Đề thi giữa học kì 2 lớp 9 môn Tiếng Anh - THCS Yên Phương năm 2016

   I. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three.

1.         A. designer                  B. prefer                      C. because                   D. mention      

2.         A. generation               B. garbage                    C. energy                     D. college

3.         A. could                       B. amount                    C. shout                       D. proud

4.         A. stopped                   B. matched                  C. worked                    D. provided    

5.         A. books                      B. clubs                       C. hats                         D. stamps

II. Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.

6. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to________  them?

     A. look for                             B. look after              C. look up                         D. look at

  7. If we__ _____     less paper, we ________ trees in the forests.

    A. can use/save B. use/ save               C. use/ will save              D. uses/ will save

  8. It was raining hard ; ________ ,we go to school on time.

    A. however      B. but                         C. because                       D. so

9. I suggest that we  ________ to the theater.

A. going              B. should go              C. went                          D. to go

10. Nam speaks English ________.

A. good                           B. well                       C. bad                            D. nice

11. I think we should ______ off the faucets when we don’t use.

    A. turning                    B. to turn                    C. turn                         D. turned

12. After coming home, she cleaned the floor ..................... cooked dinner.

          A. but                          B. however                  C. moreover                 D. and

13 . He got wet ........................ he forgot his umbrella.

          A. because of              B. because                   C. but                           D. and

14. I wish I __________ a car. It could make life so much easier.

       A. have              B. would have             C. had              D. had had

15. We can’t go along here because __________.

       A. the road was repaired                                                                        B. the road is being repaired

       C. the road is being                                                                    D. the road is repaired

16.I’m disappointed …….people have spoiled this area.

     A. that                  B. when                       C. if                             D. how.

17. Tan’s grandfather is ill. Tan has to stay at home to _____________ him.

       A. look back                   B. look forward to       C. look around                D. look after

18. To save money, we should _________ the amount of energy used in our homes.

       A. reduce                        B. increase                   C. stop                            D. leave

19. If the demand increases, prices ________________.

       A. rises                           B. will rise                   C. is rising                       D. would rise

20. It’s too cold for us ______________ out.

       A. go                               B. going                       C. gone                           D. to go

III- Circle A,B,C , or D which needs correction.

21- Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?

               A                         B                C                            D

22-My teacher spoke so quick that I didn’t understand what she meant.

                           A           B                                             C              D

23-. My sister enjoys  read about wild animals and natural mysteries.              

                        A          B                      C                      D

24-I suggest to have a separate basket for newspaper.

                         A            B                   C       D

25- Thank you for looking up the children while I was out.

                            A          B                 C                              D

IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions  

            Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (26)_________opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.

            A supermarket is different (27)___________other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The 28_)__________ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (29)__________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on.

            Most customers (30)__________go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.

26.   A. is                                 B. has been                  C. was                          D. were

27.   A. in                                B. from                        C. of                            D. with

28.   A. customers                    B. managers                 C. assistants                 D. sellers

29.   A. in                                B. for                           C. of                            D. by

30.   A. who                             B. what                        C. which                      D. whom

V - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to complete the questions

 Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer. Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world every year.

            Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.          We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?

31. The number one cancer among men is____________.

      A. tongue cancer                B. throat cancer           C. lung cancer              D. mouth cancer

32. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is__________.

      A. drinking                        B. overeating               C. breathing                 D. smoking

33. Every year, smoking causes about one million____________.

      A. cancer patients              B. killing diseases        C. early deaths             D. injured men

34. The word “it” in the passage refers to____________.

     A. cancer                            B. smoke                     C. air                            D. breath

45. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?

      A. People who live in the city                                B. People who live with smokers.

      C. People who live with non-smokers.                   D. People who live in the country.

     VI. Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same.

    36. If he doesn’t work harder, he’ll lose his job.    

           Unless____________________________________.

     37. It stared to rain, so stopped playing tennis.

          We stopped playing tennis…………………………………..

     38. “Why don’t we buy  this picture as a wedding present, Tom ?”

Jane suggested Tom ……………………………………………………… 

     39. He asked: “Where did you go with your friend yesterday?”

          He asked me…………………………………………………

    40. They last visited their home village five years ago.

           They have not…………………………………………..

VII.Write a speech for your friends about the following ideas:

-     Improving your English:

                      + Write sentences with new words         + Speak English in class

                      + Buy a good dictionnary                       + Do grammar exercises regularly.

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