Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng đầu năm môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

Họ và tên: ..Lớp 9. 
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ĐỀ KSCL ĐẦU NĂM MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
THỜI GIAN: 45 PHÚT
I- Language Focus. 
Choose the best answer:
1. He hasn’t seen her  she left school.
A. since
B. for
C. when
D. yet
2. Life in the city is different  life in the country.
A. about
B. with
C. for
D. from
3. China decided to build a big  here because the Olympic would be held there the following year.
A. grocery store
B. stadium
C. department store
D. movie theater
4. We have bought that washing machine  more than five years.
A. for
B. since
C. over
D. last
5. The earth is  big  the sun.
A. as / as
B. so / as
C. not so / as
D. the same / as
6. He is much . than his brothers.
A. more clever
B. so clever
C. cleverer
D. clever
7. When I came, their family . dinner.
A. had
B. had had
C. were having
D. was having
8. You should drive . than you did yesterday. I’m so worried.
A. carefully
B. more carefully
C. carefullier
D. very carefully
9. My car’s engine should . now. I’m leaving soon.
A. be stopped
B. be opened
C. be started
D. be begun
10. If we . running, we’ll get there soon.
A. go on
B. go in
C. go after
D. go for
11. I’m really concerned . saving natural resources.
A. about
B. with
C. for
D. in
12. You aren’t . to join the basketball team.
A. very tall
B. too tall
C. tall enough
D. enough tall 
13. I get up early . get to school on time.
A. in order to
B. so as to
C. to be able to
D. All are correct
14. I often went to work late when I lived in the city because of the  in rush hours.
A. pollution
B. traffic jam
C. people
D. noise
15. The radio is  loud. Can you turn it down a little bit?
A. too much
B. much too
C. too more
D. so much
16. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a. The air in developing countries (get) . more and more polluted.
b. They (cook) . your meal already. It (serve) . in a minute.
c. I’m really worried. I (think)  someone (follow) . us.
d. Would you mind (not smoke)  here?
e. The police (come) while between the boys (discuss)  something.
f. I suddenly feel like (lie)  on the beach.
g. Sorry about everything. I must (listen)  to your advices.
II- Reading. 
 Choose the suitable word from the box to fill in the gaps.
festival
celebrated
served
thought 
holiday
roofs 
open
bringing
presents
brought
In England, as in all English speaking country, a big festival called Christmas is (17) every year. This is occasion for everyone to have time with their family. Children really like this festival because they are given (18) by Father Christmas or Santa Clause, as they call him in the USA, on Christmas Eve (December 24th). He comes when everybody is asleep and he goes on a sleigh pulled by reindeer that can fly from house to house. They land on the (19)  of the houses and Santa comes down the chimney, leaving presents on stockings hanging around the fireplace or at the children’s beds.
The following morning is the morning of Christmas Day. Children usually get up very early to (20)  their presents. Then they have plenty of time to have fun with their new toys while their parents prepare the dinner for the whole family which is (21) in the early afternoon. They eat stuffed roast turkey with roast potatoes. For dessert, they have Christmas puddings, (21) to table flaming hot.
On December 26th, Boxing Day, people get up later because it’s a public (22) It’s another day of eating, drinking, watching TV or going out to watch some sport.
 Read the paragraph above and choose the best answer.
24. Christmas Eve is the .
A. night after Christmas
B. night before Christmas
C. night of Christmas Day
25. Santa goes into the houses though the 
A. chimney of the house
B. sleigh pulled by reindeer
C.fireplace or children’s bed
26. The stockings are filled with . by Santa.
A. Children’s bed	 C. the fireplace and Christmas tree
B. Christmas gifts
27. In the morning of Christmas Day, the children . .
A. play while dinner is prepared.
B. play with their parents while preparing dinner.
C. use the toys to help prepare dinner.
28. The Christmas puddings are  when people eat them.
A. still frozen	 B. very new	 C. very warm
III- Writing 
 Rewrite the sentences, keep the meaning unchanged.
29. “Did you visit this museum last summer” – Mai said to Hoa.
ÞMai asked 
30. “I’m staying with my family in Hoi An now” – John said on the phone.
ÞJohn said 
31. The last time I wore black trousers was a week ago.
Þ I have 
32. They are going to repair their old house next month.
Þ Their .
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