BA DINH DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING MID-TERM ENGLISH TEST

THANG LONG SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE SECOND

SEMESTER
CODE: 001
GRADE 9 (2022 – 2023) .
Time allowance: 45 minutes

Full name:…………………………... Date of birth:…………….. Class : 9......

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.
Question 1: A. ganished B. aired C. explored D. stewed
Question 2: A. rusty B. punctual C. stimulating D. lush
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.
Question 3: A. affordable B. confusion C. exotic D, varied
Question 4: A. accent B. promote C. imitate D openness
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 5: Can you the butter on this slice of bread for me?
A. whisk B. dip C. spread D. chop
Question 6: There isn't sugar in the fridge. We should go to the supermarket to buy ______.
A. any - any B. any - some C. some - some D. some - any
Question 7: If you feel unwell, you _____ eat fast food.
A. may B. shouldn't to C. shouldn't D. can
Question 8: Travellers who cross the Atlantic from New York to London often suffer from
________ for a few days.
A. stopover B. checkout C. take-offs D. jet lag
Question 9: Not much is known about how _______ brain works.
A. a B. an C. the D. Zero article
Question 10: We narrowed the choices ________ to two countries in Europe.
A. down B. up C. out D. between
Question 11: . Our children have brought us so much _____.
A. happiness B. dark C. punctuality D. early
Question 12: Most students learned English as their ________ language.
A. intonation B. dialect C. officially D. second
Question 13: If I were you, I _______ more time improving my pronunciation.
A. will spend B. would spend C. would have spent D. should spend
Question 14: The English couple ______ live next to us can get by in Vietnamese.
A. who B. that C. whom D. A & B are correct
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.
Question 15: When she finally turned up, the train had already left the station.
A. invited B. departed C. purchased D. arrived
Question 16: It was fortunate that he was taken to a nearby hospital right away after the
accident.
A. clever B lucky C. alive D. perfect
Mark the letter A, B, 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.
Question 17:This airline has more than 100 foreign flights a day.
A. domestic B. overseas C. regional D. international
Question 18:They invited us to the party, but we had to refuse because we were busy.
A. cancel B. postpone C. agree D. arrive
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer Feet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following conversations.
Question 19: - “Why have you changed the channel ?”
- “________”. I prefer Eco-tourism on Channel 12"
A, Lucky you B. I'm not into science
C. But I'm starving D. That's right
Question 20: - “Nam has been awarded a scholarship to study in Australia.”
- “Oh, really?”
A. How lucky he is B. You must be kidding
C. What lucky news D. Lucky as he is
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 from 21 to 25.
Travel is something which people do every day. It is very difficult to avoid the (21)_______
to travel. It may be a trip to school, university or to work. Travelling can often take a long
time, especially when great distances need to be covered. People often (22)_______ travelling
abroad for holidays. But for some people, travelling is not fun at all. Some people suffer from
travel sickness. This means that they will (23)_______ very unwell each time they travel.
Travelling can be either affordable or costly. It often depends on (24)_______ far you want to
travel and the choice of transport. People who need to travel short distances may choose not to
use any transport at all. People often rely on their legs to take them to places nearby. This is
often (25)_______ as certain modes of transport have been said to produce harmful emissions
and damage the environment.
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Question 21: A. want B. need C. must D. essential
Question 22: A. enjoy B. benefit C. loves D. care
Question 23: A. make B. develop C. become D. happen
Question 24: A. where B. why C. what D. how
Question 25: A. encouraged B. encouraging C. courageous D. courage
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions from 26 to 30.
There are national parks around the world, and in our country there are more than 30
national parks. A national park is a special area for the protection of the environment and
wildlife.
 National parks are wonderful playgrounds and lots of people visit them every year. There
are places where you can camp without charge, or you can rent a room in a guest house. You
can take long walks in the forests, take boat trips, or climb mountains. You are not allowed to
hunt in the parks, so there are many wild animals. You can swim in the streams of most of the
national parks. The park keepers sometimes go with the visitors on walks to tell them about
the animals, plants, and mountains. They also have programmes and talks at the campgrounds
and in the guest house so that people can learn all about the park and the things that are in it.
National parks play a key role in saving endangered species as well as protecting the
environment and natural resources. It also helps raise the awareness of local residents about
the importance of nature.
Question 26: We can camp in the parks ______.
A. without having to pay anything B. with a small fee
C. if we rent a room in a hotel D. if we visit them every year
Question 27: Which of the following activities is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. going for a walk B. going climbing
C. laying golf D. going by boat
Question 28: The word "them" in the passage refers to ______.
A. parks B. visitors C. park keepers D. animals
Question 29: Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. There are many animals in the parks.
B. We can walk and have talks with the park keepers.
C. We are allowed to swim in most of the parks.
D. We can fish and hunt in most of the parks.
Question 30: One of our national parks' missions is to
A. help other national parks B. use natural resources
C. raise local people's awareness D. learn all about the parks
Mark the letters A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
Question 31: I don't like to cat out because it isn't easy to find a restaurant which have good
food and service.
A. to eat out B. to find C. have D. service
Question 32: If you don't know what a word means, try to guess the meaning, or look out the
word in your dictionary.
A. what B. the meaning C. look out D. your dictionary
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
Question 33: I cannot send her the invitation because I don't know her address.
A. If I know her address, I can send her the invitation.
B. I couldn't send her the invitation if I didn't know her address.
C. If I knew her address, I would send her the invitation.
D. I could have sent her the invitation if I had known her address.
Question 34: In spite of not speaking English, Macron decided to settle in Melbourne.
 A. Macron didn't speak English, and so he decided to live in Melbourne.
B. Macron decided to settle in Melbourne because he didn't speak English.
C. Macron wanted to settle in Melbourne though he didn't speak English.
D. Although Macron didn't speak English, he decided to live in Melbourne.
Question 35: If my homework is difficult, I will ask you for help.
A. Unless my homework is difficult, I will ask you for help.
B. Unless my homework is easy, I will ask you for help.
C. I won't ask you for help because my homework is easy.
D. I won't ask you for help as my homework is difficult.
Question 36: I moved to a new school. English is taught by native teachers there.
A. I moved to a new school which English is taught by native teachers.
B. I moved to a new school where English is taught by native teachers there.
C. I moved to a new school in which English is taught by native teachers.
D. I moved to a new school that English is taught by native teachers.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is the best written from the words /
phrases given.
Question 37: nurse / person / look after / patients
A. A person who is a nurse looks after patients.
B. A person is a nurse who looks after patients.
C. A nurse who is a person looks after patients.
D. A nurse is a person who looks after patients.
Question 38: Many Australians / come / Viet Nam / teach English / volunteers
A. Many Australians are coming to Viet Nam to teach English as volunteers.
B. Many Australians have come to Viet Nam teach English to volunteers,
C. Many Australians come to Viet Nam for teach English with volunteers.
D. Many Australians came to Viet Nam with teaching English to volunteers.
Question 39: wish / mum / a day off/ go out
A. I wish my mum can have a day off and go out with me.
B. I wish my mum could have a day off and go out with me.
C. She wishes my mum has a day off and goes out with me.
D. She wishes her mum will have a day off and go out with her.
Question 40: not know / where / chemist's / ask / directions / hotel reception
A. She doesn't know where the chemist's is because she asks for directions at the hotel
reception.
B. WTO know where the chemist's was, so she asked for directions at the hotel reception.
C. She didn't know where was the chemises as she asked for directions at the hotel
reception.
D. Not knowing where the chemist's was, she asked for directions at the hotel reception.
The end!