UBND QUẬN BÌNH THẠNH ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ 2

TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9

ĐỀ A
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: (0.5pt)
1. A. stopped B. passed C. worked D. loved
2. A. helps B. laughs C. cooks D. finds
Find the word whose primary stress is differently from the other: (0.5pt)
3. A. table B. become C. honest D. handsome
4. A. beautiful B. celebrate C. afternoon D. colourful
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2pts)
5. The government warns us of the environmental ____________________.
A. waste B. pollution C. energy D. power
6. Do you know the girl ____________________ car Long is driving?
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
7. Raw sewage is pumped directly ___________ the sea.
A. for B. into C. in D. on
8.“You are a great dancer, Jack!” _ Jack: “_______________________ .”
A. That’s very kind of you to say so. B. I am an awful dancer.
C. Let’s have a celebration. D. Well done.
9. If you want to save money, you should ___________the amount of electricity your family uses.
A. increase B. reuse C. reduce D. recycle
10. I’m sure _______________ you’ll know a lot of people there.
A. with B.that C. what D.where

11. What does the sign mean?

Answer:
5. ………… 6……….... 7…………. 8…………9……….…. 10………..11…………12…………...
Put the groups of words in the correct order to have a meaningful sentence (0.5pt)
13. / Tet is the most important celebration / throughout the year, / for Vietnamese people / Although / there
are many celebrations /. //
Although there are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet is the most important celebration for
Vietnamese people.
14. / If / we could have / no Corona Viruses, / an ideal summer vacation / there were /. //
If there were no Corona Viruses, we could have an ideal summer vacation.
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the following passage. (1.5pts)
We need to save energy because nobody can live without energy. So why don't we start to (15) ___________
it in our home right now. We have many ways to save energy in our home. One of those ways is using
electricity, water and gas (16) _________. We should turn off the lights in our room when we go out or in
(17) __________ situations, avoid wasting water, close the kitchen stove after cooking. Besides, we should
use energy – (18) ________ equipment. These help us not only save money but also work effectively. We
should use the solar energy - renewable one. It also has low carbon emissions so they are considered green
 and environment-friendly. (19)______, using renewable energy can reduce your electricity bills. In (20)
__________ we need to save energy so that energy can’t run out of and continues to serve human's life.
15. A. conserve B. pollute C. volunteer D. spoil
16.A. naturally B. shortly C. politely D. economically
17.A. necessary B. unnecessary C. need D. necessity
18.A. situating B. saving C. turning D. deforesting
19.A. Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. Whatever
20.A. conclude B. sum up C. summary D. consequence
Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1.5pts)
Every year on April 22, people from all over the world will celebrate activities that will benefit the Earth
and continue to increase a healthy environment. This is called Earth Day. If you have children! What we do to
the Earth now, will affect the future generation. You should have your children follow these simple steps:
Turn off the light and all electronics when they leave the room. Turn off the faucet while brushing teeth or
washing face. Take shorter showers. Don’t litter.
To better ensure that your children will follow these steps, make it into a game! Each time they follow
one of these steps, give them a star. When they do not, take away a star. By the end of the day, have them
count their stars and whatever number they have, give them a treat! This will help your children to learn
quickly, which in return will be one step closer to keep the environment clean .
21..The Earth Day is celebrated on the twenty second of April. True
22.Using less water when you need is to keep the environment clean. True
23.The children don’t need to follow all the steps to get a star. False
24.The children will follow these steps better if you give them a treat True
Read the passage again and choose the best answer (0.5pt)
25. The word “them” in line 8 is nearest in meaning to:
A. the steps B. the games C. the stars D. the children
26. What does the passage tell us about:
A. How to teach children to keep the environment clean B. The Earth Day
C. Keeping the environment clean is learned quickly D. Children will follow the simple steps
Supply the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5pts)
27. Scientists have warned the local people of the disaster. (science)
28. If we keep on polluting the sea, marine life will be endangered.(pollute)
29. People who exercise regularly are less likely to feel stress. (regular )
30. There are a lot of technological innovations designed to save energy. (innovate)
31. It will be disappointed if we spoil this area with garbage and industrial waste. (disappoint)
32. To keep the air unpolluted, people ought to use solar energy to create electricity. (sun)
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence
printed before it. (2.0pts)
33.The Pikes are living in Ha Noi. Their preparations for Tet holiday look busy.
→ The Pikes, whose preparations for Tet holiday look busy, are living in Ha Noi.
34.Exercise regularly or you won’t feel healthier.
→ If you do exercise regularly, you will feel healthier.
35. Tom said to Mary: “ Why don’t you collect your paper wraps after using them?”
 Tom suggested that Mai’s paper wraps should be collected after using them.
36. I don't like him but I agree that he's a good manager.
 Although I don’t like him, I agree that he’s a good manager.

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