English written test – Grade 9

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 ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST – Grade 9
 ( After unit 3 $ 4 ) 
 Time allowed : 45 minutes 
 Name :..........................................
 Class :.......................................... 
A. LISTENING:( 2pts )
 Listen and choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D ) for each space:
Jeans are very popular with young people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the uniform of ( 1 )--------------But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants.
The cloth ( 2 ) -----------in Genoa was called “ Jeanos’’. The pants were called “jeans’’. In 1850 , a salesman ( 3 ) ------------California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levis Strauss. ( 4 ) --------------they were so strong, “Levi’s pants’’ became (5)
--------------with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years ( 6 )------------, Levis began making his pants with blue cotton ( 7 )-------------called denim. Soon after, factory works in the United States and Europe began ( 8 )-------------jeans.
 1. A. youth B. younger C. young D. youngest
 2. A. makes B. make C. making D. made
 3. A. in B. on C. at D. with 
 4. A. Although B. But C. Because D. So
 5. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful
 6. A. late B. later C. latest D. last
 7. A. cloth B. clothing C. clothes D. cloths
 8. A. wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn
B. WRTING ( 8pts )
Exercise I: Choose the word in each that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. movie
B. possible
C. college
D. scholar
2. A. campus
B. publish
C. supply
D. difficult
3. A. classes
B. languages
C. institutes
D. finishes
4. A. reading
B. speaking
C. learning
D. pleasing
5. A. edition
B. description
C. nation
D. question
Exercise II: There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes (A, B, C, or D).
6. The teacher asked me why am I learning English
 A	 B	C	D
7. I wish that I have the chance to practice speaking English
 A	 B C D
8. The course will begin in April 1st and ends in December
 A	 B	 C	 	D
9. My uncle said that he had to go to a meeting tonight.
 A	 B	 C	 D
10. I asked them if they teach other foreign languages besides English.
 A	 B 	C	 D
Exercise III: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
11. You should learn by.............. all the new words of this lesson.
A. mouth	B. ear	C. heart	D. stomach
12. The exam you took yesterday was easy,.............?
A. was it	B. wasn’t it	C. did you	D. didn’t you
13. What........ of learning English do you find most difficult?
A. aspect	B. means	C. level	D. reason
14. I speak........... English but I want to learn to read and write it.
A. a little	B. a few	C. many	D. much
15. Could you please send me details of courses and..............?
A.money	B. tickets	C. fares	D. fees
16. Our center has many............. and native speaking English teachers.
A. good-qualify	B. Well-qualifying	C. well-qualified	D. good-qualified
17. I take part in this class to............... my speaking skill
A. rise	B. increase	C. improve	D. lift
18. You must send me a note if you............ to the class tomorrow.
A. won’t go	B. don’t go	C. aren’t going	D. couldn’t go
19. Tom said that he................. Vietnamese spelling difficult to learn.
A. finds	B. found	C. finding	D. will find
20. The examiner asked me how............... English in the future?
A. I will use	B. will I use	C. I would use	D. would I use
21. Van said that she couldn’t finish her homework.................
A. then	B. today	C. tonight	D. this evening
22. I asked Mary............... she liked learning Vietnamese.
A. did	B. whether	C. has	D. when
23. I hope after the course I can read newspapers................. English
A. in	B. by	C. with	D. on
24. Direct speech: “Do you cycle to school every day, Mai?” John asked.
Reported speech:
A. John asked Mai do you cycle to school every day.
B. John asked Mai if she cycle to school evety day.
C. John asked Mai whether she cycled to school every day.
D. John asked Mai did she cycle to school every day.
25. Reported speech: Mr. Quang said that he wasn’t at home that day. 
Direct speech:
A. “I wasn’t at home that day,” said Mr. Quang
B. “I wasn’t at home today,” Mr. Quang said
C. “I am not at home today,” said Mr. Quang
D. “I’m not at home that day,” Mr. Quang said. 33. “Do these books belong to you, Lien?” Phuong asked
Phuong asked Lien	
A. do these books belong to you	B. did those books belong to her
C. if those books belonged to her	D. whether these books belong to her
26. Do the test carefully or you may get bad mark.
If you	
A. do the test carefully or you may get bad mark.
B. don’t do the test carefully, you may get bad mark.
C. won’t do the test carefully, you get bad mark.
D. may do the test carefully, you do get bad mark.
27. “Which class are you in?” I asked him
I asked him	
A. which class are you in	B. which class was he in
C. which class he is in	D. which class he was in
Exercise IV: Read the passage below and choose correct answer for each question
One day John’s father bought a computer for him. He thought it was a good replacement for John’s typewriter, which had been broken down. John could use the computer to write essays. He didn’t expect than John would spend all his time playing computer games on it, which was what he did. John was obsessed with it. John neglected his studies and he actually failed his tests.
When that happened, John realized that he had made a terrible mistake. Now, he uses the computer mainly for typing his essays. He plays computer games only in his free time. Recently, he topped his classmates in the mid-year examination.
28. John’s father bought him a computer to replace his...............
A. radio 	B. television	C. typewriter	D. cassette recorder
29. When having the computer, John spent most of his time....................
A. writing essays	B. Playing games	C. listening to music	D. learning foreign language
30. What does the word “it” in line 3 refer to?
A. typewriter	B. essay	C. computer game	D. computer
31. At present what does John mainly use the computer for?
A. studying 	B. playing games	C. reading stories	D. chatting
32. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. John used to have a typewriter.	
B. After having the computer John studied very well
C. John realized his mistake	
D. Nowadays John only plays computer games in his free time.
 Good luck !