Đề kiểm tra Tiếng Anh 9 - Học kì 1

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

Question 1.

A. communicate          B. illiterate     

C. entertainment         D. traditional

Question 2.

A. boundary                B. concentrate            

C. condition                D. comfort

Question 3.

A. convinced               B. collaborate 

C. particular                D. cognitive  

Question 4.

A. facility               B. loudspeaker

C. behavior            D. entertain

Question 5.

A. dogsled              B. structure

C. downtown         D. complex

II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

Question 6.

A. straw                 B. thatch

C. glad                   D. paddy

Question 7.

A. change               B. brave

C. labor                  D. aware

Question 8.

A. oceania                        B. reliable

C. multicultural               D. conflict

III. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.

Question 9. 

When I turned up, the town hall was already ________ of teenagers.

A. full                    B. packed

C. crowded            D. jammed

Question 10.

 They keep changing the decoration of the shop ________ they can attract more young people.

A. so that               B. because

C. although            D. when

Question 11.

 This city has one of the most _________ underground rail networks in the world.

A. efficient                        

B. fashionable

C. cosmopolitan               

D. fascinated

Question 12.

 Do you know who's_________ his pottery workshop?

A. bringing out                  

B. taking over

C. passing down               

D. turning down

Question 13.

 Today's cities are ________than cities in the previous time.

A. lots larger                     

B. much larger

C. as large                        

D. the largest

Question 14.

 This sports centre is so small that it cannot  ________ the demands of local residents.

A. keep up with                 

B. face up to

C. deal about                     

D. set up

Question 15.

 Japan is the ________ developed country in the world.

A. most second

B. second in most

C. second most 

D. two most

Question 16.

 Factories and offices should be built in _________ areas only.

A. rural                  B. coastal

C. cultural              D. urban

IV. Complete the passage by filling each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

(17. value)

(18. village)

(19. nation)

(20. tradition)

(21. read)

(22. act)

    Some people ask me if I like living in my hometown. The answer is certainly ‘yes’. The simple reason is that it has lots of interesting places. If you want to widen your knowledge of the past, you can go to the museum. It's a historical building, with a big collection of ________ artefacts. There is also a craft village in my hometown. There, the ________ make    drums. Their drums are not only famous in the locality but also _________.       You can visit the old workshop, where drums are still made in the _________ way. Some of them are huge! Another attraction in my hometown is the local library. It's an educational place where anyone can borrow books and take them home to read. Besides, it also has a ________ club. I'm one of its members, and we gather once a week to discuss what we've read together. My hometown is also a cultural centre, with many traditional festivals and ________. I love it very much.

V. Fill each blank with a suitable word from the box to complete a passage.

products - makers - famous - drum making -  process - as -  more than

(23)

(24)

    We went to Doi Tam, a village famous for its ________ techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village some time in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum ________ living in Doi Tam village.

(25)

(26)

(27)

    I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it takes ________ three workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight stage ________. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage ________ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.

(28)

    Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only ________ in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.

VI. Circle the mistake in each sentence below.

Question 29.

(A) 

(B) 

(C)

(D)

 The statuewas carvedout by a single piece of stone.

Question 30.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D).

 Most spiders knit webs that are almost invisible

Question 31.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

 The statue was moulded in bronze. It isexpensive.

Question 32.

(A) 

(B) 

(C)

(D)

 ThatWorld Cup medalis casted in gold.

VII. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence or using the word given.

Question 33.

 I think Da Nang City is the most attractive city in Viet Nam.

⇒ I think there is no _________________

Question 34.

 Cambridge is the same as it was in 1990s.

⇒ Cambridge hasn't _________________

Question 35.

 He found the visit to the gallery quite interesting.

⇒ He felt ___________________

Question 17:

1. C	2. C	3. D	4. D
5. D	6. A	7. D	8. B
9. A	10. A	11. A	12. B
13. B	14. A	15. B	16. C

 valuable

Question 18:

 villagers

Question 19:

 nationwide

Question 20:

 traditional

Question 21:

 reading

Question 22:

 activities

Question 23:

 drum making

Question 24:

 makers

Question 25:

 more than 

Question 26:

 process 

Question 27:

 as 

Question 28:

 famous 

Question 29:

 C 

Question 30:

 B 

Question 31:

 B 

Question 32:

 C 

Question 33:

 I think there is no city in Viet Nam that is more attractive than Da Nang City.

Question 34:

 Cambridge hasn’t changed since 1990s

Question 35:

 He felt quite interested in the visit to the gallery.