THI HỌC KÌ II, ANH 9

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II
Quận Tân Phú NĂM HỌC 2005 – 2006
Bộ Môn : Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thời gian 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
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Question I (2pts) : Listen to the passage then do both tasks A and B.
Task A : Choose the best answer. Write a, b, c, or d after the number of each sentences on the answer sheet.
What is the most important celebration in the year for Vietnamesse people ?
Passover
Easter
New Year
Lunnar New Year
Where is Passover chiefly celebrated ?
in israel
in Vietnam
in China
in the United States.
What is not mentioned in the listening passage ?
Seder
Easter
Mid–Fall Festival
Tet What word should be used to complete the sentence “Passover is also an ancient ___ festival”?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Task B : Choose true or False. Write True or False after the nomber of each sentence on the answer sheet.
Tet is the only important celebration in Vietnam.
People do nothing to prepare for Tet.
Young children often get chocolate or suggar eggs at Easter.
Colorful parades can be seen in many countries at Easter.
Question II (2,5pts) Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. Write a, b, c, or d after the number of each sentence on the answer sheet.
Tí Nị was ______ pleased when he got an A for his assignment.
extremity
extreme
extremely
extremist
My Aunt Tám is the woman _________ holding Bo Bo
who is
which is
who are
which are Pokemon is flying to Tokyo, _________ is a capital of Japan.
who is
which is
who are
which are
It rained so heavily yesterday, _______ we had to stay at home.
if
so
even though
but I’m dissapointed that this are has been ___________.
polluted
spoiled
littered
all are correct Electricity, gas, and water are _________ in Western countries.
luxuries
necessities
schemes
appliances I love my dad. He’s a _________ man
considered
considerate
considerable
consideration
A tropical storm is known as a _________ in Australia.
typhoon
tornado
hurricane
cyclone We should turn _________ all te lights before leaving the classroom.
on
off
up
down What are you doing ? Are you looking _________ your MP3 player ?
down
to
from
for Question III (2,5 pts)
Task A : Read the following passage carefully.
Mount Pinatubo is an active volcano in the Philippines, in the central part of te island of Luzon. It is almost 90 km north of Manila and about 24 km east of Angeles. In June and July of the year 1991, the volcano erupted several times, throwing millions of tons of ash anh other volcanic material over 15000m high into the atmosphere. The ash reached a depth of more than 3 m. Heavy tropical rains turned the ash to mud. By late August 1991, it was estimated that 550 people had died because of te eruption and its aftermath. In addition, more than 650000 people had lost their livelihood, and 100000 hectares of agricultural land had been devastated.
(adapted from Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005)
Now choose True, false or Not given. Write True, False or Not given after the number of each sentence on the answer sheet.
Mount Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, is located east of Manila.
Thousands of people died because of the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
Mount Pinatubo has erupted several times since 1991.
Thousands of people had difficulty in life after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
Task B : Read te following cloze :
Nowadays, environmentalists are so worried __________(23) environmental problems ________(24) can directly affect people’s life. Of all the problems mentiioned every day on mass media, air pollution and water pollution _________ (25) considered the most serious ones.
There are many factors that _________ (26) the pollution of the air : chemicals from burned fuels, smoke from cars, and acid rain.
Raw sewage, garbage, and oil contribute to the pollution of water. When water is ________ (27), it causes a lot of waterborne diseases and threatens marine wildlife. About 1,5 billion people around the world lack _____(27) drinking water and every year 5 million people die from diseases.
a. about b. in c. with
a. who b. which c. whom
a. be b. is c. are
a. make b. do c. cause
a. pollute b. polluting c. polluted
a. safe