TỔNG HỢP ĐỀ THI ENGLISH 9

PHẦN 1



TEST I



Question 1. Listen to the passage and complete the sentences that follow. (2.5 pts)



Tom and I became friends when we were in Mrs. White’s …………



We often did crazy ………. in class.



When Mrs. White opened the drawer, she screamed ………. and the class ……….



After ………., Tom’s family moved to another town.



We wrote letters to each other for ………., but then we lost contact.



Question 2. Read the following passage and check T (true) or F (false) to the statements. (2.5 pts)



Holiday of a Lifetime!



Rio de Janeiro



There is a lot to do in this exiting city. There is opera and ballet as well as museums, churches, parks and great



beaches. And just outside the city, you should visit Sugarloaf and the Corcovada Mountains. Dining starts late



in Rio, around 9 pm. And dancing in the clubs begins around 11.



Buenos Aires



In this unique city of art, culture and history, there are over 150 parks, 42 theaters and museums and shops



everywhere. You must visit Avenida 9 de Julio, the widest avenue in the world. The food is excellent and you



simply have to try the steaks! The home of tango also offers great nightlife – all night long!



Iguacu Falls



Bigger than Niagara Falls, this is truly an unforgettable wonder. For a real adventure, you ought to take a boat



ride. And you must explore the national parks near the falls.



1. People have dinner late in Rio de Janeiro.



2. Niagara Falls is bigger than Iguacu Falls.



3. Buenos Aires has the widest avenues in the world.



4. Both Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires have an exiting nightlife.



5. Rio de Janeiro, Iguacu Falls and Buenos Aires have unforgettable parks



and beaches.



Question 3. Put in the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (2.5 pts)



1. Mrs. Lan (be) ……………. a teacher of English for twenty-seven years. She first (start) …………….



teaching English at a small school. After she had taught there for ten years, her family (move) ………….. to a



big city. Since then she (be) …………… a teacher at a big school.



2. I (pass) ……………. up my book to her. She (ask) ……………. me why it had taken me so long to do the



work. I (explain) …………..to her that I had had very little time to do my work.



3. I (wear) ……………… sunglasses now because I have sore eyes and the glare of the sun (hurt) ……………



them. I (use) …………. dark glasses for several days already, but my eyes have not improved yet.



Question 4. Write a letter to a pen pal introducing yourself, using the suggestions below. (2.5 pts)



Name and place/date of birth



Home address or telephone number



Family members: father/mother/sister(s)/brother(s)



School/grade/subjects



Hobbies/interests



You may start and finish the letter with:



Dear White,



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……………..…………… …..



Best wishes,



Tran Thu Thuy



Test II



Question 1. Listen to the dialogue and tick T (true) or F (false) to each of the following sentences. (2,5 pts)



1. Lan thinks it’s not easy to remember English words.



2. Nga asked Lan to tell her how she learned to speak well.



3. Lan never uses a dictionary.



4. Lan sometimes puts words in groups and learns them.



5. Lan learns thirty new words a day.



Question 2. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2.5 pts)



Prague has the population of over one million people. It is not the biggest city in Europe, but it is



certainly one of the most beautiful. People call Prague the ‘Golden City’ and the ‘ Mother of Cities’ because it



has many beautiful buildings and statues. Perhaps the most popular building is the Old Town Hall with its



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and every May there is a famous music festival: ‘ Prague’s Spring’. There are also twenty theatres and many



old pubs, wine bars, and restaurants. There is now a modern underground, but traffic is still a problem. It is



often better to walk and feel the atmosphere of the pretty little streets.



1. What is the population of Prague?



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2. What is the most popular building in Prague?



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3. Why do people call Prague ‘Europe’s School of Music’?



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4. When is there a famous music festival?



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5. How many theatres are there in Prague?



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Question 3. Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences. (2.5 pts)



1. People all love _________ books.



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century clock. People also call Prague ‘Europe’s School of Music’. There are many concert halls,



A. to be reading B. reading C. readD. reads



2. It’s time we _________ work.



A. start B. must start C. started D. starting



3. I’d rather _________ up late every morning.



A. getting B. not get C. don’t get D. gets



4. My bicycle is out of order. I must _________ it .



A. repair B. correct C. clean D. wash



5. Pupils must go to class _________ time.



A. by B. on C. at D. into



6. Hoa _________ in Ha Noi for 3 years so far.



A. has lived B. is living C. lives D. live



7. If you have good qualifications, you will have a good _________



A. vacation B. work C. job D. holiday



8. This is the house _________ Hai was born.



A. where B. which C. that D. when



9. This work needs _________ on time.



A. finish B. to finish C. finishing D. to have finished



10. It is Saturday today, _________ ?



A. is it B. isn’t it C. it isn’t. D. wasn’t it



Question 4. Hung is a student of Hue Science College. Use the following notes to write a brief biography of



him. (2.5 pts)



Place to live: Hue City



Job: student



Hobbies: football and volleyball



Likes: classical music



Dislikes: rock’n roll, coffee



Education: 1st year student of Hue Science College



Characteristics: open-minded, kind



Dream: become director of an electric company



You may start your writing with:



Hung lives in Hue City



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TEST III



Question 1. Listen to the TV program about a natural disaster and check the correct box for True or False. (2



pts)



1. The program is about natural resources.



2. All the guests have survived tonight.



3. Martha was spending her holiday in the South Pacific.



4. She was having a bath when the volcano erupted.



5. She ran to the habour with other people.



6. The ship was leaving when the lava hit the town.



Question 2. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. (3 pts)



The computer is a wonderful machine. It is the most important invention. Almost every profession now uses



computers. They are used in science, industry, business, medicine, and education. The oldest kind of computer



has been used in China since the sixth century. In the 17



large, modern computer was built in 1937.



Computers improved quickly. A few years later a computer could do 5,000 additions per second. Today all



computers have a processing unit, an arithmetic and logic unit, and a memory. Computers are getting smaller



and smaller, and computing faster and faster. Even in a very large computer, the part that does the actual



computing is about the size of the end of a finger.



Computers can work together – they can network with each other. The worldwide computer network is



called the Internet. Using Internet, you can find all kinds of information and news from people and countries



around the world.



Complete the sentences.



Since the 6



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In the 17



3. In 1937 ………………………………………………………



Answer the questions.



What parts do all computers have today?



………………………………………………………………



How small is a very large computer’s part that does the actual computing?



………………………………………………………………



What is the main advantage of using Internet?



….……………………………………………………………



Question 3. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence



printed before it. (2.5 pts)



1. My brother finally managed to get a job.



My brother finally succeeded …………………………………



2. They have sold the old house at the end of the road.



The old house …………………………………………………



3. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.



You don’t …………………………………………………….



4. Tan is a better cook than Quang.



Quang can’t ………………………………………………….



5. Mark is too young to see the horror film.



Mark is not …………………………………………………..



Question 4. Imagine you have just gone home from a visit to Oxford in England. Write a letter to your friend



to tell him/her about it. Use the following suggestions. (2.5 pts)



going on excursion / Oxford / classmates / weekend



getting up early / taking bus / arriving on time



visiting National Gallery / Hyde Park / Big Ben / morning



buying dictionary and disk / meeting English students / speaking English / afternoon



having nice trip / feeling tired



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century an adding machine was invented. The first



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century ………………………………………..



century …………………………………………..



2- T 7- F



3-F 8- F



4-T 9- T



5-F 10- T



Question 3.



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1- anything 6- pure



2- went 7- has taught



3-didn't 8- bought



4- take off 9- that



5- is 10- talking



Question 4.



2.5 ®iÓm



(Suggestion)



There are many different kinds of pollution. One kind is air pollution. Polluted air can cause



illness…..and even death. This is a problem over cities. Water pollution kills many kinds of wild



animals, plants… .Also, pollution of earth is sometimes a problem on farms. And there is even noise



pollution especially in crowded cities.



TEST XII



Question 1.



2 pts, 0.5 each



1. d 2. a 3. b 4.e



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Hello I am Nam. I am a student. I am rather tall and fat. My father is a doctor. He works 5 days a



week. My mother is a teacher. She has taught for 25 years. My family is very happy.



Question 2



3 ®iÓm, mçi c©u ®óng ®­îc 0,25 ®



1.T2.T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. F



7.F 8.T 9. T 10.F 11.F 12.T



Question 3



Mçi c©u ®óng 0.5 d



1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5.D



Question 4



Mçi c©u ®óng 0.5 pts



(Suggestion)



I received your letter yesterday.



2- I am glad that you are well



3- I am fine too



4- I got my school report last week



My grades on history and English were good but Math was bad



I hope to improve it at the end of the school year



I am looking forward to receiving your reply soon



Yours sincerely



Hoa



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