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THANH HÓA NĂM HỌC 2019-2020

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9- THCS
Số báo danh Đề thi thử số 2
..................... Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: ……………
Đề này có 06 trang.
SECTION A – LISTENING (15 pts)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
* Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc
mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
* Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết
thúc bài nghe.
* Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.

Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer from A, B or for each of the following
questions.
1. What is Lucy's main reason for starting a new magazine?
A. She was asked to do it.
B. She wanted more writing experience.
C. She wanted to produce her own magazine.
2. The magazine is different to a local newspaper because of ________.
A. what it looks like. B. what it contains. C. where you can buy it.
3. The first half of the magazine helps people to ________.
A. choose leisure activities. B. keep up to date with world news. C. plan holidays around Britain.
4. The restaurants in the reports are chosen because ________.
A. readers recommend them. B. people have complained about them. C. the journalists have tried
them.
5. In the second half of the magazine you can find ________.
A. reviews of local artists' work. B. articles about local people. C. articles to help local
businesses.
6. What pleases Lucy about the magazine?
A. the high quality of the writers B. the attitude o f the readers C. the variety of subjects covered
Part 2. You will hear a man talking to a group of people about the riding holiday he organizes. For each
question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
HORSE RIDING HOLIDAYS
Daily program.
10.00 a.m: help get horse ready
check right (7) ………………………….

11.30 a.m: ride begins

12.00 p.m: stop near (8) ………………………….or lake
4.00 p.m: (9) ………………………….back at Centre
Things to take
* strong shoes or boots
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 * warm (10) ………………………….
* swimming costume
* small bag to hold a packed (11) ………………………….
Accommodation:
* double rooms with (12) ………………………….
* television room
* (13) ………………………….room
* children’s area
Local attractions
* golf
* fishing
* good (14) ………………………….near to centre
Price
* four-day holiday costs (15) £ ………………………….per person
SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same
line. (3 pts)
16. A. sacrificed B. increased C. released D. supposed
17. A. modal B. model C. modality D. modem
18. A. cello B. concerto C. cede D. cellist
Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each
question. (2 pts)
19. A. religion B. preserve C. mechanic D. hospitality
20. A. immense B. purity C. accompany D. advantage
SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
21. I never get a _______ of sleep after watching a horror film.
A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce
22. As it was Christmas, the _______ at church was much larger than usual.
A. audience B. convention C. congregation D. grouping
23. _________ further riot to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.
A. Should B. Did C. Were D. Had
24. I’m ________ my brother is.
A. nowhere like so ambitious B. nothing near as ambitious as
C. nothing as ambitious than D. nowhere near as ambitious as
25. After he left _________ University of Massachusetts, he went to_________ Indiana State University.
A. the - ø B. the – the C. ø - the D. ø - ø
26. _________, I was pleased it was over.
A. Though strange it was B. Despite it may sound strange
C. Strange though it may sound D. Even though being very strange
27. It is gravity objects towards the earth.
A. pulling B. to pull C. what pulls D. that pulls
28. I’m really not satisfied with the way you have the situation.
A. dealt B. handled C. done D. fingered
29. that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
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A. So successful was her business, B. So was her successful business,
C. Her business was successful D. So successful her business was,
30. The festival has many attractions. It will include contemporary orchestra music and an opera. ____ ,
there will be poetry readings and theatrical presentations.
A. Otherwise B. Furthermore C. Nevertheless D. On the other hand
Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (8 pts)
31. I’m sure she’ll do all she can (help) …………………….………...
32. I would like (give) ……………….… the chance to explain my point of view, but they weren’t
interested.
33. I didn’t do the test well. I (prepare) ………………..…….. it very carefully at home.
34. My uncle would rather that I (not leave) ……………………..… yesterday.
35. The price of gold is said (go up) ………………………..………. now.
36. She spoke about her daughter, then she went on (talk) ……………………… about her son.
37. It is essential that he (arrive) ………………….… before seven.
38. I wish I had known you needed the book. I (buy) ………………..….. it for you in London.
Question III. Supply the correct form of the words given. (7 pts)
39. I can’t think why the experts have questioned the (authentic) ………………..… of the document
claiming that it had been faked.
40. The boy should be given an (example) ……………….……. punishment so that the rest be afraid of
harassing the other little children in the future.
41. Whether there’s life in the other galaxies seems to be an (answer) ………………….…. questions.
42. “What do you call somebody dealing with physics/” “I guess it’s a (physics) ………………………….
43. A (commemorate) …………………… stamp honoring Chuck Yeager, the pilot who broke the sound
barrier in 1947, was issued depicting him and the X-25 that he flew.
44. Racial prejudice was a seemly (surmount) ………………….... barrier that kept black Atlantans from
mingling with white.
45. These clothes are made of (flame) ………………. material which cannot burn easily.
Question IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the text (from 46 to 50). Identify each mistake, write it down
and give your correction. (5pts)
Example: Line 1: big→vast
1The big majority of students who do well in the Cambridge Proficiency Examination have learnt to use a

good monolingual dictionary effectively. Such dictionaries provide information, not just about the meanings
for words but about their pronunciation and grammar as well. A student who learns how to use a dictionary
effectively will be able to work independently for much of the time, and will gain considerate insight into
5the workings of the English language. He or she will be able to confirm to the meanings of words in a text

which contextual clues are insufficient, pronounce words accurately by studying the phonological
transcriptions, and use words accurately both when speaking and writing. Make sure you make the room for
at least one good monolingual dictionary on your bookshelf- and then make sure you use it at a regular basis.
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
Question I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space (10pts)
Nowadays, the global (51) ___________ is increasing and fossil fuel supplies are running out, we
must begin to put a greater priority on harnessing (52) energy sources. Fortunately, there are a
number of readily available, renewable resources that are both cost- effective and earth – friendly. Two such
resources are solar power and (53) power.
Solar energy, which reaches the earth through sunlight, is so abundant that it could (54) the needs
of worldwide energy consumption 6,000 times over. And solar energy is easily harnessed through the use of
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photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. In the US alone, more than 100, 000 homes are (55)
____ with solar electric systems in the form of solar (56) _____ or solar roof tiles. And in other parts of the
world, including many developing countries, the use of solar system is growing steadily.
Another alternative energy source, which is abundant in specific geographical areas, is geothermal
power, which creates (57) by tapping heat from below the surface of the earth. Hot water and steam
that are trapped in underground pools are pumped to the surface and used to run a generator, which produces
electricity. Geothermal energy is 50,000 times more abundant than the entire known supply of fossil fuel
(58) ____ and as with solar power, the technology needed to utilize geothermal energy is fairly simple. A
prime example of effective geothermal use in Iceland, a region of high geothermal activity (59) there
are over 80 percent of private homes, are heated by geothermal power.
Solar and geothermal energy are just two of promising renewable alternatives to conventional energy sources.
The time is long overdue to invest in the (60) and use of alternative energy on global scale.
Question II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each
space. (10 pts)
CORRECTING HISTORY
Is the history of the world in urgent need of correction? Some historians, mostly women, argue that
insufficient (61) _______has been paid to a very important group: women. These historians want history
textbooks to be revised so that they show accurately the role (62) _______ by women. According to the
history books, cavemen (63) _______ most of the food for their families through hunting animals. But the
evidence shows that 80% of the diet of prehistoric humans was vegetarian and it was collected by females.
In addition, women’s efforts in fighting in wars or leading revolutions have been ignored. Textbooks
concentrate on men such as Hannibal or Che Guevara and neglect (64) _______ women such as Theroigne
de Mericourt, an opera singer who led the storming of the Bastille in 1789, or Mariya Bochkareva, a
Bolshevik who organized a well-trained and (65) _______successful troop of 2,000 fighting women during
the Russian Revolution in 1917. Women rulers are also forgotten. Between 962 and 1582 there were at least
16 women rulers in countries (66) _______ from Italy to Angola.
Women make up half the human (67)_______ . If there is no (68) _______ to their contribution to
history in the textbooks, then the real story is not being told. However, many male historians (69)
_______that important female figures have been kept (70) _______ the history books.
61. A. care B. attention C. notice D. study
62. A. done B. got C. played D. had
63. A. provided B. brought C. arranged D. gave
64. A. main B. outstanding C. particular D. primary
65. A. absolutely B. highly C. deeply D. strongly
66. A. differing B. varying C. separating D. ranging
67. A. being B. nation C. people D. race
68. A. reference B. mention C. record D. note
69. A. deny B. refuse C. forbid D. oppose
70. A. in B. off C. out of D. up with
Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions below. (10 pts)
A useful definition of an air pollutant is a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the
atmosphere in such quantities as to affect animals, vegetation, or material adversely. Air pollution requires
a very flexible definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws were established
in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled
– a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and
knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened.
In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions.
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Many of the more important are pollutants, such as sulfur dioxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides,
are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various
chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification
scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis, nature is
output of these compounds dwarfs resulting from human activities. However, human production usually
occurs in a localized area, such as a city.
In this localized region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural
purification scheme of the cycles. The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air.
The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the
pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentrations need not be large for a
substance to be a pollutant; in fact the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase
this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide
has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level.
Carbon monoxide, however, has a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level
reaches about 15 ppm.
71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The economic impact of air pollution B. What constitutes an air pollutant
C. How much harm air pollutants can cause D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere
72. The word “adversely” in closest in meaning to .
A. negatively B. quickly C. admittedly D. considerably
73. It can be referred from the first paragraph that .
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas.
B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelt.
C. the definition of air pollution will continue to change.
D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities.
74. The word “altered” is closest in meaning to .
A. eliminated B. caused C. slowed D. changed
75. Natural pollutants can play an important role in controlling air pollution for which of the following
reasons?
A. They function as part of a purification process
B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.
C. They are less harmful to living beings than are other pollutants.
D. They have existed since the Earth developed.
76. According to the passage, which of the following is true about humans generated air pollution in
localized regions?
A. It can be dwarfed by nature’s output of pollutants in the localized region.
B. It can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants.
C. It will damage areas outside of the localized regions.
D. It will react harmfully with naturally occurring pollutants.
77. The word “noxious” is closest in meaning to .
A. harmful B, noticeable C. extensive D. weak
78. According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if
………………….
A. the other substances in the area are known B. it is in a localized area
C. the naturally occurring level is also known D. it can be calculated quickly

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79. The word “detectable” is closest in meaning to .
A. beneficial B. special C. measurable D. separable
80. Which of the following is best supported by the passage?
A. To effectively control pollution, local government should regularly revive their air pollution laws.
B. One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better enforce air pollution laws.
C. Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all air pollutants.
D. Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution.
SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed above it. (5 pts)
81. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast.
→The annual ………………………………………………………………………………………….
82. His behavior is beginning to annoy me more and more.
→I am beginning to ………………………………………………………………………………….
83. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
→The very ……………………………………………………………………………………………
84. The reason for the high proportion of the old is births rather than details.
→Births rather than deaths ………………………………………………………………….……….
85. You’ll be in serious trouble unless you apologize to Mrs. Dempsey.
→You will get ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the
words given. (5 pts)
86. He would do almost anything to win the girl’s hand. (lengths)
→He would …………………………………………………………………………………………..
87. My son attaches great importance to eating healthy food. (much)
→My son ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
88. He is becoming quite famous as an interview. (name)
→He is ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
89. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. (obligation)
→ You are …………………………………………………………………………………………….
90. There was loud applause as he left the stage. (accompaniment)
→He left the stage ……………………………………………………………………………………
Question III. Write a paragraph 150 - 200 words (10 pts)
Travelling by public means of transport can help to reduce pollution and traffic jams in many big cities in
Vietnam. What is your opinion? You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience to support your
argument with examples and relevant evidence.

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