Kiem tra hoc ky 2 Anh 9 co phan nghe

The second term test of English 9
I. Listen. You are going to listen to the text twice. Check (() the correct box for true or false.
1. There are four people in Jane’s family.
2. They have the same hobbies.
3. Jane’s Dad likes reading newspapers but he can’t get any news every morning.
4. Jane’s Mom enjoys watching TV and reading about fashion and cooking.
5. Jane’s brother loves exploring websites about computers.
6. He also writes e-mails or chat with his friends about his hobby.
7. Jane is interested in listening to the poem programme on the radio.
8. She likes music programme on TV every Saturday.

Tapescript
There are four people in Jane’s family. They have very different hobbies. Her Dad likes reading newspapers because he can get the latest news every morning. However, her Mom enjoys watching TV and reading magazines. She can spend hours reading articles about fashion and cooking. Unlike her Mom and Dad, her brother only loves exploring website about airplanes. He spends most of his free time getting information about the history and development of aircraft. He also writes e-mails or chat with his friends about his hobby. Jane is interested in listening to music on the FM radio, she also likes music programme on TV every Sunday.

II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) to complete the following sentences.
1. They often decorate their houses ... many beautiful flowers.
A. with B. in C. for D. from
2. Tet is the holiday ... celebrated in Lunar New Year.
A. which is B. what is C. which was D. what was
3. Lunar New Year is the festival ... popular in China, too.
A. which was B. which are C. in which D. which is
4. Christmas Day, 25th ... December is the biggest day of the holiday in many countries.
A. in B. on C. of D. at
5. Celebrations start properly on 24th December, Christmas Eve, ... there have been several weeks of preparation before hand.
A. because B. although C. so D. so that
6. Christmas is a difficult time of year .... people without families.
A. for B. with C. in D. to
7. Christmas is a family .... and many of the customs centre on children.
A. celebrate B. celebrating C. to celebrate D. celebration
8. Family presents are usually ... under the tree.
A. put B. putting C. to put D. to be putting
9. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Vietnam .... they don’t speak Vietnamese.
A. though B. when C. if D. because
10. They are still worried about the dinner party ... they have ordered the food and drinks from the restaurant nearby.
A. even B. though C. so D. if
11. Nha Trang is a place ... you can find many beautiful beaches.
A. which B. that C. where D. from which
12. Nguyen Du was the writer ... wrote “Kieu”
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
13. They have to go to school, ... it is raining hard.
A. though B. because C. and D. when
14. We are very hungry ... we can not eat anything.
A. although B. and C. but D. so
15. ... we don’t have a special day to celebrate our Mother and Father, we give them presents on their birthday.
A. Because B. When C. So D. But
16. John received a postcard this morning ... really upset him.
A. what B. and C. which D. when

III. Rewrite the sentence using the words given in the box. (2pts)
He runs fast enough to get there first. ( ... so ... that ...)
“Why don’t you ask the teacher to explain again?” (John asked me .....)
My mother has planted a lot of roses in the garden. (A lot of ....)
Kangaroos have long tails. They can be seen everywhere in Autralia. (... which ...)
IV. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow