Name: _____________ Class : _____________ GOOD STUDENT COLLECTION EXAMINATION School year: 2007 – 2008 Subject: English 9 __ Time: 60 minutes I. Pick out the words that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced different from the others: (2ms) 1/ A. seat B. great C. seaside D. beach 2/ A. sights B. flights C. villages D. tribes 3/ A. heritage B. cottage C. luggage D. cage 4/ A. looked B. suggested C. minded D. decided 5/ A. stamps B. trains C. hotels D. caves 6/ A. hands B. lines C. heaps D. towns 7/ A. read B. reach C. ready D. teach 8/ A. labor B. label C. favorite D. land II. Choose the best answers: (3ms) 1/ The boys ______________ the book is Ba. A. to read B. read C. reading D reads 2/ There are flights to Ho Chi Minh City ______________ Monday. A. in B. besides C. at D. on 3/ This is the first time Sharon ______________ rice paddies. A. has seen B. saw C. is seeing D. see 4/ Paul is said ______________ the brightest student in the class. A. was B. to be C. being D. he was 5/ He had his father ______________ his watch. A. fixed B. fixing C. fix D. to fix 6/ Mary asked me ______________ I wanted to visit London. A. that B. even C. because D.whether 7/ He used ______________ a footballer. He had to stop ______________ because of an injury. A. to be/ playing B. being/ playing C. to be/ to play D. be/ play 8/ “I don’t believe in ghost.” – “______________ ” A. So do I. B. No, I don’t. C. Neither do I. D. I do too. 9/ We didn’t ______________ to the station in time to catch the train. A. arrive B. reach C. make D. get 10/ ______________ people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago. A. Few B. Fewer C. Less D. Lesser 11/ ______________ is a story passed on in spoken from one generation to the next. A. Novel B Fiction C. Folktale D. Legend 12/ The accident ______________ by the truck driver, who ______________ too fast. A. was caused/ was driving B. caused/ was driven C. is caused/ was driving D. was caused/ driving III. Make the questions for the underlined words: (2ms) 1/ They bought this motorbike two years ago. → ____________________________________________________________________ 2/ We have been in Hanoi for six years. → ____________________________________________________________________ 3/ I was listening to the music when you called me yesterday evening. → ____________________________________________________________________ 4/ The poem “ A visit from Saint Nicholas” was written by Clement Clarke Moore. → ____________________________________________________________________ IV. Use the words given to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first: (4ms) 1/ The last time I saw him was in 2002. → I haven’t ___________________________________________________________________ 2/ When did you begin to learn English? → How long __________________________________________________________________ 3/ No one in the group is younger than Joanna. → Joanna is __________________________________________________________________ 4/ “ Don’t walk on the grass.” The gardener said to us. (told) The gardener told ______________________________________________________________ 5/ I expected my friends to arrive at 4 o’clock, but they arrived at 2:30. → My friends _________________________________________________________________ 6/ I will repair your bicycle tomorrow afternoon. → Your bicycle _______________________________________________________________ 7/ This question is very difficult to understand. → It is _______________________________________________________________________ 8/ It was delighted that I passed the collection exam. → I was very delighted _________________________________________________________ V. Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with one suitable word from the box: (3ms) Tet is a national and family (1)_______________ . It is an occasion for every Vietnamese people to (2)_______________ a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, spring (3)_______________ are organized, streets and public buildings are (4)_______________ decorated and almost all shops are (5)_______________ with people shopping for Tet. At home, everything is tidied, special food is (6)_______________ , offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the (7)_______________ altar with burning joss-sticks scenting the air. First-footing is made when the (8)_______________ visitor comes and children are given (9)_______________ money wrapped in a red tiny envelop. Tet is also a time for peace and (10)_______________ . During Tet, children often behave (11)_______________ and friends, relatives and neighbors give each other best (12)_______________ for the New Year. VI. Listen to the passage about William Shakespeare, the world’s famous English playwright, and answer the questions: (2ms) 1/ When was he born? → __________________________________________________________________________ 2/ Where did he go to begin his career as an actor, and later, a playwright? → __________________________________________________________________________ 3/ How many plays did he write? → __________________________________________________________________________ 4/ Did he die in 1611? → __________________________________________________________________________ VII. You have learned English for few years. Write a paragraph about 120 words to tell about your English studying: (4ms) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ family well lucky brightly first have wishes crowded festival fairs cooked love ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ANSWER KEYS I. Pick out the words that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced different from the others: (2ms) 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. D II. Choose the best answers: (3ms) 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. B 11. C 12. A III. Make the questions for the underlined words: (2ms) 1/ When did they buy this motorbike? 2/ How long have you been in Hanoi? 3/ What were you doing when I called you yesterday evening? 4/ By whom was the poem “A visit from Saint Nicholas” written? IV. Use the words given to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first: (4ms) 1/ I haven’t seen him since 2002. 2/ How long have you learned English? 3/ Joanna is the youngest in the group. 4/ The gardener told us not to walk on the grass. 5/ My friends arrived earlier than I expected. 6/ Your bicycle will be repaired by me tomorrow afternoon. 7/ It is so difficult that we can understand this question. 8/ I was very delighted to pass the collection exam. V. Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with one suitable word from the box: (3ms) 1. festival 2. have 3. fairs 4. brightly 5. crowded 6. cooked 7. family 8. first 9. lucky 10. love 11. well 12. wishes VI. Listen to the passage about William Shakespeare, the world’s famous English playwright, and answer the questions: (2ms) 1/ He was born in1564. 2/ He went London to begin his career as an actor, and later, a playwright. 3/ He wrote about 37 plays. 4/ No, he didn’t. He died in 1616. VII. You have learned English for few years. Write a paragraph about 120 words to tell about your English studying: (4ms) (According to Students’ writing.) Tape Transcript William Shakespeare is the world’s famous English playwright. He was born at Stratford- on Avon in 1564. He married Anne Hathaway when he was eighteen and had three children. After that he left his family and went to London to begin his career as an actor, and later, a playwright. He wrote about thirty seven plays of all kinds: comedies, tragedies and histories. He retired in 1611 and spent the last years of his life in Stratford. He died in 1616 and was buried in the church of Stratford.