KSCL đầu năm Tiếng Anh 9

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ĐỀ KSCL ĐẦU NĂM MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
THỜI GIAN: 45 PHÚT
I- Language Focus.
Choose the best answer:
1. He hasn’t seen her ……… she left school.
A. since
B. for
C. when
D. yet

2. Life in the city is different ……… life in the country.
A. about
B. with
C. for
D. from

3. China decided to build a big ……… here because the Olympic would be held there the following year.
A. grocery store
B. stadium
C. department store
D. movie theater

4. We have bought that washing machine ……… more than five years.
A. for
B. since
C. over
D. last

5. The earth is ……… big ……… the sun.
A. as / as
B. so / as
C. not so / as
D. the same / as

6. He is much ………. than his brothers.
A. more clever
B. so clever
C. cleverer
D. clever

7. When I came, their family ………. dinner.
A. had
B. had had
C. were having
D. was having

8. You should drive ………. than you did yesterday. I’m so worried.
A. carefully
B. more carefully
C. carefullier
D. very carefully

9. My car’s engine should ………. now. I’m leaving soon.
A. be stopped
B. be opened
C. be started
D. be begun

10. If we ………. running, we’ll get there soon.
A. go on
B. go in
C. go after
D. go for

11. I’m really concerned ………. saving natural resources.
A. about
B. with
C. for
D. in

12. You aren’t ………. to join the basketball team.
A. very tall
B. too tall
C. tall enough
D. enough tall

13. I get up early ………. get to school on time.
A. in order to
B. so as to
C. to be able to
D. All are correct

14. I often went to work late when I lived in the city because of the ……… in rush hours.
A. pollution
B. traffic jam
C. people
D. noise

15. The radio is ………… loud. Can you turn it down a little bit?
A. too much
B. much too
C. too more
D. so much

16. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a. The air in developing countries (get) …………………. more and more polluted.
b. They (cook) ………………. your meal already. It (serve) ……………. in a minute.
c. I’m really worried. I (think) ………………… someone (follow) …………………. us.
d. Would you mind (not smoke) ………………… here?
e. The police (come) while between the boys (discuss) ………………… something.
f. I suddenly feel like (lie) ………………… on the beach.
g. Sorry about everything. I must (listen) ………………… to your advices.
II- Reading.
Choose the suitable word from the box to fill in the gaps.
festival
celebrated
served
thought
holiday

roofs
open
bringing
presents
brought


In England, as in all English speaking country, a big festival called Christmas is (17)……………… every year. This is occasion for everyone to have time with their family. Children really like this festival because they are given (18)……………… by Father Christmas or Santa Clause, as they call him in the USA, on Christmas Eve (December 24th). He comes when everybody is asleep and he goes on a sleigh pulled by reindeer that can fly from house to house. They land on the (19) ……………… of the houses and Santa comes down the chimney, leaving presents on stockings hanging around the fireplace or at the children’s beds.
The following morning is the morning of Christmas Day. Children usually get up very early to (20) ……………… their presents. Then they have plenty of time to have fun with their new toys while their parents prepare the dinner for the whole family which is (21)…………… in the early afternoon. They eat stuffed roast turkey with roast potatoes. For dessert, they have Christmas puddings, (21)……………… to table flaming hot.
On December 26th, Boxing Day, people get up later because it’s a public (22)…………… It’s another day of eating, drinking, watching TV or going out to watch some sport.

Read the paragraph above and choose the best answer.
24. Christmas Eve is