THE FIRST SEMETER TEST - School year : 2021-2022
English 9- Time: 60 minutes
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
1. A. carved B. impressed C. embroidered D. weaved
2. A. clothes B.matches C. colleges D. churches
II. Choose the options whose stress pattern is different from others’.
3. A. family B. complete C. grocery D. primary
4. A. impression B. separate C. official D. optional
III. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs ______________ the other one does.
A. twice as much as          B. as many as C. so much as                   D. twice as many
6. In 1900, the tram system was a major ___________ in Ha Noi.
A. means of transport
B. mean of transport
C. kind of transport
D. kinds of transport
7. I ________ 15 minute on watching TV before I went to study last night.
A. was spending       B. spend              C. had spent              D. spent
8. ___________ that many of our man – made wonders have been damaged.
A. They said B. It is reported C. They reported D. It reported
9. People in the past ___________ in accepting technological changes than they are today.
A. were slow B. was slower C. too slow D. were slower

10. Good manners are a treasure to the people who posses them, _________ to the community they live in.
A. as well as B. and C. as good as D. but
11. It is important to ___________ the wonders of the world so that future generations can see them with their own eyes.
A. destroy B. ignore C. remain D. preserve
12. This company has gone bankrupt. Do you know who will ______ ?
A. take care of it         B. look after it C. take it over             D. turn it up
13. The people in my village cannot earn enough money for their daily life. They can’t _____ this traditional craft. They have to find other jobs.
A. help out                  B. live on                     C. work on                  D. set up
14. It`s a great experience to be sitting comfortably in a ___________ pulled by someone through the ancient streets.
A. bicycle B. rickshaw C. car D. train
15.___________ by the sea, the country has the advantage of having a large coastal area.
A. Situating B. Located C. Locating D. Stood
16. After I found all the information I needed, I _______________ the computer.
A. turned off                     B. switched on C.  looked for          D. put off
17. It is hard for people of different ___________ to get along in an extended family.
A. generations B. genders C. blood D. families
18. We used_________ the kites when we were small.
A. fly B. to fly C. flew D. flying
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
19.The doctor suggested that he should drink more water, and took a lot of rest.
A. suggested B. should C. more water D. took
20. I used to listening to music when I was riding my bicycle to school.
A. used to B. listening C. when D. school



V. Choose the correct option A, B, c, or D for each gap in the passage.
    Rice is  (21)……….. by Vietnamese people every day. It often  (22)………. in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for  thousands of years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered  (23)…………. muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (24)…………….. After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before colleting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (25)………… , they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the four countries in which