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M«n: TiÕng Anh 9 – N¨m häc 2008 – 2009
Thêi gian: 120 phót
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I. Choose the words or phrase in the brackets that best complete each sentence.
1. My brother, together with his friends, always (go/ goes/ going/ gone) round collecting wood for bonfire night.
2. The town is (in/ on) the Dong Nai River (in/ on) the left bank.
3. I am lucky (that/ so/ as/ enough) to study abroad.
4. Tom seems (happily/ happiness/ happy/ unhappily) today.
5. He is waiting for the (arrival/ arrive/ arriving/ arrives) of his wife’s plane.
6. Their house is about three times ( so big as/ as big than/ as big as/ bigger as) ours.
7. I (lived/ have lived/ live/ will live) in Hue city since I was a little girl.
8. This painting is (less impressive/ least impressive/ the less impressive/ not as impressive) than that one.
9. She asked her children (to stop playing/ stop to play/ stop playing/ stopping to play).
10. Da Lat is one of the (mountainous/ mountaineer/ mountains/ mountaining) areas of Viet nam.
11. I hope this sweet letter will (reach/ come/ go/ take) you.
12. Ba has to walk to school, so he wishes he (has/ had/ will have/ shall have) a bike.
13. She doesn’t like Spanish (so/ though/ but/ when) she has to study the language.
14. She was (such/ so/ too) tired that she couldn’t do anything at all.
15. My house is just (near here/ near to/ near by/ near from). I live in the nearby neighborhood.
16. My mother wishes she (can/ can be/ could/ could be) beautiful and young forever.
17. ( What/ Where/ How/ Which) do you prefer, country life or city life?
18. It is our tradition to wear this kind of costume on National days. We also have (other/ others/ another/
anothers) traditional clothes.
19. Poets are normally inspired with beauty. They write a lot of beautiful poems thanks to this (inspire/
inspiring/ inspiration/ inspired).
20. Reaching the village, you can see a big house (to build/ built/ be built/ build) in the middle of the meadow.
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. This knife is (use) because it can’t cut anything.
2. Mr Smith was really impressed by the (friend) of Hanoi people.
3. People should do something to keep the environmet (pollution).

2. Wait a minute. I (have) an idea. Let’s go and see Roger. We last (see) him a long time ago.
3. It’s nice to be back here in Lodon. This is the second time I (come) here.
4. What (you/ buy) with the money you won in the lottery?
5. Leave the car here. May be the police (not notice).
6. Which hotel (you/ stay) in whenever you (come) here?
V. Fill in the blanks with one suitable word:
Louis Armstrong, who (1) ________ born in 1890 and (2) _______ in 1971, was a very famous jazz
musician. He used to be known as “Satchmo” and this nickname stayed with him all his (3) _________ . As a
child in New Orleans, he learnt to (4) __________ the trumpet while he was living in a special home for
children who(5) ________ got into trouble with the police. When he had finished his stay in the home, he
(6) _________ various bands and then he formed his own. Between 1925 (7) _________ 1928 he made about 60
records. These records made him one (8) __________ the first solo stars in the history of pop (9) __________ .
When he died, he had (10) ___________ making records and he had been touring all over(11) __________ for
more than forty years, and he (12) ___________ just as popular (13) ___________ he had been berore. He even
(14) __________ a number one pop record – What A Wonderful World – (15) ___________ the 1960s
VI. Read the following passage and then decide which sentence is True or False.
Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework. They say that it is unneccessary
for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the
homework tasks they give to students. The results is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already
done at school.
Recently in Greece many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers gave to
their children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they wanted to stop it. Spain
and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently. In Denmark, Germany and several countries in
Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends. In Holland, teachers allow students to stay at school to do
their homework. The children are free to help one another. Similar arrangements also exist in some British
schools.
Most people agree that homework is unfair. A student who can do his homework in a quiet and
comfortable room is in a much better position than a student who does his homework in a small, noisy room
with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents take no interest at all
in their children’s homework.

4. He got wet because he forgot his umbrella.
5. During the week I get up earlier than at the weekend.
6. Yesterday morning I was eating/ having breakfast when my friend Marco arrived.
7. Marco said: “Don’t forget your tennis racket ”
8. Have you ever driven this kind of car before?
9. Chris is said to have been in the army.
10. The water was not warm enough for the children to swim ( in).
IV. (0,25 x 10 = 2,5ms)
1. was not wearing – didn’t notice – was driving 2. have/ have had - saw
3. have come 4. are going to buy
5. will not/ won t’ notice 6. do you stay - come
V. (0,3 x 15 = 4,5 ms)
1. was 2. died 3. life 4. play 5. had
6. joined 7. and 8. of 9. music 10. been
11. world 12. was 13. as 14. had 15. in
VI. ( 0,25 x 10 = 2,5 ms)
1. T 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. T