so B. then C. because D. too 8. Nobody is as intelligent as Nam, …… ? A. isn’t he B. is she C. are they D. aren’t they 9. So as to …….with his study he worked through the summer. A. take on B. catch on C. catch up D. come 10. We saw her ………….too fast to work yesterday morning. A. drove B. driving C. to drive D. drive 11. I am late for school, …………? A. I am not B. amn’t I C. are you D. aren’t I 12. I asked him how many classrooms………… A. there was B. there are C. there were D. were there 13. The Statue of Liberty was to the USA by the French. A. constructed B. designed C. completed D. presented 14. He asked me A. Where I like milk or not B, Whether I liked milk C. What I liked milk D, Which I liked milk 15. We’ll come there in ……………hour. A. a B. an C. the D. Ф 16. I’m late because my alarm clock didn’t ……. A. come on B. ring out C. go off D. turn on 17. The three friends all …….for the same job. A. requested B. intended C. applied D. referred 18. We hope to set …… a number of fund, raising projects. A. in B. out C. off D. up 19. Was it Bell who …….the telephone? A. Invented B. discovered C. produced D. explored 20. We will try our best to …………………… English pronunciation A. make B. improve C. need D. want Question III. Rewrite 1. The weather was too cold for them to come on time => The weather was so …………………………………………………. 2. I spent two hours cleaning the floor. =>It .……… . 3. No-one told me about the meeting. => I ………………………………………………………………………. 4. “Do you often play games in your free time?” =>He asked me .……… 5. She asked me if I could do that exercise. =>She asked 6. This exercise is not as difficult as that one. =>That exercise . 7. It is happy to visit beautiful places. => Visiting ………………………………………………………………. 8. They say that she is the best student in the class. => She is said…………………………………………………………… 9. The sister asked : “ Are you sleepy, Ha?” =>The sister . 10. “Are you interested in reading?” I asked him =>I asked … . 11. The class has just been swept. =>We…………………………………………….………………… 12. When he was 7,he used to go to school with his best friend. => At the age of ten,he always …………………………….… …………. 13. What bad weather! => How ……………………………………………………… …… 14. It was not necessary for Nancy to clean the flat. => Nancy didn’t ………………………………………………….……… 15. I don’t have money, so I can’t lend you => If I …………………………………………………………….……… 16. "My sister likes singing English songs.", said Nam. => Nam said that……………….………………………………… …… 17. The test is very difficult. I can't understand it. => The test is ….…………………………………………………………. 18 It is a small city. I was born there => The city ……………………… ……………………………… …… 19. The children should go to bed now. => It is ……… ……………………………………………….……….… 20. The girl is very friendly. She lives next door to us. => The girl…… ………………………………………………… … … IV. Supply the correct form of the words 1. I know all the boys who live in my…………………… NEIGHBOR 2. People in the countryside is…………………… FRIEND 3 All …between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog. FLY 4. Do you know the ……………of S.t Paul’s Cathedral ? HIGH 5. Taxi drivers have to have a very good .on the street names. KNOW 6. The hotel was large and ………………… COMFORT 7. During his . the family lived in Cornwall. CHILD 8. It’s a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very HELP 1……………… 2……………… 3……………… 4……………… 5……………… 6……………… 7……………… 8……………… Question V. Read then answer the questions Two popular traditions at Christmas are : decorating the home and singing the Christmas carols. The home is the center of the Christmas celebration .Inside, an evergreen tree is usually placed in the corner of the Living room. Children and their parents wrap string of colorful lights around the tree, they hang ornaments on the branches . A star or angle often crowns the top. Careful- wrapped gifts are placed beneath. Outside, families often string lights around the windows and wind light around trees and shrubs in the front yard. As the families decorate their homes, they often put on Christmas record. Almost every family has at least one favorite album or compact disc. School children of all ages perform Christmas concerts for their parents and communities. On Christmas’ Eve, family members gather around Christmas tree to sing traditional songs Such as Jingle bells and Silent night and then give presents to each other. 1- What are the popular traditions at Christmas? ……………………………………………………………………… 2- Where is the evergreen put ? ……………………………………………………………………… 3- How do they decorate the Christmas tree? ……………………………………………………………………… 4- What do the family members often do on Christmas’ Eve ? ………………………………………………………………………… 5- What do they do as they decorate their home ? ………………………………………………………………………… Question VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word in the box. Dear Margo, I I want to 1…………… you very much 2……………. the lovely dinner party last Saturday evening. Raymond and I had a ……3……. time. The food was 4………….… Is it possible to send me the recipe for the Duck and Banana Curry? We really enjoyed it, especially with the pink champagne. Is it expensive to 5…………….? I have decided to 6…………. it for my next diner party. We also enjoyed 7…………… your friends Betty and Oswald. We hope to 8………… …. them again one 9…………….….Thank you again. See you 10…………….…. Question VII. Write the completed sentences, using the following sets. 1. years / ago / students/ live/ the countryside/ can’t easily get access/ the Internet. …………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………… 2. I / be you / I / accept / job. …………………………………………………………………………… 3. I / not see/ Jane/ since/ we/ move / Ho Chi Minh …………………………………………………………………………… 4. The children/ look/ forward / travel/ abroad. …………………………………………………………………………… 5. I / would rather/ stay/ home/ tonight / go / cinema …………………………………………………………………………… 6. She/ come / her old friends/ who/ she / meet / 5 / years / ago …………………………………………………………………………… 7. The girl / injure / accident / take / nearest hospital. …………………………………………………………………………… . 2000 and I (17. not/move) to anywhere since then. 9. How fast you( 18. ride) your bike when the accident ( 19. happen)? 10. It is time we (20. work) harder. 6……………… 7……………… 8……………… 9 …………… 10…………… 11…………… 12…………… 13…………… 14…………… 15…………… 16…………… 17…………… 18…………… 19 ………… 20…………… Question