THE 2ND TERM EXAM - GRADE 9

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
AN GIANG
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KIỂM TA HỌC KỲ II
Năm học: 2011-2012
MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
(Thí sinh làm bài trên giấy thi; Đề thi có 02 trang)


Họ, tên thí sinh: …………………………….............. Số báo danh: ……………………………………

I. You will hear a man on the radio talking about a new TV quiz show. Listen and complete each question. You will hear the information twice. (1m)
New quiz show

Name:
Answer That!

Day:
(1) …………………………………..

Number of teams:
(2) …………………………………..

Questions will be about:
(3) Films, TV, and ………………….

This week’s prize:
(4) …………………………………..

II. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5m).
A. helps B. walks C. begins D. cuts
A. school B. child D. channel D. which
III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others. (0.5m)
A. summer B. advice C. pastime D. daughter
A. yesterday B. applicant C. employment D. uniform
IV. Choose the option (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the following sentences. (1m)
I liked the woman………I met at the party last night.
which B. what C. where D. that
She was not satisfied with her English test………she got 9 marks for it.
therefore B. even though C. when D. so
If it………colder, we’ll buy warm clothes.
got B. would get C. gets D. will get
We should take showers instead of baths………baths use twice as much water as showers.
since B. though C. because of D. therefore
V. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets. (1m)
1. What makes us worried most is people use………to catch fish. (electric)
2. She sings………well. (extreme)
3. The most ……… earthquake in Japan occurred in 1923. (danger)
4. ………had warned people about the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991. (Science)
VI. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or adverb particle. (1m)
I’ve looked……….my glasses everywhere but I can’t find them anywhere.
Remember to turn………all the lights before leaving home.
Every day, my father goes to work………motorbike.
The soccer match begins………4.30p.m.
VII. Read the following and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in the blanks. (1m)
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are (1)………to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can (2)………illness and even death. Polluted water kills many (3)………of wild animals and other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of (4)………for growing food.
A. natural B. necessary C. harmful D. useless.
A. make B. reduce C. bring D. cause
A. kinds B. means C. ways D. pieces
A. desert B. space C. land D. sea
VIII. Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions below. (2ms)
Drought is a condition that became when the average rainfall for a fertile area drop far below the normal amount for a long period of time. In areas which are not irritated, the lack of rain causes farm crops to wither and dead. Higher than normal temperatures usually accompany periods of drought. They add to the crop damage. Forest fires start easily during drought. The soil of a drought area becomes dry and crumbles. Often the rich topsoil is blown away by the hot, dry winds. Streams, ponds, and wells often dry up during a drought, and animals suffer and may even die because of lack of water.
What is the drought?
Do forest fires start easily during drought?
How does the soil a drought area become?
What will happen to the streams, ponds, wells and animals if water lacks.
IX. Finish the