UBND THÀNH PHỐ ĐỀ THI THỬ THÁNG 1 NĂM 2025

TRƯỜNG THCS TÂN VỊNH NĂM HỌC 2024-2025

(Đề gồm 03 trang) Môn : Tiếng Anh 9 - Mã đề 01
Thời gian: 60 phút
Full name: .......................................................Class: ….

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. dream B. head C. team D. stream
2. A. books B. roots C. foods D. tools
3. A. energy B. terrify C. destroy D. second
II.Choose the word whose stress pattern is different.
4. A. inspire B. protect C. desert D. provide
5. A. education B. preservation C. environment D. attraction
III. Choose the correct answer.
6. If we _______ more trees, the air will be cleaner.
A. plant B. planted C. plants D. planting
7. I suggest _______ the lights when leaving the room.
A. turn B. turning C. turns D. turned
8. The football match was postponed _______ the bad weather.
A. because B. although C. because of D. in spite of
9. I need to ______ sugary snacks for better health.
A. run out of B. cut down on C. get on with D. take care of
10. The ______ metro system is efficient for daily commuting.
A. leftover B. construction C. underground D. traffic
11. Our teacher agreed to extend the __________ by two weeks.
A. finish B. deadline C. limit D. allotment
12. Minh _____ help you with your homework, if you ask him nicely.
A. can B. should C. would D. may
13. It's important to take a ________ when you feel tired or overworked.
A. priority B. session C. break D. stop
14. Drinking plenty of water can help ____ the risk of heart diseases.
A. gain weight B. minimize C. bring about D. overcome
15 .She has tried so hard to ________ the 10-km running route.
A. begin B. accomplish C. shorten D. delay
16. We’d better get an __________ to check the wiring before we start decorating.
A. engineer B. architect C. electrician D. artist
17. The ______ you encounter failure, the more confident you are.
A. more frequently B. as frequently C. most frequent D. more frequent
IV. Read the following sign or notice and mark the letter A, B, C or D
18.What does this sign indicate?
A. Parking is allowed only for residents.
B. Parking is prohibited at all times.
C. Parking is allowed for a maximum of two
hours.
D. Parking is free on weekends.
 19. Look at this bus ticket. What time should Bus Ticket:
you board the bus? Departure: Central Bus Station
A. 7:15 AM Destination: Riverside
B. 7:45 AM Date: February 5
C. 8:15 AM Time: 07:15 AM
D. 8:45 AM Bus Number: 25

20.What should you bring? Safety Instruction:

A. A picnic basket. Join us for a beach-clean day. Meet at the main
entrance at 8 a.m. Please bring gloves and a
B. A towel.
bottle of water.
C. Gloves and a bottle of water.

D. Sunglasses.

V. Read the text and choose the suitable given words/phrases to fill in each gap
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed
outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (21) ______ like any railway signal of the time,
and was operated by gas. (22) ______, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident
discouraged further development until cars became common. (23) ______traffic lights are an
American invention. Red-green systems were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color
signals, operated (24) ______ hand from tower in the middle of the street, were installed in
New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (25) ______ in Britain were in London, on
the junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were
installed a year later.
21. A. resembled. B. looked C. showed D. seemed
22. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Despite
23. A. New B. Recent C. Modern D. Late
24. A. by B. with C. through D. in
25. A. show B. appear C. happen D. become
VI. Read the following passage and fill in each gap on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
prove causing found although known by
Polar bears are in danger of dying out. Unlike some other endangered animals, it's not hunters
that are the problem, it's climate change. Since 1979, the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where the
polar bears live has reduced in size (26) _______about 30 per cent. The temperature in the Arctic
has slowly been rising and this is (27) ______ the sea ice to melt, endangering the polar bears'
home. The polar bears' main sources of food are the different types of seals found in the Arctic.
They catch them by waiting next to the air holes seals have made in the ice. (28) _____ the bears
are very strong swimmers, they could never catch seals in water. This means that the bears really
do rely on the ice to hunt.
Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can cover a huge territory and often swim from one
part of the ice to another. They have been (29) _____to swim up to 100 km, but when there is
less ice, they may have to swim further and this can (30) ____fatal to the bears. A number of
bears have drown in the last few years and scientists believe that it is because they were not able
to reach more ice before they became too tired and couldn't swim any further.
VII. Read the following passage then choose the best answer for each question.
Every one of us produces garbage of one kind or another. Some of the garbage is thrown into
the sea. Some is burnt or buried under the ground. Every year we need to find about 800,000
cubic metres of empty land just to bury the garbage.
This is the same as filling one football stadium with garbage up to 20 metres high! This garbage
damages the environment. Although a lot of garbage is buried in the ground, some of it gets
blown about in the wind. Also, when the garbage is burnt, poisonous gases are given off into the
air. The garbage thrown into the sea will pollute the water.
What can we do about these problems? Well, one very easy answer is to produce less garbage.
We can recycle things made from glass and paper as well as tin cans. People can refuse to take
the plastic bags from the shops and supermarkets by bringing with them their own bags or
baskets when they go shopping.
The government should tell people about the dangers of garbage pollution. Education is perhaps
the mos important factor for keeping our environment healthy for the future.
31. Which of these don't we usually do with our garbage?
A. Bury it in the football stadium. B. Throw it into the sea.
C. Burn it D. Bury it in the ground
32. Poisonous gases are given off when we.....................
A. throw the garbage into the sea B. burn the garbage.
C. let the garbage blow around in the wind D. recycle the garbage.
33. Which of these can't be recycled?
A. Glass B. Paper C. Tin cans D. Poisonous gases
34. What should we do when we go shopping?
A. Use our own baskets or bags. B. Ask for more plastic bags.
C. Teil other people about recycling. D. Buy less food.
35. Which is probably the most important way to protect the environment?
A. Recycle more garbage. B. Educate people.
C. Throw more garbage into the ocean. D. Stay away from shops.
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.
36."I have visited Da Nang twice," he said.
➔ He said that _______________________________________________.
37.My house is near the park, so I can go jogging every day.
➔ Because ___________________________________________________.
38.No house in the village is as beautiful as his house
-> His house ___________________________________________________.
39.We don't save energy now, so we may face a shortage in the future.
➔ If __________________________________________________________.
40. She started learning English five years ago.
➔ She_______________________________________________________.

-The End -