De Thi Hoc Ky II -Lop 9-2012

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The second semester English test for grade 9Odd one

PART I: PHONETICS(1.0 POINT)Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differentlyfrom the others. (0) is done as an example .

0. A. so B. no . do D. go

1. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. wished2. A. health B. appear C. ready D. heavy

3. A. tidal B. sight C. mineral D. describe

4. A. though B. throw C. through D. thought5. A. thunder B. erupt C. trust D. pull

PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 3.0 POINTS)Question 1: Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.

(0) is done as an example

0. She usually__________to school by bus.

A. to go B. go . goes D. going

1. Do you know the man ______________ we saved yesterday?

A. which B. whom C. whose D. when.

2. She forgot to______________ the faucet when she left for work.A. turn off B. turn on C. go on D. look after.

3. I wont go unless you ______________ me the money back.A. to pay B. pays C. pay D. paid

4. He answered the questions______________

A. exact B. exacting C . exacted D. exactly

5. I wondered why he______________ love his family.A. doesnt B. didnt C. dont D. hasnt

6. I wish I ______________ a mobile phone.

A. have B. had C. were D. did7. Your teacher writes poems or stories, ______________ she ?

A. dont B. wont C. didnt D. doesnt

8. She ______________ me whether I liked classical music or not.

A. told B. said to C. asked D. wanted

9. ______________ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.

A. Though B. Since C. Despite D. As10. They planned to have the trip ______________ July.

A. on B. in C. for D. at

Question 2: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in CAPITAL letters.

1. Tet is the most important ______________ for Vietnamese people. CELEBRATE2. Today, ______________ disasters occur more often than they used to. NATURE3. The Internet has ______________ developed in every field. INCREASE4. My siter is very ______________ in learning English. INTEREST

5. Air ______________ is one of the serious proplems in big cities. POLLUTEPART III: READING ( 3.0 POINTS)

Question 1: Read the passage then choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D.

It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and mos

environmentally desirable form of transport (1)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on afrosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (2)______. It has none of the difficulties and

tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.

The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: But isnt it (3) ______ dangerous? It would be foolish to

deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (4)______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (5) ______ that the car driver is often

to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.


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1. A. in B. at C. to D. on

2. A. boring B. careful C. enjoyable D. excited

3. A. expectedly B. strangely C. terribly D. comfortably4. A. size B. number C. deal D. digit

5. A. point B. indicate C. display D. exhibit

Question 2: Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below.A young man from Germany named Levi Strauss arrived in California in 1850. He went there to sell things

to the miners. He saw that the miners needed strong pants, so he began to make them. He used cloth that peoplemake tents from. He put rivets on the pockets to make them strong because the man put rocks in their pockets

These pants were very strong and lasted a long time. The pants became very popular immediately.Later Mr. Strauss started making jeans from cotton cloth from Nimes, France. People called this cloth

denim. Christopher Columbus used denim for the sails of his ships. Sailors in Genoa, Italy, wore denim pants

The word jeans comes from the word Genoa. Mr. Strauss made the first jeans in the United States, but the

idea and the kind of cloth came from Europe. The names came from France and Italy.

1. Why did Levi Strauss go to California?

2. What does the word themin line 3 refer to?

3. Where were the first jeans made by Mr. Strauss?

4. What did Christopher Columbus use denim for ?

....................................................................................................................................................

5. Did the idea and the kind of cloth come from Europe ?....................................................................................................................................................

PART IV: WRITING (3.0 POINTS)Question I: Rewrite each of these sentences, beginning as shown, so that themeaning stays the same. (0) is done as an example

0. How about going for a walk? Lets go for a walk.1. They last visited me two years ago

They have.

2. Its a pity ! He draws very badly.

He wishes.3. Nam doesnt have enough money so he cant buy the computer.

If Nam.....

4. Why dont we go out for dinner tonight ? said Bill.

Bill suggested .

5. All visitors to the town fall in love with it.

Every one who.....Question II: Write complete sentences using these suggested words.

1-Hoa/sometimes /be/ late/ school.

.2-We/ used/ go/ picnic/ weekends/ when/ be/small.

.3-She /live / the country/ since /be/ ten.

.

4-We/not /enjoy/ swim/ winter.

5-I/ look/ forward/ hear/ you/ soon.

.

________The end_________


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PART I: PHONETICS(1.0 POINT)

Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced

differently from the others. (0) is done as an

example .

0. A. so B. no . do D. go

1. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. wished

2. A. health B. appear C. ready D. heavy

3. A. tidal B. sight C. mineral D. describe4. A. though B. throw C. through D. thought

5. A. thunder B. erupt C. trust D. pull

PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 3.0 POINTS)

Question 1: Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.

(0) is done as an example

0. She usually__________to school by bus.

A. to go B. go . goes D. going

1. Do you know the man ______________ we saved yesterday?

A. which B. whom C. whose D. when.

2. She forgot to______________ the faucet when she left for work.

A. turn off B. turn on C. go on D. look after.

3. I wont go unless you ______________ me the money back.A. to pay B. pays C. pay D. paid

4. He answered the questions______________

A. exact B. exacting C . exacted D. exactly

5. I wondered why he______________ love his family.

A. doesnt B. didnt C. dont D. hasnt

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6. I wish I ______________ a mobile phone.

A. have B. had C. were D. did

7. Your teacher writes poems or stories, ______________ she ?

A. dont B. wont C. didnt D. doesnt

8. She ______________ me whether I liked classical music or not.

A. told B. said to C. asked D. wanted

9. ______________ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.A. Though B. Since C. Despite D. As

10. They planned to have the trip ______________ July.

A. on B. in C. for D. at

Question 2: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in CAPITAL letters.

1. Tet is the most important .............celebration............... for Vietnamese people.

2. Today, ................natural............... disasters occur more often than they used to.

3. The Internet has ............increasingly.............. developed in every field.

4. My siter is very ...............interested............... in learning English.

5. Air ...........pollution............. is one of the serious proplems in big cities.

PART III: READING ( 3.0 POINTS)

Question 1: Read the passage then choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D.

It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most

environmentally desirable form of transport (1)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean

much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (2)______. It has none of the

difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through

the rush hour.

The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: But isnt it (3) ______ dangerous? It would befoolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are

an alarming (4) ______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (5) ______

that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way

as to reduce risks to a minimum.

1. A. in B. at C. to D. on2. A. boring B. careful C. enjoyable D. excited

3. A. expectedly B. strangely C. terribly D. comfortably

4. A. size B. number C. deal D. digit

5. A. point B. indicate C. display D. exhibitQuestion 2: Read the passage carefully then answer the questions

below.

A young man from Germany named Levi Strauss arrived in California in 1850. He went there tosell things to the miners. He saw that the miners needed strong pants, so he began to make them. He

used cloth that people make tents from. He put rivets on the pockets to make them strong because the

man put rocks in their pockets. These pants were very strong and lasted a long time. The pantsbecame very popular immediately.

Later Mr. Strauss started making jeans from cotton cloth from Nimes, France. People called this

cloth denim. Christopher Columbus used denim for the sails of his ships. Sailors in Genoa, Italy, wore

denim pants. The word jeans comes from the word Genoa. Mr. Strauss made the first jeans in the

United States, but the idea and the kind of cloth came from Europe. The names came from France and

Italy.


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1. Why did Levi Strauss go to California?

(He went to California ) Because he wanted to sell things to the miners.

2. What does the word themin line 3 refer to?It refers to strong pants.

3. Where were the first jeans made by Mr. Strauss?

It were made in the United States.

4. What did Christopher Columbus use denim for ?

Christopher Columbus used denim for the sails of his ships.5. Did the idea and the kind of cloth come from Europe ?

Yes , they did.

PART IV: WRITING (3.0 POINTS)

Question I: Rewrite each of these sentences, beginning as shown,

so that the meaning stays the same. (0) is done as

an example

1. How about going for a walk? Lets go for a walk.

1. They last visited me two years ago

They have not visited me for two years.2. Its a pity ! He draws very badly.

He wishes he drew well./ He wishes he didnt draw badly.3. Nam doesnt have enough money so he cant buy the computer.

If Nam had enough money, he could buy the computer.4. Why dont we go out for dinner? said Bill.

Bill suggested going out for dinner that night.5. All visitors to the town fall in love with it.

Every one who visits the town falls in love with it.Question II: Write complete sentences using these suggested words.

1-Hoa/sometimes /be/ late/ school.

Hoa is sometimes late for school.

2-We/ used/ go/ picnic/ weekends/ when/ be/small.

We used to go for/on a picnic when we were small.

3-She /live / the country/ since /be/ ten.

She lived in the country since she was ten.4-We/not /enjoy/ swim/ winter

We dont enjoy swimming in the winter.

5-I/ look/ forward/ hear/ you/ soon.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

________The end_________


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