DE CUONG ANH 9 HKII

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ĐỀ CƯƠNG ANH 9 HỌC KỲ II (07-08)
I. Multiple choice:
1. Turn the radio ……... It’s too loud (on/ off/ down/ up)
2. He asked ……… I had ever been to London. (where/whether/when/why)
3. I suggest …. him a dictionary. (give/ giving/ to give/ gave)
4. He’s ill. ……….., he has to work (therefore/ because/ so/ however)
5. My hobbies are listening to music …… playing tennis (and/ but/ so/ or)
6. I’m pleased ….. your pronunciation is getting better. (that/ so/ why/with)
7. What should we do to ……. environment? (keep/ protect/ prevent/ reduce)
8. This ruler is ….. as long as that one. (two times/ twice/ two/ so)
9. ……….. is one of the causes of flood. (Forest/ Forestry/ Deforestation/ Forests)
10. Catching fish by electricity is …… for small fish. (harm/ harmful/ good/ badly)
11. That’s very kind … you. (to/ of/ for/ about)
12. When tropical storm reaches 120km per hours, it is called ….. in Australia (cyclone /
typhoon/ tornado/ hurricane)
13. A plumber is a person who repairs.….(electrical appliances/ pipes/ tanks/ b and c)
14. There is a severe ……………. in Ethiopia, and thousands of people are dying from
hunger. (starvation/ famine/ lacking/ disease)
15. Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important …………. for Vietnamese
people. (party/ celebration/ anniversary/ leisure time)
16. She works late ……….. Mondays and get home …… seven……….. the evening.
(in-at-on/ on-at-in/ in-on-at/ on-at-on)
17. She likes the full-moon festival …….. happens in Mid-Fall (who/ which/ it/ when)
18. ……… the bad weather, the children went camping. (although/ even though/
because of/ in spite of)
19. Although he eats a lot………, he’s still very thin. (but / however / and / Ø )
20. ….. happens at around the same time as Passover (Christmas/ Easter/ Tet holidays/
Halloween)
21. In Australia, Christmas season is in ………. (spring/ summer/ autumn/ winter)
22. Sunday is a day…… so everybody is free from work or study (off/ of/ on / out)

23. Many people become …….. because of the natural disasters every year. (homeland/
homesick/ homework/ homeless)
24. I am a silly person,……..?
a. am not I b. am I not c. aren’t I d. b and c are correct
25. Please bring some raincoats just ……..case. (in /at / on /to)
26. We think that Mother’s day should be celebrated ………(nationwide/ national/
nation/ native)
27. We haven’t met since we ……….. school. What have you done so far? (leave/ left/
have left/ had left)
28. We lost the match …… we didn’t play well (because/ but/ and/ although)
29. The newspaper is published every day. It’s a ……….. newspaper (weekly/ monthly/
yearly/ daily)
30. What about ….. for a ride? (have gone/ going/ go/ to go)
31. If the rice paddies are polluted, the rice plants …… (would die/ died/ will die/ could
die)
32. You should ……. the amount of water your family uses by ….. showers. (reduce –
using / increase – using / reduce – use / increase – use)
33. People can know when a volcano will ……….. nowadays, can they? (break / warn /
erupt / seek)
34. I’m ……… that you are working hard. (pleasant/ pleasure/ pleased/ pleasing)
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36. The boy ……. by the window is my brother. (stand/ standing/ stands/ is standing)
37. Stop making ….. in class, children! (noise/ noisy/ noisily/ noiseless)
38. We are considering …… Hawaii. (to go/ go/ going/ be going)
39. Would you mind …… standing in the boat, it upsets the balance (stop/ no /not/ x)
40. It isn’t easy …….. these questions (answer/ to answer/ answering/ answered)
41. She ……. happy if you come to her birthday party (will be/ was/ is/were)
42. I wish I ….. visit your village again some day. (can/ will/ may/could)
43. Nowadays, the …………can know when a volcano will erupt (science/ scientists/
scientific/scientifically)

44. He is the most effective …… in the city (act/ action/ activity/ activist)
45. I want to see the …….. of the environment from the local authority (protect/
protected/ protecting/ protection)
II. Use Relative pronouns (who, whom, which or whose) to combine these
sentences:
1. Do you know the woman? She keeps this library.
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2. The knife is very sharp. I use it to cut bread.
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3. The girl has just gone away. You want to see her.
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4. The car is very expensive. It’s just been bought by Mr Pike.
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5. Answer the questions. I asked you those questions.
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6. Judy liked the full – moon festival very much. The festival is celebrated in mid-fall.
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7. Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in late January or early February.
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8. My friend Tom can compose songs. Tom sings Western folk songs. ……….
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9. Kangaroos have long tails. They come from Australia.
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10. Miss Lien is my English teacher. She sings very well.
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11. The chair is broken. I bought it yesterday.
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12. Viet Nam exports rice. It is in South East Asia.
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13. Students will be punished. Their homework is late.

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14. The man is a famous actor. You met him at the party last night.
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15. Ann is very friendly. She lives next door.
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16. We all like sticky rice cakes. They are Special Vietnamese food for the New Year.
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17. The festival is called Easter. It is in late March or early April.
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18. The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it.
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19. The boy called the police. His wallet was stolen.
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20. The man is very friendly. The man’s son is my friend.
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21. The tornado struck with great force. It lifted the house off the ground.
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22. Lan went back home. She forgot to turn off the faucet.
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23. The boy gave his parents big hugs before he left. He went abroad to study.
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24. The books were cheap. I bought them.
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25. Mary is the girl. He met her last Sunday.
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III. Do as directed in parentheses:
1. He is too short to be a goal keeper. (Using “enough”)
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2. “ I must stay at home tomorrow” Mary said (Reported speech)
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3. The rice cooking festival attracted a lot of visitors (Passive voice)
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4. I have met a lot of people. And I can’t remember all their names. (Relative clause)
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5. He began to rewrite this novel three months ago (Rewrite,using “present perfect”)
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6. “ Turn off all the lights when you go out” I said to Ba (Reported speech)
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7. They moved to Ho Chi Minh city in 1995. (Rewrite,using “present perfect”)
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8. It’s a pity that Mike isn’t here. (Rewrite “I wish”)
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9. I fell asleep because the film was so boring (using “so… that)
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10. Cars cause pollution but people still want them. (Rewrite “Although”)
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11. My salary is high but yours is higher (Using”as… as”)
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12. I know many people but he knows more people. (Using “as.. as”)
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13. Who looked after the children when you were away? (Passive)
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14. Cattle are being sold by the farmers at the fair. (Change into Active)
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15. He got wet. He forgot his umbrella (Combine with “since”)
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16. This car won’t be bought. It’s very expensive (Use real conditional sentence)
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17. I don’t do the test well. My parents won’t take me to Hanoi (Use real conditional sentence)
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18. Your sister is very young, so she can’t go to the zoo by herself (“too…to”)
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19. Let’s go for a walk,………? (Supply the tag-question)
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20. I am too fat, ………..? (Supply the tag-question)
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21. It’s two monhths since I saw her (Using present perfect)
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22. Tax free goods can be bought before you get on the plane. (Active Voice)
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23. She said “I must stay at home tomorrow” (Reported speech)
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24. I said to him “What language do you speak?” (Reported speech)
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25. “Do you and your brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam (Reported speech)
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III. Give the correct verb forms:
1. When I came in, he (watch)………………………. television.
2. Children (play) ……………… football in the street, I can hear the extreme noise.
3. They (know) ……………… each other since they were at school.
4. I’ll ask Kim to help if she (be) ………. here.
5. Where does Jackson live? In Hai Phong. He (move) …………. there 10 years ago.
6. Glass (make) ……………… from sand.
7. Would you mind (put)………………….this bag on the shelf?
8. (Not, forget) ………………. to close the window before you go out.
9. Stamps (sell)……………… in the post office.
10. We didn’t recognize him. He (change)………………….. a lot.
11. So far you (make) ………………… no mistakes on this exercise.
12. What you (do)…………………. at one o’clock this morning?
13. Is it difficult (work) ……………….. in a noisy room?

14. These books must (return) ………………………… to the library tomorrow.
15. He used to (take) ………………. a bus to his office.
16. The house (build) ………………on that hill is very old.
17. The boy is used to (ride) ………………. to school.
18. He (sleep) ………….. when we phoned him yesterday morning.
19. You must tell me what you (do) …………since I last saw you.
20. I advise you not (read) ……………. these novels.