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ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT RÈN KỸ NĂNG LÀM BÀI THI GIỮA HỌC KỲ I, NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
Môn: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
Đề gồm 02 trang, học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này


I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1 pt)
1. A. frustrated B. stopped C. embarrassed D. depressed
2. A. culture B. conduct C. stuck D. uniform
3. A. advice B. decision C. delighted D. variety
4. A. generation B. endangered C. accept D. memorable
II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (2.5 pts)
1. The traditional craft has ...................from generation to generation.
A. been passed down B. been passed by C. passed down D. passed
2. They postponed their trip to Bat Trang village ...............the weather was bad.
A. so that B. although C. because D. in order to
3.    She turned_______ the new job in New York because she didn`t want to move.
A. on     B. down     C. off     D. up
4. . What were you doing when he ………………. Yesterday evening?
A. came B. comes C. had come D. had came
5. A: "I`ve passed my exam." - B: "_________"
A. Good luck. B. It`s nice of you to say so.
C. That`s a good idea. D. Congratulations!
6. I was disappointed as the film was ______ than I had expected.
A. as entertaining B. less entertaining C. more entertaining D. entertaining
7. I am not sure .............to solve this problem.
A. how B. what C. who D. by whom
8.The pagoda is in a beautiful ............., close to the sea.
A. spaces B. setting C. tower D. set whom
9. - “You did your work very well, Congratulation! ” - “_____________________” .
A. That’s a good idea B. Yes, of course
C. Congratulations D. It’s nice of you to say so
10.I wish my parents______ themselves in my shoes
A. can put B. could put C. put D. will put
III. Give the correct form of the verbs. (1pt)
1. I wish I (know)…………. how to paint on ceramics pots.
2. Nga (not/ finish) ……………….. her homework yet.
3. We (not/ use) …………….to go to school by bike last year.
4. Minh is very happy about (win) ……………the scholarship.
IV. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word the box to complete the following passage. (1 pt)
consists district clusters contains coral


 Trường Sa is an island (1.)................ of Khánh Hòa Province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. According to the 2009 census, the district had a population of 195 people. Trường Sa District was established on the basis of small (2)......................... islands/cays, reefs and banks of the Spratly Islands which is 248 nautical miles away from Cam Ranh. As the islands (3).................... a large number of scattered geographic entities . it is imaginatively divided into eight (4)..................... including Song Tu, Thi Tu, Loai Ta, Nam Yet, Sinh Ton, Trường Sa, Tham Hiem and Binh Nguyen by Vietnam.
V. Read the passage carefully then do the tasks that follow. (1 pt)
One of the strongest earthquakes in this century happened in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 24th at about 6 o’clock in the evening. When the earthquake stroke that evening, many families were sitting down to eat dinner. People in the city suddenly found themselves in the dark because most of the lights in the city went out when the earthquake occurred. Many people died instantly when tall building collapsed and sent tons of brick and concrete crashing into the streets. When will the next earthquake occur? No one really knows for sure
Part 1: Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Where did one of the strongest earthquakes in this century happened?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. When did it happen?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Part 2: Read the passage and decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
3. People were sleeping when the earthquake happened.
4. No one knows when the next earthquake will happen.
VI. Finish