Bài kiểm tra giữa học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Trường THCS Châu Văn Đơ

Chau Van Do Secondary School	MID-TERM TEST (1ST SEMESTER)
Name: ..	ENGLISH PILOT 9
Class: 9A1	Time: 45 minutes
Marks
Teacher’s comments
Listening: 
Part 1: Listen and complete the sentences. There is one example. (1pt)
	0. ......Stress.......... is a normal part of life.
	1. .................... and school are causes that makes teenagers stress.
	2. Teenagers are stressed with their social .................... with friends.
	3. .................... of time or having too much to do often causes stress.
	4. Stress that hangs around for a long period of time can be .................... to your child’s health and well being.
Part 2: Listen again and write T (true)/ F (false) for each statement. There is one example. (1pt)
	No.
Statements
T
F
0.
Stress can even be beneficial in some situations.
T
5.
Expectations and pressure to do well at school from parents and family don’t cause stress.
6.
Life challenges, such as leaving school or getting into tertiary studies or employment can cause stress.
7.
We can’t support our children when they are stressed.
8.
Having a chat to the family doctor is a way to help the children free from stress.
Language focus
Part 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently (0.5pt)
9. 	A. cast	B. craft	C. frame	D. chart
10. 	A. packed	B. laughed	C. wandered	D. stopped
Part 2: Choose the word that has different main stress: (0.5pt)
11.	A. artisan	B. determine	C. forbidden	D. variety
12.	A. confident	B. frustrated	C. embarrassed	D. delighted
Part 3. Choose the best answer: (1.5pt)
13. I went to the club last Saturday .................... the heavy rain.
	A. because of	B. because	C. in spite of	D. though
14. You must do well in the test, .................... you will not graduate.
	A. so	B. or	C. for	D. because
15. He wants to buy an .................... car because he doesn’t have much money.
	A. expensive	B. affordable	C. rich	D. luxurious
16. People should eat	............... and do ............... to reduce the risk of heart disease.
	A. less fat/ more exercise	B. less and less fat/ the more exercise
	C. the less fat/ the more exercise	D. fatter/ more exercise
17. French is a	............... language to learn than English is.
	A. difficult	B. more difficult	C. most difficult	D. more and more difficult
18. Some people think that schools put too much ............... on students nowadays.
	A. interest	B. emotion	C. pressure	D. cognitive
Part 3. Supply the correct word forms: (0.5pt)
19. Find out more about the job so that you can make an .. choice. (inform)
20. is one of the biggest problems in big cities. (employ)
Part 4: Choose the appropriate phrasal verb and write the correct form from the box. There one extra word: (1pt)
 live up take over give up turn down bring out 
21. It’s not easy to .smoking. My dad has tried to do it lots of times without success.
22. I enjoyed living in London, but it didn’t really .to my expectation.
23. Jack has just his single album “Hoa hai duong”.
24. After the death of Lee Kun Hee, the chairman of Samsung Group, his only son can .. his business.
Reading: 
Part 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer: (1pt)
Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world. It occurs when a part of the population does not have any (1) ______ place to call home. Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless. This is an issue that the authorities are trying to (2) ______. However, there are (3) ______ things that each person can do to help those people. One of the things that you can do to help the homeless is to volunteer your time. If you have a lot of free time, you might go on an extended trip to help (4) ______ homes or improve an impoverished area. 
25.	A. common	B. regular	C. unusual	D. fixed
26.	A. deal with	B. get over	C. look through	D. find out
27.	A. little	B. less	C. more	D. fewer
28.	A. care for	B. show around 	C. set up	D. pull down
Part 2: Read and give short answers to the questions. NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS OR NUMBERS: (1pt)
William Henry “Bill” Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is a co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation and is an American business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist.
In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen launched Microsoft, which became the world’s largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000, but he remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect for himself. In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie. He stepped down as chairman of Microsoft in February 2014 and assumed a new post as technology adviser to support the newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella.
	Since 1987, Gates has been included in the Forbes list of the world’s wealthiest people. As of September 2017, he is the richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$86 billion. In 2009, Gates and Warren Buffett founded The Giving Pledge, whereby they and other billionaires pledge to give at least half of their wealth to philanthropy. The foundation works to save lives and improve global health, and is working with Rotary International to eliminate polio.
29.	When was William Henry Gates born? 	
30.	Who launched Microsoft - the world’s largest PC software company? 
31.	Did Gates step down as chairman of Microsoft in February 2014? .
32.	Who founded the Giving Pledge? ..
Writing:
Part 1: Change in to reported speech: (1pt)
33. He said, “My supervisor will be here in five minutes.”
- He said ..
34. “How much does this dress cost?”, Lan ask Mai
- Lan asked Mai .
35. “Lock the door before leaving.”, my mother told me.
- My mother asked . .
36. They can’t decide what they should do in this situation.
- They are not sure .
Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. USING THE WORD GIVEN. (1pt)
37. I have no idea when I should take that English test. (TO)
- 
38. Why did they put on smart clothes yesterday? (DRESS)
- .
39. Despite the bad weather, we went out for a picnic. (ALTHOUGH)
- ...
40. The prospect of moving to a new flat on the outskirts of Ha Noi made me much happier. (CHEERED)
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