THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM
School-year: 2011-2012
SUBJECT: ENGLISH 9
Time: 45 minutes

I./PHONETIC (1 m)
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. a .practical b. fashion c. tradition d. pattern
2. a. washed b. worked c. decided d.stopped
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others
3. a. compulsory b. economic c. material d. instruction
4. a. comprise b. collect c. believe d. mention
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR(3ms)
Complete these sentences by choosing the correct words or phrases
1. My class consists ……………. thirty-four students..
a. in b. for c. about d. of
2. My sister studies very hard, ……….. she always gets good marks .
a. because b. so c. although d. but
3. Maryam and Lan are pen pals and they ………….. at least once a month .
a. correspond b. visit c. meet d. talk
4. Buddhism is the official ………..of Thailand.
a. region b. religion c. capital d .language
5. She wishes she……………………Hanoi some day
a. visit b. visits c. visited d.would visit
6. In the 1990s, the sale of jeans stopped ……………..
a. to grow b. growing c. grow d. to be grown
7. Nguyen Du is a famous Vietnamese………………. .
a. writer b. musician c. poem d. poet
8. This skirt is very lovely and ……………….
a. fashionable b. fashion c. fashioned d. fashionably
9. The interviewer asked her ………….. her name.………………..
a. what/was b. if/was c.what/is d .if /it
10. All the main streets in the city will ……………..
a. repair b. to repair c. repairing d. be repaired
11. My mother …………………… Ao dai for at least ten years.
a. wears b. will wear c. has worn d. wore
12. The excited children were looking forward……with the foreign teacher.
a. to speak b. speak c. to speaking d. spoke
III./READING (3.5m)
A. Fill in the blanks with the words provided ( 1.5m)
-secondly - encourages - at - wearing -equal - whether -to -label


My opinion is that it is important to wear uniforms when students are ……(1)…….. school. Firstly, uniforms ………(2)…………… children to be proud of being student of the school they are going to because they are …………(3)……………. uniforms with label bearing their school’s name.
………(4)……………., wearing uniforms helps students feel ……(5)…………..in many ways, …….(.6)…. they are rich or poor.
Finally, it is practical to wear uniforms. It doesn’t take you time to think of what to wear everyday.
B. Read the passage. Then answer the questions.(2ms)
Last weekend, Tuan went to Oxford. He got up early and took a bus, so he arrived there on time. In the morning , he visited the National Gallary , Big Ben and the Hide Park.
In the afternoon, he came to the souvenir shop there, he met English students. He was happy to practice speaking English with many foreigners. Although he felt tired , he had a nice day.
*Questions:
1. Where did Tuan go last weekend?
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2. Which places did he visit ?
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What did he do with the foreigners?
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Did he have a nice day ?
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IV/ WRITING(2.5m)
Rewrite each sentence as directed (2.5 m)
1. We went swimming because the weather was very hot. ( using “so”)
………………………………………………………………………………….
2. She gave him a ticket to the concert.
- He …………………………………………………………………………….
3. Today isn’t Sunday..
- I wish …………………………………………………………………………
4. “ Where do you live? I asked Nam .
- I asked Nam ……………………………………………………………
5 Go right now or you’ll be late..
- If ………………………………………………………………………
















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