Kiem tra TA_ 9_K1_2007

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<b>Phòng GDĐT Ba Đình</b>

<b>Trờng THCS Thống Nhất</b> <b>The first semester examination - grade 9_{2007 - 2008 - time 45 minutes}</b>

<b>Full name:</b>...<b> Class:</b>... <b>Total points</b>...

<b>I. Listen and choose the best answer</b>

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
2. 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
3. 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
4. What is the population of London?

A. Over 8 hundred B. Over 8 million C. Over 80 million D. Over 8 billion
5. How many parts is it divided into?

A. 3 parts B. 4 parts C. 5 parts D. 6 parts

<b>II. Circle the word that has the different pronunciation</b>

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

<b>III. Read the text and choose the suitable word to fill in the blanks</b>

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

<b>IV. Read the passage and answer the questions:</b>

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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 do in the Botanic Garden?

...

<b>V. Choose the best answer</b>

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. do 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 do 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 do 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

<b>VI. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one</b>

41. They have a great interest in computer science.

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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...

<b>VII. Put the following sentences into reported speech</b>

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 do you come from? said Bill.

Bill asked...

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<b>Phòng GDĐT Ba §×nh</b>

<b>Trêng THCS Thèng NhÊt</b> <b>answer keys The first semester examination _{grade 9}</b>
<b>2007 - 2008 - time 45 minutes</b>

<b>I. Listen and choose the best answer</b>

London, the capital of Great Britain, is situated on the Thames river. It is the largest city in Europe
with a population of over 8 million. It is divided into four parts: the City, the West minister, the West
End and the East End.

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B

<b>II. Circle the word that has the different pronunciation</b>

6. A 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D

<b>III. Read the text and choose the suitable word to fill in the blanks</b>

11. C 13. A 15. A 17. B 19. A

12. B 14. B 16. D 18. C 20. A

<b>IV. Read the passage and answer the questions:</b>

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.

<b>V. Choose the best answer</b>

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

<b>VI. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one</b>

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.

<b>VII. Put the following sentences into reported speech</b>

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.

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