Bài thi môn: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 – BẢNG A

SECTION A. LISTENING
Part 1: (20 points) Listen to the recording twice. Do the task below.
Questions 1-10. Complete the notes below. Write no more than three words or a number for each answer.
The Government plans to give (1) $ ______________ to assist the farmers. This money was to be spent on
improving Sydney’s (2) _____________ but has now been re-allocated. Australia has experienced its worst
drought in over fifty years. Farmers say that the money will not help them because it is (3)
_____________. An (4) _____________ which was carrying a group of (5) ______________ was forced
to land just (6) ______________ minutes after take-off. The passengers were rescued by (7)
______________. The operation was helped because of (8) ______________. The passengers thanked the
(9) ______________ for saving their lives but unfortunately they lost their (10)________________.

Part 2: (10 points). Questions 11 – 16. Listen and choose the correct answer A, B or C.
11. How much time for volunteering does the company allow per employee?
A. two hours per week B. once day per month C. 8 hours per year
12. In feedback almost all employees said that volunteering improved their____________
A. chances of promotion. B. job satisfaction C. relationships with colleagues
13. Last year, some staff helped employed people with their ____________
A. literacy skills B. job applications C. communication skills
14. This year the company will start a new volunteering project with a local__________
A. school B. park C. charity
15. Where will the Digital Inclusion Day be held?
A. at the company’s training facility B. at the college C. In a community centre
16. What should staff do if they want to take part in the Digital Inclusion Day?
A. fill in a form B. attend a training workshop
C. get permission from their manager
Questions 17 & 18: Choose TWO letters, A-E
What TWO things are mentioned about the participants on the last Digital Inclusion Day?
A. They were all over 70.
B. They never used their computer.
C. Their phones were mostly old – fashioned.
D. They only used their phones for making calls.
E. They initially showed little interest.
Question 19 & 20: Choose TWO letters, A-E
What TWO activities on the last Digital Inclusion Day did participants describe as useful?
A. learning to use the tablets
B. communicating with family
C. shopping online
D. play online games
E. sending emails
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 3: (20 points). Questions 21-30. Listen to the talk and indicate whether the following statements
are true or false by writing T for true and F for false in the boxes below.
21. The speaker needs to go to places in need of fresh water.
22. The women are always going on foot.
23. The speaker’s story is to illustrate a man’s work.
24. She drives to Southern Uganda.
25. They often visit the village with an announcement in advance.
26. Helen put on the lovely green dress on special occasions.
27. The speaker took no notice of Helen’s appearance.
28. Helen felt excited when meeting the speaker.
29. Her work is to ensure the project to last for 12 years.
30. She is satisfied with her work.

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Your answers:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
SECTION B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Part 1: (10 points). Choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences. Write it in ‘Your answers’ part.
1. ________ clock means a natural mechanism in living creatures that controls their regular physical activities.
A. Biology B. Biological C. Biologist D. Biologically
2. According to a recent survey, most people are on good _______ with their neighbors.
A. relations B. acquaintance C. terms D. relationships
3. I’ve been waiting for hours. You _________ to tell me you would come late.
A. oughtn’t to have phoned B. must have phoned
C. should have phoned D. needn’t have phoned
4. _________, they were surprised to find their favorite band playing there.
A. On arrival at the party B. To have attended the party
C. They had arrived at the party D. Just attended the party
5. The first amusement park in our city was a _________ success for its owners. Everybody would go there
to have a good time.
A. cracking B. ringing C. sparking D. roaring
6. “My daughter, Mary, tries to_________ to see me at least once a week”. Mrs. Jones told the social worker.
A. call up B. go up C. come on D. drop in
7. Two students are talking about the school curriculum.
- Ted: “Swimming should be made part of the school curriculum.”
- Kate: _________. It is an essential life skill.”
A. Oh, that’s a problem. B. I can’t agree with you more.
C. Not at all D. You can make it.
8. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
A. steers me B. irritates me C. interrupts me D. frightens me
9. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Judy has just won a full scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the country; she must be
on cloud nine now.
A. extremely panicked B. obviously delighted
C. incredibly optimistic D. desperately miserable
10. When I finish writing this composition, I am going to _________ and go to bed.
A. make time B. hit the day C. hit the big time D. call it a day
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2: (10 points). There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.
1 The Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. Yet human
2 activities are making the planet less fit to live by. As the western world carries on consuming
3 two-third of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive, we are
4 rapidly destroying the only resource we have by what all people can survive and prosper.
5 Everywhere fertile soil is neither built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are
6 exploited so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollution into the
7 atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability to support
8 people is reducing at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making
9 increasing heavy demands on it.
10 The Earth's natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines,
11 warm, shelter and minerals to keep us feed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensitive in
12 how we use the resources, they will last indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively,
13 they will soon run out and everyone will suffer.

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 SECTION C. READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1: (15 points). Read the passage below and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.
Internet Safety
The benefits of the Internet are widely known: it offers access (1)_______ all kinds of information
imaginable and provides (2)________ to communicate with others around the world, to share opinions and
play games. Parents recognize that it can (3)_________ a world of learning and new experiences for their
children, (4)_______ because the Internet is (5)___________ of millions of private sites which no one can
control, (6)_______ here are risks involved. It potentially exposes youngsters to offensive material and
even dangerous situations, and crimes like abductions, (7)_________ begin with seemingly harmless
online introductions, are becoming (8)_________ common. Recently, however, there have been efforts to
(9)________ awareness of the dangers on the Internet. Parents should tell their children to remember at all
(10)_________ that in chat rooms, they are dealing with complete strangers and not giving out any
personal information is the (11)__________ to Internet safety. Specialised software can be (12)_________
which filters out unsuitable sites. There are also safe sites for children where (13)__________ is required.
Such sites are constantly (14)__________ to make sure that no one breaks the rules: no sharing of personal
details, no requests for email addresses and no rudeness. The Internet is vast and under governable, but
provided that certain (15) _______ are taken, young people can safely benefit from its riches.
1. A. of B. to C. out D. with
2. A. openings B. odds C. outskirts D. opportunities
3. A. transplant B. unlock C. enable D. explore
4. A. so B. therefore C. however D. but
5. A. comprised B. developed C. consumed D. converted
6. A. totally B. greatly C. inevitably D. shortly
7. A. that B. which C. who D. whom
8. A. invariably B. occasionally C. gradually D. increasingly
9. A. rise B. raise C. reach D. make
10. A. times B. prospects C. instances D. expectations
11. A. flat B. distinct C. central D. key
12. A. injected B. inserted C. installed D. inhibited
13. A. readership B. membership C. sponsorship D. companionship
14. A. restored B. stared C. monitored D. witnessed
15. A procedures B. modifications C. attempts D. precautions
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Part 2: (15 points). You are going to read an article about four sportsmen. For questions 1 - 15,
choose from the sportsmen (A-D). The sportsmen may be chosen more than once.
Which sportsman mentions
a time-consuming aspect of being well known in his sport? 1. ……….....
a career opportunity resulting from an achievement in sport? 2. ……….....
the financial rewards of success in his sport? 3. ……….....
a good result that went largely unnoticed? 4. ……….....
the importance of having a social life outside sport? 5. ……….....
enjoying a change of scene when training? 6. ……….....
difficulties in a relationship resulting from his lifestyle? 7. ……….....
enjoying being recognized by people in the street? 8. ……….....
attracting attention for things not directly connected to the sport? 9. ……….....
not finding the idea of fame attractive? 10. ………...
regretting having to turn down invitations? 11. ………...
the advantages and disadvantages of supporters coming to watch the sport? 12. ………...
the time of day he has to go training? 13. ………...
disappointment at not getting help as a result of an achievement? 14. ………...
a feeling that his sporting career will be relatively short? 15. ………...

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 DEDICATED TO THEIR SPORTS
Four young sports stars talk about their lives.
A. DARIUS (RUNNER) B. GABRIEL (SURFER)
I've always been sporty. I played a bit of everything at The surfing community is small, so you get to
one time, but I was best at football and athletics. When meet the same guys wherever you compete.
I was 14, I had a trial for a professional football dub, Professional surfers are very serious and often the
but eventually I opted to go down the athletics route best waves are at dawn, so if you're really going to
instead. My biggest moment came when I got to get anywhere, you have to cut out late-night
compete for my country in the youth team and got a parties altogether. I don't mind that so much, but I
medal. It didn't result in much media attention, though, do love having a lie-in, and I usually have to give
which was a shame. I'd been hoping some sponsorship that up too. But it's worth it, because without that
would come out of it, because the training doesn't kind of dedication I might not have won the
come cheap. I train at home all winter and then go National Championships last year. I make sure that
away for three weeks, usually Florida, before the a big night out follows any win, though, and if
season starts. It's good fun - there are great athletics there's cash involved in the winnings, I'll go away
facilities there and the nightlife's great too. You've got somewhere really nice. And, of course, the
to be really disciplined, though. If friends ask me to go sacrifices are worth it in the long run because
out the night before training, I have to say no. I wish I winning that championship meant I got picked to
didn't, but dedication pays in this sport. The main goal present a surfing series on TV. I guess I'm a bit of
for me is to get to the next Olympics - that would be a celebrity now.
fantastic.
C. DIETER (YACHT RACER) D. TOMAS (TENNIS PLAYER)
With five lads on a boat together, you have a good It's always a great thing to walk on court and feel
laugh. We're very traditional and we always celebrate that the crowd's behind you. At the last
a win in great style. It's been said that we act a bit tournament, though, it all got a bit crazy with
childishly when we're out, but we don't actively go people crowding around. Despite that, I have to
looking for media coverage. Sometimes the reporters admit that I do still get quite a thrill out of being
actually seem more concerned about where you go spotted by fans when I'm out shopping or
out celebrating and what you get up to there than something. It has its downside though. My last
about where you came in the race. I'm away for eight girlfriend didn't like it if I got too much attention
months of the year, so it's great to get back, go out from female fans. The thing is, tennis players have
with my mates from other walks of life and do the to travel quite a lot, and in the end that's why we
things they do. You can't live, eat and breathe the split up, I guess. That was hard, but you've got to
sport all the time - it's not healthy. I'm known within make sacrifices in any sport; you've got to be
the world of sailing, but fortunately I can count the serious and professional. Actually, it doesn't really
number of times I've been recognized in the street on bother me too much. I'm content to concentrate on
the fingers of one hand. I'd hate to become some sort my game now and catch up on the other things in
of celebrity. I get a lot of nice letters from people life once I've retired, because, after all, that comes
wanting signed pictures, though. It may take ages, but pretty early in this sport
I reply to everyone. It would be cheeky to complain,
even if it does take a bit of organizing.
Part 3: (10 points). Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often
involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A
good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made
up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observation, helps to predict events that have not as
yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If
observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the
predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may
have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and
performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare

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said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be
called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a
particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the
investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated.
These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It
extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs
calculations, and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks
purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories.
1. Which of the following is the main subject of the passage?
A. The importance of models in scientific theories.
B. The sorts of facts that scientists find most interesting.
C. The ways that scientists perform different types of experiments.
D. The place of theory and hypothesis in scientific investigation.
2. The word "related" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.
A. described B. identified C. connected D. completed
3. The word "this" in paragraph 1 refers to________.
A. the kinetic molecular theory B. a good example
C. an observed event D. an imaginary model
4. According to the second paragraph, a useful theory is one that helps scientists to_______.
A. observe events B. publicize new findings
C. make predictions D. find errors in past experiments
5. The word "supported" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________.
A. upheld B. finished C. adjusted D. investigated
6. “Bricks” are mentioned in paragraph 3 to indicate how________.
A. science is more than a collection of facts
B. scientific experiments have led to improved technology
C. mathematicians approach science
D. building a house is like performing experiments
7. In the fourth paragraph, the author implies that imagination is most important to scientists when
they________.
A. formulate possible solutions to a problem B. evaluate previous work on a problem
C. close an investigation D. gather known facts
8. In paragraph 4, the author refers to a hypothesis as "a leap into the unknown” in order to show that
hypotheses________.
A. require effort to formulate B. can lead to dangerous results
C. go beyond available facts D. are sometimes ill-conceived
9. In the last paragraph, what does the author imply is a major function of hypotheses?
A. Communicating a scientist's thoughts to others. B. Providing direction for scientific research.
C. Linking together different theories. D. Sifting through known facts.
10. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A. A scientist's most difficult task is testing hypotheses.
B. A good scientist needs to be creative.
C. Theories are simply imaginary models of past events.
D. It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 4: (10 points). Fill ONE suitable word into each numbered blank. Write your answers in ‘Your
answers’ part.
A healthful lifestyle leads to a longer, happier, healthier life. Staying healthy means eating a well-
balanced diet, getting regular exercise, and avoiding things that are bad for the (1) ______ and mind.
Nutrition plays a key role (2) ______ maintaining good health and preventing many diseases. In
spite of all the information available about diet, scientists still believe that good nutrition can (3) ______
simple. There are several basic rules to follow. Keep fat intake low. Eat lots of foods high in carbon

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hydrates, (4) ______ are the starches in grains, legumes (beans and peas), vegetables and some fruits.
(5)______ too much sugar. Limit salt. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, which are high in (6) ______.
A healthy lifestyle is an active lifestyle. (7)______ of proper physical exercise can cause tiredness,
irritability, and poor general health. Physical fitness requires both aerobic exercise, such as running, bicycle
riding, and swimming, (8) ______ muscle-strengthening exercise, such as weight-lifting.
Finally, good health is acquired by (9)______ no to bad habits such as smoking, drinking, and
overeating and by avoiding situations that are constantly stressful. People can take their lives and happiness
into their own (10) ______. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the first step.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 5: (20 points). Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.
A. One misguided legacy over a hundred years of writing on bilingualism is that children's
intelligence will suffer if they are bilingual. Some of the earliest research into bilingualism examined
whether bilingual children were ahead of monolingual children on IQ tests. From the 1920s to the 1960s,
the tendency was to find monolingual children ahead of bilinguals on IQ tests. The conclusion was that
bilingual children were mentally confused. Having two languages in the brain, it was said, disrupted
effective thinking. It was argued that having one well-developed language was superior to having two half-
developed languages.
B. The idea that the bilinguals may have a lower IQ still exists among many people, particularly
monolinguals. However, we now know that this early research was misconceived and incorrect. First, such
research often gave bilinguals an IQ test in their weaker language – usually English. Had bilinguals tested
in Welsh or Spanish or Hebrew, a different result may have been found. The testing of bilinguals was thus
unfair. Second, like was not compared with like. Bilinguals tend to come from, for example, impoverished
New York or rural Welsh backgrounds. The monolinguals tend to come from more middle class, urban
families. Working class bilinguals were often compared with middle class monolinguals. So the results
were more likely to be due to social class differences than language differences. The comparison of
monolinguals and bilinguals was unfair.
C. The most recent research from Canada, the United States and Wales suggests that bilinguals are,
at least, equal to monolinguals on IQ tests. When bilinguals have two well-developed languages (in the
research literature called balanced bilinguals), bilinguals tend to show a slight superiority in IQ tests
compared with monolinguals. This is the received psychological wisdom of the moment and is good news
for raising bilingual children. Take, for example, a child who can operate in either language in the
curriculum in the school. That child is likely to be ahead on IQ tests compared with similar monolinguals
(same gender, social class, and age). Far from making people mentally confused, bilingualism is now
associated with a mild degree of intellectual superiority.
D. One note of caution needs to be sounded. IQ tests probably do not measure intelligence. IQ tests
measure a small sample of the broadest concept of intelligence. IQ tests are simply paper and pencil tests
where only "right and wrong" answers are allowed. Is all intelligence included in such right and wrong,
pencil and paper tests? Isn't there a wider variety of intelligences that are important in everyday functioning
and everyday life.
E. Many questions need answering. Do we only define an intelligent person as somebody who
obtains a high score on an IQ tests. Are the only intelligent people those who belong to high IQ
organizations such as MENSA? Is there social intelligence, musical intelligence, military intelligence,
marketing intelligence, motoring intelligence, political intelligence? Are all, or indeed any, of these forms
of intelligence measured by a simple pencil and paper IQ test which demands a single, acceptable, correct
solution to each question? Defining what constitutes intelligent behavior requires a personal value
judgment as to what type of behavior, and what kind of person is of more worth.
F. The current state of psychological wisdom about bilingual children is that, where two languages
are relatively well developed, bilinguals have thinking advantages over monolinguals. Take an example. A
child is asked a simple question: How many uses can you think of for a brick? Some children give two or
three answers only. They can think of building walls, building a house or perhaps that is all. Another child
scribbles away, pouring out ideas one after the other: blocking up a rabbit hole, breaking a window, using
as a bird bath, as a plumb line, as an abstract sculpture in an art exhibition.

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 G. Research across different continents of the world shows that bilinguals tend to be more fluent,
flexible, original and elaborate in their answers to this type of open-ended question. The person who can
think of a few answers tend to be termed a convergent thinker. They converge onto a few acceptable
conventional answers. People who think of lots of different uses for unusual items (e.g. a brick, tin can,
cardboard box) are call divergers. Divergers like a variety of answers to a question and are imaginative and
fluent in their thinking.
H. There are other dimensions in thinking where approximately balanced bilinguals may have
temporary and occasionally permanent advantages over monolinguals: increased sensitivity to
communication. A slightly speedier movement through the stages of cognitive development, and being less
fixed in the sounds of words and more centered on the meaning of words. Such ability to move away from
the sound of words and fix on the meaning of words tends to be a (temporary) advantage for bilinguals
around the ages four to six. This advantage may mean an initial head start in learning to read and learning
to think about language.
Task 1. The reading passage above has eight paragraphs A-H. From the list of headings below,
choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph. Write the appropriate numbers (i-ix) in
boxes 1-6. Paragraph A has been done for you.
i No single definition of intelligence
ii Faulty setting, wrong conclusion
iii Welsh research supports IQ testing
iv Beware: inadequate of testing intelligence
v International research support bilingualism
vi Current thought on the advantage bilinguals have
vii Early beliefs regarding bilingualism
viii Monolinguals ahead of their bilingual peers
ix Exemplifying the bilingual advantage
Example paragraph A____vii____
1. paragraph B __________ 2. paragraph C __________
3. paragraph D __________ 4. paragraph E __________
5. paragraph F __________ 6. paragraph G __________
Task 2: Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage to complete the sentences.
7. For more than _________, books and articles were wrong about the intelligence of bilingual children.
8. For approximately 40 years, there was a mistaken belief that children who spoke two languages were
________________.
9. It was commonly thought that people with a single _______________ were more effective thinkers.
10. It was unfair to compare bilinguals and monolinguals by using _________________ in English.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION D. WRITING
Part 1: (10 points). Use the word in brackets; complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first one. DO NOT change the word given.
1. I don’t think she likes doing other people’s work. (OBJECTS)
I think __________________________________ other people’s work.
2. Daisy doesn’t know David’s reason for resigning. (IDEA)
Daisy has ________________________________ David resigned.
3. He seemed to be worried about something. (IMPRESSION)
We ___________________________________ worrying him.
4. He is different from his brother in almost all respects (BEARS)
He ____________________________________ to his brother.
5. “I’m going to enjoy myself now, the exams are over,” said Heidi. (HAIR)
Heidi said she__________________________________ then because the exams were over.
Part 2: (20 points) You should have finished your English project 2 days ago, but you have missed
your deadline because of illness. Write an apology letter (about 80-100 words) to your teacher, Mrs.
Linda to explain your situation and suggest a solution. (Your name must be Jill)

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Part 3: (30 points) Your English teacher has asked you to write a story (100-120 words) for your school
story writing competition. Your story MUST end with the following sentence.
Never in my life have I experienced such an embarrassing thing!
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