Đề thi giữa kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Nguyễn Công Thành

GRADE 9
REVIEW FOR THE MID-1ST SEMESTER
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TEST 1
I. Cicle the word whose underlined parts are pronunced differently from the others.(1pt)
1. A. enjoy B.separate C. return D.depend
2. A. region B. dialogue C. group D. guitar.
3. A. church B. industrial C. currency D. compulsory
4. A. comprise B. notice C. climate D. divide
5. A. tunic B. unique C. unit D. sun
II. Choose the best answer. (2pts)
1. These books .....................for children.
A. write B. are written C. has written D. wrote.
2. What is your daughter named..................?
A. after. B. on C. in D. from.
3. I wish Nam trying to behave in such a silly way.
A. would stop. B. will stop C. stops D. stop
4. He............write to me once a week but he doesn’t write any more.
A. used to B. uses to C. use to D. using to.
5. Mr Brown French since 1980.
A. had taught B. has taught C. taught D. is teaching.
6. Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists......................?
A. with B. about C. in D. of.
7. Although we are far away from each other, we still..........
A. keep in touch B. keep on C. keep together D. say hello
8. Henry is a poet. He........... a lot of beautiful poems so far.
A. written B. write C. is writing D. has written.
9. Are you proud .............your country and its traditions?
A. with B. of C. in D. about
10. My sister never cleans the floor. I wish she ...............it every day.
A. will do B. had done C. did D. would do
III. Give the form of the verbs. (2pts)
1. John and I ( be) 1 ..pen pals for nearly three years
2. Nam ( award) .2 .. a gold medal in the chess tournament last week?
3. I wish I ( know) ..3 .. how to mend this shirt.
4. Would you like to come and ( visit ) .4 me next summer?
5. The letter (type/already) ....5 by the secretary. She (type) 6.. ..them yeterday. 
6. We used (write) ..7.to each other every month when we (be) .8 .at secondary school.
7. When I ( arrive ) .9 .. home from work , she still ( sleep ) ...10 ..
Answers:
1. .................................................... 6. ....................................................
2. .................................................... 7. .....................................................
3. .................................................... 8. .....................................................
4 . 9 .. 
5. . 10 
IV. Give the correct form of the word to complete the sentences (1pt).
1. Wearing casual clothes makes school .................................... and lively. COLOR
2. My brother is a ..................................driver. He always gets accidents. CARE
3. Ao dai is the .......................................... clothes for the woman. TRADITION
4. What do people do for a ........................................ in your village ? LIVE
V. Read the following passage. (2pts)
 London, the capital of Great Britain, is situated on the Thames River. It is the largest city in Europe with a population of over 8 million. It is divided into four parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East End.
The City is small in area but it is the commercial heart of London. Many banks and offices are situated there. If the City may be called the commercial heart of London, Westminster is the center of the administration. We can see the Houses Parliament there. It is a beautiful building with two towers and a very big clock called Big Ben.
The West End with the best and most expensive clubs, restaurants and theatres, beautiful houses and parks is the place where rich people live. Working people live in the East End where there are no parks or gardens and no fine houses.
1. Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) (1pt)
a. London is the largest city in the world. ..............
b. The East End is one of the four parts of London. .............
c. Westminster is the center of education. ................
d. The Houses of Parliament have a tower and a very big clock 
called Big Ben. .
2. Answer the questions (1pt)
a. How many parts are there in London ? What are they ?
 ..................................................................................................................................................
b. What can you find in the West End ?
VI. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. (1pt)
1.We can’t live together forever.
 I wish...................................................................................................................
2. The students should wear uniforms when they are at school.
 Uniforms ............ ... ..
3. Ba usually walked to school when he was at primary school.
 Ba used ... . . ..... ..
4. He spends fifteen minutes getting to school.
 It takes .................. . ..... 
VII. Write complete sentences with the cues given: (1pt)
 1. Last weekend / my family / have / two – day trip / home village.
 2. She / be / tired / so / go / home.
 3. How long / you / learn / French ?
 4. He / wish / he / can / play / piano.
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TEST 2
I. Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. climb 
B. limb 
C. lime 
D. crime
2. A. garage 
B. storage 
C. shortage 
D. encourage
3. A. ticked 
B. looked 
C. booked 
D. naked
4. A. shelf 
B. knife 
C. of
D. leaf
5. A. dry 
B. carry
C. bury 
D. lorry
II. Choose the best answer in the brackets to complete these sentences.
1. Lan (are used to/ used to) go to Sam Son in the summer.
2. We (are used to / used to) playing soccer in the garden.
3. He is used to (get/ getting) up early.
4. Nam is (used to/ use to) doing his homework in the afternoon.
5. I wish I (were/ was/ am) a doctor.
III. Rewrite these sentences.
1. He is very lazy. He often gets bad marks. (so)
→ _____________________________________________________________________________.
2. I began to study English 5 years ago.
→ I have _______________________________________________________________________.
3. I don’t have a computer.
→ I wish _______________________________________________________________________.
4. They recycle old plastic bags.
→ Old plastic bags _______________________________________________________________.
5. It is very cold today
→ I wish _______________________________________________________________________.
IV. Read the passage and answer the questions.
 John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.
1. What does he do?
==>_____________________________________________________________________________.
2. Is he a very well-known in his teaching career?
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3. How many books about education has he written?
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4. Who is he married to?
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5. Has he got any children?
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V. Using the correct tense of the verbs to complete the sentences.
1. Lan (eat)....................... .......................................dinner when his friend called.
2. She rarely (get) .................... ........................ home before six o'clock.
3. We (not/ begin) .............. ............... to study for the test yet.
4. They (see) .................................... ............................. this movie before.
5. My friend is a writer. She (write) ....... ...................................... many books.
TEST 3
Pronunciation.
1. A. pottery
B. local
C. control
D. so
2. A. pot
B. forget
C. control
D. produce
3. A. Artisan
B. establish
C. attraction
D. handicraft
4. A. Statue
B. culture
C. attraction
D. control
5. A. environment
B. environmental
C. entertainment 
D. document
Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.
1. He ______ his name on a tree and left.
A. created B. carved C. cut
2. How many balls of wool do you need to ______ that sweater?
A. do B. weave C. knit
3. She is ______ boats on the pillow covers.
A. embroidering B. making C. casting
4. This type of wool is ______ into fabric which will make jackets.
A. knitted B. give C. woven
5. They ______ these statues in bronze.
A. moulded B. cast C. wove
6. I like listening to ___________. The melodies are so sweet!
A. the radio B. movies C. folk songs
7. Visiting ___________ increases my knowledge about cultures in the past.
A. museums B. cinemas
C.hometown
8. Yesterday evening I watched a ___________. It was so scary that I couldn’t sleep at night.
A. comedy B. thriller C. news
9. Sitting in front of the computer for too long may lead to ___________.
A. fat B. obesity C. overweight
10. Spending too much time in the ___________ world may negatively affect your life.
A. real B. present C. artificial
Match the beginnings of the sentences in A with their endings in B. Write your answers in the space provided.
A
B
1. I like doing DIY
A. but they don’t like going to McDonald’s.
2. My friends like eating out,
B. reading books is the most suitable hobby for you.
3. When teenagers socialise with their friends,
C. because it may be harmful to my health.
4. If you don’t like to socialise with others,
D. because it saves money.
5. I don’t like playing computer games
E. they can develop their communication skills.
Read and fill the blanks to complete the paragraph. 
When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf (1)__________ hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the Vietnamese (2)__________.
The hat is made (3)__________ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The diametre of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually (4)__________ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.
The palm leaf conical hat is mainly used to protect from shine or rain. Beneath the broad rim of the hat do Vietnamese girls look more (5)__________ and charming?
1. A. cone
B. conical
C. conically
D. conicity
2. A. culture
B. nation
C. hat
D. flag
3. A. with
B. to
C. from
D. in
4. A. drawn
B. written
C. painted
D. covered
5. A. attract
B. attractive
C. attraction
D. attractiveness
Make a complex sentence from each pair of sentences. Use the subordinator provided in brackets and make any necessary changes.
1. There are modern knitting machines. The artisans in my village like using traditional looms (although)
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2. Many children like to go to Bat Trang Ceramic village. They can make their own pottery there. (as)
==>_____________________________________________________________________________
3. We have to follow more than ten stages. We can make a simple conical hat. (so that)
==>_____________________________________________________________________________
4. Sinh paintings are special. They are burned after worship. (since)
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