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THANH HÓA NĂM HỌC 2019-2020

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9- THCS
Số báo danh Đề thi thử số 3
..................... Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: ……………
Đề này có 06 trang.
SECTION A – LISTENING (15 pts)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
* Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc
mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
* Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết
thúc bài nghe.
* Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.

Part 1: Listening to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each of the
following questions.
1. What was the man doing when he was robbed?
A. fishing by the stream B. bird-watching in the park C. coming home from work
2. What was the thief wearing?
A. a black striped dress B. a light red sweater C. tennis shoes
3. How tall was the thief?
A. about 170 cm B. about 180 cm C. about 190 cm
4. What did the thief take from the man?
A. his shoe B. his leather briefcase C. his hat
5. Who is the "bearded woman"?
A. a man who dresses up like a woman
B. a woman who robs men in the park
C. a man who lives in the park
Part 2: Listen to the recording. Complete the table below. Write one word or a number for each answer.
COOKERY CLASSES
Cookery Class Focus Other Information
Example how to (6) ………………………… * small classes
The Food....Studio...... and cook with seasonal * also offers (7) …………………………classes
products * clients who return get a
(8) …………………………percent discount
Bond’s Cookery food that * includes recipes to strengthen your (10)
School is (9) ………………………… …………………………

* they have a free

(11) …………………………every Thursday
The (12) mainly (13) * located near the (14) …………………………
…………………………Centre …………………………food * a special course in skills with
a (15) …………………………is sometimes available

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 SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same
line. (3 pts)
16. A. bomber B. subtlety C. indebted D. limber
17. A. accredit B. salamander C. majesty D. saliva
18. A. dogged B. advisedly C. markedly D. plugged
Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each
question. (2 pts)
19. A. imaginary B. investigate C. popularity D. magnetic
20. A. guarantee B. circumstance C. discipline D. eloquence
SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
21. Most American people don’t object ______ them by their first names.
A. that I call B. that I am called C. for calling D. to my calling
22. In my opinion, young ______ must be punished, but education is the best cure.
A. crime B. criminals C. crimes D. criminality
23. A cooperative program between two companies building a famous ancient city into a(n) ______ city has
proceeded smoothly since it started in September last year.
A. friendly ecology B. ecology-friendly
C. friendly-ecological D. ecological-friendly
24. Mr. Henry was given a medal in _______ of his service to his country.
A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition D. response
25. Jane: “It was really kind of you to give me a lift home.” Peter: “______”
A. Oh, don’t mention it. I was coming past your house anyway.
B. I’m not pleased.
C. Oh, don’t do that. I was coming past your house anyway.
D. As a matter of fact, you’re pretty nice.
26. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in the following sentence.
I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money from me.
A. making me impatient B. praising me too much
C. making me feel worse D. elevating me
27. A person who is concerned only ______ his own interests cannot be a true friend.
A. about B. in C. for D. with
28. Patient: “Excuse me! Could you tell me when Dr. Smith has office hours?”
Nurse: “______.”
A. Yes, I could B. Not really, but there’s a sign on the door I think
C. By no means D. When he’s not busy
29. The reporters thought that the football coach would be depressed by his dismissal, but he just _____.
A. ran it down B. called it off C. laughed it off D. turned it down
30. ______ anything suspicious arise, please phone me immediately.
A. Should B. If C. Would D. Could
Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (8 pts)
31. If you don’t mind, I’d sooner you (practise) ……………………….. your violin somewhere else.
32. Present day problems demand that we (be) …………………………. ready for any emergency.
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33. Sorry. I didn’t mean (stand) ……………………….. on your foot.
34. (Take) ………………………… to the hospital, the injured victim felt much better yesterday.
35. She can't bear (leave) ………………………… alone.
36. In her report, she mentioned (treat) …………………………. at a hospital abroad last year
37. James hasn’t come here. I think he (miss) …………………………… the bus.
38. I’d rather (not/ invite) ………………..….. to the party with my parents because there was nothing
interesting more.
Question III. Supply the correct form of the words given. (7 pts)
39. He is completely (employ) ………………………..! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too.
40. They are (mind) ………………………..……… people, so the bad language in that film is unlikely
offend them.
41. Sales forecasts indicate a poor (look) ……………………….. for the clothing industry.
42. It’s (character) ………………….. of him to lose his temper like that. He’s usually very calm.
43. Tom spoke (breathe) ………………………….. because he was so excited.
44. (accompany) ………………………. children will not be allowed to cross busy roads.
45. Unemployment creates (hard) ……………………….. for all numbers of the family.
Question IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the text (from 46 to 50). Identify each mistake, write it down
and give your correction. (5pts)
Example: line 1: grass→grassy
1All at once it was night. The track was grass and even in daylight showed up hardly at all against the moor,

so it was difficult to keep on it now. If only I had been a smoker with match always to hand, or if my torch
had been in my pocket instead of in the suitcase, I must have walked in more assurance. As it was, I was
terrifying of hurling over the edge of the cliff to the rock below. When I did stray, however, it was towards
5the hills. I felt my feet squelching and sticking in something soggy. There was no bog to my knowledge

near the track so I must have wandered a long way off my course. I extricated myself with difficulty and
very cautious edged myself towards the sound of the sea. Then I bumped in a little clump of trees that
suddenly loomed up behind me.
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
Question I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space (10pts)
People have been diving without mechanical aids since ancient times. In those days, divers mainly went
underwater to search (51)_________ pearls or sponges. Various ways of supplying divers with air, and so
permitting them to stay underwater for long periods of time, have been tried for well (52)_______ two
thousand years. Alexander the Great is said to have gone underwater in an early (53) of diving
machine, and Aristotle talked about apparatus (54)_______ permitted divers to breathe underwater.
It was not until the beginning of the 18th century that more advanced equipment was developed. In 1717,
the first practical diving machine, or ‘diving bell’ (55)_____ it was called, was invented. This was a small
wooden room with an open bottom, glass windows at the top to (56)______ in light, and a supply of air
coming through leather tubes. Something similar, made of steel, is in use today for underwater work,
(57)_____ as building the foundations of bridges.
However, (58)_____ divers want to move freely underwater, they require a suit. Early suits were made
up of a leather jacket with a metal helmet over the head into which air was pumped down from the surface
through tubes. Divers gained even (59)_____ freedom of movement when they could (60)______ rid of
these tubes and carry their own air with them in cylinders
Question II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each
space. (10 pts)

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 SMOKING
Smoking is harmful to health. This is known to many people worldwide. But men and women who
began to smoke some thirty years ago or so did not have much research on how smoking can (61)______ the
body and threaten health. It was known that smoking could (62)______ the teeth and fingers, dull the
appetite, and be a very expensive (63)______ to maintain. But people who began to smoke did not know that
smoking, especially cigarette smoking, could be extremely dangerous to their health.
Medical studies have shown that smoking is a great health hazard because of its effects on the body.
These studies show that the (64)______ life expectancy of a smoker is three to four years less than that of a
nonsmoker. The life expectancy of a person who smokes two or more (65)______ of cigarettes a day may be
as much as eight years (66)______ than that of a nonsmoker. In addition, research has shown that people
who smoke are more (67)______ to develop lung cancer and other serious diseases than nonsmokers.
Despite warnings that cigarettes are a health hazard, smoking gains (68)______ among youth.
Frequently, young people tend to ignore the warnings about smoking because they plan to stop in five years
or so. “I can always (69)______ before real damage is done” is the reason they give. But recent experiments
prove that damage to the lungs becomes measurable almost (70)______ a person starts to smoke.
61. A. afford B. effect C. affect D. effort
62. A. discolor B. disorder C. disable D. disqualify
63. A. custom B. way C. rule D. habit
64. A. frequent B. average C. common D. constant
65. A. boxes B. cases C. packs D. plates
66. A. fewer B. shorter C. narrower D. smaller
67. A. possible B. probable C. likely D. feasible
68. A. reputation B. popularity C. respect D. prosperity
69. A. dismiss B. rid C. drop D. quit
70. A. as soon as B. as far as C. as long as D. as much as
Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions below. (10 pts)
Architecture has social purposes and meets practical needs by means of combining art and
technological innovations. In building construction, however, an emergence of new materials does not make
its precursors obsolete, and architectural knowledge is cumulative. The fact that today much is constructed
from prefabricated concrete does not do away with brick. Furthermore, despite dramatic changes and
increased technological sophistication of architectural design and construction, the essential apparatus of
erecting a building has remained rooted in preindustrial traditional practices passed down during the
millennia. The social and utilitarian expectations of structures are largely based on elemental demands of
keeping out elements and enemies, avoiding the extremes of heat, wind and precipitation.
Gravity, air pressure, and earthquakes can induce tensions that have to be accounted for when
constructing functional enclosed space. Vertical stacking of masonry materials causes compression that can
lead to important problems when a structure is spanned to build a roof and connect walls. Arches, vaults, and
domes were specifically developed to alleviate the compression by directing the spanning element along a
curve rather than a straight line. Building suspension structures, dams, and tunnels became possible in the
nineteenth century with the increased availability of steel that could reinforce structural frames and enable
them to withstand natural forces previously believed to be insurmountable.
Functional evolutions of modern buildings create new demands on the analysis of structural behavior
and engineering. Few occupants of skyscrapers view elevators as elaborate systems of vertical
transportation. Humidity and temperature control, forced ventilation, natural and artificial lighting, sanitation
and disposal of waste, electrical wiring and fire prevention make very tall constructions engineering marvels
that also must be aesthetically pleasing and physically convenient.

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Erecting a structure involves a great deal more than merely attending to the aesthetics and psychological
experience of architectural space. The shape, size, and incombustibility of locally available construction
materials fostered developments of specific technologies. Advances in engineering and knowledge
associated with properties of building materials combine to lead innovations in architectural design. Tools
and skills required to exploit easily obtainable material have continued to inform the development of modem
industrialized technologies.
71. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The modem art of architecture and social pressure
B. The profound importance of tradition in architecture
C. The mutual impact of architecture and technology
D. The great technological advances in building material
72. The word "obsolete" in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A. obvious B. antiquated C. antiquarian D. obstinate
73. The author mentions the word "brick" in line 4 as an example of which of the following?
A. How old techniques can continue to remain practical.
B. How old buildings can co-exist modern architecture.
C. How new knowledge can supplant traditional technology.
D. How new design can improve traditional construction.
74. It can be inferred from the passage that pragmatic requirements of buildings
A. retain essential sophistication B. stay rooted in the elements
C. stagnate over millennia D. hold constant over time
75. What can be inferred from the passage about reducing the effects of material compacting?
A. Masonry is stacked vertically by increasing compression.
B. Downward pressure is dispersed by semicircular roofs.
C. Buildings are spanned to account for the force of gravity.
D. Vertical roofs are bent to counteract air pressure.
76. The word "withstand" in line 16 is closest in meaning to
A. endure B. enlarge C. withdraw D. withhold
77. The purpose of paragraph 3 is to suggest that
A. tall buildings require large amounts of wiring to make them functional.
B. architectural innovations pose new challenges for technological development.
C. skyscrapers need to be appealing and convenient for their occupants.
D. architects of modem buildings create a demand for engineering talent.
78. According to the passage, what is one of the important requirements of building materials?
A. They have to be inflammable. B. They should be locally produced.
C. They do not affect human psychology. D. They need to be large and well shaped.
79. The word "fostered" in line 25 is closest in meaning to
A. founded B. focused C. encouraged D. enveloped
80. It can be inferred from the passage that architecture and engineering
A. are at the opposite ends of the technological spectrum
B. go hand in hand to promote art and science
C. compete for technological advancements
D. supersede aesthetic and experiential values

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 SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed above it. (5 pts)
81. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
Urgent ........................................................................................................................................
82. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
Enormous ...................................................................................................................................
83. Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh.
The very……....…………………………………………………………………………………….
84. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.
There was an ...........................................................................................................................
85. The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way.
The boy dances .......................................................................................................................
Question II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the
words given. (5 pts)
86. He doesn’t see or hear from her childhood friends any more. lost
She has ………………………………………………………………………………………….
87. My boss says I can use his car whenever I want to as long as I am careful. disposal
My boss says ………………………………………………………………………..………….
88. That man reminds me a lot of my father. bears
That man………………………………………………………………………….……………..
89. The coach’s tactics were directly responsible for the team’s defeat. consequence
The team’s …………………………………………………………………………………….
90. They were very keen to hear the president’s speech. ears
They ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question III. Write a paragraph 100 - 150 words (10 pts)
Easy access to so much information on the Internet creates problems, especially for the young. Do you agree
with the above statement? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

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