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 D. house 2. How much time do you spend __________the web a day? A. posting B. to surf C. surfing D. surfed 3. There is a small bamboo ___________at the entrance to the village. A. tree B. forest C. street D. mountain 4. The next stage in the development of television is ________TV. A. cooperative B. interactive C. expensive D. convenient 5. I wish you __________us some day. A. visit B. will visit C. would visit D. visited 6. If anyone call me, please tell__________to leave a message. A. him B. her C. them D. they 7. She said that she__________learning English with you. A. liked B. liking C. to like D. likes 8. A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1550, ________? A. was it B. wasn’t it C. didn’t it D. isn’t it 9. It’s quite easy to get access ___________the Internet. A. in B. on C. to D. for 10. What aspect _________learing English do you find the most difficult? A. in B. on C. of D. at 11. _________________ is a large building on campus where students live. A. A Hall B. An Institute C. A dormitory D. A house 12. Television, radio, newspapers are the______________. A. big media B. mass medium C. mass media D. large media 13. They often go to the ___________ to pray. A. market B. dormitory C. shrine D. school 14. It’s quite easy to get ___________ to the Internet. A. together B. access C. entrance D. manage 15. The church _________ about 100 years ago. A. was built B. is built C. has been built D. will be built 16. Nam said that he ____________ there with his parents. A. lived B. live C. lives D. have lived 17. I can complete a _____________ Vietnamese test if necessary. A. speak B. spoken C. spoke D. speaking 18. You have read this article on the website, _______________? A. have you B. haven’t you C. you have D. haven’t I 19. I am intersted ____________ learning English. A. on B. in C. at D. at 20. I am looking forward _______________ meeting you. A. to B. at C. for D. on Choose the words or phrases that needs correction. 21. Tom uses to wear glasses, but he does not now. THE FIRST SEMESTER Page 1 Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-001 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 don’t use the Internet very often because I don’t 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. “ I’m 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 can’t be there with you.  My brother wishes___________________________________________________________ THE FIRST SEMESTER Page 2 Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-001 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. “ I’m 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 can’t be there with you.  My brother wishes he could be there with you.____________________________________ THE FIRST SEMESTER Page 3 . English with you. A. liked B. liking C. to like D. likes 8. A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1550, ________? A. was it B. wasn’t it C. didn’t it D. isn’t it 9. It’s quite easy to get access. visit B. will visit C. would visit D. visited 6. If anyone call me, please tell__________to leave a message. A. him B. her C. them D. they 7. She said that she__________learning English with. 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