Practice for 2nd term test

PRACTICE EXERCISES
FOR THE SECOND TERM TEST – GRADE 9
A. Complete the sentences with the correct connectives: BECAUSE, SO, HOWEVER, THEREFORE, ALTHOUGH.
1. Nam got wet__________ he forgot the umbrella.
2. It’s raining __________ we can’t go to the beach.
3. ____________ he can speak English fluently, he can’t write it well.
4. Hoa passed the entrance exam to the high school. __________, her parents were so happy.
5. Nga is very tired. ___________, she has to finish her homework before she goes to bed.
6. Ba stayed up late watching TV last night __________ he is tired.
7. Mrs. Thoa helped Tuan with his homework ___________ she was busy.
8. They arrived on time ____________ the traffic was bad.
9. Hoa didn’t study hard; _____________, she failed the test.
10. Plastic bags can cause pollution ___________ they are hard to dissolve.
11. Water in the lake is polluted ____________ no fish can live there.
12. I don’t feel tired _____________ I have been working hard all day.
( Remember:
- BECAUSE, SINCE and AS are replaceable.
- ALTHOUGH, THOUGH and EVEN THOUGH are replaceable.
B. Complete the type 1 conditional sentences.
( Remember:
If clause: Present Simple Tense
Main clause: will + infinitive
1. If we pollute the water, we ____________ no fresh water to use. (have )
2. If people _____________ trees in the forest, there will be big floods every year. ( cut down )
3. We will have more shade and fresh air if we ___________ more trees. ( plant )
4. We will meet with natural disasters if the climate ___________ . ( change )
5. If they _____________ dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will die. ( use )
6. They _____________dynamite for fishing if they are heavily fined. ( not use )
7. If we ________________ the pollution, it will be too late. ( not control)
8. If you travel by bike, you ______________ energy. ( save )
C. Complete the sentences using ADJECTIVES or ADVERBS.
( Remember:
An adjective :
. tells us more about a noun or pronoun.
. usually goes before the noun or after some verbs: be, feel, look, sound, taste, smell, seem
An adverb of manner:
. tell us more about a verb.
. usually goes after the verb
1. Tuan smiled ___________ when he heard that he passed the exam. ( happy / happily )
2. Why are you ___________? I haven’t done anything wrong. ( angry / angrily )
3. Bill drives ____________. He is a _________ driver. ( careful / carefully )
4. These apples look ____________. Can I have one? ( nice / nicely )
5. He looked at the flowers ___________ then he drew them. ( careful / carefully )
6. Please be ___________. I’m reading. ( quiet / quietly )
7. Where is Mary? – She was here, but she left __________. ( sudden /suddenly )
8. Mr. Smith is a __________ teacher. He teaches English __________. ( good / well )
9. Don’t eat your meal so __________. It’s not good for you. ( quick / quickly )
( Don’t forget:
. fast, hard, late, early are adjectives and adverbs.
E.g.: - Ostriches are fast runners. They run very fast.

D. Complete each sentence with a suitable relative pronoun: WHO or WHICH.
1. The postman ___________works in this village is very old.
2. The egg ____________is in the nest is brown.
3. The cowboy _____________is wearing the red shirt is very funny. 4. The radio ___________ is old suddenly stopped working.
5. The students ________ study hard will pass the exam easily.
6. Brazil is the country___________ will host the 2014 World Cup.
7. The man ___________ first walked on the moon is Neil Armstrong.
8. The ASEAN country ___________ is divided into two regions by the sea is Malaysia.
( Remember:
- Relative pronoun THAT can replace WHO or WHICH in defining clauses. ( in these above sentences )
- Relative pronoun THAT must go after:
. people and things, ( in a group)
. the superlative ( so sánh nhất )
. all, everything/one, something/one, nothing/one, the only, the first, the last, little, few,much
E.ga. The girl and the tigers that were on the show last night come from Thailand