Đề HKI.K9.TCTA.09-10

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Class: 9 /….

Date: December 30th, 2009.

HONG BANG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
THE FIRST TERM HOTLINE EXAM
Grade: 9 (for 93 & 94)



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LISTENING
READING
WRITING

A. LISTENING: (10pts)
You will listen three times for each passage and do the following tasks
I. Listen and fill in the blanks with the missing words: (3pts)
It’s eight o’clock in the morning, and John Rodriguez is starting his day’s work. Before he finishes, he and his (1)_________________, Dave Wilson, will be yelled at, argue with, and (2)__________________at. But that’s all in a day’s work for two of the most (3)__________________people in New York City. That’s because John and Dave are traffic enforcement (4)__________________. With their ticket pads in hand, they write tickets and have the (5)__________________to tow your cars from where they have been (6)__________________parked to the car pound.
II. Listen and check if these statements are True or False: (3pts) T F
The author likes planning a trip.
He always checks all of the expenses before his trip.
He never visits his home village.
He never books the bus before hand.
He always feels nervous before the trip.
He intends to stay with his grandma less than a week this year.
III. Listen and answer the following questions: (4pts)
What is Kim doing ? ___________________________________________________________________
Why is Mr. Scott at the used-car dealership with Kim ? ___________________________________________________________________
Why doesn’t Mr. Scott mind ? ___________________________________________________________________
Why does Tom think that fast cars aren’t a good idea ? ___________________________________________________________________
B. READING: (10pts)
READING 1:
Australia is a huge country. With an area of almost three million square miles, it is the sixth largest country in the world. But most of the land is uninhabited, because about two-thirds of it is desert or semidesert. Australia’s population is only 18.5 million, and most of these people live in the two states of New South Wales and Victoria. The climate in this southwestern corner is mild and temperate. But the northern part of the country has a tropical climate.
In recent years, tourism has become an important source of income. Most tourists go to Australia’s largest city – Sydney. They visit the harbor with its famous bridge and opera house. The capital of Australia is Canberra, but very few tourists go there. It’s full of government buildings, but it’s kind of boring there. Many people go to Queensland to enjoy the beautiful beaches and to see the Great Barrier Reef.
Australia was cut off from the other continents very early in the history of the world, so some unique plants and animals have developed there. The kangaroo has become the national symbol. There’s also the koala and the mysterious platypus, a mammal that lays eggs and which has a beak like a duck. But the most common animals in Australia are sheep. They were brought there by settlers in the nineteenth century. Today Australia produces more wool than any other country in the world.
I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces: (2pts)
1. Australia has a ____________________of about eighteen and a half million people. A. territory B. climate C. government D. population
2. The kangaroo is the national __________________. A. animal B. pattern C. symbol D. design
3. To cut off means ______________________. A. to interrupt B. to separate C. to remove D. to reduce
4. Would you like tea or coffee? – I’d _____________________tea rather than coffee. A. prefer B. rather C. like D. better
II. Read the following passage and check if the statements are True or False: (2pts)
Australia is very large.
Many people live in this country.
The climate in the southwestern part of the country is tropical.
Wool is produced the most in the country.
III. Find the words which have the same meaning as below: (2pts)
1. enormous, vast = ______________________
2. being the only one = ______________________
3. opposite of expenditure = ______________________
4. people living in a new country = ______________________

READING 2:
IV. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the suitable words: (4pts)
On July 21, 1969, humans first walked on the (1)__________________. Now there are space (2)__________________and hundreds of (3)__________________in orbit around Earth. In the next (4)_________________, people will travel