It is made up a coastal plain in the west and a tropical rain forest in the east.. These two areas are separated by the Andes mountains in the center of the country.[r]
(1)TRƯỜNG THPT TRÀ NÓC ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM NĂM HỌC: 2010 – 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI: 9
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút ( khơng tính thời gian phát đề) I Lexicon – Grammar (5pts)
Select the best option for each of the following questions from to 20
1 she was really impressed by the beauty of the city and by the ………… of its people. A friendliness B friendless C friendliness D friendly.
2 She enjoyed the ……… atmosphere during her vacation in a mountainous village. A modern B busy C peaceful D noisy
3 Nga: Hello, you must be Maryam Maryam: ………
A Mustn’t I? B That’s right, I am. C Hello, where are you from? D Am I?
4 Malaysia is divided ……… two regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia
A between B into C on D for. 5 These flowers are great
- They ……… to me yesterday by one of my fans
A have been sent B are sent C sent D were sent.
6 Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others A started B finished C watched D looked
7 Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others A school B children C Chinese D church
8.Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
A atmosphere B currency C compulsory D interesting. 9 I rarely eat ice – cream now, but I ………… it when I was a child.
A eat B used to eat C would eat D didn’t use to eat 10 His collection ……… over 200 paintings.
A comprises B consists C depends D belongs 11 Yoko and Maryam ……… at least once every two weeks
A correspond B uses C continued D introduced. 12 They moved to USA years ago, but we still ………
A consist of B separate from C keep in touch D look up 13 “Monica is such a nice person” “ Yes, I wish I ………… her more often”
A see B will see C saw D have seen 14 ……… Friday, Maryam wanted to visit the mosque on Hang Luoc street.
A In B On C At D Between. 15 Lan enjoyed the quiet atmosphere while Maryam ……….
A is praying B was praying C prays D have prayed. 16 “ Let’s go shopping next Sunday.”
(2)A Yes, please B Yes, let’s C That’s a good trip D That’s fine day. 17 Nga: Please to meet you ……… I’m Nga.
Yoko: Please to meet you My name is Yoko.
A Let me introduce B Let me speak C I introduce D introduce myself. 18 Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others
A beach B weather C teacher D reach 19 West Malaysia and East Malaysia ……… by about 640 kms of the sea.
A are separated B separated C separates D were separated. 20 What is the ……… of Thailand? – “ The bath”.
A population B territory C government D currency II READING COMPREHENSION (3pts)
A Read the following passage and select the best option to complete each of the blanks from 21 1o 26 (1.5pts)
CANADA
Canada is the largest country in (1)……… Its population is not – very large, however About 25 million people live in Canada – less than half the (2)……… ……of Britain or France and only one thirtieth of the population of India Canada is in North America and (3)………… is Ottawa It is a rich country(4) ……… a lot of natural resources In Southern Canada the land is very (5) ………… for farming and Canada exports a lot of wheat In the north there are magnificent forests In the west, there are some very high mountains (6) ……… the Rockies.
21 A the ASEAN B the Africa C the world D Australia. 22 A people B area C population D Muslim. 23 A it’s B it is C its D it.
24 A with B of C from D to.
25 A good B well C beautiful D impressive 26 A call B called C is called D are called
B Read the following passage and select the best answer to each of the question from 27 to 32 (1.5pts)
Ecuador is situated on the equator in the northwest of South America It is made up a coastal plain in the west and a tropical rain forest in the east These two areas are separated by the Andes mountains in the center of the country
The economy is based on oil and agricultural products More oil is produced in Ecuador than any other South American country except Venezuela Bananas, coffee, and cocoa are grown there Many of these products are exported Hardwood is also produced and
exported The people are mostly of India origin Several Indian languages are spoken there, for example, Quechua, Spanish, is spoken in Ecuador, too The currency is called the Sucre
Equator: đường xích đạo; except for: ngoại trừ; plain: đồng bằng
(3)A a coastal plain in the south and a rain forest in the north. B two separated plains.
C a rain forest in the east and a plain on the western coast. D The Andes mountains and a coastal plain in the east.
28 Many agricultural products are exported from Ecuador, except for……… A coffee B cocoa C bananas D grapes. 29 Most of the population of Ecuador has the origin.
A Spanish B India C Quechua D Venezuela. 30 Ecuador has tropical climate because it
A lies on the equator.
B is situated in North America C has two separated areas
D the economy based on oil and agricultural products
31 According to the passage, the country producing most oil in South America is ………… A Brazil B Venezuela C Argentina D Ecuador. 32 The word “It” in line refers to
A America B Venezuela C Ecuador D India. IV WRITING (2pts)
A Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first (1pt) 33 I don’t often have coffee for breakfast now
- I used ……… 34 I haven’t met him for two years
- I last ……… 35 People widely speak English, Chinese and Tamil in Malaysia.
- English ……… 36 Susan doesn’t like being so short.
- Susan wishes ………. B Franỗois is visiting Canada He wrote a letter to his Parents Write a from letter using the cues given (1pt)
Dear Mom and Dad,
1 I / arrived / Canada / last Saturday / and my uncle / met / the airport.
- ………
2 I and my cousin / have visited / many interesting places / and / we / played / a lot of exciting games.
- ……….
3 I / take / lots of photograph / and / buy / many souvenirs / you and my younger brother
- ………
4 I / return / Sunday / p.m / Please / meet / the airport
- ……… Love
(4)ANSWER KEYS – ENGLISH 9.
I Lexicon – Grammar (5pts)
Select the best option for each of the following questions from to 20 1 C friendliness
2 C peaceful 3 B That’s right, I am. B into
5 D were sent.
6 A started 7 A school 8 C compulsory 9 B used to eat 10 A comprises
11 A correspond 12 C keep in touch
13 C saw 14 B On 15 B was praying 16 B Yes, let’s
17 D introduce myself 18 B weather 19 D were separated.
20 D currency
II READING COMPREHENSION (3pts)
A Read the following passage and select the best option to complete each of the blanks from 21 1o 26 (1.5pts)
21 C the world 22 C population 23 C its
24 A with 25 A good 26 B called
B Read the following passage and select the best answer to each of the question from 27 to 32 (1.5pts)
27 C a rain forest in the east and a plain on the western coast. 28 D grapes.
(5)IV WRITING (2pts)
A Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first (1pt) 33 - I used to have coffee for breakfast
34 - I last met years ago
35 - English, Chinese and Tamil are widely spoken in Malaysia.
36 - Susan wishes she was / were tall Or she wasn’t / weren’t so short.
B Franỗois is visiting Canada He wrote a letter to his Parents Write a from letter using the cues given (1pt)
Dear Mom and Dad,
1 - I arrived in Canada last Saturday and my uncle met me at the airport.
2 - I and my cousin have visited many interesting places and we haved played a lot of exciting games.
3 - I took lots of photograph and bought many souvenirs for you and my younger brother
4 - I will return on Sunday at p.m Please, meet me at the airport Love