THE FIRST - SEMESTER EXAMINATION : GRADE 9 (Time allowed : 45 minutes) * Student: Mark: I- Choose the correct answer: 1. My friend said he… .chatting on the internet . (like/ likes/ liked/ would like) 2. Uncle Ho was born…… May 19th . ( in / on / at / since ) 3. You haven’t read this article, …….? ( have you / haven’t you/ do you / don’t you ) 4. My brother wishes he… good grades next semester. (gets/ got/ will get / would get) 5. You finish your homework, … .you can go out. (if/ so/ because/ but) 6. Millions of cards…… last Christmas. (sent/ are sent / were sent / was sent ) 7 . If I were you , I her a lot of flowers . ( will give / would give/ give/ gave) 8. The “Ao dai” is the……dress of VN . (beautiful/ casual / modern / traditional) II- Matching: A B 1. Van didn’t work hard 2. If you see her 3. He told me 4. My essays are not good 5 .I like the internet a. because it is fast and convenient b. so I want to improve c. where he lived d. so he got bad marks e. give her this letter III.Read and answer the questions: Mai really enjoys her English lessons. She likes her teacher and her classmates, and enjoys speaking English both with the teacher and other students . She always tries to speak English as much as she can. If there is something she doesn’t understand, she asks her teacher or her friends. She tries to speak English very well, but she doesn’t worry about her mistakes. She believes that she can learn from her mistakes. Mai is very good at grammar. When she meets new grammar , she tries to work out the rules for herself, but of course she is not always right. She always does her homework very carefully. She often gets a chance to practice speaking English with English people when she meets them, even though sometimes she feels a bit shy about her English. 1. Who does Mai ask when she doesn’t understand the lesson ? . 2. Why doesn’t she worry much about he mistakes ? . 3. What does she do when she meets new grammar ? 4. How does she always do her homework ? . IV- Rewrite the sentences: 1. I don’t have a computer. à I wish . 2 . “Do you like the internet?” she said to me . à She……………… . 3. We started learning English four years ago . à We have……………… . 4. Many people use the internet nowadays .à The internet……… V. Writing :With the cues given, write a letter to your pen pal. Dear Nam , 1. Last Sunday, I / have / a wonderful trip / Ha Noi / my parents. 2. We / stay / mini / hotel / a lake. 3. We / visit / lot of /interesting places / such / : Lenin Park / Ba Dinh Square / West lake . . 4. When / I / return/ Ho Chi Minh city / . I / tell / you / my trip. 5. I / look forward / see/ the end / this week. . With love, Quang * Matrix Skill realization understanding production total Reading 2 2 Language focus 2 2 4 Writing 2 2 4 Answer key: I-Choose the best answer: 1.liked 3. have you 5. so 7. would give 2. on 4. would get 6. were 8. traditional II- Matching: 1- d , 2-e , 3-c , 4-b , 5-a III- Answer the questions: 1. She asks her teacher or her friends. 2. Because she believes that she can learn from mistakes. 3. She tries to work out the rules for herself. 4. She always does her homework carefully. IV- Rewrite : 1. I wish I had a computer . 2. She asked me if I liked the internet. 3. We have learnt English for 4 year. 4. The internet is used nowadays. V- Write: 1. Last Sunday, I had a wonderful trip in HN with my parents. 2. We stay in a mini hotel by a lake. 3. We visited a lot of interesting places such as : 4. When I return HCMC , I’ll tell you my trip. 5. I’m looking forward to seeing you at the end of this week. . key: I-Choose the best answer: 1.liked 3. have you 5. so 7. would give 2. on 4. would get 6. were 8. traditional II- Matching: 1- d , 2-e , 3-c , 4-b , 5-a. THE FIRST - SEMESTER EXAMINATION : GRADE 9 (Time allowed : 45 minutes) * Student: Mark: I- Choose