Nguyen Du Junior High School The first forty five minute test

Full name:......................................................Class 9…… Date………..

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D (3,5 ms)

Question 1: Maryam and Lan have been penpals for over two years and they ……….at
least once every two weeks.
A. sum up B. correspond C. encourage D. bear
Question 2: Jeans have never been out of….
A. work B. fashion C. generation D. situation
Question 3: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differenttly from
the rest in each group.
A. missed B. completed C. divided D. separated
Question 4: He wishes he… here with her now.
A. would be B. was C. are D. were
Question 5: Maths and Literature are…..subjects for childrend in Vietnam.
A. convenient B. modern C. religious D. compulsory
Question 6: Fashion designers have drawn …… from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities to
modernize the ao dai.
A. confidence B. inspiration C. freedom D. organization
Question 7: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differenttly from
the rest in each group.
A. asked B. parked C. depended D. wished
Question 8: Rose: Have you eaten Vietnamese food?
Maryam:
A. That’ a good idea B. Yes, I have
C. That’s right. I am D. No, I don’t know
Question 9: We used to …past the mosque on our way to primary school.
A. walked B. walking C. to walk D. walk
Question 10: I am very tired now. I wish
A. I are not tired now B. I was not tired now
C. I were not tired now D. I were not fine now
Question 11: We love the Vietnamese people because they are…
A. friendly B. friendship C. friends D. friendliness
Question 12: Jeans……all over the world.
A. are sold B. are selling C. to sell D. sell
Question 13: Young generation is still fond …….wearing jeans.
A. from B. of C. at D. for
Question 14: All schools have to…….in the city.
A. be improved B. improve C. improving D. improved
II. Put the following paragraph into the correct order. (1,5ms)
1. Finally, casual clothes make their school more colorful and lively.
2. I think secondary school students should wear casual clothes when they are at school.
3. Secondly, wearing casual clothes gives students freedom of choice. They have right to
choose the sizes, the colors, and fashions they love.
4. In conclusion, students in secondary school should wear casual clothes at school
5. Firstly, casual clothes make students feel comfortable. So they can study better.
6. Thirdly, wearing casual clothes makes students feel self-confident when they are in their
favorite clothes.
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III. Give the correct form of words given in the blanks. (1,5ms)
1. Tim (award)-------------------a gold medal in the chess tournament yesterday.
2. The ao dai ( modern)------------------by printing lines of poetry on.
3. She ( not see)-------------------- him since 2009.
4. She wishes she (be)------------------younger now.
5. I ( meet)----------------him 2 days ago.
6. A new shopping mall just ( open) ----------------------in my town.
IV. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. (1,5ms)
1.We live in a small room in the city.
We wish--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. I can’t go with you to your home village next week.
I wish-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Mary is too young to ride a bike.
Mary wishes---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. They are going to build a new bridge in the area.
A new bridge---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. People grow rice in tropical countries.
Rice-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. The last time we visited her was 5 years ago.
It’s---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
V. Read the text and choose the correct option to complete the sentences. (2ms).
Nga’s England pen pal, Jane Brown, was staying with Lan last week. On Jane’s first day
in Ha Noi Nga took her to the West Lake. They tried the Lobster Cake, a kind of food
which is often sold nearby the West Lake. Over the next few days, the girls visited Ho Chi
Minh’s Mausoleum, the History Museum and the Temple of Literature, as well as many
beautiful parks and lakes in Ha Noi such as Thu Le Park, Sword Lake…. Jane was really
impressed by the beauty of the city and by the friendliness of Ha Noi’s people.
“I wish you had a longer vacation,” Nga said to Jane at the and of the week.
“Yes, I wish I had more time to get ot know your beautiful country better. Nga, would you
like to come and visit me next summer?” Jane asked.
1. Jane Brown was staying with Nga……
A. for a week B. yesterday C. 2 weeks ago. D. last week.
2. The first day Nga took Jane Brown to…….
A. Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum B. the History Museum
C. the Temple of Literature D. the West Lake
3. Jane was really impressed because ……
A. Ha Noi was big and modern. B. Ha Noi people were kind
C. Ha Noi people were unfriendly D. Ha Noi was ancient.
4. Jane wanted to…….
A. stay in Ha Noi for a week. B. visit Ho Chi Minh city.
C. invite Nga to her country. D. visit Ha Noi next year.