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Thi Học Kỳ II-Năm học 2009-2010 – Phòng Giáo Dục Quận 1

SỐ MẬT MÃ

Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9

SỐ THỨ TỰ

Đề 1

Họ và Tên: ................................. Số báo danh: ............Lớp: ...............
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LỜI PHÊ

GIÁM KHẢO

SỐ MẬT MÃ

SỐ THỨ TỰ

(Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)
I. USE OF ENGLISH: Write A, B, C, D which best completes the sentences: (3,25 pts)
1. The building .....................in a tornado last week.
A. badly damaged

B. Has damaged badly

C. Has badly damaged

D. Was badly

damaged
2. There’s a law that says that you ................throw trash on the street.
A. couldn’t

B. Mustn’t

C. Mightn’t

D. Don’t have to

C. Is working

D. Worked

3. My father .............for the company for twenty years now.
A. works

B. Has worked

4. Suddenly the ground shook beneath our feet and everything begins to collapse. It is a/an..................
A. earthquake

B. Volcano

C. Tornado

D. Tidal wave


5. The story I have just read ...................................Agatha Christie.
A. was written

B. Was written by

C. Wrote

D. Was written from

C. Since

D. Until

6. I’ve worked here ........................I left college.
A. when

B. During

7. She is now ........................her bag because she can’t remember where she put it.
A. looking after

B. Looking for

C. Putting away

D. Going on

8. Poets write a lot of beautiful poems thanks to .......................
A. fashion


B. Tradition

C. Inspiration

D. Convenience

9. ASEAN, .......................ten countries in the South East Asia, is both a political and economic society.
A. that includes

B. Which includes

C. Which including

D. Includes

10. A tropical storm which reaches 120 km per hour is called a ...............in North and South America.
A. cyclone

B. Tornado

C. Typhoon

D. Hurricane

11. Please hurry. We need these documents ...................delay.
A. under

B. Without

C. At


D. Of

12. They have to clean the class during a week, ........................?
A. do they

B. Haven’t they

C. Have they

D. Don’t they

13. The internet is a wonderful …………………………of modern life.
A. discovery

B. improvement

C. invention

D. limitations

II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English: (0,75pt)


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1. His good sense of humorous distinguishes him from his brothers.
A

B


C

D

2. She can’t accept the invitation because she is sickness.
A

B

C

D

3. For my opinion, we can reduce the amount of garbage we produce by recycling things.
A

B

C

D

III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses: (1 pt)
1. We are clearing all the ……………..off the beach. (pollute)
2. The ……………….eruption killed hundreds of people but thousands were saved. (volcano)
3. Many people become……………because of the natural disasters. (home)
4. He never has an accident because of driving……………….(care)
IV. READING COMPREHENSION: (3 pts)
I. Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False: (1 pt)
April 1st is April Fool’s Day. Many people like to play jokes or tricks on this day. The jokes are for fun

only. They are not harmful or mean. Sometimes you can hear April Fools’ Day jokes on the radio, TV, or in
the newspapers, you will be an “April Fool”.
Nobody knows where or when April Fools’ Day started. Some people believe it started in France in the
1500s. Some people think it started long ago in Italy. Other people believe it started in India.
It doesn’t matter where or when April Fools’ Day began. Americans like it because they can play jokes on
friends and relatives.
1. April Fools’ Day jokes can be sometimes heard on newspapers.

1........

2. Don’t believe the jokes on the radio, TV, or in the newspapers or you will be an “April Fool”

2........

3. Everyone believes April Fools’ Day started in France in the 1500s.

3........

4. Although Americans don’t know where or when April Fools’ Day began, they like it.

4........

II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
(2pts)
Drought is a condition that becomes (1)___________ the average rainfall for a fertile area drops far
(2)___________ the normal amount for a long period of time. In areas which are not irritated, the lack of
(3)___________ causes farm crops to wither and dead. (4)_____________than normal temperatures usually
accompany periods (5)___________drought. They add to the crop damage. Forest (6)___________start
(7)__________during drought. The soil of a drought area becomes (8)_________and crumbles. Often the
rich topsoil is blown away by the hot, dry winds. Streams, ponds, and wells often dry up during a drought,

and animals suffer and may even die because of the lack of water.
1. A. When

B. Where

C. What

D. Who

1...........

2. A. Under

B. Up

C. Below

D. Down

2...........

3. A. Wind

B. Rain

C. Fog

D. Storm

3...........


4. A. High

B. Highest

C. Higher

D. Height

4...........


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5. A. In

B. At

C. On

D. Of

5...........

6. A. Fires

B. Fogs

C. Steams

D. Boils


6...........

7. A. Easy

B. Easily

C. Ease

D. Easiness

7...........

8. A. Cool

B. Cold

C. Dry

D. Hot

8...........

V. WRITING: Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (2pts)
1. The little boy lost his way. He is crying over there.
The little boy ............................................................................
2. We can’t live without water.
 If ..............................................................................................
3. I am very pleased with Nam’s intelligent answers.
 I am very pleased that ...............................................................................

4. They required him to finish my assignment quickly.
 They suggested that ..................................................................................


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Thi Học Kỳ II-Năm học 2009-2010 – Phòng Giáo Dục Quận 1

SỐ MẬT MÃ

Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9

SỐ THỨ TỰ

Đề 2

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GIÁM KHẢO

SỐ MẬT MÃ

SỐ THỨ TỰ

(Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)
I. Use of English: write A, B, C, or D which best completes the sentences: (2,5pts)
1. They are talking about the celebration………………….is going to be held at the end of this month.
A. which


B. who

C. that

D. A&C are

C. put on

D. go on

correct
2. I think we should…………….the lights. It’s too dark.
A. get on

B. turn on

3. We suggested that Tim……………harder on his English pronunciation.
A. work

B. should work

C. works

D. A&B are

correct
4. Electricity is a source of energy which is clean, but…………………
A. cheap


B. good

C. useful

D. expensive

5. We have to get a plumber to check the…………………….
A. pipes

B. wires

C. solar panel

D. door latches

6. Tet is the most important……………………..for Vietnamese people.
A. party

B. celebration

C. memory

D. parade

C. protected

D. wished

C. slowly


D. more slow

C. Vietnamese

D. Chinese

C. tidal wave

D. typhoon

7. Which word has the same ending sound as “liked”.
A. cleaned

B. occurred

8. The old man walked…………………to the park.
A. slower

B. slow

9. Passover is often celebrated by the……………….people.
A. English

B. Jewish

10. In Australia, a tropical storm is called…………………
A. cyclone

B. hurricane


II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English: (0,5pt)
1. Nam is one of my friends whom tried hard to succeed in his final exam.
A

B

C

D

2. They were swimming in the sea when the storm occurs.
A

B

C

D

III. Supply the correct form of words in parentheses: (1pt)
1. Polluted water can……………do harm to our health. (direct)


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2. Some……………….groups checked the shore last week. (environment)
3. We are writing a……………….letter about catching fish by electricity. (complain)
4. …………………, we have done many things to protect the environment. (ultimate)
IV. Supply the correct Form or Tenses of verbs in parentheses: (1pt)
1. In spite of ……………..on his warm clothes, he felt cold. (put)
2. If he didn’t meet me, he……………………the message. (leave)

3. I suggest ……………....trash on the streets. (not throw)
4. I remembered……………….the book on the bus. (leave)
IV. READING COMPREHENSION: (3pts)
I. Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False: (1pt)
Garbage is a serious problem in the United States. Every year, Americans produce 308 billion pounds of
garbage (about 140 billion kilos). A lot of garbage goes into landfills, but there are not enough landfills for
all the garbage.
One answer to the garbage problem is recycling. About half of all the garbage in the USA can be recycled
and used again. Recycling helps people solve the landfill problem and save natural resources. For examples,
tires can be recycled to make pipes and floor coverings; glass is collected and sent to the factories to make
into new glassware. Moreover, household and garden wastes are collected to make compost.
Therefore, everybody should know how to protect the environment and save natural resources.
1. Every year, people all over the world produce 308 billion pounds of garbage.
2. To solve the problem of garbage, Americans have to recycle it.
3. About 50 % of the garbage in the USA can be recycled and used again.
4. Things which can be recycled are tires, glass and even waste around houses.
II. Choose the word or phrase (A,B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passages:
(2pts)
On January 17th, 1995, a strong earthquake (1)……………….below Awaji Island across the bay From
Kobe in Japan. It was the (2)………………..deadly earthquake that hit Japan since 1923. The quake caused
buildings and bridges to collapse and fire broke (3)……………….throughout the city. About 5,000 people
(4)………………..and more than 21,000 people were injured. More than 30,000 buildings were damaged
(5)……………..the quake and resulting fire. Hundreds of people became (6)…………………..
In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave (7)…………… Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave traveled from Alaska
to California.
In 1991, the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years occurred in the Philippines.
Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved (8)…………………..scientists had warned them about
the eruption.
1. A. struck


B. went

C. came

D. arrived

2. A. best

B. highest

C. most

D. tallest

3. A. in

B. out

C. up

D. off


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4. A. killed

B. were killed

C. have been killed


D. are killed

5. A. on

B. for

C. of

D. by

6. A. homesick

B. homeless

C. homely

D. household

7. A. hit

B. heated

C. erupted

D. hitted

8. A. although

B. because


C. because of

D. so

V. WRITING: Rewrite the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (2pts)
1. The students are very friendly. They took part in the meeting last night.
 The students who .............................................................................................
2. Nam said, “Why don’t we go swimming this afternoon?”
 Nam suggested..................................................................................................
3. Because she didn’t feel well, she went to the clinic.
 Because of ........................................................................................................
4. I don’t like wearing clothes made of jean.
 I don’t like putting ............................................................................................
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Thi Học Kỳ II-Năm học 2009-2010 – Phòng Giáo Dục Quận 1

SỐ MẬT MÃ

Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9

Đề 3

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Họ và Tên: ................................. Số báo danh: ............Lớp: ...............
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LỜI PHÊ

GIÁM KHẢO

SỐ MẬT MÃ

SỐ THỨ TỰ

(Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)
I. Use of English: write A, B, C, or D which best completes the sentences: (2,5pts)
1. Many people become………………..because of the natural disasters every year.
A. homesick

B. homeland

C. homeless

1……
D. homework

2. The…………..of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
A. prediction

2…….

B. eruption

C. cyclone

D. shift


3. My dog always barks if it ……………anything unusual.
A. hears

B. will hear

3…….

C. would hear

D. heard

4. The earth…………..is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun.
A. that

B. who

C. which

D. whose

5. The train was on time in spite of………………..
A. the snow heavy

4…….
5…….

B. the heavy snow

C. the snow heaviness


D. the heaviness of

snow.
6. Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all…………….people.
A. English

B. Japanese

6…….

C. Vietnamese

D. Jewish

7. She cried with…………..when she heard the news. It was her…………….time.
A. joy/joyful

B. joyful/joy

C. joyfully/joy

7…….
D. joy/joyfully

8. A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself…………its enemies cannot find it.
A. so that

B. because


C. therefore

8…….
D. only if

9. He will never advance in his job…………he improves his language skills.
A. if

B. otherwise

10. “Should I begin typing these letters?
A. you finished

C. only if

9…….
D. unless

“I suggest………….the book keeping first.”

B. you finish

C. you to finish

10……

D. you will finish

II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English: (0,5pt)
1. If you are captured by aliens and taken abroad a spacecraft, what would you do?

A

B

C

D

2. Let’s me congratulate both of you on your extremely successful exam.
A

B

C

1……..

D

III. Supply the correct form of words in parentheses: (1pt)
1. Thousands of people were…………….killed in the morning. (disaster)

2……..


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2. The team has trained hard in…………..for the match. (prepare)
3. Her speech to party members was not intended for public……………. (consume)
4. Energy……………includes searching for alternative fuels. (conserve)
IV. Supply the correct form or tense of verbs in parentheses: (1pt)

1. The robbers forced the customers ……………(lie) on the floor.
2. The bell ……………..(ring) when I …………......(have) a bath at seven this morning.
3. The class discussion………………..tomorrow. (hold)
4. I’d like to see that football game because I …………………one this year. (not see)
V. READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False: (1pt)
Sending cards is a widespread custom in Britain today. The British have been sending cards since
Victorian times when wealthy families started to send Christmas greetings. In the 1980s the card industry
rapidly expanded as celebrations became more and more commercialized. There are cards for every occasion
from buying a house to having a baby and, more recently, cares for getting a new job, getting a divorce or
just saying “Sorry”. More than 100 million Christmas cards are sold in Britain every year. However, cards
are no longer confined to special celebrations such as birthdays, because there are many less important
occasions when people send cards to each other.
1. The card industry quickly expanded because people commercialized celebrations more and more.
2. You can get cards for divorce as well as buying a house.
3. 100 million cards are sold in Britain every year.
4. Cards are confirmed to special celebrations.
II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
(2pts)
These days it is impossible to open a newspaper without reading about the (1)_________ we are doing
to the environment. The earth is being (2) ______________and the future looks bad. What can each of us do?
We cannot clean up our (3)_____________rivers and sea overnight. Nor can we stop the
(4)__________of plans and animals. But we can step adding to the problem while scientists
(5)______________the answer.
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle completely but some steps are easy to take:
(6)____________the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save
energy, which also reduces household bills. We must all (7)______________ a person decision to work for
the future of our planet (8) ___________we want to ensure a better world for our grandchildren.
1. A. death


B. damage

C. destruction

D. ruin

1……….

2. A. threatened

B. died

C. loved

D. occupied

2……….

3. A. poisoned

B. polluted

C. poisonous

D. polluting

3……….

4. A. harm


B. appearance

C. disappearance

D. ruin

4……….

5. A. look for

B. look into

C. look up

D. look after

5……….


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6. A. cut off

B. cut up

C. cut into

D. cut down

6……….


7. A. get

B. come

C. give

D. make

7……….

8. A. if

B. whether

C. when

D. while

8……….

IV. WRITING: Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (2pts)
1. He has to write these reports today.
These reports......................................................................................................
2. Tom failed the exam because he was lazy.
Because of......................................................................................................
3. In spite of her sickness, she tried to go to work.
Even though......................................................................................................
4. The girl has just gone out. Do you know her?
Do you know......................................................................................................
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Thi Học Kỳ II-Năm học 2009-2010 – Phòng Giáo Dục Quận 1

SỐ MẬT MÃ

Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9

SỐ THỨ TỰ

Đề 4

Họ và Tên: ................................. Số báo danh: ............Lớp: ...............
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GIÁM KHẢO

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SỐ THỨ TỰ

(Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)
I. Use of English: write A, B, C, or D which best completes the sentences: (2,5pts)
1. Tet is a time for Vietnamese people to clean and ____________their houses.
A. prepare

B. decorate


C. enjoy

D. hang

2. My friend’s father take pride __________him.
A. in

B. of

2……….
C. with

D. for

3. Mrs. Jones is going to provide us a picnic lunch ____________us.
A. by

B. with

C. in

3……….
D. for

4. The house____________ he lives in is very old.
A. which

B. where


4……….
C. in which

D. that

5. What should we do___________ the environment unpolluted?
A. keep

B. to keep

C. kept

5……….
D. keeping

6. It is ________if we don’t fix all the dripping faucets in the house.
A. waste

B. wasted

C. wasting

6……….
D. wasteful

7. This is the name of the woman__________ is deleted from the list.
A. who

B. which


C. whom

7……….
D. whose

8. _____________ the weather was fine, they decided to have a picnic.
A. because of

B. despite

C. though

8……….
D. since

9. When a storm____________ a speed of 120 kilometer an hour, it is called hurricane in North American.
A. gets

B. has

C. reaches

B. express

C. say

10………
D. keep

11. Putting dustbins around the schoolyard prevents students ______________ littering.

A. in

B. on

C. with

B. experiment

C. excel

B. like

C. since

12………

D. experience

13. The world will end up ___________ a secondhand junk yard with all its treasure quite gone.
A. as

11………

D. from

12. According to the weather forecast, the area will ____________ hot temperature during the day.
A. expire

9……….


D. arrives

10. It is a chance for children to ____________their love for their parents.
A. enhance

1……….

13………

D. for

II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English: (0,7pt)
1. (A) Even though having (B) difficulties, he (C) continued his (D) schooling.

1………


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2. The (A) dripping faucet (B) hasn’t fixed yet (C) since I (D) asked you.

2………

3. That (A) polluted factory is (B) causing bad (C) damage (D) to the environment.

3……....

III. Supply the correct form of words in parentheses: (1pt)
1. We should vary our _______________to meet the needs of the consumers. (produce)
2. The teacher ________________ for his sense of humor and generosity. (love)
3. The students were _____________with their exam results. (satisfy)

4. We must act now, or there ___________nothing left for our children. (be)
IV. READING COMPREHENSION: (3pts)
I. Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False: (1pt)
Good morning, I am professor Roberts. Tonight I would like to tell you how to survive when there is
an earthquake. Here are some golden rules:
First of all, you should take some time to look around the house. For example, do not put the bed near
the window or a mirror.
Secondly, prepare where you are during an earthquake is very important. Remember that you should
stay inside and find a shelter under a chair, a table or in the corner of the room, or under a doorway.
Finally, stay still until the end of the earthquake or the rescue workers come.
1. Having a look at the house is one of the rules to survive.
2. According to the Professor, staying where you are when the earthquake strikes is helpful.
3. The speaker mentions three rules.
4. If you follow these rules, you will never die.
II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
(2pts)
Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and
(1)________ every country has at least one river that (2)_________an important part in the lives of its people.
(3)_____________transportation, rivers provide food, water for crops, water to drink, and
opportunities for recreation for people (4)____________live along their banks. And in order to get water for
crops, engineers sometimes build a dam across the river and let the water (5)___________a lake behind the
dam. Then people can use their water not only to irrigate fields (6)_________also to make electricity for
homes and industries.
(7)____________the water often becomes polluted when cities on riverbank grow in size and the
number of industries increases. We are learning that it is (8)____________to keep rivers clean if we want to
enjoy the benefit of natural resources.
1. A. almost

B. many


C. all

D. nearly

2. A. has

B. does

C. plays

D. makes

3. A. moreover

B. besides

C. however

D. beside

4. A. that

B. who

C. which

D. both A & B are correct

5. A. to become


B. become

C. becoming

D. became


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6. A. but

B. and

C. so

D. as

7. A. therefore

B. as

C. although

D. however

8. A. need

B. necessity

C. necessary


D. necessarily

V. WRITING: Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (2pts)
1. Follow these instructions, or you may make some mistakes.
Unless......................................................................................................
2. The reason we didn’t finish the test in time is that it was very difficult.
As......................................................................................................
3. Why don’t you tell me about the problem?
I think the......................................................................................................
4. That country is in the southern hemisphere. We visited it last year.
That country......................................................................................................
The end of the test