Đề kiểm tra 45 phút cuối học kỳ 1 lớp 9 môn Anh - Lần 1

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<b>TIẾNG ANH 9 - FIRST TERM TEST </b>
<b>I.LANGUAGE FOCUS </b>

<b>1.Circle the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. </b>

1.A. artisan B.attraction C.forbidden D. determine

2.A. conflict B.depressed C.asset D.metro

3.A. helpline B.dweller C.downtown D.urban

4.A. negative B.self-aware C.paradise D.underpass

5.A. cultural B.astounding C.extended D.exporter

<b>2.Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in bold. </b>
1.He has an ___to become an explorer. AMBITIOUS

2.I want to be a racing driver, but it's a very ___career. CAPITAL

3.He's got a lot of ___. He should become a famous artist one day. TALENTED
4.I don't really have enough ___ to become an actor or a singer. SELF-CONFIDENT
5.You need a lot of ___ to become a successful writer. DITERMINE

<b>3.Choose the correct option for each sentence. </b>

My family moved to Budapest last summer. (1) Before/ After that we ha: lived in a small town (2) called/ calling
Swindon in England. I really like Budapest Of course it's (3) bigger/ biger than Swindon and so it's more exciting.
I have lived here for six months now. At first I was really nervous. I thought I <b>(4) might/ can find the work at my </b>
new school difficult but it <b>(5) hasn't/ wasn't been so bad. Everyone has been really friendly. If I don't understand </b>
something, I ask my friends and they always help me. We have lots of exciting trips at my new school too.

<b>II. READING </b>

<b>1.Match the people (1-4) with their dream holidays (a-d). </b>
<b>Dream holidays for all </b>

1.I like a holiday destination where you can learn new
things. I don't want to go on holiday with my family. I
like to be with people of my own age. Maya, 15

2.I really don't like hot weather. I like places which are
quiet and not too busy. Rafael, 14

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I love hot weather and beaches! Roberto, 16 museums and interesting buildings. I don't like to be
bored! Gloria, 14

A.Last year I went to England to learn English at a summer camp. I studied at Cambridge, which is famous for its
beautiful university and lovely old buildings. I met some really great people who I am friends with now. I had a
great teacher who was good fun. I had to speak English all the time and I understand so much more now.

B.My best holiday was when my family and I went to Croatia. We stayed on Havar Island, which is really
beautiful. It was amazing! We all just relaxed and enjoyed spending time together! It was my first time abroad, so I
will never forget it.

C.A trip to Amsterdam was my best ever holiday. We saw so many interesting things: shops, museums and
galleries. We visited the Van Gogh Museum, which has the most beautiful paintings I've ever seen in my life.
Amsterdam is a city which doesn't have many traffic jams. Why? Everybody travels by bicycle!

D.Last year my Mum and I went to Troms, which is the capital of the Arctic. It's a really cool city in Norway.
Every day we travelled to quiet places near Troms and went walking in the beautiful countryside.

1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____
<b>2.Fill each blank with one word. </b>

People (1) ___been living in the Amazon Basin for at least 10,000 years when it was "first discovered" by (2)
___Spaniard called Don Francisco de Orellana in 1542. He was looking for forests of cinnamon and, of course,
gold. The India promised the Europeans that there was gold because they knew that as long the Spaniards needed
(3) ___as guides, the Indians were safe. In fact it was nearly a year (4) ___Orellana and his team finally reached
the junction of the Napo and Amazon rivers. The new river was originally named Rio de Orellar after its European
discoverer. Although the Spaniards didn't find (5) ___go they did find (6) greatest river in the world.

However, today we are destroying the wonderful Amazon rainforests and (7) ___is believed that the last remaining
rainforests could be destroyed in less (8) ___40 years. In addition, nearly half of the world's species (9) ___plants,
animals and microorganisms (10) ___be destroyed or severely threatened over the next 25 years due to rainforest
deforestation. Furthermore, ten million Indians are thought to (11) ___been living in the Amazonian Rainforest
five hundred years ago but today there are fewer than 200,000.

<b>III. WRITING </b>

<b>1.Match the beginnings (1-5) to the endings (A-E). </b>
1.A lot of people prefer to .

2.When you have an argument with your friends, perhaps you should tn
3.I would rather you didn't .

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5.I have no idea about jobs, so the teacher suggested

A. ___people who are honest, even though sometimes they say things you don't want to hear.
B. ___ use the Internet tonight. I need to do some homework.

C. ___going to the careers office for some ideas.

D. ___worry in silence, rather than talk about their problems.

E. ___walking away for an hour or so, then come back and apologise when you've calmed down.

<b>2.Write a paragraph of 100 words about the benefits of living in an extended family, using the given cues or </b>
<b>your own ideas. </b>

-Sharing economic responsibilities
-Child care support

-Adult care giving

-Building strong family bonds
-A close support structure
<b>IV.LISTENING </b>

<b>1.Listen to Kate interviewing Alex about his life in Spain. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? </b>
1. ___Alex is fed up with his new life.

2. ___The students at Alex's school go to the park every lunch time.
3. ___Alex is good at learning languages.

4. ___Spanish people are really shy.

5. ___Alex's Spanish friends are good at football.

<b>2.Listen to an interview with Grace about her 'Text a friend' service. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? </b>
1. ___The 'Text a friend' service is for students who are having a hard time at school.

2. ___One of Grace's problems was her bad grades.
3. ___Grace dealt with her problems alone.

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5. ___The 'Text a friend' service is only for students who are new to the school.
<b>V.SPEAKING </b>

<b>1.Answer the examiner's questions. </b>

-Can you tell me something about your town?
-What is the most interesting part of your town?
-Can you describe some of the shops of your town?
-Can you tell me about the nightlife of your town?

-What is the difference between life in cities and life in the countryside in your country?
<b>2.Answer the examiner's questions. </b>

-How do you get to school every day?

-How do you describe the public transport system in your country?
-Is there any change in the public transport system in your city?

-What could be done to improve the public transport system in your city?

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<b>Hướng dẫn giải </b>
<b>I.LANGUAGE FOCUS </b>

<b>1. </b>

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A

<b>2. </b>

1.ambition 2.challenging

3.talent 4.self-confidence 5.determination
<b>3. </b>

(1) Before (2) called (3) bigger (4) might (5) hasn't
<b>II.READING </b>

<b>1. </b>

1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C
<b>2. </b>

(1) had (2) a (3) them

(4) before (5) any (6) the (7) it
(8) than (9) of (10) will (11) have
<b>III.WRITING </b>

<b>1. </b>

1.D 2.E 3.B 4.A 5.C
<b>2.Sample writing: </b>

Living in an extended family has three noticeable advantages. First, parents in benefit because they have reliable
child care support. Having granparents take care of grandchildren, parents are no longer overwhelmed by having to
deal with everyday family responsibilities on top of earning a living. Second, children are happier. Instead of
staying with a caregiver from outside the family, kids now in enjoy valuable time with their own blood and flesh

grandparents when their parents are busy at work. Last but not least, having another family member around in take
away some of the negative feelings and pressure in the house. There can be more time for sharing, bonding and
learning. As a result, having an elderly relative living along is the best choice in my opinion.

<b>IV.LISTENING </b>
<b>1. </b>

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<b>Tapescript: </b>

<b>Kate: Welcome to 'Changing Places'. Today it's time to hear about someone who's living in sunny Spain! I'm </b>
talking to Alex. Alex comes from Scotland but is living in Spain at the moment. Hola, Alex!

<b>Alex: Hi! </b>

<b>Kate: How's life in Spain at the moment? </b>
<b>Alex: It's good, thanks! </b>

<b>Kate: Why are you there? </b>

<b>Alex: Well, my parents both have jobs in Madrid so we're living here for a year and I'm going to school here. </b>
Madrid is often really warm and sunny, so it's quite different from Scotland.

<b>Kate: Do you like it though? </b>

<b>Alex: Yes, I do. I like it a lot. I'm enjoying the good weather and I really like the outdoor lifestyle - people do </b>
everything outdoors here. There's a beautiful park near my school and my friends and I go there every day at lunch
time. I'm really interested in languages too, so I'm learning Spanish.

<b>Kate: Are you learning quickly? </b>
<b>Alex: I think I'm doing okay! </b>

<b>Kate: Do you have a lot of friends at school? </b>

<b>Alex: Yes, I do. I miss my friends at home, but I also love my Spanish friends. They're really confident and lively. </b>
They're all great at football too!

<b>Kate: Thanks for talking to us, Alex. </b>
2.

1.T 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F
<b>Tapescript: </b>

<b>Interviewer: So can you tell us a little bit about the 'Text a friend' service? </b>

<b>Grace: Yes. It's a special text help service for students who are having a hard time. School can be very difficult </b>
sometimes and it's hard to know who to talk to and where to go for help. So I started the 'Text a friend' idea for
students with problems like these.

<b>Interviewer: Why did you start the service? </b>

<b>Grace: Well, a year ago I was having a really hard time at school. I was having a lot of problems and I wasn't </b>
finding them very easy to deal with. Falling out with my best friend, getting bad grades in all my tests. I just didn't
know what to do.

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<b>Grace: Well, a classmate helped me. I didn't know her very well, but she could see I was feeling really upset and </b>
unhappy. We spoke about what I could do to make things better. I wanted to help people who were having
problems like me. I wanted them to know that there were people who could help them.

<b>Interviewer: Can anyone use this service? </b>

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