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Môn: Tiếng Anh 9- Thời gian: 60 phút Full name: ………Class:……….
A MULTIPE CHOICE ( 8.0ms)
I Mark the letter 4, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part different from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1 A played B watched C approached D stopped
2 A nation B question C mention D pollution
II Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3 A participate B hydrology C facilitate D intimacy
4 A romantic B financial C popular D reduction
III Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
5 Nam asked Mai what can he do to help her
6 I have taught Math in this school for 2008
A taught B in C this school D for
7 She used to getting up early in the morning
A used to B getting up C in D the
IV Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8 She asked me ………… to another country in the region
A weather I had been B if I had been C I had been D had I been
9 We should ………all the electrical appliances when leaving our room
A turn off B turn up C turn on D turn down 10……… Nam was tired, he helped his mother with her housework
A because B although C In spite of D However
11 Where are the photos ……….were taken at the Christmas party?
12 They have visited to Ha Long Bay since 2003 , ………….?
A have they B didn’t they C haven’t they D did they
13 The doctor _ me not to stay up too late at night
A suggested B advised C forced D insisted
14 She has………
A black long hair B hair black long
C long black hair D black hair long
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Trang 215 They……… in that company for five years.
A work B have worked C worked D are working
16 He suggested………to the movie with her
V Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
17: “Would you pick the kids up from school this afternoon?”
“No, I am afraid I ”
A wouldn’t B can’t C shan’t D don’t
18: “Good morning, could I speak to Mr David, please?”; “ ”
A He’s in a meeting Can I take a message?
B Probably by Monday next week
C I’ll have to ask the person you want to ring first
D Certainly Would two o’clock be OK
VI Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19: The Yugo was considered one of the safest and most dependable cars on the road
in Slovakia, until people started importing cars from abroad
A swift B enjoyable C reliable D exciting
20: He was able to incorporate a multimedia slideshow into the lesson plan despite the
school’s lack of equipment because his friend lent him a multimedia projector
A propose B determine C bestow D include
VII Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
21 The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
A look down on B put up with C take away from D give on to
22 Travel insurance is sometimes mistaken for temporary health insurance, but the
two are actually different
A transitory B passing C mutable D permanent
VIII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
After a tour in Cu Chi, we are moving to Mot Thoang Vietnam craft village (23)
_ at Phu Binh Village, Ho Chi Minh City Arriving at Mot Thoang
Vietnam, we observe on-the-spot (24) _ craft persons weave tho cam
(ethnic brocade fiber), (25) _ wooden logs into wonders and weave rattan
into home appliances Mot Thoang Vietnam can (26) _ your need to know
what many of Vietnam’s traditional craft villages are like The quarter of craft villages
at Mot Thoang Vietnam is quiet, but not boring (27) _ craft persons chat
amidst the clacking sound of wooden cudgels hitting a chisel caused by a sculptor or a loom used for weaving cloth
23: A located B locating C locate D locates
26: A satisfy B buy C make D stop
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IX Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social economic and entertainment happenings, among other things Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers Daily newspapers publish at least one edition every weekday Most dailies also have a weekend edition Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business and classified advertising Weekly newspapers print once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper They focus on local happenings rather than national or international events Special-interest newspapers may publish daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers
or feature news about a specific topic
Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world
28 The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of…
A.political and social happenings
B. economic and entertainment happenings
C. other different events
D.all A, B and C
29 Three types of newspapers are…
A daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and special-interest newspapers
B weekly newspapers, monthly newspapers, yearly newspapers
C daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and monthly newspapers
D weekly newspapers, monthly newspapers and special-interest newspapers
30 Weekly newspapers usually focus on…
A local happenings B national happenings
C international happenings D local and international happenings
31 Social-interest newspapers cover news of interest to……
A special people
B particular group of readers
C feature news about a specific topic
D both B and C
32 We can easily get access to electronic newspapers because they are……
A modern, up-to-date but expensive
B cheap, up-to-date and convenient worldwide
C quick, cheap and convenient
D modern, quick and up-to-date
B WRITING: (2.0 points)
I Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
beginning with the given words.
33 They clean this room everyday
This room………
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Tom invited Mary………
35 We cannot try all the special food of the village
We wish……….
36 We have learned English since 2000
We started………
II Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets Do not change the given words in any ways.
37 Hoa was born in Bat Trang craft village She knows the process of making pottery
(Because)
………
38 We decided to take rooms in Longwood House We knew we could not afford the
rent (Despite)
………
39 The story was very funny The math teacher told the story ( Which)
………
40 You read many books You get much knowledge ( The)
………
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