Đề kiểm tra học kì I Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Sở GD & ĐT Đồng Tháp

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH ĐỒNG THÁP
	Ngày thi: 10/01/2012
ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT
(Đề gồm có 03 trang)
KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
Năm học: 2016-2017
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 9 THÍ ĐIỂM
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Người thực hiện: Lâm Hòa Hiệp
Đơn vị: Trường THCS Nguyễn Minh Trí
Email: lhhiep@gmail.com
Số điện thoại: 0919870506
Section A (6,0 points) 
Listen to the conversation twice and mark the best answer A,B,C or D for each of the following questions.
Question 1: Which festival does Ba invite Liz to attend?
	A. a school festival	B. a harvest festival	
C. a flower festival	D. rice-cooking festival
Question 2: How many bottles of water does one person have to take from each team? 
A. one	B. two 	C. three	D. four
Question 3: Is the fire made in the traditional way?
A. Yes, there is	B. No, there isn’t 	C. Yes, it is. 	D. No, it isn’t
Question 4: Who tastes the rice? 
A. The team members	B. The judges 
C. The participants	D. The winners
Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F). Write your answer on the answer sheet. 
Question 5: Solar energy can be cheap and clean.
Question 6: Most of our electricity now comes from nuclear power.
Question 7: The solar energy that gets to the earth cannot provide enough power for the world’s population.
Question 8: Solar energy can be used on cloudy days.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 
Question 9: A. impressed	 	B. disappointed 	C. wished	 	D. stopped
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 10: A. population	B. mausoleum	C. correspond	D. compulsory
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 11: Nam didn’t know ________ to find more information about the course.
 A. what	 B. why	 	C. where 	D. while
Question 12: It is important to ________ the wonders of the world so that future generations can see them with their own eyes.
 	A. destroy	B. ignore	C. remain	D. preserve
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 13: I have to take care of my little sister when my mother goes out.
 A. take up B. look after C. look forward to	D. look up
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 14: Documentaries seem quite boring to me.
 A. interesting	B. favorite	C. violet	 	D. helpful
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 15: I used to having a very good time with my grandparents when I was a child.
 A B C D 
Question 16: The doctor suggested that he should drink more water, and took a lot of rest.
 A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks. 
	Vietnamese’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is officially Known as the Lunar New Year or Tet. It occurs (17).late January or early February.The exact (18).changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparation for Tet holiday several weeks before. They clean and decorate their homes, (19)..special food such as sticky rice cakes. On Tet, people usually put on (20).new clothes, give one another the Tet season’s greetings, and pay mutual visits Tet is also the time for family reunions.
Question 17: A. on B. in C. at D. during
Question 18: A. time B. day C. date D.week
Question 19: A. cook B. do C. take D. give
Question 20: A. our B. her C. his D. their
Read the following passage and write T for true statements and F for false statements on your answer sheet. 
Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’s interest in computers started when he was a teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA; Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computers than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “I don’t think dropping out is a good idea.” In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world.
 True False
Question 21: He didn’t know how to relax after his hard work. 
Question 22: He regretted that he had dropped out of Harvard.
Question 23: He had always wanted to get his degree from Harvard.
Question 24: He wanted to make his father happy by getting his degree.
Section B (2,0 points) 
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (0,5 point)
Question 1: They say that he invented the digital camera.
=> It is said ______________________________________________________.
Question 2: You should visit the historical places of this area.
=> It is worth__________________________________________________.
II. Writing a paragraph (1,5 points) 
Write a short paragraph (about 80- 100 words) to introduce about a famous place in your province. You should write about:
	 + What place and where it is located.
	 + What special about it.
 + What can do there
 + How you feel and wish.
THE END.