This document is an English exam for grade 9 students in Vietnam. It consists of 5 sections testing listening, phonics, grammar, vocabulary and language usage.
Section 1 has a 5 question listening comprehension test about a conversation between two people. Section 2 involves filling in a property rental form.
Section 3 tests phonetic pronunciation of words. Section 4 covers grammar, vocabulary and language usage with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. Section 5 involves transforming words from capital letters to the correct form.
This document is an English exam for grade 9 students in Vietnam. It consists of 5 sections testing listening, phonics, grammar, vocabulary and language usage.
Section 1 has a 5 question listening comprehension test about a conversation between two people. Section 2 involves filling in a property rental form.
Section 3 tests phonetic pronunciation of words. Section 4 covers grammar, vocabulary and language usage with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. Section 5 involves transforming words from capital letters to the correct form.
This document is an English exam for grade 9 students in Vietnam. It consists of 5 sections testing listening, phonics, grammar, vocabulary and language usage.
Section 1 has a 5 question listening comprehension test about a conversation between two people. Section 2 involves filling in a property rental form.
Section 3 tests phonetic pronunciation of words. Section 4 covers grammar, vocabulary and language usage with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. Section 5 involves transforming words from capital letters to the correct form.
ĐỀ ÔN THI SỐ 27 (Đề thi gồm có 05 trang) MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) Ngày thi: ………………………………..
SECTION A: LISTENING: (3 points)
Part I: Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each of the following questions.1pt 1. Where did Doug and Diane first meet? A. At school B. at a restaurant C. at a party 2. How did he know where she lived? A. He asked a friend for directions. B. He followed her home. C. He looked her up in the phone booth. 3. Where does Doug invite her to go with him on Thursday? A. To a restaurant B. to a theater C. to a dance 4. What’s Diane’s response to his invitation on Thursday? A. She can’t go out because she has to study. B. She is sorry, but she has another date. C. She has to work that day, so she can’t go. 5. How does Diane feel about Doug’s idea for Friday? A. She thinks if would be a great idea if she had the time. B. She feels that it would be uninteresting outing. C. She has done the activity before, so she’d rather not go. Part 2: Complete the form below. Write no more than two word or a number for each answer. 2pts Areas dealt with : (1) ………………………………...north suburbs. Rent: from £ (2) ……………………..a month Depends on: the area availability of (3) ………………..garage. Properties available: West Park Road rent £ (4) ………………………..a month including (5) ……………………………. Tithe Road rent £ 380 a month including (6) ……………………………..rental Viewing arrangements: meet at office on (7) ………………………at 5.00 pm Need: letter from bank reference from (8) ………………………… Must: give (9) ……………………………notice of moving in give deposit of (10) ………………………………… pay for contract SECTION B: PHONETICS Part 1. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0,5 pt). 1. A. natural B. nature C. native D. nation 2. A. southern B. northern C. mouth D. month 3. A. both B. cloth C. ghost D. sold 4. A. examine B. determine C. famine D. dine 5. A. sacred B. decided C. contaminated D. watered Part 2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others (0,5 point). 1. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average 2. A. dormitory B. category C. priority D. ordinary 3. A. compliment B. effective C. charity D. extreme 4. A. advertise B. advertisement C. teenager D. surrounding 5. A. national B. newspaper C. dormitory D. biology SECTION C: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Part 1: Choose the answer A, B, C or D which best fits the space in each of the following sentences.2pts 1. _________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listening. A. What the woman was B. That the woman was C. The woman was D. When was the woman 2. -“Do you mind if I take a seat?” - “________.” A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, do as you please C. No I mind D. Yes, do as you please 3. As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 ________ gave them a standing ovation. A. bystanders B. spectators C. viewers D. audiences 4. My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip. A. However B. Therefore C. Only if D. Otherwise 5. It is interesting to take ________ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing. A. over B. on C. in D. up 6. Jack made me ________ him next week. A. promise calling B. to promise calling C. to promise to call D. promise to call 7. “I passed the TOEFL test, Mom.” - “________.” A. All right B. Thank you C. Well done D. Good luck 8. The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it ________ warmer. A. was B. were C. has been D. had been 9. - “Eric is really upset about losing his job.” - “ Well, ________ once myself, I can understand.” A. Having been fired B. Fired C. Having fired D. Being fired 10. ________ you, I’d think twice about that decision. I could be a bad move. A. Were I B. Should I be C. If I am D. If I had been 11. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted ________ a good answer. A. put up with B. keep pace with C. made way for D. came up with 12. Not only ________ to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again. A. she refused B. did she refuse C. she did refuse D. when she refused 13. The judge ________ the pedestrian for the accident. A. accused B. charged C. caught D. blamed 14. She had to borrow her sister’s car because hers was ________. A. out of work B. out of order C. on duty D. off work 15. We should participate in the movement ________ to conserve the natural environment. A. to organize B. organizing C. which organized D. organized 16. His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view. He is very ________. A. open-minded B. kind-hearted C. narrow-minded D. absent-minded 17. There is ________ in my bedroom. A. a square wooden old table B. an old square wooden table C. a wooden old square table D. an old wooden square table 18. “I am sorry. I broke the vase”. - “________.” A. OK. Go ahead B. Yes, certainly C. Don’t worry. Things break D. I’d rather not. 19. One’s fingerprints are ________ other person. A. different from B. different from any C. differ from any D. different from those of any 20. He is very happy because he passed his exam with ________ colors. A. flying B. failing C. imagining D. changing Part 2. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in the blanks (1 pt): 1. I couldn’t resist (laugh) ….........................… at the way he answered my question. 2. He refused (join) ….......................… us on the trip to the mountains. 3. It is raining. We can’t do anything until it (stop) …...........................… 4. He’s used to (ask) …...........................… what to do at home. 5. Everyone (hope) …...................... that I will pass the entrance exam to Doan Hung gifted secondary school. 6. You’d better have your hair (cut) …...........................… 7. Much progress (make) …..........................… in study in this class this term. 8. I think your garden needs (weed) …...........................…, and you had better (have) ….................it done tomorrow. 9. Nigel felt sick from (eat) …..........................… too many cakes. Part 3. Fill in each space in the following sentences with the most suitable prepositions. 1pt 1. I'm afraid Tom's ….......................… work. But Jack's in. Would you like to speak to him? 2. These fields have been….......................… the plough for centuries. 3. At first I found the work very tiring, but ….......................… a few weeks I got used to it. 4. When I get home from work I like to relax….......................… the newspaper. 5. I saw Tom at the bus stop this morning but couldn't speak to him because we were standing ….......................… a queue. 6. He is always in a hurry. He drives ….......................… a tremendous speed. 7. Write ….......................… ink and put your name on the top of the page. 8. Some styles never go….......................… fashion. 9. He sits at his desk all day with his head in his hands. It gets ….......................… my nerves. 10. The children hastily changed ….......................… bathing things and jumped into the river with shouts of delight. Part 4. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Underline and correct it (2 pt): Correct 1. My teacher makes me to do all these exercises. 2. I teach English here since I graduated from university. 3. They are so naughty children that their mother can’t stand them. 4. Jim said that he was playing the piano in the hall now. 5. My mother is cooking something in the kitchen now. It smells very well. 6. I met Lan, one of my classmates at high school on the street yesterday, so we stopped talking 7. I’m not used to drive in the left though I have been living in London for 10 years ago 8. He spoke a few English, so we were able to communicate with him. 9. I look forward to have the resolution to the problem I have mentioned. 10. They are going to get their house to redecorate for the Christmas. Part 5 : Give the correct form of the word in capital letters given to complete the sentences (1 pt): 1. They are going to …..................................… the town with more trees and parks. BEAUTIFUL 2. My colleagues are very pleasant, but my boss is very …..................................… FRIEND 3. He would get very angry if you …..................................… with his ideas. AGREE 4. She often makes a …..................................… between English and French. COMPARE 5. The bad result makes his parents …..................................… BORE 6. They tried to win but their efforts are …..................................… SUCCESS 7. Everyone admires her …..................................… to help the poor READY 8. We must get rid of the …..................................… which slows our development POOR 9 . He cycles …..................................… and had an acccident CARE 10. The country is very …..................................… so travelling by road is difficult. MOUNTAIN SECTION D: READING. Part 1. Read the passage then choose the correct word to fill in the blank. (1 pt) For good or bad, computers are now part of our daily life. Experts predict that before long all schools and busineses and most families in the rich part of the world will (1) ________ a computer of some kind. Among the general public, computer arouse strong feelings – people either love them (2) ________hate them. The computer lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and (3) ________the home. Apart (4) ________all the games, you can do accounts on them, learn languages from them, write letters on them, and in some places even (5) ________your shopping with them. Computers they say, bring leisure, as many, as many (6) ________jobs are taken over by computerized robots. The haters, on the other hand, argue that computers bring not leisure but (7) ________They worry, too, that people (8) ________spend all the time talking to computers may forget (9) ________to talk to each other. Their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take (10) ________ from human beings altogether. 1. A. own B. do C. learn D. make 2. A. to B. but C. and D. or 3. A. at B. on C. in D. to 4. A. for B. from C. with D. to 5. A. do B. make C. have D. surf 6. A. interesting B. skillful C. pleasant D. unpleasant 7. A. unemployed B. employment C. unemployment D. employ 8. A. that B. on who C. who D. whom 9. A. why B. how C. what D. when 10. A. over B. in C. place D. Off Part 2: Read the text below and fill in each space with ONE suitable word. 2pt THE OLD WOMAN There once was an old woman (1) ………………………….lived in a shoe. This must have been very cramped and difficult (2) ………………………….living in a shoe is not very comfortable, I expect. One day, she went out and there (3) ………………………….some children playing in the street nearby where she lived. (4) ………………………….began shouting at her. "You silly old woman, why do you live in a shoe?", they shouted, and other things like that. They were very insulting (5) ………………………….the old woman. I don't know why the old woman had to live in a shoe, but she (6) …………………………. have been very poor, and it was not nice to (7)……………………….. fun of the poor woman because she was so hard up that she had nowhere (8)………………………… to live. But children can be very cruel sometimes (9) ………………………….this case wasn't an exception. However, on this occasion the old woman didn't just think their insults meekly, but became very angry and shouting "I will teach you a (10) …………………….", she chased them with a cane. SECTION E: WRITING Part 1. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original one. Use the words or phrases given (2 pts): 1. My mother bought me a present on my birthday. It's my mother .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2. There was such a frightening atmosphere in that house that we had to leave immediately. The atmosphere........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3. He snatched up the fire extinguisher after he read the instruction. Having .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4. I did not realize what he had meant until I left home. Not until............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5. My parents never make me work hard. I’m ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6. It was her lack of confidence that surprised me. What I found ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7. He is too inexperienced to undertake this demanding job. He is not ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8. Mrs Mai is very proud of her son’s intelligence. Mrs Mai takes .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9. You can try to get Hung to lend you his car but you won’t succeed. There’s no point ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10. It is the first time we have listened to this kind of music. Never ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Part 2: Write an essay about 180-200 words on the following topic: (3 pts) "Parents are the best teachers". Do you agree or disagree with this statement? 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