Anh 9 - Thi HKII - 07.08

PHÒNG GD&ĐT PHÚ QUÝ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2007-2008
TRƯỜNG THCS ……………………… MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
LỚP: ………… THỜI GIAN: 45 Phút (Không kể phát đề)
HỌ VÀ TÊN: ……………………………



I. Choose the best answer (3ms)
1. The air is polluted ……………………………. there is too much traffic.
A. however B. because C. therefore D. but
2. If Ba became rich, he …………………………… travel around the world.
A. can B. will C. would D. may
3. Linh didn’t come to the party because she had to look ……… her younger sister.
A. at B. up C. for D. after
4. What will you do if you ……………………… the final examination?
A. pass B. passed C. passes D. will pass
5. In Asia, a tropical storm is called a ……………………..
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. cyclone D. tornado
6. She doesn’t know the man ……………………. sent her this letter.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
7. They went to school ………………………. it was raining hard.
A. however B. and C. therefore D. although
8. Nam suggested ……………………. showers instead of baths to save water.
A. takes B. take C. taking D. to take
9. We must .……………… the amount of water our family uses every day.
A. lower B. reduce C. lessens D. cuts down
10. Tet is a time for Vietnamese families to clean and…………………their houses.
A. hang B. enjoy C. prepare D. decorate
11. UFO means…………………flying object .
A. unidentified B. unit C. unknown D. useful
12. The teacher divided our class…………………three groups .
A. between B. into C. among D. with

II.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group (1m).
1. A. teach B. weather C . season D. reading
2. A. though B. throughout C. birthday D. thought
3. A. sticky B. miss C. predict D. describe
4. A. gemstone B. meteor C. precious D. evidence

III. Give the correct form of capitalized words (1m)
1. There are many …………………….……..(CELEBRATE) throughout the year.
2. People crowd the streets on …………………………………(NATION) Day to watch ……………………………. (COLOR) parades.
3. He is the ……………………………….(COMPOSE) of our string band.


IV. Sentence transformation (2ms)
1. This is the newspaper. I want you to buy it. (Relative clause)
→……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I’m not rich, so I can’t buy that house. (Conditional sentence)
→If…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. He uses plastic bags to wrap food. (Make suggestion).
→I suggest …………………………………………………………………………………..
4. The woman is a nurse. We saw the woman’s daughter last week. (Relative clause)
→…………………………………………………………………………………………….

V. Read the passage carefull, then do exercises below (3ms)
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 this occasion, mother usually receives greeting cards and gifts from her husband and 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 a 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 give a plant for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly.
Father’s Day is celebrated throughout the United States and Canada on the third Sunday in June. The holiday customs are similar to Mother’s Day. Dad also receives greeting cars and gifts from family and enjoys a day of leisure.
1. Check true (T ) or false ( F ) (1m)
a. American people celebrate Mother’s Day on the third Sunday in June. ( )
b. Most of American mothers have hard working days. ( )
c.