Đề thi lớp 9 học kì 1 môn tiếng anh năm 2012 đề số 9

Bắc sơn mnority boarding secondary school
FULL NAME : ……………………………………………………………
CLASS
: 9A

TEST OF ENGLISH

MARKS

Time allotted : 45’ (2/2 )

I_ Choose the best answer ( 3 , 5ms)
1. Trinh Cong Son , ....................... composed many famous songs , died some years ago.

A. whose
B. that
C. Both A and B are correct
D. who
tropical storm which ........................120 kilometers per hour is called a cyclone in
Australia.
A. reaches
B. shines
C. strikes
D. behaves
3. Seventy-five .....................the body is water.
A. per cent
B. per cent of
C. per cent in
D. per cent to
4. One of the most important ...........................for Vietnamese people is Tet.
A. celebrated

B. celebration
C. celebrating
D. celebrate
5. The English picture book .......................................yesterday is very interesting.
A. that I bought it
B. which I bought
C. Both B and D are correct
D. I bought
6. I always watch the weather ................................on T.V. to see how the following day's
weather is.
A. movement
B. result
C. forecast
D. program
7. That is the man ...........................son died in the war .
A. who
B. whom
C. his
D. whose
8. Qui Nhon will be sunny tomorrow and the temperature will be ......................25 0C and 300 C .
A. between
B. about
C. from
D. both
9. 1890 is the year .............................Uncle Ho was born.
A. where
B. whose
C. when
D. which
10. The hotel .............................we stayed for a week was very comfortable.

A. which
B. whose
C. whom
D. where
11. The word "..................................." comes from Chinese.
A. hurricane
B. earthquake
C. cyclone
D. typhoon
12. Mrs Lan lives happily ....................she is poor.
A. if
B. although
C. because
D. when
13. The girl is beautiful ; however , many young men don’t like her.
A.Many young men don’t like the girl although she is beautiful .
B. The girl is beautiful , so many young men like her .
C. The girl whom many young men don’t like is beautiful.
D.Many young men don’t like the girl because she is beautiful .
14. The school year usually finishes .................................... late solar May.
A. in
B. between
C. for
D. on
2. A

II_ Read the following passage and do the exercise below (2 ms)

Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes burnt to the ground
because of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923 . The earthquake began a minute before noon

when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals . All the food and stoves
fell onto the ground as soon as the earth began to shake . Therefore , small fires occurred
and quickly spread . The fire trucks came to help 10 minutes late because many of the


streets were too crowded then . As a result , more people were killed in the fires than by the
collapse of buildings .
1. _____ Five hundred thousand homes were completely destroyed .
2. _____ The earthquake occurred at night .
3. _____ The fire trucks arrived late because of many crowded streets.
4. _____ The collapse of buildings itself killed the majority of a hundred thousand
people.
III_ Fill in each blank in the passage with the suitable word ( 2 ms)
( who

and

on

presents

decorated

celebrate

lot

buying )

Every year , Christmas falls …………………………………………… December 25 when Christians all over

the world ………………………………….………………… the birth of Jesus Christ . Most people celebrate this
festival by ………………………….……………………… presents for family members ……………………………….……………………
friends . The streets are also very beautifully …………………………………………………………… with bells ,
Christmas trees and a …………………………….…………….………… of lights . Many children believe Santa Claus
, a kind old man …………………………………………………………………… lives in the North Pole , will give out
…………………………………..………….………… on Christmas Day .
IV_ Use the words given to write a complete letter : ( 2 , 5 ms )

Dear Mary,
Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party .
1. I / be / afraid / not be able / come .
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. I / many things to do / this week .
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I wish / can go / party .
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. I ‘d like / send / dictionary / as a gift.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I / hope / like it .

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Yours truly ,

I wish you a happy birthday party .