THE SECOND TERM TEST OF ENGLISH GRADE 9 I. Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.(1m) 1. A. car B. catch C. city D. corn 2. A. company B. money C. brother D. community 3. A. happy B. minority C. style D. everybody 4. A. worry B. sorry C. doctor D. fog II. Choose the best answer (4ms) 5. I think they should be fined heavily _____________they used electricity to catch fish. A. because B. so C. but D. although 6. My father …………………………………………in this hospital for five years. A. works B. has worked C. have worked D. worked 7. I ………………………………… to the cinema last Saturday evening. A. go B. went C. have gone D. am going 8. . If we ………… hard today , we will make this beach a clean and beautiful place again . A. work B. worked C. are working D. will work 9. What about ………………used paper , bottles and cans every day ? A. collect B. to collect C. collecting D. collected 10. Tet is a festival ………….occurs in late January or early February . A. who B. which C. when D. how 11. Hellen is a ……………………………………girl. A. beautiful B. beautifully C. beauty D. beautifuly 12. My mother usually ………………………………… dinner for my family. A. cooked B. cooking C. has cooked D. cooks 13. Don’t forget to …………….the TV before going to bed. A. turn off B. turn on C. look for D. look after 14. If Ba ………… rich , he would travel around the world. A. is B. isn’t C. were D. weren’t 15. Do you know the man ………………………… you met yesterday? A. who B. whom C. which D. whose 16. That is the policeman ………………………… arrested the thief this morning. A. who B. which C. what D. where 17. The word “………………………” means “big wind” in Chinese. A. volcano B. tornado C. typhoon D. tsunami 18. At the meeting, all the members suggested ……………………… energy. A. saving B. should save C. to save D. that saved 19. Lighting accounts ………………………10 percent to 15 percent of the electric bill. A. of B. for C. from D. With 20. She stays at home because she has to look ………………………………… her baby. A. at B. after C. for D. up 21. The in the country is fresher and purer than in the city. A. school B. air C. pollution D. people 22. Lan often her younger sister when her mom is out of town A. looks for B. looks after C. looks up D. looks at 23. They decided to go out it rained heavily. A. so B. but C. though D. as 24. The man your siter is talking to is my teacher. A. which B. what C. who D. when 25. Mother’s day is the day the children show their love to their mother. A. who B. which C. Where D. when 26. A woman that she had seen a flying saucer above her house. A. reported B. replied C. asked D. watched 27. You should get a to check the pipes. A. driver B. mechanic C. plumber D. pilot 28. Tornadoes are storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm. A. funnel-shaped B. circle – shaped C. tropical D. snow III. Reading: Read the following text and answer the questions (2.5ms) The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. It is a public holiday in both Britain and America. On that day, children send Mother’s day cards to their mothers. They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents. Fathers and children do the cooking so that mothers can have a rest. In the USA, Mother’s Day started in 1860s. There was a small town called Pruntytown in the middle of the USA. People in the town fought against each other during a war. After the war, they hated each other. Mrs. Ann Reeves Janis wanted the people to make friends with each other again. So they started “Mother’s Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited on the other Mothers in the town and said, “Let us be friends with each other again”. Her ideas succeeded. The same things happened in other parts of the country. After she died, her daughter carried on her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s Friendship Day” became “Mother’s Day”. • Questions: Read and answer the questions 1. When is the Mother’s Day in both Britain and America? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. What do children give their mothers on the Mother’s Day? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. Who got the people to make friends with each other again? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… • Read and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) 1. On Mother’s Day, mothers have to cook meals for their families. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. After Mrs. Ann Reeves Janis died, her daughter carried on her idea ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… IV. Writing (2.5 ms) • Combine the sentences using “who, whom, which” 1. The man is my English teacher. Lan is talking to him. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. They like Asian food. It is sold in that market. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The woman is standing over there. She is my sister. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… • Write complete sentences 1. Lan / learn / English / for / three years. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Ba / go / supermarket / with / his / mother / yesterday. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… III/ Complete the sentences, using the correct form of verbs: (2ms) 1. If I have free time, I (go) with you to the party. 2. I suggest (turn) the lights off after using. 3. Mary said she ( be ) happy to see you. 4.The students (clean) the school yard for an hour. IV/ Read the passage carefully and do the following exercises: (2ms) Everyday on radio, on TV and in the newspaper, we hear, see or read about many problems in the world, for example pullution problems. Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes, cars, trains and gases from factories. Also, waste is dumped anywhere, even in the city where many people are living. The second pollution problem is sea pollution. Many people earn their living from fishing in the sea and the fish they catch feed many people. But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills and factory wastes that the fish are dying. This pollution is not only killing the fish, but is also affecting those people who eat fish. We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live. 1. True or False: (0,5m) a. waste is dumped anywhere, even in the city. b. Air pollution is not killing the fish and man. 2. Answer the Questions: (1,5ms) a. How often do we hear, see or read about problems in the world? b. What causes the air pollution? c. What should we do now? V/ Rearrange the sentences: (2ms) 1. raincoat / a/ forget / to / don’t / along / bring 2. snowed / in / it / Lang Son / in / of / 2002 / the winter 3. from / her / sense of humor / her / distinguishes / others. 4. receive / or / sugar eggs / on / children / chocolate / Easter day. . friends with each other again”. Her ideas succeeded. The same things happened in other parts of the country. After she died, her daughter carried on her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s Friendship Day”. sister when her mom is out of town A. looks for B. looks after C. looks up D. looks at 23. They decided to go out it rained heavily. A. so B. but C. though D. as 24. The man your siter is talking. mechanic C. plumber D. pilot 28. Tornadoes are storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm. A. funnel-shaped B. circle – shaped C. tropical D. snow III. Reading: Read the following text and