KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KỲ I

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC 2023-2024
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
SECTION A. LISTENING (10 points)
Part 1: Listen to the recording and circle the appropriate answer A, B or C. (5 pts)
0. Which baby is Michael?
A. Without any hair B. Lovely hair √C. Lovely hair, carrying a blanket
1. Which is Michael’s grandfather?
A. He’s a dentist. B. He’s a journalist. C. He’s a farmer.
2. Where did Michael’s family live?
A. on the top of the hill. B. near the forest. C. near the river.
3. Where did Michael’s family go on holiday?
A. In the jungle. B. By the river. C. By the river with small birds
4. Which photo are they talking about?
A. A birthday party. B. Christmas. C. New Year.
5. Which boy is Michael?
A. Sleeping in the bed. B. Sleeping in the armchair. C. Sleeping in the kitchen.
Part 2: Listen to Sarah talking to a friend about her holiday photographs. What place is
each person in? Write a letter A-H next to each person. You will hear the conversation
twice. (2.5 points)
PEOPLE ANSWERS PLACES
0. Sarah’s mother E A. castle
1. Caroline B. cathedral
2. Jack C. hotel
3. Sarah D. market
4. Peter E. mountains
5. Sarah’s father F. museum
G. restaurant
H. sea
Part 3: You will hear a telephone conversation about a journey to New York. Listen and
complete questions. You will hear the conversation twice. (2.5 points)
JOHN LOCKE TRAVEL
0. Travel to: New York
Name: (1) Mr……………………………………….
Will leave on: (2) …………………………. December
Will return on: (3) 30th …………………………………
Price: (4) …………………………………………….
Travel to airport by: (5) …………………………….……
SECTION B. LANGUAGE FOCUS – READING - WRITING (10 points)
I. Phonetics(1 pt)
Circle the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. crowded B. frustrated C. unemployed D. exhausted
2. A. comfortable B. confident C. responsibility D. cognitive
3. A. happy B. history C. hour D. hotel
Circle the word (A, B, C, or D) whose main stress is different from the others.
4. A. attraction B. occasion C. remind D. adulthood
5. A. obesity B. carven C. fortress D. rickshaw
Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete these sentences. (2.0 pts)
Lan couldn’t decide…………………. to work with on the project
A. when B. what C. how D. who
2. Lots of people choose to buy houses in the suburbs …………… they can avoid the noise
and pollution in the city.
A.although B.when C.so that D.so as
3. Minh is ___________ the most successful student in my class.
A. so long B.by how C. by far D. so now
4. It took me a few days to …………….. my flu.
A. get over B. get on C. get down D. get into
5.. ………….. by the river, the village has the advantage of having a peaceful place.
A. Situating B. Located C. Locating D. Stood
6. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I________French.
A. knew B. will know C. know D. have known
7. Mr. Long said that he________in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. lived B. is living C. has lived D. will live
8.____________ she was tired, she finished the scarf for her dad.
A. Because B. So C. But D. Although
9. After I found all the information I needed, I ____________the computer.
A. looked for B. switched on C. turned off D. put off
10. Your sister never works in a foreign company, ________ she?
A. isn’t B. does C. wasn’t D. doesn’t
Your answer
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. Give the correct tense or form of the words in brackets. (1.0pt)
1. Children used (1.play) .......outdoors with things they found, like stones or feathers.
2. She (2. come) ..................... back home after she (3.finish)......................... her work.
3. I am not sure where (4. go) .....................on summer holiday.
4. He wishes he (5. learn) .....................English well.
Your answers: 1……………… 2…………… 3…………… 4………….. 5…………
IV: Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.(1pt)
1. Mai went to the Student Support Office although she wanted to get some advice.
A B C D
He works much more hard for his exams than he does for his normal school work.
A B C D
The doctor suggested that he should drink more water, and takes a lot of rest.
A B C D
4. He asked me when I had left her party last night.
A B C D
5 Are you sure you can get on your new classmates?
A B C D
Your answer 1 2 3 4 5

V. Read the text, and choose one word/ phrase from the list to fill in each gap. (1,25 pts)
fluent abroad foreign country achieved difficulties
As a child, Phong always dreamt of going (1)..................... to study. After he graduated from
high school, his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very
happy that his dream finally come true. When he first arrived in the (2)........................,
Phong’s English was not very good and sometimes he did not understand what other people
said. He also had (3)..............................in class because he was not familiar with the new
teaching and learning method. He felt lonely in this new place, and missed all his buddies in
Viet Nam. After two years, Phong is now very (4)..................... in English and has
(5)..........................the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different
countries. He is even good at daily being able to earn money for his part-time needs from his
part-time job at a restaurant
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
VI. Read the passage about Chu Van An High School in Ha Noi, and choose the best
answer A, B, C, or D to each question below.(1,25pts)

Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam.
Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was
originally named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great
views of the lake from the classroom windows.

In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945.
In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism
teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese
principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor
Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school’s students .

Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as
its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the
school. Every year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are
admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department
of Education and Training of Ha Noi.

1. The passage mainly discusses……………..

A. Chu Van An, the teacher B. Chu Van An School in the future
C. Chu Van An School over time
D. the difficulty of being admitted to Chu Van An School
2. All of the following are true about the school EXCEPT……………..
A. the school was originally named after the location it is in
B. the school admits three thousand students every year.
C. the school has a view of the West Lake D. the school is large
3. The word “principal” is closest in meaning to…………….
A. teacher B. head teacher C. founder D. supporter
4. The word “prestige” in the passage mostly means…………..
A. respect B. fame C. status D. position
5. It can be understood from the passage that……………….
A. students of the school are very smart. B. the school fees are very high
C. only children from prestigious families can enter the school
D. the teachers at the school earn a lot of money
VII. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.( 1.25 pts)
1. used to/ taken / to / the zoo / be / by his parents / He / when/ he/ small. /was
=>………………………………………………………………………
2. He / painting / that picture / spent / yesterday./ two hours .
=>…………………………………………………………............…....
3. haven’t / Sue / we / a /time / seen / for / long / . /
=>.................................................................................................................................
4. is / to practice/ necessary/ for you/ English /everyday./ It
=>.................................................................................................................................
5.We/ was bad./ for a picnic / went out/ although/ the weather /
…………………………………………………………………………….
VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it. (1.25pts)
1.Why don’t we join efforts to protect the beauty of this citadel? She wondered.
 She suggested
2. “If I were you, I would tell her the truth”, Nam said to Hoa.
 Nam advised
3. “ I must finish this test on time ” , Nam said.
-> Nam said that ………………………………...........................………………………
4. I can’t remember the answers to these questions.
 I wish
5.I have been studying English for three years.
I started…………………………………………………………….
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