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(1)Phòng GDĐT Ba Đình
Trờng THCS Thèng NhÊt The first semester examination - grade 92007 - 2008 - time 45 minutes
Full name: Class: Total points
I Listen and choose the best answer
1 What is London?
A It is the capital of Singapore B It is the capital of Malaysia C It is the capital of France D It is the capital of Great Britain Where is London situated?
A It is situated on the Nil River B It is situated on the Thames River C It is situated on the Mekong River D It is situated on the Red River Is London the largest city in Europe?
A Yes, it is B No, it isn’t C Yes, it does D No, it doesn’t What is the population of London?
A Over hundred B Over million C Over 80 million D Over billion How many parts is it divided into?
A parts B parts C parts D parts
II Circle the word that has the different pronunciation
6 A bank B have C campus D man
7 A come B tongue C home D uncle
8 A moon B floor C more D door
9 A memory B try C directory D necessary
10 A shout B loud C scout D group
III Read the text and choose the suitable word to fill in the blanks
Dear Kate,
I am (8) a great time here in England My university term doesn’t start (9) the autumn, so I am taking the opportunity to improve my English I am staying with some English friends (10) own a farm On weekdays I catch a bus into Torquay to go to language (11) At weekends I help (12) the farm At the moment they (13) harvesting the corn and they need all the help they can get It’s quite a (14) work, but I like it I am (15) the winter holiday here at the farm It gets very (16) here in the winter, I think
Write to me soon and tell me what (17) are doing these days
Love, Mike
11 A have B has C having D had
12 A to B until C up D from
13 A who B whose C which D what
14 A school B classes C sitting-room D rooms
15 A on B at C to D in
16 A were B is C was D are
17 A hardest B hard C hardly D more hard 18 A enjoy B enjoyed C enjoying D enjoyable 19 A cold B more cold C not cold D cool
20 A you B yours C your D you’s
IV Read the passage and answer the questions:
(2)It was a glorious Sunday We assembled at the school gate punctually and traveled to the Botanic Garden by bus It was a long way to our destination and we sang merrily all the way
The Botanic Garden is a very beautiful place We made a short tour round the garden and took some pictures of the whole class Then we played a lot of games on a spacious piece of grassland One of the boys brought along his guitar and we sang our favorite songs We laughed, talked and danced, too 21 Where did they assembled?
22 Which was the picnic the writer enjoyed most?
23 What day of the picnic was it?
24 Did they take some pictures of the whole class?
25 What did they in the Botanic Garden?
V Choose the best answer
26 I’m looking to hearing from you
A after B at C forward D over
27 There were flowers that I couldn’t decide what to buy
A so many B so few C so little D so much 28 They put the blanket and laid food
A in / on B down / out C on / in D down / over 29 we miss the train, we can get the next one
A When B If C Unless D While
30 We are going to send students for the program
A to exchange B exchange C exchanged D exchanging 31 This isn’t my first visit to London before
A I’m going B I’m C I’ve been D I was 32 It took him six years to as a doctor and now he is a good doctor
A B qualify C become D make
33 There is enough about aspects of American life here
A qualification B information C announcement D declaration 34 The weather is nice Shall we mountains this morning?
A come B travel C go D climb
35 My village lies near the of a mountain
A foot B leg C feet D legs
36 Did you use to a when you were at the university?
A part-time job B full-time job C full-time jobs D part-time jobs 37 Ba has to walk to school, so he wishes he a bicycle
A had B shall have C will have D has 38 She asked me
A where did I come from? B Where I came from C where I came from? D where did I come from 39 What of learning English you find the most interesting?
A sides B aspects C fields D angles
40 I’ve known him I left school
A before B since C when D until
VI Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
41 They have a great interest in computer science
(3)42 I missed you, so I phoned you quite often
Because 43.They haven’t phoned us for a month
It’s a month 44 My father used to take me to the zoo when he had free time
I 45 John is sorry he often gets bad marks
John wishes
VII Put the following sentences into reported speech
46 “Are you interested in this Language Center?” asked Lan
47 “I don’t understand what you are saying”, Tom told us
48 “Where are you studying?” Mr Bruce asked
49 “If you want to learn English, I can help you”, John said
50 “What country you come from?” said Bill
Bill asked
(4)Phòng GDĐT Ba §×nh
Trêng THCS Thèng NhÊt answer keys The first semester examination grade 9 2007 - 2008 - time 45 minutes
I Listen and choose the best answer
London, the capital of Great Britain, is situated on the Thames river It is the largest city in Europe with a population of over million It is divided into four parts: the City, the West minister, the West End and the East End
1 D B A B B
II Circle the word that has the different pronunciation
6 A C A B 10 D
III Read the text and choose the suitable word to fill in the blanks
11 C 13 A 15 A 17 B 19 A
12 B 14 B 16 D 18 C 20 A
IV Read the passage and answer the questions:
21 At the school gate
22 It was the picnic to the Botanic Garden 23 It was Sunday
24 Yes, they did
25 They made a short tour round the garden, took some pictures of the whole class, played a lot of games, sang their favorite songs laughed, talked and danced, too
V Choose the best answer
26 C 28 B 30 B 32 C 34 D 36 A 38 B 40 B 27 B 29 B 31 C 33 B 35 A 37.A 39 B
VI Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
41 They are interested in computer science
42 Because I missed you, I phoned you quite often 43 It is a month since they lost phoned us
44 I used to be taken to the zoo by my father when they had free time 45 John wishes he often got good marks
VII Put the following sentences into reported speech
46 Lan asked if I was interested in that language center 47 Tom said he didn’t understand what we were saying 48 Mr Bruce asked where I was studying