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NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 9)
Ngày thi: tháng năm 2011
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút



ĐIỂM BÀI THI

Bằng số:

Bằng chữ: ................................

Chữ ký giám khảo 1: ..............................................................

Chữ ký giám khảo 2: ...............................................................



LƯU Ý:
- Đề thi gồm 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.



I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 pts)
1. A. laughed B. opened C. moved D. tired
2. A. through B. themselves C. threaten D. thunder
3. A. looks B. likes C. stops D. arrives
4. A. near B. fear C. pear D. rear
5. A. given B. risen C. ridden D. whiten
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______

II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (5 pts)
1. A. continent B. constant C. consider D. content
2. A. district B. display C. discipline D. dismal
3. A. intelligent B. comfortable C. necessary D. terrified
4. A. inevitable B. considerable C. industrial D. difficult
5. A. industrious B. advisable C. knowledgeable D. traditional
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (10 pts)
1. The twins look so ________ their father.
A. likely B. alike C. likeness D. like
2. After leaving school, he tried to ________ his living as a door-to-door salesman.
A. gain B. save C. earn D. obtain
3. As children, we were ________ to become educated people.
A. grown up B. kept up C. held up D. brought up
4. She tried to ________ out of the window to see the march more clearly.
A. bend B. slope C. bow D. curve
5. I wish Janet ________ to the meeting this afternoon.
A. came B. could come C. can come D. will come
6. I know him ________ but I have never actually spoken to him.
A. by sight B. in sight C. in sight D. from sight
7. He gave his listeners a vivid ________ of his journey through London.
A. account B. tale C. news D. plot
8. His name was on the ________ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember it.
A. edge B. top C. point D. tip
9. Three fifths of the police ________ in the camp near the town.
A. has trained B. have trained C. has been trained D. have been trained
10. When you cross a street, remember to walk in the ________ .
A. junction B. roundabout C. zebra crossing D. pavement
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________
6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______

IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (10 pts)
1. For centuries, poets, writers and (MUSIC) _______________ have mentioned the ao dai in poems, novels and songs.
2. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is (POLLUTE) _________________.
3. Reading funny stories is an (ENJOY)______________________ way to relax.
4. Burning forest will lead to the (DESTROY) ________________________ of wildlife habitats
5. Ecotourism helps provide funds for (CONSERVE) __________________________.
6. Do you know the (WIDELY) _______________________ of this lake?
7. Thu Ha is not satisfied with her (PREPARE) _______________________ for Tet holiday
8. We were very surprised because she came so (EXPECT) _______________________.
9. It`s (HONEST) _______________________ of you to say that. You know it isn`t true!
10. (FORTUNATE) _______________________ , you will be at a disadvantage if you can’t drive.

V. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 pts)
1-2. This is the first time I (read) ______ a novel (write) ______ by an English novelist.
3-4. At that time I (not know) ______ what (say) ______ since I was too shocked.
5-6. When we (arrive) ______ at their house yesterday, they (have) ______ lunch.
7-8. I (work) ______ on my report for nearly 3 hours and I (write) ______ the conclusion at the moment.
9 -10. The bridge (build) ______ at this time last year. But it (not complete) ______ so far.

Your answers:
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VI. Underline one mistake in every sentence, and then correct it. (10pts)
1. The doctor suggested that the little boy took it easy for some days.
2. I regret to tell you that you have not appointed to the post.
3. My best friend is coming to Hanoi to visit me in 19th July.
4. Da Lat, where is located on High Land, is famous for its mild climate.
5. It was such a good news that we could hardly believe that it was true.
6. People are asked not cut a lot of trees for firewood.
7. Mary usually arrives at the office at 9 o’clock, but because the storm, she was two hours late.
8. If modern technology didn’t exist, we will never have these precious pictures.
9. The children are looking forward to go camping this summer vacation
10. Most of the students seemed very nervously before the final exam.
1. …………………
2. …………………
3. …………………
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10. ………………


VII. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and (1) ___ every country has at least one river that (2) ____ an important part in the lives of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers (3) ___ food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (4) _____. And in (5) ____ to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (6) ____ a river and let the water become a lake behind the dam. Then, people can use their water not (7) _______ to irrigate fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries. (8) _____, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow (9) ______ size and the number of industries increases.
We are learning that it is necessary to (10) _____ rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources
Your answers:
1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________
6. _____________ 7. _____________ 8. _____________ 9. _____________ 10. ____________

VIII. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
About 50 or so kinds of modern plastics are made from oil, gas, or coal – non-renewable natural resources. We (1)______ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (2)______ of our annual consumption is in the (3)______ of packaging and this (4)______ about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (5)______. Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (6)______ is growing fast.
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich, they have a higher calorific (7)______ than coal and one (8)______ of “recovery” strongly (9)______ by plastic manufacturers is the (10)______ of waste plastic into a fuel.
1. A. import B. remove C. consume D. consign
2. A. rate B. proportion C. portion D. amount
3. A. kind B. way C. type D. form
4. A. constitutes B. carries C. takes D. makes
5. A. goods B. refuse C. rubble D. requirement
6. A. plant B. manufacture C. industry D. factory
7. A. value B. degree C. effect D. demand
8. A. mechanism B. measure C. medium D. method
9. A. argued B. favoured C. desired D. presented
10. A. melting B. change C. conversion D. replacement
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________
6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______

IX. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
During the last 400 years, most scientists have relied on mathematics for the development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist,
Michael Faraday, did not make use of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor Blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no education beyond reading and writing.
In 1812, Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy’s life embittered with jealousy.
Faraday made the first electric motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In 1831, he discovered that when a magnet is moved near a wire, electricity flows in the wire. With this discovery, he produced a machine for making electricity called dynamo. Faraday then went on to show how electricity affects chemical substances.
Because Faraday believed that money should be given to the poor, when he grew old, he was very poor. However, Queen Victoria rewarded him for his discoveries by giving him a stipend and a house. He died in 1867.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Faraday?
A. He didn’t make use of mathematics to develop his inventions
B. He just knew how to read and write.
C. He was born in a rich family.
D. His father was a Blacksmith.
2. Humphry Davy hired Faraday to work as a ______.
A. chemist B. bottle