BU NHO SECONDARY SCHOOL.

THE FORTY FIVE-MINUTE TEST

Full name……………………………….............. English 9.
Class. 9a…..
Marks Teacher’s remarks

I. Choose the best option to complete the sentences. (3 marks).

1. English is a______ second language in Vietnam.
A .one B . optional C . compulsory D .foreign
2. Life in Vietnam is different ______ that in Malaysia.
A .off B .from C .to D .on
3. They are good friends. They ______ each other since they were children
A. knew B. have known  C. have been known D. know
4. Nam used to ______volleyball in the garden .
A .play B .plays C .playing D .to play
5. Have you seen Giac Lam pagoda yet?
A .Yes, I have B .No, I haven’t C .No, I don’t D .Both A and B
6. She went there ______ October 29 . th

A .at B .on C .in D .to

7. Bangkok is the capital city of ______.
A .China B .Thailand C .Malaysia D .Indonesia
8.He has known that woman ______seven months.
A .in B .for C .since D .at
9.Rice ______tropical countries.
A .is grown B .is grow C .was grow D .is growing .
10. Nam speaks ______Chinese but also Japanese.
A. not only B. so C. only D. can
11. At my school, students have to wear a______.
A .clothes B .style C .uniform D .clothing
12. The school ______about 10 years ago
D. will be built C. has been built B. is built A. was built
II. Put the verbs in the brackets in the right form or tense.(1m)
1. He wishes he ____________________a sister (have)
2. Malaysia ________________________into two regions. (divide)
3. She ____________________English for nearly 4 years (study )
4. We _______________________Nha Trang last month (go)
III. Rewrite these following sentences as directed.(1m)
1. People speak English and French in Canada.(change into passive)
 English and French________________________________________________________
2. People built that school thirty years ago (change into passive)
That school______________________________________________________
Read the passage then answer these following questions.(2.5m)
Jeans are very popular with young people all over the world. Some people say that
jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans
started almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants. The cloth made in
Genoa was called “jeans”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California
began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because They were so
strong, “Levi’s pants “ became popular with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years
later, Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory
workers in the United States and Europe began wearing jeans Young people usually didn’t
wear them..
Statements T F
1 Jeans are very popular with the youth worldwide
2 The cloth made in Genoa was called “jeans”.
3 Jeans are very strong
4 Levi Strauss began selling pants made of canvas in 1850
5 The Youth usually didn’t wear them.

C. WRITING
Write a passage of supporting the argument that secondary school students should
wear casual clothes using the given cues.(2.5m)
- I/think/ Secondary students/ wear/casual/clothes.
- Firstly/ wearing casual clothes/ make/ students/ feel/ comfortable.
- Secondly/ wearing casual clothes/ give students/ freedom of choice/ (sizes, colors,
and fashion).
- Thirdly/ wearing casual clothes/ make/ students/ feel/ self-confident/ when/they/ in
their favorite clothes.
- Finally/ wearing casual clothes/ make/ school more colorful and lively.
Therefore secondary school students should wear casual clothes.
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BU NHO SECONDARY SCHOOL. THE FORTY FIVE-MINUTE TEST
Full name……………………………….............. English 9..
Class. 9a…..
Marks Teacher’s remarks

I. Choose the best option to complete the sentences. (3 marks).

1. They are good friends. They ______ each other since they were children
A. knew B. have known  C. have been known D. know
2. English is a______ second language in Vietnam.
A .one B . optional C . compulsory D .foreign
3. Nam used to ______volleyball in the garden .
A .play B .plays C .playing D .to play
4. Life in Vietnam is different ______ that in Malaysia.
A .off B .from C .to D .on
5.He has known that woman ______seven months.
A .in B .for C .since D .at
6. Have you seen Giac Lam pagoda yet?
A .Yes, I have B .No, I haven’t C .No, I don’t D .Both A and B
7. Nam speaks ______Chinese but also Japanese.
A. not only B. so C. only D. can
8. She went there ______ October 29 . th

A .at B .on C .in D .to

9. The school ______about 10 years ago
D. will be built C. has been built B. is built A. was built
10. Bangkok is the capital city of ______.
A .China B .Thailand C .Malaysia D .Indonesia
11.Rice ______tropical countries.
A .is grown B .is grow C .was grow D .is growing .
12. At my school, students have to wear a______.
A .clothes B .style C .uniform D .clothing
II. Put the verbs in the brackets in the right form or tense. (1m)
1. Malaysia (divide)____________into two regions.
2. We (go) __________Nha Trang last month.
3. He wishes he (have) ________a sister
4. She (study)__________English for nearly 4 years
III. Rewrite these following sentences as directed.(1m)
1. People speak English and French in Canada.(change into passive)
 English and French________________________________________________________
2. People built that school thirty years ago (change into passive)
That school______________________________________________________
Read the passage then answer these following questions.(2.5m)
Jeans are very popular with young people all over the world. Some people say that
jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans
started almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants. The cloth made in
Genoa was called “jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California
began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because They were so
strong, “Levi’s pants “ became popular with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years
later, Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory
workers in the United States and Europe began wearing jeans Young people usually didn’t
wear them..
Statements T F
1 Jeans are very popular with the youth worldwide
2 The cloth made in Genoa was called “jeans”.
3 Jeans are very strong
4 Levi Strauss began selling pants made of canvas in 1850
5 The Youth usually didn’t wear them.

C. WRITING
Write a passage of supporting the argument that secondary school students should
wear casual clothes using the given cues.(2.5m)
- I/think/ Secondary students/ wear/casual/clothes.
- Firstly/ wearing casual clothes/ make/ students/ feel/ comfortable.
- Secondly/ wearing casual clothes/ give students/ freedom of choice/ (sizes, colors,
and fashion).
- Thirdly/ wearing casual clothes/ make/ students/ feel/ self-confident/ when/they/ in
their favorite clothes.
- Finally/ wearing casual clothes/ make/ school more colorful and lively.
Therefore secondary school students should wear casual clothes.
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