Đề thi Tiếng Anh 9 Thí điểm Học kì 2 có đáp án (Đề 3)

Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.

London has a (1) _____ of about 7 million. It lies on the Thames River, where the Romans landed nearly 200 years ago. (2) ______ about 1,800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger.

London is famous (3) ______ many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic buildings, such as St. Paul’s Cathedral, which has a huge dome, and the Houses of Parliament, where you can see and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its theatres, its museums, and its many shops, such as Harrods, (4) ______ you can buy anything.

(5) _____ many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over one million use the London Underground a day, but there are still too many cars on the streets.

Question 1:

Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.

London has a (1) _____ of about 7 million. It lies on the Thames River, where the Romans landed nearly 200 years ago. (2) ______ about 1,800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger.

London is famous (3) ______ many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic buildings, such as St. Paul’s Cathedral, which has a huge dome, and the Houses of Parliament, where you can see and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its theatres, its museums, and its many shops, such as Harrods, (4) ______ you can buy anything.

(5) _____ many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over one million use the London Underground a day, but there are still too many cars on the streets.

Question 2:

Circle the words or phrases that make these sentences meaningful.

____ have you known your best friend, Nam? – I’ve known him for two years.

Circle the words or phrases that make these sentences meaningful.

Andi Bell has won the world memory championships three times and he is famous all ______ the world.

Circle the error in the following sentence.

I thought the show will be very interesting and exciting.

Circle the words or phrases that make these sentences meaningful.

When did you last ride a bike?

Circle the words or phrases that make these sentences meaningful.

It was impossible _____ his room. The door was locked.

Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.

London has a (1) _____ of about 7 million. It lies on the Thames River, where the Romans landed nearly 200 years ago. (2) ______ about 1,800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger.

London is famous (3) ______ many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic buildings, such as St. Paul’s Cathedral, which has a huge dome, and the Houses of Parliament, where you can see and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its theatres, its museums, and its many shops, such as Harrods, (4) ______ you can buy anything.

(5) _____ many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over one million use the London Underground a day, but there are still too many cars on the streets.

Question 5:

Read the article below.

Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today. Maybe country music is very popular because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events like love, sadness, good times and bad times. It tells real-life stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated and difficult, it is good to hear about simple ordinary people.

Country music is sometimes called country-western music. It comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern of the United States. The other is traditional, cowboy music from the American West. The singers usually play guitars when they sing.

Country music became very popular in the South. During World War II, thousands of people from the South moved to the Northeast and the Midwest to work in factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South and learned to enjoy country music there. Slowly, it became popular all over the United States.

Country music is very popular because ______

Circle the words or phrases that make these sentences meaningful.

I have taken part ______ free running since I was 15.