Time allowance: 45 minutes Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.. region.[r]
Trang 1ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Student’s name:……… Grade 9
Class: 9/…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
Which word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others?
Which word has the different stress?
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in each sentence.
6 The roof _under the weight of snow last night
7 Kangaroos, which come _Australia, have long tails
8 The man _helped us last week is a doctor
9 Nowadays the _can know when a volcano will erupt
A scientifically B scientific C scientists D science
10 We _since we left school
A don’t meet B haven’t met C hasn’t met D didn’t meet
11 A _looks like a funnel
12 We’re very proud _our teachers
13 He is _-known for his generosity
14 My brother is the most effective _in my town
15 People _take physical exercise can live longer
16 Do not laugh _the poor, but help them as much as you can
17 They want us _our classroom more attractively
18 I wear a hat _I do not want to be sick
19 What can we do to spend less _lighting?
20 Many new air-conditioners will _this morning
A be installed B be sold C be cleaned D All are correct
21 We should _all the electric appliances when leaving our room
22 She told me she _go to Ha Noi the following day
23 Everyone should _forests and environment
24 We were very _that you won the first prize
25 If a disaster _In an area, people from other areas will offer help
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank in the following passage.
Trang 2Christmas is my (26) _ holiday I enjoy (27) _ Christmas cookies and planning
parties I like sending cards and hearing (28) _ old friends I love seeing children open their(29) _ on Christmas morning Most of all, I love one (30) _custom that we have in
our family On the night before Christmas we (31) _in warm clothing and go from house
(32) house in our neighborhood At each house, we (33) _Christmas songs
Then we go to a hospital or a home for elderly people and we sing there We want to let people
(34) that we care about them Afterward, we come home and drink hot chocolate by
(35) I love this !
Read the passage carefully, then decide T or F Correct the F sentences.
Scientists have known a lot about the earth They understand how mountains are made and
what a volcano is The following example is about volcanic eruptions Mt Vesuvius in Italy and
Mt St Helens in the USA are both famous mountains They are both volcanoes A volcano is a
mountain that is open at the top Smoke and hot air come out of the hole Sometimes very hot
rock also comes out of the mountain That can make trouble for people nearby This is what
happened with Mt Vesuvius and Mt St Helens Hot rock poured out of Mt Vesuvius and
covered the town of Pompeii in 79 AD Everyone in the town was killed The Mt St Helens
volcano didn’t kill many people
36 A volcano is a mountain that has a hole at the top
37 Mt Vesuvius and the Mt St Helens are both famous volcanoes in Italy
38 Smoke, hot rock and hot air can make trouble for all people in USA and Italy
39 The people were killed by the eruption of Mt Helens less than those by the eruption of MtVesuvius
40 The town of Pompeii was developed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences
1. She said to me “ I will go to China next week ”
Trang 3ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Student’s name:……… Grade 9
Class: 9/…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. People can get the latest and enjoy interesting programs on TV
7. from factories is one cause of water pollution
8. Don’t spend much time the Internet, will you?
9. I can’t easily get access the Internet because of living in the country
10.We should put garbage bins around here to prevent lazy students throwing trash
11.In order to save time, they decided to ride the forest
12.Let’s do something to protect the environment, ?
13.I am the youngest student here, ?
14.You should avoid in such a dangerous river
15.I think that most children are creative enough to write poems
16.If we don’t go on littering, the environment cleaner and cleaner
A is becoming B could become C would become D will become
17.They wanted their school more beautiful and attractive
18.I have already heard of the violent earthquake which caused terrible
19.He is going to the post office he wants to send some postcards to his friends
20.She will save a lot of money she uses energy-saving bulbs
21.When he was a little boy, he used to going swimming
22.You rarely drink tea, don’t you?
Rewrite the following setences as directed.
23 Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car (use Despite)
Trang 426 “Good morning! How are you today?” Nam said to me (use reported speech)
27 Lan goes to the bookshop to buy a dictionary (make question for the underline part)
Decide which of the options (A, B, C, or D) is the best answer
Everyone wants to reduce (28) _ But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is
(29) It is compltcated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people For
example, (30) _ from automobiles causes large percentage (31) air pollution
But the automobike provides transportation to millions of people (32) _ discharge much of
the material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of
people Thus, to end or greatly (33) _ pollution immediately people would have to stop using
many things that benefit them Most people do not want to do that, ofcourse But pollution can be
gradually reduced in several ways (34) and engineers can work to find ways to lessenthe amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause Governments can passand enforce laws that (35) _ businesses and individuals to stop, or cut down on certain
polluting activities
29 A seriousness B serious C seriously D serioused
30 A exhaust B exhausted C exhaustedly D exhauster
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
I often hear or read about “natural disaster”- the eruption of Mount St Helen, a volcano in the
state of Washington: Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible
earthquakes all over the world; huge fires; and so on But I’ll never forget my first personal
experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952 It began on
Thursday, December 4th when a high –pressure system (warm air) cover southern England With
the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog formed Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves
mixed with the fog The humidity was terribly high, there was no breeze at all Traffic (cars,
trains, and boats) stopped People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into
the river It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick Finally on Tuesday, December 9th, the
wind came and the fog went away But after that, even more people got sick, many of them died
1 Which natural disaster isn’t mentioned in the text?
A a volcanic eruption B a flood C a hurricane D a tornado
2 What is his unforgettable person experience?
C the strangeness of nature D a high-pressure system
3 What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”?
4 The traffic stopped because of _.
A The rain B the windy weather C the humid weather D the heavy fog
Trang 5ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Student’s name:……… Grade 9
Class: 9/…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
6. he was angry, he listened to me patiently
7. My father is a man who is loved by all his friends
A ungenerous B generosity C generous D generously
8. She got wet in the rain she had a raincoat
9. A: Would you like to go to the movies with me tonight? –B: “ _.”
A Yes, I’d love to B Yes, thanks C No, I don’t like D No, please
10.A is a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
11.We can protect the environment by air pollution
12.If we go littering, the environment will become seriously polluted
13 Nam: It’s an excellent picture that you have painted, Hoa –Hoa: “ _.”
A Not at all B It’s nice of you to say so C You’re welcome D It’s not bad
14.Everyone must take part in deforestation
15.We’ll make this beach clean and again
16.We stayed at home it rained heavily
17.I suggest to the movies by bike in stead of
A go/walk B going/walking C going/walk D go/walking
18.No one went to school last Sunday, ?
19.This computer is too expensive I wish I enough money to buy it now
20.Don’t forget to turn on all the lights when you go to bed
Rewrite these sentences as directed 2.5ms
21 All the students did the test well last week (Change into passive)
Trang 624 Marie came to see me yesterday She lives in England (using relative clause)
_
25 We can’t live without water (use conditional clause)
READING COMPREHENSION: (1 pts)
Vietnamese’s New Year is (26) _according to the Lunar calendar It is officially
(27) as the Lunar New Year or Tet It occurs in (28) _ January or early February
The exact date changes (29) _ year to year Vietnamese people usually (30) _ for Tet
holiday several weeks beforehand They clean and decorate their homes, cook special food such as
(31) _ rice cakes, and make offerings on the family altars On the New Year’s Eve, the
whole family get together for the reunion (32) in which many different kinds of dishes are
served At Tet, people usually (33) _ their new clothes, give one another the Tet season’s
greetings, and pay mutual visits
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Children’s education is changing rapidly today In the past, teachers made children sit still for
hours They made them memorize all sorts of things In other words, children had to go on repeating
things until they knew them by heart Today, many teachers wonder if it possible to make children
learn at all They say you can only help them learn They say you must let children learn and discover
things for themselves
1. What did teachers make children do in the past?
C repeat their homework D sit for days
2. Children in the past were made to learn everything _
3. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only _
A give children more homework B make children learn
4. Today, the modern learning method is _
A Letting children play computer games B making children read a lot of books
C doing homework for children D letting children discover things for
themselves
Trang 7ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Student’s name:……… Grade 9
Class: 9/…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.
6 He thinks it's time we _ away with the monarchy.
7 _ playing professional basketball, she also enjoys tennis.
8 _ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
9 John's flat, _ is in the same block as mine, is much larger.
10 Did you have your photograph _ last Sunday?
11 The film was so _ that I felt _ and sleepy during the show.
A bored / boring B boring / boring C boring / bored D bored / bored
12 What _ you do if you _ a king?
A will / are B would / were C would / had been D would have / are
13 Your mother never goes on holiday by car, _?
A never she B doesn't she C does she D does your mother
14 She said she _ her grandmother the following day
15 They suggest _ off all the lights before leaving the room.
16 Nam _ go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.
A was used to B is used to C got used to D used to
17 He failed the final exam _ his laziness.
18 I wish I _ a bird to fly from place to place.
19 Hoa will _ her younger brother when her parents are away from home.
A look after B look at C look forward to D look up
20 They decided _ that house last week.
21 She would come to visit you if she _ your new address.
22 He is good at English, _?
23 The man _ is standing over there is our new English teacher.
24 She worked hard, _ she passed the exam easily.
Trang 825 Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and floods are all _.
A natural resources B natural materials C natural disaters D natural
causes
Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.
26 According to Sandra, the Internet is a wonderful of modern life.(INVENT)
27 The air in big cities is (POLLUTE)
28 Mr Thanh is a driver He never causes the accident.(CARE)
29 , in Vietnam men used to wear ao dai (TRADITIONAL)
30 This band consists of seven singers and two .(MUSIC)
Read the passage, then answer the following questions.
Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam Some weeks
before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls New clothes are bought
for the occasion One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the
traditional cake, and kinds of jam On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a
reunion dinner Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many
different kinds of dishes are served On the New Year morning, the young members of the family pay
their respects to the elders And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes Then
people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives
31 When is Tet holiday celebrated in Vietnam?
Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.
36 It takes Nam two hours to do his homework every day.
Nam spends _
37 I’m sorry I can’t swim
I wish _
38 In spite of the bad weather, he went on a picnic
Although the weather _
39 He has collected these stamps for two years.
These stamps _
40 “I am a student.” said Nam
Nam said
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Trang 9Student’s name:……… Grade 9
Class: 9/…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
I-PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
II-VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6 We are talking about the preservation of resources.
7 The air in the city is very .
8 A large number of inhabitants have made on how to protect the environment.
9 She stays at home because she has to take care of her baby.
10.What can we do to spend less lighting?
11.– Well done Paul! -
A You are welcome B Thanks C I’m sorry D You are very nice
12.You were standing there while I was walking my groom
13.Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th of the eighth month
14.A(n) is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
15.Many reports in newspapers talked about the of UFOs
16.A person who travels in a spacecraft is called a(n) .
17.Tet is a festival occurs in late January or early February
18.You will fail the exam, you study harder.
19.What would you do if you in my position?
20.Scientists say that if people see a UFO, it be a spacecraft
IV-GAP-FILL
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Nowadays, people are destroying rain forests of the earth seriously It is (26) _that everyyear 100,000 (27) _kilometers of rain forests are destroyed for (28) _of wood paper and fuel as well as for the residence and (29) _land Rain forests are very important for the world’s climate They receive the rainfall on the earth and produce a large amount of the world’s
Trang 10oxygen Destroying rain forests,(30) _ , is destroying our environment Saving rain forests
is a(n) (31) _ problem Nations need cooperation to save rain forests, if not, it will be late
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
27 “What did you do yesterday?” Ann asked Sue (use reported speech)
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Among the festivals (1) by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (2) the Mid August Festival Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten (3) this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful (4) lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies According to (5) , the moon shines the brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival As the moon rises, tables are placed (6) the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess
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Trang 11Student’s name:……… Grade 9
Class: 9/…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. Local authorities should prohibit and fine heavily anyone who uses electricity to catch fish
7. Nobody was in the room, ?
A were they B was they C weren’t they D wasn’t they
8. There is a leak in the roof of their house, so they must have it by a repair man
9. We couldn’t win the soccer match we played very well
10. I do the homework before playing chess if I were you
11. A new stadium in this area next month
A is built B will be built C has been built D is being built
12. I wish I your country next summer holiday
13. The internet has developed and become a part of our life
A increasing B increasingly C increase D increased
14. Would you mind if I the door?
15. Let’s do something to protect our environment from being polluted, ?
16. The woman we met at the party was Mai’s aunt
17. You can go to the airport by bus ; it is not the only way
18. Nobody looked after their children while they were working on the farm
19. -Nam: That’s an excellent picture you have painted, Mai! –Mai: .
C It’s nice of you to say so D Congratulation
20. But at last I had to leave you and start my new life
A finally B at the end C in the end D A&C
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Passover is in late March or early April This festival is celebrated in Israel and by all Jewish people
On this festival, people celebrate freedom from slavery Passover is also an ancient spring festival On the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families eat special meal called the Seder Easter is a joyful festival which is celebrated in many countries It happens at around the same time as Passover On Easter day (Easter Sunday), young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs as long as they are good In many countries, people crowd the streets to watch colorful parades
21. Where is Passover celebrated?
22. Who is Passover celebrated by?
Trang 12Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
26. He said to them “Don’t be late tomorrow!” (use reported speech)
30. I want to go on holiday this summer, but I don’t have enough money (use wish clause)
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Rice is (1) by Vietnamese people every day It often (2) in tropical countries such
as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia The Chinese have also been growing rice for (3) years The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants Then they are taken to fields covered (4) muddy water called paddies The fields of rice look very (5) After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked People often drain away water before colleting rice Eating rice is a special action in the world They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice (6) , they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths China and Vietnam are the two
countries in which people use chopsticks very well
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