China said today that there was heavy loss of life in the earthquake which struck Tangshan City yesterday.. Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial city of one million people 160 kil[r]
(1)PHỊNG GD&ĐT HUYỆN N BÌNH
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012 Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ) Đề kiểm tra gồm có 02 trang
Họ tên học sinh: ………; Lớp: ….………
Lưu ý: Học sinh làm trực tiếp vào tờ đề
QUESTIONS
I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, in bold pronounced differently from the rest ( point )
1 A environment B bike C pesticide D provide
2 A received B worked C coughed D washed
3 A nuclear B duty C dust D confuse
4 A celebrate B plumber C bulb D blanket
II Choose A, B, C or D which best completes each of these sentences ( points )
1 I suggest ……… up the beach because it is now very dirty
A clean B to clean C cleaning D cleaned
2 A tropical storm is called……… in Australia
A tornado B cyclone C hurricane D typhoon
3 There is too much traffic …… ……… , the air is polluted
A So B Since C However D But
4 People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival ……… is called Passover
A which B whose C who D where
5 Solar energy doesn’t cause ………….……
A pollute B pollutant C pollution D polluted
6 ……… I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep
A Therefore B Because C Although D.However
7 It is very crowded here I wish there ……… so many people
A is B are C was D weren’t
8 Thuy’s grandmother asked her to turn …….the volume to hear the weather forecast
A off B on C down D up
III Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets ( points )
1 Auld Lang Syne is a song which ( sing ) on New Year’s Eve
2 Trang just ( win ) the first prize in the English speaking contest Tuan ( nominate ) as the most effective activist in the town charity program recently
4 In Viet Nam, it (not snow) in winter except for Sa Pa and Lang Son In the USA, Mother’s Day ( celebrate ) on the second Sunday in May My friends (wait) for me when I got to the stadium
7 Nothing (do) since he moved here
8 If it rains this afternoon, the match ( cancel )
(2)Earthquake
China said today that there was heavy loss of life in the earthquake which struck Tangshan City yesterday Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial city of one million people 160 kilometers east of Peking, was completely destroyed
Observers living in Beijing said it appeared that only a small part of the one million inhabitants escaped death or injury
Many of the men of Tangshan were working in the mines deep under the earth’s surface when the ways occured Unfortunately, few of these miners have survived
A lot of people were also working in the city’s offices Regrettably, most were trapped under falling concrete when the buildings collapsed
The Chinese authorities have not yet given any information about the actual number of casualties, but it is thought that tens of thousands of people have been killed Hardly a building has been left standing
1 Was there heavy loss of life in the volcano in Tangshan yesterday?
……… What did observers living in Beijing say ?
……… 3.Have the Chinese authorities given any information about the real number of casualties ? ……… How many people have been killed in the earthquake ?
……… Have many buildings been left standing?
………
V Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it ( 2.5 points )
1 The planet is Venus The planet is closest to the Earth
The planet which In spite of taking a taxi, he arrived late for the meeting
Even though
3 Work hard or you will fail the exam
If You did nothing to conserve the environment and it made me disappointed
I was The city which was destroyed during the war has now been rebuilt
The city
(3)ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012 Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9
I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, in bold pronounced differently from the rest ( point ) ( Mỗi câu 0,25 điểm )
1 C pesticide A received
3 C dust B plumber
II Choose A, B, C or D which best completes each of these sentences ( points )( Mỗi câu 0,25 điểm )
1 C Cleaning B Cyclone A So A Which C Pollution C Although D Weren’t 8.D up
III Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets ( points )( Mỗi câu 0,25 điểm )
1 is sung has just won
3 has been nominated doesn’t snow
5 is celebrated were waiting has been done will be cancelled
IV Read this passage and write the answers to the questions below.( 2.5 points ) )( Mỗi câu 0,5 điểm )
1 No, there wasn’t
2 Observers living in Beijing ( They ) said it appeared that only a small part of the one million inhabitants escaped death or injury
3 No, they haven’t
4 tens of thousands of people have been killed in the earthquake No, they haven’t
V Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it ( 2.5 points ) Mỗi câu 0,5 điểm )
1 The planet which is closest to the Earth is Venus
2 Even though he took a taxi, he arrived late for the meeting
3 If you don’t work hard, you will fail the exam
4 I was disappointed (to know ) that you did nothing to conserve the environment The city destroyed during the war has now been rebuilt
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