Đề tiếng anh lớp 9 trường Á Châu

Trường THCS Lê Quý Đôn – Quận 3

Bài kiểm tra thử - HK1

Mật mã:

Lớp: 9/__

Môn: Tiếng Anh – Khối lớp: 9

Họ và Tên: ___________________________

Ngày kiểm tra: ___________

Số thứ tự

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Điểm

Nhận xét và chữ ký của giám khảo

Mật mã:
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I/ Choose and circle the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space or best substitutes the
underlined part in each sentence or best describes the photo. (2.5 pts)
1. When I was a child, I _____ a tricycle.
A. use to ride

B. ride

C. used to riding

D. didn’t use to ride

2. The ao dai consists of a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants.
A. comprises

B. gets

C. divides

D. takes

3. Mary, have seen our school’s _____ in today’s edition of the ‘Times’?
A. advertising

B. advertisement

C. advertiser

D. advertise

C. whether

D. but

C. do they

D. did they

C. to ask / keeping

D. asking / to keep

4. They asked me _____ I liked watching TV.
A. so

B. that

5. Nobody wants the rest of this pizza, _____?
A. don’t they

B. didn’t they

6. It’s no use_____ children _____ quiet.
A. to ask / to keep

B. asking / keeping

7. Should all motorcyclists be __________ to wear helmets?

A. interested

B. impressed

C. compulsory

D. ought

8. This kind of jacket is considered __________ very fashionable these days.

A. be

B. as

C. being

D. to be

9. Look at this photo and circle the statement (A, B, C, or D) that best describes it.
A.
B.
C.
D.

They’re working together at a desk.
They’re helping each other move a computer.
They’re handing decorations.
They’re arranging some furniture in a room.

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10. Look at this photo and circle the statement (A, B, C, or D) that best describes it.
A.
B.
C.
D.

A purchase is being made.
The shopper is putting groceries in a plastic bag.
The woman is paying the cashier for the clothes.
There are some boxes under the counter.

II/ Read the following passage and do the tasks below. (1.5 pts)
English is spoken as a first language by just under 400 million people in the United States, the United
Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc. It comes after Mandarin and then Spanish as the
language with the most native speakers.
However, English is learned most widely in the world as a second or foreign language. Around a billion
people all over the world use English not as their second or foreign language. All its speakers put together,
English is probably the most commonly spoken language in the world.
The question, though, is not actually the number of speakers; English is the language of commerce,
international communication and science all over the world. It is one of the official languages of the United
Nations, of the European Union, and of many other international organizations. English has now become a key
language in the world through newspapers, books, the telegraph, the telephone, radio, television, and the
Internet as well as the rise of the United States as a superpower.
Read the passage carefully, and then decide these statements are True or False
11. Canada is one of the English-speaking countries.

__________

12. Mandarin has the largest number of native speakers in the world.

__________

13. Spanish has a significant number of speakers in the world.

__________

14. English is used in different fields but in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia,
and New Zealand only.

__________

Choose and circle the best option to complete items 15-16
15. The main idea of this passage is ____________________.
A. the popularity of English
B. the commonly spoken languages around the world
C. the people speaking English
D. common foreign languages – English, Mandarin and Spanish
16. It can be inferred from the passage that English ____________________.
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B. is only used in international organizations
C. is spoken as much as Mandarin
D. is an important language of media worldwide
III/ Choose and circle the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage. (2.0 pts)
Many of the things we do depend on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, (17)
_____ a phone call or going to the cinema all involve information (18) _____ is stored, processed and
communicated. In the past, the information used to (19) _____ kept on paper in the form of, for example,
books, newspapers and timetables. Now, more and more information is put on computers.
Computers play a (20) _____ in our everyday lives. Consider the use of computers in (21) _____ shops
and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to (22) _____ very large
amounts of information. They have to make sure there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy;

they need to be able to re-order before stocks (23) _____ out, to decide which things are selling well and so on.
All these processes are performed quickly and efficiently (24) _____ computers.
17. A. make

B. making

C. to make

D. made

18. A. that

B. who

C. whom

D. A & B are correct.

B. be

C. been

D. has been

19. A. being
20. A. part

B. role

C. field

D. A & B are correct.

21. A. both

B. neither

C. either

D. not only

22. A. deal out

B. dealt

C. deal with

D. dealt with

C. get

D. work

23. A. go
24. A. in

B. run
B. on

C. by

D. without

IV/ Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
25. If John keeps acting __________________, we will stay away from him.
(polite)
26. Computer is one of the most important __________________ of the 20th century.
(invent)
27. I watch the news every day because it’s very __________________.
(inform)
28. He will be twenty next year. He is expected to be financially _________________ of his parents. (depend)
29. We were absolutely __________________ by the manger’s work.
(impress)
30. He is going to attend Mary’s birthday party. He needs to dress __________________.
(fashion)

V/ Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)
31. basketball / The / enough / were / wish / boys / they / tall / play / to /
______________________________________________________________________________.
32. three / a / dentist / The / me / to / advised / brush / my / times / day / teeth /
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VI/ Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it. (2.0 pts)
33. The last time we saw this film was five months ago.
 We haven’t _____________________________________________________________________.

34. The book was so interesting that I couldn’t put it down.
 It was such _____________________________________________________________________.
35. ‘Will you be home this evening, Tom?’ Robert asked.
 Robert asked ____________________________________________________________________.
36. Hurry up or you will miss the last bus.
 Unless _________________________________________________________________________.
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