good student collection examination name class good student collection examination school year 2007 – 2008 subject english 9 time 60 minutes i pick out the words that has the underlined letters pron

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Name: _____________

Class : _____________

<b>GOOD STUDENT COLLECTION EXAMINATION</b>

<b>_{School year: 2007 – 2008}</b>

<b>Subject: English 9 __ Time: 60 minutes</b>

<b>I. Pick out the words that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced different from the</b>
<b>others: (2ms)</b>

1/ A. seat B. great C. seaside D. beach

2/ A. sights B. flights C. villages D. tribes

3/ A. heritage B. cottage C. luggage D. cage

4/ A. looked B. suggested C. minded D. decided

5/ A. stamps B. trains C. hotels D. caves

6/ A. hands B. lines C. heaps D. towns

7/ A. read B. reach C. ready D. teach

8/ A. labor B. label C. favorite D. land

<b>II. Choose the best answers: (3ms)</b>

1/ The boys ______________ the book is Ba.

A. to read B. read C. reading D reads

2/ There are flights to Ho Chi Minh City ______________ Monday.

A. in B. besides C. at D. on

3/ This is the first time Sharon ______________ rice paddies.

A. has seen B. saw C. is seeing D. see

4/ Paul is said ______________ the brightest student in the class.

A. was B. to be C. being D. he was

5/ He had his father ______________ his watch.

A. fixed B. fixing C. fix D. to fix

6/ Mary asked me ______________ I wanted to visit London.

A. that B. even C. because D.whether

7/ He used ______________ a footballer. He had to stop ______________ because of an injury.
A. to be/ playing B. being/ playing C. to be/ to play D. be/ play

8/ “I don’t believe in ghost.” – “______________ ”

A. So do I. B. No, I don’t. C. Neither do I. D. I do too.
9/ We didn’t ______________ to the station in time to catch the train.

A. arrive B. reach C. make D. get

10/ ______________ people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago.

A. Few B. Fewer C. Less D. Lesser

11/ ______________ is a story passed on in spoken from one generation to the next.

A. Novel B Fiction C. Folktale D. Legend

12/ The accident ______________ by the truck driver, who ______________ too fast.
A. was caused/ was driving B. caused/ was driven

C. is caused/ was driving D. was caused/ driving
<b>III. Make the questions for the underlined words: (2ms)</b>

1/ They bought this motorbike two years ago.

→ ____________________________________________________________________
2/ We have been in Hanoi for six years.

→ ____________________________________________________________________
3/ I was listening to the music when you called me yesterday evening.

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<b>IV. Use the words given to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to</b>
<b>the first: (4ms)</b>

1/ The last time I saw him was in 2002.

→ I haven’t ___________________________________________________________________
2/ When did you begin to learn English?

→ How long __________________________________________________________________

3/ No one in the group is younger than Joanna.

→ Joanna is __________________________________________________________________
4/ “ Don’t walk on the grass.” The gardener said to us. (told)

The gardener told ______________________________________________________________
5/ I expected my friends to arrive at 4 o’clock, but they arrived at 2:30.

→ My friends _________________________________________________________________
6/ I will repair your bicycle tomorrow afternoon.

→ Your bicycle _______________________________________________________________
7/ This question is very difficult to understand.

→ It is _______________________________________________________________________
8/ It was delighted that I passed the collection exam.

→ I was very delighted _________________________________________________________
<b>V. Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with one suitable word from the box: (3ms)</b>

Tet is a national and family (1)_______________ . It is an occasion for every
Vietnamese people to (2)_______________ a good time while thinking about the last year and
the next year. At Tet, spring (3)_______________ are organized, streets and public buildings
are (4)_______________ decorated and almost all shops are (5)_______________ with people
shopping for Tet. At home, everything is tidied, special food is (6)_______________ , offerings
of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the (7)_______________ altar with burning
joss-sticks scenting the air. First-footing is made when the (8)_______________ visitor comes
and children are given (9)_______________ money wrapped in a red tiny envelop. Tet is also a
time for peace and (10)_______________ . During Tet, children often behave
(11)_______________ and friends, relatives and neighbors give each other best

(12)_______________ for the New Year.

<b>VI. Listen to the passage about William Shakespeare, the world’s famous English</b>
<b>playwright, and answer the questions: (2ms)</b>

1/ When was he born?

→ __________________________________________________________________________
2/ Where did he go to begin his career as an actor, and later, a playwright?

→ __________________________________________________________________________
3/ How many plays did he write?

→ __________________________________________________________________________
4/ Did he die in 1611?

→ __________________________________________________________________________
<b>VII. You have learned English for few years. Write a paragraph about 120 words to tell</b>
<b>about your English studying: (4ms)</b>

_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

family well lucky brightly

first have wishes crowded

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<b>ANSWER KEYS</b>

<b>I. Pick out the words that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced different from the</b>
<b>others: (2ms)</b>

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

5. A 6. C 7. C 8. D

<b>II. Choose the best answers:</b> (3ms)

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

5. C 6. D 7. A 8. C

9. B 10. B 11. C 12. A

<b>III. Make the questions for the underlined words: (2ms)</b>
1/ When did they buy this motorbike?

2/ How long have you been in Hanoi?

3/ What were you doing when I called you yesterday evening?
4/ By whom was the poem “A visit from Saint Nicholas” written?

<b>IV. Use the words given to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to</b>
<b>the first: (4ms)</b>

1/ I haven’t seen him since 2002.
2/ How long have you learned English?

3/ Joanna is the youngest in the group.

4/ The gardener told us not to walk on the grass.
5/ My friends arrived earlier than I expected.

6/ Your bicycle will be repaired by me tomorrow afternoon.
7/ It is so difficult that we can understand this question.
8/ I was very delighted to pass the collection exam.

<b>V. Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with one suitable word from the box:</b> (3ms)

1. festival 2. have 3. fairs 4. brightly

5. crowded 6. cooked 7. family 8. first

9. lucky 10. love 11. well 12. wishes

<b>VI. Listen to the passage about William Shakespeare, the world’s famous English</b>
<b>playwright, and answer the questions: (2ms)</b>

1/ He was born in1564.

2<b>/ </b>He went London to begin his career as an actor, and later, a playwright.
3/ He wrote about 37 plays.

4/ No, he didn’t. He died in 1616.

<b>VII. You have learned English for few years. Write a paragraph about 120 words to tell</b>
<b>about your English studying: (4ms)</b>

(According to Students’ writing.)

<b>Tape Transcript</b>

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