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(1)The first-semester examination for grade 9 School year: 2009-2010
Time allowed: 45 minutes Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
Don’t worry about it You……… told if there is a change of plan
A Will are B Would be C Be D Will be You will see him when he………… here tomorrow
A Comes B Has come C To come D Will come The glass…………by Nam yesterday
A Broke B Breaks C Have broken D Was broken I got some bread at a ………
A Jewelry B Boutique C Bakery D Drugstore His exercise……… every morning
A Is done B Were done C Are done D Was done His photograph………on television
A Is showing B Showed C Was showed D Was showing How long will it……….you to get there?
A Go B Need C Have D Take John gave you the book yesterday,………?
A Didn’t it B Did he C Did John D Didn’t he My village lies near the foot…………a mountain and ………….a river
A Of / by B By / of C On / by D Of/ near
10 We have done a lot of work on tenses lately and we now ………….most of the rules A Understood B Are understanding
C Understand D Were understanding 11 ……….we miss the train, we can get the next one
A If B When C While D Unless 12 I……….to bed until four o’clock last night
A Didn’t go B Go C Went D Don’t go 13 I’ll be at home……….Friday morning You can phone me then
A Since B On C In D At 14 She ……….English for three years
A Studied B Have studied C Has studied D Was studying 15 The children………for when she is away
A Have cared B Cared C Will be cared D Care 16 We have lived in this village…………over twenty years
A About B In C For D Since 17 That class……….by Mr Brown tomorrow
A Is taught B Will be taught C Has been taught D Was taught 18 This is the most interesting story…………
A I’ve never read B I’ve ever read C I’ve read D I had read
19 They live in a …………of Oxford and come into town by bus every day A Countryside B Center C Suburb D Area 20 He said that he……… tired
(2)Exercise 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 21 A Need B Speak C Heart D Read
22 A Spend B Invent C Media D Internet 23 A Pity B Widely C Deny D City 24 A Worked B Practiced C Used D Watched 25 A Chemistry B Scholarship C School D Children Exercise 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Revising for exams is not as easy as it looks You will need to work out which routine suits you best, and (26) _ stick to it Some people like studying at night when it’s quiet, whereas others fine the early morning is (27) _ time to get things done You might enjoy (28) _ to music while you revise, but this can be unhelpful Can you really concentrate (29) _ two things at once? So think (30) _ you turn on radio on! Your diet is also important while you are revising This may be a more than usually (31) _ period of your life, when you should take extra care to eat properly No missed meals, or junk food, or endless cups of coffee! Get plenty of exercise as well If you’ve got fed up with (32) _ you’re doing, or find it hard to concentrate, go for a walk to clear your head (33) _ exercise will help to keep your body fit and your brain working (34) _
Finally, you also (35) _ to take time off Go out occasionally, see your friends, make time to relax Then you will return to your studies fresh and full of enthusiasm!
26 A Then B Often C Than D After 27 A Best B Worse C Well D Good 28 A To listen B Listen
C Having listened D Listening 29 A Of B For C On D In
30 A Unless B After C Before D If
31 A Stressing B Stressful C Stress D Stressed 32 A That B What C Who D Which 33 A Every B Always C Regular D Strongly 34 A Energetic B Well C Correct D Good 35 A Need B Should C May D Must
Exercise 4: Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 36 Study hard or you will fail the exam
If you……… 37 Do you enjoy surfing the web?
Are you………
38 I don’t know how to get access to the Internet I wish………
39 Some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the ao dai Lines of poetry………
40 ‘I’m going on the Internet now.’ Minh said A Minh told us………
Answer key for The first-semester examination School year: 2009-2010
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer: D Will be
(3)A Is done C Was showed D Take
D Didn’t he A Of / by 10 C Understand 11 A If
12 A Didn’t go 13 B On
14 C Has studied 15 C Will be cared 16 C For
17 B Will be taught 18 B I’ve ever read 19 C Suburb
20 B Was feeling
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 21 C Heart
22 D Internet 23 C Deny 24 C Used 25 D Children
Exercise 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. 26 A Then
27 D Good 28 D Listening 29 C On 30.C Before 31 D Stressed 32 B What 33 C Regular 34 B Well 35 A Need
Exercise 4: Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 36 If youdon’t study hard you will fail the exam
37 Are you interesting in surfing the web?
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