De Khao Sat Tieng Anh 9-Thang 10-2024 Af191
De Khao Sat Tieng Anh 9-Thang 10-2024 Af191
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B.READING ( 2,5 pts)
I.Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the
questions. (1,25 pts)
Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill.
Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon
was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became
successful, especially in the making of ladies’ stocking.
Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture,
computers, and even spare parts of the human body. It has played an important
part: in our lives for over 50 years.
1. Julian Hill was a/ an .
A. chemist B. American C. inventor D. all are correct
2. Nylon can be found in .
A. many things B. spare parts of the human body
C. furniture D. all are correct
3. Nylon .
A. was invented by Julian Hill B. was strong but expensive
C. was not very popular D. all are correct
4. What does the word “introduce” in line 3 mean?
A.tell somebody your name
B.tell somebody the name of a person
C.bring something new into use for the 1st time
D.bring something somewhere
5. Which of the following is not true?
A.Nylon was used to make ladies’ stocking.
B.At first, people didn’t want to use Nylon.
C.Today, Nylon still plays an important part in our lives.
D.We can found Nylon in computers.
II. Read the passage and answer these questions below. (1,25 pts)
In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is
the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which
is little used outside China.
English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of
aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio
stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s scientific papers
are printed in English.
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It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To
people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign
language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as
the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective
medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which
is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.
1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop
music?
2. Is English an important foreign language used in many countries?
3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with?
4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.
5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?
C.WRITING (3 pts)
I. Find and correct ONE mistake in each sentence. ( 0.5 pt)
1. The environmentalists are concerned of the oil spills in East Sea.
2.Hundreds of houses was destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas.
II.Put the words and phrases in the right order to make meaningful sentences
(0,5 pt)
1. happily / If / people / more / there/ war/ live / would / no / were.
2. English speakers / increasing / The / fast / of/ number / world/ is /the / in.
III.Rewrite the second sentence in the way that its meaning stays the same as
the first one, using the word given (1 pt)
1. David had gone home before we arrived.
->After……………………………………………………………………….
2. Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life.
-> New devices …………………………………………………………….
3. No one in my class is as clever as John.
->John is …………………………………………………………………..
4. “Do you like English?”, Nam said to Mai.
->Nam asked Mai…………………………………………………………
IV. Make meaningful sentences, using the words given ( 1 pt)
1. London / be not/ cold/ as/ New York / winter
2. Although/ it /noisy / the city,/ they /enjoy/ live/ there.
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