Name:………………………… english test Class: 9 time: 45’ I/ Read the text and answer the questions: (4marks) In the United States, people celebrate mother’s Day and Father’s day. Mother’s day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. On this cccasion, mother usually receives greeting cards and gifts from her husband and children. The best gift of all for an American mom is a day of leisure. The majority of American mothers have outside jobs as well as housework, so they often work very hard. On that day, it’s also traditional for the large family group to get together for dinner, either in a restaurant or in their homes. Questions: 1/ When do American people celebrate Mother’s Day? _____________________________________________________________________ 2/ What does the mother often get from her family members? _____________________________________________________________________ 3/ Why do American mothers often work very hard? _____________________________________________________________________ 4/ Where do the family members have their dinner on this occasion? _____________________________________________________________________ II/ Combine into one sentence, using “ who or which ”: (2 mark) 1/ The visitors can see a lot of beautiful parks. The visitors come to London. _____________________________________________________________________ 2/ We visited the house. The house was built a hundred years ago. _____________________________________________________________________ III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. ( 2 marks ) 1. Tom enjoys………………… strange stamps. A. collecting B. collect C. to collect D. collected 2. She has taught English here…………………… 10 years. A. can B. will C. should D. could 3. ……………… summer we play tennis……………Sundays. A. At / on B. In / on C. On / in D. On / at 4. The little girl………………….is wearing the red dress sings beautifully. A. which B. who C. when D. where Listen and complete the passage: ( 2 marks ). Almost a hundred thousand people (1)…………… killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in (2) ……………. . The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were (3)…………………their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the (4) ………………………….began to shake. The end . answer A, B, C or D. ( 2 marks ) 1. Tom enjoys………………… strange stamps. A. collecting B. collect C. to collect D. collected 2. She has taught English here…………………… 10. passage: ( 2 marks ). Almost a hundred thousand people (1)…………… killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in (2) …………….