Đề kiểm tra 1 tiết lần 2 học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

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Class:
ONE – PERIOD TEST 2
ENGLISH 9
TIME : 45 minutes
Part 1 : USE OF ENGLISH
I.Complete the sentences using the word in brackets:
1.I don’ know many English words. I wish I (know) _________more English words.
2.Paper money _______ on these Pacific islands.(not/be used)
3.I wish I (have)_______ a car. It would make my life so much easier.
4.I _________ getting up early in the morning( be used)
II. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1.I wish everybody _____ aware of the important of preserving their culture.
A. is	B. are	C. will be	D. were
2. There is usually a _____ gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is changing so fast.
A. age	B. value	C. generation	D. seniority
3. Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common _____ in many Asian countries.
A. behavior	B. practice	C. tradition	D. occasion
4. Nam: Would you like to participate in this “Preserving the past” project?
 Lan: _________
A. How cool!	B. Wow, I can’t imagine that.
C. Sure.	D. I wish I could go back to that time.
5. I wish everybody _____ enough food and place to live in.
A. have	B. has	D. will have	D. had
6. The farmers in my home village _____ transport rice home on trucks. They used buffalo-driven carts.
A. used	B. used to	C. didn’t use	D. didn’t use to
7. Which underlined word/ group is grammatically incorrect?
We wish we can consult an expert on how to solve this problem. 
	 A	 B	 C	 D
8. Which underlined word/ group is grammatically incorrect?
When we are on holiday, we used to go to the beach every day.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Part 2: READING
III.Read the passage and answer the questions:
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
 Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books had excellent memory and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say "Genius was I percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration". When he died on October 18, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1.When was Thomas Edison born?
__________________________________________________________________
2. Did he have difficulty in hearing?
__________________________________________________________________
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?
__________________________________________________________________
4. How long did he use to work every day?
______________________________________________________________
IV. Choose a word/phrase from the box the complete the sentences. 
physical
traditions
street vendors
worry
acting out
behaviour
loudspeaker
imagination
1. Eating from_______________ is a popular habit of people in big cities in Viet Nam. 
2. Every country has its own customs and_______________.
3. _______________ punishment was common at schools in the past.
4. He could be fired for his rude _______________ towards the VIP guest.
5. A _______________ is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.
6. Use your_______________ and draw a picture of your dream house.
7. Children love_______________ the stories as they tell them.
8. Women in the past did not have to _______________ too much about their weight, diets, or obesity.
Part 3 : WRITING
V.Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence,bengining with the given words.
1.She lives in a small flat now.
à She wishes....................................................................................
2. My aunt doesn’t make banh chung at Tet any more.(used to)
à My aunt.......................................................................................
3. “Do you like pop music?” Nam said to me
à Nam asked......................................................................................
4.. “ Are you going to move to live in the countryside?” 
àShe asked me........
5.My sister is too short to play volleyball.
àMy sister wishes ................................................................................
6. The school woman / got accustomed / teaching / crowed class.
à.............................................................................................................
6.The school woman has got accustomed to teaching a crowded class.