Đề kiểm tra học kỳ I môn Tiếng anh khối 9

Choose the most suitable word or phrase
Viet got up late_______ he couldn’t catch the first bus
So	B. then	C. as	D. when
Her parents were very proud ____ her when she got the scholarship
In	B. on	C. of	D.at
We met a lot of people ______ our summer holidays
While	B. for	C. during	D. at
“Which level, please?” - __________
In the evening	B. with well-qualified teacher	C. on Nov 2nd 	D. Advanced
If we get up early, we ________late for school
Will be	B. won’t be	C. wouldn’t be	D. won’t 
Students must pay ________ fee when they attend university
Tuition	B. money	C. tax	D. salary
Mike decided to buy a _________ shirt
Stripe	B. stripping	C. striped	D. stripped
Milk is used to ___ butter and cheese
Making	B. made	C. to make	D. make
Supply the correct verb tense form
Jeans ________ about 200 years ago	(make)
Jack _________ to his pen pal for a long time 	(not contact)
I wish I _______ how to repair this machine	(know)
The tourists spent nearly half an hour _____ photos of the pagoda (take)
Thank you for a very ______ evening at your house (enjoy)
Jack London worked as a ______ before becoming a famous American writer	(sail)
Can you give me some __________ about flights to Malaysia? 	(inform)
Is Buddhism the country’s ___________ religion of Thailand?	(office)
Choose the most suitable word to complete the passage
My village is about 50 kilometers (1)___________ the city center. It is a very (2)___________ and peaceful place (3)_______ people grow flowers and vegetables only. It’s very famous (4)_______ its prett roses and picturesque scenery. The air is quite (5)_________, however, the smell of the roses (6)________ people feel cold. In Spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors (7)_________ come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the villagers much time (8)__________ the roses. And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of flower.
A. to	B. with	C. from	D. of
A. beautiful	B. beauty	C. beautifully	D. unbeautiful
A. why	B. where	C. when	D. what
A. on	B. since	C. because of	D. for
A. dirty	B. fresh	C. polluted	D. exhausted
A. make	B. made	C. making	D. makes
A. Tourists	B. Pedestrians	C. Designers	D. Passengers
A. watering	B. water	C. to water	D. watered	
Read the following passage carefully and choose TRUE or FALSE 
Jeans have their long story of development. In the 1950s, two people helped make jeans popular with teenagers. Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, and James Dean, a famous movie star. Elvis wore tight jeans. Most parents didn’t like Elvis or his music. But teenagers loved him and started to wear like him. In Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean wore jeans. He became a hero to many young people. During the 1960s, rock and roll became even more popular. Young people had more freedom. Their clothes showed their independence. Some people decorated their jeans with colorful patches and flowers. In the seventies and eighties, jeans became more expensive. In addition to the regular brands like Levi’s and Lee, famous designers like Calvin Klein and Pierre Cardin started making “designer jeans”. They were very stylish and very expensive. Jean are so popular that Levi’s has sold over twenty billion pairs. Almost anywhere in the world you know what young people want to wear jeans.
	TRUE	FALSE
It was Elvis Presley and James Dean that made jeans 
become more popular with teenagers
Elvis Presley was loved by both teenagers and adults
Jeans became high fashion clothing in 1970s and 1980s
Young people all over the world like to wear jeans
Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given
You must finish this work before 5.30 p.m
This work	
The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was nearly two years ago
It’s 	
“We’ll spend our holiday in Da lat next month,” said Mrs.Chi
Mrs. Chi	
Nam doesn’t have enough money to buy a new computer
Nam wishes	
Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238.000 farms in the UK. More and more farmers leave the land because they cannot earn enough money to survive. Only large farms are economic and because of this most British farms are big. They usually grow cereals in the east of England and raise sheep and cows in the north of England and Scotland. The small family farmers often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.
Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields used to be quite small, divided by hedges which were sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges are pulled down to allow farmers to use modern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European standards.
British farmers give up smoking on their farms because ___________
They can’t earn their own living by farming
They are tired of the farm work
They want to continue to live
They are forced to leave the land
Most British farms are big because _______
Only large farms are economic
There are plenty of abandoned land
Most British farmers are rich
Small farmers are economic
The small family farms often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists_________
Because they want to have more tourists to their farm
To show their friendship
So that the tourists will return in their farm next time
In order to earn more money
Which of the following sentences is not true?
People raise sheep and cows in the north of England and Scotland
Many hedges are pulled down to allow farmers to use modern machinery
Industries are developed in Britain
Most fields in England are now larger than they used to be
Choose the most suitable word or phrase
He often goes out for a walk __________ Saturday afternoons
at	B. in	C. on	D. from
They said that they were proud ___________ wearing their school uniform
On	B. in	C. of	D. about
My parents always __________ me to join the charity work
Impress	B. correspond	C. mention	D. encourage
John told us to wait for him _____ of the park
At the entrance	B. on the south	C. at the bank	D. on the foot
This dictionary __________ about 150.000 words
Comprises	B. consists	C. divides	D. experiences
The test is so difficult. He wishes he _____ it perfectly but he can’t 
Had to complete	B. completed	C. were not completed	D. could complete
Stephen asked me who __________ in front of my house then
Used to stand	B. are standing	C. were standing	D. was standing
We _____ the ancient town, Hoi An before
have never visited	B. are visiting	C. visit	D. visited
Supply the correct form of the verb in the blanks
This school __________(build) since last year
Mr. John ________(leave) his office a few minutes ago
When I arrived at the camp site, they _____(lay) out the blanket
She used to _________(teach) the orphan children when she was young
Supply the correct form of the word in the blanks
Their wedding photos are very ___________(impress)
The atmosphere in the countryside is _______ and quiet (peace)
It was late. He ________ walked to school 	(hurry)
She’s taken _________ from ethnic minorities to create new designs for the ao dai (inspire)
Read the following passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True (T) or False (F)
Lan took an examination in English as a second language at Royal English College to be admitted to the English course. The first stage is the oral examination, Lan was asked a lot of questions, some of which were quite hard for her. The examiner asked her why she was learning English and if she spoke any other languages and so on. To Lan, the hardest questions was that he wanted to know what aspect of learning English Lan found most difficult. He also asked her to read a passage. She was able to answer all the questions. She hopes she would pass the oral examination and went on to the next stage: the written examination. She felt very self-confident.
	TRUE 	FALSE
Lan wants to attend the English course at Royal English College
She would have to pass two examinations in order to be a learner
The examiner is a female teacher
The questions were quite hard to her
Choose the most suitable word in the box to fill in the blank
Vietnamese schoolgirls in senior high schools (1)_________ the white ao dai as school uniform. The white color of the ao dai they wear symbolizes the purity of school age. (2)_______ special occasions such as weddings festivals, ceremonies.; Vietnamese women wear the ao dai of various designs and kinds of material. Women and girls (3)_______ to look more graceful in their ao dai.
Many foreign visitors like this traditional (4)______ of Vietnamese woman. Once a visitor, when seeing schoolgirls (5) ________ to school, told me, “I enjoy watching them. They look like fairies in a wonderland with their laps of the ao dai fluttering. The ao dai is the pride of Vietnamese women. They know that they wear the unique dress, which is now (6)______ traditional and fashionable.”
A. wear	B. worn	C. wearing	D. to wear
A. On	B. In	C. At	D. From
A. like	B. seem	C. enjoy	D. dislike
A. clothes	B. piece of clothing	C. cloth	D. dressing
A. to walk	B. walk	C. walking	D. walked
A. between	B. so	C. but	D. both
Finish the second sentence. Keep its meaning similar to the above
The students don’t know who their new English teacher is
The students wish	
The last time she wrote to her parents was a month ago
She hasn’t 	
“Why is the weather cold in winter, Dad?” said Nam
Nam asked 	
He used this knife to cut the cake
This knife	
Long wishes he _________ in Hue for a few days
will stay	B. stays	C. could stay	D. staying
The Browns ________ in this city for nearly 20 years
have lived	B. has lived	C. lived	D. live
The students usually play basketball ___________ the afternoon
on	B. at	C. for	D. in
If your sister ________ harder, she can get the scholarship easily
Try	B. tries	C. tried	D. trying
In Vietnam, people enjoy __________ newspaper and magazine
read	B. reads	C. reading	D. to read
Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnames________
musician	B. poet	C. designer	D. poets
Do you wish you ________ a doctor now, Nam?
is	B. become	C. was	D. were
The place was beautiful __________ I wanted to go there again
so	B. because	C. if	D. since
Viewers are able to ask questions about the show _________ using their remote controls
by	B. in	C. on	D. of
The Singaporean unit of __________ is dollar
length	B. height	C. currency	D. volume
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting
D
C
B
A
Jean cloth made completely from cotton in the 18th century
D
C
B
A
She might be late for the exam if she won’t come soon
D
C
B
A
They told me they would go to Hung’s birthday party tomorrow
A
D
C
B
Hoa’s family moved to this city since last month
Choose the most suitable word to complete the passage
Every country (1)_________ the world has its own traditional clothing: kimonos in Japan, saris in India, jeans in the USA, tunics and (2)_________ in Arabian countries. The Vietnamese ao dai for women is traditional, unique and (3)_________. People often wear their traditional clothing on festivals, weddigs. The European suit is formal for men worldwide. But now people prefer wearing modern clothing at work (4)_________ it is more convenient.
A. on	B. like	C. in	D. of
A. shorts	B. veils	C. skirts	D. hats
A. fashion	B. fashionably	C. fashion	D. fashionable
A. because	B. so	C. therefore	D. so that
Read the passage then write True or False for the following sentences
Japan, an island nation in East Asia, has the total area of about 378.000 sp km. In Japan, the climate is rainy and humid with four seasons. It is the world’s ninth most crowded nation with a population of about 128 million. The official language in Japan is Japanese and the national religion is Buddhism. The basic unit of currency of Japan is the yen.
The largest city in Japan is Tokyo, the national capital Tokyo is also the center of government, business, banking, manufacturing, education, and communications
One of the oldest and most famous sports in Japan is Sumo wrestling which is well-known to the world with the image of very heavy wrestlers trying to knock opponents out of the ring.
Japan is among the top nations in the world in education with 99% of the population that can read and write.
After the United States, it’s considered the world’s second largest economy with one of the world’s highed living standard.
	TRUE 	FALSE
Japan is the most crowded country in the world	
Yen is the unit of currency in Japan
In Sumo wrestling, competitors try their best to knock the opponents 
out of the ring
The majority of Japanese people can read and write
Use the correct word form of the words given in each sentence
Please contact our head office for more _________ (inform)
Remote controls are used to ________ with TV (interaction)
Do not __________ the room without knocking	(entrance)
When you take an exam, you are an __________	(examine)
Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the word given
This boy broke my windows yesterday
My windows	
“Which book do you buy for me?”
My friend asked me 	
It’s 20 years since my father met Tom’s uncle
My father has 	
“I can swim across this river”
Lan told me	
We must learn English at school because it’s a(n) __________ subject
national	B. international	C. optional	D. compulsory
What is the ________ of your country?	+ About over 82 million people
population	B. introduction	C. separation	D. impression
The weather was bad, _________ we decided not to go on a picnic
however	B. because	C. so	D. if
Nobody can deny the _________ of the internet in our life
information	B. benefits	C. reputation	D. inspirations
My sister ________ in a dormitory on campus when she studied at a university last year
use to live	B. used to live	C. was living	D. used to lived
This first semester examination ________ in 60 minutes
has to complete	B. must be completed	C. were completed	D. completed
The advertisement said Academy of Language had many ____ and native English teachers
well-qualified	B. informative	C. time-consuming	D. experience
They are forced to work form 8.00 am ________ 5.00 pm a day, seven days a week in the factory
since	B. till	C. up to	D. at
Nam wishes he _________ his parents next week
visited	B. will visit	C. could visit	D. visits
We ________ here for 5 years
has lived	B. lived	C. are living	D. have lived
Choose the most suitable word in the box to fill in the blank
(1)_______ on the Internet – posted by Sandra Morgan: “In my opinion, the Internet is a very fast and (2)_______ way for me to get information. I can also (3)_________ with my friends and relatives by means of email or chatting, (4)__________, I don’t use the Internet very often because I don’t have much time. For me, the Internet is a worderful (5)_____ of modern life. It makes our world a small village?”
1. A. Responde	B. Response	C. Reply	D. Answer
2. A. convenient	B. convenience	C. conveniently	D. inconvenient
3. A. communicate	B. say	C. send	D. answer
4. A. So	B. Because	C. conclusion	D. However
5. A. inventive	B. inventor	C. invention	D. invented
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting
C
D
B
A
This is one of the good designers I have ever seen in a fashion show in France
A
D
C
B
“If you feel too tired, you should take a rest after lunch” Mr.Lam said to his daughter
C
D
B
A
The meeting party of our class will be held at my house in December 31st evening
D
C
B
A
The designer of Levi’s jeans have just introduced a new style of jeans in USA recently
D
C
B
A
Maryam told me that she was really looking forward to see me in Vietnam the following year.
WORD FORMS
If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ____________ examination (write)
We are really _________ by the beauty of Hue city (impress)
He gives us some _____________ information about the increasing prices some day (persuade)
In 1990s, the __________ economic situation got worse, and the sale of jeans stopped growing up (world)
There are twenty _______ performing for this concert (music)
Read the following passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True (T) or False (F)
Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange student in the USA. He is now living with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio. He’ll stay there till the beginning of October.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm, while Mrs. Parker works part time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children. Peter is the same age as Van, and Sam is still in primary school.
	T	F
1. The Parker family’s farm is about 100km from Columbus, Ohio
2. Van will come there at the beginning of October
3. The Parkers have three children
4. Sam and Van are the same age
5. The main product on his farm is corn
Finish the second sentence. Keep its meaning similaar to the above
I’m sorry I can’t join your trip to the mountains
I wish I could	
They have to improve all the schools in the city
All the schools	
“Does the young generation love wearing jeans, Nam?” said his mother
Nam’s mother asked 	
The last time I met him was last year
I haven’t 	
Lan’s hobby is to wear T-shirts and jeans
Lan is fond