Bài tập học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Unit 4: Learning a foreign language

UNIT 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
KIẾN THỨC CẦN NHỚ
Chủ đề:
- Học ngoại ngữ.
- Học ngoại ngữ (Tiếng Anh) ở Việt Nam.
Ngữ pháp và cấu trúc:
- Lời nói trực tiếp và gián tiếp (Câu kể và câu hỏi)
“ I will go to Hue tomorrow.”
à Mai said (that) she would go to Hue the next day.
“ Can you use a computer?”
à She asked me if I could use a computer.
- Động từ tình thái trong mệnh đề “if”.
If you want to get good marks, you must study hard.
Từ vựng:
- Từ vựng liên quan đến việc học ngoại ngữ.
I. Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word form the box. Do not use the same word more than once.
College – difficult – evening – hard – language – newspapers – studies – subjects – teenagers – useful 
Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are (1) __________. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others learn in (2) __________ classes. A few learn English by themselves or just by hearing the (3) __________ on television or among their friends. Most people must work (4) __________ to learn English. Why do these people want to learn English? It isn’t (5) __________ to answer that question. Young children learn English at school because it is one of their (6) __________. Many adults learn English because it is (7) __________ for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher (8) __________, because some of their books are in English at (9) __________ or university. Other people learn English because they want to read (10) __________ or magazines in English.
II. Put the following sentences into reported speech.
1. “ If you want to learn English, I can help you,” John said.
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2. “ Where are you studying?” Mr. Bruce asked.
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3. “ Please call me at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning, “ said Mai.
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4. “ Are you interested in this Language Center?” asked Lan.
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5. “ We will spend our holiday in Da Lat next month,” said Mrs. Chi.
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6. “ Do you live here?” Liz asked.
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7. “ What does your son want to learn?” the man said to Mr. Linh.
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8. “ You must come today,” Hoa said.
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9. “ I don’t understand what you are saying,” Tom told us.
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10. “ There isn’t any information about these colleges,” Nam said.
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III. Choose one word that has opposite meaning to the root word in capitals.
1. DIFFICULT
a. hard	b. easy	c. good	d. lazy
2. FINISH
a. end	b. continue	c. attend	d. start
3. FAST
a. slow	b. quick	c. quite	d. fluent
4. PASS
a. write	b. speak	c. fail	d. find
5. REFUSE
a. argue	b. order	c. except	d. accept
IV. Read the details of the six language courses below and decide which course (letters A – F) would be the most suitable for each person (numbers 1-5).
A
BESTON HALL
B
BESTON HALL
Summer special
A six-week program of classes covering all aspects of English, both spoken and written, for serious students whether beginners, intermediate or advanced. At least six hours’ teaching every day except Sundays, plus individual work plans on topics of special interest.
Summer holiday courses
Three-week, one-month or six-week courses for students of all standards, which combine daily language classes with full program of sports (tennis, swimming, volleyball, etc.), social activities (discos, quizzes, film club, etc.) and outings (London, Bath, etc.)
C
LONDON LANGUAGES
D
LONDON LANGUAGES
Business Department
Courses in most European languages are offered for adults wishing to study outside office hours, including weekends. Our qualified teachers are always native speakers, whether of Danish, English or Greek. You will study hard in very small groups with lots of attention to individual needs. Courses last between three and six months.
Part-time courses
Morning classes 15 hours per week, afternoon classes 15 hours per week. examination preparation 4 or 6 hours per week, afternoons or evenings. All teachers are highly experienced and well qualified. Minimum course one month. Central location, easy access by bus or underground.
E
LONDON LANGUAGES
F. 
ELGIN HOUSE SCHOOL
Home from home
We place students with experience and qualified teachers throughout Britain for individual study programs in the teacher’s own home. An excellent choice for those who wish to improve their English fast, but who are not keen on returning to the classroom. High standards of comfort, in a friendly but peaceful atmosphere
This excellent school in an attractive suburb of Brighton offers courses in general English from three to twelve months. Accommodation is carefully chosen and the school is famous for its program of activities beyound the classroom. Teenagers and youn adults come to us from over thirty different countries to study hard and enjoy themselves
1. Mr. Ba is a journalist. He knows quite a lot of English, but he wants to improve his writing skill. He works long hours on weekdays at an office in London.
2. Nhung is going to university next year and wants to spend this year improving her English. She wants to meet people from other parts of the world and have a good social life.
3. Mrs. Quyen is 45. She would like to follow an individual course of study somewhere quiet and comfortable with a private teacher.
4. Trung is visiting England for the first time this summer. He’ll stay for a month and hopes to make new friends, but is rather shy, so he’d like a school with lots of out-of-class activities.
5. Mai lives with a family in London and looks after their little girls during the day. She studies on her own but she also needs a language course that will help her prepare for her exams.
V. Put the following sentences into direct speech.
1. Minh said that his sister worked for a company in the city center.
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2. The examiner asked Lan how she learned English in her country.
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3. Mr. Phong said that he was learning English in an evening class.
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4. Paula told Lan not to be late for the exam the following day.
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5. Nga asked Jane if she could speak Vietnamese.
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6. Mrs. Hue asked me how far it was from my house to the school.
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7. The students said that they were having a test the next Friday.
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8. Trung asked the landlord how much the rent was.
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9. Mai asked Hoang whether his brother lived in Ho Chi Minh City then.
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10. Phuong said that she didn’t have much time to write to her friends.
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VI. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals.
1. Our school has a lot of _________ teachers.
2. When you take an exam, you are an _________.
3. We could see some strange _________ on her face.
4. Your English is much better, but there’s still room for _________.
5. You should write a letter of _________ to that institute.
QUALIFY
EXAMINE
EXPRESS
IMPROVE
INQUIRE
VII. Match the two half sentences in the two columns in a suitable way.
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
1. If you want to get good marks, 
2. If you want to catch the bus, 
3. If you want to improve your writing skill,
4. If you meet Liz tomorrow,
5. If you don’t go out more often.,
6. If you don’t return this book to the library today,
7. If you want to be fitter,
8. If you need help,
9. If you want to go out,
10. If you don’t help me,
A. you can phone me immediately.
B. I can’t finish this work on time.
C. You must aske your parents first.
D. you should do morning exercise regularly.
E. you must study harder.
F. tell her to call me.
G. you have to pay a fine.
H. you must leave now.
I. you might fall ill.
J. you should practice writing every day.
VIII. Each line of the following passage contains are one error. Find and write it. Number 0 is given as an example.
There are have about 3,000 living languages in the world 
today, but only six of them ones are major languages of the world. Two upper thirds of the world’s population speak those languages. More over than 400 million people speak English 
as their first or native language. Another than 400 million 
speak it as a second language. Nobody can knows exactly
how many do people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese 
is the only language with more speakers than the English. 
This is that because of the huge population of Chinese. It is 
true that English is the best most widespread language on the Earth. It must is the language of business, technology, sport 
and aviation.
0/ ___have___
1/ _________
2/ _________
3/ _________
4/ _________
5/ _________
6/ _________
7/ _________
8/ _________
9/ _________
10/ _________
IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word.
1. “ You should enroll in this college,” said my father.	ADVISE
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2. If she doesn’t hurry, she will miss the last train.	UNLESS
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3. Work hard or you can’t pass the exam.	IF
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4. “ Where are you working now,Nam?” said Peter.	THEN
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5. Let’s attend the Brighton Language Center.	DON’T
X. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following sets of words and phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter.
Dear Sir,
1. I/ see/ school’s advertisement/ TV/ last night.
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2. I/ interested/ learn English/ and/ I/ like/ information/ school.
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3. I/ study/ English/ four years/ but/ want/ improve/ speaking/ and/ listening/ skill.
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4. I/ be/ very grateful/ if/ you/ send/ details/ courses/ fees.
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5. Look/ forward/ hear/ you / soon.
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