PHÒNG GD & ĐT PHÙ CÁT ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II – Năm học 2010 – 2011
Môn : Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian phát ñề)
Ngày kiểm tra: 09 / 05 / 2011

I/ Choose the correct answer (A,B,C,hoặc D) to complete the sentence .(4p)
1. The baby laughed ……………… as she played with her toys.
A. happy B. hapily C. happily D. unhappy
2. Ba is tired………………..he stayed up late watching TV.
A. as B. but C. and D. so
3. Na is very tired. ………….., she has to finish her homework.
A. Therefore B. or C. because D. However
4. If we …………….wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water.
A. turn on B. look for C. go on D. turn off
5. Tet is a festival ………………occurs in late March or early April.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
6. Family members………….. live apart try to be together at Tet.
A. which B. whom C. whose D. who
7. Kangaroos,……………come from Australia, have long tails.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
8. Nam ate a lot of food …………. he wasn’t very hungry.
A. If B. though C. because D. and
9. If we pollute the water, we………………no fresh water to use.
A. have B. has C. had D. will have
10. If you …………..a UFO, what would you do?
A. see B. have seen C. saw D. was seen
11. I suggest………………..solar energy in stead of electricity.
A. use B. to use C. using D. useing
12. When a tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers, it is called a……………….. in Asia. A. typhoon B. cyclone C. hurricane D. earthquake
13. We can usually predict when a ……………..will erupt.
A. earthquake B. tidal wave C. tornado D. volcano
14. I suggest that you should ………………….. sentences with new words. A. write B. to write C. writing D. wrote
15. Passover is celebrated in Israel by all …………….people.
A. Jewish B. English C. Chinese D. Japanese
16. It’s very dark here. Can you turn …………….. the light?
A. on B. of C. off D. down
II/ Read the following passage and decide if the following statements are true (T) or False (F) (1,5p)
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes burnt to the ground because of an
earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earth quake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. All the food and stoves fell onto the ground as soon as the earth began to shake. For the reason, small fires occurred and quickly spread. The fire trucks came to help ten minutes late because many of the streets were too crowded then. As a result, more people were killed in the fires than by the collapse of the buildings.
17. Half a million homes were completely destroyed.
18. The earthquake struck the city of Tokyo at twelve o’clock.
19. The earth quake occurred when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals
20. The fire trucks arrived soon enough to fight the fire.
21. The collapse of the buildings killed one hundred thousand people.
22. More people were killed in the fires than by the collapse of the buildings.
III/ Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D for each of the following gaps(2,5p)
Are you looking (23)……..a cheap, clean ,effective source of power that doesn’t cause (24)…………
.or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy from our sun. At present, most of our electricity ( 25) ……….from the use of coal, gas, or nuclear power. This power could be (26)
……………….by the sun. One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide
power for the total population. Many countries are already (27)………….. solar energy. Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to (28)………… water. The energy can be (29)……….. for a number of days, so on (30)……………days you can use solar energy too. Sweden has an (31)………….solar energy program.