Name: ....................................................................TEST
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Date: Monday, October 14, 2013
Class 9
A1
– Ms. Ngân Phones: 0983.785435 – 0983.26.46.76
THE FIRST TERM SEMESTER - 1
(Time: 45 minutes)
(Totals: 10 marks)
I. PHONETICS. (1m)
a) Which is pronounced differently?
1. A. flood B. typhoon C. groom D. balloon
2. A. locate B. celebrate C. nominate D. private
b) Which is stressed differently?
1. A. earthquake B. energy C. although D. forward
2. A. sometimes B. reduction C. student D. interesting
3. A. linguistics B. ordinarily C. teenagers D. graduating
II. FIND THE ONLY MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE. (1m)
1. If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it.
A B C D
2. Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors.
A B C D
3. A new department store was building in our town last month.
A B C D
4. They used to having big parties when they lived in the city.
A B C D
5. Although my sister was tired, but she helped me with my homework.
A B C D
III. MULTIPLE CHOICE. (2ms)
1. They have never...........................any experience of living in the country.
A. had B. wished C. done D. made

2. Most people learn English by........................................
A. themselves B. hearing the language on TV
C. working hard on the lessons D. speaking English to friends
3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A. at home B. in the office C. in evening class D. at school
4. Teenagers learn English because........................................
A. it’s useful for their higher studies B. it’s one of their subjects
C. they like it D. they hate it
5. Why do many adults learn English?
A. because they want to see films in English B. because they need it for their work.
C. because they like it D. because it’s easy to learn.
b) Fill each blank with the suitable word from the box. (1 m)
clean prices city a lot are for live beautiful
Singapore is an island city of about 3 million people. It’s a beautiful
(1)
...........................with lots of park
and open spaces. It’s also a very
(2)
...........................city.
Most of people
(3)
...........................in high rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is
very modern with
(4)
...........................of high new buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In
China town, there
(5)
...........................rows of old shop houses. The Government buildings in Singapore are
very
(6)

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5. I don’t like the hat. I bought it last Sunday. (Using relative pronoun
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6. People should stop experiments on animals. (Using Passive Voice
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7. She asked him, “What is your name?”. (Starting with “She asked him”
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8. You remembered to post the letter, didn't you? (Staring with “You didn't”
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9. That girl is very beautiful. (Using “What”
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10. I haven't eaten this kind of food before. (Starting with “This is the first”
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