Đề thi tiếng anh 9 trường Lê Lợi

PHÒNG GD & ĐT QUẬN 3
TRƯỜNG THCS LÊ LỢI
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1 – THAM KHẢO
MÔN KIỂM TRA: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI LỚP: 9

2017- 2018

I/ Choose and circle the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
1. Islam is the country’s official _____ in Malaysia.
A. region
B. currency
C. religion
D. capital
2. Are all the students used _____ their summer vacation in the countryside?
A. to spend
B. to spending
C. spending
D. spend
3. The examination will be held _____ the twelfth of December.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. to
4. Study harder _____.
A. if you will pass the exam
B. or you will pass the exam
C. unless you will pass the exam
D. and you will pass the exam
5. – He is not interested in Physics, is he? – _____.
A. No problem
B. I promise he isn’t C. Yes, he isn’t at all D. No, he isn’t, I’m afraid

6. My brother was tired, _____ he took a rest before continuing his work.
A. and
B. but
C. so
D. however
7. Her house looks very large and beautiful. It is a _____ house.
A. seven-rooms
B. seven-room
C. seventh-room
D. seven rooms
8. Listen! What language _____ by those people?
A. is being spoken
B. are being spoken C. are speaking
D. are they speaking
9. Look at this sign. What does it mean?

A. Dropping litter is forbidden.
B. Empty the garbage.
C. Put the rubbish into the bin.
D. No littering.
10. Look at this sign. What do you think about it?
A. I allow myself to make noise.
B. I should keep quiet.
C. I shouldn’t point my finger to the nose.
D. I can talk as much as possible.
II/ Read the following passage and do the tasks below. (1.5 pts)
About 200 million people use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet
allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. E-mail allows users to send
documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least five minutes.
People can use the Internet to do shopping, so they can save a lot of time. It is possible to use the

Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive email online instead of attending traditional classes.
Decide if the statements from 11 to 14 are TRUE or FALSE
11. The Internet is useful for millions of people.
______
12. People cannot use the Internet for multi-purposes.
______
13. Using the Internet for education is impossible.
______
14. Online shopping does not help people save time.
______
Choose and circle the best option to answer these questions


15. The Internet allows people ______.
A. not to work
B. to work at home C. to travel to work D. to stay at home and rest
16. E-mail can be used to send ______.
A. information
B. documents
C. pictures
D. all are correct
III/ Choose and circle the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage. (2.0 pts)
According to the Website, it often takes 20 minutes for (17)____ to reach the peak of
Fansipan Mountain. It is considered as the rooftop of Indochina. Thanks (18)____ the cable car
system, we can visit it (19)____. The system runs from Sapa town to the peak of Fansipan
Mountain. From the cable cars, visitors can (20)____ the wonderful landscapes and pure air of the
beautiful mountainous town. Sapa is famous for its natural sites (21)____ Silver Waterfall, Ham
Rong Mountain, Rattan Bridge, Ta Phin Cave, Bamboo Forest (22)____ Sapa Ancient Rock Field
in Muong Hoa Valley. In addition, the town is home to various unique (23)____ festivals such as
Bac Ha Market and Sapa “Love Market”. Sapa is listed among the world’s most (24)____

destinations.
17. A. tourist
B. visitors
C. visitor
D. visitant
18. A. with
B. on
C. for
D. to
19. A. ease
B. easy
C. easily
D. difficultly
20. A. enjoy
B. enjoys
C. enjoyable
D. enjoyably
21. A. include
B. includes
C. included
D. including
22. A. but
B. and
C. so
D. or
23. A. traditional
B. traditionally
C. traditionalist D. tradition
24. A. attract
B. actraction

C. attractive
D. attractively
IV/ Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
25. We find the English speaking contest ______.
(interest)
26. Our teachers always ______ us to better our knowledge.
(encouragement)
27. A lighthouse marks the ______ to the harbour.
(enter)
28. Housework has ______ been regarded as women’s work.
(tradition)
29. He is one of the most ______ in this campaign.
(activity)
30. My new car is more ______ than the one I had before.
(economy)
V/ Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)
31. too much time/ my father/ not/ computer games / asked me / to spend/ playing//
_______________________________________________________________________
32. read/ before/ I/ a novel/ so/ never/ have/ good//
_______________________________________________________________________
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. Minh spends two hours doing his homework every day.
 It ________________________________________________________________________
34. Because she has spare time, she visits her friends on Sundays.
 She _____________________, ______________________________________ on Sundays.
35. Vinh said to his teacher, “I’m sorry I usually leave my textbooks at home.”
 Vinh’s teacher wishes that he _______________________________________ from then on.
36. “What kinds of books do you like best, Linda?”
 Peter asked ________________________________________________________________.

KEYS AND INSTRUCTIONS
I/ Choose and circle the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
1. Islam is the country’s official _____ in Malaysia.
A. region
B. currency
C. religion
D. capital
2. Are all the students used _____ their summer vacation in the countryside?
A. to spend
B. to spending
C. spending
D. spend
3. The examination will be held _____ the twelfth of December.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. to
4. Study harder _____.
A. if you will pass the exam
B. or you will pass the exam
C. unless you will pass the exam
D. and you will pass the exam
5. – He is not interested in Physics, is he? – _____.
A. No problem
B. I promise he isn’t C. Yes, he isn’t at all D. No, he isn’t, I’m afraid
6. My brother was tired, _____ he took a rest before continuing his work.
A. and
B. but

C. so
D. however
7. Her house looks very large and beautiful. It is a _____ house.
A. seven-rooms
B. seven-room
C. seventh-room
D. seven rooms
8. Listen! What language _____ by those people?
A. is being spoken B. are being spoken C. are speaking
D. are they speaking
9. Look at this sign. What does it mean?
A. Dropping litter is forbidden.
B. Empty the garbage.
C. Put the rubbish into the bin.
D. No littering.
10. Look at this sign. What do you think about it?
A. I allow myself to make noise.
B. I should keep quiet.
C. I shouldn’t point my finger to the nose.
D. I can talk as much as possible.
II/ Read the following passage and do the tasks below. (1.5 pts)
About 200 million people use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet
allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. E-mail allows users to send
documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least five minutes.
People can use the Internet to do shopping, so they can save a lot of time. It is possible to use the
Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive email online instead of attending traditional classes.
Decide if the statements from 11 to 14 are TRUE or FALSE
11. The Internet is useful for millions of people.
TRUE
12. People cannot use the Internet for multi-purposes.

FALSE
13. Using the Internet for education is impossible.
FALSE
14. Online shopping does not help people save time.
FALSE
Choose and circle the best option to answer these questions
15. The Internet allows people __B___.
A. not to work
B. to work at home C. to travel to work D. to stay at home and rest
16. E-mail can be used to send __D__.
A. information
B. documents
C. pictures
D. all are correct


III/ Choose and circle the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage. (2.0 pts)
According to the Website, it often takes 20 minutes for (17)____ to reach the peak of
Fansipan Mountain. It is considered as the rooftop of Indochina. Thanks (18)____ the cable car
system, we can visit it (19)____. The system runs from Sapa town to the peak of Fansipan
Mountain. From the cable cars, visitors can (20)____ the wonderful landscapes and pure air of the
beautiful mountainous town. Sapa is famous for its natural sites (21)____ Silver Waterfall, Ham
Rong Mountain, Rattan Bridge, Ta Phin Cave, Bamboo Forest (22)____ Sapa Ancient Rock Field
in Muong Hoa Valley. In addition, the town is home to various unique (23)____ festivals such as
Bac Ha Market and Sapa “Love Market”. Sapa is listed among the world’s most (24)____
destinations.
18. A. tourist
B. visitors
C. visitor
D. visitant

31. A. with
B. on
C. for
D. to
32. A. ease
B. easy
C. easily
D. difficultly
33. A. enjoy
B. enjoys
C. enjoyable
D. enjoyably
34. A. include
B. includes
C. included
D. including
35. A. but
B. and
C. so
D. or
36. A. traditional B. traditionally
C. traditionalist D. tradition
37. A. attract
B. actraction
C. attractive
D. attractively
IV/ Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
38. We find the English speaking contest interesting.
(interest)
39. We are thankful to our teachers who always encourage us to better our knowledge.

(encouragement)
40. A lighthouse marks the entrance to the harbour.
(enter)
41. Housework has traditionally been regarded as women’s work.
(tradition)
42. He is one of the most activists in this campaign.
(activity)
43. My new car is more economical than the one I had before.
(economy)
V/ Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)
31. too much time/ my father/ not/ computer games / asked me / to spend/ playing//
My father asked me not to spend too much time playing computer games.
32. read/ before/ I/ a novel/ so/ never/ have/ good//
I have never read so good a novel before.
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. Minh spends two hours doing his homework every day.
 It takes Minh two hours to do his homework every day.
(0.25)
(0.25)
34. Because she has spare time, she visits her friends on Sundays.
 She has spare time, so she visits her friends on Sundays.
(0.25)
(0.25)
35. Vinh said to his teacher, “I’m sorry I usually leave my textbooks at home.”
 Vinh’s teacher wishes that he wouldn’t leave his textbooks at home from then on.
(0.25)
(0.25)
36. “What kind of books do you like best, Linda?”
 Peter asked Linda what kind of books she liked best.

(0.25)
(0.25)
THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST