ĐỀ THI HK I. NĂM HỌC 2012-2013

Full name: …………………………….… THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Class: 9……. Duration: 45 minutes
Subject: English 9
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I/ Part one: Listening: (2.5pts).
Listen carefully then choose the best option among A, B, C or D.
Singapore is an Island City of about three million people. It’s a beautiful …(1)…… with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very …. (2)….. city.
Most of the people live in high- rise.. (3)….. in different parts of the Island. The business district is very modern with …..(4)……. of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there are rows of.. (5)……. The Government. .(6)…… in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days.
Singapore is famous for its shops and …….(7)….. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the …(8)….. are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants …..(9)…. Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite ….(10)….
1 A. city B. cities C. a city D. country
2. A. cleans B. clear C. clean D. clears
3 A. parts B. flats C. apartments D. flat
4 A. lots B. a lot of C. lot of D. many
5 A. house B. houses C. old houses D. old shop houses
6 A. build B. building C. buildings D. builds
7 A. restaurants B. markets C. hotels D. supermarkets
8 A. good B. goods C. product D. products
9 A. sale D. sold C. sell D. sells
10 A. cheap B. expensive C. fashionable D. reasonable
II. Part two: Reading: (2.5pts)
Read the passage carefully and choose the best option to answer the questions.
Louis Armstrong, who was born in 1890 and died in 1971, was a very famous jazz musician. He used to be known as “Satchmo” and this nickname stayed with him all his life. As a child in New Orleans, he learned to play trumpet while he was living in a special home for children who had got into trouble with the police. When he had finished his stay in the home, he joined various bands and then he formed his own. Between 1925 and 1928 he made about 60 records. These records made him one of the first solo stars in the history of pop music. When he died, he had been making records and he had been touring all over the world for more than forty years, and he was just as popular as he had been before. He even had a number one pop record – What A Wonderful World - in the 1960s.
11. What did Louis Armstrong do? – He was ………….
A. a designer B. a musician C. a singer D. a poet
12. When was he born? - He was born in …………..
A. 1890 B. 1980 C. 1971 D. 1925
13. “Satchmo” is …………….
A. his first name B. his surname C. his album D. his nickname
14. Which musical instrument did he learn to play when he was in New Orleans?
A. The piano B. The guitar C. The trumpet D. The drums
15. The word “the home” in line 4 means …………..
A. his parents’ house C. his own house
B. the special home D. his career
16. How many records did he make between 1925 and 1928?
A. 40 B. 45 C. 50 D. 60
17. How long had he been making records?
A. 40 years B. 60 years
C. More than 40 years D. More than 60 years
18. When did he die?
A. In 1960 B. 1971 C. 1977 D. 1980
19. Who lived in the special home?
A. Artists who lived far from school.
B. Children who learnt to play musical instruments.
C. Children who had got into trouble with the police.
D. Artists who played musical instruments.
20. Which sentence is NOT true.
A. He was born in 1971.
B. He used to live in New Orleans.
C. “What A Wonderful World” is one of his records.
D. He had been touring all over the world for more than 40