Đề kiểm tra học kì II Tiếng anh Lớp 9 - Đề 3 - Nguyễn Minh Nhựt

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TEST No. 3
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: (1.25 pts)
1. A. stopped	 B. arrived 	 C. looked	 D. watched
2. A. hit 	 B. house	 C. hour	 D. holiday
3. A. school 	 B. child	 C. channel	 D. which
4. A. hurry
B. hundred
C. humor
D. husband
5. A. decorate
B. describe
C. declare
D. decision
II. Choose the best answer: (3.75 pts)
1. Air, water and soil are . to the survival of all living things.
A. natural
B. necessary
C. harmful
D. useless
2. The car . he has just bought is made in England.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
3. We will go . a picnic next week.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. to
4. It snowed in Lang Son  the winter .. 2002.
A. in/in
B. in/of
C. at/for
D. for/at
5. Badly polluted air can .. illness and even death.
A. make
B. reduce
C. bring
D. cause
6. He woke up late, .. he didn’t have time for breakfast.
A. if
B. so
C. because
D. although
7. On Easter Day, people crowd the streets to watch colorful 
A. shows	B. parades	 C. contests	 D. programs
8. The little girl . is wearing the red dress sings beautifully.
A. which
B. whom
C. who
D. when
9.  are funnel-shaped storms passing overland below a thunderstorm. 
A. Earthquakes
B. Tropical storms
C. Hurricanes
D. Tornadoes
10. UFOs mean .. flying objects.
A. unidentified
B. unknown
C. unable
D. unusual
11. Passover is also an  spring festival.
A. ancient
B. anxious
C. annual
D. official
12. According to the weather .., it will rain tonight.
A. forecast
B. forecasting
C. forecasted
D. forecaster
13. If there were flying saucers, there  traces of their landing.
A. would be 
B. will be
C. is
D. are
14. The word “typhoon” comes . the Chinese language, doesn’t it?
A. from
B. for
C. about
D. which
15. We ... since we left school.
A. haven’t met B. didn’t meet
C. won’t meet D. don’t meet
III. Read the passage carefully, and choose the best answer for each question: (2.5 pts)
A tornado is a tube of spinning air that touches the ground. Wind inside the tornado, spinning very fast, makes tornadoes very dangerous. Tornadoes mostly happen during very strong thunderstorms. They cause a lot of damage to anything they touch. People die every year from tornadoes. Tornadoes are ranked on the Fujita scale, from F0 to F5. F0 has the lowest wind speed, and F5 has the highest wind speed.
 The United States of America has the most tornadoes every year, but tornadoes can happen in any country. If a tornado is coming, the safest thing to do is go to a basement or a bathroom with no windows. People should never be in a car or a mobile home when there is a tornado near.
Questions:
1. What does the word “spinning” in line 1 mean?
 A. moving around B. running slowly C. speeding up D. turning left
2. When do tornadoes mostly happen?
 A. during weak storms 	 B. after earthquakes 
 C. during strong thunderstorms 	 D. before thunders
3. How are tornadoes ranked?
 A. on the Celsius scale 	 B. on the Fahrenheit scale
 C. on the Richter scale 	 D. on the Fujita scale
4. Where should we hide if a tornado comes?
 A. in a car 	B. in a basement 
 C. in a bathroom with windows 	D. in a mobile home
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
 A. Many people are killed by tornadoes every year. 
 B. There are six scales to rank tornadoes.
 C. F1 has higher wind speed than F2. 
 D. America has the most tornadoes every year.
IV. Write the second sentences without changing the meaning of the original one: (2.5 pts)
1. Unless he phones her immediately, he won’t get information.
=> If
2. Let’s invite the Browns to the party on Sundays.
=> He suggests
3. The man is standing over there. I told you about him.
=> The man about
4. Nam forgot his umbrella, so he got wet.
=> Nam got wet..
5. In spite of living in poverty, they were always admired.
=> Although .
The End