English first semester test for grade 9

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ENGLISH FIRST SEMESTER TEST FOR GRADE 9 	
I. Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words. 
1.
A. federation
B. mausoleum
C. correspond
D. territory
2.
A. language
B. separate
C. literature
D. consist
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 
3.
A. post
B. remote
C. forum
D. control
4.
A. tunic
B. study
C. much
D. subject
5.
A. description
B. edition
C. question
D. nation
6.
A. campus
B. publish
C. difficult
D. supply
7.
A. designed
B. embroidered
C. prayed
D. impressed
III. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it. 
8.
We don't mind to wait for you to finish your homework.
 A B C D
9.
The children wish they can go to Disneyland someday.
 A B C D
10.
He asked me whether I know that man over there.
 A B C D
11.
After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
 A B C D
12.
The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.
 A B C D
IV. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences. 
13.
The university has a ____________________ as a center of excellence. (repute)
14.
It's ______________________ to speak when you're eating. (polite)
15.
We _____________________ gathered our things and ran to the bus stop. (hurry)
V. Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition 
16.
Bad weather prevented the ship _____________ departing.
17.
Paul's family mean a lot _______________ him. He couldn't live without them.
18.
That man reminds me ________________ my uncle Norman.
19.
All the boys were jealous __________________ Tim because he had such a nice bicycle.
20.
I'm hopeless ____________________ bowling, but I like billiards.
VI. Complete the passage by filling in each blank with one suitable word 
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live (21)___________________ all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villages are not alike, but (22)____________________ some ways they are not very different (23)_____________________ each other. Almost (24)______________________ village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be (25)_______________________ for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where dead people are buried. The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (26)___________________ round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages (27)___________________ water brought through pipes into each (28)_________________ Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they cannot find in the village.
VII. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below. 
London is the place where the historic past and the present come alive. A blend of history, architecture and culture has created an amazingly and constantly developing city.
Not surprisingly the capital has become a wonderful place for visitors and a great place to live with countless museums, galleries and entertainment places throughout the city. Whatever you want to buy, you can surely find out in London. London has a population of 7.2 million people and it is one of Europe's most densely populated areas. Throughout history, a lot of immigrants and refugees have been arriving in London. London has more women than men and its population is younger when compared to the rest of the country. The capital is home to 306,000 students in higher education.
29.
Which sentence is true?
A. There are not many museums in London.
B. There are not any works of architecture in London.
C. No tourists visit London.
D. London is a constantly developing city.
30.
To many visitors, London is ________ .
A. a wonderful place
B. an amazing architecture
C. not well-developed
D. the most populous city
31.
According to the writer, ________ .
A. tourists cannot find any galleries in London
B. the population in London is less than 7 million
C. London is a center of shopping
D. London is the most populous city in Europe
32.
London is ________
A. surprising
B. undeveloped
C. populous
D. historic
33.
In London ________
A. there are many students coming for higher education
B. there are more men than women
C. there are no immigrants
D. there are no universities
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. 
34. 
“Don't forget to close the window before going to bed,” they said,
They reminded_______________________________________________________________
35. 
We aren't good soccer players.
We wish____________________________________________________________________
36. 
"When does your vacation start?", asked she.
She asked me________________________________________________________________
37. 
‘Stop your car,” the policeman asked me.
The policeman ordered me______________________________________________________
38. 
People water these flowers every day.
These flowers________________________________________________________________
39. 
The students say, "We want to see our teacher."
The students say______________________________________________________________
40. 
They built this house last year.
This house___________________________________________________________________
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I CODE 1
I. Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. D
2. D
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
III. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
8. A (to wait ==> waiting)
9. B (can go ==> could go)
10. B. ( know ==> knew)
11. A (eaten ==> had eaten)
12. C (is smelling ==> smells)
IV. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences.
13. reputation
14. impolite
15. hurriedly
V. Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition
16. from
17. to
18. of
19. of
20. at
VI. Complete the passage with the words given in the box
21. there
22. in
23. from
24. every
25. seen
26. built
27. have
28. house
VII. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.
29. D
30. A
31. C
32. C
33. A
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.
34. They reminded us not to forget to close the window before going to bed.
35. We wish we were good soccer players.
36. She asked me when my vacation started.
37. The policeman ordered me to stop my car.
38. These flowers are watered every day.
39. The students say they want to see their teacher.
40. This house was built last year.