De thi thu lop 9

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo Yên Thành Đề thi thử tuyển sinh vào lớp 10
Trường THCS Bạch Liêu Năm học 2011 – 2012
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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I. Find out 4 words which are pronounced /t/. (1.0 pt)
worked listened watched helped opened
loved decided missed used decorated
II. Each of the following sentences contains one mistake. Find out and correct it. (1.5 pt)
Despite he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
It was a two-hours flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City.
My brother enjoys to read detective stories in his free time.
They asked me where I was going to spend my vacation this summer.
Your brother never goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?
Mrs. Van, whom lives next door to us, is a very kind-hearted woman.
III. Put the verbs in the brackets into correct forms. (1.5 pt)
Her brother (talk) ..................... to his pen pal on the phone at the moment. They (not contact) .......................... to each other for a long time.
My brother is an architect. He loves (design) ..................... new buildings.
When I (come) ..................... to see Mr. Robinson last night, he (read) ................... a newspaper.
I am sorry. I (not/finish) ........................... this work yet.
IV. Complete the passage with the words are given in the box. (1.0 pt)
largest for language than parts


Now you are in grade 9 and you already know some English. You have learned English (1) ...................... nearly four years. If you go to Britain, people there will understand what you say and you will understand them if they speak about things that you know. Great Britain is a large country. It is much larger (2) ............. France. It has four (3) ........................ They are England, Wales, Scotland and North Ireland. England is the (4) ....................... part of the country and has always been the strongest. English is the national (5) ............................... in all parts of Britain.
V. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (2.5 pts)
New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York State. The city was found by the Dutch in 1624. At first it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. With the population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States. It is divided into five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. The total area of these parts is 946 sq kilometers. Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street, and Broadway theater district. New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums.
Where is New York City?
Was the city called New Amsterdam at first?
What is its population?
How many parts is the city divided into?
5. Which places can tourists visit in New York?
VI. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning. (1.5 pt)
Mark Twain wrote the novel “ The adventures of Tom Sawyer”.
The novel...........................................................................................
It is a pity my friend can’t come to my birthday party.
I wish .................................................................................................
Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.
Minh hasn’t ........................................................................................
They usually wear Jeans when they were young.
They used ............................................................................................
5. "What kind of books do you like best, Linda?" asked Peter.
Peter asked ………………………………………….………………..
6. Mr. Brown had a plumber check the water pipes last week.
Mr. Brown had ………………………………………….…………….
VII. Write completed sentences from the words given. (1.0 pt)
Sister/ wear/ that dress/ only twice/ since/ she/ buy/ it.
He / can’t/ go/ work/ bicycle/ because/ he/ live/ far/ office.