Đề thi lớp 9 học kì 2 môn tiếng anh năm 2012 đề số 62

written test 45’
Question I. In three of these words the first syllable is stressed. In the fourth the
second syllable is stressed. Find the word in which the second syllable is stressed.
1) A. culture
2) A. guidance
3) A. option
4) A. second
5) A. increase

B. kitchen
B. magazine
B. compulsory
B. festival
B. letter

C. attend
C. telephone
C. chemistry
C. tonight
C. history

D. necessary
D. promote
D. parents
D. Christmas
D. package

Question II. Choose the best options to complete the sentences (2p)
1. You.............. work hard if you want to pass exams. (should, must, could, can)
2. Nam wishes He............ drive a car. (can, could, can’t, be able to)
3. Someone ............. the tickets were free. (said me / said me that/ told me/ told to

me)
4. The policeman stopped us and asked us where.................(were you going/we are
going/ are you going/ we were going)
5. Van is a............. student. (bright, foreigner, exchange, intelligent).
6. The weather was bad,............ we didn’t go on a picnic. (but, so, because,
however)
7. They put down blankets and laid............. the food. (in /on/ out / down)
8. They ............. me if I could speak Japanese.(told, said, talked, asked)
Question III. Read the passage and answer the questions.
There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are
the most important ones. Two - thirds of the world's population speaks those
languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue.
Another 400 million speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with
more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion
Chinese people. English is the official language on one - fifth of the land area in
the would. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New
Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages. In many


countries, the text books in universities are written in English. More than three
-fourths of the world's mail is composed in English. More than three - fifths of the
radio stations broadcast programs in English. More than half of the scientific and
research journals are in English. English is the language of international
communication.
1) Chinese is the most important language.
2) About 66.6 per cent of the world's population speak six
major languages.
3) Vietnamese speak English as their first language.
4) 75 per cent of the world's mail is in English.
5) 40 per cent of the world's radio stations use English.

Question IV. Writing: Rewrite the following sentences without changing
their meamings.
1. The dancer attracts a lot of fans.
A lot of fans .............................................
2. Lan sings badly
-> Lan wishes ............................................................................................
3. My friend asked, “Where are you from? ”
-> My friend .............................................................................................
4. The weather was so cold that nobody can go out
-> The weather was ..................................................................................
Question V. Listening: Listen to the advertisement of a language institation and
answer the following questions.
1) Does the institution offer native teachers?
-> .........................................................................................................
2) Does the institution offer afternoon classes?
-> .........................................................................................................
3) Does the institution offer classes of advanced level?
-> .........................................................................................................


4) Does the institution after class at the beginning of May 2005?
-> .........................................................................................................
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