KIEN AN EDUCATION OFFICE
BAC HA LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL

WRITTEN TEST: NO 2 (SCHEME 2)
SUBJECT: ENGLISH 9
Time: 45 minutes (without delivering)
WEEK:13TH

PERIOD: 39TH

I. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences. (2pts)
Use the words in the box.
Asleep - station - through - looking - journey -while - trouble - of - relax - although
(1)……………….I have a car, I prefer to travel by train, especially if I have a long (2)
………………. As the train travels at speed (3) ……………….the countryside. I can (4)
………………. ,drink a cup of coffee, read a book or just gaze out (5) ……………….the
window, sometimes, the movement of the train makes me fall (6) ……………….
something you couldn't do (7) ……………….driving a car. The (8) ……………….is that
I hate waiting on cold (9) ………………. and I get angry when I have to waste time (10)
……………….for a taxi or a bus at the beginning or end of my journey.
II. Circle the best option to complete the following sentences. (3pts)
1. Are you a stamp ...................?
A. collecting
B. collector
C. collect
D. collection
2. We often go for a walk ...................the weekend.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. to

D. coming
9. What do you think about his ..................of coin
A. collect
B. collector
C. collection
D. collective
10.He asked me who the editor of this book .................?
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
11.She was really …………….by the beauty of the city.
A. Impress
B. impressed
C. impression
D. impressive
12.This test must be done …………………
A. carefully
B. care
C. careful
D. careless


III. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2.5pts)
People who know Sally Ride say she is intelligent and confident. She also thinks deeply
about things but she is not always serious. She is fun and enjoys humor but she is in a hurry
to get on more important things.
At high school she became interested in science. At university she studied English and
Physics. After completing her studies at Stanford University, she worked as a researcher. In
1977 she was one of the 1.000 women and 7.000 men who applied for the astronaut

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