SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH HẬU GIANG
ĐỂ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1 MÔN NGOẠI NGỮ LỚP 9
PART A: PRONUNCIATION
1. Circle A, B, C or D that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others.
1. A. fine
B. nine
C. night
D. sit
2.A. enjoyed       B. invited      C. mended

D. lasted

II. Circle A, B, C or D that has a different stress from the others.
1. A. village

B. begin

C. column

D. pity

2. A. pollution
B. description C. suggestion
D. reputation
PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (6 points)
I. Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the
following sentences.
1. Vietnamese people are very.
A. friend
B. friendly
C. friendship
D. friendliness
2. She enjoys.....photos when she stays in Da Lat.
A. catching B. taking C. drawing D. writing
3. Hung.........go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.
A. used to
C has used to

B. is used to
D. who used to

4. We are..in watching cartoons on TV.
A. interest
C. interesting

B. interested
D. interestingly

5. We agreed to...to the bowling alley.
A. go

B. going

C. went

D. goes

6. "Kien Thuc Ngay Nay" is widely read by....teenagers and adults.
A. not only
B. also
C.both
D. just
7. This pagoda..nearly one thousand years ago.
A. was built

B. has built

D. has been built
C. built
8. He and his girlfriend suggested........... around the world.

A. to travel

B. traveling

C. travelled

D. travel

9. She was sick yesterday...she was absent from school.
A. since

D. but

C. because

B.so

10. I wish you…me how to do this exercise.
A. can help

B. will help

C.could help
D. should help
11. Mary visited you last summer,….
A. did she

B didn't she

C. was she

D. wasn't she

12. You should visit Maple City Arts Center. It's….arts center here,
A. a bigger

B. the bigger

C. a biggest

D. the biggest

13. He spends a lot of time…the web everyday
A. responding
C. walking

B. looking
D. surfing

14. Anna went to Hue city…she could take some beautiful photos.
A. when
B. although
C. while
D. so that
15. It's. to see how different people approach the problem.
A. fascinating
B. fashionable
C. populous
D. exhausted
16. She….the letter from Alex while she…her room.
A.found/was cleaning
B. found cleaned
C. was finding/cleaned
D. was finding/was cleaning
II. Identify the incorrect underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D).
1. We can improve English by listening English
A
B
C
programs in the radio.
D

2. It rained heavily so I don't go to the office yesterday.
A
B
C
D
3. My father stopped to smoke because
A
B
it was harmful for his health.
C
D
4. Jenny was really disappointing
A
B
that no one came to her birthday party.
C
D
PART C: READING: (2 points) Read the passage and choose the best
answer A. B, C or D for each question.
Why did English become the international language? In the middle of the
nineteenth century, French was the international language. Then Britain
became very powerful in the world. England started colonies in North
America and India in the seventeenth century, By 1900, England also had
colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa and South Pacific. The people in the
colonies had to use English. Slowly it became more important than French
internationally. After the Second World War, the United States became very
powerful, and even more people began to learn English. English is the
native or official language on one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is
spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South
Africa and India, it is one of the official languages. More people study
English than any other languages. In many countries, the textbooks in
universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English
even though the native language is not English. English is the language of
international communication. It is the language of international business,
research and science. More than three-fourth of the world's mail is written in
English. More than three-fifth of the world's radio stations use English. Most
other languages have borrowed many English words.
1. Which language was the international language in the middle of the
nineteenth century?
A. English

B. French

C. Chinese

D. Japanese

2. Since when has English been spoken in Asia, Africa and South Pacific?
A. the seventeenth century
B. the nineteenth century

C. 1900
D. the Second World War

3. Where is English used as the native language?
A. New Zealand
B. India
C. South Africa
D. Singapore
4.What percent of the world's letters are written in English?
A More than sixty percent
C. More than seventy-five percent
D. More than twenty-five percent
B. More than fifty percent
PART D: WRITING: (1.0 point)
1. Finish each of the following sentences so that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before.
1. What a pity! I can't speak English well.
→I wish…..
2. They have built two department stores this year.
→Two department stores...
3. "I can not drive them home," he said
→He said...
4. My sister says that she will help me with my homework.
→My sister promises...
II. Build the sentences from the suggested words.
1. My father/usually/go/work/bus.
2. They/want/watch/ this movie/since/they/see/the advert.
3. She asked/if/I/go/school/bicycle.
4. We/have/ try harder / so that/we/pass/ final examination. •
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MÔN ANH 9 CUỐI KÌ 1 SỞ GD & ĐT TỈNH HẬU GIANG
PART A: PRONUNCIATION:
I/ 1. SIT
2. ENJOYED
II/ 1. BEGIN
2. REPUTATION
PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I/1. FRIENDLY
2. TAKING
3. USED TO
4. INTERESTED
5. GO
6. BOTH
7. WAS BUILT

8. TRAVELLING
9. SO
10. COULD HELP
11. DIDN'T SHE
12. THE BIGGEST
13. SURFING
14. SO THAT
15. FASCINATING
16. FOUND/WAS CLEANING
II/ 1. IN
2. DON'T
3. TO SMOKE 4. DISAPPOINTING
PART C: READING
1. FRENCH
2. 1990
3. NEW ZEALAND
4. MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT
PART D: WRITING
I/
1. I wish I could speak English well.
2. Two department stores have been built this year.
3. He said that he could not drive them home.
4. My sister promises to help me with my homework.
II/
1. My father usually goes to work by bus.
2. They have wanted to watch this movie since they saw the advert.
3. She asked me if (whether) I went to school by bicycle.
4. We have to try harder so that we can pass the final examination.