READING COMPREHENSION 10 pts Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has been.. It was used to drive engines and was passed th
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 9
Thời gian : 120 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
Họ và tên học sinh: Giám thị 1
Số báo danh Lớp: Giám thị 2
Trường: STT: Số phách:
-Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Giám khảo I Giám khảo II Số phách:
STT :
LISTENING (15 points)
Section I Listen to the recording carefully and write down the missing word on your answer sheet
(5 pts)
Nicola: The motorbike I’m sitting on is very special one Special because it’s been all the way
around the world It belongs to Luke Saunders, who has just (1) to England after a (2) _motorcycle journey Luke, what led you to leave your job and make this trip?
Luke: I worked in a car factory on an (3) line All I had to do was to put four
nuts on the bolts that hold the (4) on It’s done by (5) now, and a good thing too! The job was so (6) that I didn’t have to think at all I bought this Triumph (7) _bike second-hand, fitted two panniers on the back and just set off for (8)
Nicola: What did you do for money?
Luke: I had a bit of money to start with, but of course it didn’t (9) _long and I
had to find work where I could I’ve done so many different things – picked (10) _, washed up, worked as a mechanic
Section II Listen to the recording carefully, then choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to fill
in each blank Mark your choice on the answer sheet (5 pts)
11 The thing happened to his father _ago
A many years B a few weeks C some days D a few months
12 His father was born in
13 When his father was 18, he went with a _to work on a farm
14 The other men hit his father with a
15 His father had to stay in hospital for _
A two weeks B six months C one day D one year
Section III Listen to the recording carefully, then, on your answer sheet, write a short answers to
each of the questions about the recording (5 pts)
16 What shop did the men break into?
17 What were the men armed with?
18 Where did the police chase them when several shots were fired?
19 How old was the Dalmatian bitch?
20 How many breeds of dog were there at the Cruft’s Dog Show?
USE OF ENGLISH (15 pts)
21 Jeff: “Pardon me, Dr Jonathan.” – Dr Jonathan: “ ”
A Yes, what I can do for you? B Yes, why do you want me?
C Yes, I guess I am D Yes, you’re false
22 Bob didn’t mention _about his progress report at work but I’m sure he is
A concerning B being concerned C to concern D to be concerned
Trang 223 Are you sure you told me? I can’t recall about it.
A having told B having been told C to have told D to have been told
24 I didn’t realize _to get tickets
A how difficult it was B how difficult was it
C it was how difficult D how was difficult it
25 “ ” – “Yes, please.”
A Could you please clean up the living room? B Raise your hand if you know the answer
C Would you like some more wine? D Do you mind being away from home for so long?
26 Men have _fatal accidents as women do for every mile they drive
A twice more B twice as many C as twice many D as twice
27 nights without sleep make any new parent feel ready to quit
28 Theoretically, no country can allow the listed animal in without an export _
A permit B permission C permitting D permissiveness
29 Our first attempt didn’t work, and
A our second didn’t work too B our second didn’t, neither
C our second neither D neither did our second
30 When I joined the club, I found it difficult to instruction from my coach, but I soon got used to it
31 Had we known they were going to build a road right there, we _the house
A would have never bought B would never buy
C would never have bought D never would buy
32 At school the other kids always _my name
A told jokes at B made jokes about C said funny of D spoke kidding on
33 the hall, he found everyone waiting for him
A Entered B When entered C Entering into D On entering
34 The necklace was worthless because it turned out to be a(n) after all
35 People think alcohol serves to feelings which the individual cannot manage, or wishes to avoid
36 I want to study in a school with good prospects for
37 A lot of small towns in the area are definitely visiting
38 The _of elephants for their ivory tusks has been prohibited recently
39 “I suppose your friend doesn’t understand you.” – “ _, she does.”
A So far B On the contrary C Therefore D On the whole
40 A week in the countryside will
A make you well B make you good C do you good D do you well
41 Going to the dentist _a painful experience
A doesn’t need meaning B needs not necessarily mean
C needs not mean necessarily D doesn’t necessarily mean
42 The rapid _of cities can cause social and economic problems
43 The chemistry book _was a little expensive
A I bought B that I bought it C I bought that D what I bought
44 Row after row of orange trees to the horizon
A stretched B lengthened C prolonged D lasted
45 Be careful! Don’t _your drink on the table
46 _of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement
Trang 347 Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you Remember, it is _.
A carefree B confident C confidential D irreplaceable
48 Please don’t disturb me there is something urgent
49 So little with each other that the neighbors could not settle their differences
A they agreed B agreed did they C did they agree D they did agree
50 You must put your name and address on this side of the form, and then sign on the
_side
WORD FORMS (10 pts)
51 And finally comes the penalty shootout Which team will win? (decide)
52 Politeness is one thing Real kindness is another You must learn to _
between the two (different)
53 She would try to do something special, something _ (stand)
54 It was impossible not to feel sympathy for the family’s _ (fortune)
55 He is considered to be one of the most famous _of all times (invent)
56 She thought of taking a day off work, but resisted the _ (tempt)
57 Haley was because of a knee injury in the last match (hospital)
58 We like our staff to show their _rather than wear a uniform (individual)
59 For years, King’s death remained (explain)
60 As the day of the exam approached, he became _nervous (understand) OPEN CLOZE (15 pts)
Twice a year, all the clocks in the United States are changed by one hour In the spring, clocks are moved (61) an hour This is called daylight savings time In the fall, clocks are set back an hour to (62) time People remember how to change their clocks by remembering this saying: Spring forward, (63) _back It seems Benjamin Franklin was the first person to propose the (64) of daylight savings time, back in the 1790s At the time, people thought he was joking They couldn’t believe he was (65) Many years later, during World War I, people realized (66) innovative an idea he’d had In the spring and summer, the sun (67) earlier By moving the clock ahead, people can take (68) of the extra daylight and save energy Energy is an important (69) , of course, especially during wartime The United States operated (70) daylight savings time during World War I and again during World War II After that, some (71) of the country observed daylight savings time and some didn’t Beginning and ending dates (72) _from place to place This confusion ended in 1966, when the Congress (73) the Uniform Time Act, standardizing the process and (74) daylight savings time a federal law Since (75) , some lawmakers have proposed that the United States go to year-round daylight savings time
GUIDED CLOZE (15 pts)
Joan Chen is a famous actress, and she is famous both in China and in the United States Joan Chen was born in Shanghai in 1961 When she was 14, some people from a film studio came to her school and (76) her to study at the studio She was happy about this (77) _, but mainly she liked the (78) _of getting out (79) _school Soon, (80) _, she discovered that she really like acting (81) age 18, she won the Golden Rooster, China’s top film (82) _ In the (83) 1970s, Joan’s parents, who were doctors, moved to the United States Joan (84) them when she was 20 and went to college there Her parents hoped she would study medicine (85) _, she majored in film and later looked for (86) as an actress To work in the United States, Joan had to start all over again She told Hollywood agents that she was an actress in China, but she only got some small (87) in TV shows
Trang 4One day Joan went to speak to a director who was making a movie called Tai-Pan The interview didn’t go well As she walked away, a man in a car (88) _her The man was Dino De Laurentiis, the film producer He immediately (89) _her a leading part A year later, she starred in Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor and was (90) her way to worldwide fame
READING COMPREHENSION (10 pts)
Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has been Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power It was used to drive engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms Petrol mixed with air was the next invention that provided power Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability
On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways From the powerful voltages that drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered by electricity An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee
Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest power in the world It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires and conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances
To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned In Australia they use coal or water to drive this machinery When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal
Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident A tragedy once occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity The reactor leaked, which caused many deaths through radiation
Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the environment They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays Most importantly, they hope to trap sunlight more efficiently We do not use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary When this happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels
91 The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph to…
A suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy
B emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity
C imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy
D discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity
92 Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?
Trang 593 What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible?
A It is cheap and easy to use B It is used to drive motor engines
C It can be adapted to various uses D It can be made with ease
94 What do we call machines that make electricity?
C Generators or Turbines D Pipes and radiators
95 The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are …
A atomic power and water B water and coal
C sunlight and wind power D wind and gas
96 The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to …
A harmful effects B the tides C scientists D new ways
97 Electric magnets are used in steel works to …
A lift heavy weights up to ten tons B test the steel for strength
C heat the molten steel D boil a jug of water
98 The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is that they …
A do not pollute the environment B are more reliable
C are more adaptable D do not require attention
99 Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
100 The best title for this passage could be ….
A Types of Power Plants B Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life
C How to Produce Electricity D Why Electricity is So Remarkable
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)
101 The colonel and the doctor did not get on well
The colonel was not
102 You must concentrate on your work
You must pay _
103 The final date of the games is still undecided, according to the committee
The committee has _
104 Birth rates have fallen sharply recently
There
105 I only realized the full implications of what had happened some time later
It wasn’t
106 I found this film quite disappointing (LET)
_
107 It is roughly estimated that this species of turtles lay 28,000 eggs a year (ROUGH)
_
108 It’s unfair to blame him for all the mistakes (PUT)
_
109 At first I felt so tense, but her smile helped me to get back my confidence (MELTED) Her smile _
110 Most of your problems are caused by jealousy (CAUSES)
It _
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