DE KIEM TRA SO 2 HK II

WRITTEN TES LỚP 9
Môn: Tiếng Anh
(Thời gian làm bài 45 phút)
Full name:...................................................................... SBD: ....................
Part I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the other in the group.
A. honey B. holiday C. household D. honor
A. comprise B. primary C. silence D. publish
A. champagne B. charity C. charm D. children
A. occur B. tropical C. cotton D. symbol
A. looked B. watched C. stopped D. carried
Part II. Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. ____________ we should stop smoking.
A. His suggesting that B. He was suggested C. He suggested that D. He is suggested
I ____________ English since I came here.
A. have learnt B. learn C. learnt D. to learn
Chi said that she ____________ to Hue the next morning.
A. go B. will go C. would go D. goes
Lan failed her Math test, ____________ she has to do the test again.
A. However B. Therefore C. But D. Because
I am looking forward ____________ going to Da Lat on holiday.
A. for B. up C. after D. to
6. The people ____________ live next door to us are very nice.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
7. The children have to come back before dark, ____________ ?
A. do they B. have they C. don’t they D. haven’t they
Rice ____________ in tropical countries.
A. growing B. is grown C. grew D. grows
The meeting will be held ____________ Thursday.
A. for B. of C. in D. on
10. Lan: I think we should use shower instead of bath to save water. Ba: ____________
A. I’m sorry. B. That’s a good idea! C. Yes, I’ll take it. D. Yes, I’d love to.
Part III. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same as the original sentence.
1. Mrs. Thoa was tired but she helped me with my homework.
( Although_____________________________________________________________________
2. "Let`s go to the cinema." Lien said.
( Lien suggested ______________________________________________________________
3. We spent two hours getting to London.
(It took ______________________________________________________________________
4."I am going to Hanoi tomorrow,” he said.
( He said that __________________________________________________________________
5. I last met him two months ago.
( I haven`t ___________________________________________________________________
Part IV. Read the following passage and choose the most suitable word from the box to complete each the blanks.

language what if for parts
largest country than grade live

Now you are in (1) __________9 and you already know some English. You have learnt English (2)___________ four years. If you go to Britain, people there will understand (3) ___________ you say and you will understand them (4) ___________ they speak about things that you know. All people who (5)__________ in Britain can speak English, but not all people are English in that country.
Great Britain is a large (6)__________. It is much larger (7)__________ France. It has four (8) ___________ . They are England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. England is the (9) ___________ part of the country and has always been the strongest. English is the national (10)__________ in all parts of Britain.
Answer:
1.__________; 2.__________; 3.__________; 4.__________; 5.__________;
6.__________; 7.__________; 8.__________; 8.__________; 10._________

Part V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer. (10 pts)
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was