ÔN THI LỚP 9 HKI

I. Phonetic
A. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

1. A. periodic B. contagious C. electric D. suspicious

2. A. environmental B. conservatively C. approximately D. considerable
3. A. arrangement B. tourism C. opponent D. contractual
4. A. respectable B. affectionate C. kindergarten D. occasional
5. A. particular B. environment C. advertisement D. circumstances
6. A. historical B. fascinating C. valuable D. memorable
7. A. archaeology B. administrative C. geological D. ecological
8. A. design B. occasion C. depend D. puppet
9. A. committee B. astounding C. picturesque D. contestant
10. A. spectacular B. imperial C. recognition D. historical
11. a. worthwhile b. igloo c. habit d. practice
12. a. obese b. dogsled c. extend d. remote
13. a. household b. suppose c. Arctic d. diet
14. a. transformation b. independence c. understanding d. illiterate
15. a. uncontrollable b. biological c. particularly d. seniority
16. a. negative b. determine c. forbidden d. attraction
17. a. access b. wander c. conduct d. asset
18. a. cosmopolitan b. communication c. multicultural d. metropolitan
19. a. acceptable b. affordable c. reliable d. fashionable
20. a. skyscraper b. populous c. financial d. fabulous
21. A. elevated B. facility C. significant D. initially
22. A. cooperative B. anniversary C. illiteracy D. considerable
23. A. complete B. complain C. company D. computer
24. A. economic B. electric C. engineer D. entertain
25. A. technology B. opportunity C. curiosity D. information
26. a. mushroom b. demand c. sandal d. tunnel
27. a. underpass b. exhibit c. compartment d. extended
28. a. collective b. elevate c. suburban d. initial
29. a. vocabulary b. illiteracy c. cooperative d. anniversary
30. a. professional b. pedestrian c. exhibition d. facility
B. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. tolerant b. backdrop c. remote d. dogsled
2. a. behavior b. habit c. tramway d. cashew
3. a. reward b. sewage c. wealthy d. wonder
4. a. computer b. uniform c. contribute d. monument
5. a. constructs b. equips c. travels d. develops
6. a. satisfied b. matched c. thatched d. depressed
7. a. consequence b. obedient c. demand d. report
8 a. suffer b. rubber c. suburban d. tunnel
9. a. weather b. sympathetic c. worthy d. bother
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10. a. happens b. vehicle c. exhibition d. exhaust
11. a. limestone b. pilgrim c. rickshaw d. citadel
12. a. geological b. imagine c. agency d. together
13. a. wonder b. complex c. backdrop d. proper
14. a. historic b. picturesque c. enter d. sentence
15. a. plumber b. sculpture c. measure d. structure
16. a. concentration b. question c. attraction d. emotion
17. a. exist b. exchange c. extreme d. expect
18. a. recognize b. opinion c. adolescence d. conflict
19. a. exhaust b. hour c. honest d. house
20. a. artisan b. handicraft c. machine d. heritage
21. a. treasure b. pleasure c. ensure d. measure
22. a. daughter b. author c. laundry d. aunt
23. a. sociable b. ocean c. receive d. special
24. a. education b. graduate c. individual d. confident
25. a. other b. leather c. wealthy d. brother
26. a. childhood b. champagne c. chapter d. charity
27. a. culture b. popular c. regular d. fabulous
28. a. conflict b. forbidden c. reliable d. determine
29. a. lighthouse b. heritage c. hotel d. hour
30. a. conducts b. returns c. wanders d. wonders
II. Vocabulary and structure
1.All the best theatres and restaurants are ___________ within a few minutes' walk of each other.
A. laid B. situated C. seated D. stood
2. Would you like to live in a modern house or a(n) ___________ cottage?
A. picturesque B. awful C. terrible D. bad
3. A ___________ is a solid figure or object, made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, etc.
A. painting B. sculpture C. medal D. picture
4. Ho Chi Minh City has been divided into twenty-four ___________ divisions since December 2003.
A. administer B. administration C. administrative D. administrator
5. It is important to ___________ the wonders of the world so that future generations can see them with
their own eyes.
A. destroy B. ignore C. remain D. preserve
6. It is important to decide if promotion should be based on merit or ___________.
A. gender B. year C. seniority D. weight
7. To accept and deal with something that is difficult or unpleasant is to___________.
A. face up to B. take it up C. look it up D. go it over
8. The local government is introducing tougher ___________ to preserve historical sites.
A. measure B. actions C. plans D. steps
9. The pagoda is in a beautiful ___________, close to the sea.
A. spaces B. setting C. tower D. set
10. There is general ___________ that Vietnamese students lack knowledge of the natural, or man-made,
wonders of Viet Nam.
A. accepting B. saying C. recognition D. undertaking
11.The flower was _____________ out of a single piece of valuable wood.
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A. carved B. moulded C. cast D. given
12. In this town, they _____________ all the frames in steel.
A. make B. have C. mould D. cast
13. She is skilled at _____________ cloth.
A. giving B. weaving C. doing D. carving
14. If you like, I can _____________ flowers on the cushion covers for you.
A. grow B. make C. embroider D. knit
15. Is it true that you _____________ this woollen hat yourself?
A. knitted B. wove C. did D. carved
16. The doll has been _____________ out of clay.
A. embroidered B. cast C. woven D. moulded
17. I love going to this place _____________ it's the quietest place in the city.
A.so B. though C.so that D.as
18. They keep changing the decoration of the shop _____________ they can attract more young people.
A.so that B. because C. although D. when
19. _____________ she's young, she's the most famous artisan in the village.
A. When B. Although C. Whereas D. In order to
20. Do you know who's _____________ his pottery workshop?
A. bringing out B. taking over C. passing down D. turning down
21. I've _____________ the product catalogue and decided to buy this table.
A. found out B. closed down C. looked through D. lived on
22. This sports centre is so small that it cannot _____________ the demands of local residents.
A. keep up with B. face up to C. deal about D. set up
Complete the following sentences using the right form of the words/ phrases in the box
straw hat / tiled roof / facility / trench / uniform / thatched house
23. Fifty years ago, we had very few schools and the rows of classrooms looked like _______________.
24. During wartime, all around the rows of classrooms there were  _________________so that children
could shelter from bombs.
25. Modern classrooms are well equipped with various  _________________including bookshelves,
cassette players, or computers.
26. In the past, school children didn't often wear  _________________like they do today.
27. The only things that made school children in the past look alike were their _________________ and
rubber sandals.
28. In the past, many classrooms in Viet Nam were made of mud and straw and few had _____________.
Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.
annoying tolerant patient privacy disobedient nuclear cooperation
I wish I were living in a (29)____________ family, with just my parents. At the moment my grandparents,
my parents, my uncle's family, and my two siblings all live together in the same house. I feel that I don't
have much (30)____________. I have to share almost everything with so many people, and the most
(31)____________thing is the television time. Everyone has different ideas about what to watch. What's
more, there is no (32) ____________when it comes to decision making. Most of the time, the elders make
the decisions, and the younger family members just have to go along with it. If I raise my voice, people
consider me (33) ____________, but if I try to be (34) ____________of the situation, I feel that I'm not
myself. Because of my living situation, I've learnt to be (35) ____________and easy-going
Complete the sentences with words / phrases from the box. Makes changes to the words if necessary.
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 set up metropolitan go around keep up with
feature packed roundabout melting pot
1.Some people believe that skyscrapers are a ________________ of big cities.
2. We have to ________________more schools to meet the demand of the increasing numbers of children
in the area.
3. Ho Chi Minh City is like a ________________of people from different areas.
4. While visiting Da Nang, we ________________all the World Heritage Sites nearby.
5. The __________ is a kind of circular junction, where traffic flows continuously around a central island.
6. It is difficult to ________________ the rapid pace of change in big cities.
7. The________________ area includes the city itself, and the surrounding suburbs or other urban areas.
8. During the morning and evening rush hours, cities often become ___________with people and vehicles.
III. WORD FORM
Exercise 1
Some people ask me if I like living in my hometown. The answer is certainly ‘yes'. The simple reason is
that it has lots of (1. interest) ________________places. If you want to widen your knowledge of the past,
you can go to the museum. It's a (2. history) ________________building, with a big collection of valuable
artefacts. There is also a craft village in my hometown. There, the (3. village) ________________make
drums. Their drums are not only famous in the (4. local) ________________, but also nationwide. You
can visit the old workshop, where drums are still made in the traditional way. Some of them are huge!
Another (5. attract) ________________in my hometown is the local library. It's an
(6.educate)  ________________ place where anyone can borrow books and take them home to read.
Besides, it also has a (7. read) ________________club. I'm one of its members, and we gather once a
week to discuss what we've read together. My hometown is also a (8. culture) ________________centre,
with many traditional festivals and activities. I love it very much.
Exercise 2
1. Our city has some fashionable shops, but they are not very (afford) ________________.
2. Many people move to the city because they enjoy the (pleasure) ________________and
(convenience) ________________life there.
3. New York is a multi-(culture) ________________city. It has people from all over the world living in it.
4. City authorities are spending (much) ___________and (much) ___________ money on public transport
to make it (good) .
5. - What's the (small) ________________country in the world?
- I think it's Monaco.
Exercise 3
1. One of the __________in my hometown is the traditional market, which is open every Sunday. (attract)
2. What are the differences between Dong Ho ________________and Sinh ones? (paint)
3. This is a very beautiful piece of ________________. (embroider)
4. ________________is one of the biggest problems in this city. (employ)
5. Photography is strictly ________________in this museum. (forbid)
6. Do you know what is the most ________________ town in this region? (population)
7. Remember to visit the Ancient Tower as it's the only ________________building in our area. (history)
8. I feel so ________________because I can't run as fast as my friends. (embarrass)
9. ________________ can help you succeed in many fields. (confident)
10. Find out more about the job so that you can make an ________________ choice. (inform
PHRASAL VERBS

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Exercise 1 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb and a particle
A find turn bring close get deal
B out down with up
1.What time does your mother usually _______________in the morning?
2. We must _______________ the train times so that we can take the earliest train to Hai Phong.
3. My favourite writer has _______________another best-seller.
4. We're _______________lots of complaints from customers about the quality of these shirts.
5. Why did you _______________your workshop? I thought that it was running quite well.
6. I had to______________ their invitation to take part in the trip because my father didn't allow me to go.
Exercise 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs, you don’t need to use all of
them.
live break give come find
turn get keep take go
1. - Has Phuc arrived yet?
- No, but I'm sure he _______________ up soon.
2. My aunt never really _______________ over the death of her pet dog.
3. It's not easy to  _______________up smoking. My uncle has tried to do it lots of times without success.
4. Sorry, I don't mean to interrupt you. Please  _______________on and finish what you are saying.
5. I enjoyed living in London, but it didn't really  _______________up to my expectations.
6. I'm sorry I'm late, but the car  _______________down on the way here, so I had to phone for a taxi.
7. You were going too fast! I couldn't  _______________up with you.
8. Remember to  _______________out how many people are coming to the party.
Exercise 3 Complete each sentences using a correct form of the verb in B with one particle in B.
A turn / bring / deal / set/ keep/ go / live / break / give /run
B out / up / down/ on/ with/ off
1. Don't ___________________ practising. You're making good progress.
2. Mai ___________________her stress by taking up yoga.
3. Hoang was sad because he failed to ___________________ to his parents' expectations.
4. If they ___________________cutting down trees, the city will lose its beauty.
5. Our band has just ___________________our second album.
6. We missed the beginning of the film since our motorbike ________________on the way to the cinema.
7. She wanted to knit a scarf, but she ___________________of wool before she was finished.
8. If you don't ___________________with your regular exercise, you'll gain more weight.
9. Their proposal to build another skyscraper in the city has been ______________as it may be dangerous.
10. What time do you want to ___________________for Hai Duong.
WRITE
Exercise 1 Rewrite the sentences, using the word in bracket.
1. You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words. (LOOK)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The doctor told my father to stop smoking. (GIVE)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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3. The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks. (UP)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.
(GREW)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. His business is going badly – he'll have to stop doing it soon. (CLOSE)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don't seem to have a good relationship with each other.
(GET)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Exercise 2 Rewrite the sentences using "wh-word + to-infinitive"
1.‛When should I start the computer?' Nguyen asked his teacher.
→ Nguyen asked ……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I don't really know what I should say in my graduation speech. Can you help me?
→ I don't really know………………………………………………………………… . Can you help me?
3. They can't decide what they should do in this situation.
→ They can't decide …………………………………………………….………………………………….
4. ‛Should I tell this to her?' he asked himself.
→ He wondered …………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. She was not sure who she should contact.
→ She was not sure ………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. ‛Where can I find more information about this?' he asked.
→ He didn't know …………………………………………………………………………………………...
Exercise 3 Rewrite the sentences below using the impersonal passive.
1.People expect that the report will suggest some major reforms.
→ It…………………………………………….…………………………………………………………….
→ The report…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. They say that he invented the digital camera.
→ It ……………………………………………….………………………………………………………….
→ He………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Scientists believe that there is water on Mars.
→ It …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
→ There………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. We expect the professor to arrive this morning.
→ It …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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→ The professor………………………………………………………………………………..…………..
5. Many employers consider computer skills to be more important than work experience.
→ It ……………………………………………………………………………………..………………….
→ Computer skills…………………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 4 Rewrite sentences using Adjectives/ Adverbs to describe changes
1. The school facilities have been improved a lot within the last three years.
→ There have been ………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. There is a minor increase in the number of children going to school this year.
→The number………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
3. The number of nuclear families in the countryside has risen little by little.
→ The number ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. There has been quite a large reduction in the number of poor families in the countryside.
→ There has been …………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. The number of students attending university in Viet Nam has grown very much in recent years.
→ There has been a ………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Though the pace of life in the countryside has not changed as rapidly as in the city, the changes seem
significant.
→ In spite of ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Exercise 5 Complete the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one
1. She was so unprofessional that she didn't prepare for the presentation.
→ It was ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. It was confident of her to say that she would win first prize.
→ She was …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Our teacher was relieved when he heard that all of his students had made progress.
→ Our teacher ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. It was surprising for me to learn that he is the only child in his family.
→ I was ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. They know very well that physical education is an important school subject.
→ They are ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. The mother was happy when she learned that her daughter had enjoyed herself at the party.
→ The mother……………………………………………………………………………………………… .
Exercise 6 Rewrite the sentence using the word in bracket.
1. There are many benefits of building a skytrain system in the city. (beneficial)
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
2. It is advantageous to invest more in education. (advantages)
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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3. The number of well-equipped schools has increased sharply. (sharp)
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
4. The traffic system in the country has gradually been upgraded in the last decade. (gradual)
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. The quality of life of people in the countryside has also been improved significantly. (significant)
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
6. Recently there has been a considerable rise in investment in school facilities. (considerably)
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
7. It's not a good idea to use the village's land to build new roads. (wouldn't)
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
8. You should visit the historical places of the area. (worth)
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
9. He suggested seeing Trang An, a natural wonder of our area. (visit)
→ What about …………………………………………………………………………………………….?
10. The sleepy villages are expected to mushroom into crowded towns within two years. (supposed)
→ The sleepy villages …………………………………………………………………………………….
11. It is important to educate children to preserve traditional values. (necessary)
→ It is……………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
Fill in each blank with an appropriate word
I still remember how we celebrated Tet when I was small. We used to live in an (1) ___________family,
with our grandparents and our uncle's family.
Our family (2)  ___________to make banh chung when Tet came. It was a busy, but wonderful, time for
all of us. My aunt used to be the one to clean dong leaves, the (3)  ___________we used to wrap the cakes
with. My uncle was the one to get water from the well for (4) ___________ to do the cleaning. My mum
was always (5) ___________ for the preparation of the filling, which was made of green beans, and pork
flavoured with onion and pepper. Normally, my grandfather did the wrapping, and we sat around watching
him do it excitedly. We (6) ___________ also happy to be asked to fetch anything my grandpa needed.
When the night fell, we started boiling the cakes, which (7) ___________ about eight hours. It was hard to
wait so long for them! We stayed up (8) ___________ the night, grilling sweet potatoes, listening to our
grandpa's (9) ___________, and playing chess or cards. Now we have grown up, and are often too busy to
make banh chung. But it remains a really sweet (10) ___________ for us all.