ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI TIẾNG ANH 9

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. home B. hour C. horn D. high
2. A. bought B. thought C. through D. ought
3. A. natural B. nature C. native D. nation
4. A. weighed B. laughed C. wrapped D. forced
II. Choose the correct answers.
5. There is too much traffic, …………… the air is polluted.
A. however B. so C. moreover D. although
6. Vietnam is a country …………… exports a lot of rice.
A. which B. that C. where D. A & B are correct
7. If a disaster …………… in an area, people from other areas will offer help.
A. happens B. will happen C. happen D. happened
8. This is a machine which …………… to wash clothes.
A. used B. is used C. is using D. uses
9. Would you mind if I …………… you a question?
A. ask B. am asking C. asked D. have asked
10. He woke up late, …………… he didn’t have time for breakfast.
A. if B. although C. however D. so
11. I wish I had a computer …………… hers.
A. as B. like C. to D. with
12. My mother often wears ao dai on special ……………
A. times B. occasions C. periods D. All are correct.
13. Be …………… ! He is looking at you.
A. care B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly
14. I was very …………… that you won the first prize.
A. amazed B. amaze C. amazement D. amazing
15. We are …………… in learning English.
A. interest B. interesting C. interestingly D. interested
16. We stayed at home …………… it rained heavy.
A. and B. because C. so D. but
17. She looks very …………… today.
A. happen B. happiness C. happily D. happy
18. The river near my house is ……………
A. pollutant B. polluted C. pollute D. pollution
19. If he is careful, he …………… get good marks.
A. must B. will C. could D. would
20. He is tired now …………… he played soccer in the afternoon.
A. and B. but C. so D. because
IV. Rewrite each sentence so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
21. I’ ve never met anyone famous before.
It’s the ……………………………………………………………………………………...
22. It’s a long time since he’s seen his grandmother.
He hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………...
23. Walking in the city at night is dangerous.
It’s dangerous ………………………………………………………………………………
24. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.
In spite of …………………………………………………………………………………..
25. It snowed heavily, so we couldn’t arrive home early.
The snow was so …………………………………………………………………………...
I. Choose the best answer: (2,0pts)
1. A tropical storm is called a__________________ in Australia.
A. typhoon B. cyclone C. hurricane D. earthquake
2. We can usually predict the eruption of a_______________.
A. volcano B. earthquake C. typhoon D. tornado
3. Tet is the most important ________________ for Vietnamese people.
 A. introduction B. preparation C. entertainment D. celebration
4. If people stop using _________ for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will be preserved.
A. pesticides B. dynamite C. garbage D. resources
5. UFOs are believed to be spacecrafts from another_____________.
A. evidence B. existence C. planet D. creature
6. A dripping faucet can ___________ a lot of water.
A. waste B. save C. use D. reduce
7. We can reduce garbage by __________ plastic bags.
A. polluting B. reusing C. throwing D. littering
8. Binh Thuan can use__________________ as a sources of energy.
A . coal B. gas C. wind D. oil

II. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)
1. A. volcano B. damage C. earthquake D. teenager
2. A. environment B. recycle C. dynamite D. littering
3. A. consumer B. reduce C. use D. plumber.
4. A. teach B. weather C. season D. reading

IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C, or D ) that needs correcting .(1pt)

1.The baby laughed happy as she was playing with her toys.
A B C D
2.The book is rather interesting and I don’t like it very much.
A B C D
I. Give correct form of words: (1pt)
1. Using cars can cause air _________________. ( pollute )
2. I’m so _________________ of my father. ( pride)
3. The man looks at me____________ as I broke the window. ( angry)
4. I think we should ____________________ used paper, bottles and cans. ( collection)
II. READING ( 2,5 pts)
One of the festivals in the Buddhist tradition is called Vesak. It takes place in April or May, and it lasts
for three days. The festival celebrates the life of Buddha, and it also marks the beginning of the Buddhist
year. During the festival, Buddhists decorate their houses and streets with flowers and paper lanterns.
They give presents to monks and to poor people, and they send each other cards. In India, they sometimes
buy birds in cages and set them free.
Questions:
1. What is Vesak?…………………..………………….
2. When is Vesak celebrated?……………………………………………………
3. How long does Vesak last?………………………………………………….
4. What are used to decorate the houses and streets during Vesak?…………………………
5. Do monks and poor people receive presents during Vesak?………………………………………
III. WRITING (2,5pts) ( Viết lại câu , dùng từ trong ngoặc)
1. They decided to go out. It rained heavily. (Although)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Why don’t we go to school by bike instead of motorbike to save energy? ( I suggest)
…………………………………………………………………………..…………………….
3. He can’t buy that bike because he doesn’t have enough money. (If)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The flowers are rose. I bought them for my mother. (which)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The boy is standing near the tree. He is my brother. ( who)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Read the passage carefully, then circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
Long ago a lot of people thought the moon was a God. Other people thought it was just a light in
the sky. And others thought it was a big ball cheese!
The telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered
what it was like. They dreamed of going there.
On July 20, 1969, that, dream came true. Two America men landed on the moon. Theft names were
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin.
The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the
men left footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living had ever made on the moon.
And they could stay there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off.
The two men walked on the moon for hours. They picked up rocks to bring back to each for study.
They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know. Then they
climbed back into their moon landing craft.
Next day the landing craft roared as the two men took off the moon. They joined Michael Collins in
the spaceship that wait for them above the moon. Then they were off on theừ long trip back to earth.
Behind them they left the plains and tall mountains of the moon. They left the machines they had
set up.
And they left footprints that may last forever.
26. This story tells ……………
A. about the first men to walk on the moon.
B. how men found footprints on the moon.
C. what the men brought back from their trip to the moon.
D. who had left footprints on the moon before the two men landed there.
27. A telescope ……………
A. makes balls of light seem brighter.
B. turns the moon into another world.
C. makes many of men’s dream come true.
D. makes faraway things seem closer.
28. The men brought rooks and dứt from the moon because ……………
A. they wanted something to show they were there.
B. people wanted to use them to learn about the moon.
C. they wanted to keep them as souvenirs.
D. they might sell them to the scientists.
29. The Americans machines will most likely stay on the moon until ……………
A. someone takes them away.
B. a storm covers them with dust.
C. rain and wind destroy them.
D. they become rusty and break to pieces.
30. The next people who go to the moon most likely could ……………
A. find that the machines have disappeared.
B. leave the first set to footprints on the moon.
C. find the places where Armstrong and Aldrin walked.
D. find that dust has wiped off the two men’s footprints.