DE THI KSCL GIUA HK II (CO DAP AN)

ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KÌ II, LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2013 – 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh (Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)
Full name:.....................................................................................................................................
Part I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the other in the group. (1 pts)
A. honey B. holiday C. household D. honor
A. comprise B. primary C. publish D. silence
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. (2 pts)
1. If I were a bird, I ... be a dove. What about you?
A. can B. would C. shall D. may
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. Therefore B. However C. But D. Because
I am looking forward ____________ going to Da Lat on holiday.
A. up B. for 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. have they B. do 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. Mary: “You look great in this new dress!” – Daisy: “___________”
A. With pleasure B. Not at all C. I’m glad you like it D. Don’t say anything about it
Part III. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same as the original sentence. (1.6 pts)
1. Although Mary was sick , she insisted on going to work .
( In spite of ____________________________________________________________________
2. Please don’t ask me such silly questions.
( Would you mind not___________________________________________________________
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 saw him when I was a student.
( I haven`t ___________________________________________________________________
6. This is the woman. She can help you with housework.
( This is_______________________________________________________________________
7. We should brush our teeth carefully after meals .
( Our teeth ____________________________________________________________________
8. All the students love the principal. He is very kind.
( Because of____________________________________________________________________
Part IV. Read the following passage and choose the most suitable word from the box to complete each the blanks. (2 pts)

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.
Part V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer. (2 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