THE 1 ST SEMESTER TEST 2010-2011 Subject: English 9 I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. (2ms) 1) Before newspapers were invented, town ………… would go through city streets ringing a bell to shout the latest news as they were walking. 2) I don’t have my friend’s phone number. I ………………….I had her phone number. 3) I saw your school’s advertisement in today’s ……………of the Vietnam News. 4) Hoa, a student from Hanoi City, is an ……………….student in the United Kingdom. II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2ms) 1) Five million bottles of champagne will (produce) …………………….in France next year. 2) In the 18 th century, people (make) ……………jean cloth completely from cotton. 3) They (introduce) ………………….this new style of jeans in the USA for 35 years. 4) My father likes reading detective stories, but my mother enjoys (listen) ……………… to music. III. Arrange the following words into a complete sentence. (2ms) 1) She / me / asked / if / liked / I / pop music /. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2) Lan / could / wishes / she / swim / in the river /. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3) The problem / be / can / us / solved / by /. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4) Nga / sick / is / today, / so / won’t / she / go to class. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… IV. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (2ms) Mary came to Africa two years ago because she wanted to teach people about modern health care. She will be leaving in about two months; she wishes she could stay longer, but it’s time for her to go home. Her work here has been very interesting. She is learning so much. She always wishes that there would be more hours in the day so that she could do more. Maybe it’s silly, but she worries about what will happen to the villagers after she leaves. She wishes her students remembered all the things she has tried to teach them. She’s become so close to the people here, she wishes she could take them home with her! But of course that’s impossible. She wishes more people joined the Peace Corps. It’s so rewarding, and there’s so much work to be done. Questions 1) Why did Mary come to Africa two years ago? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2) When will she be leaving here? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3) Has her work been very interesting in Africa? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4) What does she wish at the end of the passage? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… V. Rewrite the following each pair of sentences by using given words or phrases. (2ms) 1) Because Hoa worked hard, she passed the exam. Hoa worked ………………………………………………………………………………………… . 2) You don’t have a computer. I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3) Hong said to Nam, “where do you live?”. Hong asked ………………………………………………………………………………… 4) Hung said to me, “ I will paint this picture for you.? Hung told me ……………………………………………………………………………… Dang Hoang Huy edition wish criers exchange ANSWERS OF THE 1 ST SEMESTER TEST 2010-2011 Subject: English 9 I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. (2ms) 1) criers 2) wish 3) edition 4) exchange II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2ms) 1) be produced 2) made 3) have introduced 4) listening III. Arrange the following words into a complete sentence. (2ms) 1) She asked me if I liked pop music. 2) Lan wishes she could swim in the river. 3) The problem can be solved by us. 4) Nga is sick today, so she won’t go to class. IV. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (2ms) 1) Because she wanted to teach people about modern health care 2) She will be leaving (here) in about two months 3) Yes, it has. / Yes. It has been very interesting in Africa. 4) She wishes more people joined the Peace Corps (at the end of the passage). V. Rewrite the following each pair of sentences by using given words or phrases. (2ms) 1) Hoa worked hard, so she passed the exam. 2) I wish I had a computer 3) Hong asked Nam where he lived. 4) Hung told me (that) he would paint that picture for me. Dang Hoang Huy . THE 1 ST SEMESTER TEST 2010-2011 Subject: English 9 I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. (2ms) 1) Before newspapers. criers exchange ANSWERS OF THE 1 ST SEMESTER TEST 2010-2011 Subject: English 9 I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. (2ms) 1) criers 2)