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M«n: TiÕng Anh 9 – N¨m häc 2008 – 2009

Thêi gian: 120 phót

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I. Choose the words or phrase in the brackets that best complete each sentence.

1. My brother, together with his friends, always (go/ goes/ going/ gone) round collecting wood for bonfire night.

2. The town is (in/ on) the Dong Nai River (in/ on) the left bank.

3. I am lucky (that/ so/ as/ enough) to study abroad.

4. Tom seems (happily/ happiness/ happy/ unhappily) today.

5. He is waiting for the (arrival/ arrive/ arriving/ arrives) of his wife’s plane.

6. Their house is about three times ( so big as/ as big than/ as big as/ bigger as) ours.

7. I (lived/ have lived/ live/ will live) in Hue city since I was a little girl.

8. This painting is (less impressive/ least impressive/ the less impressive/ not as impressive) than that one.

9. She asked her children (to stop playing/ stop to play/ stop playing/ stopping to play).

10. Da Lat is one of the (mountainous/ mountaineer/ mountains/ mountaining) areas of Viet nam.

11. I hope this sweet letter will (reach/ come/ go/ take) you.

12. Ba has to walk to school, so he wishes he (has/ had/ will have/ shall have) a bike.

13. She doesn’t like Spanish (so/ though/ but/ when) she has to study the language.

14. She was (such/ so/ too) tired that she couldn’t do anything at all.

15. My house is just (near here/ near to/ near by/ near from). I live in the nearby neighborhood.

16. My mother wishes she (can/ can be/ could/ could be) beautiful and young forever.

17. ( What/ Where/ How/ Which) do you prefer, country life or city life?

18. It is our tradition to wear this kind of costume on National days. We also have (other/ others/ another/

anothers) traditional clothes.

19. Poets are normally inspired with beauty. They write a lot of beautiful poems thanks to this (inspire/

inspiring/ inspiration/ inspired).

20. Reaching the village, you can see a big house (to build/ built/ be built/ build) in the middle of the meadow.

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:

1. This knife is (use) because it can’t cut anything.

2. Mr Smith was really impressed by the (friend) of Hanoi people.

3. People should do something to keep the environmet (pollution).

4. Nowadays, many (history) places are being destroyed seriously.

5. I enjoyed the book very much, because it was so (read).

6. Various kinds of colorful flowers (beautiful) her garden.

7. You don’t need to do this exercise. It’s (important).

8. Nam and his brother were sent to ( board)school when they were seven.

9. My teacher (courage) me to take this exam.

10. At first nobody noticed the child’s (appear) they did not know where he was then.

III. Rewrite these sentences:

1. I am sorry I don’t have time to come and help you with your homework.

-> I wish ……………………………………………………………

2. The school keeper cleans the classrooms every day.

-> The classrooms ……………………………………………………………

3. “ Why don’t we go out for a while?”

-> He suggested ……………………………………………………………

4. He forgot his umbrella, so he got wet.

-> He got ……………………………………………………………

5. At the weekend I get up later than during the week.

-> During the week I ……………………………………………………………

6. Yesterday morning my friend Marco arrived before I finished breakfast.

-> Yesterday morning I was ……………………………………………………………

7. Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket.

-> Marco said: ……………………………………………………………

8. Do you know how to drive this car?

-> Have ……………………………………………………………