THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION Subject : ENGLISH 9 Duration : 45 minutes School year : 2010-2011 Marks Teacher’s comment Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đềthi này I. LANGUAGE FOCUS Choose the correct answer by circling the letter a, b, c, or d.(3 ms) 1. One of my friends said that she ……… learning English with her teacher. a. like b. likes c. liked d. will like 2. They asked me how many children ……………………. . a. I had b. I have c. do you have d. did you have 3. They have to ask their parents’permission if they ……………. out after school. a. went b. go c. are going d. have gone 4. If Lan …………… to lose some weight, she must do more exercise. a. wanted b. wants c. want d. to want 5. Hoa wishes she ………………… to Hue by train. a. will travel b. travel c. travels d. would travel 6. The little girl wishes she…………………… enough money to buy those toys. a. had b. has c. have d. will have 7. The students will visit the capital…………… summer. a. in b. on c. from d. of 8. They have learned English ………….many years. a. in b. from c. since d. for 9. A new hospital ……………… in this area next year. a. is built b. will build c. builds d. will be built 10. The ao dai is the……………………… dress of Vietnamese women. a. tradition b. traditional c. traditionally d. by tradition 11. My friend ……… to the museum last week. a. went b. goes c. go d. will go 12. He wishes he …………… the billionaire. a. is b. be c. will be d. were II. READING Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.(2.5 ms) Last weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Lam took their children back to their home village about ten kilometers from Da Lat. The village lies at the foot of a hill where people plant a lot of vegetables. Mr. Lam’s parents have lived there for nearly fifty years. Their house is in the center of the village. It’s a nice house built of brick, located in the middle of a large garden. Their bedrooms look out over the yard behind the house where various kinds of flowers are in full bloom all year round. 1 Tran Van Thoi Secondary School Student’s name :…………………… Class : ………… Mark(s) Teacher’s comments Mr. Lam’s children were very interested in the visit. They got up early in the morning. They followed their grandfather going up the hill to see the landscape at dawn. Then they went back home for breakfast. Their grandmother cooked the peanut sticky rice for them. After the long walk, they all felt hungry. They ate a lot of sticky rice. The children enjoyed the trip very much. Questions: 1. When did Mr. and Mrs. Lam take their children back to their home village? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. How far is it from their home village to Da Lat? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. How long have Mr. Lam’s parents lived there? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. Were Mr. Lam’s children interested in the visit? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. What did their grandmother cook for them? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. III. WRITING Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given.(2.0 ms) 1. Tam said :” I can swim across the river”. Tam said that…………………………………………………………………… 2. The examiner asked me: “ Where do you live?” The examiner asked me…………………………………………………………. 3. People plant rice in tropical countries. Rice is………………………………………………………………………… . 4. She doesn’t have a computer. She wishes……………………………………………………………………… IV. LISTENING Listen to the letter and fill in the missing words.(2.5 ms) 125 Dien Bien Phu Street, Dist. 3 HO CHI MINH City, VN April 20 th , 2010 Dear Sir, I’ve just read your language center’s advertisement on Tuoi Tre newspaper. I am very interested in learning (1)……………… with native speakers, so I like to get some more information about your center. My English is not pretty (2)………… . I can (3)…………… just a little English. My vocabulary is poor because I don’t read much and my writing is (4)…………. . I want to improve my English in all skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing – as well. Could you please send me more information about your program, schedule and tuition (5) ……………… . I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, THANH LAN ----------------- The end ------------------ 2 ĐÁPÁNĐỀTHI MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9 HỌC KÌ I – NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 I. LANGUAGE FOCUS ( 0.25 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng) 1. c, 2.a, 3.b, 4.b, 5.d, 6.a, 7.a, 8.d, 9. d, 10. b, 11. a, 12. d II. READING ( 0.5 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng) 1. Mr. and Mrs. Lam Took their children back to their home village last weekend. 2. It is about ten kilometers from Da Lat 3. Mr. Lam’s parents have lived there for nearly fifty years. 4. Yes, they were. 5. Their grandmother cooked the peanut sticky rice for them. III. WRITING ( 0.5 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng) 1. Tam said that he could across the river. 2. The examiner asked me: “ Where do you live?” The examiner asked me where I lived. 3. People plant rice in tropical countries. Rice is planted in tropical countries. 4. She wishes she had a computer. IV. LISTENING ( 0.5 điểm cho mỗi đápán đúng) (1) English, (2) good, (3) speak, (4) bad, (5) fees Dear Sir, I’ve just read your language center’s advertisement on Tuoi tre newspaper. I am very interested in learning English with native speakers, so I like to get some more information about your center. My English is not pretty good. I can speak just a little English. My vocabulary is poor because I don’t read much and my writing is bad. I want to improve my English in all skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing – as well. Could you please send me more information about your program, schedule and tuition fees. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, THANH LAN 3 . ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9 HỌC KÌ I – NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 I. LANGUAGE FOCUS ( 0.25 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng) 1. c, 2.a, 3.b, 4.b, 5.d, 6.a, 7.a, 8.d, 9. d,. capital…………… summer. a. in b. on c. from d. of 8. They have learned English ………….many years. a. in b. from c. since d. for 9. A new hospital ……………… in this