Tran Ngoc Suong Secondary school
Name:……………………………..
Class: 9/ ……
THE FIRST MID- SEMESTER TEST
English 9-Time: 60’
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 ( 1. 25 ms)
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.
enjoy different suburb authors city community
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
Part 2 . Read the passage and answer the questions by circling A, B, C or D.B(1.25 ms)
Twenty years ago, people tried to leave the suburbs for cities but nowadays many people do not want to make
such a move. They say that compared to suburban areas, city life has many drawbacks.
The high cost of living is the first disadvantage. The bigger the city is, the higher the living cost is.
Accommodation and petrol are expensive. Food and drinks are also pricey. Apart from that, city people seem to
suffer from more noise and air pollution. The densely populated neighbourhoods, busy traffic, and big
construction sites make cities noisy and dusty. These are harmful to people's health, such as increasing their stress
levels, disturbing their sleep and making them suffer from breathing problems.
Lack of space is another drawback of city life. House prices are high in the city, so people tend to live in smaller
houses or in apartment blocks. Many cities lack spaces for outdoor activities; therefore, teenagers often hang out
at shopping malls or in entertainment complexes instead of doing sports outdoors.
The cities' authorities are trying to overcome these problems. However, they still have a long way to go before
they can reduce living costs and pollution, and increase green space to make all cities in the world more liveable
places.
26. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The reasons for moving to the suburbs. B. The disadvantages of city life.
C. The high cost of living in cities. D. The causes of pollution in cities.
27. Why does the author mention "accommodation, petrol, food, and drinks" in paragraph 2?
A. To give examples of high living costs. B. To explain how convenient city life is.
C. To describe what city people often lack. D. To suggest city people save money.
28. What does the word "them" in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. bad effects B. stress levels C. city people D. construction sites
29. According to the passage, teenagers often hang out at shopping malls because _____.
A. they find shopping malls interesting B. they have few places outdoor to play
C. they prefer them to entertainment complexes. D. their houses are too small
30. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about city authorities?
A.They are trying to find solutions to city problems. B They hope to lower the costs of living in cities.
C.They want to solve problems for all the world’s cities D. They reduce pollution levels in cities by half last year.
D. WRITING (2.5 ms)
Part 1. Find a mistake in the underlined parts and correct it. (0,5 m)
31. If she want to focus on her homework, she should turn off her cell phone.
A B C D
32. 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)
33. I love living in my village because it’s a …..…………….place. (live)
34. Cao Lau is the ………………of Hoi An, so you should try it. ( special)
35. Last summer, we donated food and warm clothes to the poor in ………………… areas. ( mountain)
36. We should eat a lot of fruit and ………….……..vegetables like carrots or tomatoes.( colour)
Part 3. Write complete sentences with your own ideas.(1m)
37. If you study harder, …………………………………………………………………………………..
38. We can make the air in the city cleaner if ……………………………………………………………