III/ Read the following passage and answer the questions2,5pts It isn’t easy for adult students of English to improve their accents.. Studying pronunciation can help students to understa
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Class:9
Name: N 02
TEST IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER
Time allowted : 45 minutes Points The teacher’s comments
I/ Choose the words whose sounds or stress pattern is different from that of the other three (1pt)
2 a routine b amount c count d house.
3 a newspaper b magazine c teenager d telegraph
4 a climate b comprise c casual d cotton
II/ Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (3pts)
1 They ………… in that house for several months
a lived b has lived c have lived
2 Her housework ……… for hours by her mother
a has been done b has done c have been done
3 I ……… a cat for my birthday by my brother
a will give b will be given c give
4 We will go ……… a picnic next week
5 My village is about 100 kilometers …… the south of Ho Chi Minh City
6 There is a meeting ………… 9 a.m and 2 p.m
7 ………… hours do you learn English everyday?
a How often b How much c How many
8 It’s easy for people to get ……… to internet
9 They are watching the news It is very ………
a informative b information c informing
10 Paul wishes he ………… good at Math
11 She asked me ……… she could come that day
12 Nobody phoned, did ………… ?
III/ Read the following passage and answer the questions(2,5pts)
It isn’t easy for adult students of English to improve their accents Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak This is why even the top or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class Studying pronunciation can help students
to understand the rules of English.Students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom because they want to practice speaking This is why many students say that studying in an English speaking country greatly affects their English
Questions:
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………
2 What difficulty do the top adult students have in studying English?
………
3 What can help students to understand the rules of English?
………
4 Why do students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom?
………
5 Does studying in an English speaking country greatly affect students’ English?
………
IV/ Find and correct the mistake (1,5pts)
1 I look forward to hear from my mother in Singapore
………
2 You are never happy, aren’t you?
………
3 What about play soccer instead of going to the cinema?
………
V/ Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly
the same as the first one(2pts)
1 We have to take our umbrellas because it is raining heavily
……… so ………
2 I can’t go with you to the countryside next weekend
3 Does your brother use the Internet every day?
4 “Do your grandparents still live in Nha Trang now?” said Nam to me
Key N o 2
I/
II/
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1 No, it isn’t
2 The top adult students have difficulty with pronunciation (in studying English)
3 Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English
4 Because they want to practise speaking
5 Yes, it does
IV/
1.hear hearing
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V/
1 It is raining heavily so we have to take our umbrellas
2 I wish I could go with you to the countryside next weekend
3 Your brother uses the Internet everyday, doesn’t he?
4 Nam asked me if my grandparent still lived in Nha Trang then
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