LISTEN: Listen to the passage and complete the missing words.. Choose the most suitable words to complete the sentences 1.. The best to improve the four skills: speaking, listening, read
Trang 1Yen Thinh school
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Class: 9B (No 1)
Friday, September 24 th 2010
ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST (2)
Time: 45 minutes
Mark The teacher’s remark
I LISTEN: Listen to the passage and complete the missing words (2,5m)
“For centuries, poets, writers and musicians have mentioned the Ao dai in , novels and songs The Ao dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese It consists
of long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants Traditionally, it was frequently worn by both men and women The design and used for men are different from those for women Nowadays, women usually it, especially on special occasions However, many Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work because it is ”
II LANGUAGE FOCUS
1 Choose the most suitable words to complete the sentences (1 5 m)
a He said “Good morning” in a most (friend / friendly / friendliness) way.
b We’ve been here (ago / since / for) yesterday.
c Which word has different sound: (worked / enjoyed / impressed / laughed)
d Nguyen Du is a famous (musician / poet / designer).
e We must learn English at school It’s a (primary / compulsory / national) language.
f He said he (likes / lived / has lived) wearing jeans.
2 Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form or tense (0.5 m).
a I ……… that book since September (read)
b Jeans ……… about two hundred years ago (make)
3 Complete the second sentence (the similar meaning to the first) (0.5 m)
b What a pity, I can’t stay here longer
-> I wish ………
c People learn English all over the world
-> English ………
III READING: Read the passage Then answer the questions: (2 5 m)
English is one of the most popular language in the world It comes second in the number
of speakers after Chinese In Viet Nam more and more people are studying English However, not everyone knows to learn English effectively
The best to improve the four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing is to practice regularly You should make use of every opportunity to speak English with friends in class Learning by heart all the new words doesn’t help much because you will easily forget what you have learnt Reading books, listening to the radio, and watching films are better way to memorize words Practicing speaking a lot is a good way to correct your mistakes Why don’t you try the advice to see how helpful they are to you?
1 True or false?
a Chinese comes second in the number of speakers after English
b There are four skills in English
2 Answer the questions:
a Is learning by heart all the new words the best way to learn new words?
………
Trang 2b Which advice is the most helpful to you?
………
c Tell me some ways to memorize words?
………
IV WRITING: Complete the letter (2, 5m)
Dear Sue,
1 I arrive / here / last night / after / excellent journey
2 beach / beautiful / and / weather / nice
3 I / meet / nice people / London / who / tell / me / places / visit / nearby
4 So tomorrow / I / go / explore / the town
5 I / tell / you / everything / when / I / back
Love,
Jill
KEY
I LISTEN: Listen to the passage and complete the missing words (2,5m)
Poems, women, material, wear, convenient
II LANGUAGE FOCUS
1 Choose the most suitable words to complete the sentences (1 5 m)
a friendly
b since
c enjoyed
d poet
e compulsory
f lived
2 Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form or tense (0.5 m).
a have read b were made
3 Complete the second sentence (the similar meaning to the first) (0.5 m)
b I wish I could stay here longer
c English is spoken all over the world
III READING: Read the passage Then answer the questions: (2 5 m)
1 True or false?
a Chinese comes second in the number of speakers after English (F)
b There are four skills in English (T)
2 Answer the questions:
a No, It isn’t b Sts’ answer
c Reading books, listening to the radio, and watching films are better way to memorize words
IV WRITING: Complete the letter (2, 5m)
Dear Sue,
1 I arrived here last night after an excellent journey
2 The beach is beautiful and the weather is nice
3 I have met many nice people in London who told me the places to visit nearby
4 So tomorrow I will go to explore the town
5 I will tell you everything when I come back