Đề thi đề nghị HK2 10-11 đề 2

ĐỀ 2
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II (2010 - 2011)
Môn: Anh văn - Lớp 9


I.LISTENING (2.5 points)
Listen to the passage 3 times and fill in the missing words.
Although there are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the (1)............. important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival (2)................ occurs in late January or early (3).................... It is a time for families to clean and (4)..................their homes, and enjoy special food such as sticky rice cakes. Family members who live apart try to be together (5).............. Tet.

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2,5 POINTS)
Circle the best option A, B, C or D
1. Schools in Viet Nam are different.............. schools in the USA.
A. with B. from C. of D. for
2. I ............. go now because I am already late for my class.
A. must B. had C. have D. am having
3. Tim hasn’t talked to me ............ a long time .
A. in B. for C. since D. after
4. Mary wishes she..... her uncle this weekend.
A. will visit B. could visit C. visits D. visited
5. We can reduce air pollution by................ public buses instead of motorbikes.
A. using B. use C. used D. usage
6. Who will provide a picnic lunch .......... the volunteers?
A. with B. to C. on D. for
7. Mrs Brown forgot her raincoat............ she got wet.
A. so B. however C. because D. if
8. William suggested ........ at home for a change.
A. to stay B. to prevent C. preventing D. prevented
9. ............ it was so cold, he went out without warm coat.
A. If B. Although C. Since D. However
10. There are now six billion people living on ..........
A. earth B. world C. universe D. globe

III. READING (2,5 POINTS)
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in the box

learn - words - as - borrowed - in

Like other languages, English is always changing, but it changes very slowly. People invent new (1)............. , borrow words from other languages and change the meaning of words as needed. For example, the English word “byte” was invented by computer specalists (2)............. 1959. The word “tomato” was (3).......... from Nahuati, an American indian language spoken in Mexico. The word “meat” once referred to food in general. People learn English as well (4)................. languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language. Most school children (5)............ their first language easily and sometimes other languages as well.

Read the passage and choose the best answers (A,B,C or D) to the following questions.
Hi! My name’s Tomomi. I’m taking a 12-month English course here in London. I’m going to work for a bank, an international bank in Tokyo when the course finishes. Therefore I need English for my job. When I was at school and at university I studied English. But I had forgotten a lot of it before I came here. Now I have to learn hard to improve my listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Everyday I write dairy. I also practice writing poems. Sometimes I write letters in English. Listening used to be my biggest problem. It was hard for me to understand people here especially when they talked very quickly. But now it’s getting better. I make use of every chance to speak English with my classmates and my teachers. I listen to the tapes, to English songs and watch TV. I hope I will speak good English after the course.

1. How long does Tomomi’s English course last ?
A. 2 B. 20 C. 12 D. 22
2. When is she going to work for a bank ?
A. Before the course B. After the course
C. In the course D. During the course
3. What does she do to improve her writing ?
- To improve her writing she writes ................. in English?
A. poems, letters, and dairy B. dairy
C. letters D. poems
4. What used to be her biggest problem?
A. speaking B. writing C. listening D. reading
5. Which of her four skills is getting better