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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II- 2010-2011 ( GỢI Ý )- ĐỀ 4 260311NTC
Môn : Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thời gian : 45 phút ( không kể thời gian chép đề)

I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence or do as directed ( 3pts)
1. ( Because of/ Instead of/ In spite of ) going to the beach , we played basketball with our friends.
2. You’d better learn ( with heart/ in heart/ by heart) all the new words.
3. If you want to sell your collection of stamps, why not put an ( advertising / ads/ advertisement) in the daily paper.
4. Could you phone me ( lately / immediately/ rapidly) ?
5. I want to go away for a holiday ( because/ so/ but) I cannot afford it.
6. Her kids used to ( take/ taking / be taken ) to the zoo.
7. I asked her ( how much did it cost/ how much it costs / how much it cost ) ?
8. The man and his dog ( which/ who/ that ) you saw this morning have just left the village.
9. He came to the show late ( because/ due to/ for ) the heavy traffic.
10.Choose the world whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: (novel / glove / phone )
11. Choose the world whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: ( with / thick / breath)
12. Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the rest : ( Japanese/ employee/ teenager )
II. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences(1pt)
1. It was the world’s largest volcanic ……………… in more than 50 years ( ERUPT)
2. Health …………..…… say that there will be more strange diseases. ( SPECIAL)
3. There are many ………………….. stories in that magazine . (HUMOR)
4. ……………in English makes her more self-confident . ( FLUENT)
III. Complete the following sentences with correct tenses of the verbs (1pt)
1. She will deliver a speech as soon as Mr. Brown ( come ) ………………...
2. The boy ( say ) …………………… no word since he entered the room .
3. I ( post) ……………… the letter two weeks ago. I wonder why he ( not reply ) …………………………… yet.
4. Bread ( make ) ……………… from flour and yeast.
IV. Reading
1.Read the text and answer the questions ( 2pts)
Our environment is in trouble. People and industries are polluting the air, rivers, lakes, and seas. You may think that there is nothing you can do to help. That’s not true. In fact, there are many things you can do to help the environment. Here are
a few.
Don’t use disposable products. If you use them, use products made from recycled materials. Recycling one aluminum can save enough energy to run a TV for three hours. Replace regular bulbs with halogen bulbs, which use less energy. Buying a special “ low-flow” shower head or taking shorter showers can cut this use in half. Also, fix any leaky faucets.
Questions
1. Are there only a few things we can do to help the environment ? ……………………………...
2. Why do we buy a special “ low-flow” shower head ? …………………………………………………………….
3. What bulbs use less energy ? …… ………………………………………..….
4. What can a recycled aluminum save ? …………………………………
2. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the box (1pt)
supporters almost successful began national


In the United States, Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward House as a day dedicated to peace. In 1907 Ana Jarvis , from Philadelphia, (1)………….. a campaign to establish a national Mother’s Day. She and her (2)………………… began to write to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a (3)……………. Mother’s Day. It was (4)……………… as by 1911 Mother’s Day was celebrated in (5)……………… every state.

V. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the word(s) given or do as directed (2pts)
1. There is a storm today.
-> I wish ………………………………………………………………
2. Yesterday she was taken to the circus by her mother.
-> Yesterday her mother …………………………………………………………………………
3. My sister failed her English test. She has to do the test again..
-> My sister …………………………………………………………………
4. The guests have gone sightseeing . They arrived at the hotel this morning . ( Use “Relative clause” )
-> …………………………………………………………….
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II- 2010-2011 ( GỢI Ý )- ĐỀ 4 260311NTC
Môn : Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thời gian : 45 phút ( không kể thời gian chép đề)

I. Choose the best answer to