ONE PERIOD TEST 2 – ENGLISH 9 A Date : Week 14, 2008-2009 ********* NAME : CLASS : 9 / MARK : I/ Choose the best answer : (3ms) 1. Her words are always (persuade/ persuasion/ persuasive). 2. He asked her how she would use English (on/ in/ at) the future. 3. There's an (advertise/ advertisement/ advertition ) in the Tuoi Tre newspaper today. 4. Lan was lucky enough to pass the (writing/ written/ writer) examination. 5. My friend looks forward (to hear/ to hearing/ hear) from her sister, who is living abroad. 6. We have to learn (with/ in/ by) heart all the new words and phrases. 7. She said that she (likes/ liked/ doesn’t like) learning English. 8. She says that she (is/ was/ will be) very poor and can’t afford to buy a car. 9. (If/ Unless/ So) he comes soon, he might miss the train. 10. They wanted to know (which grade was I in/ which grade I was in/ which grade I was on). 11. If it (rains/ will rain/ rained) , we’ll stay at home. 12. The government supplied the victims (in/ with/ from) food and water. II/ Reading comprehension : (2ms) English is spoken as a mother tongue in many countries. In the United states of America, the national language is also English. Four hundred years ago, some English people sailed to North America to live there and they brought the English language to this new country. Now in the USA, people speak American English. Most of the words are the same in American and in British English, but the American people say some English words in a different way. Canada is to the north of the USA. It is larger than the USA. In Canada, many people speak English because they also came from England many years ago. But in some parts of Canada, they speak French. The people living in these parts came from French. * Decide whether the sentences are TRUE or FALSE : a) ………. Many years ago, a lot of English people came to settle in the USA and Canada. b) ………. All the people in Canada speak English. c) ………. The USA is to the North of Canada. d) ………. The USA is not as large as Canada. TEST2AENGLISH9 III/ Rewrite the sentences as directed : (4ms) 1. “I must go now.”, she said . She said . 2. “Who lives next door?” He said. He said . 3. “Are you interested in reading comics, Hoa?” said Lan Lan asked . 4. Nam (not get) better marks if he (not study) hard. (Use the correct form of the verbs) 5. I can’t write to her because I don’t know her address. If 6. I don’t play soccer anymore. I used . 7. Mom told me that she was sad then. Mom said : “ ” 8. The students must do more grammar exercises in grammar books. More IV/ Listening : (1m) : Listen to the song and put the paragraphs in the correct order. Don’t take the refrain into account. A. While shepherds watched their flocks by night They saw a bright new shining star. And then they heard a choir sing The music seemed to come from afar. B. When Joseph and his wife Mary Came to Bethlehem that night They found no place to bear the child Not a single room was in sight. C. Then bye and bye they found a little nook In a stable all forlorn And in a manger, cold and dark Mary’s little boy was born. D. Long time ago in Bethlehem So the Holy Bible says, Mary’s boy child, Jesus Christ, Was born on Christmas Day. Refrain : Listen, hear the angels sing : A new king’s born today, And man will live forever more Because of Christmas Day. Your order : 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . - THE END - TEST2AENGLISH9 . ONE PERIOD TEST 2 – ENGLISH 9 A Date : Week 14 , 20 08 -20 09 ********* NAME : . which grade I was in/ which grade I was on). 11 . If it (rains/ will rain/ rained) , we’ll stay at home. 12 . The government supplied the victims (in/ with/