Bài ôn tập học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Unit 9: Natural disasters

Choose the word that has different pronunciation from that of the others:
1. 	A. grandma 	B. disaster 	C. match 	D. damage 
2. 	A. weather 	B. meat 	C. between 	D. beat 
3. 	A. volume 	B. thunder 	C. result 	D. number 
Choose the word that has different stress from that of the others:
4. 	A. disaster 	B. nature 	C. thunderstorm 	D. tropical 
5. 	A. sunny 	B. highland 	C. typhoon 	D. flashlight 
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences :
6. A(n)______ is a very heavy fall of snow, usually with a strong wind. 
	A. snowstorm 	B. earthquake 	C. volcano 	D. typhoon
7. A(n) ______ is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface. 
	A. snowstorm 	B. earthquake 	C. volcano 	D. typhoon
8. A(n) ______ is a mountain with a large opening or openings through which gases and lava erupt.
	A. snowstorm 	B. earthquake 	C. volcano 	D. typhoon
9. A(n) ______ is a violent tropical storm with very strong wind occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.
	A. snowstorm 	B. earthquake 	C. volcano 	D. typhoon
10. ______ is the atmospheric condition at a particular place and time, such as the temperature, and if there is wind, rain, sun, etc.
	A. Climate 	B. Temperature 	C. Degree 	D. Weather
11. ______ is the regular pattern of the weather conditions of a particular place.
	A. Climate 	B. Temperature 	C. Degree 	D. Weather
12. A ______ is violently destructive windstorm which move in a circle.
	A. tidal wave 	B. tornado 	C. famine 	D. flood
13.A ______ is a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
	A. tidal wave 	B. tornado 	C. famine 	D. flood
14. A ______ is a great destructive ocean wave caused by a storm or an earthquake.
	A. tidal wave 	B. tornado 	C. famine (hunger)	D. flood
15. The report ______ that prices will rise by 3% next month. 
	A. tells 	B. speaks 	C. talks 	D. forecasts
16. The old man ______you wanted to see was away on holiday yesterday. 
	A. who 	B. whom 	C. whose 	D. which
17. Miss Lien, ______ sings very well, is my English teacher.
	A. who 	B. whom 	C. whose 	D. which
18. Everything ______ he said was true.
	A. who 	B. whom 	C. whose 	D. that
19. Where is the cheese ______ was in the fridge? 
	A. who 	B. whom 	C. whose 	D. which
20. We’d like to travel to a city ______ there is a lot of sightseeing. 
	A. whose 	B. when 	C. where 	D. why
Read the following passage carefully, and then complete it with the most suitable words provided
DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT ?
 Some volcanoes are always (21)___. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italy is an active (22)____. Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are (23)____ extinct volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes (24)____ have a hot spot under them. They (25)___erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, (26)____ they could erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes. (dormant : temporarily inactive)
Scientists try to figure out(27)____ volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work. Scientists drill into volcanoes. They (28)____ maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study volcanoes (29) ____ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not (30)___ to tell what a volcano might do.
21.	A. erupting 	B. running 	C. going 	D. firing 
22.	A. mountain 	B. volcano 	C. river 	D. hill 
23.	A. named 	B. thought 	C. called 	D. said 
24.	A. any longer 	B. any more 	C. not more 	D. no longer
25.	A. won’t 	B. can not 	C. should not 	D. may not 
26.	A. and 	B. or 	C. but 	D. so 
27.	A. where 	B. why 	C. that 	D. when 
28.	A. do 	B. create 	C. build 	D. make 
29.	A. in 	B. from 	C. into 	D. out of 
30.	A. easy 	B. difficult 	C. able 	D. good 
Choose A, B, C or D to have a poster: 
“ HOW TO PREPARE FOR A TYPHOON”
31. 	A. Going swimming in a river with friends. 
	B. Buying some canned food, rice, candles and matches.
	C. Going shopping with family when it is raining very heavily.
	D. having dinner at a restaurant.
32. 	A. Fixing the leak in the roof. 	B. Do not prepare the house.
	C. Playing football in the park.	D. Buying a lot of books.
33. 	A. Preparing a big vase of flowers. 	B. Going to the zoo to watch animals
	C. Buying a lot of souvenirs.	D. Filling all buckets with water.
34. 	A. Sleeping in the yard. 
	B. Cutting all trees around the house.
	C. Tying the roof to the ground with pegs and ropes. (peg : cây cọc)
	D. Do not look after the children.
35. 	A. Checking all the window and door latches. 
	B. Do not wash the blankets and clothes.
	C. Painting the house with lively colors.
	D. Buying a ticket to watch a football match.
Choose the A, B, C or D to complete the sentences :
36. What was the name of the horse _________________________ ? 
	A. it won the race. 	B. which won the race.	
	C. who won the race. 	D. whom won the race.	
37. Is that the reason why I should come ______________________? 
	A. on times. 	B. at time. 	C. in times. 	D. on time.	
38. The man _________________________, is the secretary. 
	A. which you have just spoken 	B. whose you have just spoken	
	C. to whom you have just spoken 	D. to who you have just spoken	
39. It is the village where you ______________________, isn’t it ? 
	A. used to living 	B. used to live 	C. use to live 	D. use living	
40. The police have caught the man ________________________.
	A. who stole my motorbike. 	B. whose stole my motorbike.	
	C. whom stole my motorbike. 	D. which stole my motorbike.
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