Bộ 5 đề thi giữa HK2 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 năm 2021 Trường THCS Bùi Thị Xuân

BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI GIỮA HK2 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 NĂM 2021

TRƯỜNG THCS BÙI THỊ XUÂN

Choose the word whose underlined part Is pronounced differently from that of the other words:

1. A. nuclear	B. pollute	C. infrastructure	D. reduce
2. A. persuade	B. wrap	C. deforestation	D. label
3. A. flow	B. household	C. folk	D. category

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

4. A. effective	B. efficiency	C. appliance	D. innovation
5. A. ordinary	B. recent	C. suggest	D. regularly

Write A.B.C, or D which best completes the sentences:

6. Tom suggested _________ to eat.

A. go out

B. going out

C. to going out

D. going on

7. I think we should use electricity _________ to save money.

A. careful

B. careless

C. carefully

D. carelessly

8. That river is _________ with foam.

A. littered

B. ended

C. thrown

D. covered

9. Henry’s mother has just gone abroad _________, he has to look after himself.

A. Therefore

B. so

C. However

D. Moreover

10. We need stronger laws to protect the _________.

A. environment.

B. deforestation

C. pollutants

D. complication

11. The _________ causes many health problems.

A. treasure

B. pollution

C. resources

D. standard

12. In a few years’ time, our houses will be _________ by solar energy.

A. replaced

B. installed

C. heated

D. conserved

13. Television is an _________ means of communication.

A. natural

B. alternative

C. ineffective

D. effective

14. The teacher divided the students _________ four groups.

A. in

B. into

C. on

D. onto

15. The cost of living in Vietnam is low compared _________ Singapore.

A. as

B. with

C. of

D. than

16. Can you give us some advice _________ how to improve English, Ms. Mary?

A. of

B. off

C. on

D. after

17. He got wet _________ he forgot his umbrella.

A. so

B. because of

C. since

D. but

18. We enjoy learning English _________ we find it very difficult.

A. moreover

B. and

C. however

D. but

19. There is a _________ faucet in your kitchen.

A. drip

B. dripping

C. driping

D. dripped

20. We are worried about the _________ of the fresh water for the world’s population.

A. short

B. shortage

C. shorten

D. shortening

Choose the, word or phrase (A. B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective (21)_________ of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy (22)_________ our Sun.
This power could be provided by the Sun. One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the (23) _________ population.
Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar panels are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun’s energy is used (24) _________ water. The energy can be stored for a number of days; so on (25)_________ days you can use solar energy, too.

21. A. source	B. resource	C. resources	D. way
22. A. in	B. from	C. of	D. above
23. A. all	B. recent	C. total	D. enormous
24. A. heat	B. to heat	C. heating	D. heated
25. A. cloudy	B. cloudless	C. sunny	D. beautiful

Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False. Write A for TRUE and B for FALSE:

Pollution can kill or sicken plants, animals, and people. Pollution can change the environment.
Things that cause pollution are called pollutants.

Pollution can get into the air. Air pollution can irritate people's lungs. Polluted air can mix with rain to make acid rain. Acid rain kills trees and harms fish in lakes.

Pollution can also get into soil and water. From there, pollutants can get into the food chain. Plants take in the pollution from the ground. Animals that eat the plants can be harmed, too. Bigger animals and even people might eat the damaged animals.

26. Animals and people can die because of pollution.

27. In order to make acid rain, people mix polluted air and rain.

28. People call all polluted things pollutants.

29. Fish in lake are harmed by acid rain.

30. The damaged plants can directly do harm to animals’ health.

Use the correct form of the word given In each sentence:

31. She has _________ provided a picnic lunch for us. (kindness)

32. If we buy recycled _________, we can do a part to save the environment, (produce)

33. The beach in our city is _________ dirty, (extreme)

34. I am looking forward to receiving good _________ from you. (respond)

35. They are discussing the preservation of _________ resources, (nature)

Rewrite the second sentence so that It has a similar meaning to the first sentence:

36. Ride your bike carefully or you will cause accident.

If you ................................................................................................................

37. Nam dances wonderfully.

Nam is ..................................................................................................................

38. My friend failed his exam because of his laziness.

As ...........................................................................................................

ĐÁP ÁN

1 - D; 2 - B; 3 - C; 4 - D; 5 - C;

6 - B; 7 - C; 8 - D; 9 - A; 10 - A;

11 - B; 12 - C; 13 - D; 14 - B; 15 - B;

16 - C; 17 - C; 18 - C; 19 - B; 20 - C;

21 - A; 22 - B; 23 - C; 24 - B; 25 - A;

26 - A; 27 - B; 28 - A; 29 - A; 30 - A;

31 - kindly; 32 - products; 33 - extremely; 34 - response; 35 - natural;

36 - If you don't ride your bike carefully, he will cause accident.

37 - Nam is good at dancing.

38 - As my friend was lazy, he failed his exam.

I/ Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part

1. A. estimate	B. technical	C. settlement	D. imitate
2. A. delicious	B. nutritious	C. especially	D. visionary
3. A. approximate	B. conversation	C. operation	D. enormity

II/ Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others

4. A. avocado	B. necessary	C. restoration	D. preparation
5. A. imperial	B. reasonable	C. journalism	D. memorable
6. A. chocolate	B. stomachache	C. recipe	D. lasagne

III/ Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D

7. Reading is the best way to__________your vocabulary in any language.

A. improve

B. increase

C. raise

D. put up

8. You should eat more ____________ food instead of fast food

A. nutritional

B. nutrition

C. nutritive

D. nutritious

9. Perhaps the three most popular ice cream_________are vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.

A. offers

B. flavours

C. brands

D. ingredients

10. __________ cups of coffee have you taken?

A. How many

B. How much

C. How

D. How far

11. She likes travelling so she decides to become a tour _________ in the future.

A. guidance

B. guide

C. guiding

D. guidable

IV/ Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage

Being (12) __________ to speak English gives you a lot of advantages while you’re travelling to another country. English is the global language, which means it’s (13) __________ in many countries by many people. Communicating with local people will be easier when you speak English. Even though, not everyone can speak English fluently, common phrases in English can be understood by most people. This will come. (14) __________ handy when you’re talking to drivers, hotel staffs, asking for directions or haggling for better price. Speaking English will also enhance your travelling experience. (15) __________ you can get a lot of information about a country or a tourist attraction. Many interesting facts which can be found on location or (16) __________ websites are usually in the native tongue and English.

12. A. possible	B. able	C. capable	D. proficient
13. A. speaking	B. spoke	C. spoken	D. speaks
14. A. in	B. with	C. for	D. on
15. A. because	B. but	C. although	D. so
16. A. by	B. at	C. in	D. on

V/ Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses

17. She will be absolutely furious if she (hear) __________ about this.

18. If everybody (give)__________ 1 pound, we would have enough.

19. What you (do) _____________ if you found a burglar in your house

ĐÁP ÁN

I/ Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part

1. A

2. D

3. D

II/ Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others

1. B

2. A

3. D

III/ Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D

7. A

8. D

9. B

10. A

11. B

IV/ Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage

12. B

13. C

14. A

15. A

16. D

V/ Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses

17. hears

18. gave

19. would you do

VI/ Rewrite these following sentences

20. I took you for a friend of Anna’s

21. Busy as she was, she managed to find the time to help me.

22. They persisted in saying that I was to blame

VII/ Use the words or phrases given to write meaningful sentences

23. Tourism development may lead to soil erosion, pollution and waste.

24. Tourism contributes to an increasing carbon footprint and stress and ecosystems.

25. The infrastructure in a tourist spot cannot satisfy great demand during the peak season.

I. Choose A, B, C or D

1. When I turned up, the town hall was already ___________ of teenagers.

 A. full

 B. packed

 C. crowded

 D. jammed

2. She turned ______ the new job in New York because she didn't want to move.

 A. on

 B. down

 C. off

 D. up

3. This city has one of the most ______ underground rail networks in the world.

 A. efficient

 B. fashionable

 C. cosmopolitan

 D. fascinated

4. This laptop is much more user- friendly, but it costs ________the other one.

 A. so much as

 B. as many as

 C. twice as much as

 D. twice as many

5. Today’s cities are ___________ than cities in previous times.

 A. lots larger

 B. much larger

 C. as large

 D. the largest

6. After I found all the information I needed, I ___________ the computer.

 A. turned off

 B. switched on

 C. looked for

 D. put off

7. Japan is the ___________ developed country in the world.

 A. most second

 B. second in most

 C. second most

 D. two most

8. Factories and offices should be built in ___________ areas only.

 A. rural

 B. coastal

 C. cultural

 D. urban

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb from the box. You don’t need to use all of them.

 live  turn  break  get give  keep  come  take  find  go

1. Has Phuc arrived yet? - No, but I’m sure he ……………. up soon.

2. My aunt never really …………. over the death of her pet dog.

3. It’s not easy to …………. up smoking. My uncle has tried to do it lots of times without success.

4. Sorry, I don’t mean to interrupt you. Please …………. on and finish what you are saying.

5. I enjoyed living in London, but it didn't really ………. up to my expectations.

6. I’m sorry I’m late, but the car …………… down on the way here, so I had to phone for a taxi.

7. You were going too fast! I couldn't ……………… up with you.

8. Remember to ……………. out how many people are coming to the party.

ĐÁP ÁN

I.

 1. A  2. B  3. A  4. C  5. B  6. A  7. C  8. D

II.

 1. will turn

 2. got

 3. give up

 4. go on

 5. live up

 6. broke down

 7. keep up

 8. find out

III.

1. You should use a dictionary to look up new words.

2. The doctor told my father to give up smoking.

3. The cost of living has been going up considerably in the past few weeks.

4. Margaret Thatcher was born and grew up in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.

5. His business is going badly, so he’ll have to close it down soon.

6. My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don’t seem to get on well with each other.

IV.

1. The last exhibition was not as interesting as this one.

2. The teacher says that I'm the noisiest student in the school.

3. I have never read a less interesting boring book than this one/ read more boring book than this one.

4. I think there is no city in Viet Nam (that is) more “livable” than Vung Tau City.

5. This city hasn’t changed since the 1990s.

6. He felt quite depressed by the visit to the gallery/ quite depressed about the visit to the gallery.

I. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the passage.

Well, I think (1)______ some ways to keep fit. Firstly, we should eat (2)______. Don’t eat too much fast food. Some people have a big hamburger and a soft drink (3)______ lunch. It isn’t a good idea (4)______ that meal doesn’t include any vegetables. Instead, if they want to have a quick healthy lunch, they (5)______ buy some avocado sushi. Secondly, we shouldn’t deep-fry food. We should steam it. (6)______ dishes don’t use any fat. If you like, you can also stew lean meat with vegetables. It’s healthy and nutritious.

II. Fill each blank with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I (not/ practice) _______________ my Russian for a long time.

2. She (make) _______________ some pancakes at the moment.

3. I (go) _______________to Paris last summer and I picked up the basics.

III. Fill each blank with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. My English is a bit ____________. I haven’t used it for years.(RUST)

2. My brother trained to be a teacher, but then he decided to become a tour ____________.(GUIDANCE)

3. Due to the____________, an English word can operate as a noun, a verb and an adjective.(FLEXIBLE)

IV. Complete the passage below. Fill in each gap with ONE word.

If you don’t know __________ a word means, try to guess the meaning, or look __________ the word in your dictionary. All foreign speakers have an __________, but that doesn’t matter. To make your pronunciation __________, listen to English speakers and try to imitate them. Don’t worry if you __________ mistakes or don’t try to correct a mistake – that’s normal! It’s often useful to translate words __________ one language to the other, but it’s best when you can start to think in the new language.

ĐÁP ÁN

I. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the passage.

II. Fill each blank with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

 1. will go    2. seeing   3. have asked

III. Fill each blank with the correct form of the words in brackets.

 1. organisation   2. beautiful   3. easily

IV. Complete the passage below. Fill in each gap with ONE word.

V. Read the following text and choose the best answer.

VI. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning and contains the words in capitals. Do not use more than five words.

 1. is believed  2. Nam should watch   3. everybody had enough

VII. Make meaningful sentences using the words or phrases given.

 1. going to see the dentist.

 2. wishes there were four seasons in his area.

 3. Po Nagar Cham Towers were built in the 18th century.

I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

II. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Use each word once only.

1. The________ of Apollo 11 was to land two men on the lunar surface and return them safely to Earth.

2. Was Viet Nam’s first telecom satellite Vinasat-l put into ________on April 18th, 2008?

3. Sally Ride became the first American woman ________ to fly in space in 1983 when she was 32 years old.

4. In __________, astronauts can move things that weigh hundreds of pounds with just the tips of their fingers.

5. Quang is interested in _________ . He can spend hours studying the sun, moon, stars and planets.

6. The tail of a_________ can extend over 84 million miles, nearly the distance between the earth and the sun.

7. The_________ of Apollo 13 was delayed from March 12th to April 11th, 1970 to give the new prime crew more time to train.

8. People _________ in space because there is no gravity to pull them towards anything.

9. This_______ was worn by astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the Moon.

10. The mission not only taught NASA about Venus, but also how to__________ a spacecraft far from Earth.

III. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense or past perfect tense.

1. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (collect)________ some moon dust samples before they (return) _________ to Earth.

2. By the time Yang Liwei (become)________ the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program in 2003, NASA already (send) ________ over 100 people.

3. After the spaceship Soyuz 37 (be) __________ in orbit around the earth, Pham Tuan and Viktor Gorbatko (conduct)_________ some experiments.

4. When we (arrive)________ in Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle already (launch) ________ into space.

5. Dennis Tito already (complete)_______ 900 hours of training by the time he (fly) ________into space in 2001.

ĐÁP ÁN

I.

 1. C  2. B  3. D  4. A  5. C

II.

 

III.

 1. had collected – returned

 2. became – had already sent

 3. had been – conducted

 4. arrived – had already launched

 5. had already completed – flew

IV.

 

V.

 1. B  2. D  3. C  4. A  5. B

 6. D  7. A  8. C  9. D  10. B

VI.

 

VII.

 1. C   2. A  3. C  4. D  5. B

VIII.

 1. visited → 1/visiting/who visiting

 2. had been → 2/was

 3. which → 3/where

 4. became → 4/ had become

 5. them → 5/ Ø

IX.

1. The astronomer who / whom/ that / x we are meeting tonight has discovered three Earth-like planets.

2. When Anousheh Ansari travelled into space as a tourist in 2006, Dennis Tito had become the first space tourist in 2001.

3. I’m reading an article which / that is about NASA’s plans to return humans to the moon.

4. Before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spoke to President Richard Nixon, they had planted an American flag on the moon.

. Last week they visited a museum where the first artificial satellite is on display.

X. Sample

People have spent a lot of money on space travel because it brings us many benefits. First of all, through space missions, we might find new minerals and precious materials in other planets that could make our lives much easier. Secondly, space exploration brings together a lot of smart people from many different fields to work on the same problem. This has resulted in not only fantastic scientific discoveries but also many useful inventions. Thirdly, as our Earth is becoming overpopulated, we might be able to colonise other planets such as Mars and make their atmosphere suitable for human life. In conclusion, people are continuing exploring space because of its advantages. (111 words)

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