ĐỀ THI MẪU ANH 9 (HKI - II) 2010

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I/ Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
1. They made their living by _________ fish in the ocean every day.
A. to catch B. catch C. catching D. caught
2. They felt _________ when Tet was coming near.
A. excitement B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting
3. I suggest _________up the beach.
A. clean B. to clean C. cleaned D. cleaning
4. Thuy's grandmother turned the television _________ to see the weather forecast.
A. off B. up C. on D. down
5. Auld Lang Syne is a song which is sung on _________ .
A. Easter B. New Year's Day C. Christmas D. New Year's Eve
6. There is too much traffic. _________ , the air is polluted.
A. Since B. Therefore C. However D. But
7. Solar energy doesn't cause _________ .
A. pollution B. polluted C. pollute D. pollutant
8. My friend Nigel, _________works in the City Bank, earns much more than I do.
A. whose B. that C. who D. which
9. If people _________energy, there will be no shortage of electricity.
A. save B. will save C. saving D. would save
10. The children laughed _________when they are watching a comic.
A. happily B. happy C. happiness D. unhappy
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. missed B. pleased C. stopped D. washed
2. A. adventure B. mature C. nature D. pleasure
3. A. great B. meat C. seat D. repeat
4. A. club B. habit C. plumber D. pub
III. Put in the correct prepositions
1. Have you ever heard _________ UFOs?
2. Some people believe that UFO is a spacecraft _______ another planet.

3. Lang Son is ______ the Ky Cung River.
4. Hurricane Andrew swept ______ southern Florida _____ August 1992.
5. I think we should put different kinds _____ waste _____ different places.
6. If we go on wasting water, there will be a shortage _____fresh water _____a few decades.
7. This label tells the consumers how much energy efficiency each model has, compared _____ other appliances
______ the same category.
8. It is possible to store solar energy ______ a number _____ days.
IV/. Read this passage carefully and decide whether each statement is True (T) or False (F)
In my opinion, the Internet is a very fast and convenient way for me to get information. I can also communicate with
my friends and relatives by means of email or chatting. However, I don't use the Internet very often because I don't have
much time. For me, the Internet is a wonderful invention of modern life. It makes our world a small village.
In the writer's opinion,
T F
1. He can get information from the Internet.
2. He usually uses the Internet.
3. He can talk to his friends on the Internet.
4. The world is as small as a village.
V/ Transform these sentences
1. Why don’t we collect empty bottles and cans? I suggest ……………………..
2. Tom was lazy, so he failed the exam.
→
Because Tom…………….................................................
3. Nam is fat because he drinks so much milk.
→
If Nam doesn’t ………………
4. Why don’t we speak English in class?
→
I suggest ……………………
5. Let's play badminton.→ He suggested................
6. I went to bed early because I felt tired. Because of ……………………..

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7. What a pity! I cannot come with you.  I wish ..................................
8. He can
,
t pass the examination.  He wishes .........................................
9. We can
,
t go out because of the heavy rain.  We wish .......................
10. What a pity! He can
,
t come here.  I wish .....................................................
11. She started to play the piano ten year ago.  She has ....................................
12. We have learnt English for 4 years. We started ...........................
13. My father started to give up smoking last year.  My father has .........................
14. They have worked in that factory since 2001.  They started ..............................
15. I have done this job for a year.  It
,
s .................................................
. VI/ Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences
1. If Ba ________ here tomorrow, I will phone you.
A. come B. comes C. came D. will come
2. He didn't have much money, _____ he bought a lot of things at the shop for Tet.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
3. The washing machine was expensive ________ we couldn't afford to buy it.
A. because B. but C. however D. so
4. Tom enjoys ________ strange stamps.
A. collect B. to collect C. collecting D. collected
5. If she continues to use electricity that way, she ________ to pay a large bill.

A. have B. has C. will have D. would have
6. They are discussing the celebration that is going to ________ this month.
A. hold B. held C. be hold D. be held
7. There will ________ a shortage of electricity.
A. be B. do C. have D. get
8. The air is polluted ________ there is too much traffic.
A. because B. but C. however D. therefore
9. We all like the sticky rice cakes ________ are made by our grandmother.
A. who B. what C. which D. where
10. Linh didn't come to the party because he had to look _____her younger sister.
A. at B. after C. for D. up
VII/ Complete the passage with words in the box like movement destroyed abrupt disasters
The natural (1)….. called "Tidal Waves" often occur suddenly. They are the result of an (2)….. shift in the underwater
(3)…..of the Earth. In the late 2004, a series of tidal waves struck the sea sides of Indonesia, Thailand, and some other
Asian countries. The famous resorts such as Phuket and Fifi were completely (4)…..A large number of people were
killed.
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I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. control B. respond C. novel D. deposit
2. A. cement B. crazy C. climate D. costly
3. A. hug B. pollute C. funnel D. dump
4. A. regularly B. minority C. style D. scenery
II. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. Tam said , “ I must leave here for Hanoi tomorrow.”  Tam said ...............................
2. “ I
,
ll be back tomorrow.”  He said ...........................................................
3. “ What do you usually do in your free time?”  The examiner asked me ...........................
4. “ Why do you want this job?”  She asked me ......................................................
5. Peter asked me” Why are you learning English?”  Peter asked me ................................

6. “ What are you going to do today?”  she asked me ....................................................
7. “ What are you going to study?” asked Peter.  Peter asked ...........................
8. “ What are you doing now?”  she asked me ..................................................
9. I love to play tennis. I enjoy …………………………………
10. . We spent five hours learning English. It took ……………………………..
11. They built the church in 18th century . The church …………………………………
12. Mary enjoys watching cartoon films.  Maty is interested .............................
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13. She enjoys reading novels and stories .  She is fond ....................................
14.They will build a new market near my house.  A new market .............................
15. They have changed the date of the meeting.  The date ...................................................
16. They grow rice in tropical countries.  Rice ..............................................
17.You have to paint the wall.  The wall ...............................................
18. They have built two department stores this year.  Two department stores..........................
19. people must repair that old building.  That old building ................................................
III/ Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. They ________ Da Lat last summer.
A. visited B. will visit C. visit D. have visited
2. We have learnt English _______ 2001.
A. in B. during C. for D. since
3. We ____ already ______ Huong Pagoda.
A. were…seeing B. are…seeing C. have… seen D. will…see
4. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I _______ French.
A. know B. have known C. knew D. will know
5. The church _________ about 100 years ago.
A. was built B. is built C. has been built D. will be built
6. All the houses in the area _________ immediately.
A. have to rebuild B. have to be rebuilt C. had to rebuild D. has to be rebuilt

7. If he __________ soon, he might miss the train.
A. doesn’t come B. isn’t coming C. didn’t come D. won’t come
8. She asked me if I ________ to school by bicycle every day.
A. am going B. go C. was going D. went
9. Mr. Long said that he _______ in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. is living B. has lived C. lived D. will live
10. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________ she?
A. isn’t B. doesn’t C. wasn’t D. didn’t
11. She likes watching the stars _______ night.
A. on B. for C. in D. at
12. She asked me if I ________ a laptop computer the following day.
A. buy B. bought C. would buy D. will buy
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I/ Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The children felt _________ when their mother was coming back home.
A. excitement B. excitedly C. excited D. exciting
2. ________ he worked hard, he couldn’t pass the exam.
A. So B. Because of C. Even though D. Therefore
3. He laughed _________when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy
4. If I ________ free, I’ll come to see you.
A. am B. was C. will be D. have been
5. Miss Hanh, ________ sings very well, is my English teacher.
A. whom B. who C. which D. that
6. What would you do if you ________ me?
A. are B. have been C. were D. will be
7. She felt tired. ________, she had to finish her homework.
A. However B. Therefore C. So D. Although
8. I suggest ________ a picnic at the weekend.
A. to have B. having C. had D. have

9. You ________ better if you took this medicine.
A. will feel B. feel C. felt D. would feel
10. Three thousand cars___________ next year.
A. produced B. were produced C. will produce D. will be produced
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II/ Choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D.
1. In 1995, a huge earthquake ________the city of Kobe in Japan.
A. struck B. strike C. stricken D. striking.
2. They made their living by ________ fish in the ocean every day.
A. catch B. catching C. caught D. to catch.
3. I look _____ to seeing the protection of environment from the local authority.
A. for B. at C. forward D. after.
4. There is too much traffic. ______, the air is polluted.
A. Since B. Therefore C. However D. But.
5. I suggest _______ harder on the pronunciation.
A. work B. worked C. working D. to work.
6. He told me he ______ to leave the city the following day.
A. will have B. would have C. has D. had
7. I’m __________that I can go to Dalat this time.
A. excited B. exciting C. excitement D. excite.
8. Auld Lang Syne is a song which is on ________.
A. Easter B. Christmas C. New Year’s Eve D. New Year’s Day.
III. A/ Complete each gap with one word in the box. There is ONE extra word. You do not use it.
occurs, members, for, food, celebrations, clean, happen
“ There are many (1) ________ throughout the year in Vietnam but Tet or the Lunar New Year is the most important
celebration (2) ________ Vietnamese people. Tet usually (3) ________in late January or early February. A few days
before Tet is the time for people to (4) __________and decorate their homes. During Tet, people, young and old, enjoy
special (5) ________cooked on the occasion of Tet. It is also the time for family (6) __________to be together”.

IV/ Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1. If I see him I (give) him a lift.
2. If I find your passport I (telephone) you at once.
3. The police (arrest) him if they catch him.
4. If he (read) in bad light he will ruin his eyes.
5. If you (play) for lower stakes you wouldn't lose so much.
6. If he worked more slowly he (not make) so many mistakes.
V/ Rewrite the following sentences which have the same meaning with the first sentences.
1. You get bad marks . I wish ……………………………
2.My brother doesn't have a computer. My brother wishes ………………
3.They built this house last year. This house ………………………
4.Miss Lien has bought a new motorbike since 2005. A new motorbike ……
5“ This picture is very nice .” my uncle said . My uncle said …………..
6. “ I must leave now .” Mr Nam said ………………
7. “ Will you be free tomorrow ?” She asked me ……………
8. “ When does your school vacation start ? “ She asked me ………………..
9. He asked me”why are you learning English ? “ => He asked me …………
10. They produced the first TV in 1926 . => The first TV …………………
11. . They grow coffee in Vietnam . => Coffee ………………..
12. . “ Do you like English ? “ => John asked me………………………
13. . “ How many students are there in your class? “ => Lan asked me…………
14. I can not go out with you tonight . => I wish ………………………..
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I / Combine the following sentences by using Who , Which
1. He enyoys reading books . The books talk about computer science .
2. Lan is my classmate . She lives near my grandparents’ house .
3.Mr Nam taught us chemistry . Mr Nam is one of my father’s friends .
4. The house was built in 1999. The house is my parents’.
II / Choose the best word to complete the sentences :
1. He ( used to / use to / does not use to / uses to ) play soccer when he was young .

2. My mother is not here now . I wish ( be / is / will be / were ) here .
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3. He will have a meeting ( at / from / in / till ) 7 am to 10 am .
4. We like to watch the stars ( in / at / on / to ) night .
5. Lan is an intelligent student , ( is / was / is not / was not ) she ?
6. Lan is different ( for / with / into / from ) her sister .
7. The environment in my area is ( pollute / cleared / polluted / purified ) with dust
8. The teacher’
,
s day in Vietnam ( celebrate / is celebrated / will celebrate / celebrates ) on the 20
th
of November every
year.
III / Read the text and do the task that follows :
It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their pronunciation . Unlike children , adults often find it hard
to change the way they speak . This is why adult students have more difficulties in pronunciation than the children .
There are several things that international students of English can do to improve their pronunciation and to learn
English well . They can join an English pronunciation class or practice speaking and listening to English native
speakers as much as possible . Watching TV programs in English is also a good way of improving your pronunciation .
The best way to improve your pronunciation is to learn English in an English speaking country where you can learn the
language as well as its culture .
Decide which sentence is true, which sentence is false T F
1. Adult students find it easy to change the way they speak .
2. Children have fewer difficulties in pronunciation than adult
students .
3. Speaking and listening to English native speakers can help them
improve their pronunciation .
4. Watching TV programs in English is the only way to improve

your pronunciation .
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I. Choose the word that has a different pronunciation from the others of each group
1. a. find b. visit c. with d. worship
2. a. washed b. looked c. stopped d. played
3. a. with b. without c. thing d. think
4. a. read b. ready c. reach d. teach
5. a. buildings b. theaters c. students d. uniforms
II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences:
1. A new stadium ……………… in the area.
a. will build b. will be built c. will have built d. built
2. I wish I ……………… your country next summer holiday
a. visit b. visited c. will visit d. would visit
3. The internet has …………….. developed and become a part of our life.
a. increasing b. increasingly c. increase d. increased
4. Would you mind if I …………….. the door ?
a. open b. opening c. opened d. have opened
5. Let’s go to the mosque, ………………….?
a. do we b. don’t we c. will we d. shall we
6. The woman ………….. we met at the party was headmaster
a. who b. which c. whom d. whose
7. The smaller the room is, …………….. furniture it needs.
a. the fewer b. the more c. the smaller d. the less
8. Nobody was in the room, …………..?
a. were they b. was nobody c. weren’t they d. wasn’t nobody
9. Their house – roof is leaking. They must have it …………………
a. fix b. to fix c. fixing d. fixed
10. I couldn’t marry her ………………… I loved her very much.
a. even though b. So c. However d. Besides
III. Supply the correct form of verbs in brackets

1. They used to (go)............. swimming in the afternoon.
2. He wishes he (be) .................. a doctor.
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