Chau Van Liem Secondary School
Full name: ___________________
Class: 9A___

ENGLISH TEST
Time: 45 minutes
Date: March ____, 2012
Marks

 I./PHONETIC (1 m)
A. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others
1. A. behave B. collapse C. forecast D. compose
2. A.typhoon B. highlands C. funnel D. tidal
B. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. celebrate B. decorate C. describe D. generous
2. A. volcano B. volume C. occur D. model
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR(3ms)
Complete these sentences by choosing the correct words or phrases
1 . Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all people .
a. English b. Vietnamese c. Japanese d. Jewish .
2. We all like sticky rice cakes are made by our grandmother.
a. Whose b. Who c. Which d. Whom
3. The man is standing near Mrs Nga is my uncle.
a. Which b. Who c. Whose d. Where
4. Minh can’t play tennis with us . He has to his house because his mother has an important meeting.
a. look at b. look for c. look after d. look forward to
5. Mr John in that factory five years ago.
a. works b. has worked c. worked d. will work
6. It’s very nice …….. you to say so!
A. in B. on C. of D. at
7. If she studies harder , she the examination .
a. will pass b. would pass c. pass d. passed
8. We ……………… since we left school.
a. haven’t met b. don’t meet c. didn’t meet d. won’t meet
9. Many people become …….. because of natural disasters every year.
A. homeland B. homeless C. homesick D. homework
10 . Na is very tired . , she has to finish her homework before going to bed .
a. therefore b . however c. although d . because
11 . Please bring along some raincoasts just case .
a. in b.at c.on d.to
12 . A tropical storm which reaches 120 kilometers per hour is called a in North and South America .
a.typhoon b. cyclone c. hurricane d. tornado

III/ READING ( 3.5m )
A. Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words provided , and then answer the questions :( 1.5m )

January - clean - important - live - food - new

Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most (1) ……….….festival in Viet Nam. Tet is a joyful festival which occurs in late(2) ………..….. or early February. It is a time for families to (3)………..….. and decorate their houses, wear (4) ……………… clothes and enjoy special (5)………… such as sticky rice cakes. Family members who (6)……….. apart try to be together at Tet
B. Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions. (2pts):
In the United States, people celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. On this occasion, mother usually receives greeting cards and gifts from her husband and children. The best gift of all for American Mom is a day of leisure. The majority of American mothers have outside jobs as well as housework, so their working days are often very hard. The working mother enjoys the traditional Mother’s Day custom of breakfast cooked by her family and served to her on a tray in bed. Later in that day, it’s also the traditional for the extended family group to get together for dinner, either in a restaurant or in one of their homes.
* Questions:
1. When do American people celebrate Mother’s Day?
………………………………………………………………………………
2. What kinds of gifts does mother often get from her family members?
………………………………………………………………………………
3. Is the best gift of all for American Mom a day of leisure?
………………………………………………………………………………
4. Why are mothers’ working days often very hard?
………………………………………………….……………………………
IV/ WRITING (2.5m )
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
1. This is the car. I want you to buy it. ( combine, using “relative pronoun”)
………………………………………………………………………………
2. We went to see the man. We helped him yesterday. ( combine, using “relative pronoun”)
………………………………………………………………………………
3. Mrs Vui is a teacher of English. She is wearing a blue hat. ( combine, using “relative pronoun”)
………………………………………………………………………………
4. He took a lot of photographs. The sky was dark. ( combine, using “although”)