20 Đề thi giữa học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 Đề 3

I ( play) ______________ football with my friends yesterday.

They (buy) _______________ a new car for 10 days.

Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the passage.

In our Life Skills lesson last week, our class (1) ______ a visit from a Fire Safety Officer, and this is what he told us: ‘Today I’m going to tell you what to do (2) ______ fire. If there is a fire, keep calm. Be sure you know where (3) ______ the nearest exit or stairway. Do not use the lift. Before you leave, close all the doors behind you. You should know how (4) ______ the fire alarm, and then shout ‘fire’. You should know what number to call to report the fire and ask (5) ______ help. In Viet Nam, it's number 114. The number is toll-free and you can call it any time from (6) ______ a mobile or a landline without dealing area codes.’

 

Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and answer the questions below.  

          Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.           In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.      Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA. 

1.Where was Bill Gates born ?

Was Bill Gates the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA at the age of 34 ?

"I come from England" Nick said.

-> Nick said ...........................................................................................................

"Do you like pop music ? ": Nam said to me

-> Nam asked ...........................................................................................................

Despite the bad weather, we visited Tay Ho village.

-> Although ..................................................................................................................

It was raining. They cancelled the trip to Trang An.

-> Because .....................................................................................................................

We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can stay equal with theirs. ( use: keep up with)

-> We have ................................................................................................................

She was born and spent her childhood in Thanh Hoa City. ( use: grew)

-> She ..........................................................................................................................

1.    We decided to go for a walk in the park. It was very cold out. (even though)

→ ………………………………………………………………………………….

1.    Mai could have good marks. She studied hard for the exam. (so that)

→ ………………………………………………………………………………….