Đề kiểm tra Giữa kì II môn Tiếng Anh 9 Thí điểm - Năm học 2018- 2019

urism has certainly become an (2) ..................... factor in the development of many countries.
An obvious benefit of tourism is that it plays a key role in economic growth. It contributes greatly to income of a region or country. It also brings job opportunities to all (3) ...................... of people, and therefore os promote prosperity in diverse fields. Another positive aspect of tourism is that it helps promote international understanding and cooperation among nations. In addition, tourism can improve the standard of (4) ........................of local or rural communities, so young people are encouraged to stay in their hometown to build a good life rather than move to big cities. Finally, tourism brings cultural benefits, as travellers learn about the history and culture of a place, and spread them around the world. On the other hand, the drawbacks of tourism can't be denied .
Question II. Listen to the lecture and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). 
5.Tourism plays an important part in the development of many nations. ................
6. Modern transport promotes tourism. 	 ................
7. Tourism depends on the income of a country. ................
8. People’s lives get better with the development of tourism ................
B- USE OF LANGUAGE: 
Question I. Circle the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. 
9. A. leisure 	 B. divide 	 C. depend 	 D. pollute
10. A. wildlife 	 B. afford	 C. mountain 	 D. passport 
Question II. Choose A, B, C or D to complete each sentence
11.Computers offer a much greater degree of ____________ in the way work can be organised.
A. flexible	B. flexibility	C. flexibly	D. inflexible
12. She spoke English with a(n) ____________ that I couldn’t understand.
A. accent	B. stress	C. intonation	D. tone
13. Louis is virtually bilingual ____________ Dutch and German.
A. on	B. in	C. for	D. with
14. She ____________ up some Spanish when she was living in Mexico.
A. to...G:
 Read the paragraph and choose the best answer
Last week I went to an International Food Festival taking place in Hai Phong. Because the festival only (23) ______ place for one day, hundreds of people crowded into it. It was the biggest food festival I had ever seen. There (24) ______ thirty countries participating in the festival. They brought with them traditional food specialities which reflected their unique national (25)______.
I was really impressed (26) ______ the Cobb salad. It is an American garden salad made from chopped salad greens, tomato, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, avocado, cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette. (27)______ the salad requires quite a few ingredients, it is quick to make. The American chef at the festival (28)______ me the way to make the salad and it took me only 15 minutes to complete. How amazing! The next day I made Cobb salad (29)______ my mum for lunch, and she loved it right away.
(30)______ good dish is steak pie, a traditional British meat pie made from stewing steak and beef gravy, enclosed in a pastry shell. Unfortunately, I did not have (31)______ time to listen to the chef give instructions on how to make this dish. However, I tried it and it was brilliant.
Next year (32)______ there is another food festival, I will definitely join in. 
23. A. ran	 B.took	 C. went	D. found
24. A. are	 B. is	 C. was	D. were
25. A. cooking	 B. food	 C. foods	D. cuisine
26. A.by	 B.at	 C.in	D.on
27. A. But	 B. Although	 C. Because	D. So
28. A. said	 B. asked	 C. gave	 D. showed
29. A. for	 B. with	 C. together	 D. like
30. A. One	 B. Another	 C. Second	 D. Next
31. A. little	 B. many	 C. enough	 D. few
32. A.while	 B. as	 C. if	 D. because
D - WRITING:
 Question I. Rewrite these sentences using the words/ phrases in brackets
33. My friend plays the guitar. He has just released a CD. ( who)
à My friend
34. Minh doesn’t read many English books because she doesn’t have time. ( if)
 à If Minh ....
35. I learned a fe