Đề thi Giữa kì 1 Tiếng Anh 9 năm 2025-2026 trường THCS Lý Thường Kiệt (TP Hồ Chí Minh)

THE FIRST MID- TERM TEST (School-year 2025-2026) Subject: ENGLISH - GRADE 9

Duration: 60 minutes I. READING: (3.0 pts) A. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap to complete the passage. (1.5 pt.) If you live in a city, you (1) ______ see many people, hear the noise of traffic, and smell the pollution (2) ______ cars and factories. We are living in a new era in the history of the world. Before this, most people were farmers. They lived in small communities in the (3) ______. Nowadays, many people leave the farms and move into the cities. They look for better jobs. As a result, the cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are becoming more crowded. People are eating more food, using more water, making more garbage, and (4) ______ more things in factories than ever before. Life in modern cities can bring many opportunities, but also many difficulties. The authorities are trying to build new roads, new houses, look for more water sources, and limit growth in certain areas. But people are still crowding into the cities (5) ______ than the cities can take them. The cities are (6) ______ out of space. There are no easy answers to this problem. 1. A. will B. must C. should D. might 2. A. for B. of C. from D. by 3. A. internation B. city C. urban D. countryside 4. A. to produce B. producing C. produce D. produced 5. A. fastest B. fast C. faster D. fastly 6. A. running B. taking C. coming D. going

B. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question. (1.5 pt.) Teenagers can live a balanced lifestyle by eating healthily, getting enough exercise, and having enough rest. They need to be involved in a fair level of physical activity to maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle. Physical activity can include a variety of activities such as cycling, playing sports, or walking. Teenagers should aim to perform two or more of these activities regularly. Healthy eating is also an important part of a teenager's life. A human needs food to create energy so that they can function. Eating healthily consists of eating a balance of the five food groups. These include fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy and a small amount of sugary foods. Having a balanced diet will result in better brain function, healthy weight gain and greater fitness. Finally, a person needs to stop work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself and recover. Many people think that rest and sleep are the same thing but they are not. Sleep is when your body shuts down to repair and refresh itself. Rest is a time when your body relaxes such as when you go on a holiday or engage in activities that make you happy and give you pleasure. When you rest, you relax and relieve your mind and body of all the things in life that may cause you stress. 1. Teenagers can live a balanced lifestyle by __________? A. eating healthily B. getting enough exercise C. having enough rest D. All are correct 2. ____________ is one of the physical activities. A. Walking B. Eating C. Sleeping D. Resting 3. What does the word “These” in line 5 refer to? A. Sugary foods B. Five groups of food C. Physical activities D. Fruits 4. What is the benefit of a balanced diet? A. Gaining weight quickly B. Making greater brain C. Functioning better brain D. Forming better body 5. What is the difference between sleep and rest? A. The state of your body B. The time your body shuts down C. The happiness you receive D. The stress you release 6. What is the best title for this text? A. Life with stress B. Benefits of physical exercise C. How to get enough rest D. Ways of balancing lifestyle

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (3.0 pts) 1. Choose the word that has the the underlined part pronounced differently from others. A. show B. know C. crowded D. owner 2. Stressed __________ means too anxious and tired to be able to relax. A. out B. in C. for D. by

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