SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II
AN GIANG Năm học : 2011-2012
------------------ MÔN TIẾNG ANH-LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài : 45 phút
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ( Thí sinh làm bài trên giấy thi; Đề thi có 02 trang )

Họ, tên thí sinh :………………………………. Số báo danh :………

I. You will hear a man on the radio talking about a new TV quiz show. Listen and complete each question. You will hear the information twice. (1m)
New quiz show.
Name: Answer that !
Day : (1)………………….
Number of teams (2)………………….
Questions will be about (3)…………………
This week’s prize (4)…………………
II. Choose the word( A, B , C or D ) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.5m )

1. A. helps B. walks C. begins D. cuts
2. A. school B. child C. channel D. which

III. Choose the word( A, B , C or D ) whose main stress is pronounced differently from that of the others (0,5m )

1. A. summer B. advice C. pastime D. daughter
2. A. yesterday B. applicant C. employment D. uniform

IV. Choose the option( A, B , C or D ) that best completes the following sentences (1m )

I liked the woman…………………I met at the party last night.
A. which B. what C. where D. that
2. She was not satisfied with her English test…………….she got 9 marks for it.
A. therefore B. even though C. when D. so
3. If it ………………..colder, we’ll buy warm clothes.
A. got B. would get C. gets D. will get
4. We should take showers instead of baths………..baths use twice as much as showers.
A. since B. though C. because of D. therefore

V. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets ( 1m ).

1. What makes us worried most is people use………….to catch fish. ( electric )
2. She sings……………..well. ( extremely)
3. The most……………..earthquake in Japan occurred in 1923 ( danger )
4. ………..had warned people about the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991. ( Science )

VI. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or adverb particle. (1m )
I’ve looked…………….my glasses everywhere but I can’t find them anywhere.
Remember to turn…………….all the lights before leaving home.
Everyday, my father goes to work………….motorbike.
The soccer match begins …………………4.30 p.m.

VII. Read the following passage and choose the best option ( A,B,C or D ) to fill in the blanks (1m ).
Environment pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are ……(1)……. to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can ……(2)…..illness and even death. Polluted water kills many …..(3)……of wild animals and other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of ……..(4)……..for growing food.

1. A. natural B. necessary C. harmful D. useless
2. A. make B. reduce C. bring D. cause
3. A. kinds B. means C. ways D. pieces
4. A. desert B. space C. land D. sea

VIII. Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions below ( 2ms )
Drought is a condition that becomes when the average rainfall for a fertile are drop far below the normal amount for a long period of time. In areas which are not irritated, the lack of rain causes farm crops to wither and dead. Higher than normal temperatures usually accompany periods of drought. They add to the crop damage. Forest fires start easily during the drought. The soil of a drought rea becomes dry and crumbles. Often the rich topsoil is blown away by the hot, dry winds. Streams