Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-002
Choose the words whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.
1. A. wonderful B. volunteer C. disappear D. disappoint
2. A. generous B. humorous C. precious D. mysterious
3. A. earthquake B. evidence C. disappear D. slavery
Choose the best answer to each of the sentences below.
4. You can come here either on Monday __________ on Friday.
A. or B. nor C. both D. and
5. She's not only beautiful _________ intelligent.
A. but B. but also C. and D. yet
6. 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
7. I suggest ___________ to the cinema instead of staying home and watching TV.
A. go B. to go C. going D. should go
8. We were very pleased __________ the service.
A. with B. on C. at D. from
9. If we __________ littering, the environment will be more polluted.
A. turn on B. turn off C. go to D. go on
10. She is tired __________ she stayed up late watching TV.
A. and B. as C. however D. but
11. How about __________ posters on energy saving and hanging them around our school?
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
12. My aunt Judy, ____________ works in the national bank, earns a lot of money.
A. which B. who C. that D. where
13. A tropical storm which reaches 120 km per hour is called ____________ in Asia.
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. cyclone D. tornado
14. We are talking about the preservation of ____________ resources.
A. natural B. naturally C. nature D. naturalize
15. The South Vietnam was completely liberated ___________ 30
th
April, 1975.

attended by about 160.000 people. They travel not only from nearby towns and villages (28)_______
also from the rest of the British Isles and even from abroad. There are concerts, plays and (29)_______
to find the best singers, poets, writers and so on. Shops sell Welsh music, books, pictures and clothes as
well as food and drink. The festival provides a chance (30)_______ Welsh-speaking people to be
together for a whole week, with the Welsh language all around them.
26. A. on B. by C. in D. at
27. A. pass B. put C. do D. spend
28. A. but B. and C. since D. however
29. A. tests B. competitions C. examinations D. races
30. A. for B. to C. on D. of
Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the
world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of travelling to work. The Internet allows
businesses to communicate with customers and workers in many parts of the world for the cost of a
local telephone call. Email allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the
world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This saves a lot of
time. It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from
home to send or receive email or talk their problems through “on-line” rather than attend a class.
31. According to the passage, how many Internet users are there around the world?
 There______________________________________________________________________
32. How much do businesses pay to communicate with customers and workers in many parts of the world?
 They pay for________________________________________________________________
33. How long does it take to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another?
 It takes ____________________________________________________________________
34. Can people use the internet to do shopping?
 Yes,_______________________________________________________________________
35. What may students connect with their teachers from home for?
 They may connect with their teachers from home to_________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.

38. We went to the movies last night in spite of the cold weather. (use Although)
 Although the weather was cold, we went to the movies last night.____________________
39. We delayed our journey because there was a serious typhoon. (use ‘so’ and phrasal verb ‘put off’)
 There was a serious typhoon, so we put off our journey.____________________________
40. Our son passed his exams, which made us pleased. (use ‘that clause’)
 We were pleased that our son passed his exams.__________________________________
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