Read the reading below carefully then answer the questions: In the Unites States, people celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.. Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.[r]
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Hä vµ tªn:
Líp: 9
Thø ngµy th¸ng n¨m 2009
Bµi KiÓm tra Häc kú II M«n tiÕng Anh
Thêi gian: 45 phót - bµi sè: 04(§Ò 01)
I Underline the best answer in the brackets to complete the sentences:
1 Are you interested in - (listen / listening / listened / being listened) to music?
2 Kieu story - (is written / wrote / was written / writes) by Nguyen Du
3 - (Have you had / Had you had / Have you / Had you) breakfast yet?
4 He usually - (watch / watches / is watching / watchs) TV in the evening
5 You should - (to reuse / reuse / reusing / used) paper to save paper
6 Lan - ( has left / is leaving / leaves / left) Hue three months ago
II Rewrite the following sentences,beginning each sentences with the given words:
1 He often played the piano at night
-> He used to
2 They built this house last month
-> This house
III Read the reading below carefully then answer the questions:
In the Unites States, people celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May On his occasion, mother usually receives greeting card and gifts from her husband children The best gift of all for
an American Mom is a day of leisure The majority of American mothers have outside jobs as well as housework, so their working days are often very hard The working mother enjoys the traditional Mother’s day custom of breakfast cooked by her family and served to her on the tray in bed Later in that day, it’s also traditional for the extended family group to get together for dinner, either in a restaurant or in one of their homes
Flower is an important part of Mother’s Day Mothers are often given a plan for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly Father’s Day is celebrated through out the Unites States and Canada on the third Sunday in June.The holiday customs are similar to Mother’s Day Dad also receives greeting cards and gifts from his family and enjoys a day of leisure
* Questions:
1 When do American people celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day ?
2 What kinds of gifts does the mother often get from her family members?
3 What kinds of gifts does she love most?
4 Why are mothers working days often very hard?
5 Where do the family members have their dinner party on this occasion?
6 What are the similar things that the father gets on Father s Day?’
Trang 2IV Use the words given to write a complete letter:
Dear Hoa,
1.Thank you / invite / me / your birthday party
->
2 I / sorry / I will not / able / come
->
3 I / have / so many things / do / this weekend
->
4 I / wish / can go / party
->
5 I / hope / you / a good time
->
Best wish, (Lan) THE
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Hä vµ tªn:
Líp: 9
Thø ngµy th¸ng n¨m 2009
Bµi KiÓm tra Häc kú II M«n tiÕng Anh
Thêi gian: 45 phót - bµi sè: 04(§Ò 02)
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other.
II/ Choose the best answer:
1 Nam suggested ( put/ putting/ to put) garbage bin around the school yard.
2 If I ( have/ had / having ) a bicycle, I wouldn’t have to walk to school.
3 I am used to ( get / got / getting ) up late in the morning.
4 He is ( looking for/ looking up/ looking after ) his English book He put it
somewhere
5 This bike ( is bought/ was bought/ bought ) two weeks ago.
6 She worked hard ( because/ so / but ) she passed the exam.
7 The book ( which/ who/ whose) I gave you yesterday is interesting.
8 She is a rich woman ( who/ whom/ whose) house is very big.
9 (Although/ Despite) his poverty, he succeeded in his life.
10 If she ( arrives/ arrive/ will arrive ), I’ll let you know.
III/ Rewrite these following sentences.
1 My grandfather is old but he runs 3 km a day
->
Although
2 “ Why don’t we have lunch at a restaurant nearby?” Lan said
-> Lan
suggested
3 The house is very old It belongs to Mr Pike
-> The house
which
4 Ba likes playing the guitar He lives on Trang Tien street
-> Ba,
who
5 I don’t know him well so I don’t invite him to my house
->
If
IV/ Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing people today Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival to all living things Badly polluted air can cause illness and even death Polluted water killed many kinds of wild animals and marine life Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land for growing food
* Questions:
Trang 41 What is the most important problem of people nowadays?
2 What kinds of pollution are mentioned in this passage?
3 Why do many kinds of wild animals and marine life die?
4 Does the pollution of soil reduce the amount of land for growing food?
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