The first term semester

Name: .................................................................................	Date: Friday, December 04, 2009
Class 9A2 DangTuan Language Center 	Phones: 0983. 835938 – 3785434
THE FIRST TERM SEMESTER
(Time: 45 minutes)
(Totals: 10 points)
I. You will hear a person telling people what to do. For questions 1 - 4, choose A or B. For questions 5 - 8, decide if the statements are True or False. Listen carefully and write your answers in the space provided. You will hear the talk three times. (1 point)
1. 	A. One group is given 5 bags.	
	B. Three groups are given 5 bags.	
2. 	A. Group 2 checks along the beach.	
	B. Group 2 checks the sand.	
3. 	A. They will have lunch before they finish.	
	B . Lunch is served after the work	
4. 	A. They help clean the beach.	
	B. They help spoil the beach.	
5. The groups get another bag after one has been filled.	
6. Mr. Jones is in charge of providing lunch for the pupils.	
7. All the pupils know exactly where to have lunch.	
8. It is hard work to get everything done successfully.	
II. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest. (1 point)
1.
A. respond
B. remote
C. control
D. notice
2.
A. hobby
B. deny
C. poetry
D. primary
3.
A. comic
B. campus
C. income
D. access
4.
A. apartment
B. government
C. comment
D. development
III. Choose the most suitable word to fill in each blank. (2 points)
1. She was really...........................by the beauty of the city. 	(interested - impressed - excited - enjoyed)
2. Bow many hours a week do you spend...........................TV	(to watch - on watch - watching - in watching)
3. Do you know the children...........................live in that house? 	(whom - who- which - they)
4. Turn the radio............................ It's too loud! 	(on - up - off - down)
5. He asked...........................I had ever been to London. 	(where - why- whether - when)
6. She plays tennis three times a week. She...........................plays tennis.	(never - rarely - often - seldom) 
7. If he worked more slowly, he...........................so many mistakes. 	(didn't make - won't make - would make- wouldn't make)
8. He climbed up the tree...........................pick the apples. 	(so that - in order to - so as - for)
IV. Supply the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences. (1 point) 
1. Internet is a wonderful.................................................... of modern life.	INVENT
2. We were really impressed by the.................................................... of the people there. 	FRIEND
3. The Malaysian unit of.................................................... is the ringgit.	CURRENT
4. Remote controls are used to.................................................... with TV. 	INTERACTION
IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find and correct it. (1 point)
1. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't they?	
	A	B	C	 D
2. I'd like to go out for dinner, but I don't feel like to eat out tonight. 	
	A	B	C	D
3. My brother didn't wear that uniform since he left school.	
	A	B	C	D
4. Nam asked Mai what can he do to help her. 	
	A	B	C	D
V. Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the given clues in brackets. (1 point)
1. Why do many people use internet? 	(Passive form)
2. We enjoy exploring the net everyday. 	(Use "interested in")
3. "We are having a wonderful time here," they said. 	(Reported speech)
4. She goes to university, so she can get a better job. 	(Use "in order to")
VI. Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces. (2 points)
Learning a second Language
Some people learn a second language (1) ........................... Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help (2) .......................... learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little (3) .......................... and more interesting.
The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. (4) .......................... patient. You do not to have to understand (5) .......................... all at once. It's natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes.
The second step is to practice your English. For example, write in a journal, or diary, everyday. You will get used to (6) .......................... in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving. In addition, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. 
The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After (7) .......................... class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question (8) ..........................? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it.
It is important to practice every day and make a record of you achievements.
1. 	a. ease 	b. easy 	c. easily 	d. all a, b, c
2. 	a. itself 	b. yourself 	c. himself 	d. herself
3. 	a. ease 	b. easy 	c. easily 	d. easier
4. 	a. Be 	b. Being 	c. To be 	d. Been
5. 	a. anything 	b. nothing 	c. everything 	d. something
6. 	a. write 	b. writing 	c. to write 	d. written
7. 	a. some 	b. each 	c. all 	d. few
8. 	a. correct 	b. correction 	c. correctly 	d. corrective