Son Cong secondary school Full name Class : 9 the second semester examination– Time allowed 45 minutes mark teacher s remark’ A . Listening (2 Marks ) Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) T F Christmas Day is one of the biggest holidays. Children open the presents that were in their stockings on Christmas evening. All families go to church on Christmas morning. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and other vegetables. Christmas pudding is served after the roast turkey. After the dinner people usually pull crackers. The crackers are small rolls of paper that have gifts, jokes ,and party hats inside. People drink a small quantity of beer, wine and spirits. B Reading ( 2.5 marks ) Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. The spaceship flew around the new planet several times. The planet was blue and green. They couldn’t see the surface of the planet because there were too many white clouds. The spaceship descended slowly through the clouds and landed in the middle of a green forest. The two astronauts put on their space suits, opened the door , climbed carefully down the ladder, and step onto the planet. The woman looked at a small control unit on her arm and said to the man. “ We can breathe the air it’s a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen”. They look at everything carefully. All the plants and animals looked new and strange. They couldn’t find any intelligent life. After several hours, they returned to their spaceship. Everything look normal. The man switched on the controls, but nothing happened. The engines were not orking. He switched on the computer, but it didn’t work,either. “Mary, he said, “ we’re stuck here we can’t take off!”. She replied “ Don’t worry,John. They’ll rescue us soon.” I. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)) T F 1. The spaceship flew around the planet many times before landing. 2. The planet looked blue and green from the spaceship. 3. They could see the surface of the planet clearly 5. Finally, the spaceship landed in the middle of a green field. 6. The two astronauts stepped onto the planet safely. C . language focus (3 marks ) I. Circle the best option A, B or C to complete each of the following sentences (2 marks) 1. Yesterday, Lan was late for school She got up late a.However b and c. because 2.Nga is very tired , She has to finish her homework a. and bHowever c. So 3. If I have time, I you a. will see b. see c. saw 4. Rice in tropical countries. a. is grown b. grows c. grow 5The man is wearing a hat is my brother. a. whom b.where c. who 6. Do you know the woman I met at the schoolgate yesterday? a. who b. whom c. which 7. The car he has just bought is very expensive. a. who b. whom c. which 8. I suggest to the movies. a. to go b.going c. went II. In A, B, C, D there is a mistake, select and correct(1 mark ) 1. If I was Mr Tam, I would find ajob A B C D 2. Neil Armstrong, Whom first walked on the moon, lived in US A A B C D 3. She is intelligent but beautiful A B C D 4. The work will be do by machine A B C D D. Writing (2.5 marks) Write a speech about how to save home energy, using the following outline. 1. Introduction 2. Body • Use/ short shower heads/ or/ buy “slow- flow” showers;/use less baths • Turn off/ lights /conditioners /before /leave home/ whenever /not in/rooms • Keep refrigerator doors/ closed 3.Conclusion §¸p ¸n vµ biÎu ®iÓm bµi kiÓm tra häc k× 2 líp 9 (n¨m häc 2008- 2009) A. listening ( 8sentences x 0.25 = 2 marks) 1 T 2 F 3F 4T 5 T 6F 7 T 8 F Tapescript: Christmas Day, 25 of December is one of the biggest holidays. On Christmas morning, children open the presents that were in their stockings. Some families go to church. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetales. This is followed by Christmas pudding – a dark, rich mixture of flour, fruit, sugar, nuts, brandy. Before the dinner people usually pull crackers – small rolls of paper that have gifts, jokes, and party hats inside. Needless to say, large quantity of beer , wine and spirits are also drunk. B. reading ( 5 x 0.5 = 2.5 marks) 1. F 2. T 3.F 4. F 5. T C. language focus I. (8sentences x 0.25= 2 marks) 1. c because 2. b However 3. a will see 4. a. is grown 5. c who 6. b whom 7. c which 8. b going II. ( 4 sentences x 0.25= 1 mark ) 1. a was were 2. a whom who 3. d. but and 4. c. do done D . writing Mở đầu: đợc 0.5 điểm. Thân bài: đợc 1.5 điểm (Mỗi câu viết đủ ý và đúng đ- ợc 0.5 điểm). Kết luận đợc 0.5 điểm. Gợi ý. Good morning/ afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Nam. Today Im going to tell you how tosave home energy. Most people use too much electrictcity and water at home. You can reduce the amount of energy by: Using short shower heads or buy slow- flow showers; using less baths. Turning off the lights and air conditioners before leaving home or whenever you are not in your rooms. Keeping the refrigerator doors closed. If you take my advice. you wont have to pay so much for your bill, and you can save necessaryenergy. Thanks for listening. The end . spaceship descended slowly through the clouds and landed in the middle of a green forest. The two astronauts put on their space suits, opened the door , climbed carefully down the ladder, and. examination– Time allowed 45 minutes mark teacher s remark’ A . Listening (2 Marks ) Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) T F Christmas Day is one of the. we’re stuck here we can’t take off!”. She replied “ Don’t worry,John. They’ll rescue us soon.” I. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)) T F 1. The spaceship flew around the