Đề kiểm tra chất lượng học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2012-2013 - Trường THCS Bình Minh

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO TP HẢI DƯƠNG
TRƯỜNG THCS BÌNH MINH
KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ II
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (5pts).
1. a. behave
b. lake
c. bake
d. battery
2. a. earthquake
b. easy
c. Easter
d. eat
3. a. funnel
b. fun
c. fund
d. further
4. a. cycle
b. widely
c. typhoon
d. fly
5. a. great
b. bread
c. break
d. steak
II. Choose the word has the main stress pronounced differently from the others(5pts):
1. a. abrupt
b. erupt
c. behave
d. bureau
2. a. carriage
b. collapse
c. damage
d. forecast
3. a. battery
b. extensive
c. volcano
d. detective
4. a. border
b. destroy
c. earthquake
d. funnel
5. a. tidal
b. expect
c. typhoon
d. award
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (10pts)
1-	Many people were injured when the building ____________________ 
	A. collapsed 	B. destroyed	C. struck	D. erupted
2-	No ships are sailing today because of the strong _____________________.
	A. volcano	B. earthquake	C. winds	D. snowstorm
3-	The ______________ of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
	A. prediction	B. eruption	C. cyclone	D. shift
4-	A lot of fishermen ______________________ when the storm struck.
	A. killed	B. was killed	C. are killed	D. were killed
5-	It’s over six months since the tidal wave _______________________ Puget, Thailand.
	A. destroyed	B. was destroyed	C. destroys	D. has destroyed
6-	Bill Gates, _______ is known as the king of computer programs, is famous for his charitable work.
	A. whom	B. that	C. who	D. whose
7-	Elephants _________________ come from Africa can live until they’re seventy.
	A. they which	B. who	C. which	D. they
8-	Ho Chi Minh City, ________________ I live, lies on the Sai Gon River.
	A. which in	B. which	C. in where	D. where
9-	They never forget their trip to Hue, _____ was the old capital of Vietnam
	A. which	B. where	C. in which	D. that
10-	The 1991 volcanic eruption in the Philippines was _____ in the world in more than 50 years.
	A. the largest	B. largest	C. larger	D. large
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (10pts).
1. If she didn’t take so long in the shower, she (have) ......................... more time for breakfast.
2. If he (not hurry).................................................., he will be late for class.
3. I (visit) .................................... their family recently.
4. When I came to see her, she (work).in the garden.
5. What (you/ have)..for your breakfast yesterday? 
V. Give the correct form of the word to complete the sentences (10pts).
1..................... waves are one of the great forces of nature. 	 tide
2............................................ food is very convenient for campers. 	 can
3. Today.............................. can predict when a tidal wave will hit the land. 	 science
4. That tsunami was the most ................................................. of the year 2004. 	 disaster
5. Thousands of people have been made ............................................. by the flooding. 	 home
VI. Read the passage and answer the questions below (20pts).
	Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipments as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percents of the damage caused by the fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings. Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which followed.
1. How many people were killed in the earthquake in Tokyo in 1923?
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2. When did the earthquake begin?
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3. Why were the fire engines prevented from going to help?
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4. How many percents of the damage cause by fire than by the collapse of the building?
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VII. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning (15pts)
1. If someone doesn’t put the coal in, the fire will go out.
=> Unless.......................................................................................................................................
2. In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Ha Noi.
=> Although.................................................................................................................................
3. All visitors to the town falls in love with it.
=>Everyone....................................................................................................................................
4. That is the town. I was born in that town (where)
=> That is.
5. I walk to school because I don't have a bike.
=> If.................................................................................................................................................
VIII. Write a paragraph (100- 120 words) to tell everybody that you believe in the exist of UFOs (10pts)
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IX. There are five mistake in the passage, listen and find out the mistake and correct: (15pts)
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most . pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by .. and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started .. their own songs and that was when they became really ... The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for then - their fans were so excited that they surrounded then and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out. . the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.
BÀI NGHE TIẾNG ANH 9 NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for then - their fans were so excited that they surrounded then and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs ! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.