Grade 9

THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-001

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.

1. If you study at the Brighton Language Center, you can live in a ______ on campus.

A. dormitory
B. hotel
C. private room
2. How much time do you spend __________the web a day?
A. posting
B. to surf
C. surfing
3. There is a small bamboo ___________at the entrance to the village.
A. tree
B. forest
C. street
4. The next stage in the development of television is ________TV.
A. cooperative
B. interactive
C. expensive
5. I wish you __________us some day.
A. visit
B. will visit
C. would visit
6. If anyone call me, please tell__________to leave a message.
A. him
B. her
C. them
7. She said that she__________learning English with you.
A. liked
B. liking
C. to like
8. A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1550, ________?
A. was it
B. wasnt it
C. didnt it
9. Its quite easy to get access ___________the Internet.
A. in
B. on
C. to
10. What aspect _________learing English do you find the most difficult?
A. in
B. on
C. of
11. _________________ is a large building on campus where students live.
A. A Hall
B. An Institute
C. A dormitory
12. Television, radio, newspapers are the______________.
A. big media
B. mass medium
C. mass media
13. They often go to the ___________ to pray.
A. market
B. dormitory
C. shrine
14. Its quite easy to get ___________ to the Internet.
A. together
B. access
C. entrance
15. The church _________ about 100 years ago.
A. was built
B. is built
C. has been built
16. Nam said that he ____________ there with his parents.
A. lived
B. live
C. lives
17. I can complete a _____________ Vietnamese test if necessary.
A. speak
B. spoken
C. spoke
18. You have read this article on the website, _______________?
A. have you
B. havent you
C. you have
19. I am intersted ____________ learning English.
A. on
B. in
C. at
20. I am looking forward _______________ meeting you.
A. to
B. at
C. for

D. house
D. surfed
D. mountain
D. convenient
D. visited
D. they
D. likes
D. isnt it
D. for
D. at
D. A house
D. large media
D. school
D. manage
D. will be built
D. have lived
D. speaking
D. havent I
D. at
D. on

Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.

21. Tom uses to wear glasses, but he does not now.
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A
B
C
D
22. She wishes she can speak English as fluently as her brother.
A
B
C
D
23. Bill and me are in the same class, we are in class 9A.
A
B C
D
24. Malaysia is divided in three regions.
A B
C
D
25. This school was build ten years ago.
A
B
C
D
Complete the following passage by choosing the best answer A, B, Cor D.
(26)________my opinion, the Internet is a very fast and convenient way for me to get
information. I can also (27)________with my friends and relatives by (28)________of e-mail or
chatting. However, I dont use the Internet very often because I dont have (29)________time.
For me, the Internet is a wonderful invention of modern life. It (30)________our world a small
village.
26.
A. On
B. At
C. In
D. For
27.
A. communication B. communicating
C. communicate
D. communicates
28.
A. means
B. mean
C. meant
D. meaning
29.
A. most
B. many
C. more
D. much
30.
A. do
B. make
C. makes
D. help
Use the words provided to write sentences.
31. Internet / be / very fast and convenient way / get information
._____________________________________________________________________________
32. Yesterday / beautiful day / so / my friend / I / go / picnic.
._____________________________________________________________________________
33. Hoa / wish / she / can visit / parents.
. _____________________________________________________________________________
34. Daisy / said / want / improve / writing.
._____________________________________________________________________________
35. My mother / like / watch / folk music / news / VTV1 channel.
._____________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first.
36. How many languages can you speak? the examiner asked.
The examiner asked me__________________________________________________________
37. Im having a good time here. said Maryam.
Maryam said___________________________________________________________________
38. What is your name? she asked me.
She asked me__________________________________________________________________
39. Everybody uses the Internet all over the world nowadays.
The Internet___________________________________________________________________
40. My brother is sorry that he cant be there with you.
My brother wishes______________________________________________________________
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------THE END-----Use the words provided to write sentences.

31.
Internet / be / very fast and convenient way / get information
the Internet is a very fast and convenient way to get information.________________________
32.
Yesterday / beautiful day / so / my friend / I / go / picnic.
Yesterday was a beautiful day, so my friend and I went on a picnic.______________________
33.
Hoa / wish / she / can visit / parents.
Hoa wishes that she could visit her parents. _________________________________________
34.
Daisy / said / want / improve / writing.
Daisy said (that) she wanted to improve her writing.__________________________________
35.
My mother / like / watch / folk music / news / VTV1 channel.
My mother likes watching folk music and news on VTV1 channel._______________________
Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first.
36.
How many languages can you speak? the examiner asked.
The examiner asked me how many languages I could speak.____________________________
37.
Im having a good time here. said Maryam.
Maryam said she was having a good time there.______________________________________
38.
What is your name? she asked me.
She asked me what my name was._________________________________________________
39.
Everybody uses the Internet all over the world nowadays.
The Internet is used all over the world nowadays._____________________________________
40.
My brother is sorry that he cant be there with you.
My brother wishes he could be there with you._______________________________________

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