Đề kiểm tra 45 phút học kỳ 1 lớp 9 môn Anh - Lần 4

Đề kiểm tra 45 phút học kỳ 1 lớp 9 môn Anh - Lần 4

I.LANGUAGE FOCUS

1.Underline an auxiliary if it is stressed.

1.When I was a child, my family would go the park every week.

2.-I hope you won't forget this lesson.

-Don't worry. I won't.

3.I am surprised that children today don't play this game. We did play it a lot in the past.

4.When we were five, I couldn't ride a bike, but my twin sister could.

5.- What are you looking at?

-Some old photos of my family.

2.Look at the pictures. Write sentences to show what Mimi used to do when she was 10 years old. Use the verbs provided.

3.Put the verbs into the correct form.

1.When we were in Paris last year, we didn't have time to see all the things we wanted to see. I wish we (have) ___more time.

2.This jacket was cheap. I wish I (buy) ____two of them.

3.I wish I (live) ___in the 19th century.

4.She feels awful. She wishes she (not eat) ___so much.

5.It was a stupid thing to say. He wishes he (not say) ___it.

II. READING           

1.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Every 14 days, another language dies. There are many reasons (1) ___this. Some people think more common languages (2) ___more economic power.

Because of this, young people choose to (3)  a common language as they think it is more useful. (4) ___reason is that some languages aren't written down. Guujaaw is a leader of the Haida Nation. His people have (5) ___on the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada, for more than 10,000 years. Their language is endangered. Traditionally, it wasn't written, and, (6) ___a result, some people are worried that it will die one day. Guujaaw responds to this, "We talk to each (7) ___, listen, visit, and trust the spoken word. Expressing yourself without writing (8) ___natural." However, if Guujaaw's language and others like it are going to survive, writing may have to become part of their lives.

1.A. of             B. for               C. on               D. as

2.A. mean        B. get              C. have            D. own

3.A. get           B. receive        C. have            D. learn

4.A. Another   B. Other          C. A                D. The

5.A. located    B. owned        C. lived           D. got

6.A. for           B. as                C. since           D. at

7.A. other        B. others          C. another       D. one

8.A. are           B. be                C. seems          D. is

2.Read about two famous women and their achievements and do the exercises.

Amelia Mary Earhart: 1897-1937 (U.S.)

In 1917, when she was 20, Amelia Earhart .vent to an air show with her father. While she was .vatching the planes circling in the sky, she realized she had found her vocation. She wanted to be a pilot. The next day, she took her first trip in a plane and her career had begun. In 1932, she became "amous as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Five years later she began her most ambitious project - to be the irst woman to fly around the world. Tragically, she and her plane disappeared just before completing the journey. Where did she disappear? Nobody knows, and it's still a mystery today.

Sally Ride: 1951- (U.S.)

It was no surprise that Sally Ride chose a career in space travel. As a young woman she had always been interested in science and went on to study physics at Stanford University. Not long after graduating, she spotted an advertisement in a newspaper. The space agency NASA was looking for people to work in the American space program.

More than 5,000 people applied, and Sally was one of the successful candidates. | She joined NASA in 1978. On June 18th, 1983, she became the first America" woman in space as a crew member on the space shuttle Challenger 7.

A.Why were these years important for each person?

0.Amelia Mary Earhart: 1917

E.g: It was the year when she took her first trip in a plane.

1.Amelia Mary Earhart: 1932

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2.Sally Ride: 1978’

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3.Sally Ride: 1983

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B.Answer the questions.

4.What made Amelia Mary Earhart decide to become a pilot?

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5.When did she begin her journey around the world?

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6.How did Sally Ride find her job with NASA?

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7.How many candidates applied for a job there?

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III. WRITING

1.For each situation, write a sentence with the provided phrases.

1.You didn't play hide-and-seek with your friends yesterday. Now you regret it.

—► I wish ______________.

2.You didn't learn to play the guitar when you were younger. Now you regret this.

—► I wish ______________.

3.You were invited to a traditional Thai party by a friend. You decided not to go. Now you think it was a wrong decision.

—► I wish ______________.

4.My family usually went to the pagoda on the first day of the new year. Now we don't do that anymore.

—► My family ______________.

5.My parents didn't make banh chung for Tet. But now they usually do so.

—►My parents ______________.

2.Write a paragraph of about 100-120 words about the reasons why we should maintain our family's traditions.

You may use some of the following ideas as cues:

-Traditions give us an opportunity to live in the moment and enjoy something that we have created as a family.

-Traditions give us something to look forward to.

-Traditions help create bond between family members.

-Traditions make us unique.

-Traditions make sharing easy by offering a common ground of knowledge and experience.

IV.LISTENING

1.Listen to a passage about how to prepare for a traditional wedding in India. Circle the best way to complete each statement.

1.A traditional Hindu wedding celebration can last for more than (two / five) days.

2.The bride's and groom's birthdates are used to choose the (engagement wedding) date.

3.Before the wedding, musicians visit the (bride's / groom's) home.

4.The (bride / groom) is washed with oil.

5.An older relative offers the (bride / groom) money.

6.Relatives spend a lot of time painting the (bride's / groom's) skin.

2.Listen to the passage again and complete the answers to the questions with no more than TWO words or/and a number.

1.When do wedding preparations start?

-It commonly starts _____before the wedding date.

2.At what time do musicians go to the groom's house?

-They go there at ____in the morning.

3.What kind of leaves do the relatives use to decorate the groom's house?

-They use ____leaves.

4.What colour is the bride's skin after her relatives paint her?

-It is ________.

V. SPEAKING

1.Work in groups. Make a poster about life in the past and life now. Follow these steps:

-Choose a topic such as clothing, toys, sports, food, houses, or games.

-Research information about your topic in the past and now.

-Compare and contrast details related to your topic.

-Cut out or draw pictures to support your writing.

-Create a poster with your pictures and information.

-Present your poster to the whole class.

2.Prepare a short talk of about one minute about the following topic:

-What can you and other kids do to show how you appeciate the past?

You can use the cues below or your own ideas. Support your ideas with explanations and reasons.

-Reading books and articles about traditions and customs in the past.

-Talking to grandparents about family traditions and customs.

-Joining in traditional festivals and events.

3.Same or different? Complete the table below about the differences and similarities between your grandparents' lives and your life.

Then give a short presentation about them.

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