Linh is a good student in English at a Lower Secondary School. Three months ago,she(take part) took part in an English exam for grade 9 students and choose
Read the passage then choose the true (T) of false (F) statements.
In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills Kelt in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. "Now I think you know what you should do", did she. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English speaking contest held for secondary school. Students in my home town.
1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
A. The pronunciation C. Both pronunciation and grammar
B. The grammar D. The way of improving his pronunciation
2. How was his English pronunciation?
A. It was really bad C. It was wonderful
B. It was really good D. It was very interesting
3. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after lesson?
A. His teacher B. One of his friends C. His father D. His mother
4. What did he win in the English speaking contest one year later?
A. The first prize B. the second prize C. the third prize D. fourth prize
*Give the correct form of the words in parentheses.
- These medicines can work well with your........................... (Ill)
- Every week, there are two.........................from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. (Fly)
- He is a well-known............................ (Photograph)
- The........................she gave last night was marvelous. (Perform)
*Read the passages and fill in each blank with a suitable word.
How Nam has improved his English
In the first year of lower secondary..............(1), I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation...............(2)readly bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not................(3)how to improve them. I didn't want my father..............(4)mother to know about this. One afternoon after thes lesson, my teacher.............(5)English told to me to wait................(6)her outside thes classroom. She took....................(7)to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to...............(8)my English gammar . 'Now I think you know what you should do' she said. I made much progress and only one year, I won the first..................(9)in the English speaking contest...................(10)for secondary school students in my hometwon.
There are 11 mistakes in the following paragraph. Under;ine the mistake then correct it. Write your answer in the table below.
Do you have (0) some close friends? I think everybody has at least one close friend in his life. And so do I. I has two close friends: Linh and Chi. We are in the same class at the prinmary factory and the secondary school. We are also neighbor so we spend most of their time studying and playing together. Chi is a beauty girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face. She is an intelligent student and always studies the better in my class. She also likes read. Linh isn't as beautiful as Chi and she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy. Linh is very sporty. She spends most of her free time playing sports. Linh is a volleyball star on our school team. She is very sociable and has a good sense of humorous. Her jokes always make us laugh. I love both of my friends and I always hope our friendly will never die.
II. READING
Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D. (2.5 pts)
How Nam has improved his English
In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English.
My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did
not know how to improve them. I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this.
One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside
the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of
pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-
English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you
should do”, said she. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first
prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my
hometown.
1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
A. The pronunciation
B. The grammar
C. Both pronunciation and grammar
D. The way of improving his pronunciation
2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
A. His teacher
B. One of his friends
C. His father
D. His mother
3. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that?
A. to the town library
B. to the school library
C. to the teachers’ room
D. to his house
4. What did the teacher show him then?
A. A glass bookcase
B. An English-English dictionary
C. An English Grammar book
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5 pts)
1. I often play soccer _______ Sunday afternoon.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
2. We should wait here _______ our teacher comes back.
A. before B. until C. after D. during
3. Mr. Brown is the same age ________ Mrs. Brown.
A. as B. like C. from D. with
4. The little boy is not _________ to lift the suitcase.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too strong D. so strong
5. My father was good at swimming. He used to ______ swimming in summer.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
6. Kate hates ______ to classical music.
A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
7. Hung is ______ student in my class.
A. good B. better C. the best D. a best
8. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ______ beautiful than Hanoi.
A. more B. as C. most D. the most
9. Mr. Smith likes _______ to music in his free time.
A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
10. They built this house _______1990.
A. from B. in C. at D. for
IV. WRITING
Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all
the necessary changes and additions. (2.5 pts)
1. Lan / like / learn English
…...................................................................................
2. She / begin / learn / this language / 2003
….................................................................................
3. She / always / want / improve her English
…..................................................................................
4. Last week / she / buy / English-Vietnamese dictionary
…....................................................................................
5. She / often / use/ it/ for reading
English learners have different ways to learn vocabulary. As a secondary school student, in what ways you choose to learn and practice vocabulary effectively? Write an essay about 200 to 250 words to support your idea
English learners have different ways to learn vocabulary .As a secondary school student , in what ways you choose to learn and practice vocabulary effectively ? Write an essay about 200 to 250 words to support your idea
The following passage contains 10 errors. Find and correct them.
I come from Switzerland. I came to London six months ago to learn English. I haven't met many English people already, only my teacher. I started learning English at school in Switzerland when I am eleven, so I have learned it since nearly ten years. At first in London I didn't understand something, but now my English has improved. I have just took an exam. If I pass, I would move into the next class. I'm exciting today because my parents are coming tommorow to stay with me for a little days and I haven't seen their a long time. They have never were to England and they cannot speak English.
Fill in the blank with most/ most of/ much/ many/ little/ a little/ a great deal/ a large:
1. We know...about our future job
2. She met......English tourist
3. .......people are eager to greet the new year
4. How.......girls are there in this room?
5. ........of students in this school can speak both English and French
6. Would you like......champagne?
7. .....my friends are good at English
8. He spent......of time on his holidays
9. She is very shy. She has......friends
It is not difficult to answer this question . Students learn english at school because it is one of their subject . Many adults learn english because it is useful for their work . Teenagers learn it for their higher studies because they want to read newspapers and magazines in english
A. Điền F hoặc T
1. english is learnt by people in many countries
2. students learn english because their parents make them
3. teenagers learn english because they want to go abroad
4. many adults learn english because it helps them in their work
5. books are always in english at the college or university
Trả lời câu hỏi
1. Why do students learn english at school ?
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2. What do you often do to improve your english ?
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