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Class: 9/…
THE MID-SECOND TERM TEST
ENGLISH 9 School year: 2023-2024
Subject: English - Time: 45 minutes
Date of testing: ……………
Mark(s) Teacher’s comments:
I. LANGUAGE COMPONENT (3.0 pts)
Task 1. PHONETICS. Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others. (0,5pt)
1. A. dump B. bulb C. nuclear D. plumber
2. A scheme B. mechanic C. machine D. chemistry
Task 2. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2,5pts)
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
3. In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by a(n)…………
A. energy-saving bulb B. energy-save bulb C. saving energy bulb D. save-energy bulb
4. Environmental ………………… is a serious problem facing mankind today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. pollutant
5. ………………..you take the train instead of the bus? It’s faster and cheaper.
A. Why B. Why don’t C. How about D. Let’s
6. She is very tired. ……………, she has to finish her homework.
A. moreover B. so C. and D. However
7. Can you …………... the lights? It's too dark to see anything here.
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn in D. turn down
8. My baby can’t sleep because the neighbor played the music …………...
A. noise B. noisily C. noisy D. noisier
9. My friend was very ……………… that she passed the English exam with high scores.
A. disappointed B. pleased C. worried D. frightened
10. If we ……… our environment clean, we………… a happier and healthier life.
A. keep/will live B. will keep/ will live C. will keep/live D. keep/ live
11. Have you ever read a poem by Xuan Dieu, ………… is one of the greatest poets in Vietnam?
A. which B. who C. whom D. that
12. Lan: “Well done, Anna! You have won the 1st prize!” Anna: “____________.”
A. I’m glad that you like it C. It is very nice of you to say so
B. You are welcome D. You can say it again
II. READING (2,5pts)
Task 1. Read the text and fill in the blank with suitable words from the box (1,5pts)
make – holiday – succeeded – became – started – flowers
The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. It is a public (13)……………… in both Britain and The
USA.
On this day, children send Mother’s Day cards to their mothers. They give their mothers (14) ……………
or sweets as presents. Fathers and children usually do the cooking so that mothers can have a rest.
The idea of the Mother’s Day (15) …………... …in 1860s in America. There was a small town called
Prunty
where people fought against each other during the war. After the war, they hated each other. Anna
Jarvis wanted the people to (16) ……………. friends with each other again. So she started “Mother’s
Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited all the mothers in the town and said, “Let us be friends with
each other again”. Her idea (17) ……..............The same thing happened in other parts of the country. After
she died, her daughter carried on her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s friendship Day” (18) ……..............
“Mother’s Day”.
Task 2. Read the passage again and answer the questions (1,0 pt).
19. When is the holiday celebrated?
A. on the fourth Sunday in May B. on the second Sunday in May
C. on the second Monday in May D. on the third Sunday in June
20. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
A. On Mother’s Day, children send Mother’s Day cards to their mothers.
B. On Mother’s Day, Fathers and children usually do the cooking.
C. After Anna Jarvis died, her daughter carried on her idea.
D. Anna Jarvis’s idea stopped after her death.
21. What does the word they (bold and underlined) in line 2 refer to?
A. Children B. Fathers and children C. Fathers D. mothers
22.Where was the idea of the Mother’s Day born?
A. in the USA B. in Britain C. in Prunty D. both A&B
III. WRITING (2,5pts)
Task 1. Circle A, B, C or D which is not correct in standard English. (0.5pt)
23. Do you know the girl whom helped you yesterday?
A B C D
24. We have worked in this city since 4 years.
A B C D
Task 2. Rewrite the sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given (1.0 pt)
25. 1. Let's put garbage bins around the schoolyard.
I suggest………………………………………………………………………………………
26. Nga has an exam tomorrow but she is still watching TV now.
Although .........................................................................................................................…..
Task 3: Combine each pair of sentences into one sentence as directed (1.0 pt)
27. I’m looking for a book. The book tells about traditional festivals of Asia peoples. (Use the relative
pronoun “which”)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
28. The water is highly polluted. We cannot swim in this part of the river. (Use “because”)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
IV. LISTENING (2,0pts)
Task 1. Listen to the tape and tick (√) the sentence whether the following statements are True
(T) or False (F) (1,0 pt)
STATEMENTS True (T) False (F)
29. Solar energy can be cheap and clean.
30. Most of our electricity now comes from the use of coal, gas, oil,
or nuclear power.
31. Solar energy can not be used on cloudy days.
32. All buildings in Sweden will be heated by solar energy in 2050.
Task 2. Listen to the tape again and fill in the missing words (1,0 pt).
33.The sun can be an ………………………. source of power.
34. Solar energy doesn’t cause ……………………
35.A lot of ………………. in the world are already using solar energy.
36.Solar panels are ………………. on the roof of a house to receive the energy from the sun.
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