ĐỀ THAM KHẢO HK1- 2020-2021- THCS HỒ VĂN LONG-KHỐI 9

I. Listening and write True / False (1pt) - Unit 4 (Listen)

1. Lan took an oral examination. _______________
2. The examiner asked Lan only one question. _________________
3. The questions are easy. _________________
4. The examiner asked Lan to read a passage. _________________
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (2.0pts)
5. Will you join us a _____________ trip to Vung Tau?
A. two days B. two-days C. two – day D. day – two
6. I would like some _____________ about your school.
A. fame B. reputation C. information D. advertisement
7. “Excuse me, where is the post office?” “_______________.”
A. Let me see. B. twenty minutes walk
C. About one hour D. Keep straight on for one mile.
8. “I think we should wear T-shirt tonight.” “_____________.”
A. Yes, I do B. Yes, let’s do that C. You’re welcome D. Yes, she loves.
9. My village is about 30 kilometers ___________ the south of Ho Chi Minh City.
A. at B. to C. on D. from
10. Viet Nam is divided ______________ three regions.
A. into B. to C. by D. from
11. I wish you ________________ me with my homework.
A. help B. will help C. helped D. helps
12. We want _____________ a course in computer science.
A. attend B. attended C. to attend D. attending
III. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A,B,C or D) for each sign (0.5pt)
13. What does this sign say?
A. No smoking B. No parking
C. Turn right D. No drinking wine

14. What does this sign mean?

A. You cannot turn left. B. You can turn left
C. You cannot turn right. D. You can turn right.

IV. Supply the correct word forms (1.0pt)

15. They were impressed by the ___________________ of the local people. (friend)
16. The new railway system is being ___________________ in this city. (modern)
17. The journey to the village is very ___________________. (interest)
18. ____________________, we lost the match. (fortunate)
V. Reading comprehension
Passage 1: Choose the word (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage
(1.5pts)
All early television was broadcast in black and while. Color television was possible but it was too
(19)______ and of very poor quality until the middle of the 1950s. Color television broadcast began in
the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and in Europe in 1967.
The first landing on the moon was broadcast (20) __________ on television in 1969, and now television
programs are (21) _______ all over the world immediately through the (22) _______ of satellites that
transmit the signals from the Earth, through (23) ________, and back to the Earth. More people now get
 their news and information through television than through newspapers (24) ______ radio. The
development of television is one of the most rapid and exciting events of our century.
19. A. bulky B. complicated C. expensive D. valuable
20. A. live B. active C. current D. quick
21. A. grown B. developed C. practiced D. transmitted
22. A. way B. use C. work D. system
23. A. space B. atmosphere C. distance D. area
24. A. because B. and C. so D. as
Passage 2: Read the following passage. Decide if the statement are True or False (1.5pt)
Nam is a student from Thanh Hoa Province. He’s participating in a student exchange program, and he is
now in the United States. It is the beginning of July now and he is staying with the Parker family on a
farm 100 kilometers from Columbus, Ohio. He is going to be there till the end of August.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby
town. They have two children. Peter, the elder brother is the same age as Nam, and Sam is the younger
one who is in primary school, a level lower than Peter’s.
Since his arrival, Nam has been learning a lot about life on a farm. He has also been able to improve his
spoken English. As soon as he completes his homework, he helps feed the chickens and collect the eggs.
He really enjoys himself spending his summer vacation this way.
25. Nam is staying with an American family in the countryside. ____________
26. Nam’s going to study on a farm. ____________
27. Peter and Nam are both in primary school. ____________
28. Nam is having a good time learning and working with the Parkers. ____________
Choose the best answer (A,B,C or D)
29. How long will Nam stay with the Parkers?
A. one month B. two months C. one year D. two years
30. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Mr. Parker’s farm B. Nam, an exchange student
C. Nam’s family D. Nam’s farm
VI. Rearrange these words into the right order (0.5pt)
31. has increasingly / our everyday life. / The Internet / part of / developed and become/
 ___________________________________________________________________
32. want to attend / you must pass / the written examination. / If you / the course, /
 __________________________________________________________________
VII. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with words given (2pts)
33. I can’t speak English well.
I wish _________________________________________________________________
34. The last time I saw that movie was two months ago.
I have __________________________________________________________________
35. Study hard and we will pass this exam.
If ______________________________________________________________________
36. “How many languages can you speak?”, she asked me
She asked me _________________________________________________________
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I. Listening and write True / False (1pt) – Unit 4(Listen)
1. Lan took an oral examination. ____True___________
2. The examiner asked Lan one question. ____False_____________
3. The questions are easy. ____False_____________
4. The examiner asked Lan to read a passage. ____True_____________
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (2.0pts)
5. Will you join us a _____________ trip to Vung Tau?
A. two days B. two-days C. two – day D. day – two
6. I would like some _____________ about your school.
A. fame B. reputation C. information D. advertisement
7. “Excuse me, where is the post office?” “_______________.”
A. Let me see. B. Twenty minutes walk
C. About one hour D. Keep straight on for one mile.
8. “I think we should wear T-shirt tonight.” “_____________.”
A. Yes, I do B. Yes, let’s do that C. You’re welcome D. Yes, she loves.
9. My village is about 30 kilometers ___________ the south of Ho Chi Minh City.
A. at B. to C. on D. from
10. Viet Nam is divided ______________ three regions.
A. into B. to C. by D. from
11. I wish you ________________ me with my homework.
A. help B. will help C. helped D. helps
12. We want _____________ a course in computer science.
A. attend B. attended C. to attend D. attending
III. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A,B,C or D) for each sign (0.5pt)
13. What does this sign say?
A. No smoking B. No parking
C. Turn right D. No drinking wine

14. What does this sign mean?

A. You cannot turn left. B. You can turn left
C. You cannot turn right. D. You can turn right.

IV. Supply the correct word forms (1.0 pt)

15. They were impressed by the __friendliness_________________ of the local people. (friend)
16. The new railway system is being ___modernized________________ in this city. (modern)
17. The journey to the village is very ___interesting________________. (interest)
18. __Unfortunately__________________, we lost the match. (fortunate)
V. Reading comprehension
Passage 1: Choose the word (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage
(1.5pts)
All early television was broadcast in black and while. Color television was possible but it was too
(19)______ and of very poor quality until the middle of the 1950s. Color television broadcast began in
the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and in Europe in 1967.
The first landing on the moon was broadcast (20) __________ on television in 1969, and now television
programs are (21) _______ all over the world immediately through the (22) _______ of satellites that
transmit the signals from the Earth, through (23) ________, and back to the Earth. More people now get
 their news and information through television than through newspapers (24) ______ radio. The
development of television is one of the most rapid and exciting events of our century.
19. A. bulky B. complicated C. expensive D. valuable
20. A. live B. active C. current D. quick
21. A. grown B. developed C. practiced D. transmitted
22. A. way B. use C. work D. system
23. A. space B. atmosphere C. distance D. area
24. A. because B. and C. so D. as
Passage 2: Read the following passage. Decide if the statement are True or False (1.5pt)
Nam is a student from Thanh Hoa Province. He’s participating in a student exchange program, and he is
now in the United States. It is the beginning of July now and he is staying with the Parker family on a
farm 100 kilometers from Columbus, Ohio. He is going to be there till the end of August.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby
town. They have two children. Peter, the elder brother is the same age as Nam, and Sam is the younger
one who is in primary school, a level lower than Peter’s.
Since his arrival, Nam has been learning a lot about life on a farm. He has also been able to improve his
spoken English. As soon as he completes his homework, he helps feed the chickens and collect the eggs.
He really enjoys himself spending his summer vacation this way.
25. Nam is staying with an American family in the countryside. ___True_________
26. Nam’s going to study on a farm. ___False_________
27. Peter and Nam are both in primary school. ___False_________
28. Nam is having a good time learning and working with the Parkers. ___True_________
Choose the best answer (A,B,C or D)
29. How long will Nam stay with the Parkers?
A. one month B. two months C. one year D. two years
30. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Mr. Parker’s farm B. Nam, an exchange student
C. Nam’s family D. Nam’s farm
VI. Rearrange these words into the right order (0.5pt)
31. has increasingly / our everyday life. / The Internet / part of / developed and become/
 _The Internet has increasingly developed and become part of our everyday life.____
32. want to attend / you must pass / the written examination. / If you / the course, /
 __If you want to attend the course, you must pass the written examination._________
VII. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with words given (2pts)
33. I can’t speak English well.
I wish _I could speak English well._____________________________________
34. The last time I saw that movie was two months ago.
I have __not seen that movie for two months._______________________
35. Study hard and we will pass this exam.
If __we study hard, we will pass this exam.____________________________
36. “How many languages can you speak?”, she asked me
She asked me __how many languages I could speak._____________________
 Matrix
Knowledge comprehension Application Analysis,
Weight
Ord. objectives Synthesis
Writing MC Writing MC Writing MC Writing MC

I Listening 3 1 1.0
= 10%

Multiple choice 2,0

II 3 3 1 1
(8 options) = 20%

0,5
III Sign 2
= 5%

IV Word form 3 1 1,0

= 10%

Read the
V 1,5
passage 1 1 2 2 1
= 15%
(6 options)

Read the
1,5
VI passage 2 1 1 1 1
= 15%

0,5
VII Rearrange 2
= 5%

Transformation 2,0
VIII 3 1
/ rewriting = 20%

10,0
Total 1 6 9 5 5 3 2
5 = 100%