SYLLABUS FOR THE MID-FIRST SEMESTER - ENGLISH 9

PART A: VOCABULARY & TOPIC

- Unit 1: Local environment
- Unit 2: City life
- Unit 3: Teen stress and pressure

PART B: GRAMMAR
- Tenses: All
- Complex sentences (adverb clauses of result, reasons, concession)
- Phrasal verbs
- Comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- Reported speech.
- Question words before to-infinitive.

PART C: USE OF ENGLISH

SYLLABUS FOR THE MID-FIRST SEMESTER - ENGLISH 9
PART A: VOCABULARY & TOPIC
- Unit 1: Local environment
- Unit 2: City life
- Unit 3: Teen stress and pressure

PART B: GRAMMAR
- Tenses: All
- Complex sentences (adverb clauses of result, reasons, concession)
- Phrasal verbs
- Comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- Reported speech.
- Question words before to-infinitive.

PART C: USE OF ENGLISH

I. PHONETICS
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.
1. A. destination B. vacation C. question D. inspiration
2. A. primary B. divide C. comprise D. religion
3. A. historical B. system C. landscape D. business
4. A. carved B. impressed C. embroidered D. weaved
5. A. museum B. sculpture C. drum D. cultural
6. A. correspond B. metropolitan C. concentrate D. complex
7. A. enjoyed B. invited C. mended D. lasted
8. A. machine B. chair C. check D. child
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.
1. A. famous B. workshop C. village D. bamboo
2. A. design B. mention C. prefer D. consist
3. A. adolescence B. experience C. historical D. production
4. A. forbidden B. determine C. negative D. attraction
5. A. enjoyment B. pagoda C. collection D. confident
6. A. congratulate B. celebrate C. compulsory D. communicate
7. A. dormitory B. handicap C. depressed D. voluntary
8. A. responsibility B. environmentally C. accommodation D. mischievousness
 II. VOCABULARY
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. For those artisans, making the paintings is a career _________ it supports the life of many generations of the
family.
A. because of B. although C. so that D. because
2. Vietnamese women today prefer modern clothes _________ Ao Dai.
A. for B. to C. in D. with
3. Should all motorcyclists be _________ to wear helmets?
A. interested B. dangerous C. impressed D. compulsory
4. I rarely eat ice cream now but I _________ it when I was a child.
A. eat B. used to eat C. would eat D. will eat
5. He wondered _________ to tell the news to his parents.
A. why B. how C. what D. which
6. I wish my parents could put themselves in my _________.
A. shoes B. bags C. blanket D. heart
7. The children in my village used to go _________, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.
A. on foot B. bare-footed C. playing around D. played around
8. You should take your shoes _________ when you go into the pagoda.
A. on B. up C. off D. in
9. He was lazy _________ he was dismissed. Now he's out of work.
A. because B. since C. so D. as
10. My parents once took me to Bat Trang village. I could make my own _________ there.
A. pottery B. lacquer C. painting D. sculpture
11. _________ he’s spent a lot of money to redecorate his shop, he cannot make any more profit.
A. In order to B. Although C. So that D. Because of
12. Osaka has become one of the _________ “livable” city in Asia.
A. more B. better C. much D. most
13. We _________ a really good restaurant near the central station.
A. found out B. got over C. took off D. looked forward
14. Ha Noi City now is _________ it was 10 years ago.
A. not as large B. much larger than C. more large than D. the largest
15. Huy got a bad mark for his English test. He must have been really _________.
A. disappointed B. relaxing C. interested D. happy
16. Jane said that she _________ come and look after the children the following day.
A. would B. was C. has to D. is going to
17. That church looks very old. When _________?
A. was it built B. is it built C. has it been built D. did it build
18. She was really impressed _________ the friendliness of the local people.
A. with B. in C. by D. on
19. __________ she studies for these tests, __________ he will do.
A. The harder/ the better B. The hardest/ the best
C. The more/ the much D. The more hard/ the more good
20. _________ James is, _________ he falls.
A. The bigger/ the hardest B. The hardest/ the biggest
C. The bigger/ the harder D. The more big/ the more hard
21. _________ my sister studies, _________ she will become.
A. The many/ the smarter B. The more/ the smarter
C. The more/ the smartest D. The more many/ the more smart
22. The more____________ my elder sister dinks, the fatter she become.
A. vegetables B. chicken C. meat D. milk tea
23. __________ this exam is, _______ Linda likes.
A. The more difficult/ the more B. The difficult/ the more
C. The more difficult/ the many D. The more difficult/ the many
24. _________ Lisa smiles, _____________ she becomes.
A. The more/ the most graceful B. The many/ the more graceful
 C. The more/ the more graceful D. The more/ the graceful
25. _________ Elly learns, __________ she knows.
A. The more/the most B. The many/the more C. The many/the many D. The more/the more
26. ___________ a car is, ____________ it is.
A. The more expensive/ the comfortabler B. The most expensive/ the most comfortable
C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable D. The expensive/ the more comfortable
27. __________ Tom tries, _________ he succeeds.
A. The more/ the most B. The many/ the more C. The many/ the many D. The more/the more
28. ________ I love her, _______ I hate myself.
A. The more/the most B. The more/the more C. The many/the many D. The many/the more
29. Japan is the _________ developed country in the world.
A. most two B. two most C. second most D. second in most
30. Jimmy walked down the road without looking _________ anybody.
A. for B. at C. up D. after
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.
1. “Thank you very much for your help.” “______”
A. It’s quite OK. B. That’s right. C. I’d love to. D. You’re welcome.
2. Phuong: “I’m taking my TOEFL test tomorrow.” Daisy: “_________”
A. Good fortune B. Good luck. C. Good outcome. D. Good success.
3. “Mom, I’ve got the first rank in class this semester.” – “_________”
A. Well done B. Thank you C. Never mind D. Let’s go
4. “I will pick you up at eight o’clock on my way to the airport.” - “_________”
A. For pleasure B. Great. I’ll see you then. C. I have a phone. D. Would be.
5. Mai: “I love studying science as it allows me to answer questions about the natural world.” Tim: “_________”
A. No, I won’t. B. Neither do I. C. Yes, I like it. D. So do I
6. “How do you feel about your English now?” - “ _________”
A. All right. B. I’m fluent in English now.
C. English is not my mother tongue. D. English is the official language in the world.
7. Nam: “Thank you so much for showing me around today.” - Tuan: “_________, It’ll be good fun.”
A. That’s ok B. Thank you so much. C. Yes, please D. Sure
8. Peter: “You must be Mary’s mother.” - Mary’s mother: “_________”.
A. You are welcome B. Certainly, I am C. That’s right D. No worries
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. I didn’t think his comments were very appropriate at that time.
A. right B. correct C. exact D. suitable
2. Have you found out how much all this is going to cost? Is it expensive?
A. got information about B. found by chance
C. talked to someone about D. met someone and asked
3. Maths and English are compulsory subjects in my school.
A. required B. difficult C. interesting D. optional
4. The council had to cancel the football match because of the storm.
A. come back B. call off C. set off D. pass down
5. The village is located in a valley.
A. sited B. replaced C. put D. situated
6. We spent an enjoyable evening talking about old times.
A. comfortable B. boring C. pleasant D. free
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
1. Lan is very depressed because here closest friend is moving to another city.
A. sad B. disappointed C. happy D. delighting
2. Take off your hat when you go to the pagoda.
A. go on B. pull down C. take up D. put on
3. A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself so that its enemies cannot find it.
A. cover B. beautify C. show D. locate
4. They’ve always encouraged me in everything I’ve wanted to do.
A. impaired B. misconstrue C. unpardoned D. discouraged
5. Is math a compulsory subject in Vietnamese high school?
A. optional B. despised C. difficult D. required
6. The doctor advised Peter to give up smoking.
A. stop B. continue C. finish D. consider
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.
1. She wishes she is the most beautiful girl in the world.
A B C D
2. Ba is very depressing because his closest friend is moving to another town.
A B C D
3. Nick asked Phong if he has gone to Nga’s birthday party the previous night.
A B C D
4. John used to going to school by bus. Now he goes by bicycle.
A B C D
5. She asked me how long does it take me to go to school by bike.
A B C D
6. One of the worse diseases mankind has ever faced is cancer.
A B C D
7. The Jacksons live in a fascinated neighbourhood.
A B C D
8. We reached the nearest village after walked for 30 minutes.
A B C D
9. I wish the sun were shine so that we could go swimming.
A B C D
10. Pottery is passing down from artisans to trainees so that they can maintain the art.
A B C D
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the table
keep up live up bring out get up
grow up take off deal with get over
break down turn up close down dealing with
1. Hoang was sad because he failed to _grow up_______ to his parents’ expectations.
2. What time does your mother usually __get up______ in the morning?
3. Nga __get over______ her stress by taking up yoga.
4. My aunt never really _dealing with_______ the death of her pet dog.
5. We missed the beginning of the film since our motorbike _turn up_______ on the way to the cinema.
6. Tom is not very punctual. He usually _keep up_______ ten minutes after the lesson has started.
7. Our band has just _bring out_______ our second album.
8. If you don’t _deal with_______ with your regular exercise, you’ll gain more weight.
9. Please _take off_______ your shoes when you come in the house.
10. I was bom in Hai Duong, but I __live up______ in Ha Noi.

III. READING
Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space
City planners have claimed trees (1) _________ an important role in an urban environment. Children (2)
_________ close to nature have better health, while walking in parks helps reduce blood pressure, stress and
obesity. The problem is to select the right trees and (3) _________ them.
Ha Noi is considered one of the greenest cities in Viet Nam thanks to its beautiful and precious trees. Ancient
trees in Ha Noi are frequently (4) _________ in poems. Each street can be (5) _________ by a tree. To local
residents, the hundred-year-old trees that line the streets are more than just beautiful, they are part of the city's
identity.
Due to the treasured place the trees have in the (6) _________ of the local residents, Hanoians seem to have a
lot of concern when construction workers chop them (7) _________. Workers get away with digging around
the trees without much care, and even (8) _________ the trees without enough earth to grow - making them
vulnerable to storms.
To (9) _________ with the problem. Ha Noi’s authorities have started a project of replanting trees: each of the
capital's streets will be planted with two or three sorts of trees. Moreover, more people should be made (10)
_________ of the importance of protecting trees in communities.
1. A. perform B. act C. play D. enjoy
2. A. being grown up B. growing up C. grown up D. grow up
3. A. provide B. care C. service D. maintain
4. A. referred B. indicated C. spoken D. mentioned
5. A. explained B. represented C. expressed D. described
6. A. centre B. heart C. place D. brain
7. A. down B. off C. Ø D. away
8. A. remain B. cause C. have D. leave
9. A. deal B. agree C. come up D. solve
10. A. aware B. capable C. known D. understood
Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.
More than 80% of American high school students work at part-time jobs in the evenings, on weekends or in
summer. These part-time jobs bring teenagers great advantages.
One of the benefits of the work is the students can learn the skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives.
When they work, they have to manage both the job and schoolwork. To be able to do so, they must be very
organized and able to keep a sensible schedule. They also learn to cope with the job stress apart from the stress
of the schoolwork. Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help
prepare teenagers for their later careers. High school students who work are more likely to succeed as adults
than people who enter the job market at a later age with no work experience.
Teenagers want a lot of expensive things: clothes, mp3 players, trips with their friends, etc. Not all parents can
afford them. And even if they can, the teens might not really appreciate that money because they did not earn
it. When teenagers make money for themselves, they know its true and are less likely to spend it foolishly.
1. Which of the following is a good title for the passage?
A. Advantages and disadvantages of part-time jobs.
B. Part-time jobs cause stress.
C. Why teenagers should work.
D. Part-time jobs in the evenings, on weekends or in summer.
2. According to the passage, what is NOT an effect of part-time jobs?
A. Teenagers become organized.
B. Teenagers are more likely to have successful careers.
C. Teenagers must able to keep a sensible schedule.
D. Teenagers become stressed.
3. The word “cope with” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. deal with B. fight against C. suffer from D. close down
4. According to the passage, when teenagers have jobs, they are more likely to ________.
A. spend foolishly B. appreciate money C. want expensive things D. have experience
5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. US students suffer part-time job stress A. US students suffer part-time job stress. B.
Only some US students do part-time jobs.
C. US students don’t want to do part-time jobs. D. Part-time jobs are somehow good for teenagers.

III. WRITING
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one using the word in brackets.
1. You should take the train instead of the bus.
→ If __________________________________________________________________________________
2. I'm sure that someone forgot to lock the door.
→ Someone must ________________________________________________________________________
3. They bought this house ten years ago.
→ They have ___________________________________________________________________________
4. The course finished with a big party.
→ At the end ___________________________________________________________________________
5. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn't turn up.
→ The pop star _________________________________________________________________________
6. Although she said that she would come, I don't think she ever will.
→ Despite _____________________________________________________________________________
7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
→ No sooner ___________________________________________________________________________
8. “You feel tired now so you should sleep earlier at night.” The doctor said.
→ The doctor said _______________________________________________________________________
9. When did you start the project?
→ How long ___________________________________________________________________________
10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church.
→ The church __________________________________________________________________________
11. My father used to play football when he was young.
→ My father doesn't _____________________________________________________________________
12. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.
→ I was _______________________________________________________________________________
13. "Let's go swimming".
→ She suggests _________________________________________________________________________
14. "Would you like a cup of coffee?" The waiter asked.
→ The waiter asked ______________________________________________________________________
15. We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map.
→ If we had ____________________________________________________________________________
16.I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
→ I haven't seen _________________________________________________________________________
17. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Nam Dinh.
→ It takes ______________________________________________________________________________
18. It's a pity you didn't tell us about this.
→ I wish ______________________________________________________________________________
19. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
→ The owner ___________________________________________________________________________
20. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was very rough.
→ The sea was too _______________________________________________________________________
21. When did you first know him?
→ How ________________________________________________________________________________
22. Their trip lasted three days.
→ They had ____________________________________________________________________________
23. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the raincoat with you.
→ In case ______________________________________________________________________________
24. She had to do the washing up, but she didn't.
→ She forgot ___________________________________________________________________________
25. English is easy to learn.
→ It __________________________________________________________________________________
26. Don't leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.
→ If __________________________________________________________________________________
27. The furniture was too old to keep.
→ It was _______________________________________________________________________________
28. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.
→ No one else __________________________________________________________________________
29. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time.
→ Since the computer was ________________________________________________________________
30. It's necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.
→ Everybody ___________________________________________________________________________

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