SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1

-------------------- NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022

(Đề thi có ___ trang) MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

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Question 1-2: 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.
1. A. illiterate B. determine C entertainment D. traditional
2. A. fabulous B. downtown C. postman D. custom
Question 3-4: 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.
3. A. city B. cathedral C. central D. cinema
4. A. wandered B. embroidered C. preserved D. embarrassed
Question 5-6: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in topic (or part of speech).
5. A. street vendor B. loudspeaker C. barber D. postman
6. A. cart B. dogsled C. rickshaw D. street vendors
Question 7-18: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions. (3,0ms)
7. If we ______________ water carefully, more people will have fresh water.
A. will use B. would use C. using D. use
8. Should we try to ______ every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out?
A. preserve B. act out C. entertain D. open
9. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house ______ from blocks of ice.
A. to build B. built C. building D. to built
10. Every nation has respect for their long-preserved ______.
A. behaviours B. practices C. traditions D. traditional
11. We can learn how ______ Banh Chung at Tet.
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
12. Men used ______ the bread winner of the family.
A. be B. to be C. to being D. to
13. I’ve been to a _____ village in Hue!
A. conical hat making B. making conical hat C. making conical hats D. hat making conical
14. The cost of _________ is very high in the big city.
A. live B. living C. lived D. life
15. A ___________ is a solid figure or object, made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, etc.
A. painting B. sculpture C. medal D. picture
16. A ___________ is a castle on high ground in or near a city, where people could go when the city was
being attacked.
A. cathedral B. monument C. centre D. citadel
17. The pagoda is in a beautiful ___________, close to the sea.
A. spaces B. setting C. tower D. set
18. There is general ________ that Vietnamese students lack knowledge of the natural, or man-made, wonders
of Viet Nam.
A. accepting B. saying C. recognition D. undertaking
Question 19-26: Pick out ONE best option (A, B, C or D) to fill in each numbered blank, completing the
meaning of the passage: (2.0 pts)
My mother came (19)______ Baffin Island. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house (20)______ from blocks
of ice. The house had only one room for all the (21)______: grandparents, parents, brothers, unmarried sisters,

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and sometimes other relatives. Everyone worked together to survive the Arctic (22)______. Men went out
hunting (23)______ women stayed at home making clothes and preparing food. When they had to travel far, they
(24)______ on dogsleds. At night they used to entertain themselves by telling and (25)______ out stories. They
danced to drum music (26)______. Akycha from Canada

19. A. at B. in C. on D. from
20. A. build B. to build C. building D. built
21. A. children B. people C. families D. generations
22. A. spring B. summer C. fall D. winter
23. A. while B. during C. before D. after
24. A. walked B. rode C. drove D. flew
25. A. going B. knocking C. acting D. turning
26. A. so B. too C. neither D. either
Question 27-32: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).
Perfume Pagoda is a religious site as well as being a great sight-seeing spot in Viet Nam. It is situated in Huong
Son Commune, My Duc District, Ha Noi. It is a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines, including Den
Trinh (Presentation Shrine) and Thien Tru (Heaven Kitchen) Pagoda, in the limestone Huong Tich mountains.
The centre of this complex is the Perfume Temple, also called Chua Trong (Inner Temple), located in Huong
Tich Cavern. It is thought that the first temple was built on the current site of Thien Tru in the 15th century
during the reign of Le Thanh Tong. Over the years some of its structures which were in ruins have been restored
or replaced.
Many Vietnamese works of literature, both old and modern, have made Perfume Pagoda their focus. It has also
provided backdrops for many famous paintings. Its beauty has been used as a theme of many famous songs and a
topic of lyric poetry. Nowadays during its festival (from the middle of January to the middle of March on the
lunar calendar), Perfume Pagoda attracts large numbers of pilgrims from all over Viet Nam.
Statements T F
1. Perfume Pagoda is both a religious site and a great sight-seeing spot in Viet Nam.
2. Perfume Pagoda includes Den Trinh (Presentation Shrine), Thien Tru (Heaven Kitchen) Pagoda,
and the Perfume Temple.
3. The Perfume Temple is located in Huong Tich Cavern.
4. The first temple is thought to have been built on the current site of Thien Tru in the 1500s.
5. The beauty of the Perfume Pagoda has been the subject of many famous songs and poems.
6. Pilgrims from all over the world visit the Perfume Pagoda during its festival.
Question 33-36: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
33. I often went fishing with my brother when I was a child.
A. I used to go fishing with my brother when I was a child.
B. I am used to go fishing with my brother when I was a child.
C. I often go fishing with my brother when I was a child.
D. I used to went fishing with my brother when I was a child.
34. My father can’t give up smoking.
A. I wish my father can give up smoking. B. I wish my father can giving up smoking.
C. I wish my father couldn’t give up smoking. D. I wish my father could give up smoking.
35. I love listening to pop music.
A. I am fond of listen to pop music. B. I am fond of to listen to pop music.
C. I am fond of listening to pop music. D. I am fond of listening pop music.
36. Let’s go somewhere for a drink.
A. I suggest going somewhere for a drink. B. I suggest we to go somewhere for a drink ?
C. I suggest that we going somewhere for a drink ? D. I suggest go to somewhere for a drink?
Question 37-40: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
37: Don’t leave the lights on when you leave the classroom.(off)
→____________________________________________________________ .
38: We have to try harder so that our handicarfts can stay equal with theirs. (keep)
→__________________________________________________________________________
39: People said Shaun Murphy is a good doctor.
→ It ______________________________________________________________________ .

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40: I don’t khow what I should wear.
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