BI KIM TRA 1 TIT S 2

Thi gian: 45 pht (khng k thi gian pht )

Mn Ting Anh lp 9
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.( 1 pt)
1.
2.
3.
4.

A. smart
A. about
A. check
A. hope

B. cart
B. south
B. chair
B. hour

C. carry
C. count
C. chalk
C. house

D. start
D. young
D. character
D. heat

II. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences. (3pts)
1. If you study hard, you____ pass the exam.
A. would
B. will
C. must
D. should
2. My father said I ______ learn hard.
A. have to
B. must
C. had to
D. can
3. We have well-______ teachers.
A. quality
B. qualified
C. to qualify
D. qualifications
4. I look forward to ______ from you soon.
A. hear
B. heard
C. to hear
D. hearing
5. We usually go to our home village at least once ______the summer .
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. for
6. We have some ____ students for the program
A. exchange
B. exchanged
C. to exchange
D. exchanging
7. Remember to take the camera. Well take _______to show the trip to our friends.
A. copies
B. pictures
C. photos
D. paintings
8. I saw your schools ______ in todays edition of the Vietnam News.
A. advertisement B. advertise
C. advertiser
D. advertising
9. My mother always encourages us ______ hard.
A. study
B. to study
C. studied
D. studying
10. My friend tried to persuade me _______ for a camping trip with him.
A. go
B. going
C. to go
D. went
11. Tom enjoys _______ strange stamps.
A. collect
B. to collect
C. collecting
D. collected
12. She asked me if I ________ a laptop computer the following day.
A. buy
B. bought
C. would buy
D. will buy
III. Put the verbs in the right tense or form. (1 pt)
1. I asked him if he (can) ___________ help me.
2. If you study hard, you __________ (pass) the final examination.
3. She persuaded me __________( join) the trip to their home village.
4. He asked me where I (go) _________ the previous day.

IV. Rewrite following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the root
ones.(2.5 pst)
1. Im having a wonderful time here . Cousin Mai said .
=> Cousin Mai said that............
2. I must leave now . He said .
=> He said .......
3. I dont have a new book .
=> I wish ......................
4. It is raining, so we can not go out for a walk
=> Because ..............
5. He said, Im cutting off the main valve.
=> He said.........
V. Reading the passage and answer the questions below. (2.5 pts)
Like other languages, English is always changing, but it changes very slowly. People
invent new words, borrow words from other languages and change the meaning of the words
as needed. For example, the English word "byte" was invented by computer specialists in
1959. the word "tomato" was borrowed from Nahuati, an American Indian language spoken
in Mexico. The word "meat" once reffered to food in general. People learn English as well as
languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language. Most school
children learn their first language easily and sometimes other languages as well.
Statements
1. English is changing very slowly.
2. Some English words are borrowed from other languages.
3. Some English words are invented by computer.
4. "Meat" means food in general.
5. It is not easy for children to learn their first language.

True (T)

False (F)

BI KIM TRA 1 TIT S 2

Thi gian: 45 pht (khng k thi gian pht )
Mn Ting Anh lp 9
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.( 1 pt)
1.
2.
3.
4.

A. carry
A. about
A. character
A. hope

B. smart
B. young
B. chair
B. hour

C. start
C. count
C. chalk
C. house

D. car
D. south
D. check
D. hot

II. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences. (3pts)
1. It was an ______day .
A. enjoy
B. enjoying
C. enjoyed
D. enjoyable
2. They planned to have the trip ______June.
A. at
B. on
C. from
D. in
3. She asked me where I ______.
A. lived
B. live
C. living
D. to live
4. There is a small bamboo ___ at the entrance to the village
A. forest
B. forestation
C. forest ranger D. forestry
5. It took us two hours to_______ the village by bus.
A. come
B. reach
C. get
D. arrive
6. He is _______student in the USA, he will study in the USA for two years.
A. a change
B. a learning
C. an exchange
D. a changing
7. What______ of learning English do you find most difficult? -pronunciation
A. section
B. aspect
C. area
D. hobby
8. Remember the meeting will be ______ Tuesday, ______ 9 am and 11am.
A. on/ at
B. on/ from
C. on / between D. at/ at
9. It is raining hard, ______ we stay at home to watch TV.
A. because
B. so
C. If
D. whether
10. They feel like ______ a member of his family.
A. be
B. to be
C. being
D. is
11. If Ba _______ here tomorrow, I will phone you.
A. come
B. comes
C. came
D. will come
12. He wishes he ______ a billionaire.
A. were
B. is
C. will be
D. are
III. Put the verbs in the right tense or form. (1 pt)
1. I asked him if he (can) ___________ help me.
2. If you study hard, you __________ (pass) the final examination.
3. She persuaded me __________( join) the trip to their home village.
4. He asked me where I (go) _________ the previous day.

IV. Rewrite following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the root
ones.(2.5 pst)
1. Lan said, I like learning English.
=> Lan said .............................
2. It is raining, so we can not go out for a walk
=> Because .............
3. She said, Ill write him a prescription.
=> She said..... ..
4. I dont have a new book .
=> I wish .......
5. Can you use a computer ? She asked me .
=> She asked me ...........
V. Reading the passage and answer the questions below. (2.5 pts)
Like other languages, English is always changing, but it changes very slowly. People
invent new words, borrow words from other languages and change the meaning of the words
as needed. For example, the English word "byte" was invented by computer specialists in
1959. the word "tomato" was borrowed from Nahuati, an American Indian language spoken
in Mexico. The word "meat" once reffered to food in general. People learn English as well as
languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language. Most school
children learn their first language easily and sometimes other languages as well.
Statements
1. English is changing very quickly.
2. Some English words are borrowed from other languages.
3. Some English words are invented by computer specialists.
4. "Food" means meat in general.
5. It is not easy for children to learn their first language.

True (T)

False (F)

BI KIM TRA 1 TIT S 2

Thi gian: 45 pht (khng k thi gian pht )
Mn Ting Anh lp 9
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other. ( 1 pt)
1. A. lecture
B. cure
C. furniture
D. picture
2. A. worry
B. sorry
C. hurry
D. flurry
3. A. course
B. source
C. pour
D. court
4. A. hope
B. honor
C. house
D. heat
II. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences. ( 4 pts)
1. If you want to know about a word, check it up in a ______.
A. book
B. tape
C. dictionary
D. magazine
2. Can you ______any foreign languages?
A. say
B. tell
C. speak
D. talk
3. Our classes always ______ at 7 and ______ at 11 a.m.
A. begin/ finish
B. start/ end
C. come/ leave
D. both A and B
4. Our teacher often give us ______beside the in-class assignments.
A. housework
B. homework
C. part-time work D. full time work
5. She told me to pass the written ______before taking the oral exam.
A. show
B. examination
C. work
D. task
6. What ______ of learning English do you find most difficult?
A. form
B. type
C. kind
D. aspect
7. I want to go to the International language school. All the teachers there are______.
A. good-qualified B. well-qualified
C. enough qualified D. qualified
8. Look at this ______in todays edition of the Vietnam News, Nam.
A. advertisement B. advertising
C. advertise
d. advertisement
9. If Mary studies harder, she ______pass the final exam.
A. could
B. might
C. must
D. will
10. When did your sister arrive?, he asked.
A. He asked me when my sister arrived.
B. He wanted to know when my sister arrived.
C. He asked me when my sister had arrived.
D. He wanted to know when had my sister arrived.
11. I know Jane. I first met her ______Christmas______1990.
A. in/ in
B. at/ in
C. at/ at
D. on/ in
12. English is an international ______.
A. language
B. means
C. subject
D. profession
13. After that, he ______the chickens eggs.
A. picks
B. takes
C. has
D. collects
14. Na woke up late, ______ she didnt have time for breakfast .
A. and
B. so
C. because
D. if
15. He is _______student in the USA, he will study in the USA for two years.
A. a change
B. a learning
C. an exchange
D. a changing
16. What______ of learning English do you find most difficult? -pronunciation
A. section
B. aspect
C. area
D. hobby
17. They planned to have the trip ______June.
A. at
B. on
C. from
D. in
18. She asked me where I ______.
A. lived
B. live
C. living
D. to live

19. There is a small bamboo ___ at the entrance to the village

A. forest
B. forestation
C. forest ranger
D. forestry
20. I look forward to ______ from you soon.
A. hear
B. heard
C. to hear
D. hearing
III. Put the verbs in the right tense or form ( 1 pt)
1. She asked me what I _________ (do) the night before.
2. If I were you I _________ (tell) her the truth.
3. My parents always encourage us _________ (work) hard for schooling study.
4. I feel like _________ (eat) hamburger
IV. Rewrite following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the root ones.
( 1.5 pt)
1. Im having a wonderful time here. Cousin Mai said .
=> Cousin Mai said that............
2. I dont have a big house.
=> I wish ......................
3. Can you use a computer ? She asked me.
=> She asked me ..............
4. Lan said, I like learning English.
=> Lan said .............................
5. Because it rains hard this afternoon, we cannot go out for a walk
=> If.................................
V. Read the passage then do the exercises. (2.5 pts)
Every year,Students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young
children. Others are teenagers. Many of them are adults. Some learn at school.Others study at home
by themselves. A few learners learn English by hearing the language in movies, on televisions, in
the offices, or among their friends.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study
their own language , Math, History,and English.Many adults learn English because it is useful
for their jobs.Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are
in English at the colleges and universities. Other people learn English because they want to read
newspapers or magazines in English.
Statements
True False
1. Students in many countries learn Chinese every year.
2. Some of Sudents are young children and teenagers.
3. Many students learn English because they like it.
4. Adults learn English because it is useful for their works.
5. Many books are in Enlish so they have to continue learning it.

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