Đề kiểm tra học kì II Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Sở GD & ĐT Bình Dương

	SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO	KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
	TỈNH BÌNH DƯƠNG	MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
	Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề và nghe
Đề kiểm tra có 03 trang. Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề kiểm tra.
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Mã phách:
I. Listening (1.5ms)
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Part 1: Listen and complete the sentences. (0.5 m)
A: Are you good at making money, spending money or saving money?
B: It’s (1), ___________ for me to save. I’m probably best at making money.
A: That’s (2) ___________ !
B: Well, I wish I didn’t (3) ___________ so quickly. It’s fun for me to shop.
A: What do you buy with it?
B: I love shopping for clothes, magazines, and music.
A: You have a part time job, don’t you?
B: Yes, I baby-sit. But only get paid (4) ___________ dollars per hour.
A: That’s (5)___________ !
B: I know.
Part 2: Listen. Who spends money on what? (1 ms)
6. high school boy
a. sweets 
7. high school girl
b- shoes
8. college student
c. books
9. tall girl
d. train ticket
10. dog walker
e. CDs
f. motorcycle
6. ___________ 7.___________ 8.___________ 9.___________ 10.___________ 
II. Phonetics (1 m)
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1.	A. covered	B. expected	C. damaged	D. closed
2.	A. nuclear	B. reduce	C. pollute	D. confuse
Choose a word in each line that has a different stress pattern.
3.	A. treasure	B. plumber	C. orbit	D. typhoon
4.	A. ancient	B. perfect	C. abrupt	D. sticky
III. Choose the best option (A,B,C or D) to complete each of the following sentences. (3ms)
1. He will be disappointed if he ___________ the competition.
A. didn’t win	B. doesn’t win	C. won’t win	D. wouldn’t win
2. “I got mark 9 on my English test, Mom.” - ___________ 
A. Good luck	B. Good idea!	C. Well done.	D. Thank you
3. Smoke from vehicles and factories accounts _________ the air pollution in big cities.
A. on	B. in	C.for	D.at
4. We suggested ___________ lessons to poor children in the neighborhood.
A. give	B. giving	C. should give	D. to give
5. Their houses were ___________ in the huge earthquake last week.
A. collapsed	B. destroyed	C. damaged	D. B & C are correct.
6. Solar panels are ___________ on the roof of a house to get the energy from the sun.
A. taken	B. shown	C. installed	D. tied
7. ___________ he was ill, he went to school as usual.
A. Though	B. In spite of	C. Because of	D. Because
8. Auld Lang Syne is a song which is sung on ___________ 
A. Christmas Eve	B. New Year’s Eve	C. New Year’s Day	D. Easter Day
9. ___________ travel to school or to work by bike to save energy ?
A. Let’s	B. What about	C. I suggest	D. Why don’t we
10. I need to print something. Could you ___________ the computer ?
A. look out	B. turn on	C. take off	D. go on
11. The person	 ___________ I admire most in my life is my mother.
A. which	B. whose	C. what	D. whom
12. Thuy and her friends ___________ each other since they ___________ school.
A. haven’t met / left	B. didn’t meet / left
C. didn’t meet / have left	D. haven’t met / leave
IV. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word given in brackets. (1 m)
1. Mid-Fall Festival is a ______________________ festival for children. (JOY)
2. People really want to see the ______________________ of environment from the local authorities. (PROTECT)
3. Many technical_________________have been designed to save energy. (INNOVATE)
4. Sally was very______________________ of her achievements. (PRIDE)
V. Reading
A. Read the passage and choose the best option A,B,C or D to fill in each gap. (1.5ms)
Kobe is a major commercial port city in (1)______, the capital of Hyogo Prefecture, southwestern Honshu Island, on Osaka Bay, near the city of Osaka. The city (2)______not become important until 1860s, when Japan was opened to foreign trade.
(3)______January 17, 1995, a strong earthquake struck below Awaji Island across the bay from Kobe. It was the most deadly earthquake to (4)	______Japan since 1923. The quake caused buildings and bridges to collapse and fires broke out throughout the city. In all, about 5,000 people died and more than 21,000 people were injured. (5)______than 30,000 buildings were damaged by the earthquake and resulting fires and hundreds of thousands were left homeless. 
1. A. China	B. Thailand	C. Japan	D. Korea
2. A. was	B. did	C. does	D. were
3. A. On	B. In	C. At	D. After
4. A. come	B. happen	C. occur	D. hit
5. A. More	B. Much	C. Many	D. Litte
B. Read the passage and then answer the following questions, (1m ).
CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
In Australia, Christmas comes during the summer holidays. Some people hang wreaths on their front doors and go out Christmas carol singing - Carols by Candlelight on Christmas Eve.
Australians decorate their houses with Christmas trees, Christmas lights, tinsel, snowmen and glass baubles. They also decorate their homes with bunches of Christmas bush, a native Australian tree with green leaves and cream flowers.
On Christmas Day, children receive presents in a stocking or under the Christmas tree. Children write letters to Santa Claus so that he knows what they would like for Christmas. Santa wears a thick red suit and travels in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.
Many Australians have a special meal on Christmas Day. Some people have cold meats and seafood and a Pavlova for dessert. A Pavlova is a soft meringue cake with cream and resh fruit.
Traditional dinners have been replaced with family gatherings in back yards having barbecues, picnics in parks, gardens and on the beach. For many people, it is the occasion to be with friends and relatives, to share love and friendship and to exchange gifts in the traditional manner.
Answer the questions:
1. What do some Australians hang on their front doors?
2. What is Christmas bush?
3. What does Santa Claus travel in?
4. Is Christmas the time for everyone to be together and share their love?
VI. Writing
A. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. (1m)
1. The sun was shining, but it wasn’t very warm.
Although	
2. Don’t come late again or you will lose your job.
if	
3. She said Let’s wash the vegetables carefully” .
She suggested	
4. The children will receive chocolate and sugar eggs. The children are good.
The children who	
B. Use the suggested words or phrases to write meaningful sentences. (0.5m )
1. If / weather! better today, we would / camping / the riverbank
->	
2. Mrs Van / worried that / family / used / electricity recently.
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