Đề thi HKII Tiếng Anh lớp 9 - 0809

Trường THCS Trung Hòa
Quận Cầu Giấy
Bài kiểm tra học kì II môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thời gian: 45 phút
Năm học: 2008 - 2009

Full name: …………………………………………
Class: 9
Mark:


remarks:
Parents’ signature:

I. Find one word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the answer box (1.25pt)
Answers
1. A. alien
B. abrupt
C. aboard
D. appliance
1.

2. A. flood
B. typhoon
C. groom
D. balloon
2.

3. A. damaged
B. conserved
C. sprayed
D. persuaded
3.

4. A. sticky
B. identify
C. energy
D. charity
4.

5. A. grade
B. replace
C. wander
D. parade
5.


II. Choose the best option (A,B, C or D) to complete cach sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the answer box (3 pts)
Answers
1. My great grandmother lives in a house …… is 100 years old.
1.

A. who
B. that
C. of which
D. what


2. They were hurrying ……. They thought that the bell had already rung.
2.

A. although
B. because
C. when
D. so


3. The people ……. work in my father’s company are friendly
3.

A. which
B. whom
C. whose
D. who


4. She congratulated us …… our great exam results.
4.

A. in
B. for
C. on
D. with


5. …….. heat from the sun, there would be no life on earth.
5.

A. Without
B. Despite
C. Except
D. If there is no


6. She woke up late, ….. she didn’t have time for breakfast.
6.

A. so
B. then
C. because
D. that


7. You really saw a UFO, Mr. Brown, ……..?
7.

A. weren’t you
B. didn’t you
C. don’t you
D. aren’t you


8. She dropped the book and had to look …….. it under the table
8.

A. at
B. after
C. to
D. for


9. Nam ………here three weeks ago.
9.

A. has been
B. will be
C. was
D. is


10. She’d love to go the party ……, she has to look after the baby in the evening.
10.

A. Therefore
B. However
C. But
D. Although


11. People say that if we see a falling star, our dreams may …… true.
11.

A. coming
B. to come
C. come
D. comes


12. I am writing this to tell you …….. you are missed and loved.
12

A. how many
B. how long
C. how far
D. how much



III. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words in brackets. Don’t change their meanings (1.25 pt)
1. I think we should speak English in class. (suggest)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Our crops don’t grow fast because there isn’t enough rain. (If)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Keep your feet dry or you’ll get a cold. (If)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. “Are you leaving for Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow?” he asked me. (write the question in reported speech)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The shoes were made in Italy. My brother bought the shoes yesterday. (Join the two sentences using “which”)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
IV. Read the passage below and answer the questions. (1.25pt).
Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southest Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international problem. One country, or even a few countries can not solve the problem alone