THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 9 2011-2012
TIME: 60 MINUTES
I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word pronunced differently from the others.(1point)
1. A. kitchen B. children C. teacher D. chemist
2. A. consider B. century C. cigarette D. celebrate
3. Agood B. noon C. soon D. food
4. A.tradition B. campus C. advance D. hand
II. Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences: (3poimts)
5. The tourists were really …………… by the beauty of Phong Nha cave.
A. impress B. impression C. impressive D. impressed
6. The Ao dai is the …………. dress of Vietnamese women.
A. beautiful B. traditional C. casual D. baggy
7. On Monday morning, there is a meeting …………………. 8 am and 11 am.
A.at B.till C. between D. from
8. We’ll play chess if my friend ……………………..
A. come B. comes C. came D.will come
9. My younger sister loves …………………….. advertisements on television.
A. watch B. watches C. watching D. watched
10. Baird produced the fisrt T.V picture in 1926, …………………………… ?
A.did he B. didn’t he C. does he D. doesn’t he
11.We…………………….. Malaysia last summer.
A. visited B.visits C. visiting D.have visited
12. It rains heavily, …………………….. I can’t go to the movie with you.
A. because B. and C. so D. but
13. She asked me how I ……………………. English in the future.
A. will use B. can use C. would use D. use
14.Nam wishes there ………………… a river near his house.
A. is B. isn’t C. will be D. were
15.She often goes to the ……………………. to pray because her religion is Islam .
A. pagoda B. mosque C. church D.temple
16.Mrs Hoa told me that she ……………………… leave there the following day.
A. will have to B. had to C. has to D.would have to
III. Read the passage carefully. Then choose the best words to complete each space :(1point)
Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It’s a beautiful (17) …………… with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very clean city. Most of the people live in high rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern with (18) ……………of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In China town, there are ……………… rows of old shop houses. The Government buildings in Singapore are very (19) …………… and date from the colonial days. Singapore is famous for its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the (20) …………. are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable.
17. A. district B. town C. city D. village
18. A. lot B. lots C. many D. much
19. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
20. A. good B. goods C. goodness D. well
IV. Circle the letter of the underlined part which needs correcting(1point)
21. It is necessary for students wear uniforms when they are at school
A B C D
22. George has not completed the assignment yet, hasn’t he?
A B C D
23. My sister was tired, but she couldn’t helped me with my homework.
A B C D
24. A new department store was building in our town last month
A B C D
V. Read the following passage and choose the items ( A,B,C, or D) that best answers of each questions about it :(1 point )
During World war I many women had jobs, and their clothes needed to be more practical. They began wearing shorter skirts and bared their