Đề dự thi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Phòng GD & ĐT Thường Tín (Có đáp án)

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC- ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2016-2017 HUYỆN THƯỜNG TÍN Môn : Tiếng Anh 9 Thời gian : 120 phút ( không kể thời gian giao bài ) ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Chú ý : Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy này

Họ và tên thí sinh dự thi ............................................................................................. Ngày tháng năm sinh ............................................................................................. Trường THCS .........................................................................

Họ tên chữ ký GT1

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Họ tên chữ ký GT2

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Họ, tên và chữ ký 2 giám khảo Giám khảo 1: ................................. Giám khảo 2 : ................................

PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts ) Question 1 : Listen to the passage then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. The passage will be read twice :

1. April Fool’s Day is only kept in Britain and the United States. 2. April Fool’s Day was started in the beginning of the 13th century. 3. On April Fool’s Day, people tell others false things or play jokes to make them laugh. 4. April Fool’s Day is only played on April 1st.

Question 2 : Listen to the passage then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each sentence. The passage will be read twice :

1. Most people are familiar with lotus because : A. it is the biggest water plant. B. it is planted in the Botanic Gardens. C. it is beautiful and useful. D. it is planted everywhere in the countryside. 2. The lotus flower : A. is always pink. B. may have various colours when it is cultivated. C. is not used in Singapore. D. is less valuable than its edible products. 3. Which kind of plant has its leaves floating on top of the water ?

A. Water-lily B. Lotus C. Both of lotus and water-lily D. none of them 4. Which kind of plant has smaller flowers and less variety of colours ?

A. Wild lotus B. Cultivated lotus C. Cultivated water-lily D. Wild water-lily

PART II : READING COMPREHENSION : ( 6.0 pts )

Question 3 : Read the passage below then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE :

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Điểm của bài thi Bằng số : ................................ Bằng chữ:.........................

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TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain, traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about three hundred years that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are published. To this day, an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers. Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept at all, except by clerks in banks; all the shops, mills and factories are working. But six days later, on New Year’s Eve the Scotch begin to enjoy themselves. All the shops, mills and factories are closed on New Year’s Day. People invite their friends to their houses and “ sit the Old Year out and the New Year in”. When the clock begins to strike twelves, the head of the family goes to the entrance door, opens it wide and holds it until the last stroke. Then he shuts the door. He has let the Old Year out and the New Year in. Now greetings and small presents are offered. A new national tradition was born in Britain. Every year, a large number of ancient motor-cars and motor-cycles__ sometimes described as Old Crocks__drive from London to Brighton. “Crocks” means something or someone who is “ …