Tài liệu đề thi học kì 2 tiếng anh lớp 9

Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn Đề thi học kì 2 môn tiếng anh lớp 9 có đáp án I-PRONUNCIATION Choose the word in each group which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others. 1. A. sunny B. highland C. typhoon D. flashlight 2. A. nuclear B. suggest C. solar D. faucet Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 3. A. wanted B. needed C. liked D. planted 4. A. meat B. seat C. please D. pleasure 5. A. daughter B. through C. thought D. laugh II-VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the sentences. 6. We are talking about the preservation of _________resources. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. naturalize 7. The air in the city is very_________. A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. pollutant 8. A large number of inhabitants have made _________on how to protect the environment. A. suggest B. to suggest C. suggestion D. suggested 9. She stays at home because she has to take care of her baby. A. look at B. look after C. look up D. look for 10. What can we do to spend less _________lighting? A. in B. on C. about D. of 11. – Well done Paul! -_________. A. You are welcome B. Thanks C. I’m sorry D. You are very nice 12. You were standing there while I was walking _________my groom. A. forward B. throughout C. towards D. untill 13. Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th of the eighth _________ month. A. moon B. sun C. solar D. lunar 14. A(n) _________is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface. A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon 15. Many reports in newspapers talked about the _________of UFOs. A. appear B. appearance C. appeared D. appearing 16. A person who travels in a spacecraft is called a(n) _________. A. astronaut B. spaceman C. cosmonaut D. All are correct 17. Tet is a festival _________ occurs in late January or early February. A. that B. which C. what D. A&B 18. You will fail the exam, _________you study harder. A. as B. if C. unless D. although 19. If I _________a bird, I would be a dove. A. are B. were C. am D. is 20. Scientists say that if people see a UFO, it _________be a spacecraft. A. will B. might C. is D. was III-ERROR IDENTIFICATION Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 21. The police have caught the man whom stole my motorbike. A B C D 22. Is that the reason what I should come on time? A B C D 23. The man to who you have just spoken, is the secretary. A B C D 24. It is the village when you used to live, isn’t it ? A B C D 25. What was the name of the horse who won the race? A B C D Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn IV-GAP-FILL Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C, or D that best fits each space in the passage DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT ? Some volcanoes are always (21)___. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italy is an active (22)____. Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are (23)____ extinct volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes no longer have a hot spot under them. They can not erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, but they could erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes. (dormant : temporarily inactive) Scientists try to figure out when volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work. Scientists drill into volcanoes. They make maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study volcanoes (29) ____ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not (30)___ to tell what a volcano might do. 26. A. erupting B. running C. going D. firing 27. A. mountain B. volcano C. river D. hill 28. A. named B. thought C. called D. said 29. A. in B. from C. into D. out of 30. A. easy B. difficult C. able D. good V-WRITING 31. He told her about the book. He liked it best. A. He told her about the book which he liked it best. B. He told her about the book which he liked best. C. He told her about the book whom he liked best. D. He told her about the book whose he liked best. 32. The old man is working in this factory. I borrowed his bicycle yesterday. A. The old man is working in this factory which I borrowed his bicycle yesterday. B. The old man whom is working in this factory I borrowed his bicycle yesterday. C. The old man whom I borrowed his bicycle yesterday is working in this factory. D. The old man whose bicycle I borrowed yesterday is working in this factory. 33. I always give my mother flowers on Mother’s Day. A. My mother always is given flowers on Mother’s Day. B. Flowers is always given by my mother on Mother’s Day. C. My mother is always given flowers on Mother’s Day. D. My mother is given always flowers on Mother’s Day. 34. Although the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. A. So the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. B. Because the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. C. Since the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. D. Though the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. 35. I am poor, so I can’t buy a car. A. If I am rich, I can buy a car. B. If I were rich, I can buy a car. C. If I were rich, I could buy a car. D. If I were rich, I will buy a car. VI-READING COMPREHENSION Read the passage carefully, then tick True(T) or False(F). Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most western countries. Celebrations start on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relatives. Christmas Day, December 25, is the biggest day of the holiday. On the Christmas morning, children open the presents that are in their socks. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables. FACTS T F 36. Celebrations start on December 24, Christmas Eve. 37. Christmas is the smallest festival of the year. 38. People send Christmas cards to friends and relatives. Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn 39. Children open the presents on the Christmas afternoon. 40. The traditional Christmas dinner doesn’t consist of roast turkey. -------- THE END -------ANSWER KEYS I-PRONUNCIATION Choose the word in each group which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others. 1. A. sunny B. highland C. typhoon D. flashlight 2. A. nuclear B. suggest C. solar D. faucet Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 3. A. wanted B. needed C. liked D. planted 4. A. meat B. seat C. please D. pleasure 5. A. daughter B. through C. thought D. laugh II-VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the sentences. 6. We are talking about the preservation of ______________ resources. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. naturalize 7. The air in the city is very _________________. A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. pollutant 8. A large number of inhabitants have made __________ on how to protect the environment. A. suggest B. to suggest C. suggestion D. suggested 9. She stays at home because she has to take care of her baby. A. look at B. look after C. look up D. look for 10. What can we do to spend less _________lighting? A. in B. on C. about D. of 11. – Well done Paul! _________. A. You are welcome B. Thanks C. I’m sorry D. You are very nice 12. You were standing there while I was walking _________my groom. A. forward B. throughout C. towards D. untill th 13. Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15 of the eighth _________ month. A. moon B. sun C. solar D. lunar 14. A(n) ______ is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface. A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon 15. Many reports in newspapers talked about the ___of UFOs. A. appear B. appearance C. appeared D. appearing 16. A person who travels in a spacecraft is called a(n) _____. A. astronaut B. spaceman C. cosmonaut D. All are correct 17. Tet is a festival _________ occurs in late January or early February. A. that B. which C. what D. A&B 18. You will fail the exam, ____ you study harder. A. as B. if C. unless D. although 19. If I ___ a bird, I would be a dove. A. are B. were C. am D. is 20. Scientists say that if people see a UFO, it ___be a spacecraft. A. will B. might C. is D. was III-ERROR IDENTIFICATION Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 21. The police have caught the man whom stole my motorbike. [who] A B C D 22. Is that the reason what I should come on time? [why] A B C D 23. The man to who you have just spoken, is the secretary. [to whom] A B C D Page 3 THE SECOND SEMESTER Gia sư Thành Được www.daythem.com.vn 24. It is the village when you used to live, isn’t it ? [where] A B C D 25. What was the name of the horse who won the race? [which] A B C D IV-GAP-FILL Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C, or D that best fits each space in the passage DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT ? Some volcanoes are always (26)___. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italy is an active (27)____. Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are (28)____ extinct volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes no longer have a hot spot under them. They can not erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, but they could erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes. (dormant : temporarily inactive) Scientists try to figure out when volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work. Scientists drill into volcanoes. They make maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study volcanoes (29) ____ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not (30)___ to tell what a volcano might do. 26. A. erupting B. running C. going D. firing 27. A. mountain B. volcano C. river D. hill 28. A. named B. thought C. called D. said 29. A. in B. from C. into D. out of 30. A. easy B. difficult C. able D. good V-WRITING 31. He told her about the book. He liked it best. A. He told her about the book which he liked it best. B. He told her about the book which he liked best. C. He told her about the book whom he liked best. D. He told her about the book whose he liked best. 32. The old man is working in this factory. I borrowed his bicycle yesterday. A. The old man is working in this factory which I borrowed his bicycle yesterday. B. The old man whom is working in this factory I borrowed his bicycle yesterday. C. The old man whom I borrowed his bicycle yesterday is working in this factory. D. The old man whose bicycle I borrowed yesterday is working in this factory. 33. I always give my mother flowers on Mother’s Day. A. My mother always is given flowers on Mother’s Day. B. Flowers is always given by my mother on Mother’s Day. C. My mother is always given flowers on Mother’s Day. D. My mother is given always flowers on Mother’s Day. 34. Although the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. A. So the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. B. Because the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. C. Since the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. D. Though the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. 35. I am poor, so I can’t buy a car. A. If I am rich, I can buy a car. B. If I were rich, I can buy a car. C. If I were rich, I could buy a car. D. If I were rich, I will buy a car. VI. READING COMPREHENSION-Read the passage carefully, then tick True(T) or False(F). Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most western countries. Celebrations start on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relatives. Christmas Day, December 25, is the biggest day of the holiday. On the Christmas morning, children open the presents that are in their socks. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables. FACT T F Page 4 THE SECOND SEMESTER Gia sư Thành Được 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. www.daythem.com.vn Celebrations start on December 24, Christmas Eve. Christmas is the smallest festival of the year. People send Christmas cards to friends and relatives. Children open the presents on the Christmas afternoon. 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