ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH GIỮA KỲ 2 – LỚP 9 - ĐỀ 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. grate B. staple C. marinate D. shallot
2. A. explore B. expedition C. resort D. environment
3. A. massive B. immersion C. imitate D. variety
II. Choose the word with different stress from the others in each question.
4. A. recipe B. tablespoon C. ingredient D. benefit
5. A. original B. geography C. imperial D. stimulating
6. A. accent B. mistake C. global D. rusty
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
7. After ten minutes, _________the spaghetti until there is no water left. Then place the pasta into a large bowl.
A. drain B. boil C. fry D. bake
8. My little brother is three. He eats with _________ plastic spoon.
A. some B. any C. a D. an
9. Fish is good for the brain. If you don't eat fish, your memory__________ get worse.
A. can B. must C. could D. should
10. Your body uses calcium to build healthy bones and teeth, ______them strong as you age.
A. remain B. care C. continue D. keep
11. If children don't play sports, they _________sleepy and tired.
A. would feel B. will feel C. would have felt D. had felt
12. Another feature in northern cuisine is in winter all family members gather around a big hotpot _________there is a combination of seasoned broth, vegetables and meats.
A. which B. in which C. what D. when
13. If you pay a visit to Hue, you should once visit Lang Co beach where you can have the most relaxing time and admire the natural beauty of__________.
A. views B. panoramas C. sights D. landscapes
14. Eight o'clock is _____ good time to phone Nick: he's always at home in _______evening.
A. Փ– the B. a – the C. a - Փ D. a – an
15. In Con Dao, there are green __________ of forests and fresh meadows and the houses with red roofs, which forms the picture of nature with bright colours.
A. lands B. regions C. wilderness D. stretches
16. Would you go to his party if he __________ you?
A. invites B. invited C. will invite D. would invite
17. Nam Dinh province, __________my uncle lives, often has hurricanes.
A. when B. where C. which D. that
18. It's an important part of your cultural identity to keep your ________in speaking English.
A. vocabulary B. language C. accent D. skill
19. Much __________comes through body language and gesture.
A. talk B. exchange C. speech D. communication
20. Try to __________the meaning of words rather than going straight for your dictionary.
A. judge B. guess C. decide D. expect
V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space .
Mui Ne is located 24 kilometres northeast of Phan Thiet city. It is a fishing village as well as a familiar tourism area in Binh Thuan province. (21)_________ lovely scenery of swaying coconut trees, Mui Ne, meaning "sheltered peninsula”, is one of the famous and popular holiday (22) _________ in the world with 15-kilometre strip of resorts along the beach.
Thanks to the shallow and slopped beaches, the blue and clean water, nice sun rarely behind the clouds and cliffs battered by the waves of the sea, sometimes Mui Ne is (23) _________ Hawaii of Viet Nam. The beaches are fantastic with activities such as surfing and kitesurfing. But the most (24) _________ scenery at Mui Ne is moving lines of golden sand which is called "Sand Dunes" by local people. The sand is always moving because of the wind and looks like moving waves from afar and that is (25) _________the dunes never look like the same. The scenery is more fascinating at dawn. Mui Ne is really a good wonder for those who are interested in photography.
21. A. For B. With C. Through D. In
22. A. destinations B. places C. camps D. seasons
23. A. regarded B. found C. judged D. considered
24. A. attraction B. attracted C. attractive D. attracting
25. A. reason B. the reason C. reason why D. the reason why