50 Bộ đề thi Tiếng Anh Lớp 9_ Học kỳ 1

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TEST 1
Time alloted: 45 minutes
(Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút)
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. typhoon

B. deny

C. sky

D. compulsory

2. A. sleeve

B. sightseer

C. sneeze

D. sheet

3. A. chairman B. chase

C. brochure

D. check

4. A. access

B. pancake

C. campus

D. exchange

5. A. cross

B. novel

C. mosque

D. correspond

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

We used to ______ each other quite well, but after such a
long time, I could hardly ______ him at the first sight
yesterday.
A. recognize / know

B. know / know

C. recognize / recognize

D. know / recognize

The children in this school are ______ to speak English
every time they meet each other.
A. suggested

B. hoped

C. protected

D. required

Every one of the customers in this shop can take as many as
he likes because everything ______ there is free of ______.
A. sells / fare

B. sold / charge

C. is sold / money

D. sell / pay

The young man is old enough to ______ his own living.
A. win

B. keep

C. earn

D. gain

She likes the shirt with a lot of white and yellow ______, so
she often wears it.
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6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

A. points

B. signs

C. spots

D. marks

It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but is quite
______ to perform skillfully.
A. other

B. another

C. some

D. the other

Miss White who ______ your friend, will try her best to help
you with your spoken English.
A. am

B. is

C. are

D. be

With your help, we have nothing ______.
A. worrying

B. to worry

C. to worry about

D. worried about

______ has taken my dictionary?
A. Who of you

B. Who you

C. Which you

D. Which of you

We ought to prepare ourselves for the future as
A. possible as we can

B. possible as we do

C. unexpects

D. unexpected

I'm sorry, I told you I'd be ready to leave at 5:30 but I still
______ my work.
A. didn't finish

B. haven't finished

C. hadn't finished

D. wouldn't finish

I wish I ______ to the move with you last night.
A. could go

B. could have gone

C. have gone

D. had gone

______ we'll spend translating the book depends on the time
left.
A. When

B. Why

C. How long

D. That

So often ______ write to me that I can be ______ where he is
living now.
A. did he / kept informing with
B. does he / kept informed by
C. does he / kept informed of

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D. he does / kept informed of
15.

– She didn't take her medicine last night, did she?
– ______.
A. No, but I wish she wouldn't
B. Yes, I wish she did
C. No, but I wish she had
D. No, but I wish she drank

III. READING
Read each of the following passage and then fill in the
numbered blank with a most suitable word or phrase. (2,5 pts)
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells.
Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in
the bell tower of the

(1)
and have made up their minds to
ring the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy
trucks which run
(2)
through the narrow High Street.
"They not only make it
(3)
to sleep at night, but they are
doing damage to our houses and shops of historical
(4)
," said
John Norris, one of the protesters.
"If we must have these noisy trucks on the roads," said Jean
Lacey, a biology student, "Why don't they build a new road that
goes
(5)
the town? Burlington isn' t much more than a large
village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic. " Harry Fields
also studying
(6)
said they wanted to make as much noise as
possible to force the other students to realize what everybody was
having to accept, "Most of them don't stop here anyway," he said,
"they come in for meetings and that the Town Hall is soundproof so
they probably don't
(7)
the noise all that much. It's high
time they realized the problem."
The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were

mostly not their side, and even if they weren't, they soon would be.
(8)
stop them.

asked if they were afraid that the police might come to

"Not really," she said, "actually we are
(9)
bell-ringers. I
mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church. There is no law
against practicing."
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I
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

(10)

the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

A. college

B. village

C. tower

D. church

A. now and then

B. over and over

C. day and night

D. up and down

A. terrible

B. difficult

C. uncomfortable

D. unpleasant

A. scene

B. period

C. interest

D. sense

A. to

B. through

C. over

D. round

A. well

B. hard

C. biology

D. education

A. notice

B. mention

C. fear

D. control

A. I

B. We

C. She

D. They

A. proper

B. experienced

C. hopeful

D. serious

A. left

B. found

C. reached

D. passed

IV. WRITING
From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B,
C or D. Choose the best one by circling the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D. (2,5 pts)
1. Phung / has / written / already / a / letter / her / friend / to / and /
has / the / addressed / envelope.
A. Phung already has written a letter to her friend and has
addressed the envelope.

B. Phung has already written a letter to her envelope and has
addressed the friend.
C. Phung already has a written letter to her friend and has
addressed the envelope.
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D. Phung has already written a letter to her friend and has
addressed the envelope.
2. Mr. Sinh / has / already / had / shower / and / a / washed / hair /
but / he / hasn't / shaved / or / his / cleaned / teeth / his / vet.
A. Mr. Sinh has already had a shower and washed his hair but he
hasn't shaved or cleaned his teeth vet.
B. Mr. Sinh already has had a shower and washed his hair but he
hasn't shaved or cleaned his teeth vet.
C. Mr. Sinh has already had a shower and washed his hair but he
hasn't shaved or cleaned his vet teeth.
D. Mr. Sinh has a already had shower and washed his hair but he
hasn't shaved or cleaned his teeth vet.
3. The / is / door / locked. I / she's / already / think / gone / out.
A. The door is locked. I think already she's gone out.
B. The door is locked. I think she's already gone out.
C. The door is locked. I think she's already out gone.
D. The door is locked. I think she's out already gone.
4. They / already / have / seen / the / and / the / lions / monkeys /
they / haven't / seen / the / but / birds / and / tigers / the / yet.
A. They already have seen the lions and the monkeys but they
haven't seen the birds and the tigers yet.
B. They have already seen the lions and the monkeys but they

haven't seen the birds and yet the tigers.
C. They have already seen the lions and the monkeys but they
haven't seen the birds and the tigers yet.
D. They have seen already the lions and the monkeys but they
haven't seen the birds and the tigers yet.
5. Look! / Her / is / very / hair / wet. I / think / just / washed / she's /
her / hair.
A. Look! Her hair is very wet. I think she's just washed her hair.
B. Look! Her hair is wet very. I think she's just washed her hair.
C. Look! Her hair is very wet. I think just she's washed her hair.
D. Look! Her hair is very wet. I think she's just her washed hair.

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TEST 2
Time alloted: 45 minutes
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. comprise

B. Hinduism

C. first

D. Islam

2. A. occasion

B. casual

C. concern

D. grocery

3. A. factory

B. symbol

C. yoghourt

D. minority

4. A. territory

B. official

C. compulsory

D. symbol

5. A. inspiration

B. slit

C. rivalry

D. minimize

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Aircraft lights may be __________ stars in the evening.
A. mistaken for

B. misunderstood for

C. misused as

D. mistrusted as

I __________ my pen and wrote down the telephone number
on the wall.
A. put back

B. put down

C. pulled out

D. pulled away

She __________ fifteen yuan and passed it to the
A. numbered off

B. counted on

C. counted out

D. mattered up

The little boy was __________ his mother to tell him a story,
but she was too busy then.
A. longing for

B. hoping for

C. longing after

D. wishing for

He had hoped to __________ some personal opinion after he
thought over the problem.
A. come up with

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C. come out of
6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

D. come out with

On ______ in Shanghai Smith went to see his aunt who
arrived three years before.
A. coming

B. arriving

C. reaching

D. getting

To her great disappointment, one little mistake was the
______ of all her failure.
A. bearing

B. cause

C. reason

D. defense

Junny's father is a person of German ______.
A. nativity

B. origin

C. root

D. breed

The boy couldn't find anything ______ reading, so he had to
sit there looking about.
A. beneficial
B. rare

C. worth
D. good
The glass was slipped from the boy's hand, and was broken
into ______.
A. piece
B. details
C. articles
D. pieces
The ______ from the forest fire could be seen ten miles away.
A. smell
B. spark
C. steam
D. smoke0
It is ______ to ask somebody who you see the fist time about
his private affairs.
A. rude
B. friendly
C. appropriate
D. joyful
From their smiling faces, we knew they had had a ______
discussion.
A. noisy
B. dark
C. complete
D. friendly
After a whole day' s work, his father was tired out, and soon
______ asleep.
A. fast
B. soundly
C. deeply

D. very
Such kind of film will have ______ effect on children.
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A. sick
C. badly

B. ill
D. few

III. READING
Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (2,5 pts)
If you come to the town of Medway, Rochester in England
between May 28 and June 6, you will find you are back to the
Victorian days. The town is crowded with people - as so many people
come to the town from all over Britain. They all wear Victorian
clothes: men with tall hats and women in long skirts. They are
celebrating the yearly Dickens Festival because it was here that
Charles Dickens spent his childhood, held his wedding, and died not
far from here.
A special train called "Mr. Pickwick" sends people from London to
Rochester. Then at the railway station of Rochester, people will see
all the characters from Dickens' novels are performed, not only on
stages, but also in the streets and bars. The most interesting place
is, of course, the Dickens Center, where the people can see relics of
the nineteenth century: how Charles Dickens lived.
The climax of the Dickens Festival is in big churches where

people hold service in memory of the great writer Charles Dickens.
1. The yearly Dickens Festival is _____ .
A. an international festival.
B. celebrated in the place where Dickens died.
C. celebrated in April.
D. in memory of the famous writer Dickens.
2. In the Dickens Festival, most of the visitors wear _____ .
A. tall hats.
B. Victorian clothes.
C. long skirts.
D. modern clothes.
3. You can see all the 'characters from Dickens' novels "come
alive" _____ .
A. whenever you go to Rochester.
B. wherever you go on May 28.
C. at the Rochester Railway Station in the yearly Dickens Festival.
D. in London.
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4. How many days does the Dickens Festival last? _____ .
A. A week.
B. Nine days.
C. Eight days.
D. Ten days.
5. Mr. Pickwick _____ .
A. is one of the characters from Dickens' novel.
B. is from Medway.

C. lives in London.
D. lives in Rochester.
IV. WRITING
From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B,
C or D. Choose the best one by circling the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D. (2,5 pts)
1. I / he / will / think / on / come / time.
A. I think he come will on time.
B. I think he will come time on.
C. I think he will on come time.
D. I think he will come on time.
2. I / want / to / don't / see / that / because / I've / film / seen /
already / it.
A. I don't see to want that film because I've already seen it.
B. I don't want to see that film because I've seen already it.
C. I don't want to see that film because I've already seen it.
D. I've want to see that film because I don't already seen it.
3. Lan / think / that / doesn't / you / such / a / big / have / house.
A. Lan doesn't think that you have such big a house.
B. Lan doesn't think that you have such a big house.
C. Lan doesn't think that you have such a house big.
D. Lan doesn't think that you have big such a house.
4. I / think / don't / that / I / pass / can / the / exam.
A. I don't think that I can pass the exam.
B. I don't think that I pass can the exam.
C. I don't think that I can the pass exam.
D. I can that think I don't pass the exam.
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5. Nam / think / doesn't / that / mother / will / his / give / for / him.
A. Nam doesn't that think his mother will for give him.
B. Nam doesn't will think that his mother for give him.
C. Nam doesn't think that his mother will give for him.
D. Nam doesn't think that his mother will for give him.

TEST 3
Time alloted: 45 minutes
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. baggy

B. gallery

C. exchange

D. immigrate

2. A. hammer

B. ghost

C. Hinduism

D. height

3. A. beloved

B. preferred C. collected

D. awarded

4. A. tunic

B. puppet

C. stuck

D. publish

5. A. respond

B. absent

C. transmit

D. website

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1. The fight between the two groups __________ the death of two
people.
A. brought to

B. carried out

C. resulted in

D. suffered from

2. No one could __________ what the boy was saying while it was
too noisy around him.
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A. pay attention

B. concern on

C. concentrate on

D. concern in

3. The children were __________ after working in the fields for
the whole day, but they were still in high spirits.
A. tired off

B. tired out

C. given up

D. given out

4. I __________ from the desk and left the classroom as quickly as

possible.
A. got away

B. got on

C. got off

D. got up

5. Before the end of his lecture, Professor Hans __________ time
for the students to ask him questions.
A. brush aside

B. lay aside

C. set aside

D. put aside

6.

______ snow is white. ______ snow covering ______ top of
______ houses is ______ beautiful sight.
A. The / The / the / the / the
B. Ø / Ø / the / the / a
C. Ø / The / the / the / a
D. Ø / Ø / Ø / the / the

7.

– Have you ever learned to drive?
– No, but now I wish I ______.

8.

9.

10.

A. would

B. should

C. have

D. had

My sister won't
examinations.

come

back

A. after

B. to

C. at

D. in

until

______

the

final

Jack got up ______ this morning because mother was on duty
last night, and he had to sleep ______.
A. early / lonely

B. lately / lonely

C. late / alone

D. latter / alone

He lived in London for 3 years, during ______ time he
learned a lot of English.
A. this

B. which

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C. that
11.

12.

13.

14.

D. same

It was true ______ Alice did surprised her mother.
A. that what

B. what that

C. that that

D. all that

Now ______ your turn to be our group leader.
A. there is

B. is going

C. comes

D. has come

Grass, which many animals live on, ______ always green in
the South.
A. is

B. has been

C. will be

D. was

I have three aunts. ______ is in Da Nang, ______ is in Hanoi,
______ is in Hoi An.
A. One / other / the other
B. One / another / the other
C. One / another / a third
D. One / the other / another

15.

– What do you think of the school?
– It's a very good
A. school to study

B. school to studying

C. school to study at

D. studying school

III. READING

Read each of the following passage and then fill in the
numbered blank with a most suitable word or phrase. (2,5 pts)
Steve and Yaser
(1)
met in their chemistry class at an
American university. Yaser was an international student from
Jordan. He was excited to
(2)
an American. He wanted to
learn more about American culture. Yaser hoped that he and Steve
would become good friends.
(3)
, Steve, seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser
warmly before class. Sometimes he
(4)
to study with Yaser. He
even invited Yaser to eat lunch with him but after the semester was
over, Steve seemed more
(5)
. The two former classmates
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didn't see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to
call Steve. Steve didn't seem very interested in talking to him. Yaser
was very hurt by Steve's change of
(6)
"Steve said we were

friends,"Yaser complained. "And I said friends were friends forever. "
Yaser is a little
(7)
. He is an outside to American culture.
He doesn't understand
(8)
Americans view friendship.
Americans' use the word "friend" in a very general way. They may
call both casual acquaintances and close companions "friends".
Americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends and
neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on common
interests. When the
(9)
activity ends, the friendship may
fade. Now Steve and Yaser are no longer classmates. Their
friendship has changed.
In some cultures friendship means a strong life-long bond between
two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they
(10)
. American society is one of rapid changes. Studies show that
one out of five American families every year. American friendships
develop quickly, and they may change just as quickly.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

9.

A. firstly

B. at first

C. first

D. from the first

A. know

B. get to know

C. have known

D. be knowing

A. From the first

B. First

C. Firstly

D. At first

A. offered

B. invited

C. provided

D. suggested

A. strange

B. distant

C. rude

D. unfriendly

A. mind

B. decision

C. attitude

D. heart

A. confused

B. sad

C. worried

D. angry

A. how do

B. why

C. the way

D. whether

A. share

B. shared

C. share-in

D. sharing

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10.

A. want to make friends
B. are built to last
C. long for the friendships
D. are likely to observe each other

IV. WRITING
From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B,
C or D. Choose the best one by circling the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D. (2,5 pts)

1. We / a / lot / of / suggested / things / were / which / all / rejected.
A. We suggested a lot things of which were all rejected.
B. We suggested a lot things which of were all rejected.
C. We suggested a lot of things which were all rejected.
D. We suggested a lot of things which were rejected all.
2. After / house / has / the / been / building / finished, / the / will /
garden / be / planed.
A. After the house has finished been building, the garden will be planed.
B. After the house has been finished building, the garden will be planed.
C. After house has been finished the building, the garden will be planed.
D. After the house has been finished building, the garden be will planed.
3. They / that / say / you / are / best / singer / the / in / the / town.
A. They say that you are the best singer in the town.
B. They say that you are the town singer in the best.
C. They are say that you the best singer in the town.
D. They say that you are the best in the singer town.
4. It / very / kind / was / of / to / help / you / me.
A. It was very kind to you of help me.
B. It was kind very of you to help me.
C. It was very kind of me to help you.
D. It was very kind of you to help me.
5. Mr. Green / Bill / to / asked / come / their / to / last / dinner/ night.
A. Mr Green asked Bill to come to their dinner night last.
B. Mr Green asked to Bill come to their dinner last night.
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C. Mr Green asked Bill to come to their dinner last night.

D. Mr Green asked Bill to come to their last dinner night.

TEST 4
Time alloted: 45 minutes
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. ninth

B. fifth

C. youth

D. therefore

2. A. institute

B. include

C. unique

D. Buddhism

3. A. menu

B. cucumber C. uniform

D. casual

4. A. wisdom

B. sleeveless C. husband

D. outdoors

5. A. install

B. hall

D. lawyer

C. casual

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1.

2.

3.

You may have a look at the report, but you can't __________
it __________ others.
A. share / with

B. give / with

C. share / out

D. share / in

Looking out of the window, Steven __________ an old man
walking towards his office.
A. caught sight of

B. catch sight of

C. kept sight of

D. lost sight of

As he should have got home two hours earlier, we all
__________ his safety.
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4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

A. cared for

B. looked out

C. were afraid of

D. looked for

Meeky, filled with tears, __________ to her mother at the
station until the bus was out of sight.
A. kept to wave

B. kept waving

C. continued to wave

D. continue waving

The engine of the bus was out of order and the bad weather
__________ the worries of the passengers.
A. added to

B. resulted from

C. turned out

D. made up

It seems only seconds ______ you take away the cups on the
table.
A. when

B. till

C. after

D. before

I demanded that the girl ______ harder than before.
A. study

B. studies

C. would study

D. studied

I haven't got a seat ______.
A. to sit

B. to sit on

C. for sit

D. for sitting on

I have finished a large part of the exercises, the rest of
which ______ for Dariel.
A. is

B. are

C. is going to be

D. must be

When I first saw the young man, I could hardly imagine
______ invented the machine to produce the new products.
A. himself

B. he for himself

C. he himself

D. he by himself

Mr.Smith, a young man wants to see you now. ______ he
wait here or outside?
A. Do

B. Will

C. Shall

D. Is

Hoping not to be seen, the little boy rushed in, ______ his
book, and rushed out.
A. picking up

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C. to pick up
13.

14.

15.

D. picked up

She set out soon after dark ______ home an hour later.
A. arriving

B. to arrive

C. having arrived

D. and arrived

So long as you are with a strong will, you will certainly
smooth away the difficulty, ______ great it is.
A. no matter what

B. how

C. whatever

D. however

Silver ______ a book about his childhood last year but I don't
know whether he has finished it.
A. has written

B. wrote

C. had written

D. was writing

III. READING
Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (2,5 pts)
It was the Romans who decided to build the city of London. They
saw that a city with a bridge over the River Thames could be useful,
both for traveling to Europe and for traveling in England.
The Guildhall is the town hall of the city, where you can see both
the old buildings and the new ones. It was built by Dick
Whittington, a name known to all English children. Dick

Whittington was a young man who went to London, with his cat, to
make money. But after a few years, he was still very poor and he
decided to leave the city. Then he heard the bells of London ringing.
He stopped and listened. They seemed to be saying, "Turn again,
Mayor of London." So he turned back deciding to try again. Later, he
became very rich and was Lord Mayor four times between 1397 and
1419. In 1423, he died.
Nearly all the old city was burnt in the fire of 1666. It started on
a Sunday evening in a bread shop. On Tuesday evening, a quarter of
a million people had no homes, and the fire was still burning.
After the fire of London, some Londoners made new homes in new
parts of London. Others wanted to come back, but found the new
houses too expensive. The city started to lose its people. So now the
city has very few shops and homes. The streets are full of thousands
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of offices, and the shops are shut on Saturday, and the restaurants
and pubs shut at six o'clock in the evening. If you go into the city at
eight o'clock at night, you feel you are in a dead world, while a
kilometre away, the streets of the West End are full of people.
1. The Romans built the city of London for the purpose of _____ .
A. becoming famous in the world.
B. making the river the Thames safe and peaceful.
C. traveling to Europe and in England in an easy way.
D. eating a lot of fish easily.
2. According to the second paragraph, we guess that Dick
Whittington was once _____ .

A. a beggar from France.
B. a businessman.
C. a very rich man.
D. a university teacher
3. After the big fire of London, about _____ people became
homeless.
A. 100,000

B. 500,000

C. 250,000

D. 300,000

4. What did the Londoners do after the fire? _____
A. They had to build their houses in old places.
B. They all had to move away.
C. Some made new homes in new places; others had to leave.
D. They turned to the mayor of London for help.
5. If you go into the city at seven o'clock in the evening, _____ .
A. you can still buy something.
B. you cannot buy anything.
C. you can have meal in the restaurant.
D. You will find that the streets are full of people.

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IV. WRITING
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A,
B, C, and D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be
changed in order for the sentence to be correct. (2,5 pts)
1. The manager said "Don't use the office phone on personal calls, Mary."
A

B

C

D

2. He wanted to know to my name was.
A

B

C

D

3. He wanted to buy a new bike but I preventing him from it.
A

B

C

D

4. What is the best place you have ever been?
A

B

C

D

5. I have lived on this house for five years
A B

C

D

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TEST 5
Time alloted: 45 minutes
I. PRONUNCIATION
Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the
answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation
from those of the others. (1,25 pts)
1. A. sail

B. failure

C. nail

D. airline

2. A. hike

B. recognize

C. tip

D. shrine

3. A. shrine

B. home

C. hilly

D. hustle

4. A. surround

B. amount

C. scout

D. anxious

5. A. casual

B. chamber

C. catch

D. usual

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer. (3,75 pts)
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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We didn't think the old man would be able to __________ for
such a long time.
A. persist in

B. hold to

C. stand on

D. hold out

I got impatient waiting for my turn to __________.
A. go out

B. set out

C. come out

D. workout

The soldiers were __________ to help the people who were in
danger in the flood.
A. called for

B. wait for

C. gave up

D. put up

Each student has to __________ a composition once a week.
A. hand on

B. hand out

C. hand in

D. hand over

It was so cold last night. My face __________
standing outside waiting for you.
A. lost feeling

B. lost power

C. went cold

D. went red

because

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6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

The students clean their classroom thoroughly once a week
and it usually ______ them an hour or so.
A. take

B. spend

C. takes

D. cost

My sister is old enough to be ______ being married.
A. defeated

B. prevented

C. avoided

D. failed

Don't ask me. I know nothing about the accident ______
what I've heard on the radio.
A. except

B. besides

C. except that

D. except for

She wants to join the club, but she doesn't know where to
get the ______ about it.
A. composition

B. connection

C. information

D. conversation

Mr. Li is ill, so Mrs. Wang will ______ as our English
teacher.
A. change

B. exchange

C. substitute

D. replace

Some young people always ______ that they will get
everything they want.
A. thinks

B. wish

C. take it for granted

D. sure

What did he say in the letter? I really can't
A. make

B. put

C. run

D. come

it out.

We were watching the football match, when my sister ______
a shout of cry.
A. sent out

B. give out

C. let out

D. put out

You ______ write to your parents at once and explain to
them what has happened in your school.
A. would rather

B. had better

C. would better

D. would like to

The young man gets ______ money by working on holidays.
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A. a lot

B. a great deal

C. plenty

D. extra

III. READING
Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (2,5 pts)
Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our friends? Because
they destroy so many insects, including some of the greatest enemies
of the human race. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in
the world; they would eat up all our crops and kill our flocks and
herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating
animals. Unlike some of the other insect eaters, spiders never do the
least harm to us or do our belongings.

Spiders are not insects, as many people think, nor even nearly
related to them. One can tell the difference almost at a glance for a
spider always has eight legs and an insect never more than six.
How many spiders are engaged in this work on our interest? One
expert on spiders took a count of the spiders in grass field in the
south of England, and he estimated that there are more than 2, 250,
000 in one acre; that is something like 6, 000, 000 spiders of
different kinds on a football pitch. Spiders are busy for at least half
a year in killing insects. It is impossible to make more than the
wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures,
not content with only three meals a day. It has been estimated that
the weight of all the insects destroyed by spiders in Britain in one
year would be greater than the total weight of all the human beings
in the country.
1. From the passage, we know that _____ .
A. spiders do harm to the human race.
B. insects do good to the spiders.
C. insects threaten the human race.
D. spiders are dangerous to the human race.
2. "Insect-eating animals" means _____ .
A. insects that are eaten by animals.
B. animals that don't eat spiders.
C. insects that eat animals.
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D. insect eaters.
3. Which of the following statements is not true according to the

passage? _____ .
A. None of the insects have over six legs.
B. All the insects have over six legs.
C. Neither spiders nor insects have more than ten legs.
D. Spiders are insect-eating animals.
4. "How many spiders are engaged in this work on our interest?"
Which of the following has the closest meaning of the
underlined phrase? _____ .
A. For our profit
B. What interests us most
C. What interests the spiders most
D. Has nothing to do with us
5. "If it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating
animals" means _____ .
A. If there were not the protection that we get from the
spiders.
B. If we get the protection from insect-eating animals.
C. But for the protection that we don't get from the insecteating animals.
D. Without the protection we get from animal-eating insects.
IV. WRITING
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A,
B, C, and D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be
changed in order for the sentence to be correct. (2,5 pts)
1. That was a good meal, was it?
A

B

C D

2. We haven't been from Nha Trang City yet.
A

B

C

D

3. She has been a teachers since 1990.
A

B

C

D

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