Bài kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

 KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH 
Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
 1. A. prize B. drill C. brick D. trim 
 2. A. bloom B. gloop C. flood D. sloot 
 3. A. skull B. dispute C. study D. disrupt 
 4. A. espresso B. pedestrian C. strength D. respray
 5. A. procession B. companion C. production D. celebration
 6. A. confusion B. musician C. ancestor D. important
Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
Tra Giang is one of the most famous of Viet Nam. Many people love her.(act)
The she gave last night was marvelous.(perform)
Water puppetry in the villages of the Red River Delta.(origin)
I don’t like pop music because it is not as . As rock and roll.(excite)
 .. is the art or taking and processing photographs.(photograph)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences before it.
Cats cannot swim as well as dogs. BETTER
 .................
I get a lot of pleasure from reading cookery books. ENJOY
 ..............
Would you like to play a game of tennis now? FANCY
How much are those trainers? COST
 ...
Which costume do you like better. The Tay’s or the Pathen’s? PREFER
 . 
Put the verb in the correct form, present simple or present progressive.
A: What .. (you/do)?
 B: I . (write) to my parents. I (write) to them every weekend.
A: Look, it (snow).
B: It’s beautiful! This is the first time I’ve ever seen snow. It (not snow) in my country.
A: Oh, that’s Adrian. He’s new here.
B: Really? Where .. (he/live)? (you/know)?
A: Yes. He (live) in Milan, but now he .. (stay) with his aunt on Shirley Road.
A: What time . (you/usually/finish) work?
B: Normally I .. (finish) work at 5 o’clock, but this week I . (work) until 6 to earn a bit more money.
A: How (you/ travel) to work?
B: I haven’t got a car at the moment, so I .. (go) to work on the bus this week. Usually I . (drive) to work.
A: I think we’re going the wrong way.
B: I don’t think so. The sun .. (rise) in the east, remember. It’s behind u, so we .. (travel) west.
A: (you/look) for someone?
B: Yes, I (need) to speak to Neil. Is he in?
A: Yes, but I .. (think) he’s busy. He . (talk) to the boss at the moment.
A: I . (want) a new computer. I . (save) up to buy one.
B: But computers . (cost) so lot money. What’s wrong with the one we’ve got?
A: It .. (get) out of date now.
A: Your new dress .. (look) very nice.
B: Thank you. The trouble is it .. (not/fit) properly. I (not/ know) why I bought them, really.
A: What (you/do)?
B: I (taste) the sauce. It (taste) too salty.
Supply the correct verb form.
Listen! I .. (think) someone . (knock) at the door.
We . (not/know) why Sarah is upset, but she .. (not/speak) to us for ages.
The earth .. (circle) the sun once every 365 days.
Why (you/stare) at me? I suppose you (not/see) a woman on a motorbike before!
How many times (you/see) him since he went to Edinburg?
Trevor and Laura like Scabble. They (play) it most evenings.
The number of vehicles on the road (increase).
‘’Sorry I’m late”. “That’s all right. I . (not/wait) long”.
Mrs. Green always (go) to work by car, but this week she (travel) by bus.
We . (be) from French. We (be) there for 20 years.
These flowers are dying. You . (no/water) them for ages.
Mai .. (lose) her keys, so she can’t get into the house.
I’m afraid I ...... (not/finish) typing those letters yet. I ... (deal) with customer all morning.
A: What (your father/do)?
B: He (be) an architect but he (not/work) at the moment.
A: (you/ever/seen) a lion?
B: Yes, I (see) it since I was a child.
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
I . (have) this shirt for nearly four years.
Joanna .. (tidy) her desk, but now it’s in a mess again.
Mike . (lose) his key. He can’t find it anywhere.
The last time I (go) to Brighton was in August.
I (finish) my homework. I . (do) it before tea.
We (move) here in 1993. We . (be) here a long time now.
Your car looks very clean. . (you/wash) it?
Is this the first time you ..... (cook) pasta?
Of course I can ride a bike. But I .. (not/ride) one for years.
And the race is over! And Micky Simpson .. (win) in a record time.
You will hear André telling a friend about his tennis lesson. You will hear the conversation twice. 
 (Tick)
 André’s tennis lesson 
 Teacher’s name: ..Paul 
 Day : .
 Cost: ..per hour
 At tennis courts in: . Street
 Starting time: . pm
 Wear: .. ...and T – shirt
You will hear someone talking on the radio about a hotel in Ireland. You will hear the conversation twice.
 (Tick)
 Hotel in Ireland
 Best time to visit: June ...
 Name: The Hotel
 Where: . ..Island
 Hotel first built in the year: ..
 Number of bedrooms: ..
 Restaurant famous for: ..
Use the words given to make sentences. Do not change the order of the words. Use only the past simple or the past progressive.
when Don/ arrive/ we/ have/ coffee
he/ sit down/ on a chair/ while/ I/ paint/ it
the students/ play/ a game/ when/ professor/ arrive
Felix/ phone/ the fire brigade/ when the cooker/ catch/ fire
while/ he/ walk/ in the mountains/ Henry/ see/ a bear
when the started/ fire/ his pistol/ the race/ begin
I/ walk/ home/ when it/ start/ to rain
when/ Margaret/ open/ the door/ the phone/ ring
he/ sit/ in the garden/ when/ a wasp/ sting/ him/ on the nose
while/ he/ run/ for a bus/ he/ collide/ with a lamp post
Vicky/ have/ a beautiful dream/ when/ the alarm clock/ ring
when/ Alex/ see/ the question/ he/ know/ the answer/ immediately
the train/ wait/ when/ we/ arrive/ at the station
Sarah/ have/ an electric shock/ when/ she/ touch/ the wire
when/ the campers/ wake/ they/ see/ the sun/ shine
Complete the conversation. Use the word given + the ending –ing or –ed.
Vicky: That was an (1) (excite) film, wasn’t it?
Rachel: Oh, do you think so? I’m (2) .. (surprise) you liked it. I thought it was rather (3) .. (disappoint).
Vicky: Well, I was . (puzzle) one or twice. I didn’t understand the whole story. It was (confuse) in places. But the end was good.
Rachel: I was (6) .. (bore) most of the time. I didn’t find it very (interest).
Vicky: So next time we watch another movie. Make sure there are many movies you like.
Rachel: OK. Hope so.
You will hear a girl asking for information about going to Kendal by bus. You will hear the conversation twice.
(Tick)
 Bus to Kendal
First bus leaves at: .6.45 am 
Cost of single ticket: . .
Buy ticket from: . ..
Address of bus station: .. .
 Next to: .. .
At bus station, you can buy: .and newspapers
You will hear a telephone message about a trip to the theatre. You will hear the information twice.
(Tick)
 Telephone message
 To: .Jamise .
From: Michael ... 
Name of play: The ...Party
Date: .August
The theatre is opposite: the ..
Meet Michael at: ..pm
Mobile number: ..
Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1. A. effective B. natural C. atmosphere D. plentiful
2. A. solution B. increasing C. recommend D. abundant
3. A. develop B. enormous C. improvement D. different
4. A. energy B. volunteer C. dangerous D. countryside
5. A. referee B. cigarette C. interfere D. convienient
6. A. discuss B. gather C. perform D. attend
7. A. ticket B. costume C. event D. number
8. A. return B. happen C. differ D. visit
9. A. yourself B. thirteen C. abroad D. village
10. A. Japan B. Thailand C. Norway D. Turkey
11. A. believe B. avoid C. prefer D. happen
12. A. expensive B. wonderland C. favourite D. driverless
13. A. system B. transport C. future D. traffic
14. A. appearance B. pollution C. personal D. opinion
15. A. teleporter B. available C. environment D. electrical
16. A. standard B. tourist C. disease D. service
17. A. experience B. atmosphere C. nutrition D. consider
18. A. population B. overcrowded C. economic D. community
19. A. narrow B. require C. enough D. affect
20. A. criminal B. average C. skyscraper D. physician
21. A. exist B. avoid C. support D. notice
22. A. hungry B. disease C. spacious D. danger
23. A. favourite B. pollution C. imagine D. exhausted
24. A. energy B. plentiful C. disappear D. celebrate
25. A. recycle B. description C. contribute D. atmosphere
26. A. cannon B. chaos C. circle D. direct
27. A. festival B. disaster C. pavement D. station
28. A. documentary B. entertaining C. helicopter D. superstitious
29. A. horror B. highlight C. project D. perform
30. A. hilarious B. violent C. serious D. seasonal
 XIV. Put the verb in bracket to complete the sentences.
1. The game (start) ................. at one tomorrow afternoon.
2. We (have) .................. chicken and pasta for dinner tonight.
3. The bus (leave) .................. at 8:15 tomorrow morning.
 4. Have you heard the news? Laura and Jason (get marry) ................ in August.
5. There (be) ............. a flight to Da Lat at 7:02 tomorrow evening.
 6. Tom (buy) .................. a red bicycle this week.
 7. I (hope) .............. to get a food job after I graduate.
8. This Tuesday, the museum (open) ................ at 10:00 a.m and (close) ............... at 6:00 p.m.
9. My plane (arrive) .................... at 7:30 tomorrow.
10. I’II buy a present for my mother when I (get) ................. my first salary.
Listen to a conversation about Canada. Fill each of the gaps with no more than TWO words. You will listen twice.
(Tick)
 Canada
 Number of provinces: 
 Capital city: 
 Canada has: ...president
 Population: 
 Canada day: 
 Listen to the conversation about living in the countryside in Japan. Circle A, B or C to answer each question. You will listen TWICE.
 (Tick)
1.
Where is Sam living now?
A. in England
B. in Japan
C. in Europe
2.
What does he like about the village?
A. the mountains
B. the ocean 
 C. the pollution
3.
How does he feel about the people in the village?
A. difficult 
B. friendly 
C. easy
4.
Which among these is true about Sam's attitude towards the weather in the village?
A. He likes it very much.
B. He thinks it is comfortable.
C. He hates it.
5.
What is the most unusual about the village in Sam's opinion?
A. There are many snakes.
B. All snakes are green.
C. Snakes like to stay in his office.
Listen to the conversation between Jack and Nam about ethnic group in Viet Nam. Fill each of the gaps with no more than THREE words or number. You will listen twice.
When you live in the countryside, you can enjoy the Surroundings.
The city lacks space for . activities.
In the city you may not know your . neighbor’s name.
The is not too high in the countryside.
The low . Rate is important for families with small children.
 Exercise listening: (Tick)
EX1: Listen to a school teacher talking about cyber – bullying. Fill each of the gaps with no more than TWO words. You will listen twice.
The Internet is said to be one of the most amazing (1) ____________ that humans have made. Since its appearance, the Internet has been so popular that nearly everyone uses it or knows about it. However, the Internet can be a scary place, especially because of cyber-bullying. Open any (2) ____________ these days and you will see a story about this cyber-bullying. It’s a really nasty and growing problem. Cyber-bullies are real cowards. They hide behind their computers and scare people, send them hate mail or threaten them. Even worse is when they (3) ____________ pictures of their victims online. I have a friend who had a bad time at the hands of a cyber-bully. The cyber-bully (4) ____________ lots of gossips and lies on the Internet. My friend’s reputation was badly damaged. You may wonder how cyber-bullying starts at school. Many schoolchildren physically bully others in class and then continue doing it online. Their victim isn’t safe anywhere. It is high time we (5) ____________ to stop cyber – bullying.
EX2: Listen to talk between Tom and Nick about cloning technology. Decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F), Circle T or F. You will listen twice. 
 1. Tom read about human cloning technology yesterday. 
T 
F
 2. Nick also knows well about this. 
T 
F
 3. Nick feels this is a terrible technology. 
 T 
F
 4. Tom says that this technology can be used for good purposes. 
T 
F
 5. Tom thinks this technology is wonderful because it helps people to have babies.
T 
F
Write for or since.
1 It's been raining since lunchtime.
2 Sarah has lived in Paris . 1995.
3 Paul has lived in London .. ten years.
4 I'm tired of waiting. We've been sitting here an hour.
5 Kevin has been looking for a job he left school.
6 I haven't been to a party . ages
7 I wonder where Joe is. I haven't seen him last week.
8 Jane is away. She's been away .. Friday.
9 The weather is dry. It hasn't rained . a few weeks.
 XX. Complete the sentences with the following verbs in the correct form: get, having, look, lose, make, start, stay, try, work.
 1. 'You're working hard today'. 'Yes, I have a lot to do.'
 2. I ......................... for Christine. Do you know where she is?
 3. It ........................ dark. Shall I turn on the light?
 4. They don't have anywhere to live at the moment. They with friends until they find somewhere.
 5. Things are not so good at work. The company .. moneys.
 6. Have you got an umbrella? It . to rain.
 7. You a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I to concentrate.
 8. Why are all these people here? What ..?
 Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the. Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I'm not doing...)
1. Please don't make so much noise. I'm (try) to work.
2. Let's go out now. It . (rain) any more.
3. You can turn off the radio. I (listen) to it.
4. Kate phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France. She ., (have) a great time and doesn't want to come back.
5. I want to lose weight, so this week I (eat) lunch.
6. Andrew has just started evening classes. He (learn) German.
7. Paul and Sally have had an argument. They (speak) to each other.
8. I (get) tired. I need a rest.
9. Tim .. (work) this week. He's on holiday.
Complete the conversations:
1. A: I saw Brian a few days ago. ---- B: Oh, did you? ..................................................... ? (what/he/do)
 A: He's at university. ----- B: ..... ? (what/he/study)
 A: Psychology. ------- B: ...................................................... it?(he/enjoy)
 A: Yes, he says it's a very good course.
2. A: Hi, Liz. How ...................................................... in your new job? (you/get on)
 B: Not bad. It wasn't so good at first, but ..................................................... better now.(things/get)
 A: What about Jonathan? Is he OK? 
 B: Yes, but .......................................... his work at the moment. (he/not/enjoy)
 A : He's been in the same job for a long time and ...................................................... to get bored with it. (he/begin) 
 Complete the sentences using the following verbs: begin change get increase rise.	
 1.The population of the world is ............................ very fast. 
2. The world ............................ Things never stay the same.
3. The situation is already bad and it ............................ worse.
4. The cost of living ............................ Every year things are more expensive.
5. The weather ............................ to improve. The rain has stopped, and the wind isn't as strong.
 What were you doing at these time? Write sentences as in the example. The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example).
1 .(at 8 o'clock yesterday evening) I was having dinner.
2 .(at 5 o'clock last Monday) I was on a bus on my way home.
3. (at 10.15 yesterday morning) .................................................................
4 .(at 4:30 this morning) ...........................................................................
5. (at 7:45 yesterday evening) ................................................................
6. (half an hour ago) .......................................................................
Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.Use the past continuous.
1. Matt phoned while we were having dinner.
2 The doorbell rang while I ............................................................
3. We saw an accident while we ............................................................
4. Ann fell asleep whiel she ............................................................
5. The television was on, but nobody ............................................................
 Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. I saw (see) Sue in town yesterday, but she ............................ (not/see) me. She ............................ (look) the other way.
2. I ....................... (meet) Tom and Jane at the airport a few weeks ago. They ...................... (go) to Paris and I ...................... (go) to Rome. We ............................ (have) a chat while we ............................ (wait) for our flights.
 3. I ....................... (cycle) home yesterday when a man ..................... (step) out into the road in front of me. I ................ (go) quite fast, but luckily I ............................ (manage) to stop in time and ............................ (not/hit) him. XXVII. Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. Jenny was waiting (wait) for me when I arrived (arrive).
2 'What ............................ (you/do) at this time yesterday?' I was asleep.
3. '............................ (you/go) our last night? 'No,I was too tired'?
4. How fast ............................ (you/drive) when the accident ... .........................(happen)?
 5. Sam ............................ (take) a photograph of me while I ............................ (not/look).
6. We were in a very difficult position. We ............................ (not/know) what to do.
7. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last ............................ (see) him, he ............................ (try) to find a job.
8. I ............................ (walk) along the street when suddenly I ............................ (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ............................ (follow) me. I was scared and I ............................ (start) to run.
9. When I was young, I ............................ (want) to be a pilot. 
10. Last night I ............................ (drop) a plate when I ............................ (do) the washing up Fortunatel it ............................ (not/break).