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Trang 1PHÒNG GD-ĐT HÒA BÌNH KIỂM TRA KHẢO SÁT ĐẦU NĂM TRƯỜNG THCS VĨNH MỸ A NĂM HỌC: 2015-2016
(Đề chính thức) MÔN:TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 9
(Gồm 02 trang) Thời gian: 45 phút
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TEST 1
I LANGUAGE FOCUS (5 m )
Choose the best option (A,B,C,or D) to complete each sentence
1 Mary told her children………hard for their exam
2 My mother ……… at eight o’clock last night
3 These books……….in 1987
4 Do you mind ……….me the story?
5 She asked us if we ……….hungry
6 Nha Trang, a beautiful city in Khanh Hoa is a ……….resort
7 Would you mind if I………the piano?
8.Can you show me how ………English?
9 I’m very happy ……….your letter
10 I ………French for ten years
II.READING (3m)
Read the passage and then answer the questions.
Two popular traditions at Christmas are decorating the home and singing Christmas carols
The home is the center of the Christmas celebration Inside, an evergreen tree
is usually placed in a corner of the living room Children and their parents wrap strings of colorful lights around the tree They hang ornaments on the branches A star
or angle often crows the top Many gifts are placed beneath Outside, families often string lights around windows and wind lights around trees and shrubs in the front yard As families decorate their homes, they often put on a Christmas record Almost every family has at least one favorite Christmas album or compact disc Schoolchildren of all ages perform Christmas concerts for their parents and communities On Christmas Eve, family members gather around the Christmas tree to sing traditional songs and then give presents to each other
Questions
1 What are the popular traditions at Christmas?
1
Trang 2……… 2.Where is the evergreen tree put?
………
3 What do children and their parents wrap around the tree ?
………
4 Do they hang many gifts on the branches?
………
5 Who performs Christmas concerts for their parents and communities?
………
6 What do family members do on Christmas Eve?
………
III.WRITING (2m)
Write a letter, using the cue words.
Dear John,
Thank you for the present you sent me on my birthday
1 It / be / nice and I / like / very much
2 I was sorry / you / not / come/ birthday party
3 you / be / free next Sunday?
4 Would you like / go / the concert / me?
I’m looking forward to seeing from you
Yours,
Kevin
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