The First semester Test Number 2 - Grade 9

KỲ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
(Exam paper 2)
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Part A: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (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)

I. Listen to the recording twice, then circle the correct answer A,B,C or D to complete the following sentence. (1 pt)

1. At ......in the morning, the bus collected Ba and his family from their home.
A. half past six
B. a quarter to six
C. half past seven
D. ten to six

2. The bus continued north on Highway No I after ……………………………
A. taking some more fuel
B. letting people have breakfast

C. getting out of the garage
D. picking everyone up

3. The people could see a lot of cows and buffalos……………………………..
A. on a smaller road westward
B. before a big store and beside a pond

C. at the fuel station
D. in the opposite direction

4. The big old banyan tree is …………………..from the parking lot.
A. 100 meters
B. 10 meters
C. 500 meters
D. 9 meters


II. Listen to the conversation between Nga and Kate, then decide whether the following statements are True or False. (1 pt)

Statements
True
False

1. Nga is studying English in Brighton.



2. She works for a national bank in Ho Chi minh City.



3. She thinks English is a very useful languages.



4. She hopes she can communicate with anybody that uses English.




Part B: PRONUNCIATION. (1,0pt)

III. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,5pt)

1.
A. city
B. century
C. official
D. notice

2.
A. character
B. chemistry
C. school
D. exchange


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

1.
A. fashionable
B. exchangeable
C. comfortable
D. breakable

2.
A. tourist
B. existence
C. classical
D. forest


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

V. Choose the correct option A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences. (2,0pts)

1. Whether I shall go on a trip to my home village this summer or not depends……my parents.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. of

2. Buddhism is an official……………….in Vietnam.
A. religion
B. region
C. pigeon
D. origin

3. The Ao Dai is described as a long silk tunic that is slit on the side and……over loose pants.
A. wears
B. wearing
C. wore
D. worn

4. In the 1980s, sales of jeans went up and up. What does “went up and up” mean?
A. increased
B. decreased
C. descended
D. went backward

5. The journey to Ba’s village is very……… . People were very…………..in it.
A. interested/interesting
B. interest/interested
C. interesting/interest
D. interesting/interested

6. We have been learning English……four years now.
A. for
B. since
D. until
D. up to

7. She told me that she would be there ……………..
A. the following day
B. tomorrow
C. the previous day
D. two days before

8. ………television, people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programs.
A. Thank you to
B. Thanks to
C. Thankful to
D. Many thanks to


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

VI. Choose one best option to complete the sentence

John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a professor. He has been a senior lecturer since then. He is very well-known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He has been to Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam to give lectures dealing with “disabled students and integrated education”. He was married