THOI LAI secondary school                       THE FOURTH TEST

Class: ………………..                                Subject: English 9

Name: …………………                                       Time: 45 minutes

1. I.                  Listen and fill in the blanks: (1.5ms)

Christmas is a family (1)………………………………. and many of the customs center on children. When they go to (2)……………………….. on Christmas Eve, children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their (3) ………………………… Traditionally, it should be a stocking but a stocking wouldn’t hold (4) ……………………….. to satisfy today’s kids. While the children are (5) ………………….., so the custom goes,  (6)……………………….. Christmas or Santa Claus comes and puts presents in the sacks that the children have left out.

1. II.               Circle the correct answer: (3ms)
2. “Happy New Year” is a song ………… is always sung on the New Year Day.

A. whom                             B. who                           C. which                        D. when

2. Yoko is the student ……….. has taken the driving test three times

A. who                      B. which                        C. whom                        D. where

3. Is this the pen ……… you are looking for?

A. who                      B. whom                        C. why                           D. which

4. Let me ……… you on your prize.

A. congratulate                   B. congratulates             C. congratulating           D. congratulation

5. Which is different from the others?

A. Easter                            B. Christmas                  C. Passover                    D. Hurricane

6. Can Tho will have temperatures ……… 23⁰C and 27⁰C

A. towards                B. in                               C. between                     D. about

7. We should buy …….. and matches because there may be a power cut when the typhoon coming

A. candles                 B. cans                           C. colors                        D. cookies

8. Which is stressed on the first syllable?

A. predict                  B. temperature               C. volcano                     D. destroy

9. Tornadoes are ………

A. funnel shape                  B. funnel shaped            C. funnel-shape              D. funnel-shaped

10. I’m very proud ……… my father.

A. in                          B. of                               C. on                              D. at

11. I arrived at the meeting on time ……… the traffic was bad yesterday.

A. but                        B. although                    C. because                      D. however

12. “Congratulations!” is a (an)………

A. answer                  B. beauty                       C. compliment               D. decoration

III. Fill in the blanks with the given words: (1.5ms)

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

and ………………brought to …………………?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

and ……………………………of auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my …………….…………..,

for auld lang syne,

we’ll …………….. a cup of  ……………….yet,

for auld lang syne.

1. IV.           Read the passage and answer :

     Million of pound worth of damage has been caused by a storm which passed across the north of England last night. The River Ripple burst its banks after heavy rain. People were rescued from the floods by the firemen, who received numerous calls for help. Wind speeds reached ninety miles an hour in some places. Roads were blocked by fallen trees and electricity lines were brought down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. “Everything possible is being done to get the situation back to normal,” a spokesman said.

1. True (T) or false (F): (1m)

…………. a. There was a storm in the south of England last night.

…………. b. People called the firemen for help.

…………. c. Fallen trees made the roads blocked.

…………. d. There was a power cut in thousands of homes.

1. 1.     Answer the questions: (1m)
2. When did the storm happen?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. What speed did the wind reach?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. What happened to the River Ripple?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. Who rescued people from the floods?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. V.               Rewrite the following sentences, keep the same meaning: (2ms)
2. He is a person. He is trusted by all his friends. (who)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

1. My father works for a company. The company makes cars. (which)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

1. I had a raincoat. I got wet in the rain. (though)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

1. They are very tired. They have to finish their work. (but)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ANSWER KEY: (0.25 for each right item)

1. celebration    2. bed    3. presents    4. enough    5. sleeping    6. Father

II.

1. C
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. B
12. C

III. 1. never        2. mind     3. days        4. dear        5. take         6. kindness

IV. 1. a. F        b. T             c. T             d. T

2.  a. It happened last night

b. It reached ninety miles an hour in some places.

c. Its banks were burst after heavy rain.

d. The firemen rescued people from the floods.

V. 1. He is the person who is trusted by all his friends.

2. My father works for the company which makes cars.

3. I got wet in the rain though I had a raincoat.

4. They are very tired but they have to finish their work.

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