THE FIRST TERM ENGHLISH TEST
Subject: English - School year: 2014-2015
Time: 45 minutes
Full name: ……………………………………….. class 9……
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I. Listen and choose the best answer (1pt)
1. Nga is studying ____________ for her job.
a. French b.Chinese c. Vietnamese d. English
2. She works for an international bank ____________ Ha Noi.
a. in b. on c. of d. at
3. She needs to improve her ____________ skill.
a. listening b. speaking c. reading d. writing
4. Her listening is ____________ .
a. good b. terrible c. bad d. excellent
5. She likes studying English ___________ it’s an interesting language.
a. but b. so c. because d. and
II Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)
1.A. dictionary
B. qualify
C. study
D. academy

 2. A. shops
B. rulers
C. campus
D. books

 3. A. shrine
B. picnic
C. institute
D. edition

 4. A. collection
B. locate
C. scenery
D. campus

 5. A. teacher
B. school
C. children
D. chair

 III. Choose the best anwser (1pt)
1. My mother prefers Ao Dai __________ modern clothing
A. more B. to C. better D. than
2. There wasn`t much rain last year, ________ the crops weren`t very good.
A. because B. so that C. so D. so as
3. I learned to drive _________ 1990 ________ the age of 17
A. in/at B. since/at C. since/with D. in/with
4. _________ you hurry, you won`t catch the bus
A. Unless B. As C. Though D. Except
5. They asked me ________ I lived
A. who B.what C. when D. where
IV/. Supply the correct tenses or forms of the verbs in the brackets: (1 pt)
1. John (live)______________in Ho Chi Minh City for 5 years.
2. If you want to be healthy, you (do)______________ morning exercises.
3. My father used to (work) ____________ for that company when he was young.
4. My father started (teach) _______________ in a small village 10 years ago.
5. He loves ( play ) volleyball.

V/ Read the passage and answer the question: (2 pts)
To really understand a culture, you must speak a language. There is a trend to learn English all over the world now. It is true that English has become the international language of business, aviation and communication. Most leading countries in the world speak English. If we know English, we can communicate and read book in English. We can learn and understand more about the modern technology and science from these advanced countries.
- trend (n): khuynh hướng, xu hướng - aviation (n): hàng không
1. What must you do to really understand a culture ?
…………………………………………………………………………
2. What is there all over the world now ?
…………………………………………………………………………
3. Has English become the international language of business ?
…………………………………………………………………………
4. What can we learn and understand about if we know English ?
…………………………………………………………………………
VI. Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.(2pts)
1. Nhi said, "I am visiting Hoi An now".
- Nhi said ……………………………………………
2. We postponed the picnic because the weather was bad.
- The weather was bad,…………………………………………………………..
3. The last time I saw him was in June.
- I haven`t………………………………………………….
4. She can make a good cake
- A good cake …………………………………………….
VII. Use the words and phrases provided to make meaningful sentences. (2 pts)
It /a/ beautiful/ day /my friends/ I /decide /go /a /picnic.
1. We/ take/ a /bus/ to/ countryside/ and then/walk/ about/ 20 minutes/ the/ picnic site/ next to/ the river/
2. We/ put down/ blankets/ laid out/ the food/. After meal/play/ some games/ .
3. We/ enjoyed/