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Trêng THCS ......................... Anh 9 - thêi gian 45’ lµm bµi
Full name: ............................................................................
Class: ........................ date of test: .................................
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. region B. depend C. impress D. ethnic
2. A. pants B. baggy C. fade D. fashion
3. A. drive B. since C. ride D. divide
4. A. paint B. plain C. plaid D. play
5. A. invited B. wanted C. ended D. liked
7 A. continue B. primary C. additional D. territories
8 A. religion B. secondary C. design D. region
9. A casual B. material C. champagne D. campus
10. A. look B. school C. loose D. food
II/ Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
1. The United state has a .............. of around 250 million.
A. population B. introduction C. separate D. addition
2. The house ………………. two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.
A. consists B. comprises C. divides D. takes
3. It seems difficult ....................me to meet her now.
A. to B. for C. of D. from
4. He doesn’t depend........................ his parents
A. in B. on C. at D. for
5. It rains heavily…………………..I can’t go out with you.
A. and B. but C. because D. so
6- He was born …………….15
th
January.
A. in B. of C. at D. on
7- I want to ………….my English .Can you help me ?
A. improve B. attend C. take D. give
8- If you ……………to get well soon , you must take this medicine.
A. will want B. wanted C. would want D. want
9- Maryam usually goes to the..……..to pray because her religion is Islam.
A. mausoleum B. pagoda C. church D. mosque
10. Jeans are……….. of youth and health.
A. symbol B. design C. fashion D. labe
11. Everyone has……..his great knowledge. Lots of people have come to him for advice.
A. gathered B. encouraged C. admired D. exchanged
12. Most students are staying in the……… of the university.
A. collection B. dormitory C. minority D. hotel
IV/ Read the passage then pick out ONE best option ( A, B, C, or D ) to answer each question :
The word jeans comes from a kind of material that was made in Europe. The material, called jean, was
named after sailors from Genoa in Italy, because they wore clothes made from it. In the 18
th
century jean
cloth was made completely from cotton and workers at that time loved wearing it because the material was
very strong and it did not wear out easily. In the 1960s, many university and college students wore jeans.
Designers made different styles of jeans to make the 1960s’ fashion: embroidered jeans, painted jeans and
so on. In the 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became cheaper. In the 1980s
jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans,
with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans went up and up. But in the 1990s the worldwide economic
situation got worse, and the sale of jeans stopped growing. However, jeans have never been out of fashion,
and today young generation is still fond of wearing them.
1. The material that was used to make jeans first came from………..
A. Asia B. Genoa in Italy C. America D. Africa
2. In the 18
th
century, workers loved wearing jeans because:
A. the material was very strong B. they were the cheapest
C. the material did not wear out easily D. both A and C are correct
3.In the 1960s, jeans were popular for:
A. students B. workers C. clothes designers D. sailors
4. In the 1970s, more and more people wore jeans because:
A. there were labels on them B. the worldwide economic situation got worse
C. they became cheaper D. they were the clothes of the rich
5. Jeans became high fashion clothing in the………..
A. 1970s B. 1980s C. 1960s D. 1990s
6. Nowadays, jeans are:
A. out of fashion B. the highest fashion clothing
C. popular for young generation D. developing continuously
V/ Pick out ONE best option ( A, B, C, or D ) to fill in the meaning of the passage:
I was born in Thai binh, but my father is not Thai Binh. He comes ( 1 ) Nam Dinh. He worked in Thai
Binh as a businessman and met my mother here. In 1998, my ( 2 ) moved to HCM city. When we arrived in
HCM city, I didn’t know anybody. I ( 3 ) lonely. In Thai Binh, I used to have ( 4 ) friends, but now I don’t
have anyone to talk to. So I decided to look for friends on the Internet. I was ( 5 ) to know you and to be
one of your friends. I wish we would live in the ( 6 ) neighbourhood so that we could meet and talk
everyday.
1. A. inside B. from C. back D. for
2. A. neighbours B. friends C. classmates D. family
3. A. felt B. feeling C. lived D. studied
4. A. few B. a little C. a lot of D. much
5. A. sad B. lucky C. bored D. unhappy
6. A. same B. different C. distant D. separated
VI/ Write the verbs in brackets in their correct tense and form:
1. Ha Noi ( build ) ....................... nearly a thousand years ago.
2. They ( take ) ....................... a taxi home last Sunday.
3. Tim ( send ) .......................me a lot of postcards since last Christmas.
4. I don’t have a computer. I wish I ( have ) ....................... a computer some day.
VII/ Chose the sentence with the same meaning as the first one.
1. People plant coffee and tea on the high-land of Viet Nam.
A. Coffee and tea is grown on the high-land of Viet
Nam.
B. Coffee and tea are grown on the high-land of Viet
Nam.
C. Coffee and tea grown on the high-land of Viet
Nam.
D. Coffee and tea is grown in the high-land of Viet
Nam.
2. . “What’s your address?”
A. I asked Lien what is her address. B. I asked Lien what her address was?
C. I asked Lien what was her address. D. I asked Lien what her address was.
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