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REVIEW FOR THE FIRST MID- TERM TEST
Class:9/... GRADE 9 - 2024
I. Find the word that has a different stressed syllable.
1. A. future B. foreign C. language D. improve
2. A. understand B. subtitle C. newspaper D. favorite
3. A. family B.extended C. afterwards D. breadwinner
II. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
4. A career B. grammar C. across D. afraid
5. A.come B. note C. show D. slow
6. А.quiet B. field C. niece D. piece
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:
7. As the foreign student can't speak English, he often feels like he doesn't belong______the
community. (for/ with/ in/ to)
8. A good language learner always__________ opportunities to communicate in English.
(checks out/looks for/ looks up/ comes across)
9. In the past, parents._____________a lot more children than they have now.
(have had/ used to have/ were having/ have)
10. In those days, many people___________to travel as frequently as they do today.
(wouldn't/ didn't/ hadn't/didn't use)
11. You should watch English movies and TV shows with______to learn new words.
(methods/ subtitles/ lyrics/ details)
12. Students can use a wide range of English______which includes articles, videos, and
podeasts, to improve their language skills. (content/ information/ ingredients/ lessons)
13. Stacy and her husband are getting_________; they argued all the time and don't want to live
together anymore. (married/ divorced/ engaged/ loved)
14. During Tết holiday, many Vietnamese people visit their _____________and enjoy meals
together. (generations/ members/ relatives/ strangers)
15. My father works for a(n)________company and he needs to speak English to his co-
workers from different countries. (nation/ national/ internet /international)
16. Teacher: "Why do you think English is important to learn?" - Student: «
A. Because it is only spoken in English-speaking countries.
B. Because it is the most popular language on social media.
C. Because it helps us connect with people from different parts of the world.
D. Because it is difficult and challenging to learn.
17. Grandma: " Life was so different back in the past compared to now" - Nephew: "____”
A. I don't agree. Why is it different?
B. Oh, I'd love to hear about it ! What was life like back then?
C. I don't think so. Things are totallt different.
D. I can't say about the differences.
WRITING
Part 1. Find a mistake
1. Because (of) my desire to travel around the world, I'm learning English.
2. Because of (x)speaking is my weakness, I need to practice regularly to improve my fluency.
3. We should note the new words on(down) for future reference.
4. It's important to go across(over) your essay and look for spelling mistakes.
Part 2: Unscramble the sentences.
1. to read / English books, / every day / If you / the news / use / can't find / the Internet / in
English / .
→If you can’t find English books, use the Internet to read the news in English everyday
2. on / I / surfing / learn English / came across / While / I was/ how to / the Internet, / an article /
effectively /
→_While_I was_surfing_the Internet,I came across an article_on how to learn
English_effectively__
3. to work / the house / moms / dads / In / and the children / at home / the past, / went / would
stay / to look after / while / •
→_In the past, moms would stay at home to look after the house and the children while dads
went to work.
4. focus on / so that / prefer / a housewife / they can / raising / Some women / their children / to
be / .
→ Some women prefer to be a housewife so that they can focus on raising their children.
Part 3: Rewrite each of the sentence so that it means the same as the one before it.
1. I wanted to learn the English vocabulary used in the song, so I searched the lyrics. (AS)
→ As I wanted to learn the English vocabulary used in the song, I searched the lyrics.
2. Back then, it was normal for Vietnamese people to travel by tuk-tuks, called xe lam or xe lôi.
(USED)
→Back then, Vietnamese people used to travel by tuk-tuks, called xe lam or xe lôi
Part 4: Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences.
1. What/ you/ usually/ do/ remember/ new/ English/ words?
→What do you usually do to remember new English words?
2. Should/ we/ turn/ subtitles/ understand/ actor's/ words/ movie?
Should we turn on subtitles to understand the actor's words in movie
3. When/ my/ cousin/ be/ kid/ they/ go/ bed/ 10 p.m.
When my cousins were kids, they went to bed at 10p. m
4. 1/ not use to/ take lunch/ school.
I didn’ t use to take lunch to school
5. What/ would/ you/ do/ fun/ when/ you/ be/ kid?
What would you do for fun when you were a kid?
