Đề kiểm tra dành cho học sinh trung bình môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề 3

TEST 3
Time allowed : 90’
A. Phonetics
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others :
A. show	B. slow	C. know	D. how 
A. habit	B. honor	C. honest	D. hour
A. ought	B. bought	C. drought	D. brought
A. walked	B. stopped	C. booked	D. visited
A. magic	B. basic	C. day	D. and
II. Choose the word that has different stress from that of the others :
A. awake	B. prefer	C. ambulance	D. design
A. unconscious	B. unless	C. indifferent	D. understand
A. decorate	B. prepare	C. correct	D. alone
A. forever	B. under	C. undo	D. beyond
A. versus	B. tradition	C. complaint	D. official
B. Vocabulary and grammar
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C and D to complete the sentences.
1. The boy is not ____________ to lift the heavy suitcase.
A. enough strong	B. strong enough	C. too strong	D. so strong
2. Last night I watched a film Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed _________.
A. they	B. them	C. themselves	D. each other
3. You should wear warm clothes in order to _______ yourself from cold and snow. 
A. get	B. keep	C. protect	D. B and C are correct
4. A _________ has countless radiuses.
A. square	B. rectangle	C. triangle	D. circle
5. She hasn’t finished her letter _____.
A. already	B. yet	C. before	D. just
6. Would you like to go to the movie theater tonight ? – Sorry, I can’t. I _____ my homework this evening.
A. am doing	B. do	C. did	D. done
7. Could you do me a ________ ? – No problem.
A. help	b. favor	C. work	D. All are correct
8. Can you come ______ noon? – OK.
A. in	B. on	C. at	D. after
9. The Titanic _______ an iceberg and _______ in the Atlantic in 1912.
A. hit/sink	B. hit/sink	C. hits/sank	D. hit/sank
10. Sir Alex Ferguson __________ the manager of Manchester United from 1987 to 2013.
A. was	B. has been	C. had been	D. is
11. Hanoi, the _________ of Viet Nam, will be practically cloudy.
A. city	B. capital	C. capital city	D. province
12. He’s tall and thin. He has __________.
A. black hair short	B. short black hair	C. hair short black	
D. black short hair 
13. The Amazon River ________ into the Atlantic Ocean.
A. flow	B. flows	C. is flowing	D. flowed
14. My brother and I _________ with each other every week.
A. correspond	B. corresponds	C. corresponded	D. is corresponding
15. My family moved to the city _____ 2005.
A. in	B. on	C. by	D. at
16. London is __________ city in Europe.
A. large	B. larger	C. largest	D. the largest
17. People are cutting down many trees so there will be big ________ one day.
A. drought	B. typhoon	C. flood	D. rain
18. Video games are very _________.
A. addict	B. addicted	C. addiction	D. addictive
19. John and Paul are brothers, but who’s ________?
A. old	B. older	C. oldest	D. the oldest
20. The sky _________ darker and darker.
A. get	B. gets	C. is getting	D. got
II. Give the correct form of the words to complete the sentences.
Many people believe that well-paying jobs are (plenty)______________ in the city.
When Pele retired, it’s a great (lose) _________ to the Brazilian soccer.
Mai brought a dictionary in her (pack) __________ for yesterday’s English lessons.
Buses in the countryside are (frequent) _____________.
Some of my (relate) _________ lives in the countryside.
Tangshan is an (industry) ___________ city in China.
I can do all of the exercises (easy) _______.
(Tradition) _______________, both men and women wear the ao dai.
That is a (sing) ________ which was written by Michael Jackson.
 An intermediate student is (possible) __________ to do this difficult test.
III. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs.
Ernest Hemingway (write) ________ “The Old Man and The Sea” when he (be) _______ 52 years old.
I (learn) ____________ English since I (be) _______ 8 years old.
When I (have) __________ dinner, the light (go) _________ out.
At 8.30 pm yesterday, Mai (do) __________ her homework while I (revise) __________ my lessons
To our relief, Gary’s illness (not be) _______ as serious as we (think) _________.
When I (touch) _________ his shoulder, he (turn) _______ back.
This film (end) ________ dramatically, so we (feel) _________ it’s very interesting.
Last night when we (visit) ________ him, he (learn) ___________ his lessons for the test.
When the boy (climb) __________ the tree, he (sting) __________ by a bee.
 It (be) _______ vital that driving licenses shouldn’t (issue) ___________ without an eye test.
IV. Fill in a suitable preposition.
Are you preparing _______ Christmas ?
_____ my relief, my son hasn’t lost the way.
_____ Halloween, people, especially children, wear masks.
My father is sitting ______ a tree.
I am good ______ Math and English.
V. Identify one of the underlined part which needs correcting. Then correct it.
1. We have to arrive at the airport at 7.30, or we will miss the flight. __________ 	
	 A 	 B	 C	 D
2. When he heard the words, Watson rushed upstairs, run into Bell’s __________
	 A	 B	 C
room, and shouted, “I heard you!”. 
	 D
3. Don’t eat your dinner so quick. It’s not good for your health.	_________
	 A	 B	C	D
4. Her mother asked her not eat fruits before washing them.	_________
 A	 B	 C	 D
5. He has studied hardly so he passed the exam.	_________	
	A	B	C	D
C. Reading
- Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.
Today I’m going to (1) _________ how to start a compost heap. First of all, you must see only vegetable matter including tea leaves, egg shells – but wash the shell first – and tissues. Don’t use any meat or grain (2) ________ because this attract rats.
Find a place in your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. Use shovels to (3) ________ the compost regularly so it gets plenty of air. The compost also needs moisture, but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong plastic (4) ________ the weather is very wet. Keep adding to the pile and after about six months, your compost will be ready to use as (5) ________.
A. understand	B. explain	C. lose	D. win
A. festivals	B. fields	C. products	D. contests
A. turn	B. move	C. stir	D. build
A. if	B. because	C. so	D. but
A. food	B. meat	C. waste	D. fertilizer
D. Writing
I. Complete the second sentences without changing its meaning.
1. They named the temple after a Greek god.
àThe temple _____________________________________________________.
2. Mary is very intelligent. She can speak four languages.
àMary is intelligent enough _________________________________________.
3. His car runs fast but a race car runs faster.
àHis car _________________________________________________________.
4. “I will not tell anyone about your secret”, I said to her.
àI promised ______________________________________________________.
5. “Don’t put anything into the electrical socket”, said the children’s mother.
àMom reminded her children ________________________________________.
6. She didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.
àBecause ________________________________________________________.
7. It’s unsafe to go out alone very late at night.
àGoing __________________________________________________________. 
8. Why don’t you finish the work soon?
àYou ought _______________________________________________________.
9. No other city in Vietnam is as large as Ho Chi Minh City.
àHo Chi Minh City is _______________________________________________.
10. Minh is 25 years old. Nam is only 18 years old.
àMinh is _________________________________________________________.
II. Write the sentences using the word or phrase given in brackets without changing its meaning. Do not change this word or phrase in any way.
1. We clean the kitchen every day. (cleaned)
à _______________________________________________________________.
2. She tiptoed because she didn’t want to wake the baby up. (so as not to)
à_______________________________________________________________.
3. Oliver Kahn was the best goalkeeper in Europe from 1994 to 2008. (as)
à_______________________________________________________________.
4. What is the price of this cap ? (much)
à_______________________________________________________________.
5. Don’t make her unconscious. (conscious)
à_______________________________________________________________.
III. Write the sentences using the words or phrases given. Some changes are necessary
1. give/victim/cup/tea/when/revive.
à_______________________________________________________________.
2. I/call/ambulance/because/there/be/emergency.
à_______________________________________________________________.
3. She/go/school/6.30 am/every day.
à_______________________________________________________________.
4. Math/be/my/favorite/subject.
à_______________________________________________________________.
5. Ten/people/injure/accident,/only/one/take/hospital.
à_______________________________________________________________.