People invent new words, borrow words from other languages and change the meaning of words as needed.. For example, the English word “byte” was invented by computer specialists in 1959.[r]
Trang 1ĐỀ THI (ĐỀ NGHỊ) HK II (2009-2010) ENGLISH 9
Câu 1: On Easter Day, people …… the streets to watch colorful parades.
Câu 2: Mount Pinatubo, which is a …… in the Philippines, erupted in 1991.
A earthquake B typhoon C tornado D volcano
Câu 3: This house …… last month.
A are bought B were bought C was bought D is bought
Câu 4: Ho Chi Minh City will have temperatures …… 23o C and 27o C
Câu 5: Kangaroos, which come …… Australia, have long tails.
Câu 6: I suggest …… English in class.
Câu 7: He was sick yesterday, …… he didn’t go to school.
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ câu 8 đến câu 12:
Like other languages, English is always changing, but it changes very slowly People invent new words, borrow words from other languages and change the meaning
of words as needed For example, the English word “byte” was invented by computer specialists in 1959 the word “tomato” was borrow from Nahuati, an American Indian language spoken in Mexico The word “meat” once referred to food in general People learn English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language Most school children learn their first language easily and sometimes other languages as well
Câu 8:
How does English change?
A It changes quickly B It changes very slowly.
C It changes rather slowly D It changes too slowly.
Câu 9:
Who invented the word “byte”?
A It was invented by some scientists B It was invented by computer specialists
C It was invented by computer D It was invented by some English teacher Câu 10:
Which of the following is NOT true?
A Some English words are changed as needed
B Some English words are borrowed other languages.
C Some English words are changed quickly
D Some English words are borrowed by computer specialists
Câu 11:
Which word once referred to food in general?
Câu 12:
Most school children learn their first language easily, don’t they?
A Yes, they do B No, they learn easily
Trang 2C Yes, they can D No, they don’t
Câu 13: I lost my pen I have looked …… it for in morning.
Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi ô trống từ 14 đến 18
Easter is a joyful festival which is (14) _in my countries It (15) _at the around the same time as Passover On Easter Day (Easter Sunday), young children (16) _
chocolate or sugar eggs – as (17) _ as they are good In many countries, people
(18) _ the streets to watch colorful parades
enjoyed
Câu 16:
Câu 19: Don’t throw trash everywhere Put in the …… over there.
Câu 20: If we …… the water, we will have no fresh water to use
A to pollute B pollute C polluted D polluting
LISTENING:
I Listen and decide T (True) or F (False) statements : (2,5ms)
……….1 Tet is the most important celebration in Viet Nam
……….2 Tet happens early January
……….3 Before tet, people usually clean and decorate their home
……….4 Special food at Tet is sticky rice cakes
……….5 People often visit relatives and close friends on the first day
WRITING:
Write a short story, using the following sets of words and phrases You can make all the necessary changes and additions :(2,5ms)
- Tom / Jack / go / the movie last week
- The film was very good but it / be longer / they thought
- When they / come out of the cinema / last bus had gone
- They / not know how / get home
- Tom / want to get a taxi but Jack / not agree
- Finally, they / start / walk home
Tom and Jack went to the movie last week
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ĐÁP ÁN AV 9
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2 D
3 C
4 D
5 C
6 A
7 B
8 B
9 B
10 C
11 D
12 A
13 D
14 A
15 C
16 A
17 D
18 B
19 A
20 B
LISTENING:
I Listen and decide T (True) or F (False) statements : (2,5ms)
Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for
Vietnamese people Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes They go to the market to buy candy, jams or dried watermelon seeds They also get new clothes which are worn
at Tet Tet is a time for family members gather and have special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday
WRITING:
Write a short story, using the following sets of words and phrases You can make all the necessary changes and additions :(2,5ms)
Tom and Jack went to the movie last week The film was very good but it was longer than they thought When they came out of the cinema the last bus had gone They did not know how to get home Tom wanted to get a taxi but Jack did not agree Finally, they started to walk home.