PHÒNG GD&ĐT ĐÔ LƯƠNG ĐỀ THI THỬ HỌC SINH LỚP 9

Năm học: 2022-2023

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 60 phút không kể thời gian giao nhận đề MÃ ĐỀ: 01

Full name: ……………………………. Code number………………..

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question1. A. improve B. introduce C. move D. lose
Question 2. A. change B. children C. machine D. church
Question 3. A. reason B. clear C. mean D. each
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
Question 4. A. technology B. psychology C. meteorology D. apology
Question 5. A. appropriate B. interesting C. different D. cultural

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6. The children _________ football happily in the yard when a boy suddenly cried out.
A. have played B. are playing C. played D. were playing
Question 7. There was a friendly match between Vietnam and Myanmar national teams last week,
______?
A. hadn’t there B. wasn’t there C. didn’t there D. isn’t there
Question 8. The house with a garden is ________ than the house without a garden.
A. the most beautiful B. as beautiful C. more beautiful D. beautiful
Question 9. The police officers have ______ the search for the missing baby until dawn tomorrow.
A. put out B. brought on C. put off D. looked after
Question 10. Tim finds it hard to live up to his father’s __________.
A. expectations B. expectancy C. expected D. expecting
Question 11. If I had enough money, I ___ abroad to improve my English.
A. will go B. would go C. should go D. should have to go
Question 12. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred
C. did he prefer D. if he prefers
Question 13. I talked to a woman __________ car had broken down on the way to the party.
A. which B. who C. whose D. whom
Question 14. ____the need to finish this project soon, I want you to work on this overtime for the next
few days.
A. Because B. As C. Because of D. Since
Question 15. Paul was ________ sad about his examination results that he didn’t smile all week.
A. enough B. so C. such D. too
Question 16. Some workers are so poor that they don’t want to quit their job _______ they are ill-
treated
A. as though B. since C. although D. if
Question 17. Those students are trying their best ____________ get the scholarship.
A. so that B. in order for C. in case D. in order to
Question 18. Yesterday I ___ finish the work because I was very tired.
A. could B. can’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
Question 19. She is ___________ in asking for bigger salary. She didn’t work hard.
A. unreasonable B. reasonable C. reason D. unreasonably
Question 20. The woman looked forward to __________ his mother again.
A. meet B. meeting C. to meet D. met
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21. She teaches the students to have respect for races and value the diversity of other
cultures.
A. quality B. benefit C. variety D. similarity
Question 22. Scientists are looking for an effective way to reduce energy consumption
A. increase B. make use of C. cut down on D. raise
Mark the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word in the following question.
Question 23. All of us were relieved to hear that he had passed the driving test at the fourth attempt.
A. worried B. satisfied C. pleased D. frustrated
Question 24. After getting lost in the unfamiliar city, he lost his bearings and had no idea how to get
back to his hotel.
A. found his hotel B. regained his sense of direction
C. was unable to determine the direction D. behaved impolitely
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each
of the following exchanges.
Question 25. Peter is giving compliments on Bill’s new hairstyle.
- Peter: “You look so cool with this hairstyle.” - Bill: “______”
A. Oh, please say it again! B. I can’t agree with you.
C. Thanks. I had it done yesterday. D. Well, never mind.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

If you look at the sky (26) ________ a clear night, you will see that there are so (27) ________
twinkling lights that nobody is able to count them all. Most of these lights are stars. They are like big
moving balls in the sky. The stars we see at night are much farther away from our sun, which is also a
star. Some of these stars are like our Earth, they are of more solid material. They are (28) ________
planets. They shine just as what a mirror does when you hold it against the sunlight. Instead of giving
out the light of their own, these planets (29) ________ the light of our sun. The other planets of the sun
are much (30) ________ to our planet - the Earth than the stars are. However, these other planets are
very far away. It would take a spaceship traveling more than 60,000 miles an hour about five months to
reach the nearest one.
Question 26. A. on B. at C. in D. from
Question 27. A. few B. many C. little D. much
Question 28. A. told B. called C. known D. regarded
Question 29. A. show B. absorb C. represent D. reflect
Question 30. A. close B. closest C. more close D. closer

Read the following and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions
Asian elephants used to live in the forests from Iraq to Southern China. Since these forests were cut
down to make room for farms and villages, the elephants had to live in small, hilly regions. These small
areas cannot supply enough food for them. An adult elephant eats about 331 pounds of grasses (1pound
is about 0,453 kg), leaves and other plants each day. When forests were larger, Asian elephants
migrated with the seasons. In this way, they found new food supplies. The plants and trees could also
grow again after elephants left.
Today, there is nowhere for the elephants to go. Experts say that the Asian elephant population is
about 55,000 living on a habitat of about 19,000 square miles (30,400 square kilometres). In contrast to
this, the African elephant population is about 10 times this size and live on almost 3 million square
miles (4.8 million square kilometers) of available habitat.

Question 31. How much does an adult elephant eat a day?

A. About 331pounds of grasses leaves and other plants.
B. About 331 kg of grasses leaves and other plants.
C. About 19,000 kg of grasses leaves and other plants.
D. About 30,400 kg of grasses leaves and other plants.
Question 32. The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to_________?
A. the adult elephants. B. the plants and trees.
C. the Asian elephants. D. the African elephants.
Question 33. How many African elephants are there today?
A. 19,000. B. 30,400. C. 55,000. D. 550,000.
Question 34. Which of these sentences is true to the text?
A. Asian elephants’ habitat is bigger than Africans’.
B. Asian elephants’ habitat is as big as Africans’.
C. Africans’ habitat is bigger than Asian’.
D. Africans’ habitat isn’t so big as Asian’.
Question 35. According to the text, Asian elephants can be extinct because of
A. hunting. B. loss of habitat. C. change of climate. D. polluted environment.

Read the following and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions
Scientists believe they now have scientific evidence to prove that ecosystems work better when there is
a greater variety of species within them. This bio-diversity is being lost destroying natural mechanisms
that could repair the damage caused by man.
5 Findings show that losing plants and animals is not only reducing our quality of life but actually
endangering our very existence. We cut down rich rain-forests and replace them with one species
plantations, such as pine and eucalyptus. We plough up meadows rich in different 10 grasses and herbs
and replace them with one grass, for instance rye or wheat.
When a natural ecosystem is simplified the basic processes in the ecosystem are altered and even
damaged. Without their bio-diversity 15 they are not able to serve as the natural cleaners of our planet.
No longer are they able to absorb the carbon dioxide that is being produced in excess. The result is
global warming, caused by the increase in the "greenhouse effect", and ultimately, or even sooner, there
will be a change in the world's climate.
Question 36. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. How Ecosystems Work Better B. The Variety of Species
C. The Loss of Biodiversity D. Natural Mechanisms
Question 37. Which of the following is NOT a species used to replace a rich ecosystem?
A. Pine B. Herbs C. Eucalyptus D. Rye
Question 38. What is the purpose of paragraph 2?
A. To give examples of the loss of biodiversity.
B. To show natural mechanisms at work.
C. To give examples of varieties of species.
D. To show how ecosystems can work better.
Question 39. What according to the passage might be the final result of the simplification of natural
ecosystems?
A. The basic processes are altered. B. There is loss of biodiversity.
C. There is global warming. D. There is a change in the climate.
Question 40. What is the author's attitude to the loss of biodiversity?
A. Indifferent. B. Negative C. Neutral D. Positive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 41. The company should allow flexible working hours so that their employees can avoid
traffic congestion.
A. allow B. working C. their D. traffic
Question 42. Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.
A. Despite of B. in C. still prefer D. to travel
Question 43. I wish my mother gives me presents more often.
A. wish B. gives C. me D. more often
Question 44. This house is often broken off and a lot of things are taken away.
A. is B. broken C. off D. away
Question 45. The heavy rain made it possible for us to have our picnic.
A. heavy B. it C. possible D. to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 46. “When did you leave school?” the interviewer asked me.
A. The interviewer told me when I had left school.
B. The interviewer asked me when I had left school.
C. The interviewer asked me when I left school.
D. The interviewer asked me when you had left school.
Question 47. It is said that many people are homeless after the flood
A. Many people say to be homeless after the flood
B. Many people said are homeless after the flood
C. Many people are said to be homeless after the flood
D. Many people are said to have been homeless after the flood
Question 48. We have not used this computer for a long time
A. For a long time has not been used this computer
B. This computer has not used for a long time
C. This computer has used for a long time
D. This computer has not been used for a long time
Question 49. Don’t forget to turn off the light before going out.
A. Remember turn off the light before going out.
B. Let’s to turn off the light before going out.
C. Remember to turn off the light before going out.
D. Turn off the light before going out.
Question 50. Unless you keep your feet dry, you will catch a cold.
A. You won’t catch a cold even if you don’t keep your feet dry.
B. You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.
C. You will catch a cold if you keep your feet dry.
D. Unless you keep your feet wet, you won’t catch a cold.

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