I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (1 pt)

1. A. create          B. peaceful        C. increase          D. easily

2. A. looked          B. watched        C. carried            D. stopped

3. A. scarf            B. science          C. school             D. scare

4. A. ethnic          B. unique            C. basic               D. diverse

 Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. looked        B. watched            C. carried           D. stopped

2. A. study             B. success                     C. surprise                             D. sugar

3. A. unite                B. underline                 C. university                D. uniform

4. A. danger                  B. angry             C. language             D. passage                             

5. A. character                B. children                 C. teacher                            D. change 

I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others

1. A. washed B. looked C. stopped D. occurred

2. A. price B. reduce C.celebrate D.cancer

II.Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others

3.A. conserve B. replace C. cloudy D. supply

4.A. machine B.suggest C. enjoy D. recent

III.Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences

5. Where … you go if you have a car ?

A .will B. have C.would D .did

6. He is tired … he stayed up late watching TV last night.

A. so B. and C. but D. because

7. I suggested …up the beach.

A . clean B.to clean C .cleaning D.cleaned

8. Remember to turn........ the faucets after use.

A. down B. on C. off D. with

9. The accident happened because of driving ……

A. careless B. carelessly C. careful D. carefully

10. How about putting … .around the school yard to prevent lazy students from throwing trash on the ground.

A. cans B. Buses C. garbage dump D. garbage bins

11. Hoa: Let me congratulate you on your success.

Mai: ……………………………………..

A.Fine, thanks! B. Nothing C. Not at all D. That’s very kind of you.

12. Catherine , .............. mother is a professor, won a scholarship.

A.whose B. who C. whom D. that

IV.Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets

13. We must learn about keeping the environment ……… (POLLUTE)

14. Internet is a wonderful............. of modern life. (INVENT)

V.Give the correct form/tense of the verbs in the brackets

15.I suggest that you (speak)…….English in class.

16.If it (stop)…….raining, they will walk around the lake.

17. She didn’t allow me (use) ___ her computer.

18.We (not / see)……… each other since we left school.

19. I don't have new shoes. I wish I (have) ___ new shoes.

20. The entire valley can (see) ___ from their mountain home.

VI. Fill in each blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word from the box

wearing    beauty     selling      popular     with     over      clothes        made

Jeans are very popular with young people all (21)..... the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth . But they haven’t always been (22) … . The story of jeans started almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants . The cloth (23)........ in Genoa was called “ jeanos”. The pants were called “ jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in Califarnia began (24)…. pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “ Levi’spants” became popular (25) ….. gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later , Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the USA and Europe began (26) …... jeans.

VII. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions

Last Tuesday Dick went to Bristol. The train got into Temple Mead at 12.45. Rosemary, his close friend met him outside the station. First, they went to a small cafe to have a cup of coffee. They talked endlessly. Then they walked around for a while, and finally went to Rosemary's house. They had a lovely lunch. Dick met Rosemary's mother and later her two children when they went home from school. In the evening, he went to see a very interesting film with Rosemary's family. After the show, he said goodbye to them and left for London.

27. How did Dick go to Bristol last Tuesday?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

28. Who did Dick meet at Rosemary's house?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

29. Did he watch an interesting film with Rosemary's family?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

30. When did Dick leave for London?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

VIII.Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning

31. My father is not here now. I want him to be here now.

àI wish …………………………………………………………………………………..

32. I last wrote to my uncle in July.

àI haven’t………………………………………………………………………………

33. Mai said: “I will spend my holiday in DaLat next week.”

à Mai said that ………………………………………………………………………

Part 2: Write complete sentences using the clues given.

34. If/ she /not work harder/ she / fail /next examination.

à …………………………………………………………………………………………

35. Although / weather / be / bad / yesterday/ they/ play / soccer.

à …………………………………………………………………………………………

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:

1.  A. laughed  B. watched  C. exported  D. helped

2.  A. house B. mountain C. drought D. though

Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others:

3.  A.technical B. villager C. introduce D. atmosphere

4.  A. shortage B. export C. knowledge D. manage

I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1.A. bamboo                              B. took                       C.  afternoon                          D. soon

2.A. waste                                  B.  save                     C.  take                                D. crack                   

3. A. much                                 B.  bury                      C.   come                               D. fun

4. A. reach                                 B.   seat                       C.  weather                           D.  between

5.A.concentration                  B.   question                C.   attraction                        D. emotion

6.A.  exist                                 B.   exchange             C.  extreme                           D.  expect

7.A.  tolerant                             B.   backdrop            C.  remote                              D.  dogsled

8.A.  behavior                           B.   habit                    C.  tramway                           D.  cashew

1. Circle the word that has the stress differently from that of the others. 

1. A. action B. airport C. Sunday D. sixteen
2. A. engineer B. understand C. employer D. volunteer

II. Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
3. A. honour B. horrible C. house D. hi
4. visits b. stops C. cooks D. runs
5. A. word B. long C. mom D. orange
III. Circle the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
6. Can you translate it __ Vietnamese? 

A. into B. with C. by D. on
7. Are there ___ banks nears here?

A. a B. an C. any D. some
8. _ books does your teacher need? 

A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How often
9. When ____ here?
 A. did he arrive B. was he arrive C. was he arrive D. he arrived
10. She seems _ today. 

A. unhappy B. happily C. unhappily D. happiness
11._ that tree. 

A. Don't climb B. Not climb C. No climb D. Can't climb
12. This is the book __ he bought yesterday. 

A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

13. Their parents __ on the beach next week.
A. is B. are C. were
 14. My mother ___ tree when it started to rain. 

A. was planting B. plants C. is planting
15. - Tom: “I have passed all my exams!". 

- Dad:"
A. Many thanks! B. Best wishes! C. Well done! D. Alright! 

IV. Complete the passage with the words from the box. 

increase  grains  diet  reduce  good  nutrients  sick  necessary  attention  products 

Having a good (16) __ and take regular exercise will keep you healthy. Your body needs the vitamins and (17) __ found in vegetables and fruit. It also needs enough exercise to strengthen muscles and bones and (18) __ your chances of getting (19) . Paying (20) to diet and exercise isn't that hard. If you do it, your life will be better. You also need to eat (21) __ such as rice, wheat, oats, or corn. Dairy (22) _ in the form of milk and cheese provide your body with (23) __ calcium. Protein comes from meat and nuts. Don't eat too much meat, howerver. Eating too much red meat, in particular, is not (24). for your heart, and it might (25) __ your chances of getting cancer. 

V. Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it.
26. They are talking to financial problems.                                   _________
27. Mathematics are my favourite subject.                                   _________
28. Could you tell me how using this machine?                            _________
29. He arrived here ago five minutes.                                           _________
 30. He didn't met his girlfriend.                                                     _________

VI. Put the correct form of the words in brackets.
31. Her (nation) __ is Vetnemese.
32. He will give you some (advise) __.
33. She lives on the (twelve) __ floor of the Tower.
34. My mother is a (library)__.
35. My father is (sport) __.

VII. Make questions for the underlined parts. 
36. Mai likes this cartoon movie because it's very interesting. 
      _______________________________________________.

37. Hoa will clean the floor. 
      _______________________________________________.

38. They were at the fair yesterday.
      _______________________________________________. 

39. It's 300 kilometers from his hometown to Ha Noi. 
      _______________________________________________.

40. Yes. There is a picture on the wall. 
      _______________________________________________.

VIII. Reorrange the words to make complete sentences.
41. does/ English/ how/ speaking/she/ practise/? 

42. zoo/see/they/ animals/ to/ went/the/ yesterday/ tol. 

43. many / there / family / how / are / her / people / in/? 

44. decorating /house/ to/the/ are/ party/ prepare /we/ for / the/. 

45. spend/ many/ time/ watching/ a lot/ young/ of/ TV/ children/ every day/. 

IX. Read the passage and answer the questions. My name's Nam. I was born in Nghe An, but now I live with my parents in Ha Noi. It is a big and busy city. I live in a flat in the city centre. My address is 275, Nguyen Trai Street, Ha Noi, We live on the twentieth floor of Gold Tower. Our flat is nice and modern. It has one living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and one kitchen. It has a good view, so we can see the whole city. I like my flat because it is nice, clean and safe. 46. Where was Nam born? 

47. Is Ha Noi small? 

48. Does Nam live in a house with his parents? 

49. How many rooms are there in his flat? 

50. Why does he like his flat?

THE MID- TERM TEST
Subject: English 9
Time : 60 minutes

Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others .
1.A. impressed B. disappointed C. wished D. stopped
2.A. destination B. vacation C. question D. inspiration
Circle the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in
each of the following questions.
3.A. famous B. workshop C. village D. bamboo
4.A.memorable B. experience C. historical D. production
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
5. ................... my cousin is young, she is one of the most skillful artisan in Bat Trang
village.
A When B Although C Whereas D In order to
6. You may feel ......when you are left out by friends and you can’t concentrate on your
studies.
A. frustrated B. confident C. delighted D. tense
7. The artisans in my village can earn enough money from basket ________ to live.
A. knitting B. moulding C. carving D. weaving
8. Rachel knew that Ross would be worried if she didn’t ________.
A. turn up B. turn down C. turn on D. turn off
9. I suffer from depression and anxiety, but I don’t know how ________ over my
problems.
A. to get B. get C. got D. getting
10. ________ I was promised a luxurious weekend by my husband, I am not satisfied.
A. Despite B. Although C. Because D. However
11. He told me that his mother ________ cooking in her free time.
A. like B. likes C. liked D. will like
12. Ho Chi Minh City is by far ________ City in Viet Nam.
A. biggest B. bigger C. the biggest D. as big as
13.My parents once took me to Bat Trang village. I could make my own _________
there.
A. pottery B. lacquer C. painting D. sculpture
14.Osaka has become one of the _________ “liveable” city in Asia.
A. more B. better C. much D. most
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
15. She asked me how long does it take me to go to school by bike.

A B C D