Đề kiểm tra học kì I môn Tiếng anh khối 9

Test on English
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1pt)
1. A. who	B.when	C.why	D.what
2. A. cars	B.comic	C.city	D.campus
3. A. time	B.like	C.mine	D.thing
4. A.played	B.invited	C.opened	D.called
II. Multi-choice 
 1. Van is a (n) _____________ student in the USA.
	A. foreigner	B. exchange 	C. intelligent
The weather was bad, _____________ we didn’t go on a picnic.
	A. however 	B. but	C. so
We _____________ gathered our things because it was nearly 6:30pm.
	A. hurriedly	B. hurried	C. hurry
How many hours a day do you spend _____________ TV?
	A. watch	B. watching	C. to watch.
I look forward _____________ hearing from you.
	A. with	B. for	C. to
We are going to have cable TV soon, _____________?
	A. do we?	B. are we?	C. aren’t we?
What _____________ of learning English do you find most difficult? 
	A. aspect	B. subject	C. topic.
Bill asked me _____________ I came from Vietnam.
	A. where	B. whether	C. why
Her birthday is _____________ March 13th.
	A. in	B. at	C. on.
Hoa wishes she _____________ her parents. 
	A. can visit	B. could visit	C. visits. 
III. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND DO THE EXERCISE BELOW IT (1mk)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE COUNCIL
G/F, 12 Nam Trang street.
· Study English, French or Chinese in the morning & evening.
· Places available in beginner / intermediate classes. 
· Courses start on 3rd November.
	Write True (T) / False (F) / Not given (NG) for the statements about the advertisement. 
The school is on the ground floor 	___________
There are classes available from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM	___________
You can begin to study from the first week of November	___________
If you want to get more information, you can phone 8278278	___________ 
IV. CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO FILL IN EACH OF THE BLANKS TO 
 MAKE A MEANINGFUL PASSAGE (2mks)
There are four people in my family. Each of ____[1]_____ has a different hobby. My
dad likes reading newspapers because he can get the ____[2]______ news every morning. ______[3]____, my mom enjoys watching T.V and reading magazines. Mom often spends hours _[4]_________ articles about fashion and cooking. Unlike my mom and dad, my brother only loves exploring ____[5]______ about airplanes. He spends most ____[6]______ his free time getting information about the history and ___[7]_______ of aircraft. He also writes emails or chats with his friends about his hobby. For me, I am really interested ___[8]_______ listening to music. I love listening to music on the FM radio.
	1. A. us	B. we	 	C. our	D. ours
	2. A. late	B. later	 C. latest	D. lately
	3. A. besides	B. because	C. if	D. however
	4. A. read	 B. magazines	 C. websites	D. newspapers
	6. A. on	B. for	C. to	D. of
	7. A. develop	 B. developed	 C. developing 	D. development
	8. A. for 	B. to	C. in	D. on. 
V. USE THE PROMPTS PROVIDED TO WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES (1,5mk)
	1. Hoa / work hard / so / pass / exam.
	à_______________________________________________________
	2. bus / collect / us / 5 o’clock early / the morning.
	à _______________________________________________________
	3. My mom / enjoy / watch TV / read newspapers.
	à _______________________________________________________
VI. REWRITE THE SENTENCES (1mk)
	1. “Can you use a computer?” The interviewer asked.
	à The interviewer asked me _________________________________
	2. Her hobby is to play with dolls all day.
	à She enjoys ____________________________________________
 3. I don’t like being so tall.
=> I wish .
4. I like going sailing more than swimming.
=> I’d rather ..
5. Let’s go to the beach tomorrow .
=> Why..
6. “I think we should go by train”, Tom said .
=> Tom suggested ..
VII. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions (2pts)
The Lim Festival , where Quan Ho , the special folk songs are performed, is organized in Lim village located 18 km from Hanoi. It takes place every year om the 13th day of the 1st Lunar month. Thousands of visitors come here to enjoy the dialogue performances between “lien anh” and “lien chi” , the country’s most skilled Quan Ho singers. These are male and female farmers who sing different types of songs in pagodas, on the hills , and in the boats. Besides this , visitors can come to the Lim Festival to enjoy the weaving competition of the Noi Due girls. They weave and sing Quan Ho songs at the same time.
The Lim festival is a special cultural activity in the North. The festival celebrates the “Quan Ho” folk song which has become a part of the national culture and a typical folk song that is well loved in the Red River Delta region.
On February 3rd 2012, the Lim Festival made a record with the largest number of people wearing the Quan Ho costume and singing the same folk songs (2,012 Quan Ho singers)
1.Is Lim village in the north of Vietnam ?
2.When does the Lim Festival take place ?
3.Who are “lien anh” and “lien chi” ?
4.Why was the Lim Festival 2012 special ?