ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 2 TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9

ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 2 TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9

ĐỀ 1

I/ Choose the correct answers: 

1. Energy-saving bulbs should be used to . . . . . . . . . . . electricity.

A. replace

B. consume

C. save

D. check

2. The man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife is our principle is very kind.

A. who

B. which

C. that

D. whose

3. I suggest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a show to raise money.

A. spending

B. occuring

C. composing

D. organizing

4. An earthquake in the ocean floor is very dangerous because it causes strong. . . . . . . . . . . . 

A. hurricanes

B. tidal waves

C. volcanoes

D. tornadoes

5. Don’t use plastic bags because they are very hard to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A. dissolve

B. reduce

C. disappoint

D. fine

6. Today, consumers like to choose products that work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A. finally

B. joyfully

C. considerately

D. effectively

7. Let’s congratulate him. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . his success.

A. in

B. on

C. from

D. at

8. Hoa: I suggest going to school by bus. Huong: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A. Not a bad idea.

B. That’s very kind of you.

C. Thanks.

D. OK. Let’s go.

II/ Give the correct form of the words in brackets

1. The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim. (major)

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . air is a serious problem today. (pollute)

3. She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . showed her prize to her parents. (proud)

4. He has been . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .as presidential candidate. (nomination)

5. Vietnam is rich in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . resources. (nature)

6. If we save energy, there will be no . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of electricity. (short)

III/ Read the passage, then check the sentences below True or False and choose the correct answer for sentences 5 and 6. 

A new report on life in 2020 was published yesterday. This report predicts big changes, not just in technology but also changes in the way we live. These are some of the predictions:

- One in five fathers will be househusbands, while the mothers go out to work.

- People will live near other people who have the same interests, for example, in golf villages.

- There will often be three generations-grandparents, parents and children- living in the same house.

- People will live until their mid-eighties, but women will still live slightly longer than men.

- One in five school classes will be online through the Internet. Students will also often have video classes with a “superteacher” from another city or country.

- Most workers will have short-term contracts. They will have to learn to do lots of different jobs because they will change jobs frequently.

- Most people will work a twenty-five-hour week. This will usually mean working five hours a day, although some people may work three eight-hour days and have four days off.

1. 20% of fathers will stay at home and take care of their children. …………

2. People will live near other people who like the same things. …………

3. Men and women will live until they are 80. …………

4. “Superteachers” will sometimes travel to give classes. …………

5. Most workers will ……………………………………….

A. work in the same job all their lives.

B. have long-term contracts.

C. have to learn to be able to do many jobs.

D. get a lot of money.

6. The author’s main purpose in this passage is to ……………………………….

A. talk about the improvements in technology.

B. predict big changes in family life and work.

C. enhance family traditions.

D. encourage people to study harder.

IV/ Reorder the words/phrases to make complete sentences: 

1. which pass overland / are / below a thunderstorm / tornadoes / funnel-shaped storms

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. to clean / for families / their houses / Tet is a time / and decorate

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

V/ Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks:

Imagine, John Lennon’s most famous song, was recently voted “Britain’s favorite song of all time”. It is an idealistic song about peace and the hope(1) ………… a better world. “Imagine all the people living life in peace”. The (2)….………. was a big hit in 1971, and again in 1980 after Lennon was murdered in New York. It (3)……………. a hit for the third time after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

But (4)………….…really wrote the song? Until recently the answer to this question was always John Lennon. But (5) ….……….. a TV program this week, Lennon’s wife, Yoko Ono, spoke for the first time about how she, in fact, helped write the song.

Ono said that the idea and inspiration for Imagine came from some of her poems (6) ………….. John Lennon was reading at that time. The poems began with the word imagine. Ono said: “When I was a child, my brother and I were (7) ……………. hungry. I imagined delicious menus for him, and he began to smile. If you think something is (8) ……………., you can imagine it and make it happen”

VI/ Rewrite the sentences, using the cues given: 

1. He doesn’t have free time, so he can’t go camping with you.

If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Let’s celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in Vietnam.

I suggest that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

3. The building has now been rebuilt. It was destroyed in a fire last year.

The building which . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

4. He was very tired but he tried to finish his homework.

Although . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ĐỀ 2

I. Choose the words which pronounced different others: 

(1).  A. nuclear                     B. plumber                C. consumer              D. reduce

(2).  A. trick                          B. tidal                       C. pipe                       D. climate

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of verbs: 

(1). Don't  forget  (turn) ........................................... off the faucets when you go out. 

(2). If I ............. (have) wings, I would not have to take airplane to fly home.

III. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: 

(1). I am one of your closed friends, ……………….?

A. am not  I               B. will  I                    C. aren’t   I            D. am  I

(2). If people go on destroying the environment, there ............... more disasters. 

A. will be                 B. are                       C. is                      D. am

(3). We should take a shower instead of a bath to ............... water. 

A. use                       B. save                    C. waste              D. reduce

(4). Because plastic bags are very hard to………………….They will cause pollution.

A. dissolve              B. wrap                               C. tear                   D. collect

(5). People nowadays are interested ……………. saving money and natural resources.

A. on                        B. in                         C. with                  D. to

(6). I’ve ……………….. my glasses everywhere but I can’t find them anywhere. 

A. looked                 B. looked after                   C. looked for       D. looked into

READING:

Read the following passage and do the exercises: 

In the North of Vietnam, female teachers don’t have to wear ao dai to school. It is because the weather in the North is so harsh (khắc nghiệt). They can wear shirts and trousers to school everyday. Things aren’t the same in the South of Vietnam, specially in Ho Chi Minh City. Here, female teachers have to wear ao dai everytime they teach at school. This makes the schools look colorful with different ao dai’s  styles and colors . 

I. True or False: 

(1). Female teachers in the North have to wear ao dai everyday.                  ……….                                                   

(2). The weather in the North is harsh.                                                         ……….                               

(3). Female teachers in the South wear different types of ao dai .                ……….                                                                      

(4). Wearing ao dai makes the school look colourful with different ao dai’s styles and colours.                                                                                                          ……..…

II. Answer the questions: 

(1). Why don’t female teachers in the North of Vietnam have to wear ao dai to school? 

…………………………………………………………………….…………………

(2). Do they wear jeans at school?

…………………………………………………………………….…………………

(3). Do female teachers in Ho Chi Minh City have to wear ao dai at school? 

…………………………………………………………………….…………………

WRITING: 

I. Rewrite the following sentences, so that the meaning stays the same: 

(1). My friend, Lan is beautiful. She is intelligent, too. (... not only ... but also ...)

………………………………………………………………………………………

(2). Mrs. Ha wants to buy energy – saving bulbs. She doesn’t know where to buy them. (connective)

……………………………………………………………….………………………

(3). I saw the girl. She helped us last week. (use relative to combine)

……………………………………………………………….………………………