1- About …..of earthquakes occur outside the Pacific Rim 1960, 10%, 90%, 1995 2- Tidal waves…..moved travelers from Alaska to California, occurred exactly in 1960, are sudden, result fro[r]
Trang 1ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ĐỊNH KỲ
Môn: Tiếng Anh 9
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Question 1 : Pick out the word that is of the different topic from the others ( 0, 5 pt )
1 volcano disaster snowstorm earthquake
2 Passover Jewish Easter Christmas
Question 2: Pick out ONE word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the others ( 0, 5 pt )
1 shift tie hire priority
2 decorate describe predict erupt
Question 3 : Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others (0, 5pt)
1 slavery destroy sticky charity
2 considerate distinguish parade damage
Question 4 : Pick out ONE best option to complete these sentences ( 2, 5 pts )
1 My Dad makes everything funny That is he has a……
A- generous heart B- sense of humor C- considerate head D- short temper
2 The weather forecast says it may rain, so I’ll bring a raincoat………
A- instead of B- in spite C- just in case D- just in times
3 On Easter Day people………….the streets to watch colorful parades
A- crowd B- flood C- occur D- group
4 Many people became……… after the earthquake
A- happy B- generous C- terrific D- homeless
5 Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam …….they don’t understand Vietnamese culture very much
A- since B- though C- because D- so
6 Everyone seems to be…… on the first 3 days of the New year
A- joyful B- separate C- disappointed D- violent
7 The last earthquake brought a lot of…… to the villagers
A- innovations B- comforts C- conveniences D- damages
8 Earthquakes, volcanoes, storms and tidal waves are called natural……
A- water B- energy C- disasters D- resources
9 Santa Claus, …….brings gifts to children on Christmas Eve, always wears a red suit A- who B- that C- whom D- which
10 We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated……
A- nation B- national C- nationwide D- nationhood
Question 5 : Read the passage then pick out One best option (1, 5pts)
Nature is acting strangely through many kinds of natural disasters
Earthquakes: 90% of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim In 1995, a huge earthquake struck the city Kobe in Japan A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed
Tidal waves: tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California!
Typhoon: When a tropical storm reaches 120 km per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia The word typhoon
comes from Chinese, tai means “big” and feng means “wind”.
Trang 2Volcanoes: We can usually predict when a volcano will erupt Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991 It was the largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years
Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm They can suck up anything that is in their path
1- About … of earthquakes occur outside the Pacific Rim( 1960, 10%, 90%, 1995) 2- Tidal waves… (moved travelers from Alaska to California, occurred exactly in
1960, are sudden, result from a ship’s underwater movement)
3- Typhoon, hurricane, cyclone and tropical storms are… words for the same natural disaster (another, unlike, different, the same)
4- In Australia, a tropical storm is known as… (a big wind, a hurricane, a typhoon, a cyclone)
5- The eruption of Mount Pinatubo was the world’s largest volcanic eruption… (ever
in hundreds of years, ever in history, in over half century, in the 20th century)
6- The passage talks about….( environtment, natural disasters, tropical storms, natural resources)
Question 6 : Fill in the blank with One word chosen from the list below to complete the meaning of the passage (1, 5pts )
All countries in the world have their own festival and celebrations These festivals are (1)
at different time throughout the (2) Each country has its own traditions to celebrate these festivals Vietnamese are always (3) with their families, visit their relatives and enjoy special food such as (4) during Tet holidays Christmas is a common (5) celebration in many countries People go to (6) , send cards to friends and enjoy special dinner
1 celebrated happened started opened
2 day month year world
3 together far near apart
4 sugar eggs chocolate Seder sticky rice cake
5 cultural industrial national religious
6 shrines temples churches supermarket
Question 7: Rewrite the sentences so that it has exactly the same meaning as the original one (1, 0pt)
1 The tourists are going to make a trip to Ha Long Bay There are many beautiful views in Ha Long Bay
→ The tourists………
2 Miss Lien sings very well She is my English teacher
→ Miss Lien, ………
3 She could not pass the exam She studied hard this semester
→ Although………
4 The traffic was very heavy We came to school late
→ Because………
Question 8: Write a story, using these prompts ( 2, 0 pts )
1 Last week / Hoa’s mother / say / that / hear / on TV / there / be / typhoon coming
2 She / gather / family / and tell / they / find / shelter / house
3 Storm / come / strong winds / heavy rain
4 Family / be scared / but soon / storm / finish