PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG CUỐI NĂM LỚP 9

THÀNH PHỐ VINH NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: TIẾNG ANH ( Phần Đọc-Viết)

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

A. READING
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to each of the following
questions. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
People travel for a lot of reasons: Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are
looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. But most European
tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.
Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun
because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of
their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the
reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel
to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason, sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy’s 30,000
hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks and
roadsides. Spain’s long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit
yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain.
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourists than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already
one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, it’s getting worse. The French can’t figure
out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is
dangerous because of pollution.
None of this, however, is spoiling anyone’s fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with
tourists. Obviously, they don’t go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and seem to
like crowded beaches. They don’t even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still
looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it’s still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or
Oslo. (Adapted from “Modern Sun Worshippers”)
1. Most European tourists are looking for a ________________ beach to lie on.
A. cold B. dark C. sunny D. rainy
2. Every summer, more than ____ million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacation.
A. 25 B. 15 C. 13 D. 37
3. According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?
A. Italy B. Spain C. Greece D. France
4. The word “solid” in paragraph 3 means most nearly the same as ___________________ .
A. seeming to be hard to book B. being uncomfortable to live in
C. having no spaces inside D. having less people than normal
5. According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists’ fun at Mediterranean
resorts and beaches?
A. Polluted water B. Crowded buses C. Traffic jams D. Rainy weather
II. Read the passage below and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answers on your answer sheet.
English is the most important language in the world today. A very large number of people understand
and use English in all parts of the world. Indeed, English is very useful language. If we know English, we can
go to (1) _______ place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to make people understand what we wish
to say.
English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds of books are written in English everyday in
all countries to teach people many useful things. The English language has therefore helped to spread ideas
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and knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot (2) _____ in the English
language. As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make the countries of the
world become more (3)_________ with one another. The leaders of the world use English to understand one
another. The English language has therefore also helped to spread better understanding and friendship
(4)_________ countries of the world. Lastly, a person who knows English is respected by people. It is for all
these reasons that I want to learn English.
1. A. any B. some C. many D. a lot
2. A. learn B. to learn C. be learn D. be learned
3. A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendliness
4. A. in B. between C. among D. on

III. Read the passage below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
WORD in each space. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
British eating habits are very specific. British cuisine is full of terrible-overcooked vegetables, greasy
sausages and boring sandwiches. In Britain there are a lot of traditional pubs which serve tasty meals (1)
_____ very good prices. If you want to try something exotic, British supermarkets are full of diverse (2) _____
such as sauces, pasta, cheese, fruit and vegetables. There (3) ______ also some famous cooks who have their
own cooking programs on TV. It is extremely popular.
The British are lovers of all kinds of international cuisines. Today the (4) ______ popular is pizza.
Fortunately, they have less meat and more fresh fruit and vegetables, nowadays. The number of people
who have become vegetarians is still (5) ______ . Even children chose low-sugar sweets.
(https://www.bryk.pl/wypracowania/jezyki/angielski/23152-eating-habits-in-britain.html)
B. WRITING
I. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
1. I don't have enough money; otherwise, I would buy that bag.
A. If I didn't have money, I would buy that bag. B. If I had much money, I wouldn't buy that bag.
C. If I had enough money, I would buy that bag. D. If I didn't have money, I won't buy that house.
2. He started learning English six years ago.
A. He hasn’t learned English for six years. B. He has learnt English for six years.
C. He used to learn English for six years. D. Six years was a long time for him to learn English.
3. They will build more flyovers to reduce traffic in the city.
A. More flyovers will build to reduce traffic in the city.
B. More flyovers will be build to reduce traffic in the city.
C. More flyovers will be building to reduce traffic in the city.
D. More flyovers will be built to reduce traffic in the city.
4. We bought two motorbikes. They didn’t work well.
A. We bought two motorbikes whom didn’t work well.
B. We bought two motorbikes whose didn’t work well.
C. We bought two motorbikes who didn’t work well.
D. We bought two motorbikes which didn’t work well.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.
1. Many tourists visit Liverpool. Liverpool is the home of The Beatles. ==> Many tourists _________ .
2. This teacher will teach us English tomorrow. ==> We _______________________________ .
3. We haven’t visited our grandparents for a month. ==> It’s a month ________________________.
4. Unless we water these flowers, they'll die. ==> If we ______________________________.
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 III. You and your classmates have discussed the negative effects of tourism on your country:
Natural environment is damaged, Natural beauty is spoiled, Traditional ways of life are affected.......
Choose one negative effect that you have discussed and write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about it.
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