Kiem tra 45p s2

KIỂM TRA 45 PHÚT Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 9 (unit 6,7)S1
I. Chọn từ có gạch chân có phát âm khác với các từ còn lại. (1.5 điểm)
1. A. labour B. label C. land D. favourite
2. A. remote B. relax C. reputation D. respond
3. A. comprise B. comment C. communicate D. compulsory
4. A. sure B. purpose C. surf D. further
5. A. minority B. deny C. costly D. widely
II. Chọn đáp án đúng nhất trong A, B, C hoặc D để điền vào chỗ trống. (2 điểm)
1. You must look up the web pages. The information on them is ________________.
A. used B. useless C. useful D. unused
2. There’s nothing good on TV. Why don’t you turn it ____________?
A. on B. down C. off D. up
3. You can’t have both of these products. Take one ______________ the other.
A. and B. with C. but D. or
4. Lan spoke English _______________ after she lived in England for several months.
A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. unnaturally
5. I lived deep in the country, without easy access _____________ medical facilities.
A. to B. towards C. for D. in
6. Ba really wants to buy new tables and chairs. ____________________, new furniture costs too much.
A. However B. But C. Therefore D. So
7. Air _______________ is often seen as a major environmental result of modern living.
A. pollution B. smoke C. fume D. sewage
8. These vegetables are poisonous; they are ________________.
A. eatable B. adible C. inedible D. eaten
9. _____________ are used to kill insects and weeds so as to help crops grow better.
A. Pesticides B. Dynamite C. Treasures D. Creatures
10. We can protect our environment and save a lot of money by buying ________________ products.
A. used B. recycled C. waste D. recycling
III. Đọc đoạn văn và chọn đáp án đúng điền vào chỗ trống. (1.5 điểm)
    Man discovered fire many thousands years ago. The first time he saw fire was probably when a tree was struck by lightning. He soon learned how to make fire for himself. However man probably made his fire by rubbing two sticks together.
   Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals. In some other countries people lit fires to warn their friends of danger.
   Fire was very also used to give light. Before the invention of oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torches. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets.
   One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly.
1. Man probably first made fire ______________.
A. from a tree struck by lightning B. by rubbing two sticks together
C. from wire baskets hung on poster D. from a candle
2. Man probably first used fire ___________.
A. to tell the time B. to send signal
C. to light the streets D. to keep warm at night
3. Fire was used by Red Indians _____________.
A. to make gas and electricity B. to burn down trees
C. to send messages D. to frighten away enemies
4. The first street lights were _______________.
A. large bonfires B. small fires in hanging baskets
C. burning trees D. candles
5. The candle clock burned for _____________.
A. twelve hours B. one hour