Dinh Tien Hoang Junior High School

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ONE-PERIOD TEST 1 - ENGLISH 9

Time allotted: 45 minutes
Teachers comments:

A. Listening (1pt)
You will hear a conversation between a secretary and a student. The secretary is asking the student for
information in order to complete an application form for a course. As you listen, fill in the appropriate on
the form below.
Surname: (0) Potters
First name: (1)
Country: (2)
Age: (3)
Telephone number: (4)
B. Other skills
I. Circle the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence (2pts)
1) I was .................... by the beauty of Ha Long Bay.
a. impress
b. impressing
c. interested
d. impressed
2) Do you think jeans will be .................... some day?
a. out of fashion
b. out of order

c. out of work

d. out of date

3) If you want to pass the exam, it depends .................... how hard you study.
a. in
b. on
c. for

d. at

4) Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
a. worked
b. cleaned
c. watched

d. stopped

5) ....................you .................... her recently?

a. Do/see
b. Have/seen

c. Did/see

d. Will/ see

6) I live in the countryside. I wish I .................... .

a. dont
b. lived

c. live

d. didnt

7) In the 1950s, denim became popular ....................young people.

a. with
b. to
c. of

d. for

8) We have waited for you ....................2 oclock.

a. at
b. since

d. over

c. for

II. Read and choose the correct responses. There is one statement that you do not need. There is one
example (1pt)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

The two cities are the same in some ways.

Oh yes, very much.
Yes, I live in Kuala Lumpur.
Thats right, I am.
Pleased to meet you, Nga.
No, not really.

Eg. Nga: Hello. You must be Maryam.

D
Maryam: (0) ....................
.

Nga: Pleased to meet you. Let me introduce myself. Im Nga.

Maryam: (1) .................... . Are you one of Lans classmates?
Nga: Yes, I am. Are you enjoying your stay in Vietnam?
Maryam: (2) .................... . Vietnamese people are very friendly and Hanoi is a very interesting city.
Nga: Do you live in the city, too?
Maryam: (3) .................... . Have you been there?
Nga: No, is it different from Hanoi?
Maryam: (4) ....................
Nga: I see. Oh, heres Lan. Lets go.
III. Choose the correct words given to complete the following passage (2pts)
religions

capital

population

consists

language

currency

located

climate
Thailand, (1) . in the Southeast of Asia, has a total area of 513,115 sq km. It is bordered
by the countries Laos in the Northeast, Cambodia in the Southeast and Malaysia in the South. The total (2)
. is about 65.5 million in 2010. Bangkok, the most populous city, is the (3) . of
Thailand. The countrys unit of (4) . is the Baht, which (5) . of 100 Satang.
The country enjoys a tropical monsoon (6) ., and there are differences between the
weather in the North and the South. The Northern Thai have three seasons in a year, hot from March to May,
rainy from June to October, and cool from November to February. The Southern Thai have only two seasons,
rainy from April to November and hot from December to March.
The national (7) . is Thai. English is also spoken and understood by many citizens,
especially in Bangkok and other tourism areas. Although Thailand has no official religion, up to 96.4% people
(2002) believe in Buddhism. Additionally, there are followers of some other (8) . such as
Muslims, Hinduism and Christianity.
IV. Read the passage below and circle the best answer (1pt)
Jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world. They are popular almost everywhere and with
everybody. They are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well. But what do you know the story
of jeans?
Levi Strauss, a young immigrant from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the
middle of the Gold Rush. Thousands of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Strauss came to sell
canvas, a heavy fabric used for tents, to these gold miners. One day Strauss saw that the mines needed strong
clothes for work. Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pants. These pants
were what the miners needed. They were very strong and lasted a long time. The pants became very popular
immediately. Later Strauss wanted to make his pants even better, so he started making his pants from cotton
cloth that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and was
called denim'. Denim was popular in the fifteenth century. Christopher Columbus used denim pants for the sail
of his ships. Sailors in Genoa, Italy, wore denim pants. The word'jean' comes from the word Genoa', Mr.
Strauss made the first jeans in the United State, but their name and their kind of cloth came from Italy and
France.
1. How did Strauss improve his pants?
A. he used a fabric called 'denim' to make his pants
B. he named his pants after sailors from Genoa, Italy
C. he imported pants from Nimes, a city in France
D. he took some of his canvas and made it into pants
2. Levi Strauss came to California .
A. to sell jean
B. to dig for gold
C. to explore the land
D. to sell canvas for tents
3. What did the miners need?

A. gold mines
B. a heavy fabric
C. pants made of canvas
D. strong clothes for work
4. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Levi Strauss is the first person to make jeans
B. Levi Strauss was born in the United State
C. the name of jeans came from Europe
D. Denim was as strong as canvas
V. Rewrite these sentences without changing their original meanings (2pts)
1. I usually walked to school when I was a little girl.
I used ..................................................................................................................................................................
2. I began learning English in 2001.
I have ..................................................................................................................................................................
3. Mr Hung started working in this factory 2 years ago.
Mr Hung has .......................................................................................................................................................
4. I dont have a phone.
I wish ..................................................................................................................................................................
5. We can solve the problem.
The problem ........................................................................................................................................................
6. People have discovered water on Mars.
Water ...................................................................................................................................................................
7. Its a pity that the weather is awful today.
People wish .........................................................................................................................................................
8. If only I had invited her to the party.
I regret.................................................................................................................................................................
VI. Answer the questions about you (1pt)
Whats your favorite type of clothing? Why?
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ANSWER KEYS
I. Listening (1pt)
Listen and choose the correct answer. Circle A, B, or C. You will listen to the recording TWICE.
1C
2A
3A
4B
II. Vocabulary and Structure: (3 pts)
Circle the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence
1A
2D
3A
4A
5C
6B
7B
8D
9C
10C 11B 12D
I.
Speaking (1pt)
Read and choose the correct responses. There is one statement that you do not need. There is one example.
1. D

2. E

3. B

4. C

5. A

IV. Reading (2pts)

Read the passage and do the tasks below.

Task 1: Fill in the table with the right information about Vietnam (1pt)
1. Climate: tropical
3. Unit of currency: dong

2. Population (2013) : (over) 80 billion

4. Languages widely spoken: Vietnamese,
Chinese, Khmer

Task 2: Decide whether these statements are true (T) or false (F) (1pt)
1T
2F
3T
4F
V. Writing (2pts)
Rewrite these sentences without changing their original meanings (1pt)
1. They wish they had a car.
2. Jeans cant be worn at work.
3. I wish I could come to the party.
4. A new mosque has been built in Lukut.

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