Đề thi trắc nghiệm môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề số 12

ĐỀ SỐ 12
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. decision	B. erode	C. checkout	D. exotic
2. A. resort	B. season	C. excursion	D. reasonable
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. successful	B. cognitive	C. different	D. wonderful
4. A. efficient	B. exciting	C. distracting 	D. portable
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
5. Mahatma Gandhi fought for the rights of coloured people in general and the Indians _________.
A. in time	B. in particular	C. in contrast	D. in fact
6. A/ an _________ is a person who needs others to take care of him/ her, because of illness that he/ she had for a long time.
A. patient	B. martyr	C. invalid	D. addict
7. Mr. Chen is more ____________ because he has finally agreed to allow his daughter to join an overseas volunteer organization in Africa.
A. single-minded	B. narrow-minded	
C. absent-minded	D. open-minded	
8. Poor students cannot ___________ an abundance of presents on their birthday.
A. look forward	B. put up with	
C. come up with	D. cut down on 
9. Volunteer organizations are generally small-staffed, so they need to __________ lots of volunteers for a huge event.
A. employ	B. recruit	C. research	D. catch
10. You’d better ______________ a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis.
A. promise	B. do	C. make	D. pull
11. Both community ____________ and volunteerism are an investment in our community and the people who live in it.
A. live	B. language	C. performance	D. service
12. _____________ being the CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates is also one of the world’s greatest philanthropists.
A. Aside from	B. But for	C. Except for	D. Inaddition
13. Their massive salaries let them afford to give __________ huge amounts to charities.
A. off	B. up	C. away	D. back
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
14. Water has been vital to the development and survivor of civilization.
	A	 B	 	C	 D
15. Scientists believe there have more than 350.000 species of plants, but no one knows 
 A	 B	 	C
for sure.
 D	
16. Animals and man use the energy finding in food to operate their bodies and muscles.
	 A	 	 B	 C	 D
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
17. Hoang Ngan: “What do you think about tourists in our country?”
- Dick “_____________”
A. There are tourists coming from other countries as well.	
B. Our country is a favourite destination for many tourists.
C. The numbers of visitors to our country is increasing.
D. Well, most of them behave appropriately, but some are still very rude.
18. Mr. Bean: “How has tourism changed over the past few decades?”
- Hoai Khanh “_____________”
A. Tourism is also considered as an industry.
B. In general, people without skills are at risk of being unemployed.
C. There have been new types of tourism, and tourists have become more responsible.
D. Ecotourism is not always beneficial to the local people.
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. But for your support, our band couldn’t have won the Grand Music competition.
A. show	B. quiz	C. contest	D. tour
20. If you want to become a well-known singer, you need to have a unique selling point, a way to differentiate yourself from the crowd.
A. genius	B. infamous	C. renowned	D. new
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. After a very short time, this kind of music becomes wildly popular among the youth.
A. appealing	B. attractive	C. unknown	D. common
22. Luu Huu Phuoc is extremely well-known for his patriotic wartime songs.
A. fight time	B. peacetime	C. battle time	D. tranquil time
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Forest are useful to mankind in several ways. Wood is always necessary for building and for making all kinds of things and we usually need firewood in our homes. Forests provide timber, one of the most (23) _________ resources, but they must be used wisely and managed (24) __________. Men should control the cutting of trees in such a way that the forest grows more trees (25) _________ it would be cut, leaving the young ones to grow bigger. Trees and shrubs are also needed to preserve land (26) _________ their roots bind the soil, preventing heavy rain (27) ___________ washing the soil away.
23. A. valuable	B. reasonable	C. comfortable	D. famous
24. A. good	B. widely	C. nicely	D. carefully
25. A. as	B. than	C. then	D. that
26. A. because	B. because of	C. but	D. and
27. A. in	B. with	C. from	D. at
IX. Read the following passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH IN TODAY’S WORLD
English was originally the language of England, and soon it has become the primary or secondary language of many former British colonies such as the United States, Canada Australia, and India. Nowadays, it is the most international language in the world. There are several factors that make the English language essential to communication in our current time.
First of all, it is the most common foreign language. This means that two people who come from different countries (for example, a Mexican and a Swede) usually use English as a common language to communicate. English is also essential to the field of education. In many countries, children are taught and encouraged to learn English as a second language. At the university level, students in many countries study almost all their subjects in English in order to make the material more accessible to international students. On the Internet, the majority of websites are written and created in English. Even sites in other languages often give you the option to translate the site. It is the primary language of the press: more newspapers and books are written in English than in any other language, and no matter where in the world you are, you will find some of these books and newspapers available.
Although many people think that it is very difficult and confusing, English is actually the easiest language of the world to learn because there are so many resources available. As soon as you decide you want to learn, there are thousands of resources on the Internet in bookstores. With good understanding and communication in English, you can travel around the globe. Because it is the International language for foreigners, it is easy to get assistance and help in every part of the world. You can test it by online travel. Any travel booking site you can find will have English as a booking option.
28. When two people having different mother tongues meet each other, they will use ___________.
A. their own mother tongues to communicate.
B. English as a means of communication.
C. the third language to communicate.
D. a second language as a means of communication.
29. The study material at universities is often written in English so that ___________.
A. all international students can follow it.
B. scientists can understand it easily
C. it is the dominant language in England
D. all children from many countries understand English.
30. All of the following about the role of English on the Internet are true EXCEPT that ________.
A. most websites are written in English
B. most programmers created websites in English
C. websites offer you the option in other languages
D. most websites have English version.
31. English is believed by many to be the easiest language of the world to learn because _________.
A. you can decide you want to learn English.
B. there are thousands of bookstores available.
C. it is not very difficult and confusing
D. it is easy to find resources to learn English.
32. We can infer from the passage that _________.
A. English makes you travel around the globe.
B. you can use English to travel online.
C. international tourists must know English.
D. it is easy to get help to learn English all over the world.
X. Rewrite the following sentences using the provided word and keep meaning as that of the root one.
33. I’m really excited about the upcoming pottery workshop.
→ I’m looking 	
34. We invited a pop star to the chat show, but he didn’t arrive.
→ The pop star 	
35. He misbehaved in the class so the teacher asked him to go out.
→ The teacher asked 	
36. The artisans carved figures of lions and unicorns on the top of the box.
→ Figures	
XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in brackets.
37. Someone is going to redecorate the kitchen for us next month. (HAVE)
→ We	
38. People hope that cable cars construction to Son Doong Cave will be stopped. (IS)
→ It 	
39. “When are you going to submit your research paper?” my teacher asked me. (WAS)
→ My teacher	
40. When you come inside you should remove your coat and hat. (TAKE)
→ When