SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
TỈNH BÌNH DƯƠNG MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 THCS
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề và nghe
Đề kiểm tra có 03 trang. Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề.







A. LISTENING:
Part 1: (0.5m)
What does each speaker like best about his or her current hobby or pastime? Write the correct letter.
1. Zach __d_ a. the flowers
2. Erica b. looking at his collection
3. Brian c. creating pictures
4. Evan d. using bright colors
5. Danielle e. looking at the blue sky
6. Marcus f. making great friends
Part 2: (0.5m)
Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?
1. She went to a club with her friend. ___F__
2. He helped his sister clean the garage.
3. He went to the gym.
4. He played with his nephews.
5. She saw a boring movie.
6. She watched TV on Saturday.
Part 3: (0.5m)
Listen to the telephone conversation between a school girl and a man. Complete questions 1-5.

B. PHONETICS
I. Circle the word whose main stressed syllable is different from that of the others. (0.5 m)
1. a. benefit b. impression c. importance d. advantage
2. a. traditional b. fashionable c. convenient d. compulsory
II. Circle the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5m)
1. a. depend b. ethnic c. region d. impress
2. a. increase b. mean c. leak d. weather
C. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer. (3ms)
1. I wish today ................ my birthday.
a. am b. is c. are d. were
2. This book ................ in 2000.
a. wrote b. is written c. has written d. was written
3. What do you use the Internet for? - ................
a. Get information. b. Be got information,
c. To get information. d. Be getting information.
4. You should practise ................ English with your classmates.
a. to speak b. speak c. being spoken d. speaking
5. Buddhists often go to................ to pray.
a. pagoda b. church c. park d. mosque
6. The unit of currency in Cambodia is the ................
a. dollar b. peso c. baht d. riel
7. Everything is O.K, ................? - Of course.
a. is it b. isn’t it c. are they d. aren`t they
8. There ................ be a market here.
a. used to b. is using to c. use to d. is used to
9. I ................ English since 2014.
a. learn b. have learned c. am learning d. learned
10. It was very hot, ................ I opened all the windows.
a. because b. but c. so d. when
11. What ................ of learning English do you find the most interesting?
a. side b. aspect c. field d. sound
12. We usually go to our home village ................ the summer.
a. in b. of c. at d. for
II. Give the correct form of the word in brackets. (0.5m)
1. Nguyen Du has been considered a famous Vietnamese (poem) ___________.
2. I was really (impression) ___________ by the beauty of the city.
D. READING
I. Choose one of the words given to fill in each gap. (1m)

and
important
editor
games
well-drawn
news

The Daily Sun is a very good newspaper. It has all the latest (1) ..................... and there is also an excellent sports page with well-written (2) ..................... interesting reports of football and hockey matches. The middle pages contain two crossword puzzles and some very (3) ..................... cartoons of famous people and events. Finally, there are always interesting letters to the (4) .....................
II. Read the article about doing homework. Answer the questions. (