PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BÀI LUYỆN TẬP UNIT 1

TRƯỜNG THCS ……….. NĂM HỌC 2024-2025

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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - Lớp 9 iLSW

Ngày kiểm tra: ……/……/2025
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Họ và tên thí sinh:………………………………………………… Số báo danh…………………

PART A: LISTENING (2.0 POINTS)
I. Listen to Kiko talking about learning English and then decide whether the following statements
are True or False. You will listen TWICE.
STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE
Question 1: Kiko is studying English for 5 years
Question 2: Learners who are exposed to more words will have better
vocabulary
Question 3: Research shows that it takes from 10 to 30 repetitions to really
make a word part of your vocabulary
Question 4: Say the word aloud to activate your auditory memory.

II. Listen to the recording and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions. You will listen TWICE.
Question 1: How many countries have English as their official language?
A. sixty B. one hundred and ninety six
C. one hundred D. ninety six
Question 2: English is still considered easier to learn than __________
A. Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic or Thai B. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French or Thai
C. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic or Thai D. Chinese, Korean, German, Arabic or Thai
Question 3: With English, you can absolutely work in some high-paying positions such
as__________
A. education, tourism, and movies. B. construction, tourism, and movies.
C. aviation, tourism, and IT. D. aviation, tourism, and movies.
Question 4: Which is the first thing you need to prepare carefully if you are planning to study
abroad?
A. traveling B. getting lost
C. learning English D. ordering food
PART B: LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR (2.0 POINTS)
Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. returned B. mashed C. cleaned D. reused
Question 2: A. patient B. invite C. victim D. steam
Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. refuse B. enjoy C. answer D. demand
Question 4: A. family B. profession C. benefit D. galaxy
Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play it.
A. have tried B. try C. am trying D. tried
Question 6: I _____ my homework by the time the teacher checked it.
A. would finish B. have finished C. finished D. had finished
Question 7: . We have _____ the list of candidates from ten to three.
A. narrowed down B. set up C. looked for D. lived on
Question 8: ______ is the language that you learn to speak from birth.
A. Accent B. Dialect C. Second language D. First language
Question 9: If you don't know what the word means, look it ________in a dictionary.
A. for B. into C. up D. with
Question 10: What does the sign mean?
A. We should stop driving and hire a motorcycle to ride.
B. We should be careful with motorcycles crossing the road.
C. We should look for another way to travel or we will be fined.
D. We should ask for health from the policeman riding a motorcycle

Question 11: The cricket match was cancelled __________the bad weather.
A. because of B. because C. so D. in spite of
Question 12: He ____________ up some Spanish when he was living in Mexico.
A. took B. looked C. picked D. learnt
Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in capitals
Question 13: You can __________ the new words in your notebook by topic if your want to.
ARRANGEMENT
Question 14: New measures have been introduced to __________ traffic congestion in the city.
EASILY
Question 15: You can come early if you want to, but there's no __________ for it. NECESSARY
Question 16: I __________ my boss that I was going to be away. INFORMATION
Write 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.
Question 17: Julie failed her driving test because she hasn't practised enough.
A B C D
Question 18: It’s important to go up your homework and look for mistakes.
A B C D
Question 19: You can turn on the English subtitles to understand the actors clear.
A B C D

Question 20: My hometown has a large international airport we can use to flights to different
 A B C D
countries.
PART C: READING (2.0 POINTS)
Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions.
HOW TO IMPROVE ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS
Many students learn English grammar very well (1)_______cannot actually have a conversation
with native speakers. Here are a few tips for improving English skills.
First of all, it is important to find native speakers to (2)_____with. Recording is also a great way
to get the maximum benefit from a conversation with a native speaker. When you listen again, you can
notice what you need to improve.
Another way is to watch movies or TV in English, with subtitles if you need them, and watch
the same programs over and over. (3)_______ people find that they understand more each time.
Listening to music in English and singing (4)_______ can also help you a lot.
Reading out loud or talking to yourself is also a great way to practice speaking when there are
no conversation partner available. Practicing alone is a low- pressure way to practice, since
(5)________ will hear your mistakes.
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Question 1: A. when B. but C. or D. so
Question 2: A. practice B. practical C. practically D. practising
Question 3: A. Most the B. The most C. Most D. Almost
Question 4: A. after B. along C. behind D. beside
Question 5: A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody
Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions.
English is one of the most popular languages in the world. It comes second in the number of
speakers after Chinese. In Vietnam, more and more people are studying English and they consider it a
key to success. However, not everyone knows how to learn English effectively.
The best way to improve the four skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing is to practice
regularly. You should make use of every opportunity to speak English with friends in class or at English
speaking clubs or ourselves in front of the mirror. Learning by heart all the words does not help much if
you do not read a lot because you will easily forget what you have learnt. Reading books, listening to
radio and watching films are better ways to memorize words. Besides, English learners should not be so
shy because making mistakes is unavoidable in learning foreign languages. Practicing speaking a lot is a
good way to correct your mistakes.
Question 6: The word “memorize" in paragraph 2 is CLOSEST in meaning to ________
A. remember B. forget C. communicate D. learn
Question 7: A good way to correct your mistakes is
A. avoiding speaking English B. stopping learning English
C. practicing speaking English a lot D. continue learning English
Question 8: According to the passage, which of the following statements Is TRUE?
A. You should never speak English with yourselves.
B. Many Vietnamese people consider English a key to success.
C. English learner should be shy if they make mistakes.
D. English is spoken with more people than Chinese
Question 9: The passage is mainly about ________.
A. how to learn English effectively. B. people who study English in Vietnam
C. how to read books, listen to radio and watch films D. how to speak English effectively.
Question 10: The word success in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to________.
A. failure B. achievement C. triumph D. completion
PART D: WRITING (2.0 POINTS)
Complete each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original
one.
Question 1: We expect to meet them again.

We look forward___________________________________________________________________

Question 2: Jack passed the exam because he studied so hard.

Because of _______________________________________________________________________

Rearrange the given words to make meaningful sentences.

Question 3: vocabulary. / if / you / the / to / learn / you / four / more / improve / skills / all /
According / will/ article,/

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Question 4: skills./ methods / all / different/ I/ study/ use/ improve/ to/ four.

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