Name : …………………………… Đề kiểm tra chấtlượngđầunăm ( 2008-2009 ) Class : ………… Môn : Tiếng anh Lớp 9 School : Sao Nam Thời gian : 45’ A. Phần trắc nghiệm : ( 5m ) I. Listen : Tim Jone’s Mexican pen pal, Carlo, is visiting the USA. Listen to the passage twice and do the task as directed. a) Choose the best answer : 1. Tim Jones invites……………….to go to a restaurant. a. Maryam b. Carlo c. Lan d. Nga 2. They have to go through……………… to catch the bus. a. a park b. a hotel c. a restaurant d. a bridge 3. Carlo …………….walking the park. a. doesn’t like b. like c. hate d. loves b) Answer the questions : 4. Why does Tim Jones ask Carlo to be careful / …………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. Does Carlo eat hamburgers ? ………………………………………………………………………………………… II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or do the task as directed : 6. In the countryside, people are……………… and the air is clean. a. friendliness b. friendly c. friends d. friendliness 7. What things can we …………….? Glass , plastic , bottles and old plastic bags. a. to reuse b. reuse c. reusing d. reused 8. It’s difficult ………………your directions. a. follow b. following c. followed d. to follow 9. We’re looking forward to ……………… you in June. a. to see b. to seeing c. seeing d. see 10. Write soon and……………… your arrival date and time. a. confirm b. confirming d. to confirm d. confirmed 11. …………….is the official religion in Malaysia. a. Buddhism b. Hinduism c. Islam d. Catholic 12. ……………….in a compulsory second language in Malaysia. a. French b. Vietnamese c. English d. Tamil 13. Choose the incorrect part : The boy reads a book is Ba. A b c d 14. Choose the correct part : How do Mrs Quyen going to Mrs Smith house ? By car. A b c d 15. Choose the word whose undrlined part is pronounced differently from the others : a. climate b. comprise c. notice d. divide B. Phần tự luận : II. Reading comprehension : ( 3ms ) 1 ) Read the text carefully and do the task as directed : (2ms) As a small girl Amelia Earhart enjoyed doing exciting things. She grew up and became the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by plane, Ocean by plane, the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone . How did Amelia Earhart fall in love with flying ? It may have started the day she turned nine years old. It was July 24, 1907, Amelia’s ninth birthday, and papa had promised to take his daughter to the State fair. Amelia had never been to a big fair before , and this one was everything she had hoped for. She loved the colors, sounds, crowds, and excitement of the fair. It was at the fair that she saw an airplane for the first time. The strange machine flew right above her. Amelia started in silence . “Pa pa” Amelia suddenly shouted, “it’s the most exciting thing I’ve ever seen in my whole life”. Though she still didn’t understand why and how a plane flew, there was one thing she did know. She wanted to fly ! a) Write the questions for the following answers ( 1m) 1. Exciting things. ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………. 2. Right above her. ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………. b) Complete the following sentences. (1m) 1. Amelia Earhart wanted to be ………………. 2. She went to the State fair with ………………… 2) Read the passage and then fill in each blank with one suitable word. (1m) The…………….of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur and it is also the largest city in the country. The population in 2001 was over 22 million. Islam is the country’s…………… religion . In addition, there are other………………… such as Buddhism and Hinduism . The ……………….language is Bahasa Malaysia. III. Writing : Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it . (2ms) 1. The last time I played football was in 1971. I haven’t………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 2. Miss Lien wrote the letter. The letter…………………………………………………………………………………… ………. 3.‘ Do you like English ?’ He asked He asked me……………………………………………………………………………………… … 4.She was a famous singer 15 years ago. She used to…………………………………………………………………………………………. . Name : …………………………… Đề kiểm tra chất lượng đầu năm ( 2008-2009 ) Class : ………… Môn : Tiếng anh Lớp 9 School : Sao Nam Thời. was July 24, 1907, Amelia’s ninth birthday, and papa had promised to take his daughter to the State fair. Amelia had never been to a big fair before , and