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PHÒNG GD&ĐT …………………. ĐỀ THAM KHẢO CUỐI KÌ I TRƯỜNG THCS………………………. NĂM HỌC: 2024 - 2025 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9 Thời gian: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Số báo danh: …………………………………… Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet. 1. A. cleaned B. played C. used D. hoped 2. A. father B. paddy C. bamboo D. banyan Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others in the group. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet. 3. A. metro B. outskirts C. remind D. suburb 4. A. parachute B. occupy C. recognise D. construction Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet. 5. Many children in our village are still ________. They can not read or write A. creative B. unhealthy C. illiterate D. traditional 6. We didn’t need to ________the fan because the room was not very hot. A. turn on B. turn off C. put on D. put off 7. This city looks like a ________ jungle with ugly bulilding and almost no parks. A. green B. loveable C. concrete D. tropical 8. I wish my mum ________ me eat vegetables. A. Doesn’t make B. didn’t make C. isn’t making D. makes 9. The darker it is, ________ the weather becomes. A. colder B. the cold C. the coldest D. the colder 10. This building is no longer_____; nobody lives in it. A. magnificent B. historical C. located D. occupied 11. I asked him ________, but he went away. A. not going B. to not go C. not to go D. he doesn’t go 12. “Thank you for your lovely present.” – “ ________.” A. Come on B. Ok C. Go ahead. D. I’m pleased you like it 13. They don’t know ________to preserve the natural beauty of their region. A. what B. how C. where D. who 14. The view of the valley was so ________. I took a lot of photos then. A. amazing B. amazed C. amazingly D. amazement 15. “Sorry, I didn’t know this is your seat. – “ ________” A. Come on B. That’s OK C. Go ahead. D. That’s very kind of you 16. The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour _______ train. A. on B. in C. by D. with Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 17. To save time, the chef decided to shorten the cooking process by using pre-cut vegetables. A. change B. remain C. reduce D. lengthen 18. The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river. A. releasing B. keeping C. decreasing D. increasing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 19. They agreed to teach homeless children in the area. A. refused B. disrespected C. disliked D. disobeyed 20: Primary education in the United States is compulsory. A. selective B. optional C. required D. free of charge. Find one mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet. 21. The students asked if I was going to teach them English next day. A B C D 22. If Nam study English well, he can have a better job A B C D 23. She can pronounce English words more correct than she could last term A B C D 24. My sister loves watch the stars at night. A B C D 25. When the mailman came, he had lunch with his friends A B C D Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30. Teenagers having exams may feel stressed for different reasons. Their future may (26)________on their exam results. And many of them will probably be afraid that their performances will not be as good as their friends and may feel worried about being compared negatively to them. They may feel so (27) ________by the amount of studying which they need to do. To obtain a good result, they may have to give up (28) ________leisure activities such as doing sports and listening to music. Teenagers who suffer (29) ________exam stress may show a variety of symptoms including loss of appetite, being unable to sleep and a lack of motivation to study. (30) ________, it is important for teachers and parents to watch out for these signs and to be as supportive and encouraging as possible. 26. A. focus B. depend C. pursue D. decide 27. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. exhausted D. excited 28. A. every B. many C. much D. each 29. A. from B. of C. for D. about 30. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D.Moreover 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 following questions. 50 years back in time and even before that, in the absence of the Internet and various hi- tech toys, the entertainment world used to be so different from what it is nowadays. Running wild on the pastures and bathing in the river, children back then saw nature as their playground and were curious to explore and enjoy it in their own creative ways. They found small objects around them to make toys. Boys used branches as swords for mock battles while girls used them as chopsticks to play imaginary restaurants. In this way, children enjoyed themselves on the way to school, during school breaks, and even when they were herding buffaloes. At that time, tug of war, hide and seek, and skipping were popular games. Some have even made it through to today. The fact is that those popular games which were meant to be played in groups made it easier and faster for children to make friends. Moreover, people rarely moved away from their hometown, so childhood bonds were even stronger as children grew up
playing together all their life. 31. What is the passage mainly about? A. Today's entertainment world B. History of games and entertainment C. Childhood bonds D. Children's entertainment in the past 32. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a popular game in the past? A. Hide-and-seek B. Skipping C. Tug of war D. Card games 33. According to the passage, the girls use branches as to play imaginary restaurants. A. battles B. swords C. chopsticks D. fishing rods 34. The word "explore" in the passage is closest in meaning to A. play B. discover C. find D. destroy 35. The word "They in the passage refers to .
A. children B. branches C. chopsticks D. toys Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 36. The weather isn’t warm today. > I wish ______________________________________________________. 37. In our family, we are always responsible for our parents. > In our family, we always take ____________________________________. 38. The city life is modern. The living standard gets high > The more . 39. She went to work early in spite of her sickness. > Although she __________________________________________________. 40. We started to study English four years ago. > We have _____________________________________________________ . ______END OF THE TEST_____