ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II
MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Đề số: 1 - Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others (2pts)
1. A. missed B. pleased C. stopped D. washed
2. A. adventure B. mature C. nature D. pleasure
3. A. great B. meat C. seat D. repeat
4. A. club B. habit C. plumber D. pub
II. Put in the correct prepositions (2pts)
1. Have you ever heard _________ UFOs?
2. Some people believe that UFO is a spacecraft _______ another planet.
3. Lang Son is ______ the Ky Cung River.
4. Hurricane Andrew swept ______ southern Florida _____ August 1992.
5. I think we should put different kinds _____ waste _____ different places.
6. If we go on wasting water, there will be a shortage _____fresh water_____a
few decades.
7. This label tells the consumers how much energy efficiency each model has,
compared _____ other appliances ______ the same category.
8. It is possible to store solar energy ______ a number _____ days.
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word (2pts)
Thanks (1)_____ television, people can get the latest information and enjoy
interesting programs (2)______ an inexpensive and convenient way. Nowadays,
viewers can watch (3)_____ variety of local and international (4)____on different
channels.
IV. Read this passage carefully and decide whether each statement is True
(T) or False (F) (2pts)
In my opinion, the Internet is a very fast and convenient way for me to get information.
I can also communicate with my friends and relatives by means of email or chatting.
However, I don't use the Internet very often because I don't have much time. For me,
the Internet is a wonderful invention of modern life. It makes our world a small village.

8. Stand in the middle of the room during an earthquake.
II. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the
following sentences. (2.5points)
1. They made their living by _________ fish in the ocean every day.
A. to catch B. catch C. catching D. caught
2. They felt _________ when Tet was coming near.
A. excitement B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting
3. I suggest _________up the beach.
A. clean B. to clean C. cleaned D. cleaning
4. Thuy's grandmother turned the television _________ to see the weather
forecast.
A. off B. up C. on D. down
5. Auld Lang Syne is a song which is sung on _________ .
A. Easter B. New Year's Day C. Christmas D. New Year's Eve
6. There is too much traffic. _________ , the air is polluted.
A. Since B. Therefore C. However D. But
7. Solar energy doesn't cause _________ .
A. pollution B. polluted C. pollute D. pollutant
8. My friend Nigel, _________works in the City Bank, earns much more
than I do.
A. whose B. that C. who D. which
9. If people _________energy, there will be no shortage of electricity.
A. save B. will save C. saving D. would save
10. The children laughed _________when they are watching a comic.
A. happily B. happy C. happiness D. unhappy
III. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.5 points)
1. If it doesn't rain soon, there'll be a great ...........................of water. (short)
2. We can protect the environment: by ....................... air pollution. (reduce)
3. The price of ...................................has gone up again. (electric)
4. We'll live a happier and .............................life if we keep our environment

3. All families go to church on Christmas morning.
4. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and other vegetables.
5. Christmas pudding is served after the roast turkey.
6. After the dinner people usually pull crackers.
7. The crackers are small rolls of paper that have gifts, jokes, and party hats inside.
8. People drink a small quantity of beer, wine and spirits.
II. READING
Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box (3.0pts)
today because environment important hunting holds around more fewer resources which
surrounded A forest is a special place. In the forest, (1) _______ by tall trees, you are cut off
from the world (2) ______ you, and filled with the sights and sounds of nature. Many fairy tales
and legends are set in forests, (3) _________ have been thought to hold magic and mystery. (4)
_________ we know that these are only stories, but the forest is still a place that (5) _________
many of the world’s most valuable (6) __________. Forest has always been (7) _______ to
people. In the past, many people got food by (8) _________ forest animals and gathering wild
plants. With the advance of civilization, (9) _________ people now live in forests, but forests
are (10) _______valuable than ever. Forests have an important economic value (11) _______
they provide us with resource such as timber. Forests are vital to the (12) _______ because they
clean the air we breathe. Forests are also treasured for their beauty.
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
(2.5 pts)
1. The children felt _________ when their mother was coming back home.