Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. humor B. abrupt(sudden) C. unpolluted D. dump 2. A. says B. label C. behavior D. nominate 3. A. predict B. destroy C. energy D. effective Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest. 4. A. disappointed B. deforestation C. independent D. celebration 5. A. typhoon B. expect C. provide D. ordinary Choose the best answer to complete eache blank below. 6. Air _________ is often seen as a major environmental result of modern living. A. pollution B. smoke C. fume D. sewage 7. The baby laughed _________ when her mother told her a funny story. A. happy B. happiness C. unhappy D. happily 8. I fell and hurt myself _________ I was playing tennis. A. while B. during C. if D. because 9. We often go to the town _________ house. A. cultural B. culture C. culturally D. all are correct 10.What would you do if you _________ a UFO? A. saw B. to see C. see D. could see 11.The astronauts are looking forward _________ to the Earth. A. to returning B. to return C. to returned D. return 12._________ are used to kill insects and weeds so as to help crops grow better. A. Pesticides B. Dynamite C. Treasures D. Creatures 13.If we don’t find _____ sources of power, we will use up all the fossil fuels in the near future. A. effective B. efficient C. natural D. alternative 14.It’s very cold _________ night _________ the moon. A. on/in B. in/on C. on/at D. at/on 15.Was the movie “Star Wars” _________ for an Oscar? A. taken B. recognized C. nominated D. accepted 16.He is famous for his _________. He is very helpful to those less fortunate than himself. A. kind B. unkind C. kindly D. kindness 17.The number of people killed in the tsunami last year _________ more than 200,000. A. were B. was C. is D. are 18.Bill Gates, ___is known as the king of computer programs, is famous for his charitable work. A. that he B. that C. who D. who he 19.This product will be available at this market _________ September and December. A. on B. from C. for D. between 20.It’s over six months since the tidal wave _________ Phuket, Thailand. A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. destroys D. has destroyed 21.It snowed in Lang Son _________ the winter 2002. A. in/of B. of/in C. on/in D. in/at 22.They learn English _________ they intend to go abroad. A. and B. or C. so D. because 23.We all like the sticky rice cakes _________ are made by our grandmother. A. that B. which C. who D. a&b are correct 24.What _________ awful weather! A. the B. an C. a D. no article THE SECOND TERM Page 1 Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 25.What is your __________________? A. suggest B. suggesting C. suggested D. suggestion Choose the underlined word or pharse in each sentence that needs correction. 26.There are thousand of different types of orchids.{thousands} A B C D 27.Helen suggests that he looks for another job. {look} A B C D 28.Her sister knows how preparing French food. {to prepare} A B C D 29.If you study hard, you won’t pass the examination. {Unless} A B C D 30.Turn the radio on. It’s too loud! {down} A B C D Read the passage below carefully and tick true or false fter you have thrown away your can, what happens? Well, first of all it is collected by the men who empty your garbage bins each week and taken to a tip, together with all other household rubbish. Then the rubbish is stored and the steel cans are taken separately to a special factory which turns dirty old cans into high quality steel. It’s this steel that may well find its way back into your home in the form of knives and forks, garden equipment and, of course, food and drink cans. A FACTS TRUE FALSE 31.Nothing happens to the cans you threw away 32.The men who empty the garbage bins cannot receive some money 33.The rubbish and the steel cans are stored at the same factory 34.The factory turns dirty old cans into high quality steel 35.Knives, forks, garden equipment, …are recycled from the old cans Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. nvironmental pollution is one of the _______(36) serious problems facing humanity today. It causes global warming, destruction of the ozone layer, and the other potentially disastrous processes. Air, water, and soil- all harmed pollution- are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can _______ (37) illness, and even death. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. Pollution of soil _______ (38) the amount of land available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to our naturally _______ (39) world. Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things _______ (40) benefit people. For example, smoke from cars causes a large percentage of all air pollution. But the car provides transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material that pollutes air and water, but factories provide jobs for people and produce goods that people want. E 36.A. more B. much C. many D. most 37.A. caused B. causing C. cause D. to cause 38.A. reducing B. reduced C. reduces D. to reduce 39.A. beautiful B. beautifully C. beauty D. C&B 40.A. who B. that C. whom D. where THE END THE SECOND TERM Page 2 . carefully and tick true or false fter you have thrown away your can, what happens? Well, first of all it is collected by the men who empty your garbage bins each week and taken to a tip, together. an C. a D. no article THE SECOND TERM Page 1 Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 25.What is your __________________? A. suggest B. suggesting C. suggested D. suggestion Choose the underlined. snowed in Lang Son _________ the winter 2002. A. in/of B. of/in C. on/in D. in/at 22.They learn English _________ they intend to go abroad. A. and B. or C. so D. because 23.We all like the sticky