TEST 2

The village lies at the foot of the hill where people plant a lot of vegetables.. Mr Lam’s parents have lived there for nearly fifty years.[r]

Teacher’s comments:

A- Listening

I – Did the people enjoy their vacations? Listen and check  the correct answer (1pt)

1  yes  no

2  yes  no

3  yes  no

4  yes  no

5  yes  no

II – Listen to the conversation Write the missing words (1pt)

Justin: Hello?

Tracy: Hi, Justin It’s Tracy

Justin: Hi, Tracy What are you up to?

Tracy: Nothing much Do you fancy meeting up in town?

Justin: Sure What time?

Tracy: At about (1) _four _ o’clock

Justin: OK Where do you want to meet?

Tracy: (2) Why _don’t we meet at the department (3) store ?

Justin: Fine I’ll see you there at four

Just a moment Where are we going to meet exactly?

Tracy: Let’s meet outside the (4) main _ doors

Justin: OK, great See you later

B- Vocabulary and grammar.

Choose the best answer (2.5pts)

1. Vietnamese schools begin _ September

2. It was raining all day _ I couldn’t go out

3. is a building for university or college students to live in

A A hotel B A motel C A dormitory D An institute

4. Next week we have a(n) _ examination

A write B wrote C writing D written

5. She asked me if my mother here the following day

A will be B would be C was D were

6. Last weekend Ba and his friends _ a day trip to the countryside

7. I am looking forward to _ a letter from my parents

A receive B received C receiving D to receiving

8. If it rain tomorrow, we’ll have a party outside

A won’t B wouldn’t C doesn’t D didn’t

9. Lan: “I wish you a Merry Christmas.”

Nga: “ ”

A That’s right B Thanks so much You too

C Thanks for inviting me D OK

10. Choose the underlined word or phrase that need correcting.

I look forward to hearing from you and see good response from your school

A B C D

C- Reading.

I- Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces (1.5pt)

Nguyen Hue Secondary School

Full name:………

Class: 9A………

English Test 1 Time: 45 minutes

Marks

English is the (1) _ important in the world today A very large number of people understand and (2) _ English in many countries

Indeed English is a very useful language If we (3) English, we can go to any place or country we like We shall not find it hard to (4) people understand what we want to say English also helps (5) _ to learn all kinds of subjects Hundreds of books are (6) _ in English every day in many countries to teach people many useful things

II- Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of

questions about it (1pt)

Last weekend, Mr and Mrs Lam took their children back to their home village about 10 kilometers from

Da Lat The village lies at the foot of the hill where people plant a lot of vegetables

Mr Lam’s parents have lived there for nearly fifty years Their house is in the center of the village Their bedroom look out over the yard behind the house

Mr Lam’s children were very interested in the visit They got up early in the morning They followed their grandfather going up the hill to see the landscape at dawn Then they went back home for breakfast After breakfast, they visited the field where their relatives were working The children told their parents,

“What a lot of work the farmers had to do!” They realized that the farmers had to work very hard on the farm

In the afternoon, they went fishing with their cousins Mr Lam’s family stayed there for two days The weekend was too short; however, the children enjoyed the trip very much

1. Their home village lies on a hill where people plant a lot of vegetables  

2. The children follow their grandmother going up to the hill to

3. There is a small lake behind the house  

4. The children said that the farmers had to do a lot of work  

D- Writing

Do as directed (2pts).

1 Take a taxi or we will be late (Rewrite this sentence, using “If ”)

If 2 They said to Nam, “Are you a new student?” (Change into Reported Speech) They asked _ 3 The street children don’t have enough food to eat because they are very poor (Rewrite this sentence, using “so”.) The street children _ 4 She/ said/ not/ know/ where/ he/ stay/ then/ because/ he/ go/ without/ say/ word (Complete this sentences.) *Answer the question about 40 – 50 words (1pt) Write a short passage about 50 words to talk about your home village

Keys

A-Listening (mỗi câu 0.25)

I-

II-

B- Vocabulary and grammar (mỗi câu 0.25)

C-Reading (mỗi câu 0.25)

I- 1 b 2 c 3 c 4 b 5 d 6 a

D-Writing (mỗi câu 0.5)

1 If we don’t take a taxi, we will be late (was – 0.25)

2 They asked Nam if he was a student (sai một lỗi trừ 0.25)

3 The street children are very poor, so they (sai một lỗi trừ 0.25)

4 She said she didn’t know where he was staying then because he went without saying a word.

Sai 10 lỗi trừ 0.25

Khộng đủ từ trừ 0.25 – 0.5