ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ 1 TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2023-2024

C-READING:

Question I. Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list

When I (1)                    a child I used (2)                   go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was as beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park. (3)                 I grew (4)                       the house and garden seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (5)                       the doll's house which was older than grandmother herself. At that times, I looked (6)                         books which were more interesting than my children's book at home.

Question II. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.

English is a very useful   (1)  . If we know English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand   (2)  we want to say. English also helps us to

 (3)   all kinds of things. Hundreds of books are _(4)_ in English every day in many  (5) . English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of the  (6) . Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better   (7)  and   (8)   among countries of the world.

1.            A. language                  B. languages                       C. linguist                        D. linguistics

2.            A. where                       B. when                               C. what                             D. which

3.            A. learnt                        B. learning                          C. to learn                        D. learn

4.            A. write                         B. wrote                              C. written                         D. writing

5.            A. countrified              B. countries                        C. country                        D. countryside

6.            A. school                      B. class                                C. word                            D world

7.            A. to understand          B. understanding               C. understand                  D. understood

8.            A. friend                       B. friendly                          C. friendliness                D. friendship

Question III. Use the words in the box to complete the paragraph.

English is a very (1)............................ language. If we know English, we can go to any countries

we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand (2)....................we want to say. English also helps us learn all kinds (3)....................subjects. Hundreds of books are written in English every day in (4).....................countries. English has also helped to spread ideas and (5).....................to all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better understanding and (6)........................... among countries of the world.

Question IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C , or D to complete the letter. Dear Elisa,

Thanks very much for your email. It was fun to read about the places you find interesting.

I (1)               like going to museums in my free time. There are several museums in my city, but I like the Museum of Fine Arts the most. I love art, so (2)       I have free time, I go to this museum.

There's a great mix (3)               art from across the eras, including some really impressive modern Vietnamese paintings. What I especially like about the museum is that (4)             of its galleries have an introduction in Vietnamese, English, and French. It (5)     that I can learn lots of English while enjoying the art works.

Another place of interest that I love is the (6)              park. It’s near my house, so I go there almost every day. Sometimes I go for a walk around the park with my mother. Sometimes I choose a beautiful place in it to sit and draw some sketches. And sometimes I just sit (7)             a bench, doing nothing, just watching people passing by. It’s really relaxing.

I hope someday I’ll have a(n) (8)              to visit your National Portrait Gallery and Hyde Park. Until the next email,

Mi

1.A. don’t like                       B. interested in                      C. also                                    D. will

2.A. because                          B. though                               C. that                                     D. when

3.A. in                                    B. of                                        C. on                                       D. with

4.A. all                                   B. one                                     C. none                                  D. not

5.A. means                             B. shows                                C. proves                                D. tells

1. A. locality                          B. small                                  C. area                                    D. local

2. A. in                                    B. at                                        C. on                                       D. with

3. A. chance                           B. opportunity                      C. time                                   D. choice

Question V. Choose the correct option A, B, c, or D for each gap in the passage.

Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world. It occurs when a part of the population does not have any (1)             place to call home. Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless. This is an issue that the authorities are trying to (2)                                                   . However, there are (3)                                                                                                                                       things that each person can do to help those people.

One of the things that you can do to help the homeless is to volunteer your time. If you have a lot of

free time, you might go on an extended trip to help (4)                      homes or improve an impoverished area. Even with just a few hours a week, it is possible to make an impact in your own city. You can also sign up to help at a (5)                                             soup kitchen: most cities have a mission of some kind (6)

                       food to the homeless and offering temporary shelter.

Question VI. Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and choose the best answer.

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computer than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s computer lab. He left Harvard

before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “ I don’t think dropping out is a good idea.” In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting

more than 30 years to say this: Dad ,I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world.

5.      When did Bill Gates first develop his interest in computers?

A.   during his teenage years B. when he went to university  C. when he was at nursery school

6.      What did he study at Harvard University?

A.   computer science                  B. business                                        C. law

7.      What did he often do to relax while at Harvard?

A.   play sports                             B. play video games                         C. go to parties

8.      What did he receive from Harvard in 2007?

A.   an honorary degree               B. a job                                               C. a company

Question VII. Read the passage and answer the questions below.

Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.

In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.

Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA.

1.   Where was Bill Gates born?

2.   Was Bill Gates the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA at the age of 34?

3.   When was Gates accepted at Harvard University?

4.   Why did Bill Gates and Paul Allen create Microsoft in 1975?

Question VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions below.

Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.

Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books had excellent memory and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say "Genius was I percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration". When he died on October 18, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.

1.   When was Thomas Edison born?

2.   Did he have difficulty in hearing?

3.   What was Edison's most famous invention?

4.   How long did he use to work every day?

Question IX. Read the text carefully and answer the questions below.

Last Sunday, Nam went on an excursion to Oxford. He got up early and took a bus, so he arrived there on time. In the morning, he visited the National Gallery, Big Ben and the Hyde Park. In the afternoon, he bought a dictionary and a small disc with the words “Oxford University”. He met some English students in the bookshop. He was very happy to practice speaking English with many foreigners. Although he felt tired, he had a nice day.

1.   Where did Nam go last Sunday?

2.   What did he visit?

3.   Where did he meet some English students?

4.   What did he buy?

5.   Was he tired after the trip?

Question X. Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his own village about 60 km to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a hard working week.

The journey to the village is very interesting. People have the chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.

Liz met Ba’s family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack

* Questions:

6.      Where is Ba’s village?

7.      Do many people like going there for their weekends?

8.      How did Ba and his family get to the village?

9.      Where is the banyan tree?

10.    How did they feel after two hours traveling by bus?

Question XI. Read the passage again then decide whether the statements are true(T) or false(F).

Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows.

In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school’s students.

Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.