Đề kiểm tra giữa kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 (Sách thí điểm)

SAMPLE TEST
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. hoped	B. finished	C. shared	D. watched
Question 2: A. cups	B. stamps	C. books	D. pens
Question 3: A. fine	B. bitter	C. nice	D. wise
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 4: A. figure	B. respect	C. effect	D. profound
Question 5: A. pioneer	B. diagnose	C. popular	D. pressurize
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6: He __________ to the UK for further education for 2 years.
A. has gone 	B. goes C. go D. will go
Question 7 : When the boss walked into the office, his secretary ________.
A.has been typing 	 B.was typing 	C. is typing 	 D. had typed 
Question 8 : ________ to help, we will finish the work.
	A. By the time John came	B. Since John came
	C. When John comes	D. Until John will come
Question 9: I _______ on the computer right now.
	A. was working	 B. am working	 C. worked	D. works
Question 10: If my father _____ here , he would help me.
A. were	B. was	C. is	D. had been
Question 11: If you had caught the bus, you _______ late for work.
A. will be 	B. wouldn’t be 	C. would be 	D. wouldn't have been 
Question 12: Did you read _____ book which I lent you yesterday?
A. a	B. the 	C. an	D. no article
Question 13 : After school, we often play _______________ volleyball in the schoolyard
A. a	B. the 	C. an	D. no article
Question 14: America _____ by Columbus more than four hundred years ago.
A. discovered	B. was diccovered	C. was discovering	D. had discovered
Question 15: The eggs _____________ with the bright colours .
A. painted	B. were painted	C. was painting	D. had painted
Question 16: They told me that they _____________ the following week.
A. arrive	B. will I arrive	C. had arrived	D. would arrive
Question 17: The man __________to my sister is a famous actor.
A. talking	B. talked	C. talks	D. that talk
Question 18 : This is the last person__________ the room.
Left	B. to leave	C. leaves	D. leaving
Question 19: My mother a ___________ woman.
A. responsible	B. responsibility	C. responsibly	D. response
Question 20: Music and television are forms of _______.
	A. entertain	 B. entertained	 C. entertaining	D. entertainment
Question 21: A school year in Vietnam consists _____ two semesters.
A. in	B. on	C. of	D. for
Question 22: Students often read books _____________the library
A. in	B. on	C. of	D. for
Question 23: Many parents do not let their children ___________ a decision on their future career.
Make	B. take	C. give	D. do
Question 24 :. His father used to be a ____ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him..
A. distinct 	B. distinctive 	C. distinguishing 	D. distinguished 
Question 25: Martin Luther King devoted his life to the ____ of voting right for black people.
A. effort 	B. realization 	C. achievement 	D. performance 
Question 26: The council wants to ____ the character of the city while reconstructing the Old Quarter. 
A. preserve 	B. store	C. defense	D. abandon 
Question 27 : Heavy traffic ____ us so we came to the meeting rather late. 
A. promoted	B. arrested	C. canceled	D. delayed 
Question 28 : It turned out to be a ____ journey when the weather became bad. 
A. hazard 	B. hazardous 	C. hazarded	D. hazarding 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 29: She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions. 
A. ambitious 	B. creative 	C. idealistic	D. practical 
Question 30: 12. It is crucial that urban people not look down on rural areas. 
A. evil 	B. optional 	C. unnecessary	D. vital 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 31: They are going to have to amputate his left leg which was badly injured in the accident. 
A. remove 	B. separate	C. cut off	D. mend 
Question 32: In cities, two of the most pressing problems facing the world today also come together: poverty and environmental degradation.
A. destruction 	B. poisoning 	C. pollution 	D. progression 	
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 33: Two friends Linda and Jane are talking about Jane’s new dress.
	- Linda: « What a beautiful dress you are wearing!»
	- Jane: _____ »
A. Thank you. That’s a nice compliment.	B. Don’t say so.
C. Thank you very much. I don’t know that.	D. I don’t like your saying.
Question 34: Mary is talking to Tom about his new job.
	- Mary: « How are you getting on in your new job?»
	- Tom: « _____ »
A. It offers good salary.	B. I’m very well, thanks.
C. I’m really enjoying it.	D. I have to go to work by bus every day.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 39. 
A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many households, despite the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256 people ages between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37% of the total housework, while the women estimated their share to be nearly double that, at 70%. This ratio was not affected by whether the woman was working or not.
 When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labour, women with jobs felt that housework should be shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80% - the majority of the household work - if their husbands did remainder. Research has shown that, if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are unimportant.
 After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload by 14 hours per week, but for men the amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labor becomes unbalanced, as a man's share increases much less than the woman's. It is the inequality and loss of respect, not the actual number of hours, which leads to anxiety and depression. The research describes housework as thankless and unfulfilling. Activities included in the study were cooking, cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, washing up and childcare. Women who have jobs report that they feel overworked by these chores in addition to their professional duties. In contrast, full-time homemakers frequently anticipate going back to work when the children grow up. Distress for this group is caused by losing the teamwork in the marriage.
Question 35: What is this passage mainly about? 
Unbalanced sharing of housework
The increase in working hours.
The equality in sharing housework.
The work of married women
Question 36: All activities mentioned in the passage are household chores EXCEPT________.
shopping	B. washing-up 
C. taking care of old-aged parents	D. child-caring
Question 37: The word "norm" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.
A. unequal thing 	B. changing thing	C. usual thing	D. strange thing
Question 38: Although women think men should share the housework, those who don't have paid job agree to share________of the chores.
A. 14 per cent	B. 70 per cent 	C. 37 per cent	D. 80 per cent
Question 39: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to________.
A. men	B. women	C. jobs	D. labor
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 from 40 to 44. 
The next generation of telephone users will probably laugh when we explain how we used to stand next to a wall in the kitchen to (40)______ a phone call. Mobile communications, already highly advanced compared with a decade ago, will completely change communications in the next few years. (41)______ there are millions of people using mobile phones, _(42)____________ people know little about the mobile telecommunications industry and its technology. There are three types of mobile phone. These are hand portables, pocket-sized hand portables and transportables. The smallest and most popular are the pocket-sized hand portables. These work on rechargeable batteries, (43)___________allow an average of up to 80 minutes' conversation. Mobiles that are fitted permanently in a vehicle do not rely on separate batteries. They require an external aerial on the vehicle. This can mean a stronger signal with clearer speech. Transportables have a high power capability and can be used most anywhere. They come with (44)______ battery packs for longer, continuous use and may also be put into a vehicle, using its electrics. They tend to be bulkier than hand portables.
Question 40: A. make	B. do	C. give	D. take
Question 41: A. In addition	B. Although	C. As a result	D. Because
Question 42: A. little	B. each	C. much	D. many
Question 43: A. which	B. whom	C. who	D. that
Question 44: A. useful	B. hopeful	C. powerful	D. helpful
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 45: The nightly news is filled with stories of people who have lost his jobs due to the economic crisis.
 A	 B	 C D
Question 46: she worked on the assignment since She came home
 A B C D
Question 47 : To become a distinguished leader, he must be loyal, consistent, patriotic and solidarity
	A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 48: «I will come home late tomorrow» said my mother.
A. My mother said that She will come home late the day after 
B. My mother said that She would come home late the day after.
C. My mother told that She will come home late the day after
D. My mother told that She would come home late the day after 
Question 49: The last time I went swimming was four months ago.
I didn’t go swimming four months ago.
I haven’t gone swimming for four months.
I went swimming for four months.
I have gone swimming for four months.
Question 50: He didn’t bring an umbrella so he got wet.
A. If he brought an umbrella, he wouldn’t get wet.	
	B. If he had brought an umbrella, he wouldn’t get wet.
	C. If he had brought an umbrella, he wouldn’t have got wet.	
	D. If he brought an umbrella, he wouldn’t have got wet