Lê Thị Hồng Gấm Secondary School
Full name:……………………..………………
Lớp: 9/….
THE FIRST MID-SEMESTER TEST
English 9
School year: 2022-2023
Time: 45 minutes
Mark: Teacher’s remark:
A. LISTENING
I. Listen to the recording. Decide if the following statements true(T) or
false(F). (1,0 pt)
1. The missing girl is 3 years old. ____________
2. She has short curly hair ____________
3. She’s wearing blue shorts and a short- sleeved white blouse. ____________
4. Her shoes are brown. ____________
II. Fill in each gap with ONE correct word. ONE WORD IS NOT USED (1,0
pt)
doll entrance girl father mother
5. A little ____________ is reported missing.
6. She was last seen 20 minutes ago near the main ____________ to the Car Fair.
7. She may be carrying a large____________
8. Her____________ is waiting for her at the Information Desk.
B. LANGUAGE COMPONENT: (3,0pts)
I. PHONETICS: (0,5pt)
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest: 0,5pt
9. A. baggy B. fashion C. label D. casual
10. A. ẹnjoyed B. impressed C. stopped D. worked
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences. (2,5 ps)
11. Islamic people usually go to the____________ to pray.
A. pagoda B. mosque C. temple D. church
12. “ What is the____________ of Malaysia” ? - “ The ringgit”
A. current B. population C. capital D. currency
13. Lan: What do Vietnamese students usually wear to school ?
Nam: We always wear ____________ .
A. jeans B. suits C. uniforms D. skirts
14. I wish it____________ winter so that I could go skiing.
A. were B. are C. is D. be
A
15. In the 1990s, the sale of jeans ____________ growing.
A. stop B. stoped C. has stopped D. stopped
16. She was really impressed ____________ the friendliness of the people here.
A. by B. in C. with D. on
17. Lan used to ____________ past the church on her way to primary school.
A. walking B. walk C. walked D. walks
18. The bus collected us ____________ 5 o’clock early____________ the
morning.
A. at /on B. at/at C. at/in D. from/in
19. These books ____________ for children.
A. write B. are written C. writing D. wrote.
20. ____________ to Japan? - Yes, twice.
A. Did you ever go B. Do you ever go
C. Are you ever D. Have you ever been
C. READING:
Read the text and do the exercises below
I. Fill each blank from 21 to 26 with one suitable word given in the box below.
ONE WORD IS NOT USED. (1,5 pts)
bearing poor what practical in encourage do
I believe that it is important to wear uniforms when students are at school.
Firstly, uniforms (21)____________ the children to take pride in being the students
of the school they are going to because they are wearing uniforms with labels (22)
____________ their school’s name. Secondly, wearing uniforms helps students feel
equal ( 23)____________ many ways. They all start from the same place whether
they are rich or (24) ____________. They are really friends to one another under
one school roof. Last but not least, it is (25) ____________ to wear uniforms. It
doesn’t take you time to think of (26) ____________ to wear every day.
In conclusion, all students, from primary to high schools should wear
uniforms.
II. Read the text and choose the correct answers to each of the questions from
27 to 30. (1,0 pt)
At 6.30 in the morning, the bus collected Lan and her family from their
home. After picking everyone up, the bus continued north on Highway Number 1.
It crossed the Dragon Bridge and stopped at the gas station to get some more fuel.
Then, it left the highway Number one and turned left onto a smaller road westward.
This road ran between green paddy fields, so the people on the bus could see a lot
of cows and buffaloes. The road ended before a big store beside a pond. Instead of
turning left towards a small airport, the bus went in the opposite direction. It didn’t
stay on that road for very long, but turned left onto a road which went through a
small bamboo forest. Finally, the bus dropped everyone off at the parking lot ten
meters from a big old banyan tree. It parked there and waited for people to come
back in the evening.
27. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage
A. In the countryside B. A wonderful trip
C. A trip to the countryside D. A country picnic
28. The word It in line 10 refers to____________
A. The bus B. The banyan tree C. The airport D. The parking lot
29. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage:
A. The bus collected Lan’s family at half past six.
B. The people on the bus could see a lot of cattle.
C. The bus dropped everyone off at the banyan tree.
D. The bus driver waited for Lan’s family to come back in the evening.
30. How did Lan’s family go to her home village?
A. by train B. by coach C. on foot D. by bus
C. WRITING: (2,5 pts)
I. Use the given words to make meaningful sentences: (1,0 pt)
31. Maryam / Lan / been / pen pals /over two years.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………
32. We / spend / enjoyable / weekend / the country.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
II. Rewrite the second sentence so as it has similar meaning to the one above.
(1,5 pt)
33. “ I can’t visit my grandparents often”
=> I wish……………………………………………………………………………
34. They are going to build a supermaket in my neighborhood.
=> A supermarket ………………………………………………………………
34. I last saw my uncle two months ago
=> I have…………………………………………………………………………
THE END
ĐÁP ÁN BÀI KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
Năm học 2022-2023
A. LISTENING
I. Listen to the recording. Decide if the following statements true or false. 1,0 pt
Làm đúng mỗi câu được 0,25 điểm:
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T
II. Fill in each gap with ONE correct word: 1,0 pt
Điền đúng mỗi chỗ được 0,25 điểm:
5. girl 6. entrance 7. doll 8. father
B. LANGUAGE COMPONENT
I. PHONETICS (0,5 điểm).
Chọn mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,25 điểm
9. C 10. A
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2,5 điểm).
Chọn mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,25 điểm
11.B 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. B 20. D
C. READING (2.5 điểm).
I. (1.5 điểm). Điền đúng mỗi chỗ được 0,25 điểm
21.
encourage
22. bearing 23. in 24. poor 25. practical 26. what
II. (1,0 điểm). Chọn mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,25 điểm
27. C 28. A 29. C 30. D
C. WRITING (2,5 điểm)
I. Complete the sentences :1,0 điểm
Làm đúng mỗi câu đạt 0,5 điểm
31. Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years.
32. We spent an enjoyable weekend in the country.
II. Rewrite the second sentence so as it has similar meaning to the one above.
(1,5 pt)
Làm đúng mỗi câu đạt 0,5 điểm
33.I wish I could visit my grandparents often.
34. A supermarket is going to be built in my neighborhood.
35. Were jeans made two hundred years ago?
Tổng điểm: 10.0
Giáo viên bộ môn
Nguyễn Thị Bích Liên
AUDIO SCRIPT:
Announcer (on Public Announcement):
Attention please. Here is a special announcement. A little girl is reported missing.
She was last seen 20 minutes ago near the main entrance to the Car Fair. Her
name’s Mary and she is 3 years old. She has short dark hair. She is wearing shorts-
blue shorts anhd a long- sleeved white blouse. 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 waiting for
her there. Thank you.