English 9 Test 2

Choose the best answer from the four options given A, B,C, or D to complete each sentence.. Read the passage carefully, and then choose the correct answer to questions 1 - 6.[r]

Phòng GD –ĐT Đam Rông

FORTY – FIVE MINUTE TEST 2 Trường THCS Đạ Long

Student’s name:………

Class: 9A…

Marks Teacher’s remarks

I.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.(0.5pt)

II.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence (3.5 pts)

1 Van is a (an) ……… student in the USA

A bright

B foreigner

C exchange

D intelligent

2 If you study at the Brighton Language Center – UK, you can live in a ………… on campus

3 I asked Tim whether he ……… learning Vietnamese

B liked

C has liked D to like

4 The party will finish ……… 8.30 p.m and 9.30 p.m

5 She said she wouldn’t go to the supermarket ………

A tomorrow

B the day before

C today

D the following day

6 Lan wishes she ……… play the piano well

A may

B could C will D can

7 If you want to get good grades, you must ……… hard

8 She asked me which grade I ………… in

9 They wish they ……… in Hue

10 This film is very interesting, ………… ?

it

11 Lan said she was learning English …………

A then B now

C tomorrow D at the moment

12 We love animals ……… we often go to the zoo

D as

13 ………? – It takes two hours to get there

A How do you get there? B Where do you live?

C How far is it from your house? D How long does it take to get there?

14 “Why are you learning English?”she asked me - ………

She asked me why I learned English

C She asked me why I was learning English D She asked me why I had learned English

III Read the passage carefully, and then choose the correct answer to questions 1 - 6 (1.5pts)

Learning a second Language

Some people learn a second language (1) ……… Other people have trouble learning a new language How can you have yourself learn a new language, such as English ? There are several ways (2) ……… English a little easy and more interesting

The first step is to feel positive about learning English If you believe that you can learn, you will learn Be patient You do not to have to understand (3) ……… all at once It‘s natural to make mistakes when you learn something new We can learn from our mistakes

The second step is (4) ……… your English For example, write in a journal, or diary every day You will get used to writing in English, and you will feel (5) ……… expressing your ideas in English After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving In addition, you much speak English every day You can practice with your classmates outside class

The third step is to keep a record of your language learning You can write this in your journal After each class, think about what you did Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it

to practice every day and make a record of your achievements

1 A ease

C easily

D difficult

2 A to learn

to do

D did

3 A anything

B nothing

C everything

D something

4 A practice

B to practice

C.practicing

D practiced

5 A comfortable

B fun

C happy

D comfor

6 A easy

B hard

C difficult

D important

IV Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions (1.5 pts)

Nam's village is about 50 kilometers from the city center It is a very beautiful and peaceful place where people grow flowers and vegetables only It's very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes The air is quite fresh; however, the smell

of the roses makes people feel cool In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors Tourists come to visit it so often Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn't take the villagers much time to water the roses And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers

1 Where is Nam's village?

………

2 What do people grow?

………

3 Do tourists like to visit Nam's village?

………

V Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (2.0 pts)

1 She can't ride a motorbike

 She wishes she

2 I asked Nga, “How will you travel tomorrow?”

 I asked Nga

3 He said , “ I must clean the room this afternoon”

 He said ………

4 “Do you finish your homework?” Hoa asked me

 Hoa asked me ………

VI Use these jumbled sets of suggested words/ phrases to write a letter of inquiry (1.0 pt)

Dear Sir,

I / see / school’s advertisement / Tuoi Tre newspaper / yesterday

………

I / interested / learn / English / I / like / information / your school

………

………

I / study English / two years ago / but / want / improve/ speaking / listening / skills

………

you / send/ details / courses / fees? I/ look/ forward/ hear/ from /you/ soon.

………

……… Your sincerely,

ANSWER KEYS – CLASS 9 I.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0.5pt)

0.25 x 2= 0.5 pt

1 A - qualify

2 C - answered

II.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each

sentence (3.5pts)

0.25 x 14= 3.5 pts

5 D - the following day 12 B - so

6 B - could 13 D - How long does it take to get there?

7 C - study 14 C - She asked me why I was learning English

III Read the passage carefully, and then choose the correct answer to questions 1 - 6 (1.5pts)

0.25 x 6= 1.5 pts

1 C - easily

2 A - to learn

3 C - everything

4 B – to practice

5 A - comfortable

6 D - important

IV Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions (1.5pts)

0.5 x 3= 1.5 pts

1 Nam's village is about 50 kilometers from the city center

2 People grow flowers and vegetables

3 Yes, they did

V Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (2.0pts)

0.5 x 4= 2.0 pts

1 She wishes she could ride a motorbike

2 I asked Nga how would she travel the following day

3 He said he had to clean the room that afternoon

4 Hoa asked me if I finished my homework

VI Use these jumbled sets of suggested words/ phrases to write a letter of inquiry (1.0 pt)

0.5 x 4= 1.0 pts

Dear Sir,

I saw your school’s advertisement on Tuoi Tre newspaper yesterday

I am interested in learning English and I would like some information about your school

I studied English two years ago but I want to improve my speaking and listening skills

Could you please send details of courses and fees? I look forward to hearing from you soon

Your sincerely,

LANGUA

GE

AREAS

AND

SKILLS W E

TOPIC RECONIGNA TION UNDERST ANING APPLIC ATION TOT AL

PRONUNC

Pronunciation of the ending "ed"

Pronunciation of some easy recognizing sounds “ai” vs “i”

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VOCABUL

ARY

GRAMMA

R

30%

VOCABULARY

Personal Information:

- Countryside

 Education

- Learning a foreign language

GRAMMAR

 Past simple with

“Wish”

Wish clause with modal verb

Prepositions

Preposition of time

If clause with modal verb

Tag question

Reported speech

Adverb clause of result

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SPEAKIN



to introduction

 information

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READING 30%

2 reading comprehension tests (150-180 words) about Personal Information:

Clothing

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M.C

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WRITING 30% 1 Rewrite the sentences

- Reported speech

- Wish

- The Passive Voice

- Present perfect tense

2 Write a personal letter

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4/ 0.25/ Guided writing