Đề kiểm tra học kì I Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THCS Nguyễn Chí Thanh

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)
Nguyen Chi Thanh junior high school
Email: vohungviet66@gmail.com
Phone number: 0945868612
Section A (6,0 points) 
Listen to the passage twice and mark the best answer for each of the following questions. (1 point) Question 1: Lan and Maryam usually write to one another every
 A. two months 	 B. month C. two weeks 	 D. week
Question 2: Maryam was impressed because 
 A. Hanoi was big and modern.	 	B. Hanoi people were friendly.	
 C. Hanoi was different from Kualar Lumpur.	 D. Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur were the same.
Question 3: Maryam and Lan went to see.
 A. famous places in Hanoi	 B. areas for a place of worship 
 C. areas for recreation 	 D. all the above
Question 4: Maryam wanted to ...
 A. visit Hanoi the next summer B. invite Lan to Kualar Lumpur	 
 C. live in Hanoi D. visit Hue city
Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) of False (F). Write your answer on the answer sheet. (1 point)
_______Question 5: The main idea of the conservation is the way to make a kite .	 
_______Question 6: The movie team came to the village once every two months.
_______Question 7: Only the rich in the village had radio.	 
_______Question 8: Nguyen’s father doesn’t like the past. 	
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. adolescence 	B. confident 	C. depressed 	D. asset
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is stressed
Question 10: I’ve asked her several times but she doesn’t want to.
	 	 A B C D
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: This is a very beautiful piece of . 
A. embroidering B. embroidered C. embroider	 D. embroidery
Question 12: A ___________ is a solid figure or object, made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, etc.
A. sculpture 	B. painting 	C. medal	 D. picture
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 had to turn down her invitation to takek part in the trip because my mother didn’t allow me to go.
A. accept	 	B. remove	 	C. confuse D. refuse
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: It is reported that many of our man-made wonders have been damaged.
A. natural	B. unnatural	C. built	D. pristine
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: We wish we can consult an expert on how to solve this problem.
 	 A B C D
Question 16: Tom used to going to school by bus. Now he goes by bike.
 	 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. (1 point)
As a child, Phong always dreamt of going abroad to study. (17) ______ he graduated from high school, his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally (18) ______ true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong’s English was not very good and sometimes he did not understand what other people said. He also had difficulties in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt lonely in this new place, and missed all his buddies in Viet Nam. The food there was so different to what his mum used to cook for him. And for the first time in his life, Phong had to think about his finances, and to plan his spending carefully. But Phong was young and enthusiastic. He learnt to (19) ______ to this new environment. After two years, Phong is now very (20) _____ in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries. He is even good (21) ______ being able to earn money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant.
Question 17: A. During	B. After	 C. Before	D. While 
Question 18: A. came	B. come	 C. turned	D. become
Question 19: A. explore	B. discover C. adjust	D. adapt
Question 20: A. fluency	B. fluent	C. fluently	D. good 
Question 21: A. in	B. on	 C. at	D. of
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1 point) 
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’ 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.
Question 22: Which college did Bill Gates study after high school?
 A. Yale	 B. Havard	 	 C. Princeton	D. All of them
Question 23: Why did he stop studying before graduating?
 A. He was stressed 	C. He hate being a lawyer
 B. He liked computer games 	D. He liked doing business 
Question 24: Which sentence is true about Bill Gates ?
 A. He graduated from college before being a big boss C. His father wasn’t present at his speech. 
 B. He wasn’t accepted to famous colleges in the USA. D. For him, dropping out isn’t a good idea.
Question 25: Which sentence is not true about Bill Gates ?
A. He wanted to get degree although he dropped out 
C. He set up Microsoft alone. 
B. His foundation aims to a lot of good things
D. He was a good student at high school.
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, using the word in the bracket. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (0,5 point)
Question 26: They often swam in the river in their childhood. ( used)
 àThey.....
Question 27: People expect that the report will suggest some major reforms. (suggested)
 => It is expected  .
II. Writing a paragraph (1,5 points) 
Choose one facility which was not available twenty years ago and write a short description of how students in the past studied without that facility.(120 to 150 words)
In your writing, you should include:
- what facility it is
- what it is used for
- how students did the job in the past when they didn’t have it
- how you feel about the change
THE END
ANSWER KEY
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 điểm , riêng câu 17 đến câu 21 0,2 điểm mỗi câu
1. C
5. F
9. B
13. C
17. B
21. C
25. C
2. B
6. T
10. D
14. A
18. A
22. B
3. D
7. T
11. D
15. B
19. D
23. D
4. B
8. F
12. A
16. A
20. B
24. D
B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
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) 
(Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 điểm)
Question 1: They used to swim in the river (in their childhood)
Question 2: It is expected that some major reforms will be suggested by the report
 II. Writing a paragraph (1,5 points) 
Tiêu chí
Chi tiết
Thang
điểm
Điểm chấm 
Bố cục
Cấu trúc đoạn văn
0.1
Câu đề dẫn
0.1
Sắp xếp ý
0.1
Câu kết luận
0.1
Phát triển ý - nội dung
Lập luận, dẫn chứng, ví dụ
0.15
Phát triển ý 
0.15
Liên kết ý
0.15
Số lượng từ
0.1
Sử dụng ngôn từ
Phù hợp nội dung chủ đề
0.1
Phù hợp văn viết
0.1
Đa dạng về cấu trúc và từ vựng 
0.1
Ngữ pháp, dấu câu và chính tả
Sử dụng đúng dấu câu
0.05
Sử dụng thời, thể, cấu trúc đúng ngữ pháp
0.1
Viết đúng chính tả
0.1
Tổng điểm
Bằng số: 
1.5
Bằng chữ: 
HẾT.