K.tra 1 tiet HK2 Anh9 (lan 1)

Full name:……………………………………. TEST (45’)
Class 9 Subject: English

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. prevent
B. nonsense
C. fence
D. end

2. A. resource
B. result
C. preserve
D. pesticide

3. A. standard
B. install
C. category
D. crack

4. A. faucet
B. bathe
C. save
D. cake

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below
It’s raining, ………………… I can’t go to the beach.
A. as
B. because
C. so
D. but

Mrs. Ha suggests ………………….. showers to save water.
A. to take
B. taking
C. being taken
D. take

I want everybody to listen ………………………… .
A. care
B. careful
C. careless
D. carefully

I think I’ve lost my pen. I’ve …………… it everywhere but I can’t find it.
A. looked for
B. looked after
C. looked into
D. looked at

He’s tired ………………….. he stayed up late watching TV.
A. so
B. because
C. but
D. and

 Where ……………. you go if you have a car?
A. have
B. had
C. will
D. did

III. Read the passage carefully and then answer the question below
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problem facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and even death. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s naturally beautiful world.
What is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Do all living things need air, water and soil to live on?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………... .
What can cause illness, and even death?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….….. .
Does polluted water kill fish and other marine life?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….……….. .
What does pollution of soil reduce?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….……….. .
IV. Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
The boy behaves well, so everybody loves him.
Because ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
Let’s play chess.
He suggested …………………………………………………………………………………….. .
I went to bed early because I was tired.
I was tired, ………………………………………………………………………………..……… .
She is an excellent ballet dancer.
She dances ………………………………………………………………………………………… .
It is interesting to gather together for a party.
Gathering ……………………………………………………………………………………..….. .

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