F 4,Nga wants to understand the words for her favorite songs.T B/READING: Read the text ,then answer the questions 2,5pts Like other languages, English is always changing, but it changes[r]
(1)Name::……………………………… Class Duc Thanh secondary school TEST IN THE NINTH FORM Time allotted : 45 minutes A/LISTEN: Listen, then write true or false (2pts) 1,Nga is studying English in London (T) 2,Kate works for a bank in Ha Noi (F) 3,Nga ‘s listening skill is very well (F) 4,Nga wants to understand the words for her favorite songs.(T) B/READING: Read the text ,then answer the questions (2,5pts) Like other languages, English is always changing, but it changes very slowly.People invent new words, borrow words from other languages and change their meaning of words as needed For example, the English word "byte" was inventedby computer specialists in 1959 The word "tomato" was borrowed from Nahuati,an American Indian language spoken in Mexico.The word "meat" once referred tofood in general People learn English as well as languages by listening, copyingwhat they hear, and using the language Most school children learn their first language easily and sometimes other languages as well 1,How is English change ? slowly 2,What people from other language ? .invent new words ,borrow words 3,Do people learn English as well as languages by listening ,reading what they see ? No,they don’t 4,How most school children learn their first English ? easily 5,How you learn English ? student’s answer C/LANGUAGE FOCUS: Question 1: Choose the right words to fill in the blanks ( 2pts ) Lan doesn’t get good marks I wish she ( get / got / to get / getting) good marks I wish he ( has / had / have /having) a big house Is this book ( translate / to translate /translating /translated ) by Mary ? I ‘ve known him …………I left school.(When /before /since /after ) It was cold…….I turned the heating on.(so /but /because /if ) He said he………… a friend at the station that day.(is meeting /was meeting /meets / to meet) What aspect ……… learning English you find most difficult? (in /from /of /on ) When I rang Lan sometime last week., she said she was busy…(today /that day /this day /the previous day) The final exam will be held ….June 12th ,2012 (in ,at , on ,in ) 10 Which has different pronunciation ? (river /shrine /village /picnic ) Question Change into the reported speech (1pt) 1, ,”Do you come to school in the morning ?” 3,”I am taking my driving test tomorrow” She asked me if I came to.school in the morning My sister said…she was taking her driving test the following day 2,”How are you today ?” 4,”Please listen what I say ” He asked me .how I was that day He told me…to listen what he said……… D/WRITING: Question 1: Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning (1pt) 1,Mary has a small flat and she doesn’t like it Mary wishes she had a big flat 2, It’s a pity I can’t sing an English song I wish…I could sing an English song……………………………………………… 3,Lan is pleased to get a reward this semester Lan is looking forward to getting a reward this semester 4,This car is too old for me to buy This car is old so I can’t buy it………………………………………………………… Question 2: Write a complete letter( 1,5pts) Dear Sir, 1,I /see /school ‘s advertisement /Muc Tim Magazines /yesterday I saw your school advertisement in Muc Tim yesterday 2,I /interested / learn English /and /I /like information /school .I am interested in learning English and I would like some information about school 3,I/ learn /English /over four years /but /want /improve /speaking and /listening /skill I have learned English for over years, but I want to improve my speaking and listening skill 4,I /be /very grateful /if /you /send /courses /fees I would be very grateful if you could send me the details of courses and fees 5, I / look / forward / hear /you / soon…I look forward to hearing from you soon………………………………………………… Your sincerely Thu Hoa (2) (3)