MID - TERM SEMESTER 1 (TEST 1 CLASS 9)

Multiple Choice

Mark the letter A, B, C or D

• impressed        

• disappointed       

• wished 

• stopped

Multiple Choice

Mark the letter A, B, C or D

• vacation               

• question   

• destination          

•      inspiration

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that differs from the other stress

•  workshop             

• village   

• bamboo

• famous  

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that differs from the other stress

•                         mention   

•        prefer        

• design

•   consist

Multiple Choice

Choose the letter A, B, C or D

I rarely eat ice cream now but I______ it when I was a child.

• eat    

•        used to eat   

•      would eat   

•     will eat

Multiple Choice

Choose the letter A, B, C or D

He wondered _________to tell the news to his parents.

• why  

• how   

•   what     

•                               which

Multiple Choice

Choose the letter A, B, C or D

I wish my parents could put themselves in my ______

• shoes    

• bags   

• blanket   

•              heart

Multiple Choice

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The children in my village used to go ______, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.

• on foot  

• played around

• playing around  

• bare-footed      

Multiple Choice

Choose the letter A, B, C or D

You should take your shoes ________ when you go into the pagoda.

• on   

•     up  

• off 

•                                      in

Multiple Choice

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He was lazy ______ he was dismissed. Now he's out of work.

• because 

•          since  

•       so  

•                                   as

Multiple Choice

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For that artisans, making the paintings is a career ______ it supports the life of many generations of the family.

• because

• because of

• although  

•  so that   

Multiple Choice

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Vietnamese women today prefer modern clothes ______ Ao Dai.

• for 

•     to 

•          in   

•                                      with

Multiple Choice

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Should all motorcyclists be __________to wear helmets?

• interested  

• dangerous  

• impressed  

•   compulsory

Multiple Choice

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“Thank you very much for your help.” “______”

• It’s quite OK.      

• That’s right.         

• I’d love to.  

•                       You’re welcome.

Multiple Choice

Choose the letter A, B, C or D

Phuong: “I’m taking my TOEFL test tomorrow.” - Daisy: “_________”

• Good fortune      

• Good outcome. 

•     Good success.

• Good luck.           

Multiple Choice

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.

The graduation is sad, because the time we studied together has come to an end.

• succeeded  

•                   finished  

•                            changed

•            begun   

Multiple Choice

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.

Everyone has their own style of studying. I prefer to study by myself so I am not disturbed.

•         method  

• location  

•             culture  

•                              network

Multiple Choice

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.

Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

•      excess   

• large quantity 

• sufficiency

• small quantity 

Multiple Choice

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.

At 8 o’clock the plane took off into the air and soared above the clouds.

•           landed 

• decreased  

• got dressed 

•    slowed down

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Because

• I want to have

• more books,

• I work part-time

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following

• I think

• it’s supposed

• to rain today,

• so you should

• bring your umbrella with you.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• We

• used to

• live

• in Bristol

• when I was a child.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Drag and Drop

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D

Jeans are very popular with ​

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people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started ​

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two hundred years ​

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. People in Genoa, Italy made pants so the cloth made in Genoa (2was called “jeanos”. Accordingly, the pants were called “jeans”.

In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became ​

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gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later, Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory ​

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in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. At the time, young people actually didn’t wear them very much until later on.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

young

almost

ago

popular

workers

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D

It is often considered that the schoolyard is where bullies go to make other kids a miserable school life, but a new study suggests that classrooms are another popular place.

The study, presented recently at the American Public Health Association’s yearly meeting in Philadelphia, is based on the results of the research from more than 10,000 middle school students who answered questions online.

Bullies can happen in the following places EXCEPT_________.

• schoolyards 

•         classrooms     

• bathrooms 

• teachers’ offices

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D

Of those researched, 43% said they’d been physically bullied within the last month. A bit more than half said they had been laughed at in an unfriendly way, and half reported being called hurtful names.

The underlined phrase “laughed at” in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.

• made fun of   

•    smiled nicely   

• shouted at

• looked after well

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D

The study authors mentioned that 8% of the students who answered said they had missed school at least once during the school year because of fear of being bullied, 25% said they had taken other actions, such as missing recess, not going to the bathroom or lunch, missing classes, or staying away from some area of the school to escape from experiencing a bully. Bullies did too much to the school life.

How does the writer feel about bullies at school?

• Excited  

•        Disappointed       

• Worried  

•   Puzzled

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D

The study authors mentioned that 8% of the students who answered said they had missed school at least once during the school year because of fear of being bullied, 25% said they had taken other actions, such as missing recess, not going to the bathroom or lunch, missing classes, or staying away from some area of the school to escape from experiencing a bully. Bullies did too much to the school life.

Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?

• Bad School Life   

•   Bullies at school 

• Fear at school      

• School problems