Bài kiểm tra tháng 10 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

BÀI KIỂM TRA THÁNG 10
PART I: (1,0 point) PHONETICS
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
	1. A. Japanese	B. understand	C. impression	D. disappear
	2. A. plumber	B. complain	C. prevent	D. design
	3. A. technical	B. department	C. medicine	D. product
	4. A. informative	B. congratulate	C. mausoleum	D. conclusive
	5. A. complete	B. consumer	C. surprise	D. satisfy
PART II: (3,0 points) VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (2,0 points).
	1. Mai could answer the phone if she ______ in the office now.
	A. is 	B. would be	C. were	D. will be
	2. I wish you ______ me yesterday. I waited but you didn’t come.
	A. visited	B. would visit	C. had visited	D. will visit
	3. These old houses are going to be ______ soon.
	A. laid out	B. run down	C. pulled down	D. knocked out
	4. She gave a ______ performance of the concerto that had the audience on its feet.
	A. matchless	B. suitable	 	 C. listless	 D. competent
	5. The package containing books and records ______ last week.
	A. is delivered	B. are delivered	C. was delivered	D. were delivered
	6. Not many people ______ for the meeting last night.
	A. turned on	B. turned out	 C. turned up	 D. turned down
	7. ______ playing professional basket ball, she also enjoys tennis.
	A. Besides	B. Moreover	C. Apart	D. Together
	8. My parents saw me ______ at the railway station.
	A. in	B. for	C. up	D. off
	9. ______ we've been having!
	A. What dreadful weather	 B. What a dreadful weather	 
	 C. How dreadful the weather is	 D. How dreadful the weather	
	10. Mark: “ Would you like to join us on Sunday?” We're going on a picnic at the lake."
 Mary: “______, but I have a test on Monday, and I have to get ready for it”
	A. Yes, please	B. I'd love to	 C. Please don't	 D. As a matter of fact
	11. Tell me ______ of your parents will go to the meeting.
	A. which	B. whom	C. who	D. that
	12. I don’t understand how John could have made ______ 
	A. such big mistake	B. so big mistake	C. such a big mistake	D. so a big mistake
	13. He says he enjoys job as a baker but it has taken him over a year to ______ to working at night.
	A. use	B. get used	C. used	D. getting used
	14. You have to let your children ______ their own way in the end.
	A. to go	B. going	C. go	D. went
	15. She is grown up. She is ______
	A. very old	B. an adolescent	C. a teenager	D. an adult
 16. His farther has a very_______ temper.
	A. fast	B. swift	C. speedy	D. quick
	17. The _______ age of the boy in this class is fifteen.
	A. general	B. average	C. equal	D. usual
	18. ______ pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them.
	A. Although	B. However	C. Because	 	D. On account of
	19. You can’t _______ on me to help you if you find yourself in trouble.
	A. calculate	B. base	C. count	D. support
	20. To my ______ knowledge, he has no previous convictions.
	A. certain	B. absolute	 C. complete	 	 D. definite
II. Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets. Write them on your answer sheet. (1,0 point)
1. Many people think it’s very ____ whether a cure will be found for cancer before the year 2000
(doubt)
2. It is quite safe to go near the volcano. It has been ______ for years
(act)
3. The weather in this country is so _______ that you never know what to expect.
(predict)
4. Despite the star studded cast, the film was only _______ successful.
(part)
5. Industrial robots work with far greater _______ than most men.
(precise)
6. Playing for the national team for the first time was his _______ experience.
(forget)
7. All the newspapers praised the _______ of the firemen.
(brave)
8. These _______ will conserve the Earth’s resources.
(innovate)
9. I was so disappointed all my efforts ended in _______
(fail)
10. We get along pretty well, although of course we have our ______ from time to time.
(different)
PART III: (3,0 points) READING 
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (1,0 point)
	LOST IN SPACE
	Man has endeavoured to explore space for centuries but was able to start realising this dream only (1).................decades ago. Over the centuries great minds have contributed to this ultimate (2)..................but space travel did not become possible until the great technological achievements of the 20th century.
	The space age (3).................in October 1957 with the launching of the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 1. (4)......................the United States followed with their own spacecraft launch in January 1958. Both the Russian and the American spacecraft were totally (5) ..................when reentering the Earth's atmosphere.
	The first living creature to travel into space was a dog (6).................. Laika. (7)...............the journey, test was conducted on the dog and these results provided scientists with important medical data (8) .................expanded knowledge with regard to these effects of space on living beings. (9)............., the spacecraft again failed to enter the Earth's atmosphere intact and Laika tragically died in space. Nonetheless Laika's journey was undoubtedly an important (10)................... in the history of space exploration.
	1. A. few	B. a few	C. little	D. a little
	2. A. goal	B. intention	C. meaning	D. purpose
	3. A. set out	B. happened	C. set off	D. started
	4. A. Until then	B. Even so	C. After that	D. though
	5. A. broken down	B. destroyed	C. disappeared	D. hurt
	6. A. calling	B. to call	C. calls	D. called
	7. A. Throughout	B. From	C. At	D. After
	8. A. what	B. how	C. when	D. which
	9. A. Because	B. But	C. However	D. Although
	10. A. happening	B. event	C. chance	D. occurrence
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (1,0 point)
 In order to request telephone service in the United States, either call or visit your local telephone store. A sales representative will be glad to show you samples of the designs and colors available. Simply choose the design and color that you prefer, and leave your name, address and employer’s name with the sales representative. Students with scholarships should provide their sponsor’s name instead of an employer’s name. A fifty-dollar security deposit must be paid prior to telephone installation, and may be made by check, cash, Master card or Visa. On the date your telephone to be installed, a responsible person, such as an apartment manager, must be at home to unlock the door for the serviceman.
1. The purpose of this passage is ______
A. to persuade	B. to correspond	C. to inform	D. to entertain
2. According to the passage, who will install your telephone?
	A. A sales representative	B. a serviceman	
	C. A manager	D. An employer
3. How much money you will have to pay in advance?
	A. $15,000	B. $50,000	C. $15	D. $50
4. The author mentions all of the following as steps for securing telephone service EXCEPT ______
	A. Call or visit a telephone store	B. Leave information with a sales representative
	C. Give the serviceman a key to your apartment	D. Pay a fifty-dollar deposit
5. We can infer from this passage that ______
	A. there is more than one kind of telephone.
	B. the person requesting telephone service must be at home when it is installed.
	C. students may not request telephone service.
	D. credit cards may not be used to pay for security deposits.
III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet. (1,0 point) 
Every nation and every country has its ___(1)___ customs and traditions. In Britain traditions ___(2)___ a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are ___(3)___ of their traditions and carefully keep them up.
	It has ___(4)___ the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are ___(5)___.
	To this day an English family ___(6)___ a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people ___(7)___ gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement ___(8)___ green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.
	Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different ___(9)___ Scotland, Ireland, Wales and ___(10)___. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.
PART IV: WRITING (3,0 points)
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (1,0 point)
1. Only when they told me about it later I realized what I had missed.
 A B C D
2. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend.
 A B C D
3. My family used to be having dinner at 7.30 in the evening.
 A B C D
4. I’d like to go out for dinner, but I don’t feel like to eat out tonight.
 A B C D
5. If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it.
 A B C D
6. If he weren’t too old, he would apply to the job as a war reporter.
 A B C D
7. Kangaroos, that can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails.
 A B C D
8. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities.
 A B C D 
9. John lived in New York since 1970 to 1985, but he’s now living in California. 
 A B C D
10. There were so much people trying to leave the burning building that the police had a great deal of 
 A B C D
trouble controlling them.
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original sentence. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (2,0 points)
	1. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
	à It is such ........................................................................................................................
	2. I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.
	à The last time ..................................................................................................................
	3. “Why don’t you ask your teacher for advice?” said my sister to me.
	à My sister suggested ........................................................................................................
	4. Helen had her shoes polished by the boy.
	à Helen had .......................................................................................................................
	5. I simply fail to understand some of my friends' attitude to work.
	à I have some friends 
	6. I don’t have enough money with me now; otherwise I will buy that coat.
	à If I ...................................................................................................................................
	7. She thought it was too difficult for her to finish her work by lunchtime.
	à She found .........................................................................................................................
	8. “Shall we go to the theatre tonight?” said one of the boys.
	à One of the boys ..................................................................................................................
	9. You are supposed to complete the assignment in two weeks.
	à It is ......................................................................................................................................
	10. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Sunday.
	à I’d rather .............................................................................................................................
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