Bài tập ôn thi học kì I Tiếng anh lớp 9

BÀI TẬP ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I ANH 9
I / Fill in each gap with one suitable preposition:
Dear Sir,
I saw your advertisement (1) ____ English classes (2) ____ Sunflower magazine and I am interested (3) ____ coming (4) ____ your Foreign Language Center this simmer
I have learnt English (5) ____ two years but I have never been (6) ___ England and I feel that it is now necessary, especially to improve my pronunciation. Could you please send me more information (7) ____ your courses and an application form? I would also like some information about accommodation. I can do your test (8) ___ attending your course id necessary
I look forward (9) ____ hearing (10) ____ you as soon as possible
Yours faithfully, J. B. John
II / Read and fill in the information on the Course Application Form
Mary is twenty-five and comes from Scotland. She can speak Spanish and Italian very well and now she wants to learn Vietnamese for her job. She has never learnt it before, so she would like to go on a course for beginners. She would like to learn Vietnamese three times a week in the morning
COURSE APPLICATION FORM
* Name	: (1) 
* Nationality:	: (2) 
* Age:	: (3) 
* Which foreign language can you speak?	: (4) 
* Which language do you want to learn?	: (5) 
* Which course	: (6) .
* How often do you want classes?	: (7) .
* When?	: (8) ..
 III / Fill in each gap with one suitable word
what – know – friendship – subjects – many – to – written – understanding 
English is very useful language. If we (1) ____ English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand (2) ____ we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of (3) ____. Hundreds of books are (4) ____ in English every day in (5) ___ countries. English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge (6) ____ all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better (7) ____ and (8) ____ among countries of the world
IV / Choose the correct prepositions of time: at, in, on, during, for
1. My exam is _____ 2 o’clock _____ Monday
2. I’ve been waiting here ______ ten minutes
3. Are you leaving ______ Saturday morning?
4. My father worked in a bank _____ five years
5. My uncle and aunt are on holiday _____ August
6. I always visit my parents ______ Christmas
7. Mike usually plays football ______ the weekend
8. You’ve known me _____ ten years
9. I was born _____ January 3rd _____ 1986
10. The doctor operated on the man just _____ time to save his life
V / Change into the passive voice
You must hand in your compositions before Friday.
..
You should send for the doctor immediately.
They might postpone the excursion until Saturday.
 .
They are going to announce the exam results tomorrow.
They should widen the road at this point.
..
An expert should check these machines regularly.
..
We’ll have to repair the roof before the rainy season comes.
They ought to white – wash the building for the celebration.
.
You must attach a birth certificate to the application.
..
You should inform the school of your change of address.
.
VI / Fill in each gap with one suitable preposition:
The Internet has rapidly developed and become part of our daily life. It’s a very fast and convenient (1) ____ to get information. People (2) ____ the Invernet for many purposes: education, communication, (3) ____ and commerce. The (4) ____ helps people communicate with friends and relatives by (5) ____ of email or chatting. However, the Internet has limitations. It is time (6) ____ and costly. It is also dangerous because of (7) ____ and bad programs. On the other hand, the Internet (8) ____ sometimes have to suffer various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail, and personal information leaking. So while enjoying surfing, be alert!
VII / Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the passage
Television is one of the man’s most (1) ____ means of communication. It brings events and sounds (2) ____ around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President making a (3) ____ or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being (4) ____ and watch statesmen try (5) ____ about peace. Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things all over the world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space. In (7) ____ to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (8) ____ to entertain. In fact, TV provides (9) ____ entertainment programs than any other kind. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies (10) ____ events and motion pictures
1. A. importance	B. important	C. unimportance	D. unimportant
2. A. from	B. at	C. in	D. to
3. A. speak	B. speaking	C. speech	D. spoken
4. A. fight	B. find	C. found	D. fought
5. A. bring	B. brought	C. bringing	D. to bring
6. A. viewers	B. seers	C. lookers	D. watchers
7. A. add	B. edit	C. addition	D. editor
8. A. made	B. designed	C. did	D. built
9. A. many	B. much	C. more	D. most
10. A. sport	B. sporting	C. sported	D. sportier
VIII/ Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks (2 marks)
1. She describe herself _____ a fashion designer
	A. by	B. in	C. as	D. from
2. There is a meeting _____ 9 am and 2 pm.
	A. on	B. between	 	C. till	D. at
3. Mary ____ write to me last year.
	A. uses to	B. is used to	C. used to	D. was used to
4. Wearing uniform help students _____ equal in many ways
	A. feel	B. fall	C. fell	D. felt
5. We have some _____ students for the program.
	A. exchange	B. exchanged	C. to exchange	D. exchanging
6. Are you a _____?
	A. collect	B. collecting	C. collection	D. collector
7. I can complete a _____ English test if you want
	A. speak	B. spoke	C. speaking 	D. spoken
8. They couldn’t pass the final _____
	A. exam	B. examine	C. examining	D. to examine
IX/ Read the following passage and check true (T) or false (F) (2 marks)
	Jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world. They are popular almost everywhere, in Japan, France, Indonesia, and Brazil. Rich people and poor people wear them. Young people and even some old people wear them, too. In the United States, they are the only kind of traditional clothes. In other countries, young people wear them because they want to look modern. Jeans are sign of youth and independence. Everyone wants to be modern, young, and independent
1. Jeans can’t be seen in Asia
2. Only poor people wear jeans
3. Jeans are the traditional clothes in USA.
4. Jeans are the symbol of youth and independence.
X/ Use the words given in the box to fill the blanks to make a meaningful passage (2 marks) 
feel – peaceful – villagers – from – scenes – grow – fresh – colors
	My village is about 50 kilometers (1) ____ the city center. It is a very beautiful and (2) _____ place where people (3) _____ flowers and vegetables only. It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque (4) _____. The air is quite (5) _____; however, the smell of the roses make people (6) ____ cool. In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of (7) ____. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the (8) ____ much time to water the roses. And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers
XI/ Put into indirect speech (2 marks)
He said to me “I can’t do the test”	
à He said to me _________________
They said to him “We are learning English now”	
à They told him ________________
They asked him “Do you like to play this game?”	
à They asked him _______________
4. She asked me “Why do you have to do that work?”	
	à She asked me ________________
XII/ Turn into the passive voice (2 marks)
This boy broke my window yesterday.	
àMy ________________________
People plant rice in those fields.	
àRice _______________________
 3. They have known him well	
 àHe ________________________
 4.They shouldn’t cut the flowers in this garden	 
 àTheflowers __________________
XIII / Supply the correct tenses for the verbs in brackets and then rearrange the sentences to complete the conversation
- Hello, Peter I (1) ____ (not see) you for a long time. How are you?
- For 5 years. I really (2) ____ (enjoy) it. Anyway, what about you?
- How long (3) ____ you ____ (work) in advertising?
- That sounds very interesting
- I’m OK. What (4) ____ you ____ (do) since I last (5) ____ (see) you?
- Hi, Jane. I’m fine, thanks. And you?
- Well, I’m still writing books. I (6) ____ (write) a couple of novels and for the past year I (7) ____ (research) a book on local history
- Well, I (8) ____ (start) a new job last month. It’s still advertising, but in a new company
XIV / Match the questions in column A with its answers in column B
A
B
1. What are you going to do on your vacation?
2. What is your hometown like?
3. Who lives there?
4. How far is it from here to your home?
5. How do you usually get to your home?
6. How often do you go to your home?
7. Do you love your hometown?
8. Which one do you prefer, the country or the city?
a. I usually travel by train
b. I’m not sure. I think it’s about 850 km
c. I’m going home
d. I prefer the country
e. Oh yes, I really love it
f. It’s a small beautiful village
g. My grandparents, my parents
h. Twice a year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
XV / Make a complete letter
Dear Mom and Dad
1. I / arrive / Hanoi / 5 o’clock yesterday morning
2. I / staying / nice hotel / not far / city center
3. I / already see / Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum / some places of interest here
4. Tomorrow / going on a trip / Ha Long Bay
5. I / never been there before / I’m excited / trip / not sleep
6. I / be home / Sunday, November 10th
7. I / tell you / more / trip / when / be in Hue
8. I hope / you well
Đáp án:
I / Fill in each gap with one suitable preposition:
1. of	2. in
3. in	4. to
5. for	6. to
7. about	8. before
8. to	10. from
II / Read and fill in the information on the Course Application Form
1. Mary
2. Scottish
3. 25
4. Scottish, Spanish, Italian
5. Vietnamese
6. for beginner
7. 3 times a week
8. morning
III / Fill in each gap with one suitable word
1. know	2. what
3. subjects	4. written
5. many	6. to
7. understanding	8. Friendship
IV/ Choose the correct prepositions of time: at, in, on, for
1. My exam is at 2 o’clock on Monday
2. I’ve been waiting here for ten minutes
3. Are you leaving on Saturday morning?
4. My father worked in a bank for five years
5. My uncle and aunt are on holiday in August
6. I always visit my parents at Christmas
7. Mike usually plays football on the weekend
8. You’ve known me for ten years
9. I was born on January 3rd in 1986
10. The doctor operated on the man just in time to save his life
V / Change into the passive voice
1. Your compositions must be handed in before Friday
2. The doctor should be sent for immediately
3. The excursion might be postponed until Saturday
4. The exam results are going to be announced tomorrow
5. The road at this point should be widend
6. These machines should be checked regularly by an expert
7. The roof will have to be repaired before the rainy season comes
8. The building ought to be white – washed for the celebration
9. A birth certificate must be attached to the application 
10. The school should be informed of your change of address.
VI / Fill in each gap with one suitable preposition:
1. way	2. use
3. entertainment	4. Internet
5. means	6. consuming
7. virus	8. users
VII / Read and fill in the information on the Course Application Form
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. B
VIII/ Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks (2 marks)
1. C	2. B	3. C	4. A
5. B	6. D	7. D	8. A
IX/ Read the following passage and check true (T) or false (F) (2 marks)
1. F	2. F	3. T	4. T
X/ Use the words given in the box to fill the blanks to make a meaningful passage (2 marks)
1. from	2. peaceful
3. grow	4. scenes
5. fresh	6. feel
7. colors	8. villagers
XI/ Put into indirect speech (2 marks)
1. He said to me he couldn’t do the test
2. They told him they were learning English then
3. They asked him if he liked to play that game
4. She asked me why I had to do that work
XII/ Turn into the passive voice (2 marks)
1. My window was broken by this boy yesterday
2. Rice is planted in those fields
3. He has been known well
4. The flowers shouldn’t be cut in this garden.
XIII / Supply the correct tenses for the verbs in brackets and then rearrange the sentences to complete the conversation
- Hello, Peter I haven’t seen you for a long time. How are you?
- Hi, Jane. I’m fine, thanks. And you?
- I’m OK. What have you done since I last saw you?
- Well, I started a new job last month. It’s still advertising, but in a new company
- How long have you worked in advertising?
- For 5 years. I really (enjoy it. Anyway, what about you?
- Well, I’m still writing books. I’m still writing a couple of novels and for the past year I have researched a book on local history
- That sounds very interesting
XIV / Match the questions in column A with its answers in column B
1 – c	2 – f	3 – g	4 – b
5 – a	6 – h	7 – e	8 – d
XV / Make a complete letter
1. I arrived in Hanoi a 5 o’clock yesterday morning
2. I’m staying in a nice hotel, not far from the city center
3. I have already seen Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum and some places of interest here
4. Tomorrow I’m going on a trip to Ha Long Bay
5. I have never been there before, so I’m so excited about the trip that I can’t sleep
6. I’ll be home on Sunday, November 10th
7. I’ll tell you more about the trip when I’m in Hue
8. I hope you are both well