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Trường THCS Nguyễn Trung Trực
Họ và tên: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lớp 9A …
Ngày … tháng 04 năm 2017
Bài kiểm tra 45 phút (4A)
Môn Tiếng Anh
Tuần 32
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Tổ CM
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I. Choose the correct answer. (2 points )
1/. The explorer _______________ discovered America is Christopher Colombus.
( what / which / who / whose )
2/. The country _______________ won the 1998 Tiger Cup is Singapore.
( what / which / who / whose )
3/. Though tourists do not understand Vietnamese culture very much, _______________ enjoy festivals in Viet Nam.
( they / and they / but they / so they )
4/. Ha Noi will have temperatures _______________ 230C and 270C.
( at / between / from / on )
5/. To the one_______________feelings for me so strong that the word love can’t describe them.
( which / who / where / whose )
6/. In Australia, a tropical storm is known as a _______________.
( typhoon / cyclone / hurricane / thunderstorm )
7/. The word “typhoon” comes from Chinese: tai means “big” and feng means “wind”, _______________ the word “typhoon” means “big wind”.
( although / because / so / since )
8/. Let me congratulate _______________ your nomination.
( at / in / on / with )
II. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2.0 points)
1/. I _______________ some of my old friends since I left school. (not meet)
2/. You were standing there with tears in your eyes while I______________ towards my groom. (walk)
3/. I’ll bring a raincoat just in case. I hope my friends _______________ at me.
(not laugh)
4/. We _______________ to Ha Noi to watch the parade on National Day last year. (go)
III. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (1point)
1/. Alexander Graham Bell is the person who invented the telephone.
- The person _______________________________________Alexander Graham Bell.
2. Auld Lang Syne is a song. Auld Land Syne is sung on New Year’s Eve.
- Auld Lang Syne is a song_______________________________________________
IV. Make sentences using the words and phrases below to help you. (1 point)
1/. The keyboard/ not/ work well/ Mary/ try/ finish/ her letter.
-Even though the keyboard wasn’t working well, _____________________________
2/. Mrs. Thoa/ be/ tired/ she/ help Tuan/ his homework.
- Although Mrs. Thoa was tired, ___________________________________________

V. Read the passage and answer the following question. (2 points )
Although there are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February. It is a time for families to clean and decorate their homes, and enjoy special food such as sticky rice cakes. Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
Passover is in late March or early April. This festival is celebrated in Israel and by all Jewish people. On this festival, people celebrate freedom from slavery. Passover is also an ancient spring festival. On the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families eat a special meal called the Seder.
1. When does the Lunar New Year holiday occur?
- _____________________________________________________________________
2. What do people often do before Tet?
- They often ________________________________________ their houses before Tet.
3. Is Passover celebrated in Israel and by all Jewish people?
- _____________________________________________________________________
4. What is a special meal Jewish families eat on the first and second night of Passover called?
- It is called ____________________________________________________________

VI. Choose the correct one to complete the passage. (2 points)
Volcanoes: We can usually predict (1) a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted (2) 1991. It was the world’s (3) volcanic eruption in more than 50 years. (4) people died, but thousands (5) because scientists had warned them about the eruption.
Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped (6) which pass overland below a thunderstorm. They can suck up anything that is in their (7) . In Italy in 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was asleep in its baby carriage, into the air and put it down (8) 100 meters away!
1. A. what B. which C. where D. when
2. A. at B. in C. on D. since
3. A. large B.