Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESETER EXAMINATION Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from that of the rest. 1. A. expecting B. electricity C. yesterday D. described 2. A. cheap B. heavily C. already D. head Choose the word whose main stress is placed differrently from that of the rest. 3. A. behaved B. birthday C. described D. amount 4. A. power B. energy C. enough D. earthquake Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 5.My friends come to stay with us _____________ New Year. A. to B. on C. in D. at 6.If you have a car, you are independent_____________ trains and buses. A. from B. on C. in D. of 7.I am your close friend, _____________? A. am not I B. am I not C. aren’t I D. am I 8.The storm ______________ nobody had been expecting caused a lot of damage. A. whose B. when C. that D. who 9.I think they should be fined heavily _____________they used electricity to catch fish. A. since B. so C. but D. although 10. Jones missed the Math test yesterday. _____________, he will have to do it next week. A. Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. But 11. You should reduce the _____________ of water your family use. A. number B. amount C. much D. many 12. The continent of America was _____________after the name of the Columbus’s crew. A. described B. named C. missed D. behaved 13. A: “I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you! ” B: “__________ ” A. The same to you! C. Have a nice day! B. What a pity! D. What a lovely toy! Thanks. 14. A: What a nice hat you have! -B: _____________. A. Yes, I don’t like it. C. Not at all B. Thank you. I’m glad you like it D. Oh, great! Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: 15. The Seder is a special meal eaten at the first two nights of Passover by Jewish people. on A B C D 16. Don’t worried about Tom. He can look after himself. worry/be worried A B C D Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Are you sure looking for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t cause (17)______ or waste natural resources? Look no further (18)_______ solar energy from our sun a present, most of our electricity comes from the use of coal and gas, oil or nuclear power. This power could be provided by the sun. One percent of the solar energy (19)_____ reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the total population. Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar panels are (20)______ on the roof of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to heat water. The energy can be stored for a (21)______ of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy too. Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESETER Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESETER EXAMINATION Sweden has an advanced solar energy program. There, all building will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead (22)______ gas by the year 2015. 17. A. preservation B. protection C. innovation D. pollution 18. A. than B. as C. more D. from 19. A. whose B. where C. that D. who 20. A. received B. covered C. planted D. placed 21. A. few B. little C. lots D. number 22. A. in B. of C. for D. with Read the advertisement and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False. If you live in an earthquake zone, you should take some time to look around your house. Place heavy books on the bottom shelf of your bookshelves. Block the rollers on your fridge and washing machine to prevent them from moving. Put hanging potted plants in plastic containers. Check the mirrors in your bathroom and bedroom. Make sure they can’t move. Don’t put your bed next to a window. Planning where you are going to be during an earthquake is very important. The first thing to remember is to stay inside. Then you should sit under a strong table or doorway, or stand in the corner of a room. FACTS TRUE FALSE 23. Place heavy books on the top shelf of your bookshelves. √ 24. Put your bed near a doorway. √ 25. Block the rollers on your fridge and washing machine. √ 26. Planning where you are going to be during a earthquake is not important. √ Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: 27. Mr. Brown is talking to some volunteer ______________________. (conserve) conservationists 28. I worry about the ________________effect of violent films on children. (destroy) destructive 29. It is _________________ that our environment is more and more polluted.(disappoint) disappoited 30. Some people enjoy the countryside more because it’s ________________.(peace) peaceful 31. Like paper, many other ________________can be recycled. (produce) products 32. Nam’s English is excellent. He speaks English _________________.(perfect) perfectly Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 33. Tommy _________________ (watch) TV when the phone rang. was watching 34. Mary is having a good time ____________________ (work) with the Parkers. to work 35. I _________________(not hear) of him since we last met. have not heard 36. What a pity! He goes to bed so late. I wish he _________________(not go) to bed so late. did’nt go Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the root ones. 37. She hasn’t gone out with him for nearly two years. It’s nearly two years since__________________________________________________________ 38. “Why don’t you buy some new clothes?” said Lisa. Lisa suggested some ______________________________________________________________ 39. The Notre Dame in Saigon built by the French is the cathedral. The Notre Dame in Saigon, which ___________________________________________________ 40. My dad is the best person in the world. Nobody else_____________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESETER Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESETER EXAMINATION 37. It’s nearly two years since she went out with him. 38. Lisa suggested some new clothes should be bought. 39. The Notre Dame in Saigon, which was built by a french, is a cathedral. 40. Nobody else in the world is better than my dad. Page 3 THE SECOND SEMESETER . ______________ nobody had been expecting caused a lot of damage. A. whose B. when C. that D. who 9. I think they should be fined heavily _____________they used electricity to catch fish. A. since. comes from the use of coal and gas, oil or nuclear power. This power could be provided by the sun. One percent of the solar energy ( 19) _____ reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for. SECOND SEMESETER Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESETER EXAMINATION 37. It’s nearly two years since she went out with him. 38. Lisa suggested some new clothes should be bought. 39. The Notre Dame in Saigon,