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TRƯỜNG THCS MỸ CÁT MÔN: ANH VĂN 9 – NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI : 150 PHÚT .
I. READING (14 ms)
Part 1. In this section you must choose the word or phrase that has the same or
that best to complete each sentence. Write your answer in the spaces below.
Number 0 is an example. (2,5 ms)
0. He goes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ School at 6.30 everyday.
a. to b. in c. at d. on
1. I'm sure they were……………lies!
A. telling B. speaking C. talking D. saying
2. She always………… the crossword in the paper before breakfast.
A. makes B. writes C. does D. works
3. The newspaper report contained…………important information.
A. many B. another C. an D. a lot of
4. He couldn't ………… his father that he was telling the truth.
A. admit B. confide C. trust D. convince
5. Milk bottles can be ……………… after being cleaned.
A. recycled B. reused C. broken D. reduced
6. It was raining heavily ……………… we arrived home.
A. while B. until C. because D. when
7. She asked me …………………… I liked eating chocolates.
A. if B. and C. that D. but
8. You look ………………………than last year.
A. much tall B. more tall C. much taller D. more taller
9. What ……………………advice she gave us !
A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good
10. My dog as well as my cats ……………twice a day.
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
11. When I came into the class, I realized I knew ………………
A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they

A. Would you please B. Would you mind
C. Could you D. Would you like
25. Tom, Write carefully and don't …………any mistakes.
A. do B. have C. give D. make
YOUR ANSWER:
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6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 9._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _
11. _ _ _ _ _ __ 12. _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 13. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
15. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
16. _ _ _ _ _ _ 17. _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 18. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20. _ _ _ _ _ _
21. _ _ _ _ _ _ 22. _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ 23. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25. _ _ _ _ _ _
Part 2: read the text below and then decide which words below best fits its
space. Write your answer in the spaces below. (1m)
Most British people (1) abroad on holiday to visit family or on short
business trips. People are advised to find out how to get urgent treatment before
leaving the UK. They have to (2) a form which explains what they (3) do if
they fall ill or (4) an accident, and what arrangement exist in (4) in country
for medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple. But (6) people do not
have this information; they may (7) that private medical care is extremely
expensive. It is not unusual for people to discover that they don't have money (8)
with them to (9) the total cost and (10) such circumstances an already
difficult situation becomes event more complicated.
1. A. go B. come C. arrive D. visit
2. A. put B. bring C. fill D. get
3. A. ought B. will C. should D. may
4. A. have B. get C. happen D. take
5. A. their B. each C. one D. this
6. A. because B. weather C. as D. if
7. A. look B. want C. find D. know
8. A. enough B. little C. few D. full

1.I'll
2. The plane
3. The boy was told to
4. Tom's grandmother
5. It was a long time before she
6. John
7. We'll have to
8. The competition judges
9. Daisy
10. Think about it. Don't
Part 4. For question from 1 to 10, read the following text and then choose
from the list A_K the best phrase or sentence given below to fill each f the spaces.
Write one letter (A-K) in the spaces below. The exercise begins with an example.
(2ms)
A. the first language B. such as skiing
B. Island continent D. Its neighbors
E. The biggest population F. Both English and French
G. who speak other languages H. small country
I. a cold water J. is famous for
K. many French speaking people
Australia is an (0) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the south Pacific. The capital is
Canberra, but the city with (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is Sydney which has nearly
four million. English is (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of most people, but there are also
many immigrants (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Canada is the second largest country in
land side. It stretches 3.223 miles from east to west and from the North Pole to the
US border. (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are official languages. (5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
live in the province of Quebec, where Montreal is the biggest city. Canada has (6)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and many Canadian enjoy water sports and ice skating.
Switzerland is a (8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in central Europe. (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
are France in the west, Italy in the South, Australia in the east, And Germany in

Thus to end or greatly reduce pollution (8) people would have to stop
using many things that benefit them. Most of people don’t want to do that, of
course. But pollution can be(9) reduced in several ways. Scientists and
engineers can work to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as
automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that
(10) businesses and traffic to stop or cut down on certain polluting
activities.
1. A. cause B. destroy C. lessen D. increase
2. A. easy B. simple C. permanent D. complicated
3. A. because B. so that C. although D. when
4. A. gas B. exhaust C. vapor D. garbage
5. A. series B. percentage C. number D. emission
6. A. carries B. gives C. provides D. brings
7. A. discharge B. provide C. supply D. cause
8. A. gradually B. obviously C. differently D. immediately
9. A. only B. gradually C. clearly D. directly
10.A. forbit B. require C. permit D. prevent
1. YOUR ANSWER:
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6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 9._ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _
Part 7. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
And only one word in each space. Write your answer in the spaces below. Number
0 is an example. (1m)
Relative top although put to holiday
preparations Bought are about start
Christmas is the biggest (0) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the year in most of Britain.
Celebrations (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on 24
th
December, Christmas’s Eve, (2) _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ there have been several weeks of (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ before

6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 9._ _ _ _ __ _ _ _
10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
11. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13. _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ 14._ _ _ _ _ _ __ 15.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Part 9: Each line of the following passage contains one error. Find and correct it.
(2ms)
Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year (0) celebrated
some weeks after the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses (1) _________________
and paint the walls. New clothes are buyed for the occasion. One or (2) _________________
two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, who is the (3) ________________
traditional cake, and others goodies . On the New Year’s Eve , the (4) _________________
whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. Every members of (5) ________________
the family should be present during the dinner in which much (6) _________________
different kinds of dishes is served . On the New Year morning, the (7) _________________
young members of the family pay them respects to the elders. In (8) _________ _________
return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelops. (9) ________________
Then people go to visit their neighborhoods, friends and relatives. (10)
_________________
YOUR ANSWERS
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6. _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 9._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _
II. WRITING. (6 ms)
Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.
1. In the briefcase you will find a map, a file and a calculator.
The
briefcase
2. Pierre emigrated to Brazil in 1991 and is still there.
Pierre has
3. Are you sure that jacket is the right size for you?

2. The plane will be taking off in two hours' time.
3. The boy was told to clear up his room before doing his homework.
4. Tom's grandmother brought him up on her farm in Cornwall.
5. It was along time before she got over her tragic loss.
6. John is getting on well in his new job.
7. We'll have to keep on advertising until we find someone suitable.
8. The competition judges picked out the best display.
9. Daisy burst into tears as she waved goodbye.
10. Think about it. Don't rush into anything.
Part 4: 2 ms Chọn đúng mỗi câu cho 0,2 điểm
1. E 2. A 3. G 4.F 5.K 6.I
7. B 8. H 9. D 10.J
Part 5. 1m mỗi câu đúngcho 0,1 điểm
1. festivals/holiday 2. at 3. wish 4.time 5.until/till
6. dress 7. from 8. them 9. play 10. hardly
Part 6: 1m
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C D A B B C A D B B
Part 7. 1m
1. start 2. Although 3. preparations 4. bought 5. to 6. relatives
7. About 8. put 9. top 10. are
Part 8: 1,5 ms mỗi câu đúngcho 0,1 điểm
1. disadvantage 2. response 3. costly 4. inform 5. thoughtfully
6. extremely 7. valuable 8. preciousness 9. protected 10.
snowy
11. polluted 12. sociable 13. orphanage 14.extremely
15. activity
Part9 . 2 ms mỗi câu đúngcho 0,2 điểm
1. after  before 2. buved  bought 3. who  which 4. others  othe
5. members  member 6. much  many 7. is  are