Đề thi giữa kì 1 Tiếng Anh 9 English Discovery - Đề số 1

PART 1. LISTENING

Listen to Nam and Hoa talking about their last summer. Write T (true) or F (false).

1. Hoa took a language course last summer.

2. Nam's family went to Phu Quoc Island by boat.

3. Nam and his family enjoyed their four-day stay in Phu Quoc.

4. During the trip, Nam had the chance to see the local wildlife.

5. Phu Quoc is where Hoa wants to visit because she loves beaches.

Listen to Tony and Lucy talking about communication in the past and present. Fill in each gap with

ONE WORD.

6. In the past, people sent letters by ________, and they also used the telephone and telegraph.

7. Lucy thinks using ________ to send messages is an interesting way of communication.

8. Different from communication in the past, today's communication is ________ and easy.

9. Many people prefer to send ________ rather than letters.

10. All the changes in how people communicate are thanks to the ________.

PART 2. LANGUAGE

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from

the others.

11. A. package B. harbour C. travel D. barrier

12. A. email B. vendor C. telephone D. generation

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of

primary stress in each of the following questions.

13. A. promise B. decide C. refuse D. accept

14. A. hospital B. benefit C. quality D. disaster

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to complete each of the sentences.

15. The Northern Lights _________ when gases hit small particles in the air.

A. fill B. see C. appear D. process

16. The teacher __________ us complete all of the tasks in the class yesterday.

A. told B. made C. did D. asked

17. My parents decided __________ this year because we failed to book the hotel ahead of time.

A. not to travel B. not travelling C. don't travel D. not travel

18. In the past, carrier pigeons helped to ________ messages over long distances.

A. deliver B. take C. use D. keep

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19. Our science club ________ a meeting every Wednesday. This week, we _________ at 4 p.m. in the school

hall.

A. has/ meet B. is having/ meet

C. has/ are meeting D. is having/ are meeting

20. Our city will have more _________ spaces if we build more parks and community gardens.

A. rural B. urban C. green D. remote

21. There are only a few hotels in the city. It's too hard for us to find good _________ during the high season.

A. food B. transport C. space D. accommodation

22. We _________ a train to Nha Trang, and we spent a lot of time _________ at the beaches.

A. take/ swim B. take/ swimming C. took/ swim D. took/ swimming

23. The tourists didn't expect ___________ many interesting sites because of the time limit, but they were

able to do so in the end.

A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best answer to complete each of the following exchanges.

24. Sarah: "I 'm going to talk about life in the past and life in the present." - George: "__________"

A. Oh, how interesting! B. Things were a lot different in the past.

C. They sure were! D. Today, people wear casual clothes.

25. Lily: "What can we do to improve our living environment?" - Tom: "__________"

A. That's a great plan. B. We can plant trees.

C. We want to do some volunteer work. D. We love your ideas.

PART 3. READING

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits

each of the numbered blanks.

I'm Jane, and last summer, I travelled to Singapore for the first time. The trip seemed perfect in the brochure:

"Enjoy four days in one of the world's most fantastic cities while staying in a luxury hotel."

I looked forward to my ideal (26) _________, but upon arrival, the hotel reception kept me waiting for twenty

minutes. My room disappointed me - it was small and smelled …