THE SECOND TEST OF THE SECOND SEMESTER GRADE 9

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.. earned II.Read the text and answer the questions 3m: In the United State, people celebrate Mother's Day

THE SECOND TEST OF THE SECOND SEMESTER

GRADE 9

TEST A

I.Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (5.0 pts)

1 Easter is a festival ……… takes place in March

2 Man ………… is wearing the red dress sings beautifully

3 Thu took the trip to Dalat where her grandparent ………… long ago

4 Tan’s parents bought a car ……… they like very much

5 Thuy : Congratulate you on your passing the exam

Tien :………

A No,thanks B All right C Thanks D You’re welcome

6 Ho Chi Minh City ……… sunny tomorrow

7 On Easter Day, people … the streets to watch colorful parades

8 Tien : I think that Mother’s day should be celebrated nationwide

Thao: ………

A No, I don’t B No, thanks C All right D I agree with you

9 Our parents are going … the anniversary of their 50th wedding

A celebrated B celebrate C celebrating D to celebrate

10 Ho Chi Minh city’s temperatures will be ………….27% and 35%

A at B in C on D between

11 It's very nice … you to say so

12 Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others

A parade B celebrate C decorate D separate

13 The lion – tamer and his lion … we saw on the stage came from Moscow

14 ……….Mrs Ha was tired ,she tried to help her son

15 Vietnam, …… … is in the Southeast Asian, is considered the pearl of the region

16 Ba are very hungry he eats a little food on the table

17.Can you turn the volume ……… a little? I can’t hear it very clearly.

18.Mount Pinatubo, ……… is a volcano in Philippine, erupted in 1991

19 Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others

A ancient B charity C Easter D congratulate

20 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

A liked B stopped C missed C earned

II.Read the text and answer the questions (3m):

In the United State, people celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May On this occasion, mothers usually receive greeting cards and gifts from her husband and children The best gift of all for an American Mom is a day of leisure The majority of American mother have outside jobs as well as housework, so their working days are often very hard The working mother enjoys the traditional for the extended family group to get together for dinner, either in a restaurant or in one of their house

Questions:

21 Do people celebrate Mother and Father’s Day in the USA?

………

22 On this occasion, what do mothers usually receive?

………

23 What does the American Mom do on that day??

………

24 How are their working days?

………

25 what does the working mother enjoy?

………

26 Do you like having Mother's Day in Vietnam?

………

III

Rewrite the sentences with the words given (1m) :

27 We gave Mom roses The roses were very beautiful

-> We gave Mom roses………

28 That woman is a singer She is talking with your father.

->That woman ………

29 Although Mrs Thoa was tired, she helped Tuan with his homework.

->……… but ………

30 Liz has an exam tomorrow but she is still watching TV now.

->Although………

IV.Supply the correct verb form(1m):

31 It has been a long time since I (visit) ………….Hanoi.

32 Lan's mother told Lan (open) ……… the window.

33 Yesterday, the sky (become) ……… very dark.

34 A tornado (look) ……… like a funnel.

TEST B I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently : ( 1pt )

3 a celebrate b compose c considerate d congratulate

II/ Circle the best answer( a, b,c or d) to complete the sentences (4pts):

1 _ Mrs Thoa was tired, she helped Tuan with his homework

A Although B Because C Therefore D So

2 He is the boy is wearing a white T-shirt

3 This is the photo of the hero _our teacher talked about in the lecture

4 Tet is a festival _ occurs in late January or early February

5 It’s nice you to say so

6 The people live downstairs are my friends

7 To the one teaches me how to love, cry and laugh

8 To the one _ feelings for me are so strong that the word love can’t describe them

9 Do you know the name of the tourist _ came and talked about New Year in

Canada?

10.An English teacher is someone _ teaches English

A which B whom C who D whose

11 I’m looking for a book tells about traditional festivals of Asian peoples

12.Da Lat, I’d like to visit most, is very romantic

13.Fifty – one nations took _ in the second Pan-African Cultural Festival in July 2009

A place B part C celebration D participation

14.The boy to _ I spoke yesterday is very intelligent

15.My Aunt Judy is the woman _ is holding Jack

16.Mr Huy, son is a famous singer is very poor

III Fill in the blank with the correct from of the words in parentheses (1pt):

1 There are many _ throughout the year.(celebrate)

2 I’m very _ of my father (pride)

3 We often go to the town house (culture)

4 She isn’t happy with her _ for Tet (prepare)

IV/ Combine two sentences, use the word in brackets: (2pts)

1 On my mom’s birthday my dad gave her roses The roses were very sweet and beautiful (which)

_

2 Tomorrow I’ll go to the airport to meet my friends My friends come to stay with us during the Christmas (who)

_

3 We don’t have a Mother’s Day in Viet Nam Dad and I have special gifts and parties for

my mom every year on the 8th of March (although)

_

4 Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam Tourists do not understand Vietnamese culture very much (though)

_

V Reading

Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the box (2pts):

containers earthquake important inside

look prevent rollers window

If you live in an (1) _ zone, you should take some time to (2) _ around your house Place heavy books on the bottom of your bookshelves Block the (3) _ on your fridge and washing machine to (4) _ them from moving Put hanging potted

plants in plastic (5) _ Check the mirrors in your bathroom and bedroom Make sure they can’t move Don’t put your bed next to a (6) _

Planning where you are going to be during an earthquake is very (7) The first thing

to remember is to stay (8) Then you should sit under a strong table or doorway,

or stand in the corner of a room

TEST C

I.Listen to the passage carefully and choose the correct answer (1m)

1 The Lunar New Year holiday is a festival which occurs in………

A late February B early February C late March D early March

2 ………who live apart try to be together at Tet

A Old friends B Children C Family members D every one

3 Passover is celebrated in………

4 Easter happens at around the same time as………

A Christmas B Tet holiday C Father’s Day D Passover

II.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from others.( 1m)

2 A moment B energy C resolution D engineer

3 A flood B typhoon C groom D balloon

4 A neighbor B receive C weight D great

III Choose the most suitable words to fill in the blanks of the following sentences (3ms)

1 Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all………people

2 That is the policeman……… arrested the thief this morning

3 He’s lived in Hanoi……… then years

4 Tet is a festival which………in late January or early February

5 Congratulations on your nomination!

A Yes, please B No problem C Thanks D Well done

6 Tet is the most important celebration……….Vietnamese people

7 She suggests………the faucet to save water

8 Last night we came to the show late……… the traffic was terrible

9 Well done, Mai – It’s nice ……… you to say so

10 ……… are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth

A Typhoons B Tornadoes C Tidal waves D Earthquakes

11 Mike has got the job We must congratulate him for her success

A B C D

12 My friend Nga,that works in the international bank, earns more money than me

A B C D

Reading comprehension

A Read the passage carefully, then write T if the statement is true, F if the statement is false (1m)

In the United States, people celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May On this occasion, mother usually receives greeting cards and gifts from her husband the children The best gift of all for an American Mom is a leisure day On that day, the family members get together for dinner, either in a restaurant or in one of their homes

Flower is an important part of Mother’s Day They are often given a plant for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly

1 Mother’s Day is often celebrated on the second Sunday in May

2 The children usually receive presents from their mother on this occasion

3 The family members have lunch in a restaurant or in their home on that day

4 On Mother’s Day, everyone often gives flowers to their mother

B Read the passage and do the tasks below 2p

On March 11th 2011, A huge earthquake and a very strong tidal wave struck the city

of Ishnomaki and Honsu in Japan About 12.272 people were reported missing and over 8.133 people died Many houses and factories were destroyed in the disasters Many highways, office blocks and bridges collapsed The factory of nuclear electricity,

Fukushima was badly damaged People worry about the radioactive leaking, it can cause extremely radioactive pollution for Japan and near countries There were fire and

garbage everywhere in Japan Japanese needs help

A Circle the correct answer 1p

1 Earthquake and tidal wave struck the city of Ishnomaki and Honsu

on………

A On March 11th 2011 B March 11th 2011 C April 11th 2011

2 The number of people were killed in the disaster is ………

B Answer the questions 1p

1 Was the factory Fukushima badly damaged?

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2 What do people worry about the radioactive leaking ?

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V

Rewrite the following sentences with words provided without changing their meaning

(2ms)

1 What about organizing a charity event to raise money?

 I suggest we _

2 Mr Brown is an English teacher He teaches us

 Mr Brown,

3 Water these plants or they will die

 If we _

4 It rained heavily yesterday, but we went to school on time

 Although

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