The First Semester Exam - Grade 9

KỲ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
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Part A: LISTENING COMPREHESION (2,0pts)
I. Listen to the recording three times, then pick out the correct answer A,B,C or D to fill in the gap. (1,0pt)
Attention please. Here is a special (1)....... A little girl is reported missing. She was (2)…… seen 20 minutes ago near the main entrance to the Car Fair. Her name is Mary and she is 3 years old. She has short dark hair. She’s wearing shorts – blue shorts and a long sleeved white (3)……. She’s wearing a pair of shoes- brown shoes. She may be carrying a large doll.
If you see Mary, Please bring her to the Information Desk. Her father’s (4)…… for her there. Thank you.

1.
A. announcement
B. Olympic report
C. school bulletin
D. notice board

2.
A. recently
B. last
C. timely
D. lately

3.
A. T-shirt
B. sweater
C. blouse
D. jacket

4.
A. looking for
B. asking for
C. sending for
D. waiting for


II. Listen to the recording three times, then state whether the statements are True or False. (1,0pt)

1. At 6:30 in the morning, the bus collected Ba and his family from their home. …………........
2. The bus stopped at a gas station to get some more fuel before crossing the Dragon Bridge……
3. The smaller road westward ended before a supermarket by a river. ………………………
4. The bus dropped everyone off at a big old banyan tree at the entrance to Ba’s village. ……….

Part B: PRONUNCIATION. (1,0pt)

III. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,5pt)
1.
A. ought
B. neighborhood
C. laugh
D. night

2.
A. watches
B. clothes
C. couches
D. benches


IV. Pick out the word whose primary stress mark is placed differently from that of the others. (0,5pt)

1.
A. divide
B. provide
C. supply
D. carry

2.
A. uncountable
B. fashionable
C. socialize
D. probable


Part C: VOCABULARY & STRUCTURES. (2,0pts)

V. Choose the correct option A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences. (2,0pts)
1. Maryam was really impressed by the ……….of the city and by the friendliness of Hanoi people.
A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautify
D. beautifully

2. Malaysia ……………by 640 km of the sea and together comprise an area of 329,758 sq km.
A. are separating
B. is separated
C. were separated
D. has been separated

3. The design and material of the Ao Dai used for men were different………those used for women by tradition.
A. of
B. against
C. from
D. for

4. In the 1960s, many university and college students loved wearing jeans due to the designers’ making different………….of jeans.
A. painted jeans
B. embroidered jeans
C. trade marks
D. styles

5. After two hours …………by bus, they reached the entrance to Ba’s village.
A. traveling
B. to travel
C. traveled
D. travels

6. Since Van arrived, he ………….a lot about life on the farm.
A. will learn
B. has been learning
C. learned
D. is learning

7. The examiner asked me how I ……………. English in the future.
A. will use
B. are use
C. had used
D. would used

8. …………., the Internet is a very fast and convenient way to get information.
A. from my opinion
B. according to my opinion
C. because of my opinion
D. in my opinion


Part D: READING COMPREHESION. (2,0pts)

VI. Choose one best option to complete the sentence

One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper. The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social economic and entertainment happenings, among other things .Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers publish at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers