Grade 9

THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-010

Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

1. Mrs. Hoa is a Buddhist. She usually goes to ________ to pray for her luck.
A. church
B. pagoda
C. temple
D. mosque
2. Tuan wishes his father ________ here now to help him.
A. will be
B. is
C. would be
D. were
3. Last night, we ________ our children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. took
B. brought
C. got
D. carried
4. Many designers took ________ from Vietnams ethnic minorities.
A. inspire
B. inspired
C. inspiration
D. inspiring
5. He finished his exercises on time.
A. His exercises were finish on time
B. His exercises were finished on time
C. His exercises are finished on time
D. His exercises was finished on time
6. This test must be done ________.
A. care
B. careful
C. carefully
D. careless
7. Its raining heavily outside, ________ I cant go to the movies with you.
A. because
B. and
C. so
D. but
8. She asked me where I ________ that car.
A. buy
B. bought
C. will buy
D. can buy
9. He said that he ________ learning English with you.
A. liked
B. to like
C. liking
D. like
10. Going swimming in the summer is very interesting, ________it?
A. is
B. isnt
C. are
D. arent
11. Peter will be here soon, ________?
A. will he
B. wont he
C. is he
D. isnt he
12. They enjoyed ________ football after school.
A. to play
B. playing
C. played
D. play
13. The internet is available in our life, so we can ________ get access to it.
A. easily
B. easy
C. uneasily
D. uneasy
14. We were really ________ by the beauty of Ha Long Bay.
A. impress
B. impressed
C. impression
D. impressive
15. They have lived in Ho Chi Minh City ________ three years.
A. to
B. at
C. in
D. for
16. Jeans ________ all over the world.
A. sell
B. sold
C. is sold
D. are sold
17. He hasnt seen her ________ last year.
A. since
B. for
C. at
D. in
18. I wish you ________ noise in class.
A. dont make
B. didnt make
C. wont make
D. isnt make
19. Like Vietnam, Malaysia is a ________ country.
A. tropical
B. tropic
C. tropics
D. tropically
20. Did he ________ live in the country when he was young?
A. use to
B. used to
C. get used to
D. be used to
21. Wearing ________ helps students feel equal in many ways.
A. clothes
B. ties
C. jackets
D. uniforms
22. English ________ all over the world.
A. speaks
B. is being spoken
C. is spoken
D. spoke
23. We had a picnic on the river ________ before going home.
A. side
B. bank
C. part
D. place
24. They ________ me if I could speak Japanese.
A. told
B. said
C. talked
D. asked
25. I have something to show you now, he said to me.
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A. He told me that he has something to show me then.

B. He told me that he has something to show you then.
C. He told me that he had something to show you now.
D. He told me that he had something to show me then.
26. They use cars and trucks to carry food to the market.
A. Cars and trucks are used to carrying food to the market.
B. Cars and trucks are used to carry food to the market.
C. Cars and trucks are use to carry food to the market.
D. Cars and trucks are used to carried food to the market.
Read the text then answer the following questions.
Last summer, Mary visited Lan, a friend from England to her home village in Do Son. The village
is located near the sea. They stayed at Lans uncles house. It is a small house on the waterfront. Every
morning, they got up very early and walked along the shore breathing the fresh air. When the sun was
warm enough, they went swimming then they lay down on the sand and took a sunbath. There were a lot
of people who came there for their holidays. When they were thirsty, they went to a small restaurant
near the beach to buy some coconuts to drink. At lunch and dinner time, Lans uncle cooked a lot of
seafood for them. The food was fresh and really delicious. Mary enjoyed the food very much. After
three days, they returned to Hanoi. Mary said to Lan: It is the most wonderful holiday in my life. I wish
I could stay longer in Do Son with you.
* Questions:
27. When did Mary visit Lan?
_______________________________________________________________________________
28. Where is Lans home village?
_______________________________________________________________________________
29. Where did Lan and Mary stay?
_______________________________________________________________________________
30. What did they do every morning?
_______________________________________________________________________________
31. What did they have for lunch and dinner?
_______________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same.
32. I cant play the piano.
I wish__________________________________________________________________________
33. Where does Mai live? he asked me
He asked me ____________________________________________________________________
34. They have built two department stores this year.
Two department stores ____________________________________________________________
35. You must do this homework carefully.
This homework __________________________________________________________________
36. I will leave here next month, he said.
He said_________________________________________________________________________
37. I cant give you a ride because I dont have a motorbike
If_____________________________________________________________________________
38. My sister bought this book yesterday.
This book ______________________________________________________________________
39. Do you like foreign films?
She asked me ___________________________________________________________________
40. Mai is late for school.
Mai wishes _____________________________________________________________________

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* Questions:
27. When did Mary visit Lan?
Mary visited Lan Last summer_____________________________________________________
28. Where is Lans home village?
Her home village is in Do Son._____________________________________________________
29. Where did Lan and Mary stay?
They stayed at Lans uncle house___________________________________________________
30. What did they do every morning?
Every morning, they got up very early and walked along the shore breathing the fresh air_____
31. What did they have for lunch and dinner?
They had seafood.________________________________________________________________
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same.
32. I cant play the piano.
I wish I could play the piano._______________________________________________________
33. Where does Mai live? he asked me
He asked me where Mai lived.______________________________________________________
34. They have built two department stores this year.
Two department stores have been built this year.________________________________________
35. You must do this homework carefully.
This homework must be done carefully._______________________________________________
36. I will leave here next month, he said.
He said he would live there the following month._______________________________________
37. I cant give you a ride because I dont have a motorbike.
If I had a motorbike I could give you a ride.___________________________________________
38. My sister bought this book yesterday.
This book was bought by my sister yesterday.__________________________________________
39. Do you like foreign films ?
She asked me if liked foreign films.__________________________________________________
40. Mai is late for school.
Mai wishes she werent late for school._______________________________________________

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