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TRƯỜNG THCS TRẦN PHÚ NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 7
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Đề thi gồm 06 trang, tổng điểm: 100
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Bằng số: 1. ………………………………………

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Bằng chữ: …………………………….............. SỐ PHÁCH: ………

Part one: Phonology

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided on the right. (5 pts)
1. A. shoot B. foot C. shook D. cook ______________
2. A. danger B. angel C. anger D. general ______________
3. A. celebration B. suggestion C. collection D. devotion ______________
4. A. profit B. congress C. contrary D. promote _____________
5. A. structure B. subsidy C. number D. success _____________
6. A. distortion B. attorney C. torture D. portable _____________
7. A. mouths B. wreaths C. paths D. months _____________
8. A. azure B. razor C. amaze D. azone _____________
9. A. crooked B. wicked C. dogged D. cooked _____________
10. A. suit B. bruise C. suite D. fruit _____________

II. Choose the word which has a different stress position from the others in each group.
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided on the right. (5 pts)
1. A. dynasty B. dialect C. diamond D. diagonal ______________
2. A. competitor B. university C. participate D. facilities ______________
3. A. existential B. colonialist C. metropolitan D. Argentina ______________
4. A. committee B. referee C. absentee D. engineer ______________
5. A. environment B. department C. compliment D. development ______________
6. A. intellectual B. stability C. epidemic D. centenarian _____________
7. A. influential B. opportunity C. temperament D. expectation _____________
8. A. buffalo B. insecticide C. intoxicate D. indoctrinate _____________
9. A. archaeology B. primogeniture C. tuberculosis D. argumentative _____________
10. A. deteriorate B. convince C. conspiracy D. submarine _____________

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right. (10 pts)
1. We try to _____ the score, but we were unsuccessful.
A. level up B. make up C. clear up D. even up ______________
2. Assembly lines are useful for producing a large_____ of identical products.
A. quality B. quantity C. quandary D. qualification ______________
3. Shakespeare was not only a famous playwright _____ a poet _____ well.
A. but/ as B. also/ as C. but/ so D. and/ too ______________
4. Let's take a vote, _____. All those in favour of going on strike raise your hand, please!
A. will you B. won't you C. shall we D. shan't us ______________
5. _____ the people who saw the exhibition thought I t was marvellous.
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 A. Most B. All C. Everyone D Almost ______________
6. Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the _____ that the matter was confidential.
A. reasons B. excuses C. grounds D. foundations ______________
7. You go ahead, I'll catch _____ you later.
A. on to B. out on C. up with D. down on ______________
8. Put that knife down, _____ I'll call the police!
A. then if not B. or else C. other than D. besides ______________
9. His face looks _____ but I can’t remember his name.
A. similar B. alike C. memorial D. familiar ______________
10. You have to pay extra if you take too _____ with you.
A. much luggages B. many luggages C. much luggage D. many luggage ______________
11. Hello! I didn't expect _____ back so soon.
A. you will be B. you were C. your being D. you to be ______________
12. Every woman who has enough criteria can join the beauty contest irrespective of their background.
A. regardless of B. can have gone C. must have been D. was ______________
13. _____ I’ve told him not to go out with those people, but he wouldn’t listen. Just let him face the music now.
A. Many a time B. Many the time C. quite a time D. For a time ______________
14. Most crimes that are committed are no more than a ____ theft.
A. slight B. small C. unimportant D. petty ______________
15. Paul’s been in Alice bad _____ ever since he offended her at the party.
A. eyes B. books C. likes D. treats ______________
16. This is _____ the most difficult job I’ve had to do.
A. by heart B. by chance C. by far D. by myself ______________
17. _____ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was B. The woman was ______________
C. That the woman was D. What was the woman
18. It's obvious that neither the workers _____ to close the factory.
A. nor the manager intend B. intend nor the manager ______________
C. nor the manager intends D. intend nor the manager intends
19. On February 26, 1993, a bomb _____ in New York City's World Trade Centre when 55,000 people _____ there.
A. exploded/ worked B. was exploding/ worked ______________
C. exploded/ were working D. exploded/ was working
20. The burglar’s presence was betrayed by a _____ floorboard.
A. crackling B. crunching C. groaning D. creaking ______________

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right.
(10 pts)
The art of giving and taking
Gift exchange, which is also called (0) ceremonial (ceremony) exchange, is the transfer of goods or services that,
although regarded as (1)_____(volunteer) by people involved, is part of the expected social (2)_____(behave).
Gift exchange may be distinguished from other types of exchange in several respects: the first offering is made in
a generous manner and there is no haggling between donor and (3)_____(receive); the exchange is an
expression of an existing social relationship or of the establishment of a new one that differs from
(4)_____(person) market relationships; and the profit in gift exchange may be in the sphere of social relationships
and prestige rather than in material advantage. The gift-exchange cycle entails (5)_____(oblige) to give, to
receive, and to return. Sanctions may exist to induce people to give, (6)_____(approve) or loss of prestige
resulting from a failure to do so. (7)_____(refuse) to accept a gift may be seen as rejection of social relations and
may lead to enmity. The reciprocity of the cycle rests in the necessity to return the gift; the prestige associated
with the appearance of (8)_____ (generous) dictates that the value of the return be (9)_____(approximate) equal
to or greater than the value of the original gift. Alongside its obvious economic functions, gift exchange is
(10)_____(signify) expression of social relations.
1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________ 5. _______________
6. _______________ 7. _______________ 8. _______________ 9. _______________ 10. _______________

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III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces that follow.
(10 pts)
1. I (doubt) whether Jim (come) here next week.
2. When Mrs Smith (retire) next month, she (work) as a teacher for 30 years.
3. He didn’t feel like (go) to sea so he suggested (spend) the day in the country.
4. (You have) dinner when I (phone) you?
5. This is the second time I (read) a novel (write) by a Japanese author.
6. On my way to work yesterday I (find) a tree (lie) across the road.
7. The doctor advised me (not work) too hard, but (take) a rest.
8. I’d rather (be) unemployed than (work) for him.
9. She (work) at this company ever since she (graduate) in 2006.
10. When we (get) to the theatre, the film (show) for 10 minutes.
1. ___________________ ___________________ 6.___________________ ___________________
2. ___________________ ___________________ 7. ___________________ ___________________
3. ___________________ ___________________ 8. ___________________ ___________________
4. ___________________ ___________________ 9. ___________________ ___________________
5. ___________________ ___________________ 10. ___________________ ___________________
IV. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (5 pts)
1. The sun has disappeared _____________ the clouds.
2. At school, Luis got into a lot of trouble for something I did, and now he holds it _____________ me.
3. The company’s announced it is laying _____________ over 1,000 workers.
4. The music blared _____________ and it was impossible to have a conservation.
5. _____________ the way, can you lend me 20 dollars?
6. My plans for starting a restaurant fell _____________
7. The students were very angry because they were treated _____________ children.
8. My boss biased _____________me, which explains why I’ll never get promoted if I stay with this company.
9. People who eat an unhealthy diet are susceptible _____________ all kinds of illnesses and diseases.
10. Paul has been _____________ leave from work for the past month.
V. Point out one of the underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct and get it right.
Write A, B, C or D and your corrections in the spaces provided. Number 0 is an example. (10 pts)
0. The television programs on that channel are improving recently.
A B C D
1. While she was on vacation, she buys gifts for her family.
A B C D
2. Although very young, both of the boys know to make coffee.
A B C D
3. In spite of its small size, these cameras take very good pictures.
A B C D
4. His father was quite satisfied about his success.
A B C D
5. The Department of Foreign Languages are located in the new building opposite the old one.
A B C D
6. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction.
A B C D
7. You should always look both ways before cross the street.
A B C D
8. The progress making in space travel in the early 1960s was remarkable.
A B C D
9. The climbers reached not only the top of the mountain, but also spent the night there.
A B C D
10. The explanation that our teacher gave us was different from the one your gave you.
A B C D
0. __ C __ ___ have been _____
1. ______ ___________________ 6. ______ ___________________
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2. ______ ___________________ 7. ______ ___________________
3. ______ ___________________ 8. ______ ___________________
4. ______ ___________________ 9. ______ ___________________
5. ______ ___________________ 10. ______ ___________________

PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION

I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers. Write A, B, C, or D in the spaces on the
right. (5 pts)
Advocates of the laws and journalists who cover the issue often neglect to ask what will replace plastic
bags and what the environmental impact of that replacement will be. People still need bags to bring home their
groceries. And the most common substitute, paper bags, may be just as bad or worse, depending on the
environmental problem you are most concerned about.
That is leading to a split in the anti-bag movement. Some bills, like in Massachusetts, try to reduce the
use of paper bags as well as plastic, but still favour paper. Others, like in New York City, treat all single-use bags
equally. Even then, the question remains as to whether single-use bags are necessarily always worse than
reusable ones.
Studies of bags’ environmental impacts over their life cycle have reached widely varying conclusions.
Some are funded by plastic industry groups, like the ironically named American Progressive Bag Alliance. Even
studies conducted with the purest of intentions depend on any number of assumptions. How many plastic bags
are replaced by one cotton tote bag? If a plastic bag is reused in the home as the garbage bag in a bathroom
waste bin, does that reduce its footprint by eliminating the need for another small plastic garbage bag?
If your chief concern is climate change, things get even muddier. One of the most comprehensive
research papers on the environmental impact of bags, published in 2007 by an Australian state government
agency, found that paper bags have a higher carbon footprint than plastic. That is primarily because more energy
is required to produce and transport paper bags.
“People look at paper and say it’s degradable, therefore it’s much better for the environment, but it’s not in
terms of climate change impact,” says David Tyler, a professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon who has
examined the research on the environmental impact of bag use. The reasons for paper’s higher carbon footprint are
complex but can mostly be understood as stemming from the fact that paper bags are much thicker than plastic
bags. “Very broadly, carbon footprints are proportional to mass of an object,” says Tyler. For example, because
paper bags take up so much more space, more trucks are needed to ship paper bags to a store than to ship plastic
bags.
(Adapted from https://www.wired.com/)
Question 1. Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Paper bags are a good substitute for plastic ones. B. Is plastic really worse than paper?
C. Activities of American Progressive Bag Alliance. D. What people think about paper bags.
Question 2. The word “their” in paragraph 1 refers to_________.
A. people B. groceries C. paper bags D. plastic bags
Question 3. The word “muddier” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. uglier B. luckier C. rarer D. vaguer
Question 4. According to paragraph 4, why does plastic bags have lower carbon footprint than paper ones?
A. Plastic bags are tough. B. Paper is worse for environment.
C. More energy required to produce and transport. D. Paper bags are degradable.
Question 5. Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Paper bags can be the substitute for plastic bags.
B. New York City prefers single-use bags.
C. Studies reach the same conclusion on bags’ environmental impacts.
D. Plastic bags have a higher carbon footprint than paper according to research in 2007.
Question 31. The word “stemming” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. looking for B. asking for C. deriving from D. keeping from
Question 32. According to the passage, what can be the reason for paper’s higher carbon footprint?
A. Paper bags are difficult to ship. B. Paper bags are much thicker than plastic bags.
C. Paper bags take less space. D. Paper bags are easily torn.

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II. Read the passage and choose the word that fits each gap. Write your answers in the spaces on the
right. (5 pts)
The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears. For some ...(1)… people imagine the interview is
going to jump on every tiny mistake they …(2)…. In truth, the interviewer is as …(3)… for the meeting to go well
as you are. It is what ...(4)... his or her job enjoyable.
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear is always important as it creates the first
impression. So …(5)… neatly, but comfortably. Make …(6)… that you can deal with anything you are …(7)….
Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for example: “Why do you want to become a nurse? What is
the most important …(8)… a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what other careers have you …(9)…?”
Answer the questions fully and precisely. …(10)…, if one of your interests is reading, be prepared to talk
about the sort of books you like.
1. A. reason B. idea C. explanation D. excuse ______________
2. A. perform B. do C. make D. have ______________
3. A. keen B. wanting C. interested D. delighted ______________
4. A. does B. causes C. happens D. makes ______________
5. A. dress B. wear C. put on D. have on ______________
6. A. evident B. sure C. definite D. clear ______________
7. A. requested B. questioned C. enquired D. asked ______________
8. A. character B. quality C. nature D. point ______________
9. A. thought B. regarded C. considered D. wondered ______________
10. For instance B. That is C. Such as D. Let’s say ______________

III. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10 pts)
Bristish television (TV) is the big success story of post-war years. Little(1)…………………… than a limited experiment
before the war, it blossomed in (2)……………………………. years following 1945. (3)…………………………… 1955, commercial TV
began. Today 90 % of the population have television in (4)…………………… home. In 1960, a committee of inquiry
was(5)………… ……………. up, (6)…………………………. the chairmanship of sir Harry Phikington, to investigate the workings of
broadcasting the Phikington Report, published in 1962, had (7)……………………………. to say: TV has
been(8)……………called………….. a mirror of society, but the metaphor,(9)…………………… striking, wholly misses the major
issue of the responsibility (10)……………………………….the broadcasting authorities. For, if we consider the first aspect of
this responsibility, what is the(11)……………………… to reflect? Is it to reflect the best or the worst (12)…………………………….
us? One can not escape the question by saying that it must be both; one must ask then (13)………………………… it is to
present the best and the worst with complete indifference and (14)…………………… comment. TV(15)………………………. not,
and can not, merely reflect the moral standards of society. It must affect (16)…………………………. either by changing or
by reinforcing them. All broadcasting, and TV(17)……………………………. , must be ready and anxious to experiment, to
show (18)……………………….. new and unusual, to rive a hearing (19)…………………… dissent. Here, broadcasting must be
most willing to make mistakes, for if it does not, it will(20)……………………………….no discoveries.
1. ___________________ 6. ___________________
2. ___________________ 7. ___________________
3. ___________________ 8. ___________________
4. ___________________ 9. ___________________
5. ___________________ 10. ___________________
11. ___________________ 16. ___________________
12. ___________________ 17. ___________________
13. ___________________ 18. ___________________
14. ___________________ 19. ___________________
15. ___________________ 20. ___________________

PART FOUR: WRITING

I. Finish the second sentence so that its meaning stays the same as the original one. (10 pts)
1. As there are no more questions, I think we can end the meeting.
There ________________________________________________________________________________
2. I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes.
What’s ________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Two men stole the old lady’s handbag.
The old lady ___________________________________________________________________________
4. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
Refusal _______________________________________________________________________________
5. Making friends is sometimes difficult.
It can ________________________________________________________________________________
6. Custom officers are stopping more travellers than usual this week.
An increasing __________________________________________________________________________
7. Mr. Draynor claimed that hard work was the reason for his success.
Mr. Draynor attributed ___________________________________________________________________
8. Does he know enough French to work as a translator?
Is his _________________________________________________________________________________
9. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
The very ______________________________________________________________________________
10. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast.
The annual rainfall ______________________________________________________________________
II. Rewrite these sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the first, using the word at the end
of each sentence. Do not change this word in any way. (10 pts)
1. It will be a long time before mini-skirts come back into fashion. FASHIONABLE
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2. It was the telephonist’s fault that they didn’t get the message. BLAME
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. The reason for the high proportion of the old is births rather than deaths. CAUSE
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football. SHOULDERS
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. His father was very angry with him when he heard he had damaged the car. BLEW
_____________________________________________________________________________________
6. Marjorie Proofs is considered to be Britain’s most famous advice columnist. RECOGNIZED
_____________________________________________________________________________________
7. I sometimes regret coming to live in this city. OCCASIONS
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8. The terrible scream frightened me. BLOOD
_____________________________________________________________________________________
9. Our opinion on the subject are identical. DIFFERENCE
_____________________________________________________________________________________
10. It is said that he has been to prison several times. REPUTED
_____________________________________________________________________________________
III. Use the words and phrases to write complete sentences. (5 pts)
1. climate / Vietnam / similar / that / Cuba.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2. no matter / how hard / she / try / she / not able / solve / problem.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. some people / think / television / do / harm than good.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. despite/ bad weather condition / we / not give up / plan.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Details/ flights/ seats/ available/ send/ back.
_____________________________________________________________________________________

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