Tran Ngoc Suong Secondary school
Name:……………………………..
Class: 9/ ……
THE FIRST MID- SEMESTER TEST
English 9-Time: 60’( HSKT)
School Year: 2024-2025
Marks: Teacher’s remarks:
………………………………………… ………
A. LISTENING ( 2 ms)
Part 1. Listen and tick T (True) or F (False). (1.0 m)
Statements True False
1. In Tom’s city, there are many facilities for public use.
2. Traffic in Tom’s city is getting worse.The buses are quite old but comfortable.
3. Elena likes spending her free time in shopping malls.
4. In Chi’s city, many teens like street food more than food prepared at home.
Part 2: Listen and complete each sentence with one correct word. (1.0 m)
5. Demi used to live with her parents in London for ……….. years before they moved back to
Giethoorn Village in the Netherlands.
6. At weekends, they visited many attractions in London and famous parks to enjoy the …………….
7. Now, Demi lives in one of the most beautiful ………………in the world.
8. The place Demi likes best is the ……………..
B. LANGUAGE COMPONENT (3 ms)
Part 1 Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (0,5 m)
9. a. grow b. downtown c. crowded d. now
10. a. relax b. chat c. artist d. thanks
Part 2. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2.5 ms)
11. My neighbours ………………….my pets when I am not at home.
a. look around b. hand down c. find out d. take care of
12. “Pho” is the ………………which I like best.
a. fast food b. object c. speciality d. fragrance
13. The road is narrow, so ……………often happens at rush hour.
a. traffic flow b. traffic congestion c. traffic light d. traffic safety
14. The city centre is now packed with high buildings. It looks like an ugly ………………..
a. concrete jungle b. metro c. public amenity d. suburb
15. My brother always exercises to maintain his ……………health.
a. physical b. mental c. optimistic d. balanced
16. If he doesn’t want to get in an accident, he ……………obey traffic rules.
a. should b. must c. can d. may
17. When they visit a city, they usually …………its downtown.
a. carry out b. look after c. look around d. pass down
18. The ………..a city is, the …………..it becomes.
a. safer- liveable b. safer- most liveable c. more safe- more liveable d. safer- more liveable
19. I don’t know ........................to buy traditional handicrafts.
a. who b. how c. what d. where
20. If she ……………….to put on weight, she shouldn’t eat much fast food.
a. isn’t want b. didn’t want c. doesn’t want d. wants
C. READING ( 2.5 ms)
Patr 1. Complete the email with the words in the box.
From: trang@bamboomail.com
To: elena@fastmail.com
Subject: Places of interest in my community
How are you? In your last email, you asked me about places of interest in my community. Now I'll tell
you about them.
I live in a (21)……..…. of Ha Noi. Although It's a small (22) ……..…….., there are enough places of
interest. Near my house there are two parks with a lot of trees and sports facilities. People of all ages go
there to (23) ………..…the fresh air, do exercise, and play badminton or basketball. I also go to these
parks to play badminton with my brother. Another place which people like in our community is the local
library. It has many new books of all kinds. In addition, it holds (24) ……...……. activities for book
lovers, such as book review competitions or meetings with famous (25) …………... Therefore, it attracts
a lot of readers each weekend. When you visit Ha Noi, I'll take you to these places.
Tell me about the places of interest in your area in your next email.
Love,
Trang
D. WRITING (2.5 ms)
Part 1. Find a mistake in the underlined parts and correct it. (0,5 m)
26. If she want to focus on her homework, she should turn off her cell phone.
A B C D
27. The bigger the shopping mall is, the most attractive it is to teens.
A B C D
Part 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word (1m)
28. I love living in my village because it’s a …..…………….place. (live)
29. Cao Lau is the ………………of Hoi An, so you should try it. ( special)
30. Last summer, we donated food and warm clothes to the poor in ………………… areas. ( mountain)
31. We should eat a lot of fruit and ………….……..vegetables like carrots or tomatoes.( colour)
THE END
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