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Năm học: Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 9

TEST 2
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

PART 1: LISTENING ( 5 POINTS)

1. You will hear people talking in five different situations. For questions 1-5, choose the
best answer. (2,5 points)
1. Who has the boy bought the album for?
A. his dad B. his friend Bob C. himself
2. Where will the two friends go?
A. to see a band play B. to Jack’s cousin’s house C. to a clothes shop
3. Why does the boy have a notebook in his hand?
A. He’s directing the play.
B. He’s reviewing the play.
C. If he gets bored, he can draw pictures.
4. The two speakers ________.
A. have seats in different parts of the theatre.
B. arrived at the theatre together.
C. will change seats.
5. Why has Julie bought the DVDs?
A. Because they’re expensive.
B. They’re for her mum’s birthday.
C. She likes looking at the pictures on the boxes.
2. Listen to the recording twice. Fill in each blank with no more than two words or numbers.
(2,5 points)

West Bay Hotel - details of job

Example Answer
• Newspaper advert for temporary staff
• Vacancies for (1) ……………………………
• Two shifts
• Can choose your (2) …………………………… (must be the same each week)
• Pay: £5.50 per hour, including a (3) ……………………………
• A (4) …………………………… is provided in the hotel
• Starting date: (5) ……………………………

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PART 2: READING COMPREHENSION (5 POINTS)
1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question . (2 ,5points)

FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON

Long ago a lot of people thought the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light
in the sky. And others thought it was a big ball of cheese! Then telescopes were made. And men
saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered what it was like. They dreamt of
going there.
On July 20, 1969, that dream came true. Two American men landed on the moon. Their
names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the
moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the men left footprints when they walked.
Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could stay there
for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off.
The two men walked on the moon for hours. They picked up rocks to bring back to earth
for study. They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people wanted
to know. Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft.
Next day the landing craft roared as the two men took off from the moon. They joined
Michael Collins in the spaceship that waited for them above the moon. Then they were off on
their long trip back to earth.
Behind them they left the plains and tall mountains of the moon. They left the machines they
had set up. And they left footprints that may last forever.

1. This story tells

A. about the first men to walk on the moon.
B. how men found footprints on the moon.
C. what the men brought back from their trip to the moon.
D. who had left footprints on the moon before the two men landed there.
2. A telescope is probably something that _
A. makes balls of light seem brighter.
B. turns the moon into another world.
C. makes many of men’s dreams come true.
D. makes faraway things seem closer.
3. The men brought rocks and dirt from the moon because _
A. they wanted something to show they were there.
B. people wanted to use them to learn about the moon.
C. they wanted to keep them as souvenirs.
D. they might sell them to scientists.
4. The Americans’ machines will most likely stay on the moon until
A. someone takes them away.
B. a storm covers them with dust.
C. rain and wind destroy them.
D. they become rusty and break to pieces.
5. The next people who go to the moon most likely could _
A. find that the machines have disappeared.
B. leave the first set of footprints on the moon.
C. find the places where Armstrong and Aldrin walked.
D. find that dust has wiped off the two men’s footprints.
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 2. Read the text below and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. (2,5 points)
Second-hand but better than new
Many people who are building their own homes or renovating existing buildings have discovered that
it makes more sense to buy second-hand goods (1)………. to buy new doors, fireplaces or radiators.
These days a large (2)…………….of businesses offer second-hand material, though many of them
cater exclusively for professional builders. However, there are outlets that sell to members of the
public, so someone who wants to indulge (3)…………a spot of Do It Yourself will probably be able
to find reclamation material, (4) …………… second-hand building supplies are known, anywhere in
the country.
Searching for (5)……………one wants can be time-consuming, so why bother? Is there, for example,
any financial reason to make it worth one’s while? The answer, in many cases, is yes. An oak door in
good condition will be considerably (6)……………expensive than a new one, even (7)………………
it is only a few years old. However, the majority of clients of reclamation
yards are on (8)…………… look out for items that simply can’t be found these days,
(9)……………as stone fireplaces several centuries old. Items like this (10) …………….., of course,
be expensive, but there are a lot of people who do not mind paying a high price for a second-hand
fireplace that is, in their view, better than new.
PART 3: LANGUAGE FOCUS (5 POINTS)
1. Write the correct tense of the verbs in brackets ( 2 points )
Sonia: Hi, Jim. How’s it going?
Jim: Great.
Sonia: _ (1. you, enjoy) the rock concert last night?
Jim: You bet! I had a terrific time.
Sonia: Tell me about it. I (2. go, never) to a rock concert.
Jim: Well, I _ (3. go, never) to a rock concert before either. I _ (4. know,not)
what to expect. I’ve been to symphony concerts lots of times, but never a rock
concert. Ten minutes before the concert was supposed to start, hundreds of teenagers
(5. try, still) to find their seats. The place was a madhouse. I thought that things would settle down
once the concert began. Boy, was I wrong! As soon as the lead singer (6. appear) on the stage,
everyone _ (7. start) screaming at the top of their lungs. I couldn’t hear myself think. But
after a while things _ (8. calm) down. And the music was great.
Sonia: It does sound like really fun!
2. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence. ( 1,5ms)
1. In spite of his ___________, he ignored all the delicious food served on the table. HUNGRY
2. The victims of the village were provided with food and medicine. FLOOD
3. Do you know what cause air pollution? POLLUTE
4. The teacher said this water was and couldn’t be used in our PURITY
experiment. FAMILIAR
5. I spent my first two weeks back at work myself with all the new EXPLORE
procedures.
6. There are very few places left on earth. Man has been nearly
everywhere.

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3. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. (1,5 points)
1. We’ll buy a smaller house when the children have grown……………..and left home.
2. He can’t keep his secrets……………….his wife. Sometimes he even feels that she
knows whathe’s thinking.
3. I’m sorry. I took your jacket………………………………….mistake this morning.
4. Finally, he admitted having opened the suitcase…………………….asking its owner.
5. Some countries try to prohibit their citizens………………………travelling abroad.
6. My pen pal and I have a lot………………………………………………common.

PART 4: WRITING (5 POINTS)

1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. YOU MUST USE BETWEEN
THREE AND SIX WORDS, INCLUDING THE WORD GIVEN. (2 POINTS)
1. The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours. (JOURNEY)
 It is a…………………………………………………………..London to Bristol.
2. I’d rather not spend another day at the beach. (FEEL)
 I…………………………………………………….another day at the beach.
3. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take some spare parts.(CASE)
 In…………………………….the rough mountain road, take some spare parts.
4. John and I have received the same number of job offers. (AS)
 I have received………………………………………………………………. John.
5. The person who encouraged me the most at school was my English teacher.
(ENCOURAGEMENT)
 The person who…………………………………….at school was my English teacher.
6. Don’t leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity. (LEAVE)
 If …………………………………………………………………………………… you will waste electricity.
7. The furniture was too old to keep. (SUCH)
 It was ……………………………………………………………………………… we couldn’t keep it.
8. It’s necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.(NEEDS)
 Everybody ………………………………………………………………………………………… once a week.

2. Writing a paragraph (3 points) Write a paragraph about (100-120 words )

to give a tour of your neighborhood by describing the most important features.
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THE END

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