THAM KHẢO THI HKI (ANH 9 - 2011)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HKI – NĂM HỌC 2005-2006
TỈNH BẾN TRE Môn thi : Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề.
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SECTION I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
PART 1:You are going to listen to the text twice. Check (() the correct box for True or False(1.0pt).

True
False

1. There are four people in Jane’s family.



2. They have the same hobbies.



3. Jane’s dad likes reading newspapers but he can’t get any news every morning.



4. Jane’s mom enjoys watching TV and reading articles about fashion and cooking.



5. Jane’s brother loves exploring websites about computers.



6. He also writes e-mail or chat with his friends about his hobby.



7. Jane is interested in listening to the poem programs on the radio.



8. She likes music programs on TV every Saturday.



SECTION II. LEXICO & GRAMMAR
PART 1. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the passage below. (2,0pts)
John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982, and (1.be) __________ one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he (2. become) ________________ a professor. He (3. be) _________ a senior lecturer since then. He is very well – known in his teaching career. He (4. write) __________ five books about education, including a book “ How to teach deaf children” in 1995. He (5. be)____________ to Thailand, the Philippines, and Viet Nam to give lectures dealing with “disabled students and integrated education”. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children. In the 1990s they (6. live) _______________ in the suburb of London. They now (7. live) _____________ in the center of the city. In fact, they (8. live) _______________ there since 2000.
PART 2. Complete each of the following sentences by circling the best option a,b,c or d. (3pts).
My brother is very fond of ___________ to pop and rock music.
a. listen b. to listen c. listening d. listens
2. Life today is very different _________ life 50 years ago.
a. to b. from c. with d. at
3. My uncle is a__________. He often does research in his laboratory.
a. science b. scientist c. scientific d. scientists
4. My father arrives in Singapore _________ Monday evening.
a. in b. at c. from d. on
5. John goes to his office every day except Sunday. _________ Sundays he stays at home and works in the garden.
a. on b. at c. in d. from
6. I hope the weather will be nice ________ the weekend.
a. in b. to c. at d. between
7. Would you like _________ to a party on Saturday?
a. come b. coming c. to come d. will come
8. Helen is always in the kitchen. She enjoys _________________.
a. cook b. to cooks c. cooks d. cooking
9. People wanted to see the opening of the ceremony, _____________ they started leaving home very early in the morning.
a. because b. so c. but d. and
10. My mother advised me ___________ carefully before making such an important decision.
a. think b. thinking c. to think d. thinks
11. Many Vietnamese women today prefer __________ modern clothing at work, because it is more convenient.
a. to wear b. wear c. will wear d. are wearing
12. My father used __________ a lot of newspapers and books, but he never reads a newspaper or a book now.
a. reads b. reading c. to read d. read
SECTION III. READING COMPREHENSION
PART 1. Read the text carefully and answer these questions below. (1,5pt).
Last summer, Lan visited Mary, a friend from England to her home village in Do Son. The village lies near the sea. They stayed at Lan’s uncle’s house. It is a small house on the waterfront. Every morning, they got up very early and walked along the shore breathing the fresh air. When the sun was warm enough, they went swimming then they lay down on the sand and took a sunbath. There were a lot of people who came there to spend their holidays.
When they were thirsty, they went to a small restaurant near the beach