YAYASAN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM IBUKU

SMP AN-NISAA’
Jl. Jombang Raya No. 25 A, Pondok Aren-Tangerang
Semester ganjil
Tahun Ajaran 2008-2009
Full Name : ……………………………………..
Nickname : ……………………………………. Mark Signature
Grade : IX ( )
Date : December 2008 parents
Subject : English teacher
Duration : 120 minutes

I. LISTENING
Track 2
A. Listen to the information about today’s activities on an Activity Holiday. Tick ( ) the correct
ending (A, B or C) for each sentence.
Today’s activities are
A) horse-riding.
B) horse-riding and swimming.
C) swimming.
1 The horse-riding students go to the kitchen
A) to have breakfast.
B) to eat sandwiches.
C) to make sandwiches.
2 The bus for the horse-riding students leaves at
A) 8.45.
B) 9.00.
C) 9.45.
3 Today, the horse-riding students are in groups of
A) four .
B) five.
C) six.
4 The bus for the swimming students goes at
A) 8.55.
B) 9.00.
C) 9.02.
5 The swimming students have lunch
A) on the bus.
B) at the Sports Centre.
C) in the town. /5

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Track 3
B. Listen to an interview with a girl about her family, her school and her hobbies. Complete the
notes.
Name Anita Williams
Nationality 1 ___________
Family
mother comes from 2 ___________
brother’s name 3 ___________
brother’s age 4 ___________
School
opened in 5 ___________
number of computer rooms 6 ___________
number of computer lessons a week 7 ___________
number of swimming pools 8 ___________
number of after-school sports clubs 9 ___________
Hobbies
Saturday morning 10 ___________ class /10
Track 4
C. Two friends have just seen a show at the theatre. Listen to their conversation and mark the
sentences (T) true or (F) false.
The man and the woman are comparing this year’s show with last year’s show. _T_
1 The man thinks last year’s show was better. ___
2 The man liked the young magician from France. ___
3 The magician took a card out of a woman’s ear. ___
4 The man is hungry. ___
5 The man hates Italian food. _______ /5
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D. Listen to a tourist guide talking about the city of York. Mark the sentences (T) true or (F) false.
York is in the north of England. _T_
1 Nearly four million tourists visit York every year. ___
2 It takes less than two hours by train from London to York. ___
3 The York Carnival is in June. ___
4 The city walls were built in 13 and 14th centuries. ___
th

5 York Minster is a big cathedral. ___

6 York Minster is over 37m high. ___
7 The National Railway Museum was opened in 1965. ___
8 It is the world’s largest railway museum. ___
9 The original Theatre Royal was built in 1744. ___
10 The ‘Shambles’ is the name of a shop and a café. ___ / 10

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II. READING
E. Read the text. Complete the gaps with these words.
arrived heard loved was wore wrote

Nellie Bly (1864-1922)

Nellie Bly’s real name was Elizabeth Jane Cochran, She was born in Pennsylvania, USA, in 1864.
Her nickname was ‘Pink’ because her mother dressed her in very bright pink clothes. As a child, Pink loved
telling stories.
When she was eighteen, Pink got her first job as a journalist for the Pittsburgh Dispatch. But there
1 ____________ a problem. The editor of the newspaper, George Madden, said she had to use a different
name. He didn’t want his readers to be able to identify her. Mr Madden chose the name ‘Nellie Bly’. It was
the title of a popular song written thirty-five years earlier. Nellie became a successful journalist. She
believed in women’s rights and 2 ____________ articles about social problems and the terrible working
conditions for women.
In 1887, she joined the staff of the New York World newspaper. Her success as a journalist grew
and grew. In 1888, the managers of the New York World were discussing the idea of sending a man around
the world in less than eighty days. When Nellie 3 ____________ about the idea, she said it didn’t have to
be a man. It could be a woman! In the end, the newspaper managers agreed to send Nellie.
On 14th November 1889, Nellie began her world-wide journey. She 4 ____________ a big coat
and carried one bag. Her travels were published every day in the newspaper. Seventy-two days, six hours,
eleven minutes and fourteen seconds after her departure, Nellie 5 ____ home.
/5
F. Read the text again. Mark the sentences (T) true, (F) false or (DK) don’t know.
Nellie’s real name was Pink Cochran. _F_
1 She had to change her name because George Madden didn’t recognise it. ___
2 She loved music. ___
3 Nellie wrote about the problems of women in American society. ___
4 At first, the managers of the newspaper wanted to send a man around the world. ___
5 Nellie took a lot of clothes when she went round the world. ___
6 Nobody knew about her journey around the world until she got back. ___
7 Nellie went round the world in less than eighty days. ___
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G. Read the e-mail and choose the best word (by filling in A, B or C) for each gap.
Hi Chris!

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 Here I B on holiday for a week with my cousin in Wales. They 1 ______ at the seaside, so we can 2
______ swimming nearly every day. But we 3 ______ swim yesterday because the weather was very bad
and it was too dangerous.
There’s 4 ______ a Sports Centre here. We play tennis there in the afternoon. I 5 ______ playing tennis.
What 6 ______ at the moment? Are you looking 7 ______ your little sister? I hope she is out of hospital
now and she's feeling 8 ______ .
Love,
Cathy
A) be B) am C) was
1 A) live B) lived C) were living
2 A) play B) go C) do
3 A) couldn’t B) didn’t have to C) had to
4 A) as well B) too C) also
5 A) love B) don’t mind C) rather
6 A) do you do B) are you doing C) were you doing
7 A) after B) for C) at
8 A) good B) better C) best /8

H. Complete the paragraph correctly!

London has all the advantages and disadvantages of a big city. There are some clean places, but in the other side,
there are also places with a lot of …(1)… The streets are narrow, so there are many …(2) …. At night, you shouldn’t
walk in quiet …(3) …because there is a lot of …...(4) ….. happen. For women, it’s too.…(5)….. to walk themselves.

1. A. litter B. people C. shops D. noise

2. A. parks B. traffic jams C. homeless D. noise

3. A. shops B. capital C. discos D. parks

4. A. people B. homeless C. pollution D. crime

5. A. safe B. silent C. dangerous D. lonely /5

III. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

I. Sort the letters in brackets.

‘Do you like basketball and athletics?’ – ‘Yes, I like all sport (S T O P R).’
1 He makes delicious cakes and biscuits. He’s really good at _________ (Y E R O C O K).
2 I can speak French, German and Spanish. I like learning ____________ (R E I N G O F)
___________________ (A G E S L A G U N).
3 He’s got a logical mind and is good at doing logic ______________ (Z U P L E S Z).
4 Mike paints beautiful portraits. _________ (T A R) is his best subject.

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5 She has ballet lessons every week and loves all types of ____________ (C A N E D). /5

J. Read the sentences. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each gap.
The plane took _A_ at eight o’clock.
A) off B) up C) down
1. Do you believe ______ magic?
A) for B) with C) in
2. Robby: ‘It’s very hot in here.’
Ayik : ‘Take ______ your jumper.’
A) off B) out C) up
3. Wishi : What time do you get ______ on Saturdays and Sundays?
Zahra : at 5.00
A) over B) to C) up
4. The little boy didn’t want to get ______ the horse.
A) on B) up C) in
5. In Geography, we have to look ______ certain places in Atlas or map.
A) for B) up C) after
6. She usually waits ______ me at the bus stop.
A) for B) at C) on
7. John paid ______ our train tickets.
A) for B) by C) to
8. Did you take part ______ the swimming competition?
A) with B) on C) in
9. After school, I play basketball and I ___ act in the drama club.
A) too B) also C) as well
10. He thinks Geography is more interesting ___ History.
A) than B) like C) as
11. It’s healthy to ___ a lot of water.
A) drinking B) drink C) drank
12. Sorry. You can’t come in. You’re ___ late.
A) enough B) too C) over
13. This year we’ve got the same English teacher ___ last year.
A) like B) than C) as
14. It’s a quiet park. ___ is a big lake in the middle of it.
A) There B) It C) This

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 15. Ghazi’s science course was very difficult and he ____study a lot.
A) could B) had to C) has to
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K. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past
Simple or Past Continuous.

Ivan: Hi, Tia. It’s Ivan. What are you doing (you / do) at the moment?
Tia : I 1 ___________ (get up).
Ivan: It’s half past eleven! You are late.
Tia : Yes, but we 2 ________________ ( get back) from our holiday at two o’clock this morning.
Ivan: Oh I see. 3__________________ (you / have) a good holiday?
Tia : Yes, thanks. It was great. The best thing was at the airport yesterday. We 4 ______________ (wait) for our
flight when I 5 ___________ (see) Ronaldinho! He 6_________________ (talk) to some football fans.
Ivan: Brilliant! By the way, our PE teacher 7_______________________ (organise) a competition this term.
8__________________ (you / want) to be in our team? We usually 9_________________ (practise) at the
Sports Centre on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at seven o’clock.
Tia: Yes, sure. When we were on holiday, I 10 ___________ (go) exercising at gym before breakfast.
/ 10

L. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the Present Simple passive or Past Simple
passive.
He ____was taken__ (take) to hospital last night.
1 Most patients with heart disease ____________________________ (give) this drug nowadays.
2 How ___________________________ (diseases / spread) in the nineteenth century?
3 John ________________________ (not / give) any medicine yesterday.
4 ‘_____________________ (animals / put) into quarantine when they enter the UK?’ – ‘Yes, they are.’
5 This treatment ___________________________ (not / use) very often today.
6 There was no serious health risk because the disease __________________________ (prevent) from spreading.
7 The vaccinations _________________________ (usually / give) a few weeks before people travel.
8 Do you think doctors ________________________ (pay) enough these days?
9 The competition ________________________ (win) by the Canadian team in 2005.
10 The letters ___________________________ (not / send) yesterday. / 10

M. Complete the sentences with question tags.

They didn’t see you, did they ?
1 You know the answer, ____________ ?

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2 He’ll meet us at the station, ____________ ?
3 She can’t play the flute, ____________ ?
4 I’m playing in your team, ____________ ?
5 You won the match, ____________ ? /5

TOTAL _______/100

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