KHUONG THUONG SECONDARY SCHOOL THE FIRST SEMESTER ENGLISH TEST 2010 – 2011
Full name:…………………….………….. Class: 9……………… Time allowed: 45 ms
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1 pt)
1. a. mosque b. optional c. notice d. tropical
2. a. casual b. sale c. sleeveless d. slit
3. a. bamboo b. took c. afternoon d. soon
4. a. collection b. question c. inspiration d. nation
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0.5 pts)
1. a. economic b. economy c. minority d. encourage
2. a. documentary b. interactive c. intermediate d. communicate
III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. (2 pts)
1. “ We’re still looking for Thomas. “ - “ Hasn’t he ( been found / to find / found / being found ) yet ? “
2. Miss Chi teaches ( poet / poem / poets / poetry ).
3. I wish David ( would stop / will stop / stops / stop ) trying to be so nice.
4. The first man walked on the moon ( on / in / at / until ) 21 July 1969.
5. If the weather ( cleared / clears / be clear / will clear ) we’ll go for a walk
6. The office will be closed ( behind / among / inside / between ) Christmas and New Year
7. Her mother and she often go to work on foot, ( doesn’t she / do I / don’t we / don’t they)?
8. Mai and An ( want / enjoy / decide / are going to ) cooking so much, don’t they?
VI. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form (1 pt)
1. Linda likes ( wear ) …………………………….. colorful clothes.
2. He is interested in ( listen ) ……………………………….. to pop music.
3. “ Are Alice and Tom still living in New York ? “- “ No. They ( just /move)…………………to Dallas. “
4. “ What have you learned since you (come)………………here ? “
V. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning (1 pt)
1. If Tung doesn’t drive carefully, he will have accidents.
 Unless Tung ……………………………………………….………………………..
2. I don’t know how to get access to the Internet.
 I wish ………………………………………………………………..………………
3. They usually wore jeans when they were young.
 They used……………………………………………………………………………

Class: 9……………… 2010 – 2011 Answer Key
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1 pt)
1. a. mosque b. optional c. notice d. tropical
2. a. casual b. sale c. sleeveless d. slit
3. a. bamboo b. took c. afternoon d. soon
4. a. collection b. question c. inspiration d. nation
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0.5 pts)
1. a. economic b. economy c. minority d. encourage
2. a. documentary b. interactive c. intermediate d. communicate
III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. (2 pts)
1. “ We’re still looking for Thomas. “ - “ Hasn’t he ( been found / to find / found / being found ) yet ? “
2. Miss Chi teaches ( poet / poem / poets / poetry ).
3. I wish David (would stop / will stop / stops / stop ) trying to be so nice.
4. The first man walked on the moon ( on / in / at / until ) 21 July 1969.
5. If the weather ( cleared / clears / be clear / will clear ) we’ll go for a walk
6. The office will be closed ( behind / among / inside / between ) Christmas and New Year
7. Her mother and she often go to work on foot, ( doesn’t she / do I / don’t we / don’t they)?
8. Mai and An ( want / enjoy / decide / are going to ) cooking so much, don’t they?
VI. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form (1 pt)
1. Linda likes wearing colorful clothes.
2. He is interested in listening to pop music.
3. “ Are Alice and Tom still living in New York ? “- “ No, they have just moved to Dallas. “
4. “ What have you learned since you came here ? “
V. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning (1 pt)
1. If Tung doesn’t drive carefully, he will have accidents .
 Unless Tung drives carefully, he will have accidents .
2. I don’t know how to get access to the Internet .
 I wish I knew how to get access to the Internet.
3. They usually wore jeans when they were young.
 They used to wear jeans when they were young.

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