Đề thi học kỳ 1

Trường:……………………………………..
Lớp:…………………………………………..
Tên:…………………………………………..
Ngày KT: 29-12-2006
PHÒNG GD&ĐT H. BÌNH CHÁNH
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
Môn: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian: 60 phút
Điểm:


Listen to the conversation between Nga and Kate. Choose the correct word. (1.5m)
Nga’s studying English for her…………………
A. job B. hobby C. pleasure D. bank
She learned English at…………………………..
A. school B. university C. school and university D. language center
She works for…………………….in Hanoi.
A. a bank B. an international bank C. a national bank D. a university
She needs to improve her…………………………
A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing
Her listening is……………………..
A. excellent B. terrible C. good D. bad
She thinks English is very……………………..
A. useful B. easy C. difficult D. useless
Choose the most suitable words to fill in the blanks of the following sentences. (2.5ms)
They enjoy……………………to music in the evening.
A. listen B. listened C. listening D. being listened
The examiner asked Lan……………………aspect of learning English she found most difficult.
A. who B. what C. where D. which
Nowadays, people can get a lot of benefits……………………television.
A. to B. from C. on D. in
Tom never goes fishing in the winter, …………………….?
A. does Tom B. doesn’t he C. does he D. doesn’t Tom
If he……………………harder, the results would be better.
A. has worked B. works C. will work D. worked
My village lies near……………………….of a mountain and by a river.
A. the foot B. the leg C. the feet D. the legs
My father…………………teaching in a small village 10 years ago.
A. starts B. started C. has started D. is starting
The national dress of Japanese women is……………………..
A. kimono B. ao dai C. sari D. jeans
Young generation is………………….of wearing jeans because of the stylish design.
A. proud B. fond C. afraid D. interested
He arrived in England……………………….Thursday afternoon.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets. (1m)
…………………………..is a film or television program giving facts about something. (document)
The Muc Tim is………………………..read by all teenagers. (wide)
My sister is working for a…………………………bank in HCM city. (nation)
Who……………………………the telegraph? (invention)

Reading comprehension.
Read the passage carefully, then write T if the statement is true, F if the statement is false or N if the statement is not given. (1m)
Why did English become the international language? In the middle of the 19th century, French was the international language. Then Britain became very powerful in the world. England started colonies in North America and India in the 17th century. By 1900 England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa and the South Pacific. The people in the colonies had to use English. Slowly it became more important than French internationally. After the Second World War, the United States became very powerful, and even more people began to learn English.
English has more words than any other language. The grammar is simpler than the other major languages. However, English spelling is difficult. Foreigners all have trouble spelling English. So do native speakers.

English slowly became the international language after Britain had more
colonies in other parts of the world.
English had to be used all over the world.
English grammar is difficult to learn.
People have trouble learning English because English spelling isn’t easy.
Read the passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D to complete each gap. (2ms)
We live in an area (1)……………television is the nation pastime. Since the (2)………………of television set many people have been (3)………………………more of their (4)………………………time watching television (5)…………………doing anything else. Many (6)……………………the television addicts feel that this particular pastime is not a bad one; indeed, they argue that people can (7)………………a great deal from (8)………………………television.
1. A. where B. when C. what D. why
2. A. appearance B. invention C. disappearance