19-22 Read the passage carefully and check True or False: 1pt Sending cards is a widespread custom in Britain today.. The British have been sending cards Victorian times when wealthy fa
Trang 1ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II – LỚP 9 – NH 2010 – 2011
Subject: English.
(1-10) Choose the correct word to fill in each of the following sentences: (2.5pts)
1 Scientists can usually _when a volcano will erupt
2 When tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers per hour, it is called _in Asia
3 HCM City, in I was born, lies on the River Saigon
4 He refused to give up work he’d won a million pounds
5 Bill Gates, _is known as the King of computer programmers, is famous for his charitable work
6 What are you complaining _?
7 These buckets must be filled water for future use
8 These boys were punished they went to school late
9 Tornadoes can suck up anything _is in their path
10 “I suggest we go on a picnic on the other side of the river.” – “ ”
A It’s a nice day! B Have a good trip C Great idea! D Congratulations!
(11-12) Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English: (1pt)
A B C D
12 I will tell John about it when I will see him this afternoon _
A B C D
(13-18) Choose the best answer to complete the passage: (1.5pts)
Mr Brown and some (13) conservationists are on a very dirty beach now Today they are ready to make the beach a clean and beautiful place again After listening to Mr Brown’s instructions, they are divided into three groups Group 1 needs to walk along the shore Group 2 should check the sand, (14) _group 3 has to check among the rocks Garbage must
be put into plastic bags, and the bags will be (15) by Mr Jones He will take the bags to the garbage (16) _ Each member will be given a map to find the right place They won’t eat the picnic lunch (17) _by Mrs Smith until the whole area is clean (18) are eager to work hard so as to refresh this spoiled area
(19-22) Read the passage carefully and check True or False: (1pt)
Sending cards is a widespread custom in Britain today The British have been sending cards Victorian times when wealthy families started to send Christmas greetings In the 1980s, the card industry rapidly expanded as celebrations became more and more commercialized There are cards for every
Trang 2occasion from buying a house to having a baby and, more recently, cares for getting a new job, getting a divorce or just saying “Sorry” More than 100 million Christmas cards are sold in Britain every year However, cards are no longer confined to special celebrations such as birthdays, because there are many less important occasions when people send cards to each other
20 The card industry quickly expanded because people commercialized
celebrations more and more
21 You can get cards for divorce as well as buying a house
22 Cards are confined to special celebrations
(23-28) Fill each of the blanks with the correct form of the words given: (1.5pts)
23 His _to my health made me happy (considerate)
24 Yen Anh is reading a story (humor)
25 The accident happened because of driving _ (care)
26 We are trying to have a(n) _world (pollute)
27 He is one of the best _in the world (science)
28 I found his talk so I left the meeting early (interest)
(29-32) Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses: (1pt)
29 Are you used to _to the foreigners? (speak)
30 Up to the present he reading the book (not finish)
31 Long ago, my younger sister often _ (cry)
32 He agrees _the job as soon as possible (start)
(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them: (2pts)
33 Try to recycle things and we will save natural resources
If we _
34 We spend the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather
Because _
35 The police continued to watch the house
The police went _
36 The last time she went out with him was 9 months ago
It is _
( 37- 44) Complete the sentences with the suitable words given below
earthquake decorate store enormous floods disasters destroyed cyclone
injured traffic jams
37 Several buildings were………….in the bomb blast, but fortunately nobody was………
38 This region has seen many…………in recent years, including an earthquake,…………, and a
hurricane
39 An………….can shake a city
40 It is possible to………… solar energy for a number of days
41 Mrs Ha must pay 200,000 dong for her water bill It’s…………
42 Why don’t you use public buses instead of motorbikes to avoid…………
43 In Australia, a tropical storm is known as a………
44 Tet is a time for families to clean and………….their homes
( 45-47) Give the form or tense of verbs in brackets
45 Mrs Lan suggests (take)……… showers to save water
46 I think we should (go)………to school by bike (keep)…………the air cleaner
47 There (be)………thunderstorms over the central highlands tomorrow