nguyen dang dao secondary school nguyen dang dao secondary school teacher’s comment name mark class 9 english test 45 minutes number 1 i choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different

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Nguyen Dang Dao Secondary School Teacher’s comment:

Name: ………. Mark:

Class: 9

<b>English test (45 minutes) _ </b>

Number 1

<b>I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the </b>
rest. (1 pt)

1. A. worked B. cleaned C.watched D. stopped

2. A. think B. then C. than D. though

3. A. angry B. language C. addition D.passage

4. A. televisions B. blankets C. cups D. desks

<b>II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (2 pts)</b>
1. The weather was bad, ... we didn't go on a picnic.

A. but B. because C. so D. however

2. The restaurant has the ... for serving some of the finest food.

A. repute B. reputation C. reputed D. reputable

3. Ba has to walk to school, so he wishes he ... a bicycle.

A. had B. has C. will have D. having

4. He told me he ...leave the city the following day.

A. will have to B. had to C. would have to D. has to
5. The teacher asked me ... a passage into Vietnamese.

A. to translate B. translate C. translating D. translated
6. There is a river ... across the village.

A. running B. lying C. flowing D. reaching

7. We have many………and native teachers in our center.

A. good- qualify B. well-qualifying C. good-qualified D. well-qualified
8. On Tuesday morning, there is a meeting ………….11am and 1pm.

A. At B. in C. between D. from

<b>III.Give the correct form of the word in bracket:(1 pt)</b>

1. Please phone this number for more ... . <b>(inform)</b>
2. He is a strict ... . <b>(examine)</b>
3. There is a ... lot near my house. <b>(park)</b>
4. You should write a letter of ... to that institute. <b>(inquire)</b>
<b>IV. Give the correct form of the verb in bracket (1 pt).</b>

1. If she (need)... a computer, she can borrow mine.

2. Hoa never seems to get tired. I wish I (have) ... her energy.
3. If he (not hurry) ..., he may miss the train.

4. I can't go out because I (not do) ... my homework yet.

<b>V. Fill in the gaps with the word given in the box, then answer the questions:(3pts)</b>
college difficult evening hard language

newspapers studies subjects teenagers useful

Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young
children. Others are (1) ... . Many are adults. Some learn at school,
others learn in (2) ... classes. A few learn English by themselves or

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just by hearing the (3) ……… on television or among their friends. Most
people must work (4)... to learn English. Why do these people want
to learn English? It isn't (5) ... to answer that question. Young children
learn English at school because it is one of their (6) ... . Many adults
learn English at school because it is (7) ... for their work. Teenagers
often learn English for their higher (8) ... because some of their
books are in English at (9) ... or university. Other people learn English
because they want to read (10) ... or magazines in English.

<b>Questions:</b>

1. Do all people learn English at school?
... .

2. Why do young children learn English at school?

...
... .

3. How can a few people learn English if they don't go to English classes?
...
... .
4. For what do teenagers often learn English ?

...
... .
5. Why do you learn English?

...
... .
<b>VI. Transformation writing: (2 pts)</b>

1. "How long does the course take?" she asked me.

She asked me ... .
2. "Do you like to play this game?" they asked him.

They asked him ... .
3. Work hard or you can't pass the exam.

If ... .
4. Hoa passed the exam because she worked hard.

Hoa worked hard, ... .
5. "Look at this picture and describe it," the teacher said.

The teacher asked me ... .
6. "I'm very busy. I'll ring you tomorrow," Susan said to me.
Susan told me ... .

7.He is sorry that he doesn't know how to swim.

He wishes ...
8. People cut down a lot of trees every year.

A lot of trees ...
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<b>Answer key</b>

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I. 1 pt (0.25 pt/1 answer)

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

<b>II. 2 pts (0,25/1 answer)</b>

1. C 5. A

2. B 6. C

3. A 7. D

4. C 8. C

<b>III. 1 pt (0.25/1 answer)</b>

1. information 3. parking

2. examiner 4. inquiry

<b>IV. 1 pt (0.25/1 verb)</b>

1. needs 3. doesn't hurry

2. had 4. haven't done

<b>V. 3 pts (0.3 /1 answer)</b>

1. teenagers 6. subjects

2. evening 7. useful

3. language 8. studies

4. hard 9.college

5. difficult 10. newspapers

1. No, they don't.

2. Because it is one of their subjects.

3. They learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language on television
or among their friends.

4. They often learn English for their higher studies.
5. SS' answer

<b>VI. 2 pts</b>

1. She asked me how long the course took.
2. They asked him if he likes to play that game.
3. If you don't work hard you can't pass the exam.
4. Hoa worked hard, so she passed the exam.

5. The teacher asked me to look at that picture and describe it.

6. Susan told me she was very busy and she would ring me the following day.
7. He wished he knew how to swim.

8. A lot of trees are cut down every year.

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