Read the passage and do exercises below3 pts H ãy đọc đoạn văn và làm cỏc bài tập sau Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain.. Celebrations start properly on 2
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FORTY - FIVE MINUTES TEST
Time: 45 minutes
Full name: Class : 9
I.READ Read the passage and do exercises below(3 pts)( H ãy đọc đoạn văn và làm cỏc bài tập sau)
Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain Celebrations start properly on
24 December, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks, and decorations have been bought Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relations
Christmas is a family celebration and many of customs center on children Children hang
up a pillow case or a sack for their presents when they go to bed on Christmas Eve Chrismas Day
is the biggest day of the holiday On Christmas morning, children open the presents that were in their sacks Some families go to the church.The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables
1 Fill in the blank with one suitable word or phrase: (1p)( Điền một từ hoặc cụm từ thớch
hợp vào chỗ trống)
1 ……… cards have already been sent to friends and relations
2 When children go to bed on Christmas, they …………a pillow case or a sack for their presents
2 Choose true (T) or false (F) (2ps)( Hóy chọn thụng tin nào đỳng(T) thụng tin nào sai(F))
T F
3 Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain …… …….
4 Christmas cards haven’t already been sent to friends and relations …… ……
5 People prepareroast turkey with potatoes and various other
vegetables for the traditional Christmas dinner …… ……
6 Christmas Eve start on 25 December …… .……
II.LANGUAGE FOCUS
1 Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (2,5 pts)( Hãy chọn đáp
án đúng nhât để hoàn thành các câu sau)
7 ………he has to do from morning till night, he doesn’t earn enough money for his family
A However B Therefore C Though D So
8 A tornado look like a …………
A fun B shape C funnel D a and c are correct
9.He didn’t miss the soccer match …………was shown on TV last night
A who B which C where D whose
10 He is the man ……… I loved very much
A who B which C where D whose
11 Can you tell me the reasons for ……… Mother’s Day?
A celebrate B celebrated C celebrates D celebrating
12 She tried to finish her homework ………… She was tired
A and B but C because D although
13 The car……….he has just bought is very expensive
Trang 2A who B whom C which D whose.
14 In Australia, a tropical storm is called a ………
15 We can usually predict when a volcano will ………
A abrupt B abruptness C eruption D erupt
16 Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the ………
A sun B earth C moon D mars
2 Choose one word that does not belong in each list (2p).( Hãy chọn một từ A, B,C hoặc D
không cùng nhóm trong các nhóm từ sau)
17 A enormous B huge C big D tiny
18 A coal B washing machine C gas D oil
19 A shower B.thunder C raincoat D wind
20 A earthquake B thunder C tornado D famine
III WRITINING Join the sentences.Use the words in blankets (2,5ps) ( Em hãy nối các
câu sau sử dụng các từ gợi ý ở trong ngoặc)
21 We don’t have a Mother’s Day in Viet Nam Dad and I have special gifts and parties for my mom every year on the 8th of March ( although)
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22 Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam Tourists do not understand Vietnamese culture very
much.( though)
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23 Auld Lang Syne is a song.Auld Lang Syne is sung on New Year’s Eve (which)
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24 My friend Tom can compose song Tom sings Western folk songs very well.( who)
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25 On my mom ‘s birthday my dad gave her roses The roses were very sweet and beautiful
( that).
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