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

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

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

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9 My uncle said that he had to go to a meeting tonight.

10 I asked them if they teach other foreign languages besides English

Exercise III: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

11 You should learn by all the new words of this lesson

12 The exam you took yesterday was easy, ?

13 What of learning English do you find most difficult?

14 I speak English but I want to learn to read and write it

15 Could you please send me details of courses and ?

16 Our center has many and native speaking English teachers

17 I take part in this class to my speaking skill

18 You must send me a note if you to the class tomorrow

19 Tom said that he Vietnamese spelling difficult to learn

20 The examiner asked me how English in the future?

21 Van said that she couldn’t finish her homework

22 I asked Mary she liked learning Vietnamese

23 I hope after the course I can read newspapers English

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

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

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

29 When having the computer, John spent most of his time

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30 What does the word “it” in line 3 refer to?

31 At present what does John mainly use the computer for?

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 !