Look no further than solar energy from our Sun.. one percent of solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the total population.. Many countries are already using
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 Môn : Tiếng Anh 9 Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
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I Phonetics - Vowels and consonants (2pt)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1 A chemical B check C chemistry D Christmas
2 A monday B money C monkey D monument
3 A called B killed C travelled D erupted
4 A realise B promise C surprise D divide
II LANGUAGE FOCUS (4 pts )
a Circle the best answer.(2pts)
1 Tet is a festival which …… in late January or early February.
A begins B causes C carries D occurs
2 Your teacher writes poems and stories, ………… she?
A don’t B doesn’t C won’t D didn’t
3 Where ………… you go if you have a car?
A.would B.have C.will D did
4 Thuy’s grandma turned the television ……… to see the weather forecast
5 They decided to go out ………… It rained heavily
A but B and C although D or
6 This is a place ………… the meeting took place
A when B where C whom D which
7 I saw the boy ………… help me last week
8 I think we should…… a shower instead of a bath to save energy
A took B taking C.taken D take
b., Read the passage and fill in the missing information The words in the box may help you.(2pts)
snowstorms - thunderstorms - delta - temperatures - forecast
Here is tomorrow’s weather (1)………… Hanoi and areas to the north will be sunny Hanoi will have (2) ………between 23oC and 27oC It will be raining along the coast of Thanh Hoa The South-central coast can expect thunderstorm Hue will experience temperatures between 25oC and 30oC There will also be (3)……… over the central highlands Areas around the Cuu Long (4)………… can expect clouds during the day Ho Chi Minh city’s temperatures will be between 27oC and 35oC
III READING (2pts)
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Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy from our Sun
At 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 solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the total population
Many countries are already using solar energy Solar panels are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to heat water The energy can be stored for a number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy, too
Sweden has an advanced solar energy program There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015
* Questions:
1 Is solar energy an efficient source of power?
-> ………
2 Where are the solar panels placed?
-> ………
3 How long can the energy be stored?
-> ………
4 Is the solar energy used in Sweden now?
-> ………
VI WRITING (2,pts)
Combine two sentences into one Use the words in brackets
1 The room is very small It’s quite comfortable (although)
… ………
2 The man is my old teacher He is delivering the speech (Who)
………
3 She wears glasses She wants to see well (because)
-> ………
4 We are saving money We want to buy a new house (so)
-> ………
The end
ĐÁP ÁN
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011
Môn : Tiếng Anh 9
Trang 3I Phonetics - Vowels and consonants (2pt)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0,5 x 4 = 2pts)
1 D Christmas , 2 D monument , 3 A called, 4 C surprise
II LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5pts)
a Circle the best answer.( Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 điểm )
b Read the passage and fill in the missing information The words in the box may help you.
( Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm )
1.forecast 2 temperatures 3.thunderstorms 4 delta
III READING (2.pts)
Read the passage then answer the questions
1 Is solar energy an efficient source of power?
-> Yes, it is.
2 Where are the solar panels placed?
-> The solar panels are placed on the roofs of a house
3 How long can the energy be stored?
-> The energy can be stored for a number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy, too
4 Is the solar energy used in Sweden now?
-> No, it lsn’t
VI WRITING (2,pts)
Combine two sentences into one Use the words in brackets (0,5 x 4 = 2pts))
1 Although the room is very small, it’s quite comfortable
2 The man is my old teacher who is delivering the speech
3 She wears glasses because she wants to see well
4 We want to buy a new house so we are saving money
The end