đề thi trắc nghiệm Anh 9 HK1 - VINH

I. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question:
Chiang Mai, also sometimes written as “Chiengmai”, is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province. It is about 800 kilometers north of Bangkok, among some of the highest mountains in the country. The city stands on the Ping River, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River. In recent years, Chiang Mai has become an increasingly modern city, although it lacks the cosmopolitan gloss of Bangkok. It has many attractions for the thousands of foreign visitors who come to the city each year. Chiang Mai’s historic strength derived from its important strategic location near a southern branch of the ancient Silk Road, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important center for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery particular silver, and woodcarving.
Where is Chiang Mai ? (1)
A. in the east of Thailand B. in the south of Thailand
C. in the north of Thailand D. in the centre of Thailand
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Which of the following sentences is NOT true about Chiang Mai ? (1)
A. It is the largest city in Thailand.
B. It is the capital city of Chiang Mai Province.
C. It is surrounded by high mountains.
D. It is over one thousand kilometers from the capital of Thailand.
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Chiang Mai is now ________. (2)
A. a quickly developing city B. famous for its rivers
C. an ancient city D. near the Silk road
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Which jewellery is Chiang Mai most famous for? (2)
A. umbrellas B. silver C. woodcarving D. silks
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The world “significant” in line 2 means _________ (3)
A. ancient B. large C. important D. developed
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I. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question:
The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter – I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. Now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.
We also made of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life. In fact, in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss real life.
What did the writer like most about living in the country? (1)
A. Flowers in spring     B. Leaves in autumn
C. The wild animals and the plants    D. The change of seasons
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What does the word “them” in line 2 refer to? (2)
A. four seasons.    B. winter and autumn
C. countryside people    D. plants
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In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries ? (1)
A. Spring   B. Summer 
C. Autumn  D. Winter
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Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country ? (2)
A. Because it was frozen   B. Because it was very fat 
C. Because it was not good  D. Because it was not very fresh.
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Which of the following sentences is NOT true? (3)
People in the city can grow vegetables all year round.
In the countryside turnips are grown in winter
The writer often eat frozen and tinned food now.
Many city people think they live better than those in the country.
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UNIT 1 : A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage:

When Malaysia became (1)________ , Malay language was chosen as the National Language. The reason (2)________ this choice is that it is the language of the Malays who are the natives of Malaysia.
The government of Malaysia takes pride in promoting this language among all the races in Malaysia. The Chinese, the Indians and other non-Malay communities (3)________the decision of the government. It is the (4)________ language of the country.
In Malaysia, the national language (5)________ the Bahasa Malaysia. It is the language of (6)________ in schools. Since the introduction of Malay