Đề thi học kì 2 Tiếng Anh 9 tỉnh Đồng Nai năm 2020-2021

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠOĐỒNG NAI ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 60 phút (Đề thi gồm có 04 trang, 36 câu và 1 bài viết luận)

Họ và tên học sinh :……………..……………………… Số báo danh:……………….

Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1.Who's going to ______________ the children while you're away?

A. look at B. look after C. go on D. turn off

2.Hundreds of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake ______________ the city.

A. erupted B. hit C. collapsed D. measured

3.If we ______________garbage bins around the schoolyard, we can prevent lazy students from throwing trash.

A. put B. will put C. puts D. don’t put

4.Many volunteers have ______________ provided food for people in flooded areas.

A. kind B. kindly C. kindness D. unkind

5. ______________keeping sheets with a single printed page for drafting?

A. Why don’t we B. How about C. I suggest that D. I suggest

6.One problem with camping is making ______________ insects don’t get into the tent.

1. careful B. clear C. sure D. decision

7. Choose the word which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence:

The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local factories.

1. clean B. unpolluted C. contaminated D. edible

8. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in the following sentence:

Thanks to the anti-smoking campaign, the number of smokers in the country have reduced.

A. Thanks to B. anti-smoking C. smokers D. have reduced

Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

9.A. used (v) B. laughed C. weighed D. saved

10. A. ocean B. clean C. reason D. beach

Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

11. A. pollution B. pesticide C. electric D. consumer

12. A. conserve B. predict C. expect D. answer

Put the interchange given in the box into the correct positions in the conversation below. Number 0 is an example. There is ONE EXTRA ANSWER. By the number, write letter A, B, C, D, E, or F on your answer sheet.

A. I take it. Can I pay by card or in cash only? B. Of course. The changing room is there. C. Only in red. Would you like to try it on? D. We have got all colours. What do you think of blue? I think it matches your eyes and your blonde hair! E. Good afternoon. Yes, please. I'm looking for an elegant dress for a party. F. Yes, and it suits you well.

Shop Assistant: Good afternoon. Can I help you?

Customer: (0) _ E__________________________________

Shop Assistant: What colour would you like?

Customer: I don't know. What colours have you got?

Shop Assistant: (13)_____________________________________

Customer: OK. Have you got it medium size?

Shop Assistant: Yes, here you are.

Customer: Can I try it on?

Shop Assistant: (14)_____________________________________

… Does it fit?

Customer: Well, it is a little small. Have you got a bigger one?

Shop Assistant: (15)_____________________________________

Customer: Yes, thank you. ...It fits perfectly.

Shop Assistant: (16)_____________________________________

Customer: How much is it?

Shop Assistant: It's 55 Euros.

Customer: (17)_____________________________________

Shop Assistant: You can pay in cash and by card, too.

Customer: Here is my card.

Shop Assistant: Thank you. Please sign here. Goodbye. Thanks for shopping here.

Customer: Thank you, goodbye.

Read the following passage and choose the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks. By the number, write letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet.

HEALTH PASSPORTS

The term health passport, or health pass, generally refers to documents - in paper (18)__________ digital format - that certify a person is unlikely to either (19) __________ or spread a disease.

With the new and strange COVID-19, the proposed certificates would give a clear proof of one of three things: that the holder has (20)__________,has tested negative for the virus or has recovered (21)__________ it. Their use could allow governments to lift some pandemic-induced restrictions, which do not let people (22) __________ in planes, attend concerts, go to work or eat out.

An (23)__________ number of governments around the world are pushing for vaccine passports to open up travel again. Some countries have (24) __________ used vaccine passports for both internal and external travel. (25)__________, there is a fear that vaccine passports will prevent people in nations who will not get vaccines for months, or even years, from travelling.

18. A. or B. and C. but D. so

19. A. suffer B. take C. catch D. make

20. A. vaccinated B. vaccination C. to vaccinate D. been vaccinated

21. A. at B. from C. on D. in

22. A. travel B. to travel C. travelling D. travelled

23. A. increase B. increases C. increasing D. increased

24. A. yet B. already C. ever D. since

25. A. Though B. Additionally C. Therefore D. However

Read the following passage and choose the best answers. By the number, write letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

Tornadoes are giant rotating columns of air. They form in thunderstorms when there is a great difference in the temperature and humidity of the lower and upper atmosphere. They can be very dangerous and destructive.

There are different varieties of tornadoes. They can be very big or small. Some tornadoes are only a few feet across and others can travel across an entire state. Tornadoes stretch from the ground high into the sky. Usually, people rate them from F0 to F5, F5 being the most dangerous with wind speeds of around 261-318 miles per hour. They are a very violent force of nature and can lay whole towns completely flat.

Tornadoes can happen all over the world but a lot of them happen in the central United States in a region called Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley is made up of the low, flat states of the central United States between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. Even though Tornado Alley is the most common place for tornadoes, the deadliest recorded tornado was in Bangladesh in 1989 and killed around 1,300 people. Recently, massive tornadoes destroyed large parts of Alabama in the United States, a state that does not usually have tornadoes.

26. What is this passage mainly about?

A. The worst recorded tornadoes B. How and where tornadoes happen

C. Bad tornadoes in the United States D. The most destructive storms of nature

27. Where do most tornadoes happen?

A. In Bangladesh B. Everywhere in the world

C. In the central United States D. In the western United States

28. What is NOT true about tornadoes?

A. Most are very large. B. They come in many sizes.

C. They can be very destructive. D. They can happen all over the world.

29. In paragraph 2, the word them refers to_________.

A. the people B. the tornadoes

C. Tornado Alleys D. Rocky Mountains

30. According to the passage, the tornado that killed most people occurred in_________.

A. Alabama B. Bangladesh

C. Tornado Alleys D. Appalachian Mountains

WRITING

Combine the sentences into a new one without changing the meaning, using the given words in brackets. DO NOT change the words given.

31.The dishes are so hot. My mother has cooked them. (which)

……………………………………………………………………………………….

32. Mary didn't have a lot of time. She managed to hand in the test on time. (although)

……………………………………………………………………………………….

33.Jenny and Tom arrived late. They missed the most important part of the festival. (since)

…………………………………………………………………………….................

Rewrite the sentences without changing their original meanings, using the cues given.

34.Reduce the amount of salt in your food, or your health will suffer.

If you don’t ………………………………………………………………………………

35.Nam is a careful driver.

Nam drives………………………………………………………………………………..

36. Why don’t you decorate the living room for Tet?

I suggest ………………………………………………………………………………….

In about 70-90 words, write a paragraph about how to save electricity at home. Use the cues below or create your own ideas.

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