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<b>THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION</b>
<b> Subject : ENGLISH 9</b>
Duration : 45 minutes
School year : 2008 - 2009
<i> Marks</i>
<i>Teacher’s comment</i>
<i>Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi này</i>
<i><b>I. Language focus. (2,5 marks)</b></i>
<i><b> Circle the best option to complete the blanks.</b></i>
1. Nam doesn’t like eating noodles, ……….. ?
a. is he
b. isn’t he
c. does he
d. doesn’t he
2. I often play soccer ……….. Sunday afternoons.
a. at
b. on
c. in d. after
3. They enjoy ……… jokes.
a. tell
b. to tell
c. told d. telling
4. We must be there ……… 7.30 and 8.15.
a. between
b. at c. after d. before
5. My father used to ………on the farm when he was a young boy.
a. live
b. lives c. lived d. living
6. I wish I ……… taller.
a. be
b. am c. was d. were
7. Nga is sick today, ………. she won’t go to school.
a. so
b. if c. but d. and
8. If you study hard, you ………. the exam.
a. would pass
b. have passed c. can pass d. pass
9. Have you ………. Giac Lam pagoda yet ?
a. visit
b. visited c. visiting d. to visit
10. There is an old banyan tree at the ……….. to my village.
a. enter
b. entrance c. entering d. entered
<i><b>II. Reading. (2,5 marks)</b></i>
<i><b> Read the passage carefully. Then answer true (T) or false (F) for the following statements.</b></i>
An and Chi are students of Ho Chi Minh University of Education. They are volunteers in
the Green Summer Campaign in Tra Vinh, a remote province about 200 kilometers from
Ho Chi Minh city. They live with Mrs. Hai and Nhung, her five-year-old granddaughter.
<b>Tran Van Thoi Secondary School</b>
<i>Student’s name :……….. </i>
<i> </i>
<i><b>Class : ………… </b></i>
<b> </b>
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Mrs. Hai has one-hectare paddle field and a small garden where grows some fruit trees
and raises chickens. Chi and An help Mrs. Hai harvest their crops and feed the chickens.
They also help Nhung and other children in the neighborhood with their study. Both An
and Chi have a great time in Tra Vinh.
……….. 1. An and Chi are students at Tra Vinh secondary school.
……….. 2. They live with Mrs. Hai and her granddaughter.
……….. 3. Mrs. Hai has two- hectare paddle field.
……….. 4. Mrs. Hai’s garden is small.
<b> ……….. 5. An and Chi enjoy their time in Tra Vinh.</b>
<i><b>III. Writing. (2,5 marks)</b></i>
<i><b> Rewrite the sentences, beginning is shown.</b></i>
1. Mr. Hung said : “I love these roses.”
Mr. Hung said ………. .
2. Minh asked Lan : “Will you attend the English course ?”
Minh asked Lan ……….………. .
3. My mother asked me : “What are you doing now ?”
My mother asked me ……….………. .
4. Long can’t pass the exam.
Long wishes ……….……….. .
5. People grow rice in Asia.
Rice ……….………….. .
<i><b>IV. Listening. (2,5 marks)</b></i>
<i><b> Listen and fill in each blank with one suitable word.</b></i>
When I was twelve years old, I began to learn (1) ………. because it was a compulsory
subject at my (2) ……….. . My parents told me that English was very (3) ……… .
Up to know I have learned English (4) ……….. nearly four years. I think that English
is a very useful (5) ………. If we know English, we can go to any (6)
……… that we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand (7)
……… we want to say. Furthermore, English also helps us learn all kinds of (8)
………... because hundreds of books are written in English everyday in (9) ………
countries. Especially, if you know English, you can read English newspapers or magazines
or even watch English (10) ……….. on TV. In conclusion, English is very helpful.
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<b>THE ANSWER KEYS FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST</b>
<b>SUBJECT : ENGLISH 9</b>
<b>SCHOOL YEAR : 2008-2009</b>
<b>I. Language focus. (2,5 marks)</b>
<i><b> Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 điểm.</b></i>
1.c 2.b 3.d 4.a 5.a
6.d 7.a 8.c 9.b 10.b
<b>II.Reading. (2,5 marks)</b>
<i><b> Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 điểm.</b></i>
1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.T
<b>III.Writing. (2,5 marks)</b>
<i><b> Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 điểm.</b></i>
1.Mr. Hung said he loved those roses.
2.Minh asked Lan if/whether she would attend the English course.
3.My mother asked me what I was doing then.
4.Long wishes he could pass the exam.
5.Rice is grown in Asia.
<b>IV.Listening. (2,5 marks)</b>
<i> Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 điểm.</i>
1.English 2.school 3.important 4.for 5.language
6.countries 7.what 8.subjects 9.many 10.programs
<b>TAPE TRANSCRIPT :</b>
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