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<b> THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION</b>
<b>ENGLISH 9 2011-2012</b>

<b>TIME: 60 MINUTES</b>

<b>I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word pronunced differently from the others.(1point)</b>

1. A. kitchen B. children C. teacher D. chemist
2. A. consider B. century C. cigarette D. celebrate

3. Agood B. noon C. soon D. food

4. A.tradition B. campus C. advance D. hand

<b>II. Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences: (3poimts)</b>
5. The tourists were really ……… by the beauty of Phong Nha cave.

A. impress B. impression C. impressive D. impressed
6. The Ao dai is the …………. dress of Vietnamese women.

A. beautiful B. traditional C. casual D. baggy

7. On Monday morning, there is a meeting ………. 8 am and 11 am.

A.at B.till C. between D. from

8. We’ll play chess if my friend ………..

A. come B. comes C. came D.will come

9. My younger sister loves ……….. advertisements on television.

A. watch B. watches C. watching D. watched

10. Baird produced the fisrt T.V picture in 1926, ……… ?

A.did he B. didn’t he C. does he D. doesn’t he

11.We……….. Malaysia last summer.

A. visited B.visits C. visiting D.have visited

12. It rains heavily, ……….. I can’t go to the movie with you.

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

13. She asked me how I ………. English in the future.

A. will use B. can use C. would use D. use

14.Nam wishes there ……… a river near his house.

A. is B. isn’t C. will be D. were
15.She often goes to the ………. to pray because her religion is Islam .
A. pagoda B. mosque C. church D.temple
16.Mrs Hoa told me that she ……… leave there the following day.

A. will have to B. had to C. has to D.would have to
<b>III. Read the passage carefully. Then choose the best words to complete each space :(1point)</b>

Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It’s a beautiful (17) ……… with lots of

parks and open spaces. It’s also a very clean city. Most of the people live in high rise flats in different parts of
the island. The business district is very modern with (18) ………of high new office buildings. Singapore
also has some nice older sections. In China town, there are ……… rows of old shop houses. The
Government buildings in Singapore are very (19) ……… and date from the colonial days. Singapore is
famous for its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the (20) …………. are duty
free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable.

17. A. district B. town C. city D. village

18. A. lot B. lots C. many D. much

19. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully

20. A. good B. goods C. goodness D. well

<b>IV. Circle the letter of the underlined part which needs correcting(1point)</b>
21. It is necessary for students wear uniforms when they are at school

A B C D
22. George has not completed the assignment yet, hasn’t he?
A B C D

23. My sister was tired, but she couldn’t helped me with my homework.
A B C D

24. A new department store was building in our town last month
A B C D

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During World war I many women had jobs, and their clothes needed to be more practical. They began
wearing shorter skirts and bared their legs. Soon they began wearing trousers. The lively, outrageous flapper

style of the 1920s included lower waistlines, long necklaces and short hair. Men’s suits became looser and were
worn with a long tie.

During the 1960s women wore miniskirts and jeans and T-shirts became popular with both sexes. Women’s
shoes appeared in many colors and styles, including sandals and flat forms ( = shoes with a thick sole and high
heel ). Since then fashions have continued to change rapidly, and young people, especially, are quick to wear the
latest styles.

<i>25. When did women wear jeans?</i>

A. In 1960 B. In the 7th_{decade of the 20}th_century

C. In the 6th_{decade of the 20}th_century _{D. During World war I}

<i>26. Why did women begin wearing trousers? </i>

A. They wanted to look lively and outrageous.

B. They were fighting for greater equality between the sexes.
C. They wanted to wear clothes that are useful for their work.
D. They didn’t like wearing short skirts.

<i>27. What does the word “ suits ” in the first paragraph mean?</i>

A. fashions B. styles C. dresses D. pieces of clothing
<i>28. Which of the following is not true ?</i>

A. During World War I women began wearing short skirts.
B. During 1960s, men and women didn’t like wearing T- shirts.
C. During World War I women needed useful clothes.

D. Young people are quick to wear the latest styles.

<b>VI.Give the correct form of the word in the CAPITAL letters to fill in the gaps.(1point)</b>

29. There are many ... parks in Ho Chi Minh City. <b>BEAUTIFY</b>
30. I hope to speak English as ... as my teacher. <b>GOOD</b>
31. Huong is very kind and ... , so she has a lot of friends <b>FRIEND</b>
32. Designers have added some symbols on the ao dai to make it more ……… <b>FASHION</b>

<b>VII. Choose the correct answer (A,B,C orD)that is the same meaning with the italic sentences: (2points)</b>
33. We started learning English 3 years ago.

=> We have ………
34. I don’t have a computer.

=> I wish ………
35. They built our school three years ago.

=> Our school ………..………..
36. “ I will attend an eveningEnglish class .” Mr Lam said

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