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Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years and they correspond at least once every two weeks, but this was their first meeting.. On Maryam ‘s first day in Ha Noi, Lan took her [r]

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Name : - WRITING ENGLISH TEST 2 – GRADE 9

Class : - Time : 45 minutes – Date: Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Code: 01

I ) Circle the word (a, b, c, d) whose main stress is places differently from that of the others in the group

(1 point)

1 a dictionary b development c experience d majority

2 a celebration b dictionary c contribution d unemployment

4 a vacation b century c friendliness d million

II ) I Choose the words whose underlined part is pronouced different from that of the other.( 1 point)

2 a champagne b matching c children d chicken

III) Choose the best answer ( 3 points ) :

1 He asked me when ……… to Nha Trang

A to go B go C went D going

2 That machine has been ……… since Christmas

A repair B repaired C repairing D to repair

3 She is used to ……… late on weekends

A sleep B slept C to sleep D sleeping

4 When Dave was young he played tennis Dave ……… tennis when he was young

A has played B plays C likes to play D used to play

5 I won’t forget them because their ………

A friend B friendly C friendliness D.the friend

6 is Malaysia’s official region

A Hinduism B Buddhism C Islam D all are correct

IV ) Change into passive sentences (1 points )

1.“ Are you interested in learning English? asked my teacher.( put this sentence in to reported speech)

-2 We have to improve all the schools in our Dong Nai province ( Change this sentence into the Passive)

-3 My father will build a new house next year ( Change this sentence into the Passive)

-4 I can’t go with you to the countryside next weekeend (Combine the sentence with “Wish”)

-V ) Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets (3 points )

1 They ( paint ) - their classroom two days ago

2 We ( learn) - English for about three years

3 This room (clean) - by my sister yesterday

4 Every morning her father ( go ) - to work at seven o’clock

5 She ( be) ……… here since 2 p.m

6 Malaysia ( divide ) -into two regions

VI ) Read the passage below then answer the questions( 1points ):

Lan’s Malaysian pen pal, Razali Maryam, was staying with Lan last week Maryam is from Kuala Lumpur Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years and they correspond at least once every two weeks, but this was their first meeting On Maryam ‘s first day in Ha Noi, Lan took her to Hoan Kiem Lake Like Kuala Lumpur, Ha Noi is a busy modern city Maryam was really impressed by the beauty of the city and by the friendliness of its people

Questions : a) Who is Maryam ?

b) How often do they write to one another ? -

Points:

c) How long have they been pen pals ? - d) Where did Lan take Maryam to on her first day in Ha Noi ?