Đề thi giữa HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 9 năm 2023 - 2024

Câu 1:

A. weave

B. please

C. seafood

D. clear

Câu 2:

A. frame

B. artisan

C. attraction

D. handicraft

Câu 3:

A. solidarity

B. communicate

C. documentary

D. dedication

Câu 4:

A. tradition

B. modernize

C. impressive

D. emotion

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Câu 5:

A. contradicted

B. compatible

C. enhanced

D. incorporated

Câu 6:

My  grandparents  are  really tight  with  their  money. They  hate  throwing  away  food  and never eat out.

A. to spend much money too easily

B. to not like spending money

C. to not know the value of money

D. to save as much money as possible

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Câu 7:

A. disgusted

B. puzzled

C. angry

D. upset

Câu 8:

My two children were full of beans today, looking forward to their trip.

A. disappointed

B. hyperactive

C. melancholy

D. lively and in high spirits

Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that best complete the exchange in the following questions.

Câu 9:

A. Oh, what a pity!

B. I’m afraid so!

C. Thank you. I’m glad you think so.

D. Why dare you say so?

Câu 10:

David and Tom are meeting after a long time
David: “How have you been recently?”

- Tom: “_________ ”

A. I am going on holiday next week.

B. By bus, usually.

C. I am working here.

D. Pretty busy, I think.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Câu 11:

A. attending

B. attended

C. to attend

D. to be attended

Câu 12:

I should leave here. I don’t want to _________ my welcome.

A. give up

B. go off

C. run down

D. wear out

Câu 13:

There were many politicians at the meeting, several of _________ were very young.

A. that

B. whom

C. who

D. which

Câu 14:

Tim  didn’t  do  his  homework,  so  the  teacher  became  very  angry.  He  _________  his homework.

A. must have done

B. should have done

C. might have done

D. will have done

Câu 15:

Some people say that they are _________ of events going on elsewhere.

A. ignorance

B. ignorantly

C. ignorant

D. ignoring

Câu 16:

Our new classmate, John is a bit of a rough _________ but I think I’m going to like him once I get used to him.

A. stone

B. rock

C. diamond

D. pearl

Câu 17:

The judge _________ murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.

A. prosecuted

B. sentenced

C. convicted

D. accused

Câu 18:

The problem needs to be _________ immediately, otherwise it will be too late.

A. addressed

B. focused

C. monitored

D. checked

Câu 19:

- Did you remember to give Linda the money you owed her?
- Yes, I gave it to her  _________ I saw her.

A. while

B. the moment 

C. suddenly

D. once

Câu 20:

 _________ me to your mother when you are in New York.

A. Tell

B. Remind

C. Remember

D. Greet

Câu 21:

Tim was disappointed because he _________ for the train for two hours.

A. was waiting

B. waited

C. has been waiting

D. had been waiting

Câu 22:

Everybody thinks that the play last night was very successful, _________ ?

A. don’t they

B. doesn’t he

C. was it

D. wasn’t it

In the past, the process of choosing a career was a much simpler matter than it is today. Aboy often followed  in  his  father’s  footsteps.  His  sister  learned  the  household  skills  that  (23) _________  her  to become a wife and mother. Nowadays young people grow up in a much freer society (24) _________they enjoy almost unlimited career opportunities. In recent years, there (25) _________ an enormous increase in the kinds of vocations from which it is possible to choose. In addition, many of the barriers to career opportunity  that  existed  only  a  few  decades  ago,  such  as  (26)  _________  based  on  sex  or  religion  or ethnic origins, are (27) _________ disappearing.

Câu 23:

A. had prepared

B. may prepare

C. was prepared

D. would prepare

Câu 24:

A. where

B. when

C. why

D. whom

Câu 25:

A. had been

B. has been

C. will be

D. was

Câu 26:

A. judgment

B. perception

C. devotion

D. discrimination

Câu 27:

A. rapidly

B. incessantly

C. categorically

D. vigilantly

In  1900  the  United  States  had  only  three  cities  with  more  than  a  million  residents-New  York, Chicago,  and  Philadelphia.  By  1930,  it  had  ten  giant  metropolises.  The  newer  ones  experienced remarkable  growth,  which  reflected  basic  changes  in  the  economy.  The  population  of  Los  Angeles (114,000 in 1900) rose spectacularly in the early decades of the twentieth century, increasing a dramatic 1,400 percent from 1900 to 1930.
A  number  of  circumstances  contributed  to  the meteoric  rise  of  Los  Angeles.  The  agricultural potential  of  the  area  was  enormous  if  water  for  irrigation  could  be  found,  and  the  city  founders  had  the vision and dating to obtain it by constructing a 225-mile aqueduct, completed in 1913, to tap the water of the Owens River. The city had a superb natural harbor, as well as excellent rail connections. The climate made  it  possible  to  shoot  motion  pictures  year-round;  hence  Hollywood  not  only  supplied  jobs  but  also disseminated an image of the good life in Southern California on screens all across the nation. The most important  single  industry  powering  the  growth  of  Los  Angeles,  however,  was  directly  linked  to  the automobile.  The  demand  for  petroleum  to  fuel  gasoline  engines  led  to  the  opening  of  the  Southern California oil fields, and made Los Angeles North America’s greatest refining center.
Los  Angeles  was  a  product  of  the  auto  age  in  another  sense  as  well:  its  distinctive  spatial organization depended on widespread private ownership of automobiles. Los Angeles was a decentralized metropolis, sprawling across the desert landscape over an area of 400 square miles.
It was a city without a real center. The downtown business district did not grow apace with the city as  a  whole,  and  the  rapid  transit  system  designed  to  link  the  center  with  outlying  areas  withered  away from  disuse.b Approximately  800,000  cars  were  registered  in  Los  Angeles  County  in  1930,  one  per  2.7 residents. Some visitors from the east coast were dismayed at the endless urban sprawl and dismissed Los Angeles as a mere collection of suburbs in search of a city. But the freedom and mobility of a city built on wheels attracted floods of migrants to the city.

Câu 28:

What is the passage mainly about?

A. The growth of cities in the United States in the early 1900s

B. The development of the Southern California oil fields

C.  Factors contributing to the growth of Los Angeles

D. Industry and city planning in Los Angeles

Câu 29:

The  author  characterizes  the  growth  of  new  large  cities  in  the  United  States  after  1900  as resulting primarily from _________.

A. new economic conditions

B. images of cities shown in movies

C. new agricultural techniques

D. a large migrant population

Câu 30:

The word “meteoric" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.

A. rapid

B. famous

C. controversial

D. methodical

Câu 31:

According  to  the  passage,  the  most  important  factor  in  the  development  of  agriculture around Los Angeles was the _________.

A. influx of “new residents to agricultural areas near the city.

B. construction of an aqueduct.

C. expansion of transportation facilities.

D. development of new connections to the city’s natural harbor

Câu 32:

According  to  the  passage,  the  initial  success  of  Hollywood’s  motion  picture  industry  was due largely to the _________ .

A. availability of many skilled workers

B. beauty of the countryside

C. region’s reputation for luxurious lifestyles

D. region’s climate and good weather

Câu 33:

It  can  be  inferred  from  the  passage  that  in  1930  the  greatest  number  of  people  in  the  Los Angeles area were employed in _________.

A. farming

B. oil refining

C. automobile manufacturing

D. the motion picture industry

Câu 34:

The visitors from the east coast mentioned in the passage thought that Los Angeles___________.

A. was not accurately portrayed by Hollywood images

B. lacked good suburban areas in which to live

C. had an excessively large population

D. was not really a single city

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Câu 35:

A. Because I had to do so much work I couldn’t go to the movies.

B. I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.

C. A lot of work couldn’t prevent me from going to the movies.

D. I never go to the movies if I have work to do.

Câu 36:

“If I were you, I would marry him”, she said to me.

A. She said to me that if I were you, I would marry him. 

B. She said to me that she will marry him if she is me.

C. She suggested to marry him if she were me.

D. She advised me to marry him.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Câu 37:

A. The coal

B. the world's

C. fossil

D. fuel

Câu 38:

All the (A) applicants for the job will (B) be equally treated (C) regarding of their sex, age, or (D) nationality.

A. applicants

B. be equally treated

C. regarding

D. nationality

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Câu 39:

A. She applied for the job abroad in order to develop herself and earn more money.

B. So as to earn more money for development, she applied for the job abroad.

C. She applied for the job abroad, so she developed herself and earn more money.

D. To earn more money was the reason why she applied for the job abroad.

Câu 40:

Smallpox is a serious disease. Malaria is a serious disease.

A. Smallpox is a serious disease, and so is malaria.

B. Malaria is a serious disease, but smallpox is not.

C. Neither smallpox nor malaria is a serious disease.

D. Either smallpox or malaria is a serious disease.