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Năm học 2014-2015

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Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 9

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể phát đề)
Đề thi này có 4 trang

- Thí sinh làm trên giấy làm bài.
- Thí sinh làm phần nghe hiểu trước.
A. Listening (3.0 points)
Let’s listen
Part 1. People are talking about their roommates. Listen and choose the word that
best describes each person. (1.5 points)
1. A. talkative

B. helpful

C. messy

D. unreliable


D. sociable

6. A. studious

B. bad-tempered

C. quiet

D. inconsiderate

Part 2. Listen. Are these statements true or false? Check the correct answer. (1.5
points)
1. The clerk asks the customer to come back next week.
2. The clerk asks for the credit card.
3. The customer has to bring the briefcase back in a few days.
4. The customer should call the clerk tomorrow.
5. The clerk asks the customer to fill out a form.
6. The customer doesn’t need to show the clerk the guarantee.
B. Grammar and use (7.0 points)
Part 1. Choose the best answer. (2.0 points)
1. Minh used to walk a long way to work. Now he ___ to work.

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A. walks

B. no longer walks

C. didn’t walk

C. emblems

D. symptoms

C. go

D. will go

C. terrifying

D. terror

5. What are the main ___ of this illness?
A. tokens

B. traces

6. It’s time you ___ back to your work.
A. went

B. have gone

7. My cousin is very ___ of spiders.
A. terrify

B. terrified

8. When Mr. Tony came to Britain, he had to get used ___ on the left.
A. to driving


A

B

C

D
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4. After a carefully investigation, we soon discovered that the house was infested with
A

B

C

D

termites.
5. You should really see that new movie. We find it very excited.
A

B

C

D

6. Pele, from Brazil, is considered as one of the greatest football player of all time.

4. His lawyer speaks more ___ than yours. (persuade)
Part 5. Use the correct preposition. (1.0 point)
1. The little boy stopped playing football and ran ___ his mother, who has just come home.
A. after

B. off

C. for

D. towards

2. Why don’t we take Phuoc ___ with us on our next trip?
A. along

B. to

C. in

D. on

3. This computer isn’t capable ___ running this software.
A. at

B. of

C. in

D. with

4. English is used as an access ___ world scholarship and world trade.

D. early

2. A. unwilling

B. unexpected

C. unworried

D. unrestrained

3. A. achievement

B. development

C. appearance

D. circumstance

4. A. dependent

B. confident

C. free

D. independent

5. A. well

B. better


People have always dreamt of living forever, and although we all know this will (1)
____ happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and
disadvantages to a long life.
In the first place, people (2) ____ live longer can spend more time with their family
and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long,
relaxing time when they can do the things they have never had time for.
(3) ____ the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people
become ill and consequently have to (4) ____ time in hospital or become (5) ____ on their
children and friends. Many of them find this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In
addition to this, the (6) ____ people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old
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friends die or become ill and it’s often (7) ____ to make new friends.
To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay
healthy (8) ____ to remain independent and enjoy life.
D. Writing. (6.0 points)
Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the
sentences before them. (2.0 points)
1. Children learn a lot about how to behave in a situation like this.
Only …………………………………………………………………………. ………….
2. You practise a lot, and you will play well.
The more …………………………………………………………………….. …………
3. The boss made us work 12 hours a day.
We ……………………………………………………………………………………... .
4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
As long as ……..…………………………………………………………….. ………….
Part 2. Rewrite the following sentences, using the word given in capital. Do not
change this word in any way. (1.0 point)
1. There was too little time to go back home by bike.