SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II – Năm học 2008-2009

THÀNH PHỐ ĐÀ NẴNG Môn: Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

Thời gian: 45 phút
I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences or do as directed. (3pts)
1. We _________ (won’t invite /wouldn’t invite / didn’t invite / hadn’t invited) them to dinner until the whole
area is clean.
2. I haven't spoken with Jane __________(since/ although /while/so) she moved to London.
3. She was deeply ______(disappointed /disappointing/disappointment /disappoint) at losing the marathon race.
4. His mother is worried _________ (on/ at/ in/ about) her water bill.
5. Do you know the boy _________ (who/ which/ that/ whose) father is a famous doctor in our city?
6. When we went to Tom’s party last night, his guests ________ (left/ are leaving/ had left/ have left).
7. If we go on ________(littering/ litter/ littered / to litter), the environment will become seriously polluted.
8. We can usually predict when a volcano will _________ (blow / erupt / make /do).
9. When the trucks leave the place, the ground is _______(covered with /full at / empty in/ covered for) trash.
10.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: (divided/ saved/ spoiled/
cleaned).
11. Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the others: (Christmas/ typhoon/culture/ breakfast).
12. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: (heavy /clean / heat/
bean).
II. Supply the correct form of the word or the verb in parentheses to complete the sentences. (2pts)
1. We’re going ................... a very important meeting on Sunday. (attendance)
2. The explosion .................... destroyed the building. (complete)
3. It was ...................... of me to leave the door open during the night. (care)
4. My father usually goes home by bus as soon as he ............... his work. (finish)
III. Reading: 1. Read the passage and answer the questions: (2pts)
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton was looking for people to go with him on a journey to the Antarctica. "Men
wanted for dangerous journey. Small wages. Very cold. Long months of darkness. Safe return doubtful." He
found 27 people. In December, they sailed for the Antarctica on a ship called the Endurance.
In the Antarctica, thousands of miles from home, their wooden ship became trapped in the ice. They
stayed with their ship for ten months through the cold, dark winter. Finally, the ice destroyed it.
The men had to walk for five months to reach open water. They pulled three small boats with them.
Shackleton and five others sailed in one of the small boats to find help. They sailed 800 miles and 17 days
across stormy seas to reach South Georgia Island.
105 days later, the men whom Shackleton had left behind on the ice saw a ship. It was Shackleton who
came back to rescue them. In August, 1916, all 28 people returned home safely.
a. How many men went to the Antarctica on the ship Endurance?
b. When did they begin their trip?
c. How long had they stayed with the ship before it was destroyed by the ice?
d. Who rescued the men in the end?
2. Fill in the numbered blank in the passage with ONE suitable word. (1pt)
May Day began early in the morning. People would go out (a)………… sunrise in order to gather
flowers and greenery to (b)……….. their houses and villages with in the belief (c)……….. the vegetation
spirits would bring good fortune.
Girls would make a special point of washing their faces in the dew of the early morning. They
believed this would (d) ………… them very beautiful for the following year.
IV. Writing: Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the
word(s) given or do as directed. (2pts)
1. I’ve talked to those girls. They come from Australia. (Use the relative clause to combine these sentences)
2. Lan couldn’t go out with you last night because she was ill. (Because of ..................................................)
3. I don’t have a watch, so I can’t tell you the time. (If I ………………....................................................)
4. he / food /ate /not /a lot /Peter /hungry /was /although/ very/of /. (Rearrange the words to make a
meaningful sentence.)
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