Đề thi giữa kì 1 Tiếng Anh 9 - Đề 14

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH GIỮA KÌ 1 – ĐỀ SỐ 14
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8 points )
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1: A. historical B. system C. landscape D. business Question 2: A. carved B. impressed C. embroidered D. weaved
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs
from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 3: A. museum B. lantern C. impress D. desire Question 4: A. negative B. determine C. forbidden D. attraction
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5:(A) One of the (B) worse diseases (C) mankind has ever (D) faced is cancer.
Question 6: (A) The Jacksons (B) live in a (C) fascinated (D) neighbourhood.
Question 7: We (A) reached the (B) nearest village after (C) walked (D) for 30 minutes.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.


Question 8: What do you usually wear _____ weekdays? A. on B. at C. of D. in
Question 9: I’m responsible for cooking dinner as my mother usually works _________. A. lately B. early C. later D. late
Question 10: I usually _________ my younger sisters when my parents are away on business. A. take off B. take care of C. take over D. take after
Question 11: When I turned up, the hall was already _____ of teenagers. A. packed B. crowded C. full D. jammed
Question 12: They…………..in touch since they…………..school 2 years ago. A. kept/ have left B. have kept/ leave C. have kept/ left D. keep/ had left
Question 13: The roads are very ______ in rush hours so you should drive carefully. A. busy B. noisy C. bumpy D. crazy
Question 14: She enjoys _______ ___________ her health. A. swim/to swim B. swimming/ improve C. to swim/ improve D. swimming/ to improve


Question 15: Japan is the…………..developed country in the world. A. most two B. two most C. second most D. second in most
Question 16: When I was a child, my father used _____ me to school by bike. A. to taking B. to take C. to drive D. to driving
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable
response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 17: Mai: “I love studying science as it allows me to answer questions about the natural world.” Tim: “_________” A. No, I won’t. B. Neither do I. C. Yes, I like it. D. So do I.
Question 18: – How do you feel about your English now? - “ ________________” A. All right.
B. I’m fluent in English now.
C. English is not my mother tongue.
D. English is the official language in the world.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19: I didn’t think his comments were very appropriate at that time. A. right B. correct C. exact D. suitable
Question 20: Have you found out how much all this is going to cost? Is it expensive?
A. got information about B. found by chance
C. talked to someone about
D. met someone and asked


Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Question 21: A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself so that its enemies cannot find it. A. cover B. beautify C. show D. locate
Question 22: You have a problem with your classmates at school and you don’t know
who to talk to. You may feel depressed. A. worried B. stressed C. delighted D. tense
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
It's quite rare to meet teenagers who don't like sports. When you are young, you know
how important (23)______ to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong,
and for that reason, you often concentrate on just one sport with so (24)______
enthusiasm that in the end, you can't live without it. The problem is, though, that as you
grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age, you have to study harder if you
want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to
do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best (25)______ for many sports,
such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will
probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time
on (26)______ while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good
at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (27)______ to get a good job. Somehow, it doesn't seem fair. Question 23: A. this is B. you are C. it is D. things are Question 24: A. keen B. many