The second semester examination English Grade 9 - School year 2012-2013 - Vo Thi Sau secondary School (Có đáp án)

 Matrix.
 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION
School year : 2012-2013
Subject : English 9
Time allowed : 45 minutes
( N0 2)
Tên chủ đề
( Nội dung) 
Nhận biết
Thông hiểu
Vận dụng
Cộng
Số câu Điểm 
Cấp độ thấp
Cấp độ cao
TNKQ
TL
TNKQ
TL
TNKQ
TL
TNKQ
TL
A.Listening
Số câu 
Số điểm 
5
 1.5 
5
 1.5 
B. Phonetics
Số câu 
Số điểm 
5
 0.5
5
 0.5 
C. Grammar and Vocabulary
I.Choose the best options
5
 0.75
5
 0.75
10
 1.5
II.Supply the correct verb form
5
 1.0
5 
 1.0 
D.Reading
I .Multiple choice
5
 1.0
5
 1.0
Answer the questions
3
 0.9
2
0.6
5 
 1.5
E.Writing
I. Rewrite 
5
 1.5
5 
 1.5 
II. Write a letter
using cues
5
 1.5
5 
 1.5 
Tổng số câu 
Tổng số điểm
Tỉ lệ %
Số câu: 18
Số điểm: 3,65
 36,5%
Số câu: 17
Số điểm:3,35
33.5 %
 Số câu:10
 Số điểm: 3
 30%
45
 10 
 Marks
Vo Thi Sau Secondary School THE SECOND - SEMESTER EXAMINATION.
Full name:................................................ School year: 2012-2013- Grade 9 
Class: 9  Time allowed: 45 minutes 
 (N0 :2)
A:LISTENING: Listen and fill in the missing information (1.5pts)
 Ted Robinson has been ( 1)......... all the week. Last ( 2) ........., he received a letter from the local ( 3)....... In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered ( 4) ..... he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the ( 5)....., he was told by a smiling police-man that his (6)......... had been found . ( 7)... ..... years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by ( 8) ...... Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen( 9) ......... years ago when Ted was a boy of ( 10) ..........
1.......................2.........................3.............................4.................................5....................................
6.......................7.........................8.............................9................................10................................
B. PHONETICS: Choose and circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words in each group.( 0.5 point)
1.	A. planet	 B.plane	C. space D. strange
2.	A.disappeared	B. decided	C. agreed	D. claimed
3. 	A.dream	B. seat	 C. ready	D.believe
4.	A.pilot	B. flying	C. sighting	D. mineral
5. A.weather	B. earthquake	C.anything	D.birthday
C. GRAMMAR – VOCALBULARY
I.Choose and underline the best option to complete the following sentences: (1.5pts) 
1.If I ( will need/ need/ would need/ needed) some more help,I’ll give you a call. 
2. Darwin was devasted by Cyclone Tracy, ( which/ that/who/whom) occurred in 1974. 
3. The man ( who/ whom/which/whose) helped us last week is a doctor. 
4. We didn’t have much money , ( but/or/and/so) we bought a lot of things at the shop for Tet..
5.The children laughed ( happiness/happy/happily/unhappy) when they were watching a comic.
6. There is too much traffic . ( However/ Since/ Therefore/But), the air is polluted.
7. I suggest ( organize/ to organize/ organizing/ should organize) a show to raise money for the poor.
8. If energy were unlimited, many things in the world ( is/ will be/ would be / were) different.
9. Hue will have temperatures ( at/ between/ in/ with ) 23oC and 27oC.
10.UFOs mean ( unknown/ unidentified/ unimaginable/unable) flying objects.
II.Put the correct form of the verb in bracket .(1pt )
1. It is not easy for us ( learn) English well. ...
2. Pompeii ( destroy ) in A.D 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. . 
3.They prefer ( play) sports after school . ..
4. I ( not/ meet ) her since we left school. ..
5.A: Where is Nam ? B: He may ( read ) a book in his room.  
D. READING:
I.Read the passage below and choose the most suitable word to fill in the gap.( 1pt)
 began - were - from - soon - killed	
 Almost a hundred thousand people were ( 1).and half a million homes were destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake (2).. a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as (3) as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented (4).. going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently ,over ninety percent of damage was caused by fire rather than by the collaple of the buildings. Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fire, which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night while people ( 5) sleeping, far fewer would have died.
123..45.
II.Answer the questions ( 1.5 pt)
1. When did the earthquake occur in Tokyo ?
2.How many people died in that earthquake ?
......................................................................................................................................................................
3. What were the inhabitants of Tokyo doing when the earthquake occurred ?
..
4. What was the damage caused by ?
5. Can the fire engines go to help ? Why or why not ?
....................................................................................................................................................................
....
E. WRITING
1.Rewrite the folowing sentences ( 1.5pts)
1.She was tired, but she stayed up late to watch the late film on TV. 
->Although ......................................................................................................................
2. I don’t have a key , so I can’t get in. .
->If I .......................................................................................................................................................
3 . A girl is now in hospital. She was injured in the accident.
->The girl who..
4. Unless you work hard , you won’t pass the exam.
-> If .
5.She is a good tennis player.
->She plays ............................................................................................................................
2.With the cues given , write a complain letter about the bad situation of your school ‘s environment .( 1.5 pt)
 Dear Mr President, 
I/ write/ you /the pollution made/ factory/ near/ school.
They/ produce / lot/ smoke / so/ we / not / breathe.
They/ also/ make/ river/ behind/ school/dirty/chemical wastes.
I / suggest/ local authority/ make/ them/stop/polluting activities.
I/ look forward/ see/ reply.
Sincerely,
Tom Baker.
Answer key
Questions
Key
 Point
A. Listening
 1.worried 2.Tuesday 3.police 4.why 5.station 
 6.bicycle 7.Five 8.train 9.twenty 10.fifteen
1.5 ( 0.15 for each)
B.Phonetics
 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.B
0.5 ( 0.1 for each )
C.Grammar and Vocabulary
I.1. need 6.Therefore 
 2.which 7.organizing
 3. who 8.would be
 4.but 9.between
 5. happily 10. unidentified
1.5 ( 0.15 for each)
II.
1.to learn
2.was destroyed
3.playin
4.haven’t met
5.read/ be reading
1 ( 0.2 for each sentence)
D. Reading
I.
1.killed 2. began 3.soon 4.from 5.were
II.1.The earthquake occurred in Tokyo in 1923.
 2.Almost a hundred thousand people died in that earthquake/ did.
3.They were cooking their midday meals.
4. The damage was caused by fire.
5.No, they can’t .Because many of roads had cracked open and most of the water pipes had burst.
1.( 0.2 for each )
1.5 ( ( 0.3 for each )
E. Writing
I. 1.Because Lan was busy doing the housework, she didn’t go to the movies last night.
 2.If we had enough money, we could buy this house.
 3. The students who took part in the meeting last night are very friendly.
 4.Unless it rains soon, millions of pounds’ worth of crop will be lost.
 5.Waste paper has been recycled into newsprint..
1.5 ( ( 0.3 for each )
2 Dear Mr President, 
I am writing to you about the pollution made from the factory near my school.
They produce a lot of smoke ,so we can not breathe.
They also make the river behind my school dirty by chemical wastes.
I suggest( that) the local authority should make them stop these polluting activities.
I look forward to seeing your reply .
Sincerely,
Tom Baker.
1 .5 ( 0.3 for each )
Tapescript
 Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police-man that his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
1. Ted was worried because...................................
 A. he received a letter	B. he went to the police station yesterday 
 C. the police would catch him	D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him
2. The police who talked to Ted was..............................
 A. pleasant	B. worried	C. surprised	D. small
3. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
 A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
 B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
 C. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
 D. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
4. When was Ted’s bicycle found?
 A. Last Tuesday	B. Five years ago	C. Twenty years ago	 D. Yesterday 
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
 A. The police asked Ted to go to their station.	 B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
 C. Ted is no longer anxious now.	 D. Ted is 35 years old now.	
 Answer key
Questions
Key
 Point
A. Listening
 1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A 
1.5 ( 0.3 for each)
B.Phonetics
 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A
0.5 ( 0.1 for each )
C.Grammar and Vocabulary
I.1. latest 6.in-at
 2.do 7.could
 3.shall we 8.bell
 4.to live 9.consuming
 5.to watch 10.in
1.5 ( 0.15 for each)
II.
1.to stay /did not take (0.2)
2.is ringing/ be ( 0.2)
3.Have you finished ..?( 0.2)
4.has (0.2)
5.came/ was reading ( 0.2)
1 ( 0.2 for each sentence)
III. 	
1.advertisement
2.information
3.invention
4.modernise/modernize
5.musicians
0.5 ( 0.1 for each )
D. Reading
I.
1.C 2. D 3.C 4.D 5.A
II.1.Almost everyone likes watching television./Almost everyone does.(0.3)
 2.No, I don’t.Because it is bad for the eyes.(0.4)
 3.I spenda day watching TV. (0.3)
1.( 0.2 for each )
1 
E. Writing
I. 1. My mother really loves cooking.
 2.I wish I knew how to get access to the Internet.
 3. He invited me to go out for lunch.
 4.Mr Brown has been a pool attendant for 5 years.
 5.She was tired last night ,so she went to bed early.
1.5 ( ( 0.3 for each )
 II. Write a letter
I am having a wonderful time in Hanoi with my parents at the moment.
We are stayingin a mini-hotet near a lake.
We have visited a lot of interesting places such as Lenin Park , Ba Dinh Square, West Lake
When I return to Ho Chi Minh City, I will tell you ( more) about my trip.
I am looking forward to seeing you .
1 .5( 0.3 for each )
Tapescript
The moon
 Have you ever dreemed of going to the moon? In July 1969, two American astronauts walked on the moon. Their names are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. If you visited the moon today, you would still be able to see their footprints. They also left behind the American flag and the little car they drove, called the Lunar Rove. When the astronauts went to the moon, they needed to wear spacesuits and helmets to protect them, because sometimes the moon is very cold and at other times it is very hot. The helmets helped them breathe becauce there is no air on the moon.
 Did you know that if you weighed 70 pounds on the Earth, you would weigh only 11.5 pounds on the moon ?