Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-003 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced diffirently from that of the others. 1. A. publish B. cut C. bury D. but. 2. A. fly B. scenery C. slowly D. usually 3. A. what B. who C. where D. which Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. 4. A. country B. cousin C. polite D. borrow 5. A. business B. departure C. arrival D. convenient Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 6. I used to__________money by delivering vegetables to the city. A. earn B. get C. make D. A&C 7. It is wonderful__________the weekend in the countryside. A. spend B. spending C. to spend D. spent 8. There is a meeting__________9 a.m and 4 p.m on Sunday. A. at B. between C. to D. on 9. Would you like__________now or shall we wait until the end? A. go B. to go C. going D. went 10. When I entered the room, the baby __________quitely. A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. slept D. were sleeping 11. I have a lot of pets, but I prefer dogs__________cats. A. from B. over C. to D. than 12. I hate__________T.V, but I like__________ books. A. watch/reading B. watching/reading C. watching/read D. watch/read 13. I remember __________her somewhere. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see 14. You don’t play computer games, __________? A. do you B. don’t you C. did you D. didn’t you 15. I wish the coming exam__________easier than we are expecting. A. are B. will be C. can be D. would be 16. He made an appointment with his friend at 11. 40, so he had to return home __________ 11. 40. A. before B. at C. after D. till 17. He often does his homework __________ the morning. A. on B. at C. in D. for 18. No one knows why the man __________, do they? A. killed B. kills C. is killed D. was killed 19. Students __________to smoke. A. don’t allow B. are allowed C. doesn’t allow D. aren’t allowed 20. Vietnam __________into three regions : the North, the Center and the South. A. divides B. divided C. is divided D. are divided 21. Did he __________live in the country when he was young? A. use to B. used to C. get used to D. be used to 22. We__________a good holiday last year. A. made B. passed C. had D. spend 23. Buddhism is a (n) __________. A. association B. religion C. group D. imagination 24. She asked me __________I came from. A. where B. what C. who D. which 25. She asked me how I __________use English in the future. A. will B. won’t C. would D. wouldn’t Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that needs correcting. 26. When he was a little boy, he used to going swimming. A B C D Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-003 27. You don’t like tea, do they? A B C D 28. They spent all morning to learn English yesterday. A B C D 29. Swim every day is a good way of keeping fit. A B C D 30. There are different magazines in this newsagent, aren’t they? A B C D Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage. Television is one of man’s most important means of communication. It brings events and sounds (31)_______around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President making a speech or visit foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try (32)_______about peace. Through television home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things all over the world. TV even takes its (33)_______out of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space. In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (34)_______to entertain. In fact, TV provides (35)_______entertainment programs than any other kinds. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events and motion pictures. 31. A. from B. at C. in D. to 32. A. bring B. brought C. bringing D. to bring 33. A. viewers B. seers C. lookers D. watchers 34. A. made B. designed C. did D. built 35. A. many B. much C. more D. most Read and choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D ) News media are the means or method by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country and in the world. The news media can be classified into two general categories: the categories of print media and electronic media. Print media use the written material to communicate news to reader. Electronic media use air waves to send news into homes, offices and public places. Print media are usually divided into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is the one that you listen to. In the United States, many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour. Television news is the one that you not only listen to but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o’clock in the evening. In the future new categories of news media will develop. Even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news. 36. People learn what is happening in the world by __________. A. news media B. newspapers C. television D. radios 37. How many groups can the media be classified? A. five B. four C. three D. two 38. Television and radio are __________. A. print media B. broadcast media C. visual media D. audio media. 39. In the United States, five-minute news __________. A. is broadcasted widely by both radio and television B. is broadcasted every hour. C. is only read at six o’clock in the evening D. is usually transmitted live 40. In the U.S.A and Canada, people can watch an hour of news __________. A. at 6 P.M B. at five A.M C. at 5 P.M D. at 6 A.M THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER . news daily. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is the one that you listen to. In the United States, many radio stations broadcast five minutes. the city, in the country and in the world. The news media can be classified into two general categories: the categories of print media and electronic media. Print media use the written material. Television is one of man’s most important means of communication. It brings events and sounds (31)_______around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his