SO GIAO DUC VA DAO TAO KY THI CHON HSG LOP 9 CAP TINH. NAM HOG DE THITHU SO 10 Mon: Tigng Anh ‘Thott gian lam bai: 120 phit (khdng ké thai gion giao dé) SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part) Part 1: Questions from 1 to 6. (1.2 points -0.2/ each) Listen to an interview with journalist Adam Green. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each of the following questions. 1. Adam first became interested in space when A. he was asked to write about Edward White. B. he discovered an interesting story. C. he spoke to an astronaut. 2. Adam did his research by A. interviewing people. B. investigating on the Internet. C. reading about the subject. 3. What surprised Adam about the rubbish in space? ‘A. Some of it comes off spacecraft. B. There is so much ordinary rubbish C. Astronauts drop most of it. 4. Rubbish causes so much damage in space because A. it’s often very large. B. it travels very quickly. . it’s usually made of strong material. 5. What does Adam say about the number of accidents in space? ‘A. There are more than he expected. B. The amount is growing, C. There haven’t been many yet. 6. What happened to spacestation Skylab as it fell to earth? ‘A. The whole thing fell into the sea, B. It broke into two pieces. C. Parts of it landed in different places. Part 2: Questions from 7 to 15. (1.8 point - 0.2/ each) Listen to some extracts. Fill in each of the following blanks with no more than three words or numbers. Extract 1 Pelé is considered one of the greatest football payers of all time. He was bom in (7) in Brazil. As a football player, Pelé was famous for his (8) and controlling the ball. He joined a Brazilian Football Club in 1956, and in 1962 he led the team to its first world cup championship. Pelé became the only player to (9) three World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970. By 1974, Pelé had score 1,200 goals and became a Brazilian national hero. He played for an American football club for two years before he retired in 1977. Later Pelé became an international (10) for the sport, working to promote peace andl understanding through friendly sport activities. Page 1 of 6Extract 2 The Statue of Liberty, one of America’s most familiar image, is on an island in New York Harbour, It is a (11) - Its formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World. It was a gift to American people from the French to show the (12) between the two nations. This is the statue of a woman who is wearing a loose robe and a crown on her head. Het right hand holds a burning torch, and her left hand holds a tablet with the date July 4, 1776 on it The Statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 metre high. It stands on a stone and concrete base. The base and pedestal increase the height of the (13) 10 93 metre. The outside is made of cooper. Inside, it has an iron frame, The statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then (14) to America in 1886. Tourists can visit the statue from 9:30 a.m to 5 p.m daily (as) Christmas Day. SECTION Il: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (7.0 points) Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each) Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences. 16. All volcanoes smoke, ash, and lava. A. blow B. emit C. erupt D. release 17. Mary has trouble A. to remember her homework. B. to remembering her homework C. remember her homework D. remembering her homework. 18, The strike was, owing to a last minute agreement with the management, A.called off B. broken up . set back D. put down 19. The chairman requested that ‘A. the members studied more carefully the problem. B. the problem was more carefully studied. . with more carefulness the problem could be studied. D. the members study the problem more carefully. 20. The noise of the typewriter really ‘me off. I Just couldn't concentrate. A. put B. pulled C. set D. took 21. He didn’t know anyone at the wedding. than the bride and the groom. A. except B. other . apart D. rather 22. Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually to its original splendor. A. repaired B. renewed C. restored D. renovated 23. The train service has been a since they introduced the new schedules. A. shambles B. rumpus €. chaos D. fracas 24, The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth, a packed lunch, A.take B. to take C. taking D. taken 25, When the alarm went off, Mick just turned and went back to sleep, A.down B.over Cup D.out 26.1 shall do the job to the best of my A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D.talent 27. Helen asked me The film called “Star Wars” Ac have I seen Behave youseen C.ifIhadseen Dif had seen, 28. You are going to come to the party, ? A. aren't you B. do you . will you D. won't you 29. “Ireally don’t like the idea.” ~ “Neither na Av like B. don’t C.nor D.do 30. Before he got married, Danny always went out on Saturday nights. He never Page 2 of 6 stay in,A. would B. use to C. used to D. is used to 31. Boy: “What is your greatest phobia?” - Girl: “ # A. I'm afraid not. B. Worms, definitely! C. Probably people who smoke. D. Thavent made up my mind. 32.1 wish you ime a new one instead of having it as you did. A. would give /to repair B. gave / to repait C. had given / to be repaired D. had given / repaired 33. Son: “What is the process of Dad?” Father: “Well, it involves the heating of liquid such as milk in order to kill harmful bacteria.” A. industrialization _B. pasteurization —_C. commercialization D. globalization 34, New York and Tokyo are two of the most -populated cities in the world. A. greatly B. densely . variously D. closely 35. Jackie has given such a great that other dancers in the audience admire him so much, A. performance Bo result €. score D. action Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each) Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence. 36. Don’t worry about the volcano. It’s been for yeas. (act) 37. He used the company for unfair . (dismiss) 38. They are very of one another. (support) 39. Jim is very disorganized and not very - (business) 40. You look rather Are you worried about something? (occupy) 41. When you travel into space, you can eat and drink in (weight) 42. The medical tests were + and will need to be repeated. (conclude) 43. His actions during the crisis were truly (praise) 44. Your life will change ‘when you have a baby. (drama) 45. When he became a boss I found him rather (approach) Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50. (1 point - 0.2/ each) Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them. 46. The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved. 47. Antarctic blue whales can be 100 foot long and weigh more than any dinosaur that ever lived. 48. It seems difficult for us having a trip abroad at the moment. 49. Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world. 50. Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago. Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55. (1 point - 0.2/ each) Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. 51. You shoes are similar mine but they are not exactly the same. 52.1 am surprised how much money they want to pay him. 53. It’s unreasonable you to expect her to love you at first sight. 54, The government has set an inquiry to investigate bribery in local elections. 55. Your request for an extension of credit is of question. SECTION Ill: READING (6.0 POINTS) Part 1. Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. The first question we might ask is: What can you lear in college that will help you in being, an employee? The schools teach (56) many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee (57) But very few Page 3 of 6students bother to learn it. This basic skill is the ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (58) your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will 69) understand what you are driving and be persuaded. F course, skill in expression is not enough (60) itself. You must have something ‘o say in the first place, The effectiveness of your job depends (61) your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself. Expressing one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (62) teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be (63) early: an interest in and an ear (64) language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not these foundations (65) your school years, you may never have an opportunity again. 56. A. a great B. large CC. alarge D. great 57. A. of knowing B.howtoknow ——C. knowing, D. to know 58. A. transfer B. interpret CC. present D. represent 59. A. both B. as well either D. not 60. A. on B.by Cin D. for 61. A. on most B. much on C. most on Don much 62. A. truly B. quite really D. hardly 63... lied B.lain Clay Di laid 64.4. for Bby Cif Dain 65. A. when B. for Cot D. during Part 2. Questions 66 — 75 (2.0 points -0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. To date, Canada has produced only one classic children’s tale to rank with Alice’s Adventures in wonderland and the works of Mark Twain; this was Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clinton, Prince Edward Island. Her mother died soon after her birth, and when her father went to Saskatchewan to assume a business position, she moved in with her grandparents in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. There she went to school and later qualified to be a teacher. Montgomery wrote the Anne books while living in Cavendish and helping her grandmother at the post office. The first of the books, Anne of Green Gabbles, was published in 1908, and in the next three years she wrote two sequels. Like Montgomery, the heroine of the book is taken in by an elderly couple who lives in the fictional town of Avonlea, and Montgomery incorporated many events from her life in Cavendish into the Anne books. In 1911, Montgomery married Evan Macdonald and the couple soon moved to Ontario, where she wrote many other books. However, it was her first efforts that secured her prominence, and the Anne books are still read all around the world. Her novels have helped create a warm picture of Prince Edward Island’s special character. Several movies, a television seties, and a musical play have been based on her tales, and today visitors scour the Island for locations described in the book. 66. The main purpose of this passage is to A. show the similarities between Montgomery’s life and that of her fictional character Anne. B. contrast Canadian children’s literature with that of other countries. C. provide a brief introduction to Prince Edward Island. D. introduce Montgomery and her Anne books, 67. According to the passage, Montgomery was raised primarily Page 4 of 6‘A. by her grandparents B. in an orphanage C. by hermother _D. by her father 68. Approximately when did Lucy Maud Montgomery write the two sequels to het book Anne of Green Gables? ‘A. From 1874 to 1908 B. From 1911 to 1913, C. From 1908 to 1911 D. From 1913 to 1918, 69. The word “elderly” in line 8 is closest in meaning to A. kindly B.old C. friendly D.sly 70. In the Anne books, the main character lives in A, the town of Cavendish B. the town of Avonlea . Saskatchewan D. Ontario 71. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage about Anne books? ‘A. They were not as successful as Montgomery’s later works B. They were influenced by the works of Mark Twain C. They were at least partially autobiographical D. They were not popular until after Montgomery had died 72. Ontario was the place where ‘A. Montgomery wrote other books B. Montgomery got married C. Montgomery wrote two sequels D. Montgomery became famous 73. The word “prominence” in line 11 is closest in meaning to A. excellence B. reputation C. effort D. permanence 74, Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “character” in line 12? ‘A.aperson in anovel B. nature CC. awritten symbol D. location 75. All of the following have been based on the Anne books EXCEPT. A. atelevision series B. movies C.aplay aballet Part 3: Questions 76 ~ 85. (2.0 points-0.2/ each). Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. MY HOME TOWN, | was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (76) during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, itis (77) longer the trade centre that it used to (78) It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour used to be visited (79) over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (80) full of spices and silks, jewels and tea, The old city centre is small, which (81) it very easy t0 explore (82) foot. A river neatly divides the town, (83) only physically but in spirit as well. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past. It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (84) high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (85) you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir. SECTION LV. WRITITNG (4 points) Part 1: Questions 86 ~ 95. (2 points- 0.2/ each) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. £86. John isn’t intelligent so he can’t do the test well. 8 If John, Page S of 687. They are going to demolish the old hospital soon, © The old 88. John and Mike got up late this morning, +4 Neither 89, John has not had his house decorated for over three years ee The Fast 90.1'd prefer you not to bring Andrew with you. 1d rather 91. Missing breakfast always gives me a headache. Alf 92, Why isn’t this TV set working? © What 93. "I never told anyone about your scheme," she said. She denied _. 7 - eS 94. This is the quickest way to gel into the town centre. 3 There’s _ a 95..'ll lake a mackintosh because it may rain this afternoon, ain Part 2: Questions 96 ~ 105. (2 points - 0.2) each) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. 96. You must never let anyone use your Identity Card. (should) "8. Under Jet anyone else use your identity card. 97. The football club is now being run by an experienced accountant. (taken) + An experienced accountant running of the football club. 98. Many people believe that Edison has the ability to become world judo champion. (capable) + Many people believe that Edison, the world championship in judo. 99. Simon really ought to make a decision about his future. (mind) 8 Its high time simon about his future, 100. Nick said we should reduce the amount of salt in our food. (cut) We of salt in our food, according to Nick. 101. People think that bilingual children were disadvantaged in the past. (thought) + Bilingual children. in the past. 102. I thought you wanted me to invite him. (impression) 8 [was you wanted me to invite him. 103. I was really bored by the film last night. (found) al last night. 104, It is not my fault thatthe glass broke. (blame) = You cannot the glass, 108. Darius soon recovered after the operation (made) *8 Darius soon after the operation. ‘THE END Page 6 of 6