Bài kiểm tra học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2016-2017

TEST 
I. Choose A, B, C or D which best completes each of these sentences. 
1. I suggest ..up the beach because it is now very dirty.
 A. clean
B. to clean
C. cleaning
D. cleaned
2. A tropical storm is called.. in Australia
 A. tornado
B. cyclone
C. hurricane
D. typhoon
3. There is too much traffic. ...., the air is polluted.
 A. So
B. Since
C. However
D. But
4. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival .. is called Passover.
 A. which
B. whose
C. who
D. where
5. Solar energy doesn’t cause .. .
 A. pollute
B. pollutant
C. pollution
D. polluted
6.  I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.
 A. Therefore
B. Because
C. Although
D. However
7. It is very crowded here. I wish there  so many people.
 A. is	
B. are
C. was
D. weren’t
8. Thuy’s grandmother asked her to turn .the volume to hear the weather forecast.
 A. off
B. on
C. down
D. up
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 
1. Auld Lang Syne is a song which ( sing )...........................on New Year’s Eve.
2. Trang just ( win ).....................................the first prize in the English speaking contest.
3. Tuan ( nominate ).......................................as the most effective activist in the town charity program recently.
4. In Viet Nam, it (not snow) ............................... in winter except for Sa Pa and Lang Son.
5. In the USA, Mother’s Day ( celebrate )..............................on the second Sunday in May.
6. My friends (wait) .............................. ...for me when I got to the stadium.
7. Nothing (do) ..................................... since he moved here.
8. If it rains this afternoon, the match ( cancel )......................................
III. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits in the following passage.
When you first apply for a job, you ...(1)... not succeed in getting it. It’s always a good ...(2)... to ask them to explain to you what prevented from beating the other candidates. Don’t complain about the situation, but ask them to advise you ...(3)... what you can do better next time. Perhaps the interviewer disapproved of or disagreed with something you said. Perhaps they just glanced at your application and saw something that made it easy to choose between you and another candidate. Don’t regard it as a failure, but recognize it as a chance to learn more. ...(4)... you don’t worry too much about it and continue to believe in yourself, you’ll ...(5)... find the chance you’ve been waiting for. Then, your family and friends will be able to congratulate you on your success!
 1:A. must	B. won’t	C. would	D. might
 2:A. method	B. means	C. idea	D. opinion
 3:A. in	B. about	C. of	D. over
 4:A. As long as	B. As far as	
	C. By far	D. So far
 5:A. lastly	B. at last	C. in the end	D. eventually 
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 
1. “Don’t forget to tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us.
 The team leader reminded  ......................................................................................................
2. You did nothing to conserve the environment and it made me disappointed.
 I was.........................................................................................................................................
3. I am so busy, so I don’t write to my friends regularly.
 If I.............................................................................................................................................
4. He studied very hard this semester, but he didn’t pass the exam.
 Although ...................................................................................................................................
5. Xuan asked: “Where are you going to visit this summer vacation, Thanh?” 
 Xuan asked Thanh .....................................................................................................................
V. Choose the words whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.
A. wonderful	B. volunteer	C. disappear	D. disappoint
A. generous	B. humorous	C. precious	D. mysterious
A. earthquake	B. evidence	C. disappear	D. slavery
A. expedition	B. laboratory	C. university	D. explanation
A. moisture	B. interesting	C. environment	D. musical
VI. Choose the best answer to each of the sentences below.
You can come here either on Monday __________ on Friday.
	A. or	B. nor	C. both	D. and
She's not only beautiful _________ intelligent.
	A. but	B. but also	C. and	D. yet
The man ___________ I introduced to you last night may be the next president of the university.
	A. which	B. whom	C. whose	D. to whom
I suggest ___________ to the cinema instead of staying home and watching TV.
	A. go	B. to go	C. going	D. should go
We were very pleased __________ the service.
	A. with	B. on	C. at	D. from
If we __________ littering, the environment will be more polluted.
	A. turn on	B. turn off	C. go to	D. go on
She is tired __________ she stayed up late watching TV.
	A. and	B. as	C. however	D. but
How about __________ posters on energy saving and hanging them around our school?
	A. make	B. to make	C. making	D. made
My aunt Judy, ____________ works in the national bank, earns a lot of money.
	A. which	B. who	C. that	D. where
A tropical storm which reaches 120 km per hour is called ____________ in Asia.
	A. typhoon	B. hurricane	C. cyclone	D. tornado
We are talking about the preservation of ____________ resources.
	A. natural	B. naturally	C. nature	D. naturalize
The South Vietnam was completely liberated ___________ 30th April, 1975.
	A. in	B. on	C. at	D. to
Do you know the name of the man ___________ we talked about last night?
	A. which	B. where	C. whose	D. whom
I haven't got a passport, __________ means I can't leave my country.
	A. which	B. that	C. who	D. what
He didn't feel happy because he worked _______________. 
	A. successful	B. successfully	C. unsuccessful	D. unsuccessfully
I watch the news every day because it’s very _______________.
	A. inform	B. informative	C. information	D. informed
Many chemicals have a _______________ effect on the environment. 
	A. disastrous	B. disastrously	C. disaster	D. all are correct
23. “Mum, please don’t tell dad about my mistake,” the boy said.
A. The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake any more.
B. The mother was forced to keep her son’s mistake as a secret when he insisted.
C. The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake.
D. The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake.