Đề kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Học kỳ II năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THCS Quảng Châu

Quang Chau Seconday school 
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Class: 9............
I.LISTENING.
The SECOND semester examination
School year: 2015 - 2016
Subject: English 9
Time: 45 minutes
1. Listen to a passage about an invention and choose the best answer.(1,0pt)
1. What is the best title for the passage?
 A. Thomas Edison’s many inventions	B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
 C. The History of Menlo Park	D. An accidental invention
2. In what year did the invention of phnograph occur?
 A. 1876	B. 1877	C. 1878	D. the article does not say
3. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
 A. A telegraph repeater	B. A telegraph diaphragm	
 C. A telephone repeater	D. A telephone diaphragm
4. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
 A. With a telephone needle and a recorder	B. From a recording of a telegraph
 C. With only a telegraph repeater	D. From a combination of telephone & telegraph part
5. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
 A. He made improvements to the machine.	B. He used a carbon transmitter.
 C. He read a children’s rhyme.	D. He produced the audience 
2. . Listen and fill in the gaps with the word(s) you hear to complete the passage. (1,0pt)
Jeans are very popular with young people all (1) ______ the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t been always popular. The story of jeans started (2) ______two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants. The cloth (20) ______in Genoa was called “jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman (21) ______ California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Straus. (22) ______ they was so strong , “ Levi’s pants” became (23) ______ with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years (24) ______, Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began wearing jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.
II. PHONETICS – GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
 1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: (1.0 pt)
1. A. atmosphere	B. mere	C. where	D. here
2. A. climate	B. tropical	C. official	D. capital
3. A. visited	B. needed	C. collected	D. watched	
 2. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (1,0 pt)
1. Who looks______ your children when you are away from home?
	A. after	B. for	C. to	D. at
2. She is very tired. ______ ; she has to finish her homework
	A. Moreover	B. However	C. So	D. And
3. If Nam were rich, he ________ around the world.
	A. travel	B. will travel	C. traveled	D. would travel
4. Scientists are looking for an ______way to reduce energy consumption
	A. effective	B. effectively	C. effect	D. effection
5. She suggested ______money for the poor people in the region
	A. to save 	B. saved	C. saving	D. save
6. Auld Lang Syne is a song ______is sung on New Year’s Eve
	A. who	B. whose	C. whom 	D. which
7. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and floods are all ______.
	A. natural resources	B. natural material	C. natural causes	D. natural disasters
III.READING
1.Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
CHRISTMAS
 Two popular traditions at Christmas are: decorating the homes and singing the Christmas carols. The home is the center of the Christmas celebration. Inside, an evergreen tree is usually placed in the corner of the living room. Children and their parents wrap string of colorful lights around the tree, they hang ornaments on the branches. A star or an angle often crowns the top. Carefully-wrapped gifts are placed beneath. Outside, families often string lights around the windows and wind lights around the trees and shrubs in the front yard. As the families decorate their homes, they often put on Christmas record. Almost every family has at least one favorite album or compact disc. School children of all ages perform Christmas concerts for their parents and communities. On Christmas’ Eve, family members gather around the Christmas tree to sing traditional songs such as Jingle Bells and Silent Night and then give presents to each other. 
What are the popular traditions at Christmas?
Where is the evergreen tree put?
Where do children and their parents hang ornaments?
What do they do as they decorate their home?
What do the family members often do on Christmas’ Eve?
2. Read the text and decide whether the folowing statements are True (T) or False (F) (1,0 pt)
Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future robots will take over many our tasks especially jobs of a repetitive nature. But it’s doubtful if robots will ever be able to do any of the more creative types of work - or indeed if people would want them to. In the home, robots would probably be used to do the cleaning table-laying scrubbing and washing up, but it’s considered unlikely so far that they’ll be used to do the cooking - at least not in the near future. Robots in the home might not be creative enough to do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They would be used as slaves, thereby freeing people to do more of the things they wants. 
STATEMENTS
TRUE
FALSE
1. It is thought that robots will be able to do the same jobs every day. 
2. It is certain that robots will be able to help us with creative tasks. 
3. Robots will help us do some of the housework such as washing dishes. 
4. Robots will help us do the cooking in the future.
5. Robots would be able to do more than people want..
IV.WRITING
1. Complete the second sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original one.( 1 pt)
1. It’s raining, so we can’t get to the birthday party in time. 	
 If 	
2. They have built a new local library near my school. 	
 A new local library	
3. “Did you meet Liz at the station this morning?” Lan said to Ba 	
 Lan asked Ba	 
4. She last visited her grandparents three weeks ago.
 She hasn’t	.
5.It began to pour with rain as soon as we had started our walk.
No sooner	
V Complete the following sentences, using the words or phrases suggested. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. If / I / be / you / I / not buy / that dictionary.
2. I / amazed / you / win / first prize / English speaking contest.
3. Nga / very tired / last night / however / she / have to / finish / homework.
4. The school / we / study / now / have / excellent reputation.
5. You / may / find / hard / accept / illness.
The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersy in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.
	In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.
17. 	A. in	B. on	C. over	D. above
18. 	A. youth	B. young	C. younger	D. youngest
19. 	A. lots	B. much	C. most	D. almost
20. 	A. make	B. makes	C. making	D. made
21. 	A. in	B. on	C. at	D. with
22. 	A. although	B. but	C. because	D. so
23. 	A. famous	B. popular	C. good 	D. wonderful
24. 	A. late 	B. later	C. latest	D. last
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TRƯỜNG THCS XUÂN ÁNG	 ĐỀ THI THỬ TIẾNG ANH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT
ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO
	NĂM HỌC: 2015 – 2016
	Thời gian: 60 phút(không kể thời gian phát đề)
Mã đề thi 011
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(1-3) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: (1.5 pts)
1. A. atmosphere	B. mere	C. where	D. here
2. A. climate	B. tropical	C. official	D. capital
2. A. visited	B. needed	C. collected	D. watched	
(4 – 13) Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (5 pts)
4. Who looks______ your children when you are away from home?
	A. after	B. for	C. to	D. at
5. She is very tired. ______; she has to finish her homework
	A. Moreover	B. However	C. So	D. And
6. What quality made him different______ others?
	A. from	B. for	C. with	D. in
7. Scientists are looking for an ______way to reduce energy consumption
	A. effective	B. effectively	C. effect	D. effecting
8. She suggested ______money for the poor people in the region
	A. to save 	B. saved	C. saving	D. save
9. Auld Lang Synge is a song ______is sung on New Year’s Eve
	A. who	B. whose	C. whom 	D. which
10. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and floods are all ______.
	A. natural resources	B. natural material	C. natural causes	D. natural disasters
11. We will have no fresh water to use if we ______ the water.
	A. pollute	B. polluted	C. will pollute	D. are polluting
12. Vietnam has tropical ______.
	A. climate	B. weather	C. temperature	D. degree
13. We usually go to our home village at least once ______ the summer.
	A. in	B. on	C. at 	D. for
 (14 – 16) Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: (1.5 pts)
14. Tet is a festival which occurs on late January or early February.
 A B C D
15. He’s going to the post office although he wants to send a letter
 A B C D
16. I wish I can go with you to the beach today.
 A B C D
 (17 – 24) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:(4 pts)
Rice is (17)______by Vietnamese people every day. It often (18)______in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (19)______years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered (20)______muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (21)______After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before colleting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t (22)______ spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (23)______, they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the two (24) ______ in which people use chopsticks very well.
17.	A. used 	B. taken	C. eaten	D. boiled
18.	A. grows	B. keeps	C. plants	D. stays
19.	A. thousands	B. thousand	C. thousand of	D. thousands of
20.	A. in	B. by	C. with	D. of
21.	A. beauty	B. beautiful	C. beautifully	D. the beauty
22.	A. take	B. get	C. make	D. use
23.	A. However	B. Moreover	C. Besides	D. Instead
24.	A. region	B. area	C. city	D. countries
 (25 – 28) Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences. (2 pts)
25. Cinema is a medium of mass __entertainment_. 	(Entertain)
26. The air in the city is seriously__ polluted _.	(Pollute) 
27. We find advertising on the radio very ___effective____.	(Effect) 
28. She made a deep __impression__ on us when we visited her city.	(Impress)
(29 – 32) Read the text and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) (2 pts)
Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future robots will take over many our tasks especially jobs of a repetitive nature. But it’s doubtful if robots will ever be able to do any of the more creative types of work - or indeed if people would want them to. In the home, robots would probably be used to do the cleaning table-laying scrubbing and washing up, but it’s considered unlikely so far that they’ll be used to do the cooking - at least not in the near future. Robots in the home might not be creative enough to do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They would be used as slaves, thereby freeing people to do more of the things they wants. 
STATEMENTS
TRUE
FALSE
29. It is thought that robots will be able to do the same jobs every day. 
ü
30. It is certain that robots will be able to help us with creative tasks. 
ü
31. Robots will help us do some of the housework such as washing dishes. 
ü
32. Robots would be able to do more than people want.. 
ü
 (33 – 36) Complete the second sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original one.( 4 pts)
33. It’s raining, so we can’t get to the birthday party in time. 	
=> If it didn’t rain, we could go to the library in time.
34. They have built a new local library near my school. 	
=> A new local library has been built near my school
35. “Did you meet Liz at the station this morning?” Lan said to Ba 	
=> Lan asked Ba if he had met Liz at the station that morning. 
36. She last visited her grandparents three weeks ago.
=> She hasn’t visited her grandparents for three weeks.
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