ĐỀ KIỂM TRA __________

Năm học: 20__ - 20__

Tiếng Anh - Lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Trường: Điểm Nhận xét của giáo viên

________________________
Họ tên: _______________________
Lớp: _____________

Tiếng Anh 9 i-Learn Smart World - Kiểm tra giữa kỳ 1

Time allotted: 60 minutes

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.

1. A. cottage B. career C. relative D. afterward

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.

2. A. encourage B. marriage C. cottage D. foreign

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.

3. A. lyrics B. housewife C. single D. importance

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in the following question.

4. A. method B. content C. divorce D. childhood

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in the following question.

5. A. marriage B. official C. relative D. afterward

Choose the best option to complete the following question.

Question:
6. He often makes a note of new interesting words that he ______________ when using social media.

A. come across B. comes across C. look up D. looks up

Choose the best option to complete the following question.

Question:
7. She wants to stay ______________ all her life although her parents have always wanted her to get married soon.

A. single B. divorce C. breadwinner D. housewife

Choose the best option to complete the following question.

Question:
8. When they were younger, they used to ______________ some cakes every evening.

A. bake B. baked C. cook D. cooked

Choose the best option to complete the following question.

Question:
9. Back then, men ______________ make all decisions for the families.

A. use to B. made C. would D. most

Choose the best option to complete the following question.

Question:
10. A: ______________
B: That’s a clay pot I made when I was little.

A. What do you use? B. When did you use the C. Where did you live D. What’s this photo?
pots? when you were little?

Choose the best option to complete the following question.

Question:
11. ______________, not many people cared about learning foreign languages.

A. Nowadays B. These days C. Now D. Back then

Choose the best option to complete the following question.

Question:
12. My father used to work at a ______________ that made clay pots.

A. tuk-tuk B. pottery place C. markets D. stalls

Choose the best option to complete the following question.

Question:
13. Kenny’s sister watches English movies ______________ her listening skills.

A. to improve B. improving C. improve D. improves

Choose the best option to complete the following question.

Question:
14. Learning some practical skills will be useful for your future ______________.

A. content B. marriage C. career D. family

Choose the best option to complete the following question.

Question:
15. A: Why do you think English is useful?
B: ______________

A. Thanks to English, B. Thanks to English, life C. Thanks to English, you D. Thanks to English, you
you have to take a lot of would be more difficult. used to speak a lot. can see a lot of content on
tests. the internet.

Choose the best option to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following
question.

Question:
16. Studying a popular foreign language creates lots of job opportunities.

A. marriage B. methods C. contents D. chances

Choose the best option to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following
question.
Question:
17. Josh grew up in a generation when everything had its place.

A. era B. relation C. family D. society

Choose the best option to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the
following question.

Question:
18. My relatives left Vietnam to live in an overseas country.

A. foreign B. home C. international D. worldwide

Choose the best option to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the
following question.

Question:
19. Some phrasal verbs are separable, but some are not.

A. independent B. isolated C. indivisible D. removable

Write the correct form of the given word.

20. English will help you when you travel abroad because people speak it ______________.
(WORLD)

Write the correct form of the given word.

21. I think that an ______________ thing in learning English is pronunciation.

(ESSENCE)

Write the correct form of the given word.

22. English has long been ______________ popular in business and trading.
(NATION)

Write the correct form of the given word.

23. People used to believe that there was a ______________ between humans and gods.
(RELATE)

Write the correct form of the given word.

24. Last week, Mrs. Trần shared some ______________ with us about life in the past.
(MEMORIZE)

Find the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.

Question:
25. When I was a little girl, I would went to bed at around 9 p.m.

A. When B. would went C. at D. p.m.

Find the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.

Question:
 26. Did you used to listen to the radio with your family after dinner?

A. Did B. used C. radio D. after

Find the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.

Question:
27. Because he worked so hard, he overcome all the difficulties last year.

A. Because B. hard C. overcome D. last

Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.

28. You can find out the meaning of new words in a dictionary. (LOOK)
→ You can ___________.

Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.

29. When I was young, I would sketch the countryside with my sister. (USED)
→ When I ___________.

Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.

30. It is very important for you to practice English every day if you want to be good at it. (ESSENTIAL)
→ If you want ___________.

Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.

31. Tania is getting really good at English because of all the English songs she listens to in her free time. (SINCE)
→ Tania is ___________.

Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentence.

32. Back then, / people / live / extended families /and / have / lot / children.
→ ___________

Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentence.

33. You / can / English / communicate / people / when / be / travel / overseas.

→ ___________

Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentence.

Question:

34. Keywords: sequence/use/words/can/./order

of/to/show/our/We/the importance or/ideas
→ .......................................

Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentence.

Question:

35. Keywords: cousins,/grandparents'/has/play/many/they/lots

of/Tom/games/his/./used/house/traditional/at/to/and
→ .......................................
Read an email from Louise to a friend, Martina. Choose the best word or phrase for each space. (5 questions)

Hi Martina,

How are you? I hope you're feeling OK. I know it's difficult when a couple have problems. I hope it doesn't lead to
(36)___________ for your sister and her husband. My grandmother told me that she and her husband used to have problems
when they were young, but (37)___________, they figured everything out and have been happy together now for more than 40
years.

Actually, I had a long talk with my grandmother last week. She told me that she (38)___________ to live on a farm when she
was a teenager. She would get up early to milk the cows and feed the chickens. I asked her if she did that before going to
school, and she said that she didn't go to school after she was 14. She left the city when her mother died, and she went to live
with her (39)___________ and her two children. Then, later, she worked in a (40)___________, where she learned to make
things from clay which she sold in the market.

Do you talk to your grandparents about what they used to do when they were younger? I love hearing my grandparent's stories.

Write soon.

Louise

(36) A. marriage B. divorce C. relationship D. connection

(37) A. after B. meanwhile C. eventually D. later

(38) A. used B. would C. had D. did

(39) A. aunt B. nephew C. relative D. uncle

(40) A. bakery B. grocery C. jewelry D. pottery

You will hear a person talking about international English. Complete the summary. Write ONE WORD AND / OR A
NUMBER in each space. (5 questions)

Most common English words around the world

Computer, internet, email, and (41)___________

Café, coffee, and (42)___________

Business, hotel, and (43)___________

T-shirt and (44)___________

Garage, four-wheel drive, and (45)___________

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