Tan Viet secondary school The second semester test Class: 9 School year: 2009 - 2010 Name: Subject: English 9 Time 45’ Mark Teacher’s remarks I. Listening (2.5 pts) Listen to the tape and decide the following statements are true or false. 1. This is the weather forecast for tomorrow. 2. Northern Viet Nam will be cool. 3. The highest temperature of the North is 17 0 C 4. In the middle areas, there may be storms in coastal regions. 5. In the south, it won’t be hot and dry. II. Reading (2.5 pts) Read the passage and tick the true (T) or false (F) statements. *Read the passage below and answer the questions. Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. The Amazon rainforest alone receives about 30 to 40 percents of the total rainfall on the earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth and make it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international problem. One country or even a few countries can not solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late * Are these sentences True or False? 0. Tropical rain forests are located in one continent only. 1. Tropical rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. 2. They produce about 30 to 40 percents of the world’s oxygen. 3. Increasing size of rain forests will make our life more dangerous. 4. A country can solve the problem of saving rain forests. 5. Saving rainforest is national problem III. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5 pts) * Choose the best answer 0. The car ________ he has just bought is very expensive. a. who b. whom c. which d. whose 1. I suggest ________ some money for poor children. a. to raise b. raising c. raised d. raise 2. I ________ telephone her If I knew her phone number. a. will b. shall c. would d. have to 3. Lan is very tired. _________, she has to finish her homework before going to bed. a. However b. Therefore c. So d. Although 4. Nam showed us the hospital ________ she was born. a. which b. in that c. in which d. from which 5. He laughed ________ when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV. a. happy b. happily c. happiness d. unhappy 6. Three thousands cars _______ next year. a. produced b. were produced c. will produce d. will be produced 7. The teacher divided our class into ………………… 4 groups to practice speaking. a. between b. among c. with d. into 8. Internet is a wonderful ………………. of modern life. a. invention b. discovery c. exploration d. result 9. When I was young I …………… clime trees and mountains. a. am used to b. used to c. get used to d. used 10. She never tells you the truth, ……………… ? a. doesn’t she b. does she c. has she d. won’t she IV. Writing: (2.5 pts) 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. a. What about going to the cinema tonight? - Shall …………………………………………………………. b. This test is too difficult for us to do. - This test is so ……………………………………………… c. They are going to build a new school in this area. - A new …………………………………………………………………… 2. Complete the sentences using the given words. a. You / fail / this exam / if / you / not study / hard. - You ……………………………………………………………… b. You / like / watch / film “Chay an / VTV 1”? Yes, I / never / see / such / good / film. ……………………………………………………………………………………… Trờng THCS Tân Việt- Bình Giang Hải dơng Đáp án và biểu điểm đề kiểm tra học kì II Năm học 2009- 2010 Môn Tiếng Anh 9 I. Listening (2.5 đ) Mỗi Câu đúng đợc 0.5 điểm 1. T 2. F 4. T 3. T 5. F * Listening script: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and here is the weather forecast for tomorrow. Northern Viet Nam will be cold, and there may be rain in some parts of the North. The lowest temperature is 9 o C and the highest temperature is 17 o C. In the middle areas, it will be a wet day with unpredictable heavy showers. The temperature will range from 15 o C to 22 o C. There may be storms in coastal regions. Wed like to warn fishing board not to set out for sea until you are completely sure that the weather is stable. Tomorrow will be very dry for areas in the south, but it may generally be cloudy later in the day. In the southwest, people can expect some rain, but most of the time, it will be hot and dry. Temperature is from 27 0 C to 35 0 C. II. Reading (2.5 đ) Mỗi Câu đúng đợc 0.5 điểm 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F III. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5 đ) Mỗi Câu đúng đợc 0.25 điểm 1. b. raising 2. c. would 7. d. into 10. b 3. a. However 4. c. in which 8. a 5. b. happily 6. d. will be produced 9. b IV. Writing (2.5 đ) Mỗi Câu đúng đợc 0.5 điểm 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. a. Shall we go to the cinema tonight? b. This test is so difficult that we cant do it. c. A new school is going to be built in this area. 2. Complete the sentences using the given words. a. You will fail this exxam if you dont study hard. b. Do you like watching the film Chay an on VTV1 tonight? Yes, I have never seen such a good film before . second semester test Class: 9 School year: 20 09 - 2010 Name: Subject: English 9 Time 45’ Mark Teacher’s remarks I. Listening (2.5 pts) Listen to the tape and decide the following statements. Trờng THCS Tân Việt- Bình Giang Hải dơng Đáp án và biểu điểm đề kiểm tra học kì II Năm học 20 09- 2010 Môn Tiếng Anh 9 I. Listening (2.5 đ) Mỗi Câu đúng đợc 0.5 điểm 1. T 2. F 4. T 3. T 5 produced 7. The teacher divided our class into ………………… 4 groups to practice speaking. a. between b. among c. with d. into 8. Internet is a wonderful ………………. of modern life. a. invention b. discovery