Đề khảo sát tháng 4 năm học 2012 - 2013 môn: Tiếng Anh 9

TRƯỜNG THCS BÍCH SƠN
ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT THÁNG 4
Năm học 2012-2013
HỌ TÊN HỌC SINH:......................................
LỚP :9..................
Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút 
(Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ giấy này)
ĐIỂM
NHẬN XÉT CỦA GIÁO VIÊN
I. Choose the word which has the underlined is pronounced different from the others.(1pt)
 1. a/ know	 b/ cover 	 c/ row d/ solar
	2. a/ who	 b/ whom c/ what d/ whose
	3. a/ choose 	 	 b/ door c/ groom d/ cook
	4. a/ needed 	 	 b/ received c/ polluted d/ celebrated
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (2pts). 
1. How about.................energy – saving bulbs? 
A. use	B. using	C. to use	 	D. used 
 2. Can you turn. the television? I want to watch the news.
A. in	B. on	C. off	D. for 
3. We decided not to go out for a meal.. we were too tired.
A. but	B. because	C. so 	D. and
4. You haven’t eaten your pudding,.?
A. have you 	B. haven’t you	C. do you	D. don’t you 
5. You must listen to the tape  before answering the questions.
A. care	B. careful	C. carefully	D. careless
6. You should have a check your water pipes monthly.
A. doctor	B. plumber	C. policeman	D. teacher 
7. The children felt..when Tet Festival was coming near.
A. excited	B. excitement	C. excitedly	D. exciting
8. I suggest up the beach.
A. clean	B. to clean	C . cleaning	D. cleaned 
III. Give the correct tense of the verbs in the brackets. (2pts) .
1. If we plant more trees, we (have) more shade and fresh air.
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2. They ( live) in Bac Giang since 1999.
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3. The teacher suggests that he (learn) harder.
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4. Listen! What language they(speak) ?
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IV. Match column A with column B. (1pt).
A
B
1. It would be better if we don’t throw trash onto the water.
a. Thanks.
2. Well done, Ba!
b. there will be a shortage of fresh water in the future.
3. If we go on wasting water,
c. that we should practice speaking English daily.
4. He suggests 
d. That’s a good idea. Let’s do that.
............1...................2................3............................4.........................................................
V. Read the passage carefully and then answer the given questions. (2pts)
 Tet or Lunar New Year is the most important celebration in the year which occurs in late January or early February. Tet is a time for family members who live apart try to be together . The preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. However, there is great excitement building up well before Tet. Streets are decorated with colored lights and red banners. Shops are full of goods. People ofen buy gifts, clean and decorate their house and cook traditional foods for Tet.
	On the first days of Tet people try to be nice and polite to others. They visit their relatives or friends and exchange New Year’s wishes. Children receive the “lucky money” inside red envelopes. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy new year for themselves and their family.Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country.
Questions:
1. Does the Tet holiday in Vietnam occur in late January or early February ?
	2. What are streets decorated with?
	3. What do Vietnamese people often do to prepare for Tet?
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	4. Where do many people go to pray for a happy new year?
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VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1pt)
1. They have just sold that old house.
 That old house.................................................................................................... 
2. It rained heavily, so we had to stay at home.
 Because...................................................................................................................
3. He wasn’t hungry but he ate a lot of food 
Even though
Neil Armstrong is an American.He walked on the moon. 
 Neil Armstrong, who...........................................................................................................
VII. Write the correct forms of the words in brackets. (1 point)
1. (Electric).., gas and water are not luxuries but necessities.
2. We can save (nature) . resources by using solar energy. 
3. We reduce the amount of garbage to protect the (environmental)....................... 	
4. She was (extreme)......................................pleased that she passed the exam.