De thi hoc ky II 07-08

ỦY BAN NHÂN DÂN TP. BIÊN HÒA CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2007-2008
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Ngày thi : 25 tháng 4 năm 2008
Thời gian : 45 phút
ĐỀ BÀI
I/ choose the word that best completes each of these sentences(2pts)
1. My brother has told me about the festival_____ is held in Hue city every two year.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
2. I suggest_____ a shower instead of a bath to save energy.
A. to take B. take C. took D. taking
3. Please bring some raincoats just_____case.
A. in B. at C. on D. to
4. Mary was tired______, she tried to clean her room.
A. Therefore B. However C. Because D. Although
5. A_____ is called a cyclone in Australia.
A. tropical storm B. earthquake C. volcano D. tornado
6._____ is celebrated in Israel and by all Jewish people.
A. Lunar New Year B. Passover C. Easter D. Chrismas
7._____ are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earh.
A. Tornadoes B. Typhoons C. Tidal waves D. Volcanoes
8. I’ve lost my new pen. I’ve _____ it verywhere.
A. look after B. looked after C. look for D. looked for
II. Match the word in column A with its meaning or definition in column B:
A
B

proud
distinguish
tornado
junk-yard
end up
typhoon
occur
celebrate
 A.a piece of land full of rubbish
B. to do something special on an importan day
C. to happen
D. a funnel- shaped storm
E. a tropical storm which reaches 120km per hours
F. to recognize the difference between people or things
G. feeling pleased about something you own or have done
H. reach a state

III/ Choose the correct words (2pts)
1. to the one (who/whose) feeling for me are so strong that the word love can’t describe them.
2. Tuan has just (been norminate/ been norminated) as the most effective activist in the town charity program.
3. Nam passed the exam ( although/because) he worked hard.
4. What is going to happen if the population (go/goes) on ?
IV/ Do as directed (2pts)
1. Hanoi has many places of interest. It is the capital of Vietnam.
(Use “relative clause”, add commas if necessary)
2. Ba is tired. He stayed up late watching TV.
(Join the sentences, use “as”)
3. We don’t have a Mother’s Day in Viet Nam. Dad and I have special gifts for my Mom every year.
Although………………………………………………………………………………..
(Rewrite the sentence with the word given)
4. Judy liked the full-moon festival. The festival is celebrated in mid-fall.
Judy……………………………………………………………………………………….
(Rewrite the sentence with the word given)
V/ Fill in the gaps with the words given :
late- their – Lunar – celebrated – on – greetings – sticky - make
Vietnamese’s New Year is(1)………… according to the Lunar calendar. It is officilally known as the(2)…………….New Year or Tet. It occurs in(3)………………. January or early February. The exact day changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually(4) ……………..preparation for Tet holiday several weeks before. They clean and decorate (5)…………….. homes, cook special food such as(6) …………… rice kaces, and make offerings(7)……………….. the family altars. On Tet, people often put their new clothes, give one another the Tet season’s(8)…………….., and play mutual visits
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