Gián án bo de boi duong hoc sinh gio lop 9

Name: .....................................................................................
Đề 12
A. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. sugar B. sight C. source D. sale
2. A. sensitive B. benefit C. pretty D. remedy
3. A. host B. cold C. short D. close
4. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen
5. A. safe B. map C. bag D. hat
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
1. A. admire B. honor C. title D. difficult
2. A. describe B. struggle C. political D. society
3. A. independence B. politician C. immortality D. different
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. ashamed B. position C. begin D. enemy
B. LEXICAL - GRAMMAR
I. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence.
1. He __________ out of his house since he __________ his color TV.
A. hasn’t been - has bought B. hasn’t been - bought
C. wasn’t - has bought D. wasn’t - bought
2. __________ adequate precautions are taken, there is no risk involved in the operation.
A. Although B. Providing C. Nevertheless D. Even
3. The computer won’t work unless you _________ these cables.
A. connect B. connected C. don't connect D. didn’t connect
4. Let’s go to the zoo, _________?
A. don’t we B. don’t you C. shall we D. will you
5. He ran out of money so he had to ________ some from his friend.
A. borrow B. ask C. lend D. earn
6. Not once _________ his promises.
A. he is keeping B. he keeps C. did he keep D. has he kept
7. The teacher didn't explain the reason ________ he was punished.

A. what B. which C. how D. why
8. Mothers are always _________ towards their children, aren’t they?
A. protect B. protective C. protected D. protections
9. Don’t tell me I didn’t lock the door last night. I remember __________ it.
A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking
10. I’ll give you a ring _________ we get back from our vacation.
A. and B. as soon as C. as long as D. since
11. Would you mind _________ in this library?
A. not to smoke B. not smoke C. not smoking D. don’t smoke
12. Those mushrooms are ________. Don’t eat them!
A. poisoned B. poisoning C. poisonous D. poison
13. I __________ the piano in my room at this time yesterday.
A. played B. were playing C. was playing D. have played
14. I saw your school's ________ in today's edition of The Vietnam News.
A. advertising B. advertises C. advertised D. advertisement
15. He tried to walk ________ so as not to be late for school.
A. fast B. quick C. rapid D. slowly
16. Do you want _________ by the doctor?
A. to examine B. to be examined C. being examined D. examining
17. I am _________ that you liked it.
A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprisingly
18. Very often the chocolate inside is not as exciting as its __________ .
A. coat B. wrapper C. cover D. paper
19. Alan is really impressed by the _________ of the city and by the friendliness of its people.
A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautify
20. The boss said that he would fly to Ho Chi Minh City __________ day.
A. next B. the previous C. the following D. the before
II. From four underlined words or phrases A, B, C or D, identify the one that is not correct.
1. Lan didn’t go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness.
A B C D

2. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.
A B C D
3. The letter has just written by one of my closest friends.
A B C D
4. They played so good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience.
A B C D
5. My daughter likes watching cartoon films, and so do my son.
A B C D
6. If I was in your place, I would make a trip to England.
A B C D
7. I bought a computer which screen was not very good.
A B C D
8. Physics are very difficult for students to learn.
A B C D
9. The harder you learn, the most knowledge you get.
A B C D
10. Mary's mother gave her a new hat at her birthday.
A B C D
C. READING
I. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to
complete the numbered blanks in the passage
Although some groups of people have always lived outdoor in tents, camping as we know it today only began to be
(1) _________ about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvement in camping equipment have (2)
__________ more people to travel longer (3) __________ into the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort.
Many campers like to be (4) __________ themselves in quiet areas, so they (5)__________ their tent and food, and
walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. Others, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or privately-
owned campsite (6) __________ has up-to-date facilities, (7)__________ hot showers and swimming pools.
Whether campers are (8) ________ in the mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to (9)________ the area
clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid attracting (10) _________
animals.

1. A. fame B. popular C. favorite D. current
2. A. asked B. let C. made D. allowed
3. A. parts B. directions C. voyages D. distances
4. A. on B. by C. at D. of
5. A. take B. make C. pick D. do
6. A. where B. who C. which D. when
7. A. such B. like C. as D. just
8. A. lonely B. single C. separate D. alone
9. A. remain B. stay C. keep D. let
10. A. wild B. natural C. loose D. free
II. Complete the following passage by choosing one suitable word in the box to fill in each blank (each word
must be used one time only).
make
on
during
also
example
an
do
find
what
up
reason
average
which
when
encourage result
think
Teachers have often used memory tests to assess the intelligence of their students. But having a good memory often
has little to (1) __________ with intelligence. Studies have shown not only that some people of below (2) _________

intelligence have exceptional memories, but (3)__________ that some highly intelligent people have poor memories.
A good memory is more often the (4) _________ of using techniques that can be learned, and many of the books that
have been written on the subject (5) _________ people to use similar methods. One of these is that you make up short
sentences or rhymes which can help you remember (6)__________ you need to know by heart. For (7) ________, the
first letters of the words in the sentence ‘Richard of York gained battles in vain’ are ROYBIV; these are the colors of
the rainbow - red, orange, yellow, and so on. Another technique involves, linking the sounds of words with images,
which can be particularly effective (8) __________ learning new words. The learner needs to create an image to help
to remember the word. By using techniques like this, many learners (9) _________ it a lot easier than they had
expected to keep (10)_________ learning new vocabulary.
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.
--> She .................................................. .................................................. ...............
2. He regrets telling her the truth.
--> He wishes............................................ .................................................. ............
3. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
--> It hasn't............................................ .................................................. ................
4. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.
--> If we had............................................... .................................................. ..........
5. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green.
--> The nurse .................................................. .................................................. ......
E.WORD FORMS
I. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital.
1. There are not many ..................... between American and British English. ( DIFFER)
2. Our teacher always ......................us to discover new things by ourselves. ( COURAGE)
3. Tam has a big .............................. of foreign stamps. (COLLECT)
4. While walking through the tropical forests, we saw many strange................. ( CREATE)
5. The sun quickly........................ behind the cloud. ( APPEAR)