20 Đề thi giữa học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 Đề 4

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.

 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.Jeans are very popular with (23) _________ people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (24) _________ two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants so the cloth made in Genoa (25) _________ “jeanos”. Accordingly, the pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (26)_________ gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later, Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (27) _________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. At the time, young people actually didn’t wear them very much until later on.

Jeans are very popular with (23) _________ people all over the world. Some people say that

People in Genoa, Italy made pants so the cloth made in Genoa (25) _________ “jeanos”.

The story of jeans started (24) _________ two hundred years ago.

His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (26)_________ gold miners, farmers and cowboys.

Soon after, factory (27) _________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans.

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.

 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 questions.

It is often considered that the schoolyard is where bullies go to make other kids a miserable school life, but a new study suggests that classrooms are another popular place. The study, presented recently at the American Public Health Association’s yearly meeting in Philadelphia, is based on the results of the research from more than 10,000 middle school students who answered questions online. Of those researched, 43% said they’d been physically bullied within the last month. A bit more than half said they had been laughed at in an unfriendly way, and half reported being called hurtful names. About one third said groups had excluded them to hurt their feelings. 28% said their belongings had been taken or broken; 21% said someone had threatened to hurt them. According to the results, two-thirds of the students said they had been bullied in more than one way over the previous month. The study authors mentioned that 8% of the students who answered said they had missed school at least once during the school year because of fear of being bullied, 25% said they had taken other actions, such as missing recess, not going to the bathroom or lunch, missing classes, or staying away from some area of the school to escape from experiencing a bully. Bullies did too much to the school life.  

 Bullies can happen in the following places EXCEPT_________.

The underlined phrase “laughed at” in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.

Which of the following might some students do to protect themselves from bullies?

How does the writer feel about bullies at school?

Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?

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.

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.

She wishes (A) she is (B) the most (C) beautiful girl in (D) the world.

Ba is very depressing (A) because his closest (B) friend is moving (C) to another (D) town.

Nick asked (A) Phong if (B) he has gone (C) to Nga’s birthday party the previous night (D).

For that artisans, making the paintings is a career ______ it supports the life of many generations of the family.

Vietnamese women today prefer modern clothes ______ Ao Dai.

Should all motorcyclists be __________to wear helmets?

I rarely eat ice cream now but I______ it when I was a child.

He wondered _________to tell the news to his parents.

I wish my parents could put themselves in my ______

The children in my village used to go ______, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.

You should take your shoes……………….when you go into the pagoda.

He was lazy ______ he was dismissed. Now he's out of work.

“Thank you very much for your help.” “______”

Phuong: “I’m taking my TOEFL test tomorrow.”

Daisy: “_________”

The graduation is sad, because the time we studied together has come to an end.

Everyone has their own style of studying. I prefer to study by myself so I am not disturbed.

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.

Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

At 8 o’clock the plane took off into the air and soared above the clouds.

I have never read such a romantic story.

=> This is the ____________________________________________

The boy is sorry he doesn’t have his teacher’s address.

=> The boy wishes______________________________________________

They believe that the robbers got into the bank through the roof.

=> The robbers______________________________________

“ Will you spend your vacation in Ha Long next year?”, Liz said to us.

=> Liz asked _____________________________________________

I want to have more books. I work part-time to earn extra money. (because)

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I think it’s supposed to rain today. You should bring your umbrella with you. (so)

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She was very tired. She could not stand up. (so….that)

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When I was a child. We lived in Bristol. (used)

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