THE FOURTH ENGLISH TEST Grade: 9 Duration : 45 minutes 1. Matrix: Chủ đề Nội dung cụ thể Nhận biết Thông hiểu Vận dụng Tổng % Cấp độ thấp Cấp độ cao TN TL TN TL TN TL TN TL I. Listening Listen to the weather forecast news and fill the missing words. 5 2,5 5 2,5 25% II. Reading Read the passage and answer the questions 5 2,5 5 2,5 25% III. Language Vocabulary: 3 0,75 1 0,25 10 2,5 25% Preposition 1 0,25 Wish clause 1 0,25 Relative clause 1 0,25 1 0,25 Tag question 1 0,25 connective 1 0,25 IV. Writing Write a story, use the words given 1 2,5 1 2,5 25% Tổng 13 4,5 42,5% 7 3,5 32,5% 1 2,5 25% 21 10 100% 2. Contents: I. LISTENING. ( 2,5m). Listen to the tape and fill in the missing words. Here is tomorrow’s weather forecast. (1) ……… and areas to the north will be. (2) ………. Hanoi will have temperatures between. (3) ……… and 27 o C. It will be raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa. The south- central coast can expect thunderstorms. Hue will experience temperatures between. (4) ……… and 30 o C. There will also be thunderstorms over the central highlands. Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds during the day. Ho Chi Minh City’s. (5) ………………… will be between 27 o C and 35 o C. II. READING. ( 2,5 ms). Read the letter then answer the questions: Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 30- 40 percent of the total rainfall on the earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international problem. One country, or even a few countries cannot solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late. 1. Where are tropical rain forests found? - …………………………………………………………… 2. How are rain forests to the world’s climate? -……….…………………………………………………… 3. How much percent of the world’s oxygen does Amazon rain forests produce? - …………………………………………………………… 4. What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests? - ………………………………………………………… 5. Is saving our rain forests only a national problem? - …………………………………………………………… III. LANGUAGE FOCUS.( 2,5ms). Choose the suitable words/ phrases to complete the sentences: 1. Bill Gates, …… is the president of Microsoft company, is a billionaire. a. who b. whom c. that d. which 2. I wish the examination ………easier. a. is b. will be c. would d. were 3. We haven’t met together………two months. a. since b. for c. before d. untill 4. You should … the amount of water your family uses to save money. a. reuse b. reduce c. recycle d. waste 5. A tropical storm called a… in Australia. a. hurricane b. typhoon c. cyclone d. tornado 6. You can use computer, …… ? a. do you b. don’t you c. can you d. can’t you 7. Minh’s hobbies are playing soccer ….going fishing. a. and b. so c. however d. but 8. I am looking …. My keys. Where are they? a. at b. after c. for d. up 9. Viet Nam…….in South-east Asia, exports rice. a. which is b. , which is c. that is d. who is 10. The earthquake in Kobe in ……caused severe damage. a. 1995 b. 1990 c. 1991 d. 1997 IV. WRITING. ( 2,5.ms) Write a story, use the words given. It/ beautiful day. Sun/ shine; sky/ blue; weather/ perfect. Lan/ outside/ play/ her dog/ Skippy. All of a sudden/ dog/ behave strangely. She/ keep/ run around/ circles. Lan/ run/ home/ with/ dog/ tell/ mother/ what Skippy/ do. Lan’s mother- Mrs.Quyen/ tell Lan/ she/ hear/ on TV/ there/ be/ typhoon coming. Mrs.Quyen/ gather/ family/ tell/ they/ find/ shelter/ in the home. Suddenly/ sky/ become/ very dark. Storm/ come/ with strong winds/ heavy rain. Mrs.Quyen/ family/ scared. But/ soon/ storm/ finish. Everyone/ glad. What/ clever/ dog/ Skippy! She/ save/ Lan/ from/ catch/ in/ typhoon. ANSWER KEYS I. LISTENING. ( 2,5m). Listen to the tape and fill in the missing words. 1. Hanoi 2. sunny 3. 23 o C 4. 25 o C 5. temperatures Tapescript: Here is tomorrow’s weather forecast. Hanoi and areas to the north will be sunny. Hanoi will have temperatures between 23 o C and 27 o C. It will be raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa. The south- central coast can expect thunderstorms. Hue will experience temperatures between 25 o C and 30 o C. There will also be thunderstorms over the central highlands. Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds during the day. Ho Chi Minh City’s temperatures will be between 27 o C and 35 o C. II. READING. ( 2,5 ms). Read the letter then answer the questions: 1. Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. 2. Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. 3. The Amazon rain forest produces about 30- 40 percent of the world’s oxygen. 4. They think that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth. 5. No, it isn’t.( It is an international problem.) III. LANGUAGE FOCUS.( 2,5ms). Choose the suitable words/ phrases to complete the sentences: 1. a. who 2. d. were 3. b. for 4. b. reduce 5. c. cyclone 6. d. can’t you 7. a. and 8. c. Delta 9. b. , which is 10. a. 1995 IV. WRITING. ( 2,5.ms) Write a story, use the words given. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shiny, the sky was blue and the weather was perfect. Lan was outside playing with her dog, Skippy. All of a sudden the dog began behaving strangely. She kept running around circles. Lan ran home with her dog to tell her mother what Skippy was doing. Lan’s mother- Mrs.Quyen told Lan that she heard on TV there was a typhoon coming. Mrs.Quyen gathered her family and told them to find shelter in the house. Suddenly, the sky became very dark. The storm came with strong winds and heavy rain. Mrs.Quyen and her family were scared. But soon the storm finished. Everyone was glad. What a clever dog, Skippy is! She saved Lan from being catch in the typhoon. . can expect thunderstorms. Hue will experience temperatures between. (4) ……… and 30 o C. There will also be thunderstorms over the central highlands. Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect. can expect thunderstorms. Hue will experience temperatures between 25 o C and 30 o C. There will also be thunderstorms over the central highlands. Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect. given. It/ beautiful day. Sun/ shine; sky/ blue; weather/ perfect. Lan/ outside/ play/ her dog/ Skippy. All of a sudden/ dog/ behave strangely. She/ keep/ run around/ circles. Lan/ run/ home/