Đề kiểm tra học kỳ 2 môn Tiếng Anh 9

Name: ..
Class: 9
TEST FOR THE SECOND TERM – GRADE 9
TIME: 45 MINS.
PART 1: LISTENING.
Listen and then decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (1,25pts)
1. When was the International Women’s Day first celebrated on March 8th?
	A. In 1909	B. In 1914	C. In 1917	D. In 1977
2. Where did people first start observing the day as a holiday for women and world peace?
	A. The United States 	C. China and Cuba
B. Soviet Union	D. All are correct
3. How men express their love for women is similar to a mixture of ______ and ______.
	A. Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day	C. Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day 
	B. Teacher’s Day, Valentine’s Day	D. Mother’s Day, Teacher’s Day
4. On March 8th, women get a half day off work in ______ countries.
	A. some	B. many	C. most 	D. no
5. Which of the following is not true about the Women’s Day?
A. The United States had their first Women’s Day in 1909.
B. Women’s Day has never been recognized as a worldwide festival.
C. In some countries, children give presents to their mothers and grandmothers.
D. There is often a celebration at schools so that students can honor their teachers.
PART 2: PHONETICS.
Choose the word that has the different underlined part. (0.75pts)
6.	A. border	B. important	C. information	D. thunderstorm
7.	A. Easter	B. creature	C. repeat	D. bureau
8. 	A. removed	B. suggested	C. exhausted	D. provided
Choose the word that has the different stress. (0.5pts)
9. 	A. ancient	B. joyful	C. behave	D. funnel
10.	A. pacific	B. charity	C. regular	D. ultimate
PART 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
Choose the most suitable answer to each sentence. (2,5pts)
11. The ______ is a continuous body of water which covers approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface.
	A. ocean	B. sea	 	C. lake	D. river
12. Many people ______ about the eruption of the volcano by the scientists.
	A. warned	B. have warned	C. will warned 	D. were warned
13. Flight 89 to Chicago will ______ in 10 minutes. Please check your luggages carefully before leaving.
	A. take off	B. land 	C. fly	D. take down
14. Chelsea, ______ is German, sang the song ‘The girl on fire’ in the Voice Kid.
	A. that 	B. who	C. whom	D. which
15. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage.
	A. advantage	B. improvement	C. fire	D. destruction
16. You should ______ the amount of water your family uses.
	A. recycle	B. reuse	C. replace	D. reduce
17. After 4 months without rain, the country was facing one of the worst ______ in history.
	A. droughts	B. hurricanes	C. floods	D. turnadoes
18. Nam won’t pass the final exam ______ he tries hard.
	A. if	B. when	C. unless	D. because
19. My mother looked ______ at me after I had broken her favorite vase.
	A. happy	B. happily	C. unhappy	D. unhappily
20. He is a ______ person. He take good care of everyone in his family.
	A. considerate 	B. considerable	C. considered	D. considering 
Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting in each sentence. (0,75pts)
21. Most of my old books are impossible to read because I don’t want to throw them away.
 A B C D
22. It was such a terrible fire that the whole building destroyed and hardly could anyone escape.
 A B C D
23. I have just bought a little dog which fur is white with black dots.
 A B C D
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (0,75pts)
24. If a thunderstorm (happen) ____________, the sky (cover) _____________ with dark clouds.
25. I suggest (get) ______________ a plumber to check the pipes.
PART 4: READING.
Read the comprehension below.
The Lake District National Park, which is in the north of England, is the largest of the thirteen national parks in England and Wales, and the second largest in the UK after the Cairngorms. Its area is about 2300 sq km. There are mountains, lakes, woods, towns and villages and even some beaches.
The Lake District is famous for its beautiful scenery. There are a lot of mountains and hundreds of hills. There are 16 large lakes, and many smaller ones. This area has also got a lot of different kinds of animals: for example, you can see rare animals like the red squirrel and the Golden Eagle.
True (T) or False (F) or Not given (NG)? (0,75pts)
____ 26. There are more than 13 national parks in the UK.
____ 27. There are no people living in the Lake District.
____ 28. There are 16 big and small lakes in the Lake District.
Answer the questions. (0,75pts)
29. Where is the Lake District National Park located?
đ .
30. Is the Lake District the largest national park in England?
đ .
31. What is the Lake District famous for?
đ .
PART 5: WRITING.
Rewrite the sentences using the cues given so that the meaning stays the same. (2pts)
32. Lan came to class late yesterday, which surprised all of us. (that)
đ .
33. I don’t know how to use the new computer. My son bought it last Monday. (which)
đ .
34. However hard she tried, she couldn’t be better at sports. (although) 
đ .
35. I will return to my village next month. I was born there. (where)
đ .
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KEYS.
The passage for listening.
International Women's Day is celebrated every year on March 8th. The earliest Women’s Day was celebrated in the United States in 1909, but on February 28th. Not until 1914 did people observe the celebration on March 8th. In 1917 Soviet Union and then some other communist countries like China, Cuba started celebrating this day as a holiday for women and world peace. Since then the holiday has become more and more popular around the world and it was officially recognized as a worldwide festival in 1977.
In many places the day is simply a time for men to express their love for women in a way similar to a mixture of Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. Men present their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc. with flowers and small gifts. In some countries International Women’s Day is observed like Mother’s Day, which is an occasion for children to give their mothers and grandmothers small gifts. In some countries women get a half day off work. Often, schools will have a celebration where students will honor their teachers.
Part
Answer
Mark
1
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B
0.25 for each correct answer
2
6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. A
3
11. A 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. D 16. D 17. A
18. C 19. D 20. A 21. C 22. B 23. C
24. happens ; will be covered
25. getting
4
26. T 27. F 28. F
29. In the north of England.
30. Yes, it is.
31. Its beautiful scenery.
5
32. All of us were surprised that Lan came to class late yesterday.
33. I don’t know how to use the computer which my son bought last Monday.
34. Although she tried hard, she couldn’t be better at sports.
35. Next month I will return to my village where I was born.
0.5 for each correct answer
Total: 10 points.