Giáo án tiếng anh

Quoc Oai district Department of Education.
Hoa Thach Secondary School.
(2013 – 2014)
The English test
for the 2ndsemester
(Time: 45 minutes)

Full name: ………………………………...............

Grade: 9. Class:9…

Mark

Teacher’s comments:.................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
A. Phonetics:
Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.A. compose
B. sticky
C. describe
D. compliment

2.A. active
B. predict
C. priority
D. ultimately

3.A. call
B. fall
C. ball
D. land

4.A. celebration
B. considerate
C. decorate
D. easter


B. Grammar and vocabulary:
Choose and circle the letter A,B,C or D to complete sentences.
5. He had to go out ..............the heavy rain.
A.though B.because of C. in spite D.despite
6. Da lat, ................we visited last year, is a beautiful city.
A.where B.that C.which D.at which
7. We can predict when a volcano ………………….
A. sucks up B. strikes C. erupts D.struck
8.The car ............................ he has just bought is very expensive.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
9.The men and animals .............................. you saw on TV last night were from China.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
10.The people ......................... live in Greece speak Greek.
A. which B. whom C. where D. who
11.……….he likes chocolates, he tries not to eat them.
A. Since B. Though C. Despite D. As
12. ........................ the water is highly polluted, we can’t swim in the river.
A.Although B. As C. However D.Despite
13. A tropical storm which reaches 120 meters per hour is called a ..................... in North and South America.
A. typhoon B. cyclone C. hurricane D. tornado
14. The children …………… parents work late are taken home by bus.
A. who B. whom C. whose D.their
15. Ho Xuan Huong, ………………….. wrote “Banh troi nuoc”, was a famous poet.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
16. In Asia, a tropical storm is known as a …………………………………….. .
A. hurricane B. tornado C. cyclone D. typhoon
17. There are many throughout the year.
A. celebrating B. celebrate C. celebration D. celebrations
18. …………………. he was in a hurry, he stopped to help the old man who fell down.
A. However B. because C. although D. since
19. I hope my friends won’t laugh …………………me.
A. with B. at C. in D. for
20. We don’t have a Father’s Day in Viet Nam but in the United States, Father’s Day is held on the third …………… in June.
A. Monday B. Sunday C. Saturday D. Friday

C. Reading: Read the passage.
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the habitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread.
The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings.
Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed. If the earthquake had occured at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would haved died.
True or false?21. Almost a hundred thousand people were killed in Tokyo in 1923 because of an earthquake.
22. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because most of the water pipes had burst.
23.Over ninety percent of the damage was