PHÒNG GD&ĐT QUỲNH LƯU KHẢO SÁT HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Môn: Tiếng Anh 9

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in the following question.
Question 1: I take my hat off to all the people who have worked hard to keep us safe in this Covid-19
pandemic.
A. dislike B. admire C. trust D. turn down

Mark 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 the following questions.
Question 2: A. happen B. collect C. happy D. teacher
Question 3: A. economic B. electricity C. technology D. information

Mark 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 the following questions.
Question 4: A. chemical B. headache C. machine D. character
Question 5: A. hopes B. changes C. completes D. laughs
Question 6: A. interviewed B. performed C. delivered D. finished

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes the
exchange in the following questions.
Question 7: - Mary: “The hat’s so beautiful. Thanks." - Tony: "______________"
A. I’m glad you like it. B. The same to you!
C. Lucky you! D. Great idea!
Question 8: Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Smith are talking about teaching teamwork skills to children.
- Mrs. Brown: “Teamwork skills should be taught to children.”
- Mrs. Smith: "______________. They are necessary for their future life."
A. You’re wrong B. You’re welcome
C. I don’t either D. I totally agree with you
Question 9: - Mary: "Your kids are so clever." - Linda: "______________"
A. No problem B. I'm sorry to hear that.
C. Aren't you? D. Do you think so? Thanks.
Question 10: - Kay: “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” - John: "______________"
A. It’s out of the question. B. Would you, really?
C. I’d rather you didn’t. D. Wouldn’t you? Why?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 11: Our father suggested ________ to Da Nang for this summer holiday.
A. should go B. to go C. going D. go
Question 12: My brother is ________ of pointing out my mistakes, which always makes me angry.
A. fond B. interested C. good D. keen
Question 13: Mary feels confident about the competition _______ she has been well-prepared for it.
A. despite B. because C. although D. because of

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Question 14: My house is in a terrible condition. I really must get it ________ as soon as possible.
A. be repaired B. to repair C. repaired D. repair
Question 15: It’s high time we ________ the rules for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
A. following B. follow C. to follow D. followed
Question 16: Most of the children in his class felt tired after ________ trip to the countryside.
A. five-hours B. five hours C. a five-hour D. a five-hours
Question 17: We should __________ deforestation to save wild animals and plants.
A. prevent B. protect C. damage D. increase
Question 18: I wish that everybody __________ enough food and a place to live in.
A. had B. is having C. will have D. has
Question 19: We run the washing machine __________ night because off-peak electricity is much cheaper.
A. on B. at C. in D. of
Question 20: Minh __________ a nice gift on his birthday by his uncle last week.
A. has been given B. gave C. was given D. has given
Question 21: My mother is often _______ first person to get up in the family.
A. a B. the C. Ø (no article) D. an
Question 22: They ________ close friends since they first met at a party.
A. will be B. are C. have been D. were
Question 23: It is not always easy to make a good ________ at the last minute.
A. decision B. decide C. decisively D. decisive
Question 24: Your father should __________ smoking because of his bad health.
A. go on B. give up C. turn on D. look after
Question 25: Your mother had to do the household chores by herself, __________?
A. doesn’t she B. didn’t she C. wasn’t she D. hadn’t she
Question 26: The teacher wanted to know ________ me to do all those exercises.
A. how long it took B. how long it takes
C. how long did it take D. how long does it take
Question 27: The better the weather is, ________.
A. the more the beaches get crowded B. the most the beaches get crowded
C. the more crowded the beaches get D. the most crowded the beaches get
Question 28: What will you do if the weather ________ fine next weekend?
A. will be B. were C. would be D. is
Question 29: Peter looks hopeless as he did very ________ in the History exam.
A. bad B. worse C. well D. badly

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 30: He can’t support his family despite having found some extra work.
A. Before having found some extra work, he can support his family.
B. His family support him to find having found some extra work.
C. Although he has found some extra work, he can’t support his family.
D. He can’t support his family because of having found some extra work.
Question 31: The man often played tennis when he was young.
A. The man is used to playing tennis now.
B. The man didn’t play tennis when he was young.
C. The man used to play tennis when he was young.
D. The man didn’t use to play tennis when he was young.

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Question 32: It is compulsory for the students in this school to wear uniform.
A. The students in this school don’t need to wear uniform.
B. The students in this school must wear uniform.
C. The students in this school can’t wear uniform.
D. The students in this school may wear uniform.
Question 33: I can’t have a vacation abroad because I don’t have enough money.
A. If I had enough money, I couldn’t have a vacation abroad.
B. If I have enough money, I won’t have a vacation abroad.
C. If I had enough money, I can have a vacation abroad.
D. If I had enough money, I could have a vacation abroad.
Question 34: "Would you like to go to the show with me?" Anna said to Bella.
A. Anna reminded Bella to go to the show with her.
B. Anna persuaded Bella to go to the show with her.
C. Anna invited Bella to go to the show with her.
D. Anna encouraged Bella to go to the show with her.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 35 to 39.
Have you ever entered a tropical rainforest? It’s a special, dark place completely different from
anywhere else. A rainforest is a place where the trees grow very tall. Millions of kinds of animals, insects, and
plants live in the rainforest. It is hot and humid in a rainforest. It rains a lot in the rainforest, but sometimes you
don't know it's raining. The trees grow so closely together that rain doesn't always reach the ground.
Rainforests make up only a small part of the Earth's surface, about six percent. They are found in
tropical parts of the world. The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon in South America. The Amazon
covers 1.2 billion acres, or almost five million square kilometers. The second largest rainforest is in Western
Africa. There are also rainforests in Central America, Southeast Asia, Northeastern Australia, and the Pacific
Islands
Rainforests provide us with many things. In fact, the Amazon Rainforest is called the "Lungs of our
planet" because it produces twenty percent of the world's oxygen. One fifth of the world's fresh water is also
found in the Amazon Rainforest. Furthermore, one half of the world's species of animals, plants, and insects
live in the Earth's rainforests. Eighty percent of the food we eat first grew in the rainforest. For example,
pineapples, bananas, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, chocolate, coffee, and sugar all came from rainforests. Twenty-
five percent of the drugs we take when we are sick are made of plants that grow only in rainforests.
Some of these drugs are even used to fight and cure cancer. With all the good things we get from
rainforests, it's surprising to find that we are destroying our rainforests. In fact, 1.5 acres, or 6,000 square
meters, of rainforest disappear every second. The forests are being cut down to make fields for cows, to harvest
the plants, and to clear land for farms. Along with losing countless valuable species, the destruction of
rainforests creates many problems worldwide. Destruction of rainforests results in more pollution, less rain, and
less oxygen for the world.
Question 35: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Kinds of forests. B. How much oxygen rainforests make.
C. Where rainforest are located. D. Facts about rainforests.
Question 36: Where would you find the largest rainforest in the world?
A. in Western Africa. B. in South America.
C. in Northeastern Australia. D. in Southeast Asia.
Question 37: Why is Amazon Rainforest called “Lungs of the planet”?
A. It provides much of our air. B. It uses much of the world’s oxygen.
C. It helps circulation. D. It helps us breathe.
Question 38: The word “harvest” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. create B. reduce C. destroy D. gather
Question 39: What is the most likely reason why the author is surprised that we are destroying rainforest?
A. It will be too difficult to grow food without them.
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 B. They are necessary for the health of our planet.
C. They are necessary for the fight against cancer.
D. It will be too expensive to replant them.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word in the following question.
Question 40: Heavy rain makes driving on the road very difficult.
A. easy B. interesting C. challenging D. hard

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 41: My students are so exciting about the holiday that they are always talking about it.
A B C D
Question 42: The children are looking forward to take to the zoo next Sunday.
A B C D
Question 43: The man whom you met him at the party last night is a very famous actor.
A B C D
Question 44: Because bad weather conditions, it took us three days to reach our destination.
A B C D
Question 45: John’s classmates really like him because he is honest, generous, kind and friendliness.
A B C D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 46 to 50.
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (46)________. Many species of animals
are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we do not (47)________ an effort to protect them. There are
many reasons for this. (48)________ some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of
their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their
habitat - the place (49)________ they live is disappearing. More land is used for farms, for houses or industry,
and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better
crops but these chemicals pollute the environment and harm wildlife. The most successful animals on earth -
human beings - will soon be the only ones left (50)________ we can solve this problem.
Question 46: A. danger B. dangerously C. dangerous D. endanger
Question 47: A. make B. do C. create D. put
Question 48: A. In B. To C. For D. With
Question 49: A. there B. what C. which D. where
Question 50: A. unless B. however C. because D. if
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