Đề kiểm tra anh 9 kì 2+ĐA

Trường: ĐỀ KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT
Họ và tên: Môn: Anh – lớp 9
Lớp: (Bài 8 + 9)
I.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
The streets are decorated ___________ bright lights and buntings.
Of with from at
The people to …………… I spoke yesterday were very friendly.
Them that who whom
It was very nice _________ you to prepare and serve meals for the poor and homeless.
of at to for
Kelly is looking forward to _________ the thrilling rides such as the roller-coaster and bumper cars.
Trying tried try to try
People can usually predict when a ______________will erupt.
Typhoon volcano tide thunderstorm
The storm ____________ I saw on TV last night was really disastrous.
Which that who whom
___________ Charlene’s health is not good, she studies very hard.
If Because When Although
Englishmen are proud _______ their traditions and carefully keep them up.
Of at about for
It’s not a ______________ way to test their opinions.
Science scientist scientific scientifically
An area of land with hills or mountains is called the ____________.
Regions territories highlands environment
Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
Pompeii was completely _______________ in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Versuvius. (destruction)
Vikki ________________ very well towards her guests. (behaviour)
Rosalie is the _________________ of the band. (compose)
Vanessa is very ________ of her parents. (pride)
The weather was surprisingly warm and _____________ yesterday. (sun)
The effect on coffee prices has been ________________ for the producers. (disaster)
Supply the correct form or tense of the verb.
Consumer groups still hope that the president ______________ his mind. (change)
My pen pal ______________ here since the end of December. (be)
We decided not _____________ at the level with glassware because my little brother was clumsy. (shop)
Most families have a Christmas tree, which is ______________ with lights, tinsels, glassballs,… (decorate)
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each gap or the passage.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are (1) ……………….. in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept at all, except (2)………………..clerks in banks, all the shops, mills and factories are working. But six days later,(3) …………New Year’s Eve. The Scotch begin enjoying themselves. All the shops, mills and factories (4)……………… on New Year’s Day. People invite their friends to their houses (5) ……………” sit the Old Year out and the New Year in”, when the clock begins to strike twelve, the (6)………of the family goes to the entrance door, opens it wide and holds it (7)…………the last stroke. Then he shuts the door. He has let the Old Year out and the New Year in. Now greetings and small presents (8)…………… .
1. differ difference different differently
2. by at to with
3. on in at for
4. closes to close are closed closing
5. because although and so
6. member head festival party
7. when if until instead of
8. offer offered offering are offered
V. Read the passage. Then write True (T) or False (F) for each of the sentences below.
Electricity is such a part of our everyday life and so much taken for granted nowadays that we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the radio. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and traffic to move freely. Neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the character of every modern city.
In the home, many labor-saving devices are powered by electricity. Even when we turn off the beside lamp and are fast asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water or keeping our rooms air conditioned.
T F
1. Roads are lit at night to enable people and traffic to move faster.
2. Electricity powers many labor-saving home devices.
3. Electricity is heating our water when we are fast asleep.
4. Neon lighting used in advertising is a part of our everyday life.
VI. Complete the unfinished sentences in such a way that they mean the same as those printed above them.
Happy New Year is an immortal song. It was composed by the Abba.