BÀI KIỂM TRÂNNG CAO HK TA 9

FULL NAME .................................................. CLASS.............
TEST 45 MINUTES

I- Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
1. a. sunny b. thunderstorm c. occur d. trust
2. a. earthquake b. sunbathe c. thoughtful d. thunderstorm
3. a. damage b. carriage c. forecast d. trace
4. a. destroyed b. caused c. passed d. discovered
5. a. finished b. behaved c. replaced d. shaped
II- Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the word in the brackets
1. Thousands of people were ............ killed in that morning. (disaster)
2. Ho Chi Minh City can .......... thunderstorms some days . (expectation)
3. There will be storms over the ........... highlands. (center)
4. He is a ......... man . (trust)
5. Buy some ............. food, please. (can)
6. The road to science is very .................( abruptness)
IV- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
1. The latest San Francisco ............. measured 4.5 on the Richter scale.
a. earthquake b. tidal wave c. tornado d. typhoon
2. There has been a ........... in certain parts of the country due to the lack of rain.
a. famine b. flood c. drought d. volcano
3. This volcano has ............ five times during the last twenty years.
a. struck b. eruption c. collapsed d. erupted
4. It snowed in Lang Son, .........is on the Ky Cung River, in the winter of 2002.
a. where b. that c. which d. when
5. In Australia, tropical storm is known as ...........
a. cyclone b. typhoon c. hurricane d. tornado
6. Only the female mosquito can ............. blood and transmit malaria
a. have b. suck c. give d. strike
7. I suggest you should _____________ harder on your pronunciation.
a. work b. to work c. working d. worked
8. The air won’t be better if the exhaust fume _________ limited
a. is b. are c. isn’t d. aren’t
9. Is he a teacher __________ a singer? – A singer.
a. and b. or c. so d. but
10. The amount of electricity will be ______ if we use energy-saving bulbs.
a. reduced b. reduce c. reducing d. to reduce
V- Reading the following passage and then answer the questions
Natural disaster are extreme, sudden events caused by environmental factors that injure people and damage property. There are a lot of kinds of natural disasters: hurricane, tornado, flood, tsunami, earthquake, landslide, windstorm, ect. These disasters may happen anywhere on earth without warning. A lot of advances in technology have helped to forecast the occurrence of natural disasters and therefore, there have been a decline in number of deaths as well as financial losses. However, there are still unpredictable disasters that could cause tremendous damages to the human beings. Even when a disaster is forecast correctly, little can be done to reduce its strength. All we can do is to prepare ourselves to stay away from it as far as possible.
1. What are natural disasters?
2. Are these natural disasters easy to forecast? Give your reason.
3. Can human totally take control of natural disaster? Why?
VI – Complete the sentences, using Although + a clause from the box
It rained a lot I’d met her twice before I was very tired
he has a very important job I didn’t speak the language we don’t like them very much
he had all the necessary qualifications the heating was on it was quite cold
We’ve known each other for a long time


1. ..............................................., he isn’t particularly well-paid
2. ................................................, I managed to make myself understand.
3. She wasn’t wearing a coat.....................
4. We thought we’d better invite them to the party ................
5. .............................................., the room wasn’t warm
6. I didn’t recognize her .................
7. I couldn’t sleep .................
8. ................................................, we enjoyed our holiday.
9. My brother didn’t get the job.................
10. We’re not very good friends..........................