THE SECOND ENGLISH semester test

THE SECOND ENGLISH semester test
English 9 School year 2007- 2008
(Time allowance: 45 mins)
School………………….
Class …………………..
Name …………………..
Mark



Remark of the teacher


I. Circle A, B, C, D which underlined part is pronounced differently from others (1m)
1. A. desigh B. solar C. website D. sample
2. A. teacher B. children C. school D. exchange
3. A. groom B. flood C. typhoon D. spoon
4. A. ordered B. published C. impressed D. escaped
II. Circle A, B, C, D to complete each of the following sentences (2ms)
1. When you ……… him, gives him my best wishes
A. will visit B. would visit C. have visited D. visit
2. Let`s go for a walk, …………. We?
A. will B. do C. shall D. must
3. The girl ………….. eyes are blue is Mr. Pike`s daughter
A. who B. whose C. which D. whom
4. Mrs. Brown ………….. around the country if she saved enough money.
A. would travel B. will travel C. traveled D. has travel
5. I`m interested ……. reading comics in my free time
A. up B. of C. in D. about
6. The weather was ……….. hot for us to go out.
A. very B. too C. so D. enough
7. The children enjoy …………. in the river.
A. swim B. to swim C. swam D. swimming
8. …………….. Lan has an exam tomorrow, she still watches TV
A. Although B. However C. Therefore D. Even
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets ( 2ms )
1. Rice ( grow ) ………. A lot in Viet nam and ( export) ………… to many coutries aroud the world.
2. If you (meet) ………. An alien from outer space, what you (do)……………………
3. Look Trang ! You ( know) ……… the man who (talk) to our former teacher?
4. Yesterday, while we (have) ……… dinner , my friends (come)
IV. Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (2,5 ms)
1. My uncle spent an hour painting this picture
It took ……………………………………………..
2. They are fixing the faucets in the bathroom.
The faucets ………………………………………………………………
3. " I`m visiting the museum tomorrow," said Linda
Linda said ………………………………………………………………..
4. She failed in the exam because she was lazy.
Because of ……………………………………………………………….
5. He got up late this morning but he still came to class on time.
Although ………………………………………………………………….
V. Read the passage cafully then answer the questtions below. (1,5ms)

About twenty percent of the world`s present energy comes from the sun in one from or another. Special devices have been made available to put on the roofs of the houses and flats to cath the sun`s ray and thus heat water . Thousands of these devices are now being used to provide energy in home throughout the United States while more than a million solar-water heating units have already been built in himes in Japan. Other purposes for which solar energy is at present being used include the removal of salt from seawater , irrigation and sewage disposal.
For most people in developing countries, the need is not for air-conditioners or control heating but for cheap ways of cooking food , drying crops and lighting homes.
1. What percent of the world`s present ennergy comes from the sun?
……………………………………………………………………………
2. Is the solar energy being used to remove salt from water at present?
……………………………………………………………………………
3. What do people in developing countries need?
…………………………………………………………………………….
V. Find the mistakes ( A , B, C , D ) then correct them (1M)
1. If we had a large garden, We will grow a lot of flowers
A B C D

2. The woman whose lives next door to us is a teacher
A B C D

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