Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng Anh 9 English Discovery - Đề số 1

I. PHONETICS

Indicate the underlined part that is pronounced differently by circling A, B, C or D.

1.

A. colleague

B. sociable

C. column

D. off

2.

A. heritage

B. spectacular

C. flexible

D. experience

Indicate the word that is stressed differently by circling A, B, C or D.

3.

A. vacancy

B. overtime

C. adventure

D. breathtaking

4.

A. hotel

B. trekking

C. plumber

D. dentist

II. LANGUAGE IN USE

Complete the following passage by choosing the correct option A, B, C or D.

Việt Nam's Hạ Long Bay is a breathtaking place to get away from the busy city. It's in the northeast of the

country, near the (5) ______ with China. The bay has about 2,000 islands and islets, and the water is green

and clear. You can (6) ______ a boat tour around the bay, or you can join an adventure tour and go rock

climbing on the (7) ______. There are also caves to explore.

We stayed in a hotel in Hạ Long City for one night before we joined our boat tour. The next morning, we (8)

______ in at the harbour and got (9) ______ our boat. We spent the day swimming, (10) ______, and visiting

some small islands. Then in the evening, we had dinner on the boat and watched the sunset over the bay. It

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was amazing! My best friend really wants to do the same thing, so next month, she (11) ______ a trip there

with her family. She has booked everything. I’m sure she (12) ______ it.

Hạ Long Bay is not just a beautiful place to visit, it's also an important part of Việt Nam's (13) ______ heritage.

There are many legends and stories about the bay, and there are several interesting historical sites there as (14)

______.

5.

A border

B scenery

C adventure

D attraction

6.

A give

B do

C take

D make

7.

A bays

B edges

C columns

D cliffs

8.

A checked

B took

C had

D put

9.

A out

B on

C in

D up

10.

A to kayak

B kayaking

C kayaked

D kayak

11.

A will take

B will be taking

C is going to take

D has taken

12.

A loves

B will love

C is going to love

D will be loving

13.

A culture

B cultural

C culturally

D cultures

14.

A good

B better

C best

D well

III. READING

Read the following passage and complete each sentence that follows with ONE word or / and a number

from the passage.

Monument Valley is a region in the southwestern United States. It is located on the Arizona-Utah border, near

the Four Corners area. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation and is accessible

from the U.S Highway 163. Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s.

Director John Ford used the location for a number of his best-known films, and thus, in the words of critic

Keith Phipps, "its five square miles have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the

American West." The area is part of the Colorado Plateau. The elevation of the valley floor ranges from 5,000

to 6,000 feet (1,500 to 1,800m) above sea level. The floor is mainly siltstone of the Cutler Group, or sand

derived from it. The valley's vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The

darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide. The lowest layer is the Organ Rock

Shale, the middle is de Chelly Sandstone, and the top layer is the Moenkopi Formation capped by Shinarump

Conglomerate. The valley includes large stone structures including the famed Eye of the Sun. Between these

features and the much visited and photographed Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park to the north, and just

across the border in Arizona, is the Little Painted Desert County Park, which features similar buttes and desert.

15. Tourists can get into the valley via the ________.