KIEM TRA 1 TIET LAN 2 HOT

…………………... SECONDARY SCHOOL
Name: …………………………………….
Class: …………………………………….

KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT LẦN 2
Subject: English 9
Time: 45 minutes
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PART A : USE OF ENGLISH
I.Complete the sentences using the word in brackets.(1pt)
1.I don’ know many English words. I wish I (know) _________more English words.
2.Paper money _______ on these Pacific islands.(not/be used)
3.I wish I (have)_______ a car. It would make my life so much easier.
4.I _________ getting up early in the morning( be used)
II. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D.(2pt)
1.I wish everybody _____ aware of the important of preserving their culture.
A. is

B. are

C. will be

D. were

2. There is usually a _____ gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is
changing so fast.
A. age

B. value

C. generation

D. seniority

3. Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common _____ in many Asian
countries.
A. behavior

B. practice

C. tradition

D. occasion

4. Nam: Would you like to participate in this “Preserving the past” project?
Lan: _________
A. How cool! B. Wow, I can’t imagine that.
time.

C. Sure

D. I wish I could go back to that

5. Your brain will grow and you’ll have improved self-control and_______ skills
A. housekeeping
B. reasoning
C. social

D. emotion control
6. The farmers in my home village _____ transport rice home on trucks. They used buffalodriven carts.
A. used

B. used to

C. didn’t use

D. didn’t use to

7. Which underlined word/ group is grammatically incorrect?
a. We wish we can consult an expert on how to solve this problem.
A

B

C

D


b. When we are on holiday, we used to go to the beach every day.
A

B

C

D

PART B: READING
III.Read the passage and answer the questions: (2pt)
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his
teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because hearing problems, Edison had difficulty
in following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of
the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was
the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the
telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books had
excellent memory and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing
problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him
concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day.
He used to say "Genius was I percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration". When he died
on October 18, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1.When was Thomas Edison born?
__________________________________________________________________
2. Did he have difficulty in hearing?
__________________________________________________________________
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?
__________________________________________________________________
4. How long did he use to work every day?
______________________________________________________________
IV. Choose a word/phrase from the box the complete the sentences.(2pt)
physical

traditions

street vendors

worry

acting out

behaviour

loudspeaker

imagination

1. Eating from_______________ is a popular habit of people in big cities in Viet Nam.
2. Every country has its own customs and_______________.
3. _______________ punishment was common at schools in the past.
4. He could be fired for his rude _______________ towards the VIP guest.
5. A _______________ is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear
it from a distance.
6. Use your_______________ and draw a picture of your dream house.
7. Children love_______________ the stories as they tell them.
8. Women in the past did not have to _______________ too much about their weight, diets,
or obesity.


PART C : WRITING
V.Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence,bengining with the given words.(3.0pt)
1.She lives in a small flat now.
 She wishes....................................................................................
2. My aunt doesn’t make banh chung at Tet any more.(used to)
 My aunt.......................................................................................
3. “Do you like pop music?” Nam said to me
 Nam asked......................................................................................

4.. “ Are you going to move to live in the countryside?”
She asked me……………………………………………………........
5.My sister is too short to play volleyball.
My sister wishes ................................................................................
6. The school woman / got accustomed / teaching / crowed class.
.............................................................................................................