Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng Anh 9 Global Success - Đề số 1

Đề bài

I. LISTENING

Listen to the recording and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. Where did Ferdinand Magellan die?

A. Portugal

B. The Philippines

C. North Carolina

D. Australia

2. Which of the following is CORRECT about Vasco de Gama?

A. He was a relative of Magellan.

B. He was in fact a Fillipino.

C. He led the first ship from Europe to India.

D. He died in 1460.

3. What happened in 1584?

A. Vasco da Gama founded the British Empire.

B. Captain James Cook was born.

C. Sir Walter Raleigh founded the first English colony in America.

D. Ferdinand Magellan ruled Portugal.

4. Who claimed Australia as part of the British Empire?

A. Captain James Cook

B. Walter Raleigh

C. Vasco da Gama

D. Ferdinand Magellan

Listen to the recording and state whether the statements below are true (T) or false (F).

5. The Byzantine Empire came after the Roman Empire.

6. The former name of the capital city of Turkey was Ottoman.

7. The population of Istanbul has grown from 1,453 to 30 million since Constantine’s time.

8. Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople in A.D. 330.

II. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

9.

A. better

B. elegant

C. speciality

D. congested

10.

A. country

B. council

C. countable

D. mountain

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

11.

A. person

B. student

C. public

D. admire

12.

A. priority

B. tradition

C. favourite

D. domestic

III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

13. Be sure to eat when you arrive in Vietnam.

A. what

B. where

C. when

D. who

14. He the job because it sounded boring.

A. turned up

B. turned down

C. turned into

D. turned out

15. He got to find himself alone in the house.

A. on

B. over

C. up

D. off

16. Nam help you if you ask him nicely.

A. an

B. should

C. could

D. must

17. I in this club for 2 years.

A. participated

B. have participated

C. participate

D. am participating

18. Yesterday we in talent shows.

A. joined

B. join

C. were joining

D. will join

19. I wish I a lot of money.

A. have

B. will have

C. had

D. can have

Read the following school announcement and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Discover "English for Everyone"! This new book (20) ______ perfect for grade 9 students. Enjoy fun exercises, simple grammar lessons, and useful vocabulary. Improve your English skills quickly (21) ______ easily. Get your copy today and start (22) ______ English with confidence!

20.

A. are

B. is

C. were

D. was

21.

A. and

B. or

C. but

D. so

22.

A. having

B. learning

C. making

D. playing

IV. READING

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct option that best fitseach of the numbered blanks.

A local garbage collector is an important community (23) ______. They work to clean up our neighborhoods and pick up waste that could harm our (24) ______. You can often see garbage collectors drive large trucks and stop at each house or building to pick up the trash. They use special equipment to lift and empty the garbage cans into the truck.

After (25) ______waste from homes and businesses, they take it to a landfill or recycling center, where the garbage is properly treated. At the landfill, the garbage is buried in the (26) ______ so that it doesn't smell or attract pests. At the recycling center, the garbage is processed so that it can be reused (27) ______ new products.

23.

A. neighbor

B. helper

C. tourist

D. adult

24.

A. environment

B. relationship

C. production

D. facility

25.

A. collect

B. collected

C. to collect

D. collecting

26.

A. ground

B. floor

C. ocean

D. sea

27.

A. makes

B. making

C. to make

D. make

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Today, many teenagers are addicted to the Internet. They use it too often and for too long. Once they are on the net, they can’t turn it off.

In fact, the Internet is very interesting and useful. When online, you can read the news, find information, connect and share things with friends, shopping, playing games, etc. There are good reasons to spend time online.

However, teenagers with an Internet addiction are online too much. They don’t just go online to find information, have fun, or study. Sometimes, they go online because they want to escape the stress and problems in their lives. Many Internet addicts stop caring about their real lives, and concentrate only on their online lives. This has a bad effect on their health, some even have a mental disorder, and their study also has to suffer.

One way Internet addicts can get help is by using special software. This software controls how much time someone can spend online. It tells the computer to turn off the internet after a certain amount of time. This helps people focus on the important things in their real life. The software’s goal is to teach people to use the Internet for good reasons and not just as an escape.

28. What does the passage say about Internet addiction?

A. It is often interesting and useful.

B. All Internet users are Internet addicts.

C. Most teenagers have Internet addiction

D. Once online, addicts can’t turn it off.

29. The underlined word escape in the passage probably means __________.

A. focus on

B. run away from

C. cut down on

D. carry out

30. According to the passage, teenagers are likely to become Internet addicts if __________.

A. their life is stressful and has problems

B. their study is too hard

C. they enjoy online shopping

D. they have a lot of online friends

31. According to the passage, one way of helping people stop their Internet addiction is ______.

A. watching TV with friends

B. using special software

C. spending more hours studying

D. concentrating on their real life

32. Which of the following is True, according to the passage?

A. People should not spend time on the Internet.

B. The Internet is very good for addicts.

C. Spending too much time online is not good.

D. The new software teaches addicts to use the Internet.

V. WRTING

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

33. You are careful. People believe you much.

A. The careful you are, the much people believe you.

B. The more careful you are, the much people believe you.

C. The much careful you are, the more people believe you.

D. The more careful you are, the more people believe you.

34. She has worked hard. That's why she is successful in her life.

A. She has worked hard, so she is successful in her life.

B. She has worked hard, but she is successful in her life.

C. She has worked hard, or she is successful in her life.

D. She has worked hard, and she is successful in her life.

35. You want to have a good heart. You eat less salt.

A. If you want to have a good heart, you should eat less salt.

B. If you want to have a good heart, you should not eat less salt.

C. If you want to have a good heart, you may eat less salt.

D. If you want to have a good heart, you may not eat less salt.

36. I was making a presentation. He was filming.

A. I was making a presentation when he was filming.

B. When I was making a presentation, he was filming.

C. While I was making a presentation, he was filming.

D. I was making a presentation, he was filming.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

37. We arranged to visit the museum last summer, but we never made it.

A. We planned visiting the museum last summer, but we didn't make.

B. We planned visiting the museum last summer, but we didn't go.

C. We planned to visit the museum last summer, but we didn't make.

D. We planned to visit the museum last summer, but we didn't go.

38. If only more young people knew how to make traditional Vietnamese crafts.

A. I wish only more young people know how to make traditional Vietnamese crafts.

B. I wish only more young people knew how to make traditional Vietnamese crafts.

C. I wish more young people know how to make traditional Vietnamese crafts.

D. I wish more young people knew how to make traditional Vietnamese crafts.

VI. FUNCTIONAL SPEAKING

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

39. Ben: Would you like me to pick you up tonight? - Trang: ____________

A. My pleasure, Ben!

C. Thanks a lot. That's so kind of you!

B. You're welcome.

D. Yes, I'll pick you up.

40. Hoa: Thank you very much for helping me solve my problems. - Linh: __________

A. No, I don't mind.

C. How cool!

B. No problem.

D. Only some tips, please.

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