Đề kiểm tra HK 2 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 năm 2014 - THCS Trần Hưng Đạo - Mã đề 1

Đề thi học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh năm học 2014<br /> - Trường THCS Trần Hưng Đạo - Biên Hòa Đồng Nai – Đề 1<br /> <br /> Đề thi học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 năm 2014 - Đề số 1<br /> I. LISTENING<br /> Listen to the passage about droughts, one of the natural disasters. Fill in the missing<br /> words. (2.5 pts)<br /> Drought is a condition that results (1)________ the average rainfall for a fertile area<br /> drops far below the normal amount for a long period of (2)________. In the areas that are<br /> not irrigated, the lack of (3)________ causes farm crops to wither and die. Higher than<br /> normal temperatures usually accompany periods of (4)________. They add to the<br /> (5)________ damage. Forest fires start (6)________ during droughts. The soil of a<br /> drought area (7)______ dry. Often the rich topsoil is blown away by the (8)______, dry<br /> winds. Streams, ponds and wells often dry up (9)______ a drought; and animals suffer<br /> and may even die because of the (10)________ of water.<br /> Notes: - irrigated: được tưới nước<br /> - topsoil: lớp đất mặt (trên cùng)<br /> II. READING<br /> Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. (2.5 pts)<br /> The spaceship flew around the new planet several times. The planet was blue and green.<br /> They couldn't see the surface of the planet because there were too many white clouds.<br /> The spaceship descended slowly through the clouds and landed in the middle of a green<br /> forest. The two astronauts put on their space suits, opened the door, climbed carefully<br /> down the ladder, and stepped onto the planet. The woman looked at a small control unit<br /> on her arm and said to the man. "We can breathe the air... it's a mixture of oxygen and<br /> nitrogen”. They looked at everything carefully. All the plants and animals looked new<br /> and strange. They couldn't find any intelligent life.<br /> After several hours, they returned to their spaceship. Everything looked normal. The<br /> <br /> man switched on the controls, but nothing happened. The engines were not working.<br /> He switched on the computer, but it didn't work, either. "Mary," he said, "we're stuck<br /> here... we can't take off!”. She replied "Don’t worry, John. They'll rescue us soon."<br /> a. Decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (1. pt)<br /> 1. The spaceship flew around the planet many times before landing.<br /> 2. The planet looked blue and green from the spaceship.<br /> 3. Finally, the spaceship landed in the middle of a green field.<br /> 4. The two astronauts stepped onto the planet safely.<br /> b. Answer the following questions. (1.5 pts)<br /> 1. What kind of air can the two astronauts breathe after stepping onto the planet?<br /> ______________________________________________________<br /> 2. What could they find on the planet?<br /> ______________________________________________________<br /> 3. What happened when they returned to the spaceship?<br /> ______________________________________________________<br /> III. LANGUAGE FOCUS<br /> Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.<br /> (2.5 pts)<br /> 1. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival ________ is called Passover.<br /> A. where<br /> <br /> B. who<br /> <br /> C. whose<br /> <br /> D. which<br /> <br /> 2. ________ I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.<br /> A. Therefore<br /> <br /> B. Because of<br /> <br /> C. Even though<br /> <br /> 3. If I ________ enough money, I’ll buy a dictionary.<br /> <br /> D. So<br /> <br /> A. have<br /> <br /> B. had<br /> <br /> C. will have<br /> <br /> D. would have<br /> <br /> 4. Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet David, ________ comes from England.<br /> A. whom<br /> <br /> B. who<br /> <br /> C. which<br /> <br /> D. that<br /> <br /> 5. What would you do if you ________ a ghost?<br /> A. see<br /> <br /> B. have seen<br /> <br /> C. saw<br /> <br /> D. will see<br /> <br /> 6. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.<br /> A. However<br /> <br /> B. Therefore<br /> <br /> C. So<br /> <br /> D. Although<br /> <br /> 7. I suggest ________ some money for poor children.<br /> A. to raise<br /> <br /> B. raising<br /> <br /> C. raised<br /> <br /> D. raise<br /> <br /> 8. I ________ telephone her if I knew her number.<br /> A. will<br /> <br /> B. shall<br /> <br /> C. would<br /> <br /> D. have to<br /> <br /> 9. It’s crowded here. I wish there ________ so many people.<br /> A. weren’t<br /> <br /> B. aren’t<br /> <br /> C. wasn’t<br /> <br /> D. isn’t<br /> <br /> 10. Toyota cars ___________ in Japan.<br /> A. will produce<br /> <br /> B. would be produced<br /> <br /> C. produce<br /> <br /> D. are produced<br /> <br /> IV. WRITING<br /> Write a speech about how to save home energy, using the following outline. (2.5 pts)<br /> 1. Introduction<br /> 2. Body<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> · Use/ short shower heads / or / buy “slow-flow” showers; / use less baths.<br /> · Turn off / lights /conditioners /before /leave home/whenever/not in/ rooms.<br /> · Keep/refrigerator doors/closed.<br /> <br /> 3. Conclusion<br /> <br />