Đề thi giữa học kì 2 môn Tiếng anh lớp 9 Bến Tre năm học 2011 2012

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
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KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II LỚP 9 THCS
Năm học 2011 – 2012

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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
( Đề thi có 02 trang)

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Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Student’s Name: ____________________

(Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi)

Class: _________

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Mark(s): _______/10

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: I think you _________ use banana leaves to wrap food.
A. should
B. have to

C. would
D. must
Question 2: We won’t eat _________ the whole area is cleaned.
A. when
B. while
C. since
D. until
Question 3: If you _________ find your place, I will help you get there with a map.
A. cannot
B. can
C. couldn’t
D. will
Question 4: I am _________ that people have spoiled this area.
A. disappoint
B. disappointing
C. disappointed
D. disappointedly
Question 5: Nam has a broken leg _______ he fell over while he was playing basketball.
A. although
B. because
C. because of
D. despite
Question 6: The man walked _________ to the park because of his hurt leg.
A. quickly
B. quickly
C. slow
D. slowly
Question 7: To save money, I suggest _________ showers instead of baths.
A. to use
B. use

C. using
D. should use
Question 8: I want to go swimming now _______ I have to finish the assignment.
A. and
B. but
C. therefore
D. because
Question 9: She is really unhappy because she has to ________her baby sister all day.
A. look after
B. look for
C. look at
D. take after
Question 10: When Tet comes, family members _________ live apart try to celebrate it together.
A. which
B. who
C. whom
D. whose
Question 11: I am so proud _________ my father and love him very much.
A. on
B. up
C. of
D. about
Question 12: He feeds the chickens and collects their eggs _________ the morning.
A. at
B. on
C. till
D. in
Question 13: He is the person _________ daughter goes to school with me every day.
A. which
B. whose

C. who
D. that
Question 14: Tim has a large stamp album. He is a stamp- _________.
A. picker
B. examiner
C. viewer
D. collector
Question 15: ________ are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below thunderstorms.
A. Tidal waves
B. Earthquakes
C. Tornadoes
D. Volcanoes
Question 16: I am worried about my recent water bill. It’s enormous.
A. small
B. little
C. too much
D. great
Question 17: Mary: “Let’s collect all the garbage in this area.” Nam: “__________________”
A. Not at all.
B. Thank you for that.
C. Congratulations!
D. That’s a good idea.
Question 18: Tuan: “I’ve made a big cake for your birthday, mum.”
Tuan’s mother: “_________.”
A. That’s very nice of you
B. Oh, no, I don’t like it.
C. Good ideas
D. I prefer a bigger one.
Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions from 19 to 22.

About 4,000 years ago a young boy called Elmesu wished his father good health and a long life
by writing a Father’s Day message on a card made of clay. No one knows what happened to Elmesu or
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his father, but the tradition of having a special day honoring fathers has continued through the years in
countries across the world.
Father’s Day is celebrated on 3 rd Sunday in June in many parts of the world. The idea for
creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman named
Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day teaching
given in a church in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart after her mother died,
Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that did everything for
her and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora’s father was
born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th
June, 1910.
Question 19: According to the writer, Father’s Day was first celebrated ______ .
A. about 4,000 years ago
B. in 1909
C. on 3 rd June
D. in 1910
Question 20: Elmesu wrote a message on a clay card to wish _______.
A. his parents good health
B. his parents good health and a long life.
C. his father to live long and healthily
D. his father a long life.
Question 21: The idea of celebrating Father’s Day came from _______.
A. Elmesu
B. Sonora Smart Dodd
C. Washington
D. Henry Jackson Smart

Question 22: Father’s Day celebrated in many countries in the world is ____________ each year.
A. 19th June
B. on 3rd June
C. on Sunday, 3 rd June D. on the third Sunday of June
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 23: A. laugh
B. rough
C. cough
D. though
Question 24: A. picked
B. camped
C. rained
D. kissed
Read the following passage and choose the correct word in the table for each space from 25 to 32.
There are two EXTRA words.
many
at
make
each
their
eat
starts
is
wear
some
Chinese New Year (25) __________ with the new moon on the first day of the New Year and ends on
the full moon 15 days later. Chinese New Year is on a different date (26) __________ year. New Year’s
Eve and New Year’s Day are when families celebrate together. People (27) __________ large amounts
of food for (28) __________ family and friends. On New Year’s Day they eat a dish of vegetable,

called jai. Other foods include a whole fish, chicken and noodles. In South China, for (29) __________
people the favorite dish is sweet rice.
People clean their houses before New Year’s Day. On New Year’s Eve there are fireworks and
(30) __________ midnight everyone opens every door and window in their house to say goodbye to the
old year. Many people (31) __________ red clothes at New Year because it (32) __________ lucky.
Children are given little red envelopes with money inside.
Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
Question 33: “Why don’t we go out for dinner?” he suggested.
 He suggested ………………………………………………………………
Question 34: He is too short to become a pilot.
 If he ……………………………………….……………………………….
Question 35: You will pass the exam in case you study hard.
 If you ………………………………………………………………………
Question 36: He chose his future job as a doctor so that he could help the poor.
 He chose his future job as a doctor because he ……………………………
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KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II LỚP 9
Năm học 2011 – 2012
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