bài tập tiếng anh lớp 9

A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
1. A. pottery
B. local
C. control
D. fold
2. A. artisan
B. establish
C. attraction
D. handicraft
3. A. environment
B. environmental
C. entertainment
D. document
4. A. helped
B. struggled
C. remarked
D. watched
5. A. chairs
B. suitcases
C. things
D. calculators
6. A. endangered
B. generation
C. accept
D. memorable
7. A. traditional
B. graduation
C. handicraft
D. grandparent
8. A. environment

B. repeat
C. embroider
D. transfer
9. A. pottery
B. opinion
C. communicate
D. behavior
10. A. handicraft
B. publish
C. remind
D. historical
11. A. pottery
B. product
C. workshop
D. conical
12. A. surface
B. layer
C. frame
D. birthplace
13. A. weather
B. thread
C. together
D. rather
14. A. historical
B. system
C. landscape
D. business
15. A. carved
B. impressed
C. embroidered

D. weaved
16. A. attraction
B. artisan
C. frame
D. handicraft
17. A. drumhead
B. illustration
C. earplug
D. drugstore
18. A. strip
B. visual
C. artistic
D. remind
19. A. thread
B. treat
C. pleasure
D. deadline
20. A. embroider
B. preserve
C. benefit
D. effect
21. A. east
B. head
C. street
D. season
22. A. although
B. southern
C. theatre
D. these
23. A. developed

B. located
C. founded
D. completed
24. A. capital
B. liberty
C. empire
D. mingle
25. A. famous
B. neighbour
C. harbour
D. southern
26. A. surface
B. attraction
C. lacquerware
D. artisan
27. A. layer
B. artisan
C. frame
D. place
28. A. drum
B. culture
C. museum
D. sculpture
29. A. weave
B. treat
C deal
D. drumhead
30. A. although
B. authenticity
C. through

D. tablecloth
A. PHONETICS
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.
1. A. preservation
B. recognition
C. decision
D. exhibition
2. A. artisan
B. citadel
C. paradise
D. handicraft
3. A. pottery
B. sculpture
C. embroider
D. handkerchief
4. A. control
B. lantern
C. carpet
D. basket
5. A. attraction
B. souvenir
C. particular
D. variety
6. A. surface
B. attraction
C. bamboo
D. technique
7. A. transfer
B. publish
C. accept

D. remind
8. A. handicraft
B. cultural
C. museum
D. sculpture
9. A. opinion
B. embroider
C. department
D. drumhead
10. A. workshop
B. authenticity
C. grandparent
D. village
11. A. craftsman
B. attraction
C. museum
D. department
12. A. embroider
B. lantern
C. impress
D. desire
13. A. workshop
B. remind
C. outskirts
D. village
14. A. competition
B. generation
C. conical
D. authenticity
15. A. family

B. typical
C. grandparents D. embroider
C. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho paintings were difficult to
sell and many
quit their job.
A. craftsmen
B. crafts
C. craftsmanship
D. craft unions
2. The Van Phuc silk producers have expended their silk garment goods
they can
satisfy the varied
demand for their silk.


A. so that
B. in order to
C. despite
D. because
3. It turned out that we
rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several
hours.
A. hadn’t
B. should have
C. needn’t have
D. mustn’t
4. Weaving mats in Dinh Yen, Dong Thap used to be sold in the “ghost” markets set up at
night and operate up to

early morning
the government built a new market five years ago.
A. after
B. as soon as
C. when
D. until
5. Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined together
to for
.
A. cooperatives
B. cooperative
C. cooperates
D. cooperation
6. I don’t like to ask people for help but I wonder if you could
me a favour.
A. make
B. do
C. find
D. pick
7. Nowadays, Tan Chau artisans can produce silk of multiple colours
they can meet customers’ demands.
A. but
B. in order
C. so
D. so that
8. Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the
of making
Dong Ho paintings.
A. manufacture
B. activity

C. craft
D. production
9. There was no
in continuing for him the race was over.
A. value
B. worth
C. point
D. profit
10.
a large number of the country’s crafts villages are suffering from a shortage of human
resources
and
difficulties in building brand recognition, many international
organizations have had projects to help them.
A. Even
B. Although
C. However
D. But
11. Vietnamese traditional
is done with a simple hammer and chisel.
A. sculptured feature
B. sculptor
C. sculpture pieces
D. sculpture
12. This cloth
very thin.
A. feels
B. touches
C. holds
D. handles

13. It was only
he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same
school.
A. until
B. when
C. since
D. then
14.
a majority of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises do not have in-house designers or specialized design
staff, they have to hire freelance designers.
A. While
B. Since
C. Due to
D. Despite the fact
15. Now, at the age of over 80, the artisan is leaving the craft to his descendants with the desire to
this ancient craft.
A. change
B. consider
C. preserve
D. reserve
16. For that artisans, making the paintings is a career
it supports the life of many
generations of the family.
A. because of
B. although
C. so that
D. because
17. The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu,
in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple.
A. to cast

B. to be vast
C. cast
D. casting
18. Her business must be going rather well,
by
the car she drives.
A. deducing
B. deciding
C. inferring
D. judging
19. I’m afraid this vase is anything but antique - In fact, it’s
.
A. pointless
B. worthless
C. meaningless
D. hopeless
20. He couldn’t
his father that he was telling the truth.
A. admit
B. confide
C. trust
D. convince
21. Tom wakes his parents up .................... playing the guitar very softly.
A. because
B. in spite of
C. because of
D. although
22. ________she was very hard working; she hardly earned enough to feed her family.
A. In spite of
B. Because

C. Because of
D.Although
23. I went to the club last Saturday ________the heavy rain.


A. because of
B. because
C. in spite of
D. though
24. Despite the fact that it rained, we enjoyed our trip.
A. Because of the rain
B. Though it is raining
C. Despite of the heavy rain
D. Though it rained
25. Although he is very old, he can walk to the station.
A. In spite of his old age
B. Despite his old age
C. Despite the fact that he is old
D. All are correct
26. The boy can’t reach the shelf __________ he’s not tall enough.
A. because
B. although
C. even though
D. and
27. Nam failed the final exam _________ he was lazy.
A. while
B. though
C. because
D. but
28.We didn’t go for a walk _________it was very cold.

A. though
B. because
C. but
D. so
29. I’m learning English _________ I want to get a better job.
A. or
B. because
C. therefore
D. but
30. Lan couldn’t pass the exam _________ she is too lazy.
A. because
B. because of
C. although
D. in spite of
31. Many people believe him ._______he often tells a lie.
A. because
B. in spite of
C. although
D. because of
32.______ her poverty, she feels happy.
A. Although
B. Because
C. If
D. In spite of
33.In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.
A. As hard as he work
B. Despite he worked hard
C. Though he worked hard
D. Although hard work
34. Tom went to work although he didn’t feel very well.

A. that he did not feel very well
B. despite of the fact not feeling well
C. because he did not feel very well
D.d espite not feeling very well
35. I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money.
A. Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.
B. Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.
C. In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.
D. Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.
36. She couldn’t unlock it _________ she had the wrong key.
A. while
B. but
C. though
D. because
37. We watched TV the whole evening ________ we had nothing better to do.
A. because
B. though
C. so
D. but
38. They decided not to go out for a meal _______they were too tired.
A. so
B. because
C. but
D. if
39. Last night we came to the show late ______ the traffic was terrible
A. although
B. despite
C. and
D. because
40._____ his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday.

A. Because
B. Because of
C. Despite
D. So
41. I almost missed my flight
there was a long queue in the duty-free shop.
A. although
B. since
C. despite
D. because of
42. I want to be well-groomed other people think nice things about me.
A. in order to
B. so as not to
C. so that
D. as soon as
43.
she is young, she is very independent.


44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

A. Although
B. Because
C. In order that

D. In spite of
I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.
A. As soon as
B. Although
C. After
D. Before
he had finished his studies, he went to America.
A. While
B. Before
C. After
D. Until
You’ll never guess what happened I left my room.
A. as long as
B. as soon as
C. while
D. as far as
they’re expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.
A. When
B. As soon as
C. Even though
D. Because
She went back to live with her mother
she did not earn enough money to live in her own house.
A. although
B. so that
C. in order to
D. because
They were driving to Dallas
they caught an accident.
A. when

B. while
C. before
D. as soon as
she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her handbag.
A. In order that
B. Although
C. Because of
D. While

D. WORD FORMS
Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1. Children have to have moral lessons at school to avoid behavior of
in the future.
2. If you don’t go to work regularly, you will be punished for
in work.
3. In our country, men and women are equal. No one supports sexual
.
4. Every young man undergoing military training is bound to experience
.
5. Tom’s failure was due not to
but to his own mistakes.
6. He is a notorious
who robbed a bank yesterday.
7. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the
species.
8. The weather was terrible, so we had a very
holiday.
9. The
of the new guest caused trouble to me.
10.

to the school is by examination only.
11. The price of clay, supplies and equipment is a small percentage of the total
cost to
pottery.
12. He started the youth group to keep local
off the streets.
13. Poem conical hats are believed to come from Tay Ho Village in Hue, which
was famous for
hat makers.
14. Today,
Hang Trong paintings are found only in museums
or fine angalleries.
15. Craft village tourism has also proved an
, receiving great
attention from visitors, especially foreign tourists.
16. Mass
started in 1989 when the first 340 Windsurf
guests arrived.
17. The tribe is concerned with the
of its culture and
traditions.
18. The second collection was more decorative, inspired by
and pattern.
19. Vietnamese people have a strong desire to maintain a distinct

(MORALITY)
(REGULARITY)
(EQUALITY)
(COMFORT)
(FORTUNE)

(CRIME)
(DANGER)
(PLEASE)
(ARRIVE)
(ADMIT)
(PRODUCT)
(YOUNG)
(SKILL)
(AUTHENTICITY)
(ATTRACT)
(TOUR)
(PRESERVE)
(EMBOIDER)
(CULTURE)


identity.
20. I’d like to thank everyone for helping to make this day
for us.

(MEMORY)

NIT 1. LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
E. VERB FORMS
I. Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verb from the box.

live on

look through

pass down

set of

turn down

close down

come back

deal with

get up

keep up with

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

They offered her a trip to Europe but she
it.
He has

the report and found nothing interesting.
Phong walks too fast and it’s really hard to
him.
These traditional stories have been
from parents to children over many generations.
My sister is an early bird. She
at 7 o’clock every day of the week.
We’ll
for Tay Ho village at 9 o’clock and arrive at 10 o’clock.
When I was a student, I
small allowances from my parents.
The government must now
the preservation of traditional craft villages.
The banks have
a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.
Many foreign tourists decided to
Viet Nam for another holiday.

II.
1.
2.
3.

Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
You can’t really have seen a UFO! You
(imagine) things!
Linda was busy when we
(go) to see her yesterday. She
(study) for an exam.
The festival is held by the Hanoi City Department of Tourism

(preserve)and develop traditional
trade villages in Hanoi.
The owner of Hakata Traditional Craft and Design Museum
(close)it down because of dropping profit.
Conical hat making
(be) a traditional craft for hundreds of years.
The building
(complete) at the end of last month.
Individuals should be responsible for
(revive) local culture.
(you/ ever/ be) to Bat Trang Ceramic Village?

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

III. Read the passage and fill in the blank with the correct form of the verbs in the box

brought

however

shaping

materials

works

imported

blow

performing

fear

representing

Marble Mountains is a group of five smaller mountains (1)
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. It is also a
travel itinerary linking Da Nang City to the ancient town of Hoi An and Hue City. As the name suggests the Marble
Mountains used to be a place providing input (2)
for craftsmen in the village, but the local government
banned marble exploitation (3)
that the five mountains could disappear.
Most of the marble for the village now comes from northern provinces such as Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Thai Nguyen.
As a further step to diversify products, the marble fine arts village has (4)
marble from Pakistan.
As far as I know, the man who (5)
marble craftsmanship to the region came from Thanh Hoa, and most
craftsmen in the village had handed down the craft from generation to generation. There are some 3,000 handicraft workers in
Non Nuoc village. (6)
, there are only 70 skillful craftsmen who can (7)
souls
into
marble
sculptures after other workers have finished (8)
the Products.

In the shops along the highway, you can see different marble products in all shapes and sizes, from contemporary (9)
to religious sculptures. And of course you will have a chance to see craftsmen (10)
their art
and turning soulless marble into sophisticated sculpture products.
G. READING
I. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

fluent

abroad

good

difficulties

at

foreign

came

As a child, Phong always dreamed of going (1) ______ to study. After he graduated from high school, his parents sent him
over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally ( 2) ________true. When he first arrived
in the country, Phong’s English was not very good, and sometimes he did not understand what other people said. He also had
(3) ________ in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt lonely in this new
place, and missed all his friends in Vietnam. After two years, Phong is now very (4) ________ in English and has achieved
the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries. He is even good (5)_________ earning
money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant. Now he realizes that studying abroad is such a good

experience.
H. WRITING
I. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word or words in capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same.
1. Everyone thought the book was written by the princess herself.
HAVE
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. I can’t lift this table on my own.

UNLESS

_______________________________________________________________________________
3. I won’t stay in this job, not even for double the salary.
IF
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. The coins are believed to have been buried for safe keeping.
IT
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. If you insist on eating so fast, of course you get in indigestion.
WILL
_______________________________________________________________________________
6. It’s pity! You aren’t going to Ann’s party.
WISH
_______________________________________________________________________________
7. Someone punches Sam in the face at a football match.
GOT
_______________________________________________________________________________
8. If you found the missing money, what would you do?
WERE
_______________________________________________________________________________
9. They suspended Jackson for the next two matches.

BANNED
_______________________________________________________________________________
10. Please come this way, and you’ll see if Mr. Francis is in.
WILL
_______________________________________________________________________________
II. By using the words in brackets, join each of the following sentences into logical ones. You may need to change
some of the words.
1. A student has studied English for a few years. He may have a vocabulary of thousands of _______words. (who)
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English. It is neither so literary _______and serious as formal
English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English. (which)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. He bought a jeep. His friend advised him against it. (although)
_______________________________________________________________________________


4. Good writing requires general and abstract words as well as specific and concrete ones. It _______is the latter that make
writing vivid, real and clear. (though)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. It was raining hard. They could not work in the fields. (so ... that)
_______________________________________________________________________________
6. The politician is concerned with successful elections. The statesman is interested in the _________future of his people.
(whereas)
_______________________________________________________________________________
7. The results of the experiment were successful. The school refused to give any help. ____________(although)
_______________________________________________________________________________
8. He
chose
to
study

computer
science.
Computer
science
has
good
prospects.(because of)

employment

_______________________________________________________________________________
9. Mary walked very slowly. She did not catch the train. (if)
_______________________________________________________________________________
10. He is not coming. The meeting will be put off till next week. (in the event of)
_______________________________________________________________________________
III. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words.
1. We are trying to introduce our handicraft products to foreigner tourists because we want to promote our culture.( in order
that)
→ _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. Bat Trang village is quite far from my place, but I still want to go there with my friend this weekend. (although)
→ _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. There have been many challenges for the development of traditional handicrafts in Vietnam. (face up to)
→ _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. He is going to be responsible for his family business because his parents are very old now. (take charge of)
→ _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. Most people in this village earn their living by making traditional handicrafts. (live on)

→ _____________________________________________________________
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